[Pkg-fglrx-devel] Bug#590456: Bug#590456: fglrx-control: amdcccle complains about InputClass section in xorg.conf

[Michael Gilbert]

On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:39:28 +0200, Friedrich Delgado wrote:
> Package: fglrx-control
> Version: 1:10-6-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I have the following section in my xorg.conf in order to fix up the
> keyboard mapping for hotplugged usb keyboards (hotplugging occurs when
> I switch via a KVM-switch. This doesn't do exactly what I need yet,
> but I'm still trying to figure out why).:
> 
> ,----
>   # adapted from http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=4mPY35Mw
>   Section "InputClass"
>           Identifier "evdev keyboard catchall"
>           MatchIsKeyboard "on"
>           MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
>           Driver "evdev"
>           
>           # Keyboard layouts
>           Option      "XkbRules" "xorg"
>           Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
>           Option      "XkbLayout" "de"
>           Option      "XkbOptions" "altwin:left_meta_win,compose:rwin,lv3:ralt_switch_multikey,ctrl:nocaps,caps:none"
>   EndSection
> `----
> 
> When I try to start amdcccle it complains about this section:
> 
> ,----
>   Parse error on line 69 of section InputClass in file
>   /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>           "InputClass" is not a valid section name.
>   Parse error on line 69 of section InputClass in file
>   /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>           "InputClass" is not a valid section name.
> `----
> 
> Although it's a valid section, documented in man xorg.conf and xorg
> even respects it.

why is the severity so high?  does it cause amdcccle to not work at
all?  amdcccle is part of the closed backend, so there really isn't
anything we can do about it.  please try repporting your problem
directly to amd:
http://emailcustomercare.amd.com/

thanks,
mike