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Re: server 2.0 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

aaronjohnson — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:41:36 GMT

I had this issue running vmware 2.0.1 under Ubuntu 9.04 desktop, with an XP guest. Solution #3 using the ~/.vmware/config file worked for me. I had to create the file. after restarting vmware all keys worked normally under xp, but then "function" keys like CTRL+ALT+ARROW to switch desktops would not work. a machine reboot solved that.

Thanks!!!

Re: server 2.0 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

hollam — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:07:44 GMT

Doesn't Unity only apply to Fusion on Mac's? Luckily I'm running VM Server 2.0 on Ubuntu 8.10 x64. I haven't seen an issue yet and a colleague of mine is over the moon that I've fixed this for him. Thanks for the warning though

Re: server 2.0 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

RafaelBarreto — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:02:03 GMT

Hollam!

Be careful!!

This "solution" produces an annoying message every time you try to go to Unity, which freezes vmware (both player or workstation).

Read this:

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/186538

Solution to this new problem: Instead to add "xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true" to config file, try to set the keymap explicitly.

Use it, and shall be master!

Re: server 2.0 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

hollam — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:02:33 GMT

Thanks so much for posting that RafaelBarreto, the find of the century! This is/was a problem that drove me _*CRAZY. *_I used to RDP into my guest just to get around it...

All happy now

Re: server 2.0 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

RafaelBarreto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:19:11 GMT

I found the solution, at last to my keyboard mapping problem.

I expect this can be used by you.

http://nthrbldyblg.blogspot.com/2008/06/vmware-and-fubar-keyboard-effect.html

Look just at Solutions 3 and 2.
Ignore the Solution 1, because is about the classical vmware problem of losing ctrl, alt, caps... in the host machine SO after come back from "full screen" = ctrl+alt+enter. Which is solved executing setxkbmap command.

Solution 3 propose to put in the /etc/vmware/config or ~/.vmware/config the line:

xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true

Perfect!!
I restarted vmware and I it showed an annoying message, saying that my keyboard would be the same as the host machine.
Exactly what I expected!!

If this does not work for you, you can try Solution 2 (and define key by key inside the guess SO.
Good Luck!

Use it, and shall be master!

Re: server 2.0 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

RafaelBarreto — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:49:26 GMT

I have a similar bug.

I use vmware workstation 6.5.1 in Ubuntu Intrepid (kernel 2.6.27.11), and the guess SO is a xp64.

Some of my laptop keys are wrongly mapped (arrows, end, pgup...).

Someone knows how to "configure" the correct virtual keyboard to the laptop?

Use it, and shall be master!

Re: server 2.0 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

belloa — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:18:55 GMT

got some other ppl having the same issue

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=934263

server 2.0 and ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex

belloa — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:46:36 GMT

all work fantastic except the keyboard in console (guest os) that is mapped differently and where the arrow keys are not working, for example the upper arrow key is mapped to asterisc *.

my laptop is a dell d630 and keyboard layout is italian and in main os the keyboard is working good without problem