Public bug reported: xorg-server seems to contain a backport of xorg.conf.d support from the upstream xserver-xorg 1.8 (done by debian)
The config system was slightly enhanced by allowing both a 'system config directory' and a normal 'config directory'. This was also taken up by debian (debian/patches/17-xfree86-saner-conf-search-paths.diff) but not yet by ubuntu. It is import that this patch is also taken up, because: On a normal running lucid system, If you create the directory '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' and restart your X server then your input devices will not be recognized (mouse&keyboard). The reason is that xorg will choose /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d but you guys installed the evdev catchall rules in /usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d If /usr/lib/X11/xorg.conf.d would be the 'system config directory', then it would be no problem to have a '/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d' dir with user- specified config snippets (in my case, that would be an automatically generated touchscreen calibration snippet). Please add 17-xfree86-saner-conf-search-paths.diff to your patch list. Note that this is a pretty serious bug, as any application that thinks there is xorg.conf.d support, and writes something in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d will leave the user with no input devices on next reboot. Thanks, Tias ** Affects: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- xorg.conf.d system config directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/617619 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp