Just tried Natty in a VirtualBox vm. The issue happens for me too. The switch to DMZ (Black) is not honored.
At least there is an easy workaround. Changing the cursor with $ sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme works! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/86184 Title: Can't change cursor style using Compiz. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs