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Before install Waydroid, make sure that your kernel supports binder and ashmem module (currently only linux-zen does)

Keep in mind that Waydroid only works with Wayland compositors. It also does not work yet with proprietary NVIDIA driver.

After install waydroid and waydroid-image, run this command to initialize the container:

# waydroid init

Then the container can be started via waydroid-container.service. The official project group/channel can be found on:

• Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#waydroid:connolly.tech
• Telegram: https://t.me/waydroid

Could anyone use waydroid with linux-cachyos kernel?

linux-headers or linux-lts-headers maybe necessary

I tried symlinking /dev/binder to /dev/binderfs/anbox-binder, but it gives an error:

[gbinder] ERROR: Can't open /dev/binder: Permission denied
[23:04:15] Failed to add presence handler: None

I even tried editing /usr/lib/waydroid/tools/helpers/lxc.py, but still no luck

Hi!

I use the linux-cachyos kernel, which has the binder modules. I installed Waydroid, and it is not starting

> sudo waydroid init 

[11:44:35] Already initialized

> ls /dev/
drwxr-xr-x       - root   16 Apr 17:00  binderfs
lrwxrwxrwx      22 root   16 Apr 17:00  features -> /dev/binderfs/features
lrwxrwxrwx      26 root   16 Apr 17:00  anbox-binder -> /dev/binderfs/anbox-binder
lrwxrwxrwx      28 root   16 Apr 17:00  anbox-hwbinder -> /dev/binderfs/anbox-hwbinder
lrwxrwxrwx      29 root   16 Apr 17:00  anbox-vndbinder -> /dev/binderfs/anbox-vndbinder
lrwxrwxrwx      28 root   16 Apr 17:00  binder-control -> /dev/binderfs/binder-control

> sudo ls -1 /dev/binderfs/
anbox-binder
anbox-hwbinder
anbox-vndbinder
binder-control
features

> sudo ls -1 /dev/binder
ls: cannot access '/dev/binder': No such file or directory

> sudo waydroid status
Session:    RUNNING
Container:  STOPPED
Vendor type:    MAINLINE
Session user:   austin(1000)
Wayland display:    wayland-0

> sudo systemctl enable --now waydroid-container

> waydroid session start

[11:36:52] Session is already running

> sudo waydroid container start
ERROR: WayDroid container service is already running

> waydroid show-full-ui
[gbinder] ERROR: Can't open /dev/binder: No such file or directory
[11:37:15] Waiting for binder Service Manager...
[11:38:15] Service Manager never appeared
[11:38:15] Failed to access IPlatform service

Thank you

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@dangerdev well, i have tried that before changing kernels and the like.

i don't have apparmor installed and PSI is default in kernel.

$ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep PSI
CONFIG_PSI=y
# CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED is not set

for now i downgrade to 1.3.4, it's working again.

i don't know what's wrong because i don't have a way to get more detailed log info.

but, i think it is between waydroid and gbinder not working.

@dcryptr try the solution in this thread.

https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid/issues/631

@dangerdev well, i've tried linux-zen. same error messages.

my network is rather down, will edit this comment after trying uninstall / install waydroid.

edit:

nope, nothing works anymore.

reinstall waydroid, changing kernel, reinstall anbox-modules / binder_linux ...

before update, it runs well with linux-lts version 5.* and linux version 6.1.12

but, now the container not even starting properly with this error with dmesg,

[45115.884915] init: SetupMountNamespaces failed: Read-only file system

and this error with waydroid log,

lxc-start: waydroid: ../src/lxc/conf.c: run_buffer: 322 Script exited with status 126
lxc-start: waydroid: ../src/lxc/start.c: lxc_end: 985 Failed to run lxc.hook.post-stop for container "waydroid"

could someone tell me how to get more info / logs ?

@dcryptr Have you tried using the linux-zen kernel ? In archwiki I found this:

Using Linux-Zen The linux-zen kernel includes the necessary modules. This might be the most comfortable way, as you do not have to compile the kernel (which takes a long time) and will receive updated versions regularly.

@C_Schmidpeter it is indeed strange, and after i check dmesg this is the (partial) message with error;

...
[45115.883487] init: Running restorecon...
[45115.883645] init: Created socket '/dev/socket/property_service', mode 666, user 0, group 0
[45115.884915] init: SetupMountNamespaces failed: Read-only file system
[45115.885404] init: InitFatalReboot: signal 6
[45115.890082] init: #00 pc 00000000000e40bd  /system/bin/init (android::init::InitFatalReboot(int)+205)
[45115.890090] init: #01 pc 000000000006b4b0  /system/bin/init (android::init::InitAborter(char const*)+32)
[45115.890097] init: #02 pc 0000000000019cfc  /system/lib64/libbase.so (android::base::SetAborter(std::__1::function<void (char 
const*)>&&)::$_3::__invoke(char const*)+60)
[45115.890103] init: #03 pc 00000000000192a0  /system/lib64/libbase.so (android::base::LogMessage::~LogMessage()+368)
[45115.890108] init: #04 pc 00000000000aed25  /system/bin/init (android::init::SecondStageMain(int, char**)+13653)
[45115.890113] init: #05 pc 000000000003798c  /system/bin/init (main+300)
[45115.890117] init: #06 pc 0000000000093bc8  /system/lib64/bootstrap/libc.so (__libc_init+104)
[45115.890121] init: Reboot ending, jumping to kernel
...

things i've tried before: 1. full upgrade system 2. change from anbox-modules-dkms to binder_linux 3. change from linux-lts to linux

well, when i try to change back to anbox-modules-dkms i get fatal error while build. for now i'm using linux-6.1.2 and binder_linux-dkms.

where i can get more debug info so i can get to know what is causing the error?