[Solved] "Generic Event Extension" Error, device issues

soupcan · 2009-02-10 02:24:50

I wasn't really sure were to put this. If this is the wrong forum, please move it to the correct one.

Anyway, after a few recent updates (I don't know which, as I haven't needed to mount anything recently) I can no longer mount and sort of storage device, and my keyboard and touchpad occasionally revert to default settings, ex. my scroll zone stops working and my keyboard won't accept my special laptop keys. I'm using 64bit, and I have all of my old packages. Below is a screenshot of the error.

Last edited by soupcan (2009-02-11 02:19:53)

soupcan · 2009-02-10 21:19:35

Bump. Please help, tell me what config files I need to post, etc.

skottish · 2009-02-10 21:34:15

Read the wiki on PolicyKit and see if that helps on some of your problems. The Xlib warning is just an annoyance and has nothing to do with hardware problems.

soupcan · 2009-02-10 21:43:09

skottish wrote:

Read the wiki on PolicyKit and see if that helps on some of your problems. The Xlib warning is just an annoyance and has nothing to do with hardware problems.

There is no PolicyKit wiki. Do you mean the HAL article, with the policykit troubleshooting section?
If so, this is my current PolicyKit.conf:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- -->

<!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd">

<!-- See the manual page PolicyKit.conf(5) for file format -->

       <match user="killian"> 
               <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.*">
                       <return result="yes"/>
               </match>
               <match action="hal-storage-mount-fixed-extra-options"> 
                       <return result="yes" />
               </match>
               <match action="hal-storage-mount-removable-extra-options"> 
                       <return result="yes" />
               </match>
       </match>  


<config version="0.1">
</config>

It still doesn't work.

pyther · 2009-02-10 23:46:24

What happens if you do exec ck-launch-session openbox-session and of course replace openbox-session with whatever you use. This is assuming you use startx, to start X.

As for the Generic Event Extension, I believe that is unrelated. I think it has something to do with the recent xlib upgrade. I get those errors when running glxgears.

skottish · 2009-02-10 23:52:12

My apologies about saying PolicyKit instead of HAL. Of course you're correct.

My entire PolicyKit.conf file looks like this, and I can mount all the pluggable devices that I've tried:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- -->

<!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd">

<!-- See the manual page PolicyKit.conf(5) for file format -->

<config version="0.1">
    <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable">
        <return result="yes"/>
    </match>
</config>

soupcan · 2009-02-11 01:42:42

skottish wrote:

My apologies about saying PolicyKit instead of HAL. Of course you're correct.
My entire PolicyKit.conf file looks like this, and I can mount all the pluggable devices that I've tried:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 

<!DOCTYPE pkconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/PolicyKit/1.0/config.dtd">



<config version="0.1">
    <match action="org.freedesktop.hal.storage.mount-removable">
        <return result="yes"/>
    </match>
</config>

I'll try yours. My file didn't have any config information in it before today, anyway.

@pyther:
I'll do that too.
How is that command different from startx?

pyther · 2009-02-11 01:55:17

soupcan wrote:

...
@pyther:
I'll do that too.
How is that command different from startx?

I should have explained my self better!
You want to put

exec ck-launch-session openbox-session

in .xinitrc
Then when you run startx, it parses .xinitrc to find out what it's suppose to start, as I'm sure you already know.
From my understanding that command will launch a console-kit session which openbox and its spawned process will run in.

soupcan · 2009-02-11 02:19:06

skottish's PolicyKit config fixed it. I think I must have had an error in syntax somewhere in mine.
Thanks to you both!

Bebop · 2009-02-14 22:52:47

HI, I get also the message:

Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "Generic Event Extension" missing on display ":0.0".

if I start any application. I know, this is not a hardware problem, but how can I remove the flaw?

wonder · 2009-02-14 22:56:46

@Bebop, just ignore them. nothing to worry

Rydgel · 2009-02-16 21:48:54

I had the same problem too, my PolicyKit was empty.. anyway skottish one did the trick !

xxuncensoredxx · 2009-02-19 02:15:48

Same for me. Had empty policykit after fresh install. Fixed now.

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