Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't accept keyboard input when running under VMware on Windows 7

Try Martin Pitt's solution. Worked fine for me. This was found @ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/548891 but to save you the time from reading, below are the quick steps to get it working.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pitti/sru-test

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade


Apparently, this is a bug with VMware.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/548891

http://swiss.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9056673


If the keyboard isn't allowing input, how does one use the suggest command lines?