Karabiner-elements: karabiner element stop working

[hungnl]

After the latest update, my Karabiner stop working on macbook pro 2015. I simply want to swap fn and control button.
Is there any way for this to work or to revert back to previous version?

[alan-tai]

Same here. The log shows this every second:
[2016-11-28 11:45:40.058] [warning] [grabber] event_manipulator_ is not ready. Please wait for a while

[aeantipov]

+1 https://gist.github.com/aeantipov/efc780b5a4a24cb105a20637e4b13c68

[ZeeArts]

Same here. I had to downgrade to 0.90.66.

[hungnl]

@ZeeArts: Can you tell me how to downgrade it ?

[ZeeArts]

All the time, when a new update is coming out, i save it per download. So i have the preversion on next update to can roll back. If there is an issue, i just install the older one again.

[IngoMeyer441]

I have downgraded Karabiner Elements in the following way:

1. Get the current boost version
   extract it and copy the boost directory to /opt/local/include/boost

2. Get the Karabiner source repository, check out an older version and compile:

git clone https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements.git
cd Karabiner-Elements
git checkout c24b663  # commit of version 0.90.66
make

After that, you can remove your current installed Karabiner Elements and install the older version from the dmg file produced by the make step.

[lattenwald]

Same for me. Had CapsLock remapped to F19 and using it as a shortcut for keyboard layout switch. Downgraded to 0.90.66 for now.

[PhiloNL]

Download previous version here:
https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/files/Karabiner-Elements-0.90.67.dmg

[gamesbrainiac]

I've had the same issue.

[yangbryant]

Download previous 0.90.64 version here:
https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/files/Karabiner-Elements-0.90.64.dmg

[DHaacke]

Stopped working for me and my Logitech keyboard again, too.
Back to 0.90.64 and we're cooking with gas.
Appreciate the hard work!

[hyungsangpark]

After reinstalling Karabiner-Element using the latest installer from the main page, it seems to work fine.
Try reinstalling the most current one.

[DHaacke]

I did exactly what the previous comment said (installing from the installer on the main page as opposed to upgrading), and things are working fine!

[mgol]

@Username-Bacon Your workaround works for me but only until the system restart. Then it's back & I have to reinstall again.

[hyungsangpark]

@mgol Yeah. You are right. After restarting system, it stops working again. Maybe the only answer to this bug is to either downgrade to .66 version or wait until they fix this bug.

[hyungsangpark]

@mgol Acutally, after waiting for the mac to boot completely, it started to work just fine. Maybe I was expecting too much from it and did not wait for it to fully function.

[uniquejava]

Hi dear,

I just upgraded my system to Sierra, but found karabiner not work for my Logitech K270, it's recognized as USB Receiver(No manufacturer name), all the keys on the keyboard stopped working, I cannot input any character from anywhere.

If Modify events from this device (USB receiver) is unchecked, all the keys start to work, but then I cannot swap my windows and alt key(my only requirement).

that karabiner_grabber_devices.json file as follows:

[
    {
        "descriptions": {
            "manufacturer": "",
            "product": "USB Receiver"
        },
        "identifiers": {
            "is_keyboard": true,
            "is_pointing_device": false,
            "product_id": 50484,
            "vendor_id": 1133
        },
        "ignore": true,
        "is_built_in_keyboard": false
    },
    {
        "descriptions": {
            "manufacturer": "",
            "product": "Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad"
        },
        "identifiers": {
            "is_keyboard": true,
            "is_pointing_device": false,
            "product_id": 627,
            "vendor_id": 1452
        },
        "ignore": false,
        "is_built_in_keyboard": true
    }
]

Note I changed the ignore to true, so that i can still add comments here 😃

the log as follows:

[2016-12-02 17:32:16.040] [info] [grabber] removal device:
[2016-12-02 17:32:16.041] [info] [grabber]   vendor_id: 0x46d
[2016-12-02 17:32:16.041] [info] [grabber]   product_id: 0xc534
[2016-12-02 17:32:16.041] [info] [grabber]   location_id: 0x14200000
[2016-12-02 17:32:21.376] [info] [grabber] matching device:
[2016-12-02 17:32:21.376] [info] [grabber]   manufacturer: 
[2016-12-02 17:32:21.376] [info] [grabber]   product: USB Receiver
[2016-12-02 17:32:21.376] [info] [grabber]   vendor_id: 0x46d
[2016-12-02 17:32:21.376] [info] [grabber]   product_id: 0xc534
[2016-12-02 17:32:21.376] [info] [grabber]   location_id: 0x14200000
[2016-12-02 17:32:21.376] [info] [grabber]   registry_entry_id: 4294969152
[2016-12-02 17:32:21.481] [info] [grabber] USB Receiver is grabbed

But with El Capitan, this excellent karabiner works perfectly, any support for K270, or a generic solution for Logitech keyboard series? Many thanks.

[ToastyKen]

Okay I figured out my case at least. As per a comment in https://github.com/tekezo/Karabiner-Elements/pull/686 Karabiner started using ~/.config/karabiner to write its config in v0.90.71.

In my case, my ~/.config directory was owned by root, with no write permissions for my user. I used:

sudo chown $USER ~/.config

and that fixed it!

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