Doesn't work in Mountain Lion? #8

Leask · 2012-03-18T08:13:17Z

It seems like that, anyway to make it work again?

tekezo · 2012-03-18T13:01:54Z

PCKeyboardHack needs the source code of kernel.
Therefore it doesn't work on OS X 10.8 at the moment.

I'll release PCKeyboardHack for 10.8 after the source code of OS X 10.8 is published.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/

Wait for public release of 10.8.

Takayama Fumihiko tekezo@pqrs.org

On 12/03/18 17:13, Leask wrote:

It seems like that, anyway to make it work again?

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Leask · 2012-03-18T15:05:04Z

It seems that we have a very long time to wait.

Thanks you all the same.

Yours sincerely,

Leask Huang / 黄思夏 / www.leaskh.com

On Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Takayama Fumihiko wrote:

PCKeyboardHack needs the source code of kernel.
Therefore it doesn't work on OS X 10.8 at the moment.

I'll release PCKeyboardHack for 10.8 after the source code of OS X 10.8 is published.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/

Wait for public release of 10.8.

Takayama Fumihiko <tekezo@pqrs.org (mailto:tekezo@pqrs.org)>

On 12/03/18 17:13, Leask wrote:

It seems like that, anyway to make it work again?

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macx · 2012-06-12T12:14:46Z

Still no updates?

johnmcdonnell · 2012-06-12T16:36:16Z

@macx they won't get the source till 10.8 is released. That may be July, but macrumors.com is your best source for that sort of information.

miharekar · 2012-07-07T07:46:02Z

AFAIK the current one is already GM, so it should be ok to start your work :P I can't live without this :)

peppy · 2012-07-07T07:51:51Z

The source code is not released. As already mentioned, this will not happen until the public release of the OS.

olfway · 2012-07-10T14:51:13Z

it seems the only difference between 10.6 and 10.7 kext is:

+#define     kEjectKeyDelayMS        100     // the delay for a dedicated eject key
+#define     kEjectF12DelayMS        250     // the delay for an F12/eject key

felixbuenemann · 2012-07-11T09:51:16Z

If you load the 10.7 kext on 10.8 it'll work (only tested caps lock remapping).

shemerey · 2012-07-12T08:06:51Z

@fbuenemann could you explain how do this right ? and where i can get kext ?

Leask · 2012-07-12T10:13:47Z

How? I need it!

Yours sincerely,

Leask Huang / 黄思夏 / www.leaskh.com

On Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Anton Shemerey wrote:

@fbuenemann could you explain how do this right ? and where i can get kext ?

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felixbuenemann · 2012-07-12T14:43:41Z

I extracted PCKeyboardHack.10.7.kext using Pacifist, moved it to /System/Library/Extensions/PCKeyboardHack.kext and loaded it using kexktutil. Make sure it's owned by root:wheel, or loading will fail.

If you don't know how to enter single user to debug problems, you're probably better off waiting for a new release.

joshskidmore · 2012-07-12T16:46:38Z

To add to fbuenemann's comment, I was also able to get PCKeyboardHack for 10.7 to work with Mountain Lion by using the 10.7 kext. I'm using a couple remappings and everything seems to work great.

These are the steps I followed to make it work:

Download and Install PCKeyboardHack for 10.7
Restart
Edit (as sudo): /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh (see below)
Restart

I hope this helps!
-Josh

/Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh:

#!/bin/sh
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin; export PATH

basedir="/Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack"
kextfile=''
uname=`uname -r`
case "${uname%%.*}" in
    10)
        kextfile="$basedir/PCKeyboardHack.10.6.kext"
        ;;
    11)
        kextfile="$basedir/PCKeyboardHack.10.7.kext"
        ;;
    12)
        kextfile="$basedir/PCKeyboardHack.10.7.kext" # Hack to use 10.7 kext in 10.8
        ;;
esac

if [ "x$kextfile" == 'x' ]; then
    exit 1
fi

if [ "$1" == 'unload' ]; then
    kextunload -b org.pqrs.driver.PCKeyboardHack
else
    kextload "$kextfile"
fi

exit 0

Leask · 2012-07-13T04:30:33Z

It works!

