Bug: connect_failed asio.system:61

[aljustiet]

Requirements

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Describe the bug

Kanata: compiled from source
MacOS: macOS Sequoia 15.0
Having this output:

❯ sudo ./kanata --nodelay --cfg ~/Documents/dotfiles/Keyboard-Remapping/kanata.lsp
00:05:17.0982 [INFO] kanata v1.7.0-prerelease-1 starting
00:05:17.1002 [INFO] process unmapped keys: true
00:05:17.1010 [INFO] NOTE: kanata was compiled to never allow cmd
00:05:17.1077 [INFO] config file is valid
00:05:17.1078 [INFO] entering the processing loop
00:05:17.1078 [INFO] entering the event loop
00:05:17.1079 [INFO] Starting kanata proper
00:05:17.1079 [INFO] You may forcefully exit kanata by pressing lctl+spc+esc at any time. These keys refer to defsrc input, meaning BEFORE kanata remaps keys.
connect_failed asio.system:61
connect_failed asio.system:61
connect_failed asio.system:61
connect_failed asio.system:61
connect_failed asio.system:61
00:05:20.5301 [INFO] Entered layer:

(deflayer lalt_layer_g
_     _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _    _
grv  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0 @A-- @A-+ bspc
tab b   l    d  w    z    @'    f    o  u      j  ;     _    _
_   n     r  t  s g    y  h @A-a  e   i        _     _
lsft     x     m    c  v    q    @A-k  p    .    @-   @/ _     up
_   @ascl @alctl          @spcq               @nav lalt lft down rght
)
00:05:20.5562 [INFO] pressed LControl+Space+Escape, exiting
thread 'main' panicked at src/kanata/mod.rs:2140:17:
pressed LControl+Space+Escape, exiting
note: run with RUST_BACKTRACE=1 environment variable to display a backtrace
zsh: abort      sudo ./kanata --nodelay --cfg

Relevant kanata config

https://rentry.co/u2n3666v/raw

To Reproduce

1. Run kanata with given config on macOS 15.0

Expected behavior

Should work

Kanata version

Source

Debug logs

Description.

Operating system

MacOS

Additional context

No response

[aljustiet]

What else information can I share?

[jtroo]

Can you try looking at kmonad/kmonad#730 and the other linked threads

[aljustiet]

Can you try looking at kmonad/kmonad#730 and the other linked threads

I tried them. But it didn't work. I tried to activate manually using the virtualhid binary. But it didn't work out too. Basically the virtualhiddevice doesn't show up here:

[aljustiet]

Does kanata work with the newer version of the karabiner virtualhiddevice 5.0.0?

[osel2]

Bit of a caveman solution, but I quit karabiner, deleted .Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Manager from Applications, installed the version linked in kanata's latest release, activated it, then reran kanata. Works flawlessly now. Must be kanata and karabiner fighting over it/the new pkg not properly installing over the more recent version.

[aljustiet]

Bit of a caveman solution, but I quit karabiner, deleted .Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Manager from Applications, installed the version linked in kanata's latest release, activated it, then reran kanata. Works flawlessly now. Must be kanata and karabiner fighting over it/the new pkg not properly installing over the more recent version.

Are you on MacOS 15?

[osel2]

Bit of a caveman solution, but I quit karabiner, deleted .Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Manager from Applications, installed the version linked in kanata's latest release, activated it, then reran kanata. Works flawlessly now. Must be kanata and karabiner fighting over it/the new pkg not properly installing over the more recent version.

Are you on MacOS 15?

Yep, 15.0.1. Running the provided kanata_macos_x86_64 binary from the latest release. For what it's worth, my karabiner is also up to date, but that shouldn't matter much since I replaced the .Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Manager with the kanata-recommended version.

[aljustiet]

@jtroo Is there a tool like evtest, but for macOS except --debug flag?
P.S.
I found that I can use accessibility keyboard for this purpose, which is located in the Accessibility>Keyboard.
Also It's possible to use the karabiner EventViewer, but it didn't work for me because of permission issues ig.

[aljustiet]

Bit of a caveman solution, but I quit karabiner, deleted .Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Manager from Applications, installed the version linked in kanata's latest release, activated it, then reran kanata. Works flawlessly now. Must be kanata and karabiner fighting over it/the new pkg not properly installing over the more recent version.

Are you on MacOS 15?

Yep, 15.0.1. Running the provided kanata_macos_x86_64 binary from the latest release. For what it's worth, my karabiner is also up to date, but that shouldn't matter much since I replaced the .Karabiner-VirtualHIDDevice-Manager with the kanata-recommended version.

Thanks, works.

[aljustiet]

Do you know guys know how to make the launchd service which runs kanata?

[aljustiet]

Is it possible to run kanata without superuser priviliges?

[osel2]

Do you know guys know how to make the launchd service which runs kanata?

Nicest solution is likely to set it up via https://github.com/rszyma/kanata-tray. You could maybe try adding this to macos' startup apps. You shouldn't be restarting macos a lot, and to me restarting once in a while and having to start kanata again is completely fine.

[osel2]

Is it possible to run kanata without superuser priviliges?

Probably not. I would be scared if you could tbh.

[aljustiet]

Is it possible to run kanata without superuser priviliges?

Probably not. I would be scared if you could tbh.

For example, in Linux I can create group uinput, and give it proper permissions, then add myself to that group.

[jtroo]

I think this is related to #1317. Latest main now uses karabiner driver v5.