Automatic hardware-observe connection request for ares-emulator

Kyuyrii · March 4, 2026, 1:59pm

name: ares-emulator
description: a cross-platform, open source, multi-system emulator, focusing on accuracy and preservation
snapcraft: Snap-ares-emulator/snapcraft.yaml at main · Kyuyrii/Snap-ares-emulator · GitHub
upstream: GitHub - ares-emulator/ares: ares is a cross-platform, open source, multi-system emulator, focusing on accuracy and preservation. · GitHub
upstream-relation: I only made the Snap version.
interfaces:
- <interface-name>: hardware-observe
  - request-type: auto-connection
  - reasoning: It is necessary for the ares-emulator to function. Without hardware-observe, it closes very shortly after being opened.

store-requests-bot · March 4, 2026, 1:59pm

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Kyuyrii · March 4, 2026, 2:08pm

I recorded this video to demonstrate what happens when I try to start it without hardware-observe. https://youtu.be/lh7idssUuK4?si=EcT3qxhhnNCZnPKq

yomonokio · April 1, 2026, 12:59pm

Hello @Kyuyrii and sorry for the late reply!

In the video you provided, I noticed the message: Not loading module "atk-bridge": The functionality is provided by GTK natively. Please try to not load it.

I am not sure if this is a critical error or just a warning. Have you tried using snappy-debug? If you run it in a second terminal alongside your app, it will monitor for denials and suggest potential fixes. (#askForInfo)

Kyuyrii · April 1, 2026, 2:58pm

The Not loading module "atk-bridge": The functionality is provided by GTK natively. Please try not to load it. is probably just a warning.

Honestly, I don’t know how to replicate the error from the video.

It appeared randomly, so when I stopped seeing it, I thought hardware-observe wouldn’t be necessary.

But whenever it happened, connecting hardware-observe solved the problem.

jslarraz · April 7, 2026, 2:27pm

Perhaps looking at apparmor denials may provide some clarity about what happen. Could you please share the apparmor denials if any?

To do that, with the hardware-observe interface DISconnected

Open a terminal and run `sudo dmesg -wH | grep DENIED`
In a different terminal, start ares-emulator

Kyuyrii · April 8, 2026, 12:34am

I suppose I would have to replicate the problem that caused Ares to crash in order to test this.

Honestly, I have no idea what caused it.