invisible mouse pointer with Intel 855 graphic chip

I have an Inspiron 700m which uses the Intel 855 graphical chip. Whenever I start the computer, the mouse pointer is invisible. I know the pointer is there because I can still click things if I get the pointer to the right locations. (By the way, this bug is exactly the same as Bug #614176, even the workaround. The newest updates, however, did not resolve the issue for me.) There are quite a few people reporting the problem on ubuntu forum, and apparently Stefan Glasenhardt (http://www.glasen-hardt.de/) has solved the problem with a kernel patch.

Workaround: after a suspend/resume cycle, the pointer will be back.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic 2.6.35-22.35
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: fengz 1858 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with STAC9750,51 at irq 10'
   Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9750,51'
   Components : 'AC97a:83847650'
   Controls : 33
   Simple ctrls : 22
Date: Sat Oct 30 23:17:27 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8738c9fa-7ccd-48b7-91d7-7c10b07c47d5
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 700m
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
 Socket 1:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
 Socket 1:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=5379a16c-b83c-46c7-9a54-ee67766dfd22 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UserAsoundrc:
 pcm.bluetooth {
 type bluetooth
 device 00:13:17:72:3E:A4
 profile “hifi”
 }
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 03/20/06
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.name: 0RC359
dmi.board.vendor: DELL SYSTEM
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrA07:bd03/20/06:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron700m:pvr-1:rvnDELLSYSTEM:rn0RC359:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 700m
dmi.product.version: -1
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.