[ubuntu] Shift, control key and other keys problem with VmWare running

[Barmaleychik]

If I start VmWare usually but not always immediately I am getting problems with shift and control keys - they simply don't work. In addition if I work with mouse Firefox works fine, but if I press any key it crashes. Turning off VmWare does not help, but after rebooting everything is working again.

I got this message in another forums:

Originally Posted by Zardus ... the thing with VMWare killing control and shift and such is a known issue. Running: # setxkbmap fixes it temporarily (I think at least until you restart vmware). It's still a pain in the ***, though.

In my case it does not work unless I used the command wrong: at the prompt I copied and pasted: # setxkbmap and pressed enter.

Any ideas?