VmWare Keyboard Fix

Workaround

Simple workaround for host system

1. If control keys don't work in host system after leaving guest system, try to run setxkbmap command to reinitialize keyboard for host system. Feel free to create application launcher to do it quickly using mouse

Workaround for guest and host system

1. Another way is to add additional VmWare settings. Do the following:

   gedit ~/.vmware/config

   add following lines in the file:

   xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true

2. If control keys don't work inside virtual computer, do following:

   gedit ~/.vmware/config

3. add following lines in the file:

   xkeymap.keycode.108 = 0x138 # Alt_R
   xkeymap.keycode.106 = 0x135 # KP_Divide
   xkeymap.keycode.104 = 0x11c # KP_Enter
   xkeymap.keycode.111 = 0x148 # Up
   xkeymap.keycode.116 = 0x150 # Down
   xkeymap.keycode.113 = 0x14b # Left
   xkeymap.keycode.114 = 0x14d # Right
   xkeymap.keycode.105 = 0x11d # Control_R
   xkeymap.keycode.118 = 0x152 # Insert
   xkeymap.keycode.119 = 0x153 # Delete
   xkeymap.keycode.110 = 0x147 # Home
   xkeymap.keycode.115 = 0x14f # End
   xkeymap.keycode.112 = 0x149 # Prior
   xkeymap.keycode.117 = 0x151 # Next
   xkeymap.keycode.78 = 0x46 # Scroll_Lock
   xkeymap.keycode.127 = 0x100 # Pause
   xkeymap.keycode.133 = 0x15b # Meta_L
   xkeymap.keycode.134 = 0x15c # Meta_R
   xkeymap.keycode.135 = 0x15d # Menu
   xkeymap.keycode.79  = 0x137 # Numpad_Home as Prt_Scr

   note that these lines are not working, if xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true setting is used, so these solutions are mutually exclusive.

Links

• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/187165
• http://www.nowhere.dk/archives/2008/10/31/ubuntu_8_10_and_problems_with_keymapping_in_vmware/index.php
• http://www.nalinmakar.com/2008/11/12/vmware-player-and-ubuntu-810-keyboard-mapping-issues/
• http://communities.vmware.com/message/1091425
• http://nicolas.bettenburg.free.fr/linux/files/Xmodmap