[580.105.08] [Wayland] System-wide Hardware Cursor corruption (artifacts not cleared on shape change)

Graphics / Linux Linux
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System:

  • GPU: RTX 4060

  • Driver: 580.105.08

  • Distro: Arch Linux

  • DE: KDE Plasma 6.5.3

  • Session: Wayland

Issue:
I am experiencing persistent hardware cursor artifacts. When the cursor changes shape (e.g., from Default Pointer to Text I-Beam), the previous cursor image is not cleared from the screen, leaving a “ghost” cursor behind.

Scope:

  • This affects both Native Wayland applications (e.g., Dolphin, System Settings) and XWayland applications.

  • It is not captured by software screen recorders (Spectacle/OBS), indicating the corruption is happening on the Hardware Cursor Plane / Overlay.

Troubleshooting Attempted:

  1. KWIN_DRM_NO_AMS=1 causes a black screen /when trying to log into Plasma Wayland using SDDM

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Boot into Plasma Wayland session

  2. Open any application

  3. Move mouse over a text field to trigger a cursor shape update.

  4. The original cursor remains visible underneath the new cursor.

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Still a issue with both nvidia and nvidia-open drivers. Right now on nvidia-open 580.105.08. No issue with the cursor on the nouveau drivers. I tried nvidia.NVreg_EnableGpuFirmware=0 in the kernel and SoftwareCursor=true in KWinrc file.