I've started a forum thread about this; hopefully we will be able to find more information.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8323616 ** Description changed: Binary package hint: xserver-xorg-video-intel After updating from Jaunty to Karmic, and also when using the xserver- xorg-video-intel package from the x-swat PPA with Jaunty, after initially booting the mouse pointer is invisible. It is still there - you can move it around and highlight menus and so on, you just can't see it. Locking the screen causes the pointer to reappear. - This is related to a user account setting of some sort. I created a - brand new test user account and it doesn't have this problem. - ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Nov 5 11:57:04 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 - ExecutablePath: - Package: + ExecutablePath: + Package: ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=en_US.UTF-8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic SourcePackage: Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686 -- Invisible Pointer at boot - fixed by locking / unlocking screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/475665 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp