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

On Thursday 17 September 2009, Matt Grimm wrote:
> 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_lon
> > > >ger. 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
> > :-)

I tried and like virtualBox, I would use it instead of vmplayer or
whatever new fangled server thingy Vmware has, but I have Vmware
Workstation, it is just to much fun playing with all its features. The
keymap issue isn't persistent to warrant a change.

-- 
Peace
Greg Madden
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