input settings get ignored?

[Peter Hutterer]

On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 09:16:57AM +0100, Bernd Steinhauser wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was upgrading to xorg-server 1.6 Beta3 (1.5.99.3) and I have one nasty  
> problem, which I'm not sure if it is me doing something wrong or if  
> there is a bug.
>
> The problem is, that my input settings (using hal, see the attached fdi  
> files) get ignored.
> The strange thing is, that the log file tells me, that the server added  
> devices with these settings, but when logging in and/or starting the DE,  
> the keyboard layout is "us" (default?) and not "neo" which it should be.
> (Worked just fine with xorg-server 1.5, that's why I think there isn't a  
> config problem.)
>
> In addition to that, some keys don't work or are working wrong, for  
> example, when using the standard layout, the ↑ key acts as a print key.
> I guess that has something to do with the model or the rules.
>
> Anyway, is this a bug or am I missing something (maybe a newer version  
> of some lib/proto etc?)?
> See the attached files for more info, should be two fdi files, lshal  
> output (cut out the relevant parts), the log file and the xorg.conf.
>

This is probably
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-December/041522.html
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19048

Cheers,
  Peter