Binary package release has packageGen directory, causes SL incompatibility

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. not compatible with snow leopard
2.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

error when pc is started stating extension did not work. please reinstall.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
mac osx 10.6 snow leopard

Please provide any additional information below.
tried installing twice and does not work

Original issue reported on code.google.com by lapa...@gmail.com on 31 Aug 2009 at 3:22

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It's only a problem with the installer. It can be temporary fixed in your 
install by removing the directory 
/System/Library/Extensions/logKext.kext/Contents/packageGen

Original comment by berggren...@gmail.com on 1 Sep 2009 at 9:38

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ok thanks i'll try it tonite when i get home

Original comment by lapa...@gmail.com on 1 Sep 2009 at 4:12

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i should ask..delete this file after i do the install correct..and then try to
reinstall the program?

Original comment by lapa...@gmail.com on 1 Sep 2009 at 4:17

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Hi,
I didnt see /System/Library/Extensions/logKext.kext/Contents/packageGen
where is ti?

Original comment by bac...@gmail.com on 2 Sep 2009 at 9:46

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hi,
yeah i looked for this file before the install in 'show package contents' and 
after
the install in the system directory and i didn't see it.
were is this file located?
thanks

Original comment by lapa...@gmail.com on 2 Sep 2009 at 1:41

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Isn't it already installed and fails to load after upgrading to snow leopard?
Or it attempts to 'reinstall' its extension after kernel changes?

Original comment by xster.net on 3 Sep 2009 at 3:54

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Issue 24 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by drspring...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 4:10

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Issue 25 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by drspring...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 4:10

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Original comment by drspring...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 4:11

• Changed title: Binary package release has packageGen directory, causes SL incompatibility
• Changed state: Accepted
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• Removed labels: Priority-Medium

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when you go to install you get this error "The system extension
"System/Library/Extensions/logKext.kext" was installed improperly and 
cannot be used. please reinstall or contact developer for update"
when you fire up terminal and type "sudo logkextclient" it says command not 
found.

thanks

Original comment by lapa...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 4:12

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This can be worked around by removing packageGen from logKext.kext and 
re-loading the kext, or 
building/installing from source.

From "Project Home" page:

logKext is no longer under active development by drspringfield. If you would 
like to take over development of 
logKext, please contact me.

Original comment by drspring...@gmail.com on 3 Sep 2009 at 4:13

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any updates?

Original comment by Kasa...@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2009 at 2:31

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the above technique works and i got it to work on snow leopard unti the app 
gets updated.
thanks!

Original comment by lapa...@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2009 at 6:20

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How exactly did you get it to work? Could you guide me through it please?

Original comment by ccole7...@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2009 at 10:10

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I've been able to make this work on Snow Leopard with the 64-bit kernel. I'll 
have more 
information available later, but the logKextDaemon needs some changes to work.

Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2009 at 1:09

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great! i look forward to the update!

Original comment by lapa...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2009 at 10:59

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Here's a version without an installer. I couldn't figure out how to use 
PackageMaker :(

Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2009 at 1:29

Attachments:

• logKext.zip

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Here's the source.

Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2009 at 1:30

Attachments:

• logkext_src.zip

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I made a small mistake in the version without the installer; if you install 
logKext first 
from the package on this site, it should work fine.

Most of the necessary changes to the source were in logKextDaemon; also, the 
kext's 
Info.plist had to be modified.

Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2009 at 3:08

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thanks! works!

Original comment by mozilla...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2009 at 3:34

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It slowed down my system considerably so I had to uninstall it.
Any way it can be "tweaked" to eat up less resources?
Thanks

Original comment by mozilla...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2009 at 3:55

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how do i install the file into /usr/bin? i can't find the folder

Original comment by Kasa...@gmail.com on 29 Sep 2009 at 8:30

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I can't get this thing working

Can somebody tell me how to install this?
Is the new beta-version availible for download somewhere?

Original comment by mveluwen...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2009 at 8:27

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Thanks so much d235j.1!
Works perfectly.

Kasarap: If you found the other folders, finding /usr/bin should not be hard. 
It's in
the same folder...

mveluwenkamp: not beta, just download the files posted by d235j.1 above and 
follow
the directions.

Original comment by tadeu...@mac.com on 5 Oct 2009 at 4:58

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Thanks so much d235j.1!
Works perfectly.

Kasarap: If you found the other folders, finding /usr/bin should not be hard. 
It's in
the same folder...

mveluwenkamp: not beta, just download the files posted by d235j.1 above and 
follow
the directions.

