Problems with hal-0.5.10 and x86-input-evdev-1.20

[Christian P. Schmidt]

Dear all,

I'm having an interesting problem with hal-0.5.10 and 
x86-input-evdev-1.20. I did the complete switch to evdev input, which 
works - almost - prefect now. Close to what I ever wanted, no complex 
mouse/keyboard setup, usb hotplugging - just there!

If it wasn't for one thing: vmware-workstation or vmware-server-console 
are unable to send cursor up/down/right/left, page up/down, insert, 
delete, home, end keys to the client. After some troubleshooting I can 
conclude that this only occurs when running hald during X startup, and 
is because the keycodes for (at least these) keys change. Maybe more; 
I'm not completely sure yet. This is confirmed by xev, as the attached 
logs show.

My guess is that vmware is relying on the keycodes rather than the 
translated keysyms, which breaks. Is there a way I can override this 
behavior?

I'm not subscribed to the list, so please CC: me on any replies.

Regards,
Chris
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