Mouse is flickering in new debian install
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I initially thought this might be a display driver issue but after installing the proprietary ATI drivers and now the free ones I am still getting it.
My mouse disappears when I scroll or write sometimes (but not always). It also flickers when I move, especially when I am in the system settings menu hovering over icons (it is only visible when I move the mouse, and even then it flickers a lot).
I did a search and this seems to be a common problem. This post for ubuntu suggests removing an unknown monitor, but I only have 1 monitor that I can't remove. This post suggests the problem is unclutter, which I don't have installed. Besides, the mouse disappearing doesn't seem to be time-related.
Any suggestions? I'm new to linux so I don't know what information I should be providing about my system. I'm running Debian Wheezy with a USB mouse. I have tried attaching it to the PC's usb port as well as a USB hub, without any change. It's a fresh install and this problem has existed since the first boot.
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I initially thought this might be a display driver issue but after installing the proprietary ATI drivers and now the free ones I am still getting it.
My mouse disappears when I scroll or write sometimes (but not always). It also flickers when I move, especially when I am in the system settings menu hovering over icons (it is only visible when I move the mouse, and even then it flickers a lot).
I did a search and this seems to be a common problem. This post for ubuntu suggests removing an unknown monitor, but I only have 1 monitor that I can't remove. This post suggests the problem is unclutter, which I don't have installed. Besides, the mouse disappearing doesn't seem to be time-related.
Any suggestions? I'm new to linux so I don't know what information I should be providing about my system. I'm running Debian Wheezy with a USB mouse. I have tried attaching it to the PC's usb port as well as a USB hub, without any change. It's a fresh install and this problem has existed since the first boot.
debian drivers
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
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asked Apr 19 '14 at 12:43
quantquant
1,56372042
Does it happen with a different mouse? Is this a desktop? If not, does it happen with the touchpad? Which desktop environment are you using? Does it happen in others?
– terdon♦
Apr 19 '14 at 12:47
@terdon 64-bit PC. Tried a different mouse, same thing. I'm using Gnome classic. Tried logging into "Gnome" which looks the same (!?) and same problem. One interesting observation is that it doesn't occur when I first log in, only once I open up system settings or a browser, then it flickers even if I click around in the desktop menus (on first log in it doesn't flicker when I click on those menus).
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 12:57
@terdon just installed those proprietary drivers again as per the suggestions from my other question and it seems to be working now..
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
add a comment |
I initially thought this might be a display driver issue but after installing the proprietary ATI drivers and now the free ones I am still getting it.
My mouse disappears when I scroll or write sometimes (but not always). It also flickers when I move, especially when I am in the system settings menu hovering over icons (it is only visible when I move the mouse, and even then it flickers a lot).
I did a search and this seems to be a common problem. This post for ubuntu suggests removing an unknown monitor, but I only have 1 monitor that I can't remove. This post suggests the problem is unclutter, which I don't have installed. Besides, the mouse disappearing doesn't seem to be time-related.
Any suggestions? I'm new to linux so I don't know what information I should be providing about my system. I'm running Debian Wheezy with a USB mouse. I have tried attaching it to the PC's usb port as well as a USB hub, without any change. It's a fresh install and this problem has existed since the first boot.
debian drivers
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
asked Apr 19 '14 at 12:43
quantquant
1,56372042
I initially thought this might be a display driver issue but after installing the proprietary ATI drivers and now the free ones I am still getting it.
My mouse disappears when I scroll or write sometimes (but not always). It also flickers when I move, especially when I am in the system settings menu hovering over icons (it is only visible when I move the mouse, and even then it flickers a lot).
I did a search and this seems to be a common problem. This post for ubuntu suggests removing an unknown monitor, but I only have 1 monitor that I can't remove. This post suggests the problem is unclutter, which I don't have installed. Besides, the mouse disappearing doesn't seem to be time-related.
Any suggestions? I'm new to linux so I don't know what information I should be providing about my system. I'm running Debian Wheezy with a USB mouse. I have tried attaching it to the PC's usb port as well as a USB hub, without any change. It's a fresh install and this problem has existed since the first boot.
