At first the "nthrb..." work around didn't work for me but it seems to be working after:
1) using xev and making sure each key is set correctly 2) making sure delete and backspace were defined 3) creating it as /etc/vmware/config with root permissions and symlinking it to my ~/.vmware/ so vmware can't blow it away (when run under my privileges) I think the key things are #1 and #2. Here is the steps I took for a ThinkPad T61p with US keyboard layout: http://cymen.org/blog/2008/07/11/vmware-linux-windows-host-keyboard- annoyances/ -- Shift key (and caps lock) stop working when using VMWare https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/195982 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs