Bug#573703: xserver-xorg-input-kbd: Direct configuration parameters for keyboard are ignored

[Emanuel Schmid <emanuel.schmid@grob.org>]

Package: xserver-xorg-input-kbd
Version: 1:1.4.0-1
Severity: important

So far I ignored the HAL strategy change of xorg and still configured
the keyboard in xorg.conf, using the direct configuration parameters:
        Option          "XkbKeycodes"   "xfree86+aliases(qwertz)"
        Option          "XkbTypes"      "nevyn"
        Option          "XkbSymbols"    "nevyn"
        Option          "XkbCompat"     "complete"
        Option          "XkbGeometry"   "thinkpad(intl)"

With the last update, this seems broken: Only using the above
parameters, the default us-keyboard is loaded. Using standard
configuration parameters for any other standard keyboard, this keyboard
is properly loaded.

I'm not sure if this is a bug, feature change or HAL crazyness. I just
couldn't find any information about this in the changelogs.
Do you have any information?

Thanks and best regards,
emanuel


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32.2-a (PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages xserver-xorg-input-kbd depends on:
ii  libc6                         2.10.2-6   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  xserver-xorg-core             2:1.7.5-1  Xorg X server - core server

xserver-xorg-input-kbd recommends no packages.

xserver-xorg-input-kbd suggests no packages.

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