Hello folks,
I'm running Workstation 6 64 bit under Gentoo Linux. Recently the Xorg 7.3 release happened and after install, I started experiencing the following:
1) as long as I don't enter fullscreen mode, all is well.
2) once fullscreen mode is entered, when I switch back to the Linux desktop, the shift, control, and capslock keys no longer function. Nothing will get this back to normal, short of restarting X. xev shows key presses and releases as normal.
I'm not sure if this is due to the API change in the latest version of X, or if it is a bug in X.
Has anyone run itnto this, or have a workaround?
Dan
Reply1.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Oct 1, 2007 4:40 AM
Hello,
I have the exact same problem. I'm using VMware 6 Workstation for Linux (Debian GNU/Linux 4.0) and VMware Server Console 1.0.3 and 1.0.4 for Linux (same host operating system).
Since the update to X.Org 7.3, my keyboard is gone crazy every time I go fullscreen in VMware!
May we expect to see a VMware update for this issue?
Thank you
Reply2.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Oct 28, 2007 5:45 AM
Hi.
I'm having the same problem, and as you say, the only remedy is to restart X, which is a bit too cumbersome.
I'm running VMware Server 1.0.4 build-56528 on Gentoo x86_64, on Xorg 7.2.
I noticed the problem when I updated vmware.
Reply3.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Nov 5, 2007 4:45 AM
Hi guys,
I ran into the same issue. Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). Xorg 7.3 I beleive as well...
Are you using the default "Ctrl-Alt" escape sequence to ungrab the keyboard?
I haven't completely solved this issue, but I have noticed that when this happens, my default keyboard layout has been switched to "Generic 105-key International" (on Ubuntu: System->Preferences->Keyboard, Layouts tab)
You will sometimes need to press "Reset to Defaults" to refresh the setting because the applet will not notice it's been changed.
Anyway, selecting either "Evdev-managed keyboard" or "Generic 104-key PC" fixes it again.
I don't think this is related to VMware. As a test. you can reproduce the problem by just pressing "Ctrl-Alt", then click "Reset to defaults" and notice the problem is back and the layout has again switched "Generic 105-key PC Intl".
Reply4.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Nov 27, 2007 3:08 PM
in response to: mrenouf
I have a separate, but perhaps related keyboard issue. I am running Gentoo on x86 (32-bit) with xorg 7.3 and VMware Workstation 6.0.2. I am a fast typist, and when I type into a virtual machine, the many key presses are swapped. Interestingly, for a given word, it is always the same mutation. Example: I type 'report' and it gets consistently mutated to 'rperot'--the 'ep' and 'or' in the middle of the word are swapped. Anyone have any ideas?
Reply5.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Apr 7, 2008 8:53 AM
in response to: thewalrus
Le Wed, 28 Nov 2007, thewalrus <communities-emailer@vmware.com> a dit:
I have a separate, but perhaps related keyboard issue. I am running
Gentoo on x86 (32-bit) with xorg 7.3 and VMware Workstation 6.0.2.
I am a fast typist, and when I type into a virtual machine, the
many key presses are swapped. Interestingly, for a given word, it
is always the same mutation. Example: I type 'report' and it gets
consistently mutated to 'rperot'--the 'ep' and 'or' in the middle
of the word are swapped. Anyone have any ideas?I noticed that it only happens when I enter full-screen in VMware
(Workstation 6.x or VMware Server 1.x, this was not tested on other
versions) using the key combination (CTRL+ALT+ENTER or whatever I
changed it for).
If I use the GUI button for "Fullscreen", nothing unusual happens to
my keyboard.
Anyway, when the keyboard map is ****** up, I only have to use
"setxkbmap" to restore it:
setxkbmap -rules xorg -layout "fr" -model thinkpad
I tried to use several different layouts and models before entering
full-screen mode, and everytime the same thing happened with the
keyboard.
I'm using Debian GNU/Linux 4.1 (sid) on my Laptop (IBM T41).
Oh and, on my desktop computer, I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 and everything
works fine, although I have the exact same configuration...
Reply7.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Mar 21, 2008 2:07 PM
same happens to me with 6.0.3-80004 on ubuntu hardy beta. the control key locks up at the moment ctrl-alt-return is used to escape from fullscreen mode (ctrl-alt-return is safe for entering full screen, as is using ctrl-alt to ungrab the input or using the bar at the top to leave full screen).
moreover, when i press the ctrl key after having left full screen with ctrl-alt-return, the currently focused application dies (tested for nautilus and gnome-terminal).
the setxkbmap fix does not work for me.
this looks very much like a bug in vmware and should be fixed!
