Keyboard cannot repeat in VNC

bruce1914 · #1 30th May 2008, 04:18 PM

Hi all,
I have installed Fedora9 on my VMware. When I operate it under VMware, everything is OK.
However, when I try to operate it using VNC view on Windows, the keyborad can not repeat ( when pressing a key on the keyboard, it should repeat it untill I release it. But this time it does not repeat it )
I have used Red Hat 9 and AS 4, this problem never happenned.

weave · #2 30th May 2008, 04:50 PM

Hi Bruce,

Not sure if it's related but I've noticed a couple of similar issues with VNC and keyboards...... not coming up properly in Gnome and when accessing with VNC. I think it might only be an issue with the latest version FC (8 & 9). Never had any trouble with keyboards and VNC with FC7 and below.... if it causes too much grief for you maybe consider dropping back to version 7 and see if your problem disappears.

bruce1914 · #3 30th May 2008, 04:56 PM

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

If so, I guess may lots of people would encounter this problem.

cr22rc · #4 30th May 2008, 09:20 PM

Hi,
I'm seeing exactly the same behaviour. No VMware involved. Using real vnc client from an XP machine to FC9 as the vncserver. Pressing down a key and holding it down just produces one character. :-( A real killer for vi and moving via left and right arrow.

cr22rc · #5 31st May 2008, 01:03 AM

FYI - if you use F9's remote desktop (Gnome? ) You can connect and get repeat keys to work but for some reason this is REALLY slow compared to starting your own VNC server. Also I just tried with twm and blackbox window managers and they too won't do repeat keys

bruce1914 · #6 31st May 2008, 05:22 AM

Seems no work around for this problem.

I am currentyl shifting to Fedora8, hoping to solve this problem.
Thanks all.

bruce1914 · #7 31st May 2008, 06:53 AM

hi again,

I have installed my Fedora8 on VMware, and the vnc problem is sovled.

Seems that there is something wront with Fedora 9 VNC server.

Hope can be solved soon.

Thansk for you all.

AcidMoo · #8 11th June 2008, 10:04 PM

Since nobody else seems to have done it already, I filed bug 450944 to report this problem. See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450944

cr22rc · #9 11th June 2008, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AcidMoo

Since nobody else seems to have done it already, I filed bug 450944 to report this problem. See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450944

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450033

cr22rc · #10 11th June 2008, 11:37 PM

Just an FYI I have only modest needs (for remoting FC9) .. I need to have a heavy weight high heat producing machine moved out of a small office area. Hot enough here!!! So I only need one connection. I tried http://www.nomachine.com/ free version for the first time. Works great. May not switch back. Free version has a limitation on number of connections.