mouse cursor disappear

Bug #1275448 reported by Jaime Pérez
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compiz (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I can't see mouse icon(the arrow) in the screen. But if I open firefox, for example, I can see it only inside mozilla application.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-6.23-generic 3.13.0
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-6-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2
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: Sun Feb 2 13:59:26 2014
DistUpgraded: 2014-01-27 12:12:23,747 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde XT [Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition] [1002:683d] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: PC Partner Limited / Sapphire Technology Device [174b:e244]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-17 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:fglrx - ATI Fire GL (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
 kmod:fglrx_updates - Video driver for the AMD graphics accelerators (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: MSI MS-7640
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-6-generic root=UUID=c33c2abb-8df7-49fa-8190-5f0d00f7c47b ro quiet ignore_loglevel
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-27 (6 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/08/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V19.9
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 3.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 3.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV19.9:bd10/08/2012:svnMSI:pnMS-7640:pvr3.0:rvnMSI:rn990FXA-GD65(MS-7640):rvr3.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr3.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7640
dmi.product.version: 3.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.0.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.907-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Sun Feb 2 13:58:50 2014
xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Logitech USB Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 8
 input LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
 input LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 10
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
xserver.video_driver: fglrx

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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :
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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :

This bug appeared after installing KDE. Now I'm in Unity. I have this problem in all DE (including LXDE). And I have the same issue in another PC.

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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :

It does behave normally when I use KDE netbook

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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :

With metacity I don't have this problem. So it's 100% a compiz issue.

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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :

Using metacity's gnome mouse disappear when I open netbeans.

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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :

It disappear with steam too, so perhaps is not a compiz issue.

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Jaime Pérez (jaime-91) wrote :

This command fix the problem
unity-tweak-tool --reset-unity
until next reboot. How can I make that permanent?

summary: - mouse disappear
+ mouse cursor disappear
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