On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 00:26:19 +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > I've checked the Kconfig default (2.6.30) - it's still set to N. So, even > if we disregard all other things already discussed, for that reason alone > this is not a user error. > $ zcat /usr/share/doc/xserver-xorg/NEWS.Debian.gz |sed -e '/^ --/q' xserver-xorg (1:7.4+1) unstable; urgency=low
* Changes in handling of input devices Starting from this version, input devices are no longer configured statically in /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Instead, input devices are detected at runtime (and can be hotplugged) and configured individually. The default keyboard layout is shared with the console and is configured in /etc/default/console-setup. As a result, devices configured in xorg.conf to use the mouse or kbd driver are ignored by the X server by default. For more details, see: http://who-t.blogspot.com/2008/12/evdev-xorgconf-hal-and-other-fud.html http://who-t.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-keyboard-configuration-handling.html * keycodes changes will break custom Xmodmaps As a result of using the evdev driver for keyboards, the keycodes for some keys are no longer the traditional xfree86 ones. This will break custom Xmodmaps relying on the old keycodes. You'll need to re-configure these custom maps with the new keycodes. * Linux kernel configuration requirement The evdev X driver can't work if the CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV option is disabled in your kernel configuration. You'll have to either enable this kernel option, or disable the "AutoAddDevices" option in xorg.conf. -- Julien Cristau <jcris...@debian.org> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:01:11 +0200 If the above isn't clear enough, patches welcome. The Debian kernels have had INPUT_EVDEV enabled since pretty much forever afaict. Cheers, Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
