Bug 985461

I just upgraded to the latest libvirt 1.1.1 that was released today. That fixed this issue for me.

The issue still isn't fixed with latest sources:

Host:
- libvirt 1.3.0
- Qemu 2.4.0
- spice-protocol 0.12.10
- virt-viewer 2.00
- Kernel 4.3.3

Guest:
- spice-protocol 0.12.10
- xf86-video-qxl-0.1.4
- X.Org X Server 1.18.0
- Kernel 4.3.3

The cursor works, but is invisible. Sometimes a nearly transparent rectangle can be seen instead of a cursor.

I can confirm that report.
guest : windows seven 
last qxl drivers
sdl2 display client 

=> no mouse cursor, 
so dual monitor is impossible

Regards, 
Nicolas

I still experience this issue from time to time with 

Spice-protocol 0.12.14
Spice  0.14.0-r2
virt-viewer 7.0
spice-gtk 0.35

Windows 10 guest with QXL DOD 10.0

Restarting the spice session makes the problem go away for a time.

I am experience same problem, no mouse cursor. The cursor is usually not visible in none of virt-managers' windows when VM has started. Sometimes it get visible after some time and then visible in all windows.

I am running virt-manager-1.5.1-1.fc28 on Fedora 28. I have seen this problem before on previous version of Fedora.

I also experience a similar issue. The mouse cursor is not visible under the first qxl display only when using more than one qxl device (required for windows guests). I use the following components:

Host:
=====
* Ubuntu Mate 18.04.1 LTS
* QEMU 3.0.0
* spice-protocol 0.12.14
* usbredir 0.7.1
* spice-gtk 0.35
* virt-viewer 7.0

Guest:
======
* Windows 10
* latest spice-guest-tools from https://www.spice-space.org/download/windows/spice-guest-tools/

I avoid using libvirt and thus built virt-viewer without libvirt support. I use the remote-viewer application for spice rendering.

Steps to reproduce:
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* Start QEMU with a Windows10 Image: 
  $ qemu-system-x86_64 -vga qxl -spice port=5930,disable-ticketing -device virtio-serial-pci -device virtserialport,chardev=spicechannel0,name=com.redhat.spice.0 -chardev spicevmc,id=spicechannel0,name=vdagent -m 4G -enable-kvm -monitor stdio -drive if=virtio,file=.../Windows10.qcow2,cache=none -device qemu-xhci,id=xhci -device usb-tablet -device qxl-vga
  $ remote-viewer spice://127.0.0.1:5930
 -> Mouse cursor is not shown in primary display

I am also having this issue.

The cursor only appears on the guest when the host mouse is grabbed (by clicking on the display), and disappears when you release it (by pressing Ctrl + Alt). I need to use the host and guest cursors at the same time, without having to grab.

Host:
* Arch Linux (Linux 4.19.8)
* QEMU 3.0.0
* libvirt 4.9.0
* virt-viewer 7.0

Guest:
* Windows 10
* Spice Guest Tools: https://www.spice-space.org/download/windows/spice-guest-tools/

Libvirt XML:

<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>win10</name>
  <uuid>9204881a-a58c-414c-82e5-9cdd1632a91c</uuid>
  <metadata>
    <libosinfo:libosinfo xmlns:libosinfo="http://libosinfo.org/xmlns/libvirt/domain/1.0">
      <libosinfo:os id="http://microsoft.com/win/10"/>
    </libosinfo:libosinfo>
  </metadata>
  <memory unit='KiB'>4194304</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>4194304</currentMemory>
  <vcpu placement='static'>2</vcpu>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-3.0'>hvm</type>
    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
    <nvram>/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/win10_VARS.fd</nvram>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
    <hyperv>
      <relaxed state='on'/>
      <vapic state='on'/>
      <spinlocks state='on' retries='8191'/>
    </hyperv>
    <vmport state='off'/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode='host-model' check='partial'>
    <model fallback='allow'/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset='localtime'>
    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
    <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
    <timer name='hypervclock' present='yes'/>
  </clock>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
  <pm>
    <suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
    <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
  </pm>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
      <source file='/home/moraes/vm/kvm/win10'/>
      <target dev='sda' bus='sata'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <source file='/home/moraes/net/dls/virtio-win-0.1.141.iso'/>
      <target dev='sdc' bus='sata'/>
      <readonly/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='qemu-xhci' ports='15'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='sata' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
    <controller type='pci' index='1' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='1' port='0x10'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='2' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='2' port='0x11'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='3' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='3' port='0x12'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='4' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='4' port='0x13'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x3'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='5' model='pcie-root-port'>
      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
      <target chassis='5' port='0x14'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x4'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='network'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:65:ed:4d'/>
      <source network='default'/>
      <model type='e1000e'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
        <model name='isa-serial'/>
      </target>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='mouse' bus='usb'>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='2'/>
    </input>
    <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes'>
      <listen type='address'/>
    </graphics>
    <sound model='ich9'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1b' function='0x0'/>
    </sound>
    <video>
      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' vgamem='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='no'>
      <source>
        <vendor id='0x045e'/>
        <product id='0x0745'/>
      </source>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </hostdev>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
</domain>

I had the same problem with a Windows 11 guest (but strangely not with another old Windows 10 guest).

I solved it by running Qemu with this option:

    -display gtk,show-cursor=on # needed with qxl

Hope this helps...

This product has been discontinued or is no longer tracked in Red Hat Bugzilla.

Reopening because Virtualization Tools has not been discontinued.