[aklug] Re: Can't type shifted keys: Problem and Solution

FWIW, I switched to Sun's VirtualBox (open-source edition) a few months ago
and haven't looked back. So far, with two separate installations running a
Windows 7 guest on top of an Ubuntu 9.04 host, I have not had a similar
keyboard issue. Of course, that isn't the only reason I switched, but I do
highly recommend VirtualBox in any case. You can even migrate VMware images
to it, though I have not bothered to try:
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows

m.

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Greg Madden <gomadtroll@acsalaska.net>wrote:

> On Thursday 17 September 2009, barsalou wrote:
> > Quoting Matt Grimm <matt.t.grimm@gmail.com>:
> > > You must be using VMware? I had the same problem for a long time
> > > until I found this:
> > > http://www.vmware.com/support/ws5/doc/ws_devices_keymap_linux_longer.
> > >html
> > >
> > > In short, create or modify the file ~/.vmware/config to add this
> > > line:
> > >
> > > xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true
> > >
> > > This worked with VMware Server 1 and 2 for me on Ubuntu.
> >
> > I have this set already as you describe.
> >
> > I'll keep looking at this.
> >
> > Mike B.
>
> Hey I have this issue. I haven't figured it out either. Somehow the keymap
> on the host, Linux, is being reset. i would not think Vmawre could reset
> the hosts keymap but the common thread here is Vmware. The only other
> thing I have notice is it happens when I am using Vmware and Openoffice.
> I use Open office in a Windows VM and Openoffice in he host at the same
> time. I haven't figured out how to have two different Openoffice apps
> open at the same time on two different screens, dual monitors., and no ,
> I don't want to do Xinerama :-)
>
> It gets really bothersome when the capslock key is enabled when this
> happens, you can't enter 'setxkbmap', its SETXKBMAP' , no shift key :-)
>
>
>
> --
> Peace
>
> Greg Madden
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Received on Thu Sep 17 20:15:53 2009