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[Bug 1491192] [NEW] Mouse Flickering When 3rd USB Monitor is Enabled - 15.04 Unity

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From: AE Grey <annisgrey@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:39:13 -0000
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Public bug reported:

Action Causing Bug:
Installed a 3rd monitor via a DisplayLink USB Adapter
Enabled the 3rd monitor via system settings

Bug Description:
Mouse Pointer flickers and disappears - on Monitor on HDMI AND built in display on laptop.
Mouse Pointer does not flicker on 3rd DisplayLink monitor.

Unplugging the 3rd monitor eliminated the flickering.

System:
Ubuntu 15.04 Unity
ASUS Laptop
Intel® Ivybridge Mobile Graphics
Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz × 8
16GB RAM

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-26.28-generic 3.19.8-ckt4
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-26-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:
 
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.3
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Sep  1 20:31:30 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1467]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-05 (119 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Q400A
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-26-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=8b626700-3635-4660-b5ee-1aa96e15f49f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/06/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: Q400A.208
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: Q400A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrQ400A.208:bd09/06/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnQ400A:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnQ400A:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: Q400A
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
xserver.bootTime: Tue Sep  1 12:18:35 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
 modeset(G1): glamor initialization failed
 modeset(G2): glamor initialization failed
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3

** Affects: xorg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug compiz-0.9 ubuntu vivid

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Title:
  Mouse Flickering When 3rd USB Monitor is Enabled - 15.04 Unity

Status in xorg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Action Causing Bug:
  Installed a 3rd monitor via a DisplayLink USB Adapter
  Enabled the 3rd monitor via system settings

  Bug Description:
  Mouse Pointer flickers and disappears - on Monitor on HDMI AND built in display on laptop.
  Mouse Pointer does not flicker on 3rd DisplayLink monitor.

  Unplugging the 3rd monitor eliminated the flickering.

  System:
  Ubuntu 15.04 Unity
  ASUS Laptop
  Intel® Ivybridge Mobile Graphics
  Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz × 8
  16GB RAM

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-26.28-generic 3.19.8-ckt4
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-26-generic x86_64
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
  CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Sep  1 20:31:30 2015
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: vivid
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
  GraphicsCard:
   Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:1467]
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-05 (119 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Q400A
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-26-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=8b626700-3635-4660-b5ee-1aa96e15f49f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: xorg
  UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 09/06/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: Q400A.208
  dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
  dmi.board.name: Q400A
  dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrQ400A.208:bd09/06/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnQ400A:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnQ400A:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: Q400A
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150410.1-0ubuntu1
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2.2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
  xserver.bootTime: Tue Sep  1 12:18:35 2015
  xserver.configfile: default
  xserver.errors:
   modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed
   modeset(G1): glamor initialization failed
   modeset(G2): glamor initialization failed
  xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
  xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3

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Follow ups

[Bug 1491192] Re: Mouse Flickering When 3rd USB Monitor is Enabled - 15.04 Unity
From: Launchpad Bug Tracker, 2015-11-08
[Bug 1491192] Re: Mouse Flickering When 3rd USB Monitor is Enabled - 15.04 Unity
From: Christopher M. Penalver, 2015-09-09