Karabiner-elements: Karabiner Elements seems not work at all

[hidsh]

Thank you very much for this great software.

The other day, I’ve upgraded Karabiner Elements 12.1.0 from 11.6.0.
Karabiner Elements looks not work at all, after that.

Though I tried following, the result was the same.

• rm -fr ~/.config/karabiner
• uninstall, reboot, re-install old version (11.6.0)

I also checked following.

• Keyboard type -> ANSI
• kextstat and ioreg says nothing, strange?

$kextstat | grep pqrs
$ioreg | grep pqrs
$

I appreciate if there are any workaround.

Thank you.

Environment:

• macOS version: macOS 10.12.6 (Sierra)
• Karabiner version: Karabiner-Elements 12.1.0, 11.6.0
• Mac hardware: MacBook Pro 13 Retina Late 2013
• Keyboard hardware: Thinkpad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint

[hidsh]

I also checked the log.

[2018-06-12 09:15:48.581] [info] [grabber] Load karabiner.json...
[2018-06-12 09:15:48.581] [info] [grabber] core_configuration is updated.
[2018-06-12 09:15:48.581] [info] [console_user_server] Load karabiner.json...
[2018-06-12 09:15:48.582] [warning] [grabber] virtual_hid_device_client is not connected yet. Please wait for a while.
[2018-06-12 09:15:48.582] [info] [console_user_server] core_configuration is updated.
[2018-06-12 09:15:48.583] [info] [grabber] ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint (device_id:4) is ignored.
[2018-06-12 09:15:48.583] [info] [grabber] Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad (device_id:1) is ignored.

[tekezo]

It might be an issue of macOS.
Please clear the system cache by starting in Safe Mode once.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1455

[casos92]

I'm having the same issue. Any luck?

[casos92]

starting in Safe Mode fixed it for me.

[hidsh]

Thanks takezo,
Though result is not changed, I tried safe mode.

Do I try anything?

[strindberg]

I seem to have the same problem: although karabiner shows no errors in its log, no modifications take effect. It is as though karabiner-elements was not installed at all. This is on a completely new Macbook Pro (karabiner-elements was one of the first things I installed). macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, karabiner-elements 12.1.0.

My settings work perfectly on my previous MBP with the same OS version, but since I suspected there might still be a problem with my settings, I deleted them and only used a couple of the recommended ones. No change. I have also tried with both the internal keyboard and an external one (connected via bluetooth), but cannot make karabiner-elements work. Restarting in safe mode did not help.

I am out of ideas how to debug this problem, please advice.

[hidsh]

It is as though karabiner-elements was not installed at all.

I totally agree.

[runar-rkmedia]

Same problem, I tried uninstalling, rebooting and reinstalling karabiner. Now it is working again. Strange.

[strindberg]

I just can't get it to work. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling and rebooting into safe mode several times. I have tried several different version back to version 11.0.

When karabiner starts, I see this in the log:
[2018-06-25 22:48:09.739] [info] [grabber] version 12.1.0
[2018-06-25 22:48:09.741] [info] [grabber] Check version...
[2018-06-25 22:48:09.741] [info] [grabber] /sbin/kextload '/Library/Application Support/org.pqrs/Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice/Extensions/org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner.VirtualHIDDevice.v060800.kext'
[2018-06-25 22:48:11.238] [info] [grabber] kextload exit status: 71

And trying the same thing on the command lines shows the same problem:

% sudo /sbin/kextload '/Library/Application Support/org.pqrs/Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice/Extensions/org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner.VirtualHIDDevice.v060800.kext'
/Library/Application Support/org.pqrs/Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice/Extensions/org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner.VirtualHIDDevice.v060800.kext failed to load - (libkern/kext) authentication failure (file ownership/permissions); check the system/kernel logs for errors or try kextutil(8).

% sudo kextutil -nt '/Library/Application Support/org.pqrs/Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice/Extensions/org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner.VirtualHIDDevice.v060800.kext'
Kext rejected due to insecure location: Kext rejected due to insecure location: Diagnostics for /Library/Application Support/org.pqrs/Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice/Extensions/org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner.VirtualHIDDevice.v060800.kext:

I even tried booting into recovery mode and activating the kernel extension, but with no luck:
/usr/sbin/spctl kext-consent add G43BCU2T37

[hidsh]

Finally fixed this issue by PRAM Clear.
No need safe mode for me.

Thanks strindberg, your post helps me.

[strindberg]

No such luck for me, I'm afraid. I've had to disable SIP completely for the kernel extension to load.

[asok]

For anyone experiencing it make sure that Karabiner is enabled for the keyboard. You can ensure than on the "Device" tab: