FS#44602 - [xorg-server] No mouse pointer in VM with auto config

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by George Klein (GeorgeK) - Wednesday, 15 April 2015, 21:00 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 11 June 2015, 11:13 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan de Groot (JGC)
Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Laurent Carlier (lordheavy)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Using a gui within a VM (xen and qemu by itself have same symptoms) shows no mouse pointer using xorg auto configuration although clicking does work.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
qemu 2.2.1-3
xorg-server 1.17.1-5 in VM

* config and/or log files etc.
Install xorg in VM using xf86-video-fbdev. No manual config.
Both xfce4 and kde tried with same results

Steps to reproduce:
Start a display manager in VM - no mouse pointer visible but clicking does perform actions:
qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1G -enable-kvm -hda VMs/arch -vga std -usbdevice tablet

Adding following to a conf file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d corrects the problem:

Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "fbdev"
EndSection

Similar results installing xf86-video-vesa with corresponding conf, but virtual screen size doesn't quite match window size.
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 11:13 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  Should be fixed with 1.17.1-7, reopen if not.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Thursday, 11 June 2015, 10:43 GMT
By default xorg uses modesetting driver in xen/qemu?

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