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When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext)

Started byAlan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca>
First post2013-09-29 10:18 -0400
Last post2013-09-30 17:45 +0200
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  When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext) Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-29 10:18 -0400
    Re: When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-09-29 10:58 -0700
      Re: When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext) Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-29 17:45 -0400
        Re: When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-09-29 14:49 -0700
          Re: When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext) Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-09-29 18:20 -0400
            Re: When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext) billy@MIX.COM - 2013-09-30 03:24 +0000
            Re: When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext) Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2013-09-30 17:45 +0200

#49141 — When installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext)

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca>
Date2013-09-29 10:18 -0400
SubjectWhen installing s/w I sometimes get a system extension error (EMUL.kext)
Message-ID<ividnVzJ57JUq9XPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@giganews.com>
"The system extension “/System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext” was 
installed improperly and cannot be used."

I've seen this in the past and looked for answers online with no result 
(others have the same question but nobody has provided a solution or 
even a hint of the issue).

I just ignore it and nothing seems the worse for it.

A search of the Console logs shows nothing.

?

-- 
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
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#49149

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2013-09-29 10:58 -0700
Message-ID<jollyroger-8C0B03.10583329092013@news.individual.net>
In reply to#49141
In article <ividnVzJ57JUq9XPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
 Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> "The system extension ³/System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext² was 
> installed improperly and cannot be used."
> 
> I've seen this in the past and looked for answers online with no result 
> (others have the same question but nobody has provided a solution or 
> even a hint of the issue).
> 
> I just ignore it and nothing seems the worse for it.
> 
> A search of the Console logs shows nothing.
> 
> ?

Does EMUL.kext come from an old (incompatible) version of VMware?

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#49162

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca>
Date2013-09-29 17:45 -0400
Message-ID<1oidnbatI5IOAtXPnZ2dnUVZ_qmdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#49149
On 2013.09.29 13:58 , Jolly Roger wrote:
> In article <ividnVzJ57JUq9XPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>> "The system extension ³/System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext² was
>> installed improperly and cannot be used."
>>
>> I've seen this in the past and looked for answers online with no result
>> (others have the same question but nobody has provided a solution or
>> even a hint of the issue).
>>
>> I just ignore it and nothing seems the worse for it.
>>
>> A search of the Console logs shows nothing.
>>
>> ?
>
> Does EMUL.kext come from an old (incompatible) version of VMware?

It could - but I got this error today on updating CS5-PS.  I've had it 
come up on other packages as well.


-- 
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
                                                  -Unknown

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#49163

FromJolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Date2013-09-29 14:49 -0700
Message-ID<jollyroger-3D02A3.14490329092013@news.individual.net>
In reply to#49162
In article <1oidnbatI5IOAtXPnZ2dnUVZ_qmdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
 Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> On 2013.09.29 13:58 , Jolly Roger wrote:
> > In article <ividnVzJ57JUq9XPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> >   Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> "The system extension ³/System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext² was
> >> installed improperly and cannot be used."
> >>
> >> I've seen this in the past and looked for answers online with no result
> >> (others have the same question but nobody has provided a solution or
> >> even a hint of the issue).
> >>
> >> I just ignore it and nothing seems the worse for it.
> >>
> >> A search of the Console logs shows nothing.
> >>
> >> ?
> >
> > Does EMUL.kext come from an old (incompatible) version of VMware?
> 
> It could - but I got this error today on updating CS5-PS.  I've had it 
> come up on other packages as well.

It should be easy enough to dig into the contents of the kext and see 
what you find that would help you identify it.

