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Yoeri
April 30th, 2009, 12:18 PM
Hi,

I installed VMWare server 2 on an Ubuntu 9.04 server. The VMWare server has a few Windows XP Machines configured.
I only use the firefox console addin to use the machines (I use ubuntu 9.04 as desktop os).


However, the keyboard mappings in Windows XP are not right. I tried adding xkeymap.usekeycodeMap = true to
every imaginable config file on the server without satisfying results.
The alt-gr key keeps acting like an enter, up, down, left and right are
not mapped correctly, ...


Can anybody help out?

Kind regards

Yoeri

fmsismo
April 30th, 2009, 10:14 PM
I have the same issue with vmware server 2.0.1 and ubuntu jaunty.

I will keep searching for a solution.

Yoeri
May 1st, 2009, 09:08 AM
It is very annoying and almost makes vmware server unusable to me.
I foud keymap files in the .mozilla firefox extensions folders, so I thought he would be using the keymap that corresponds to your browser language, without success.

Hope someone picks up this thread with a good solution...

I'll keep you posted if i find something...

grtz
Yoeri

Easdaq
May 1st, 2009, 08:37 PM
i have the same problem..i search all internet but not found solution




Hi,

I installed VMWare server 2 on an Ubuntu 9.04 server. The VMWare server has a few Windows XP Machines configured.
I only use the firefox console addin to use the machines (I use ubuntu 9.04 as desktop os).


However, the keyboard mappings in Windows XP are not right. I tried adding xkeymap.usekeycodeMap = true to
every imaginable config file on the server without satisfying results.
The alt-gr key keeps acting like an enter, up, down, left and right are
not mapped correctly, ...


Can anybody help out?

Kind regards

Yoeri

Yoeri
May 1st, 2009, 08:43 PM
SOLVED.

I always tried adding config lines to server configurations. When noticing that the console worked correclty in Windows, I started to think about the client.

Steps To Solve:
1. touch ~/.vmware/config Config doesn't exist when using the addin
2. add xkeymap.nokeycodeMap = true to the config file
3. reconnect to your virtual machine and it works

An answer in this post motivated me in creating the config file myseld https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+source/vmware-package/+bug/289098

Grtz
Yoeri

Easdaq
May 1st, 2009, 09:44 PM
Please help me
my strucuture is one folder called
vmware-server-distribo
inside this folder i have the folders
bin
doc
etc
installer
lib
man
sbin
vmware-vix

where i could create the config file? please help me

Yoeri
May 2nd, 2009, 08:57 AM
Hi, I did this:

- Install Ubuntu Jaunty Server on my server machine
- Followed the instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware/Server for installing VMWare server
- Used a client desktop machine (ubuntu 9.04) with firefox to connect to the server
- Installed the Firefox VMWare addin
- Edited ~/.vmware/config on the client to get the key mappings right.

Hope this helps

Grtz
Y.

windependence
May 2nd, 2009, 10:49 AM
You guys can do what you want but trust me, ESXi is way faster and more stable than VMware Server. No need for a host OS, and none of the problems you are experiencing. There is a myth out there that it is not free and you need some kind of special console viewer. You don't. You can use the VIC (VMware Infrastructure Client) to manage your VMs. It comes with ESXi. When you install it, if you open the web console in a browser, there is a link to download the VIC. Many people are not aware of this. The only issue you may have is getting your storage recognized, but there are work arounds for that too.

-Tim

Yoeri
May 2nd, 2009, 12:07 PM
Thanks, I was not aware of that ...

I'll keep my vmware server for the moment as he is now installed and configured like it should ...

fmsismo
May 2nd, 2009, 02:56 PM
Thanks a lot. Work for me!

Easdaq
May 3rd, 2009, 12:49 AM
ok, finally solved. I found the hide file in the hide folder i don't know this.
All keys solved with
xkeymap.usekeycodeMap = true
less alt gr solved with
xkeymap.keycode.108 = 312 # Alt_R
Thanks a lot Yoeri