Cursor image left behind with multiple X screens

Bug #346579 reported by TJ
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #357901: xinerama mouse cursor on every screen. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xserver-xorg

With multiple X screens and Nvidia drivers moving the cursor from one screen to another leaves a copy of the cursor image at the edge of the screen the cursor leaves.

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TJ (tj) wrote :
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TJ (tj) wrote :
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RomD (romd) wrote :

Confirmed.

There are always three cursors on my triplehead setup. When I move from one screen to another the cursor of the previous screen doesn't disappear, but just stops at the edge of the monitor. I took a picture of the problem.

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Thanks for reporting separate issues separately. :-)
Please attach your lspci -vvnn output as well.

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TJ (tj) wrote :

It's that file again!

Conan (richard-connon)
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Michael Wood (x3n) wrote :

Exists in latest Jaunty 9.04, I also find that the cursor jumps around sometimes to the default screen or it occasionally takes a few goes to persuade the cursor to a secondary screen.

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Conan (richard-connon) wrote :

your other problem (the jumpyness) sounds a bit like #353098

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Dustin Jones (quarquar) wrote :

Confirmed on my triplehead setup running three separate x sessions on Jaunty 9.04.

I've also had some interesting instances where, if you start an application on one screen with the cursor active there, then move it off and wait for the application to request focus again (e.g, after a splash screen), it freezes xorg completely (audio continues to play, hard drives continue to spin, downloads keep downloading, etc).

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RomD (romd) wrote :
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JFC (jeanfrancois-chenier) wrote :

I'm having the same residual cursor issue but with 2 monitors.

I accidentally installed the 32 bit version, then re-installed the 64 bit version... and I don't remember seeing that bug on the 32 bit version.

Anyhow, I'm just leaving a comment hopping that more data can help solve the problem. I'm including the attachments requested.

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JFC (jeanfrancois-chenier) wrote :
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Druciferre (drewchapin) wrote :

I confirm that I'm having the same problem. It gets rather annoying. Sometimes I think my mouse isn't working because the second /Screen/ is actually behind me... So, if I accidentally get the cursor on that screen... I have attached a copy of my xorg.conf file

drew@anubis$ lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT (rev a1)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8400 GS (rev a1)

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