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debian drivers
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
asked Apr 19 '14 at 12:43
quantquant
1,56372042
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
asked Apr 19 '14 at 12:43
quantquant
1,56372042
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
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1
asked Apr 19 '14 at 12:43
quantquant
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asked Apr 19 '14 at 12:43
quantquant
1,56372042
asked Apr 19 '14 at 12:43
quantquant
1,56372042
1,56372042
Does it happen with a different mouse? Is this a desktop? If not, does it happen with the touchpad? Which desktop environment are you using? Does it happen in others?
– terdon♦
Apr 19 '14 at 12:47
@terdon 64-bit PC. Tried a different mouse, same thing. I'm using Gnome classic. Tried logging into "Gnome" which looks the same (!?) and same problem. One interesting observation is that it doesn't occur when I first log in, only once I open up system settings or a browser, then it flickers even if I click around in the desktop menus (on first log in it doesn't flicker when I click on those menus).
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 12:57
@terdon just installed those proprietary drivers again as per the suggestions from my other question and it seems to be working now..
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
add a comment |
Does it happen with a different mouse? Is this a desktop? If not, does it happen with the touchpad? Which desktop environment are you using? Does it happen in others?
– terdon♦
Apr 19 '14 at 12:47
@terdon 64-bit PC. Tried a different mouse, same thing. I'm using Gnome classic. Tried logging into "Gnome" which looks the same (!?) and same problem. One interesting observation is that it doesn't occur when I first log in, only once I open up system settings or a browser, then it flickers even if I click around in the desktop menus (on first log in it doesn't flicker when I click on those menus).
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 12:57
@terdon just installed those proprietary drivers again as per the suggestions from my other question and it seems to be working now..
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
Does it happen with a different mouse? Is this a desktop? If not, does it happen with the touchpad? Which desktop environment are you using? Does it happen in others?
– terdon♦
Apr 19 '14 at 12:47
Does it happen with a different mouse? Is this a desktop? If not, does it happen with the touchpad? Which desktop environment are you using? Does it happen in others?
– terdon♦
Apr 19 '14 at 12:47
@terdon 64-bit PC. Tried a different mouse, same thing. I'm using Gnome classic. Tried logging into "Gnome" which looks the same (!?) and same problem. One interesting observation is that it doesn't occur when I first log in, only once I open up system settings or a browser, then it flickers even if I click around in the desktop menus (on first log in it doesn't flicker when I click on those menus).
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 12:57
@terdon 64-bit PC. Tried a different mouse, same thing. I'm using Gnome classic. Tried logging into "Gnome" which looks the same (!?) and same problem. One interesting observation is that it doesn't occur when I first log in, only once I open up system settings or a browser, then it flickers even if I click around in the desktop menus (on first log in it doesn't flicker when I click on those menus).
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 12:57
@terdon just installed those proprietary drivers again as per the suggestions from my other question and it seems to be working now..
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
@terdon just installed those proprietary drivers again as per the suggestions from my other question and it seems to be working now..
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
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Installing the proprietary ATI drivers again seems to have fixed it...
answered Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
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Possible cause 1:
Screen settings: resolution and refresh rate.
Can be checked (On KDE) under systemsettings5 then display and monitor
Possible cause 2:
Screen compositor: it could be caused by the sale-method/rendering-backend/tearing-prevention those settings can be changed (On KDE) under systemsettings5, display and monitor then compositor... apply new settings and compare
Possible cause 3:
Display server mis-configuration: you can regenerate the display server config file with X -configure or similar but first make a copy of /etc/X11
Possible cause 4:
System failure, crash, reboot: on system failure especially for systems equipped with SSD you may loose important files; Files under directories like /home/user/, /etc/ or /usr/ can cause serious damages, as these directories contain important settings/packages files for different aspect of the desktop. usually when a file is lost after a crash, the file may be completely deleted or zeroed, you can then search for file with zero size and check out if important file are corrupted with the command find /etc -size 0 -print (this is for /etc) you can also check packages integrity for missing/modified file, on rpm based system it's done with the command rpm -Va you would then reinstall the broken package.
