Hi On Wed, Sep 03, 2025 at 06:23:32PM -0600, Joe Pfeiffer wrote: > Package: iio-sensor-proxy > Version: 3.7-3 > Severity: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > Attempting to start iio-sensor-proxy with > $ systemctl start iio-sensor-proxy > > Gives the following lines in /var/log/syslog: > > Sep 3 18:11:00 valiant iio-sensor-prox[4546]: Not a switch > [/sys/devices/0020:\ > 1022:0001.0003/HID-SENSOR-200076.1.auto/iio:device1/../capabilities/sw] > Sep 3 18:11:00 valiant iio-sensor-prox[4546]: Invalid bitmask entry for > /sys/d\ > evices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXSYBUS:00/PNP0A08:00/device:0f/LNXVIDEO:00/input/input14/e\ > vent4 > Sep 3 18:11:00 valiant systemd[1]: iio-sensor-proxy.service: Deactivated > succe\ > ssfully. > > Investigating, > % cd /sys/devices/0020:1022:0001.0003/HID-SENSOR-200076.1.auto/iio:device1/../ > % ls > Gives as output > driver@ iio:device1/ power/ trigger1/ > driver_override modalias subsystem@ uevent > > There is no 'capabilities' directory entry, which appears to be the > reason iio-sensor-proxy is not running is failing to run.
This message is actually not indicating a fault and should be ignored. > This has worked in the past, I don't know which version (nor which > kernel version!) suffered the regression. What was working exactly? E.g. which sensor(s) if any? Or just that iio-sensor-proxy ran without the notification above? I might be able to give you some hints. BR, Sicelo A. Mhlongo