Reply8.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Apr 7, 2008 8:58 AM
in response to: daedius
Ok, I'm glad some people are continuing this thread
My "fix" as you call it is only temporary, and should be applied every time the problem pops out. So it's not really a fix...
As I said in my previous message, this problem doesn't happen on my Ubuntu 7.10 computer.
I use VMware Workstation 6.02 on this computer, and VMware-server-console 1.05.
I'm going to make a diff of every configuration file I have on my Ubuntu system with the files on my Debian laptop, where the bug still happens despite several updates, either of VMware products, or libraries and programs (including the X.Org server).
I'll keep you updated and I really hope to find a solution.
Note: a workmate is having exactly the same issue on his T60 laptop, with an Intel graphics adapter (I have a radeon mobility 7500 in mine, using the free "radeon" driver). We are going to find this out
Note 2 : it happens sometimes when I'm not using the full-screen mode, but juste making copy/paste or installing the VMware tools... could be a lead!
Reply9.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Apr 7, 2008 10:49 AM
in response to: jra_vm
Thanks for your effort jra_vm ! Looking forward to what you have to say. This bug has been annoying me so much on VMWare Linux. As more and more distros upgrade to 7.3, this problem will only become larger. I implore VMware to pay attention to this thread before you have more than a handful of us complaining.
Reply10.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Apr 17, 2008 3:29 AM
in response to: daedius
Just to keep the thread alive ..
I've got the exact same problem and I've runned VMware on hosts Arch x64 and Xubuntu x64.
Would really like this to be solved.
BR
//thool
Reply11.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Apr 23, 2008 11:23 AM
in response to: thool
Well, on a Gateway laptop using the Kubuntu Hardy Beta and VMplayer 2.03, I found that I had the problem every time just like everyone else. However, after using the KDE System Settings tools to turn on in Language and Regional settings in the keyboard layout area the specific layout that I use, which is the US english pc104, that the problem went away. I can go fullscreen with the player and minimize and return back and my Linux host keymap is no longer switching to the pc105.
Reply12.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Apr 28, 2008 9:59 PM
in response to: dhurst
I installed VMWare Workstation onto a fresh install of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy (64-bit final release) and am experiencing the same problem. Just to let people know that the problem has not been fixed with either an update to Hardy or Workstation. It is very annoying, but I have not checked the keyboard settings. If it is as simple as setting it back to to the proper layout at least I can live with that until a fix is released. Restarting X after leaving fullscreen is not acceptable!
Reply13.Re: Workstation 6 under Linux, Xorg 7.3 Keyboard Apr 29, 2008 9:09 AM
in response to: mattskr
Same problem with VMWare Server 1.0.5 under Ubuntu 8.04. I even tried to reinstall the whole machine again but the only thing that happened was that I could reproduce this problem.
BTW: I did not have any problems with former versions of VMWare Server under Ubuntu 7.10 and 7.04.
VMWare: You really need to fix this!!!!!!
OK, so I have been testing. And have been able to
confirm this issue with Workstation 6.02, Server 1.05 and player 2
under Linux using a couple of distributions that utilize XORG 7.3.
There has been talk in other forums of a possible video card issue
as well so I tried a couple of cards and drivers from ATI, INTEL,
and NVIDIA which all had the same results.
If there are any other thoughts or other workarounds out there that
would be greatly appreciated, as my distro of choice is Ubuntu and I
have ditched Gutsy and gone to Hardy which suffers from this issue, but lacks the high IO wait issues. The workaround mentioned for KDE does work, but only if
you have the flag for the keyboard layout and language show in the
sys tray area. So for anyone who does not know how to enable this
here is a quick step by step.
Open kcontrol
Choose Regional and Accessibility
Go to Keyboard Layout
Enable Keyboard Layouts needs to be checked
switch to the Switching Options tab
Check Show indicator for single layout
Apply changes and logout and back into KDE, this has worked for
me 50% of the time, otherwise its still a mystery.
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Well, on a Gateway laptop using the Kubuntu Hardy Beta and VMplayer 2.03, I found that I had the problem every time just like everyone else. However, after using the KDE System Settings tools to turn on in Language and Regional settings in the keyboard layout area the specific layout that I use, which is the US english pc104, that the problem went away. I can go fullscreen with the player and minimize and return back and my Linux host keymap is no longer switching to the pc105.
