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[Brendan Perrine <walterorlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Switching the graphics backend to vmvga makes the cursor reapper.

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Title:
  no cursor with kvm vm and cirrus emulator graphics card backend

Status in xserver-xorg-video-cirrus package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  To reproduce install lubuntu 405 daily iso in a kvm vm and then boot
  and login in lightdm. There will be no installed cursor when you get
  in but the mouse will highlight ui elements if you move over them but
  the cursor is invisible in this vm.

  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus:
    Installed: 1:1.5.2-2ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1:1.5.2-2ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1:1.5.2-2ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  Description:	Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
  Release:	15.04

  I expected a cursor when I logged into lxde. 
  Instead I got no cursor but the mouse moves if I make the invisible curose over something.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 1:1.5.2-2ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-12.12-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Sun Apr  5 14:18:56 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-05 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150405)
  SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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