same problem, same fix. but I added the keycodes in /etc/vmware/config , as it is suggested in http://communities.vmware.com/thread/177133 .
-- VMWare keyboard mapping made incorrect on recent Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 Updates -dated Fri Oct 24 2008 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289098 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