Bug#524185: ditto

[Josip Rodin <joy@debbugs.entuzijast.net>]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:53:08AM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote:
> 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'

>   * Linux kernel configuration requirement
> 
> If the above isn't clear enough, patches welcome.  The Debian kernels
> have had INPUT_EVDEV enabled since pretty much forever afaict.

Given that this results in killing normal input to the computer, something
as optional as a note in the NEWS.Debian file is a weak recourse in
comparison. But the best fix is to preempt this situation on run-time, even
for people with evdev - if the server doesn't see a mouse or a keyboard,
but has them in xorg.conf, it has every reason to complain loudly.

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