A common situation in this case is loosing the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf or one of the config file under /etc/X11/ responsible for the display server; If recovering the file is not possible the config can be regenerated with X -configure or similar command
Possible cause 5:
Mis-configuration of user files under /home/user... you can verify this by login with an other user... to fix it eventually delete and recreate the user (after backup)
Possible cause 7:
Graphic drivers, you need to check if you are using the proper graphic driver and or try a different version of the used driver, usually this often happen with nvidia graphical cards.
Other...
The listed situations are not the only possibilities of failure.
answered Mar 6 at 15:12
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Installing the proprietary ATI drivers again seems to have fixed it...
answered Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
quantquant
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Installing the proprietary ATI drivers again seems to have fixed it...
answered Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
quantquant
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add a comment |
Installing the proprietary ATI drivers again seems to have fixed it...
answered Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
quantquant
1,56372042
Installing the proprietary ATI drivers again seems to have fixed it...
answered Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
quantquant
1,56372042
answered Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
quantquant
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answered Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
quantquant
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answered Apr 19 '14 at 13:40
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Possible cause 1:
Screen settings: resolution and refresh rate.
Can be checked (On KDE) under systemsettings5 then display and monitor
Possible cause 2:
Screen compositor: it could be caused by the sale-method/rendering-backend/tearing-prevention those settings can be changed (On KDE) under systemsettings5, display and monitor then compositor... apply new settings and compare
Possible cause 3:
Display server mis-configuration: you can regenerate the display server config file with X -configure or similar but first make a copy of /etc/X11
Possible cause 4:
System failure, crash, reboot: on system failure especially for systems equipped with SSD you may loose important files; Files under directories like /home/user/, /etc/ or /usr/ can cause serious damages, as these directories contain important settings/packages files for different aspect of the desktop. usually when a file is lost after a crash, the file may be completely deleted or zeroed, you can then search for file with zero size and check out if important file are corrupted with the command find /etc -size 0 -print (this is for /etc) you can also check packages integrity for missing/modified file, on rpm based system it's done with the command rpm -Va you would then reinstall the broken package.
A common situation in this case is loosing the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf or one of the config file under /etc/X11/ responsible for the display server; If recovering the file is not possible the config can be regenerated with X -configure or similar command
Possible cause 5:
Mis-configuration of user files under /home/user... you can verify this by login with an other user... to fix it eventually delete and recreate the user (after backup)
Possible cause 7:
Graphic drivers, you need to check if you are using the proper graphic driver and or try a different version of the used driver, usually this often happen with nvidia graphical cards.
Other...
The listed situations are not the only possibilities of failure.
answered Mar 6 at 15:12
intikaintika
26015
add a comment |
Possible cause 1:
Screen settings: resolution and refresh rate.
Can be checked (On KDE) under systemsettings5 then display and monitor
Possible cause 2:
Screen compositor: it could be caused by the sale-method/rendering-backend/tearing-prevention those settings can be changed (On KDE) under systemsettings5, display and monitor then compositor... apply new settings and compare
Possible cause 3:
Display server mis-configuration: you can regenerate the display server config file with X -configure or similar but first make a copy of /etc/X11
Possible cause 4:
System failure, crash, reboot: on system failure especially for systems equipped with SSD you may loose important files; Files under directories like /home/user/, /etc/ or /usr/ can cause serious damages, as these directories contain important settings/packages files for different aspect of the desktop. usually when a file is lost after a crash, the file may be completely deleted or zeroed, you can then search for file with zero size and check out if important file are corrupted with the command find /etc -size 0 -print (this is for /etc) you can also check packages integrity for missing/modified file, on rpm based system it's done with the command rpm -Va you would then reinstall the broken package.
A common situation in this case is loosing the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf or one of the config file under /etc/X11/ responsible for the display server; If recovering the file is not possible the config can be regenerated with X -configure or similar command
Possible cause 5:
Mis-configuration of user files under /home/user... you can verify this by login with an other user... to fix it eventually delete and recreate the user (after backup)
Possible cause 7:
Graphic drivers, you need to check if you are using the proper graphic driver and or try a different version of the used driver, usually this often happen with nvidia graphical cards.
