--- xserver-xorg-input-evdev-2.6.0.orig/src/evdev.c
+++ xserver-xorg-input-evdev-2.6.0/src/evdev.c
@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@
     int code = ev->code + MIN_KEYCODE;
     EventQueuePtr pQueue;

+    /* fix events for volume keys */
+    if(ev->code == KEY_VOLUMEDOWN || ev->code == KEY_VOLUMEUP) //MODIFY THIS LINE
+    {
+    //post a keydown and then a keyup, as media keys have no automatic key-up
+    xf86PostKeyboardEvent(pInfo->dev, code, 1);
+    xf86PostKeyboardEvent(pInfo->dev, code, 0);
+    return;
+    }
+
     /* Filter all repeated events from device.
        We'll do softrepeat in the server, but only since 1.6 */
     if (value == 2