Thank you and thank god!

Yours sincerely,

Leask Huang / 黄思夏 / www.leaskh.com

On Friday, July 13, 2012 at 12:46 AM, Josh Skidmore wrote:

To add to fbuenemann's comment, I was also able to get PCKeyboardHack for 10.7 to work with Mountain Lion by using the 10.7 kext. I'm using a couple remappings and everything seems to work great.

These are the steps I followed to make it work:

Download and Install PCKeyboardHack for 10.7

Restart

Edit (as sudo): /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh (see below)

Restart

I hope this helps!
-Josh

/Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh:
#!/bin/sh
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin; export PATH

basedir="/Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack"
kextfile=''
uname=`uname -r`
case "${uname%%.*}" in
10)
kextfile="$basedir/PCKeyboardHack.10.6.kext"
;;
11)
kextfile="$basedir/PCKeyboardHack.10.7.kext"
;;
12)
kextfile="$basedir/PCKeyboardHack.10.7.kext" # Hack to use 10.7 kext in 10.8
;;
esac

if [ "x$kextfile" == 'x' ]; then
exit 1
fi

if [ "$1" == 'unload' ]; then
kextunload -b org.pqrs.driver.PCKeyboardHack
else
kextload "$kextfile"
fi

exit 0
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cobyism · 2012-07-16T08:31:28Z

Thanks @joshskidmore—adding those three lines worked a treat!

(Running 10.8 GM Seed)

darrencauthon · 2012-07-25T18:26:39Z

@joshskidmore You are a prince. Back to coding for me!

agileadam · 2012-07-25T18:28:58Z

I used the code above from joshskidmore but got a python error while trying to use sudo to update the file.

So, I had to do this:

cd /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts
sudo chown adam:wheel kext.sh
vim kext.sh (edited the file)
sudo chown root:wheel kext.sh

Thanks! Vim-sanity is restored!

HIRANO-Satoshi · 2012-07-26T02:33:53Z

I can't live without this as you.

The adding 12) line seems working for me, too.

Though, I understand the author's conservative attitude.

Thanks takezo and folks!!

hirano

johnlinvc · 2012-07-26T04:18:35Z

@joshskidmore It works like a charm.

chrisgeo · 2012-07-26T14:15:19Z

I'm still trying to figure out why it keeps looking for the 10.6 kext/SDK.

drsethl · 2012-07-27T00:49:31Z

Would someone mind explaining how to edit the file as sudo? Thank you in advance.

tnorthcutt · 2012-07-27T21:33:23Z

@drsethl in a terminal window, do sudo vim /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh (replacing vim with your favorite editor).

vishvananda · 2012-07-28T00:31:21Z

no luck here. It seems to kill the preferences pane so I can't edit anything

drsethl · 2012-07-30T00:13:50Z

thanks @tnorthcutt. I don’t have an editor installed (unless there's one included with Mountain Lion?). Googled and found MacVim, but don’t know how to use it with Sudo. Any more advice appreciated, thanks for the time.

tnorthcutt · 2012-07-30T02:22:47Z

You don't actually need to substitute something for vim - it's included and should work fine. You may need to read up on how to edit a file with it.

coolaj86 · 2012-07-30T04:01:31Z

https://gist.github.com/3204240

PC Keyboard Hack on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

TL;DR

sudo curl \
    -L https://raw.github.com/gist/3204240/ed7e118ca6e50071576bb33be7bab3201dc38d04/kext.sh \
    -o /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh

Instructions

Open Terminal, iTerm, or whatever you use.
Install PCKeyboardHack for OS X 10.7

For safety's sake, inspect the current kext loader

cat /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh

For safety's sake, inspect the updated kext loader https://raw.github.com/gist/3204240/ed7e118ca6e50071576bb33be7bab3201dc38d04/kext.sh

