GNU bug report logs - #11533
invisible cursor, first character on a line; Ubuntu 12.04

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Cameron Cuthbert <cameron.cuthbert <at> cern.ch>
To: <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>, <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Emacs
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 18:55:21 +1000

Dear Bug Reportee,

I have recently installed version 23.4 on a fairly fresh Ubuntu 12.04 
installation.

The installation succeeds and emacs works fine apart from the following 
issue.

The cursor is not visible, and so I cannot see where in the buffer I am. 
Also, The first character of each line is not able to be deleted (it 
remains, and can be written over the top of by other subsequently typed 
characters!).

This problem persists on version 23.3 and 23.1 also.

Any idea?

Cheers,

Cameron

Message #8 received at 11533 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Cameron Cuthbert <cameron.cuthbert <at> cern.ch>
Cc: 11533 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11533: Emacs
Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 12:24:51 -0400

Cameron Cuthbert wrote:

>
> The cursor is not visible, and so I cannot see where in the buffer I
> am. Also, The first character of each line is not able to be deleted
> (it remains, and can be written over the top of by other subsequently
> typed characters!).
>
> This problem persists on version 23.3 and 23.1 also.

Hi,

This sounds like a graphics driver issue. See for example

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/+bug/712024
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/707236

Message #11 received at 11533 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Cameron Cuthbert <cameron.cuthbert <at> cern.ch>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 11533 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11533: Emacs
Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 15:20:27 +1000

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for the swift reply. It seems to be working now so I think you 
were right.

Cheers,

Cameron

On 22/05/12 02:24, Glenn Morris wrote:
> Cameron Cuthbert wrote:
>
>> The cursor is not visible, and so I cannot see where in the buffer I
>> am. Also, The first character of each line is not able to be deleted
>> (it remains, and can be written over the top of by other subsequently
>> typed characters!).
>>
>> This problem persists on version 23.3 and 23.1 also.
> Hi,
>
> This sounds like a graphics driver issue. See for example
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/+bug/712024
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/707236

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