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echasslau

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Registered: 2007-09-21

Posts: 113

Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

Hi.

Sometimes when I use VMware server my shift/ctrl/alt key don't work within arch. In the virtual machine everything works well. I tested a lil bit but I found nothing causing this problem.
The only solution I found was a new login. Perhaps its a KDE problem but my friend google didn't help me...
Can anybody help me?

Thanks, Andreas

Last edited by echasslau (2008-03-12 20:08:29)

Kaso_Da_Zmok

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Registered: 2007-11-01

Posts: 19

Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

Hey man, i have the same problem when i use VMware-server-console or VMware Workstation 6.0.1 on my arch.  I use RDP, SSH, vnc to steer my VMs instead.

ruscook

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From: Sydney Australia

Registered: 2007-08-27

Posts: 105

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Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

I get this too, and have to quit Gnome and relogin. Note: I don't have to quit X just relogin from the GDM login screen.

Russ

Sigi

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From: Thurgau, Switzerland

Registered: 2005-09-22

Posts: 1,131

Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

I get this too, and have to quit Gnome and relogin. Note: I don't have to quit X just relogin from the GDM login screen.

Russ

Doesn't GDM automatically restart the X-server on each login? (before gdm shows up)

btw: I started to use vmware (workstation 6.0.2) a few days ago and the previously described issue also happened to me. So far one once. I'm using dwm, so its not a gnome issue. What even more sucks is that I control everything with key bindings, so if I loose alt, ctrl and shift I can't even open a terminal or switch to a tty. Hm, I think I just remembered that alt did work when this happened on my system.

Cheers Sigi

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jw

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Registered: 2005-01-08

Posts: 88

Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

I've had this problem when I was still using VMWare (switched to virtualbox now). My modifiers would stop working whenever I exited fullscreen mode.

A workaround is to have a keyboard switcher applet in your system tray. Just switch the layout and you should be fine. Beats restarting X.

ctxnop

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Registered: 2008-04-02

Posts: 2

Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

Hello there !
I had the same problem on Gentoo and (K)Ubuntu. To get back your keyboard layout just use the "setxkbmap" command without any option. But be aware that your if you restore the host's keyboard layout, the guest's one could be altered.

nichos

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From: Florida

Registered: 2008-03-29

Posts: 5

Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

just to report, i too have the same problem under fluxbox. restarting fluxbox doesn't do it - i have to quit x entirely.

ctxnop

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Registered: 2008-04-02

Posts: 2

Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

just to report, i too have the same problem under fluxbox. restarting fluxbox doesn't do it - i have to quit x entirely.

Did you try the setxkbmap command ?

gattu_marrudu

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Registered: 2008-03-29

Posts: 32

Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

I ran setxkbmap after starting VMware and grabbing the mouse, and it didn't work. Neither Alt nor Super keys are working. Ctrl and Shift work.
I'm using VMWare 1.0.5 build-80187 and openbox.

iamtanzil

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Registered: 2009-06-23

Posts: 1

Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

try this command it resets all buttons on your keyboard

setxkbmap us -print | xkbcomp - $DISPLAY

jordi

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Registered: 2006-12-16

Posts: 103

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Re: Shift/Ctrl/Alt don't work after VMware server

Had this problem too back when I used vmware server. Was the reason why I switched over to virtualbox

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