--- src/evdev.c.orig	2010-04-08 19:19:06.152710644 -0500
+++ src/evdev.c	2010-04-08 19:34:02.170763937 -0500
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@
     EventQueuePtr pQueue;
     EvdevPtr pEvdev = pInfo->private;
 
+/* 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