Copy the updated kext loader over the original

sudo curl \
    -L https://raw.github.com/gist/3204240/ed7e118ca6e50071576bb33be7bab3201dc38d04/kext.sh \
    -o /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh

Now verify that the file is what you expect:

cat /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh

REBOOT!

drsethl · 2012-07-30T04:06:20Z

@coolaj86 You are an absolute legend, thank you mate!

coolaj86 · 2012-07-30T04:13:04Z

@Leask will you please edit your original post to include the solution in my comment #8 (comment) right up at the top where it's easy for people to get at?

vishvananda · 2012-07-30T18:51:02Z

ignore my earlier comment. It started working after a couple of reboots. Not sure why the preferences pane was temporarily broken.

knu · 2012-08-01T08:59:13Z

Seems it's out!

http://opensource.apple.com/release/mac-os-x-108/

benyafai · 2012-08-01T23:12:15Z

As knu stated, it is out, will we see an updated version soon?
Thanks!

tyre · 2012-08-02T14:35:36Z

This is amazing. Thank you so much!

ekoger · 2012-08-07T06:30:51Z

Worked perfectly. Thank you!

jimmykl · 2012-08-08T03:04:49Z

@coolaj86 Nice one thank you!

mindloaf · 2012-08-10T20:57:27Z

The source code for 10.8 has been published: http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/mac-os-x-108/

tekezo · 2012-08-11T07:36:52Z

I've released PCKeyboardHack for OS X 10.8.
http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/pckeyboardhack.html.en

macx · 2012-08-11T15:30:20Z

Thank you tekezo for your support!

mindloaf · 2012-08-13T17:18:56Z

I second that--thanks so much for your efforts!

amaltson · 2012-08-14T13:52:52Z

Thank you tekezo! Caps Lock = Esc again :)

grillermo · 2012-09-24T20:36:38Z

This is broken again for mountain lion 1.8.2, should i open a new issue?
Oh i should mention i'm on a Macbook Pro with retina display.
I think mine is a special case, because it does work with the builtin keyboard, but not with an external one.
Edit:
It was microsoft's software to control the keyboard messing with pckeyboardhack. I uninstalled it and the problem is solved.

Leask · 2012-09-25T09:24:07Z

It works great for me currently in the latest os x 10.8.2.

Yours sincerely,

Leask Huang / 黄思夏 / www.leaskh.com

On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 4:36 AM, grillermo wrote:

This is broken again for mountain lion 1.8.2, should i open a new issue?

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tekezo · 2012-09-25T11:08:31Z

KeyRemap4MacBook and PCKeyboardHack grab key events from keyboard driver.
Therefore, they depend the keyboard driver implementation.
It's a essential limitation that KeyRemap4MacBook and PCKeyboardHack might not work on some third vendor drivers such as Microsoft's IntelliType.

joshskidmore mentioned this issue Jul 12, 2012

Allow PCKeyboardHack to (Temporarily) Work in Mountain Lion #14

Closed

tekezo closed this as completed Aug 11, 2012

Doesn't work in Mountain Lion? #8

Doesn't work in Mountain Lion? #8

Comments

Leask commented Mar 18, 2012

tekezo commented Mar 18, 2012

Leask commented Mar 18, 2012

macx commented Jun 12, 2012

johnmcdonnell commented Jun 12, 2012

miharekar commented Jul 7, 2012

peppy commented Jul 7, 2012

olfway commented Jul 10, 2012

felixbuenemann commented Jul 11, 2012

shemerey commented Jul 12, 2012

Leask commented Jul 12, 2012

felixbuenemann commented Jul 12, 2012

joshskidmore commented Jul 12, 2012

/Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh:

Leask commented Jul 13, 2012

/Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh:

cobyism commented Jul 16, 2012

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tnorthcutt commented Jul 27, 2012

vishvananda commented Jul 28, 2012

drsethl commented Jul 30, 2012

tnorthcutt commented Jul 30, 2012

coolaj86 commented Jul 30, 2012

PC Keyboard Hack on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

TL;DR

Instructions

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