Bug 24823

Summary: No mouse pointer on second head, when KMS enabled
Product: xorg Reporter: Friedrich Gräter <graeter>
Component: Driver/RadeonAssignee: xf86-video-ati maintainers <xorg-driver-ati>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact: Xorg Project Team <xorg-team>
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.4 (2008.09)   
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)   
OS: Linux (All)   
Whiteboard:
i915 platform: i915 features:
Attachments:
Description Flags
Xorg log file none

Description Friedrich Gräter 2009-10-30 15:39:15 UTC 
Created attachment 30851 [details] [review]
Xorg log file

When I enable KMS on my notebook and switch to a dual-head mode the first time, there is no mouse pointer on the second (external) display. It is still possible to control items on the second head using the mouse - the mouse pointer is just invisible.

Interestingly this problem disappears, if I switch back to a single-head mode and switch again to the dual-head mode. After that, the cursor appears on the second head.


ATI Radeon Mobility x1400
Version: 1:6.12.99+git20091022.e57b54da-0ubuntu0tormod

The error also exists within older versions.
Comment 1 Alex Deucher 2009-10-30 15:44:57 UTC 
You need a newer kernel.  2.6.32 or drm-next.

Use of freedesktop.org services, including Bugzilla, is subject to our Code of Conduct. How we collect and use information is described in our Privacy Policy.