Original comment by tadeu...@mac.com on 5 Oct 2009 at 4:58

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I will attempt to put together an installer sometime. PackageMaker is really 
messy :(

Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2009 at 2:00

• Changed state: Verified
• Added labels: Priority-Critical
• Removed labels: Priority-High

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Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2009 at 2:01

• Changed state: Started

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Issue 26 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2009 at 2:01

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Finding /usr/bin is easy: use the "Go to Folder" menu item of Finder (Shift Cmd 
G)

I confirm that the files advertised above do work for my machine (10.6.1).

Original comment by jus7inc...@gmail.com on 9 Oct 2009 at 12:42

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I'm a bit mixed up. Can someone describe the full process of doing it on SL? 
Thanks

Original comment by xster.net on 14 Oct 2009 at 2:10

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i dont understand either, i dled the files above , but i dont know what to do or
where to put them, could someone just write down some instructions? it would be
really helpful
thanks

Original comment by antonio...@gmail.com on 16 Oct 2009 at 12:54

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I don't need an installer, can someone just describe the steps to get logkext 
to work on a fresh sl? I can figure 
out the rest myself

Original comment by xster.net on 19 Oct 2009 at 7:13

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Is working fine for me. Steps were simple:

1. Download the current logKext from here.
2. Unzip, run the install. You'll get an error saying that the extension 
couldn't be loaded. That's fine.
3. Download from the link listed in comment 17 (Thanks!)
4. The first folder is easy to copy. Just select those files, cmd-c, navigate 
to folder, cmd-v
5. Second folder you will first have to delete the already existing 
logKextExtension, then copy yours in, 
putting in your admin password as necessary
6. For the last copy, it's easiest if you open up terminal. type in "sudo cp -f 
", then drag/drop the third file 
(logKextClient) into the terminal window. finish up with " /usr /bin" so 
altogether it looks something like this: 
"sudo cp -f /Users/<username>/Downloads/logKext/goes\ into\ 
:usr:bin/logKextClient /usr/bin/"
7. hit enter and put in your admin password
8. run logKextClient. Yay!

my old logfile however won't get decrypted properly, so I have to start from 
scratch. Oh well.

Original comment by max...@gmail.com on 24 Oct 2009 at 11:42

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solid, thanks maxnbk and d235j.1

Original comment by xster.net on 25 Oct 2009 at 10:40

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Using your method maxnbk

I'm installing on fresh install of snow leopard and get the message "logKext 
preferences cannot be found. Is 
logKextDaemon running?"

please help guys!

Original comment by hassan...@gmail.com on 28 Oct 2009 at 5:55

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thanks a lot for your help guys! working! hassan987 i think ou have to run the
activate.command

Original comment by antonio...@gmail.com on 2 Nov 2009 at 7:18

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Ok, I love LogKext but I am at a complete loss as how to make this work for SL. 
I am
not well versed in how to edit my already installed verson of logkext. The 1-8 
steps
would really help if someone could put it in english please! :)

Original comment by Sean.Hun...@gmail.com on 15 Nov 2009 at 11:50

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An updated build has been released that should work with Snow Leopard. 
Therefore, I 
am closing this issue. If there are any problems with it, please create a new 
issue report.

This build may generate an error message during install which can be safely 
ignored

Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 19 Nov 2009 at 5:58

• Changed state: Fixed

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The error message should be fixed by now. That was caused by an Apple bug.

Original comment by d235...@gmail.com on 19 Nov 2009 at 6:24

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Hi,

I have OS X 10.6.4.

I got the same problem as Comment 10 regarding "The system extension
"System/Library/Extensions/logKext.kext" was installed improperly..." and then 
Issue 34 (Is logKextDaemon running?) when trying to execute logKextClient.

I didn't manage to use comment 17 to solve the problem. However, I solved the 
problem by removing all files from:
- /Library/Application Support/logKext/*
and the following 2 files:
- /System/Library/Extensions/logKext.kext
- /usr/bin/logKextClient

Then I installed the package logKext-2.3.pkg as root using the command:
sudo installer -pkg path/to/logKext-2.3.pkg -target /

Original comment by saidel...@gmail.com on 26 Nov 2010 at 2:16

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I am trying to install this on my Mac 10.6.5 I've done everything from comment 
34 and when I click on Activate this shows up- 
You are about to enable logKext for Snow Leopard.
Warning: item already exists
com.fsb.logKext: Already loaded
LogKext active!
logout

What I don't understand is how to actually run the program now. So any help 
would be great.

Original comment by Awhy...@gmail.com on 18 Jan 2011 at 10:08