Other...
The listed situations are not the only possibilities of failure.
answered Mar 6 at 15:12
intikaintika
26015
add a comment |
Possible cause 1:
Screen settings: resolution and refresh rate.
Can be checked (On KDE) under systemsettings5 then display and monitor
Possible cause 2:
Screen compositor: it could be caused by the sale-method/rendering-backend/tearing-prevention those settings can be changed (On KDE) under systemsettings5, display and monitor then compositor... apply new settings and compare
Possible cause 3:
Display server mis-configuration: you can regenerate the display server config file with X -configure or similar but first make a copy of /etc/X11
Possible cause 4:
System failure, crash, reboot: on system failure especially for systems equipped with SSD you may loose important files; Files under directories like /home/user/, /etc/ or /usr/ can cause serious damages, as these directories contain important settings/packages files for different aspect of the desktop. usually when a file is lost after a crash, the file may be completely deleted or zeroed, you can then search for file with zero size and check out if important file are corrupted with the command find /etc -size 0 -print (this is for /etc) you can also check packages integrity for missing/modified file, on rpm based system it's done with the command rpm -Va you would then reinstall the broken package.
A common situation in this case is loosing the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf or one of the config file under /etc/X11/ responsible for the display server; If recovering the file is not possible the config can be regenerated with X -configure or similar command
Possible cause 5:
Mis-configuration of user files under /home/user... you can verify this by login with an other user... to fix it eventually delete and recreate the user (after backup)
Possible cause 7:
Graphic drivers, you need to check if you are using the proper graphic driver and or try a different version of the used driver, usually this often happen with nvidia graphical cards.
Other...
The listed situations are not the only possibilities of failure.
answered Mar 6 at 15:12
intikaintika
26015
Possible cause 1:
Screen settings: resolution and refresh rate.
Can be checked (On KDE) under systemsettings5 then display and monitor
Possible cause 2:
Screen compositor: it could be caused by the sale-method/rendering-backend/tearing-prevention those settings can be changed (On KDE) under systemsettings5, display and monitor then compositor... apply new settings and compare
Possible cause 3:
Display server mis-configuration: you can regenerate the display server config file with X -configure or similar but first make a copy of /etc/X11
Possible cause 4:
System failure, crash, reboot: on system failure especially for systems equipped with SSD you may loose important files; Files under directories like /home/user/, /etc/ or /usr/ can cause serious damages, as these directories contain important settings/packages files for different aspect of the desktop. usually when a file is lost after a crash, the file may be completely deleted or zeroed, you can then search for file with zero size and check out if important file are corrupted with the command find /etc -size 0 -print (this is for /etc) you can also check packages integrity for missing/modified file, on rpm based system it's done with the command rpm -Va you would then reinstall the broken package.
A common situation in this case is loosing the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf or one of the config file under /etc/X11/ responsible for the display server; If recovering the file is not possible the config can be regenerated with X -configure or similar command
Possible cause 5:
Mis-configuration of user files under /home/user... you can verify this by login with an other user... to fix it eventually delete and recreate the user (after backup)
Possible cause 7:
Graphic drivers, you need to check if you are using the proper graphic driver and or try a different version of the used driver, usually this often happen with nvidia graphical cards.
Other...
The listed situations are not the only possibilities of failure.
answered Mar 6 at 15:12
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answered Mar 6 at 15:12
intikaintika
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answered Mar 6 at 15:12
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Does it happen with a different mouse? Is this a desktop? If not, does it happen with the touchpad? Which desktop environment are you using? Does it happen in others?
– terdon♦
Apr 19 '14 at 12:47
@terdon 64-bit PC. Tried a different mouse, same thing. I'm using Gnome classic. Tried logging into "Gnome" which looks the same (!?) and same problem. One interesting observation is that it doesn't occur when I first log in, only once I open up system settings or a browser, then it flickers even if I click around in the desktop menus (on first log in it doesn't flicker when I click on those menus).
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 12:57
@terdon just installed those proprietary drivers again as per the suggestions from my other question and it seems to be working now..
– quant
Apr 19 '14 at 13:40