#2198 BLOC Untriag: X grabs input devices, doesn't let HAL grab them instead

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#2198: X grabs input devices, doesn't let HAL grab them instead
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  Reporter:  cjb              |       Owner:  cjb                              
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                              
  Priority:  blocker          |   Milestone:  Untriaged                        
 Component:  x window system  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:                                   
  Verified:  0                |  
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Changes (by cjb):

 * cc: dcbw, danw (added)

Comment:

 Okay, attached:

 * hal-grab-input.patch: use the EVIOCGRAB ioctl on the input devices we're
 interested in, to stop X doing the same when it starts up.  This is OLPC-
 specific; it has magic numbers in.
 * new-xorg.conf: survive without the input devices X doesn't need.

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