Host Ctrl Key Incorrectly Mapped After Running VMWare 1.08 on Ubuntu 8.10

[DaveTRG]

I was having trouble with keymappings inside my Backtrack VM on vmware so I created a config file using the following command:

echo 'xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true' > ~/.vmware/config

This fixed the problem but has left me with another (bigger) issue. Now, after starting the vmware client and even after I close it, both ctrl keys in my HOST machine do not function. Restarting X fixes the issue.

Also, I noticed that if choose to map the CAPS key to Ctrl in the Keyboard settings under System | Preferences, that will function as a (bad) workaround for the issue.

The machine I'm running on is a Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop.

Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

[DaveTRG]

this only happens after i put the vm as fullscreen and then exit it. also, it affects my shift and caps lock keys as well, hence the lack of caps in my post...

[PilotJLR]

Try instead using the info in my post here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=971593&page=2

I don't know if that will solve your problem, but it will at least get Unity working. :-)