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#49165

FromAlan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca>
Date2013-09-29 18:20 -0400
Message-ID<-tmdndJi15wsOtXPnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#49163
On 2013.09.29 17:49 , Jolly Roger wrote:
> In article <1oidnbatI5IOAtXPnZ2dnUVZ_qmdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
>   Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>
>> On 2013.09.29 13:58 , Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> In article <ividnVzJ57JUq9XPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
>>>    Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "The system extension ³/System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext² was
>>>> installed improperly and cannot be used."
>>>>
>>>> I've seen this in the past and looked for answers online with no result
>>>> (others have the same question but nobody has provided a solution or
>>>> even a hint of the issue).
>>>>
>>>> I just ignore it and nothing seems the worse for it.
>>>>
>>>> A search of the Console logs shows nothing.
>>>>
>>>> ?
>>>
>>> Does EMUL.kext come from an old (incompatible) version of VMware?
>>
>> It could - but I got this error today on updating CS5-PS.  I've had it
>> come up on other packages as well.
>
> It should be easy enough to dig into the contents of the kext and see
> what you find that would help you identify it.


 From
/System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext I find:

drwxr-xr-x  3 alanbrowne  access_bpf  102 27 Sep 03:29 EMUL.kext

1. What is it doing under owner "access_bpf"?

2. All of the other kext's are 'root', not user.

3. A web search links that "owner" to Wireshark.  I'll strip out and 
re-install Wireshark next time I need it (rarely) and we'll see what 
happens.



-- 
"Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media,
which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end."
                                                  -Unknown

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#49174

Frombilly@MIX.COM
Date2013-09-30 03:24 +0000
Message-ID<l2aqtr$rgs$1@reader1.panix.com>
In reply to#49165
Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> writes:

>  From
> /System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext I find:
> 
> drwxr-xr-x  3 alanbrowne  access_bpf  102 27 Sep 03:29 EMUL.kext
> 
> 1. What is it doing under owner "access_bpf"?
> 
> 2. All of the other kext's are 'root', not user.
> 
> 3. A web search links that "owner" to Wireshark.  I'll strip out and 
> re-install Wireshark next time I need it (rarely) and we'll see what 
> happens.

Maybe there is some clue inside it, like data in a plist?

Billy Y..
-- 
        sub     #'9+1   ,r0             ; convert ascii byte
	add     #9.+1   ,r0             ; to an integer
	bcc     20$                     ; not a number

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#49184

FromPaul Sture <nospam@sture.ch>
Date2013-09-30 17:45 +0200
Message-ID<nospam-C93B21.17454930092013@news.chingola.ch>
In reply to#49165
In article <-tmdndJi15wsOtXPnZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
 Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:

> On 2013.09.29 17:49 , Jolly Roger wrote:
> > In article <1oidnbatI5IOAtXPnZ2dnUVZ_qmdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> >   Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2013.09.29 13:58 , Jolly Roger wrote:
> >>> In article <ividnVzJ57JUq9XPnZ2dnUVZ_omdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> >>>    Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> "The system extension ³/System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext² was
> >>>> installed improperly and cannot be used."
> >>>>
> >>>> I've seen this in the past and looked for answers online with no result
> >>>> (others have the same question but nobody has provided a solution or
> >>>> even a hint of the issue).
> >>>>
> >>>> I just ignore it and nothing seems the worse for it.
> >>>>
> >>>> A search of the Console logs shows nothing.
> >>>>
> >>>> ?
> >>>
> >>> Does EMUL.kext come from an old (incompatible) version of VMware?
> >>
> >> It could - but I got this error today on updating CS5-PS.  I've had it
> >> come up on other packages as well.
> >
> > It should be easy enough to dig into the contents of the kext and see
> > what you find that would help you identify it.
> 
> 
>  From
> /System/Library/Extensions/EMUL.kext I find:
> 
> drwxr-xr-x  3 alanbrowne  access_bpf  102 27 Sep 03:29 EMUL.kext
> 
> 1. What is it doing under owner "access_bpf"?
> 
> 2. All of the other kext's are 'root', not user.
> 
> 3. A web search links that "owner" to Wireshark.  I'll strip out and 
> re-install Wireshark next time I need it (rarely) and we'll see what 
> happens.

I have Wireshark installed and don't have that file.  bpf sounds like 
Berkely Packet Filter, which is also used by Nmap, pcap and others.

-- 
Paul Sture

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