[SOLVED] [debian testing mate] mouse cursor invisible from time to time
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[debian testing mate] mouse cursor invisible from time to time
Hi all
After last system update I experience two annoying behaviors and this thread is about the later:
From time to time mouse cursor is invisible after login. Sometimes when I switch to text console and back it helps, but sometimes not (even a couple of times).
What can be the reason? Any clues?
> lspci -k | grep -iEA5 'vga|3d'
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
DeviceName: Onboard IGD
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8 series motherboard
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8 series motherboard
Intel 3570K, no external Video controller.
Mouse cursor is invisible but exists (I can click).
Problem occurs only directly after login or unlock GUI session.
Switch to text console (ctrl+alt+F1) and back almost always solves this but sometimes not.
I'm using Debian Testing for about a year and this never happened before one of the most recent system updates.
(and didn't happen for years in Mint Mate nor Ubuntu).
Actually it is Core i5 3570K - pretty old, very popular and widely supported.
Quote:
fwiw, i have an intel i3 with skylake graphics, and on archlinux i could see how bugs would get better with each kernel upgrade. it's at 4.5.x now.
Ok, I'll try with 4.5 soon. I see it is available now.
thanks
new info:
kernel 4.5 didn't help.
In addition I upgraded some xorg input/video packages, but not xorg itself due to critical bug in new version. No effect.
Last edited by ardabro; 06-08-2016 at 01:56 PM.
Reason: Supplementary info
Ok, problem solved. I had to change acceleration method from "SNA" to old "UXA" in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf.
Strange, since it was working perfectly with SNA for a long time.
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