Ultimate Guide to install Waydroid in any Arch-based distro(especially Garuda)

Austin · 2 April 2022 18:37

cleanerspam · 26 May 2022 08:22

plz Make one for kde

Austin · 26 May 2022 09:57

Everything in this guide works for all Desktop Environments, including KDE.
Actually, I was on KDE when I created this guide.

Austin · 26 May 2022 09:57

Austin · 2 August 2022 14:15

@SGS, could you please make this post a wiki?
Thanks

Austin · 24 October 2022 12:51

I have simplified and updated the guide according to the latest version.

Austin · 16 April 2023 02:58

Austin · 16 April 2023 06:18

Some help is needed!

I am using 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


> 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

> 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

Thank you

mrvictory · 16 April 2023 16:53

Did you try symlinking /dev/binder to /dev/binderfs?

Austin · 16 April 2023 17:31

Yup, 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

mrvictory · 17 April 2023 06:32

github.com

waydroid/waydroid/blob/958ab57b1a5c2866659d7973169352858fc7351e/tools/helpers/lxc.py#L70


      
          make_entry(card, "dev/dri/card0")
          
          
for n in glob.glob("/dev/fb*"):
              make_entry(n)
          for n in glob.glob("/dev/graphics/fb*"):
              make_entry(n)
          for n in glob.glob("/dev/video*"):
              make_entry(n)
          
          
# Binder dev nodes
          make_entry("/dev/" + args.BINDER_DRIVER, "dev/binder", check=False)
          make_entry("/dev/" + args.VNDBINDER_DRIVER, "dev/vndbinder", check=False)
          make_entry("/dev/" + args.HWBINDER_DRIVER, "dev/hwbinder", check=False)
          
          
if args.vendor_type != "MAINLINE":
              if not make_entry("/dev/hwbinder", "dev/host_hwbinder"):
                  raise OSError('Binder node "hwbinder" of host not found')
              make_entry("/vendor", "vendor_extra", options="bind,optional 0 0")
          
          
# Necessary device nodes for adb
          make_entry("none", "dev/pts", "devpts", "defaults,mode=644,ptmxmode=666,create=dir 0 0", False)

It is a shot in the dark but you can try changing the line I linked and compiling waydroid.

Austin · 17 April 2023 07:14

I found the file at '/usr/lib/waydroid/tools/helpers/lxc.py' and edited it as you suggested.
Still no luck.

I have commented about it on the AUR website: AUR (en) - waydroid

Thanks

johnnyciocca · 3 May 2023 21:29

not sure if this is a stupid question but... considering all the stuff already available to be easily installed on Garuda (part of the reason why I'm loving the experience of using this distro), how hard would it be to include Waydroid in those processes?
I mean, I consider myself tech-savvy but also lazy as hell lol I see these huge tutorials for doing stuff and I feel like "meh, maybe another day"...

Austin · 4 May 2023 03:13

Yeah, we could do this if we wanted.
We can add binder_linux-dkms as a dependency, but some kernels, like cachyos kernels, already have the necessary kernel modules, so we should ensure that we install the binder dkms only with kernels that don’t have the modules (Zen kernel doesn’t have I suppose).

Then we just have to enable the init service.
I think we can make a similar script as we have for Anbox( anbox-support ).

@dr460nf1r3, Anbox is deprecated now, so I suppose we should remove Anbox, Anbox support from the repositories.
What do you say?

Waydroid currently has some bug or something, and it’s not running/starting as of today.
And the package is marked out-of-date in the aur.
It would have been really nice to see official direct support from Arch for Waydroid.
Adding the necessary kernel modules in arch kernels and Waydroid packaged in the arch repos.
Fedora, Void Linux and Ubuntu already have that support.

dr460nf1r3 · 4 May 2023 08:28

I say: worry no more

github.com/chaotic-aur/packages

[Bug] Remove anbox

opened 03:05PM - 24 Apr 23 UTC

closed 05:58PM - 25 Apr 23 UTC

mdhishamsayed

request:remove-pkg priority:high

### What happens? Quoting from anbox current repository "The Anbox project …was once ago created in 2017 to bring Android to any Linux based desktop operating system. It's development has however stalled in the past years and it's only fair to say that now in 2023 it's no longer actively developed." Even the modules cease to work in the newer versions of kernels. Maintaining them would be unviable Its better to remove anbox packages, like the percentage of linux users using anbox dropped down drastically, Even the linux-zen, linux-xanmod and other kernels stop to provide those modules https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Anbox#Security Hence, I request the chaotic-aur developers to stop providing anbox. ``` ❯ administrator@Optiplex in repo: anbox-modules-dkms on  master ➜ makepkg -si ==> Making package: anbox-modules-dkms 5.19-1 (Monday 24 April 2023 08:34:55 PM) ==> Checking runtime dependencies... ==> Checking buildtime dependencies... ==> Retrieving sources... -> Cloning anbox-modules git repo... Cloning into bare repository '/home/administrator/ibf/anbox-modules-dkms/anbox-modules'... remote: Enumerating objects: 235, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (59/59), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (48/48), done. remote: Total 235 (delta 33), reused 20 (delta 11), pack-reused 176 Receiving objects: 100% (235/235), 198.88 KiB | 284.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (106/106), done. -> Downloading 7c19d3c66758747d854c63e4c34ef127ce201fa6.patch... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 3188 100 3188 0 0 7395 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 7396 -> Downloading 4.patch... % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0 100 3648 0 3648 0 0 4165 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 17882 -> Found linux-6.patch ==> Validating source files with sha256sums... anbox-modules ... Skipped 7c19d3c66758747d854c63e4c34ef127ce201fa6.patch ... Passed 4.patch ... Passed linux-6.patch ... Skipped ==> Extracting sources... -> Creating working copy of anbox-modules git repo... Cloning into 'anbox-modules'... done. Switched to a new branch 'makepkg' ==> Starting prepare()... patching file binder/binder.c patching file binder/binder.c patching file binder/deps.c Hunk #2 succeeded at 69 (offset -1 lines). Hunk #3 succeeded at 89 (offset -1 lines). patching file binder/binder.c patching file binder/deps.c Hunk #1 succeeded at 69 (offset -1 lines). patching file ashmem/ashmem.c patching file binder/binder_alloc.c ==> Entering fakeroot environment... ==> Starting package()... make -C /lib/modules/6.2.11-x64v1-xanmod1-1/build V=0 M=$PWD CC [M] /home/administrator/ibf/anbox-modules-dkms/src/anbox-modules/binder/deps.o In file included from ././include/linux/kconfig.h:5, from <command-line>: ./include/generated/autoconf.h:4628: warning: "CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES" redefined 4628 | #define CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES "binder,hwbinder,vndbinder" | <command-line>: note: this is the location of the previous definition CC [M] /home/administrator/ibf/anbox-modules-dkms/src/anbox-modules/binder/binder.o In file included from ././include/linux/kconfig.h:5, from <command-line>: ./include/generated/autoconf.h:4628: warning: "CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES" redefined 4628 | #define CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES "binder,hwbinder,vndbinder" | <command-line>: note: this is the location of the previous definition /home/administrator/ibf/anbox-modules-dkms/src/anbox-modules/binder/binder.c: In function ‘binder_wait_for_work’: /home/administrator/ibf/anbox-modules-dkms/src/anbox-modules/binder/binder.c:4112:9: error: implicit declaration of function ‘freezer_do_not_count’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] 4112 | freezer_do_not_count(); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /home/administrator/ibf/anbox-modules-dkms/src/anbox-modules/binder/binder.c:4132:9: error: implicit declaration of function ‘freezer_count’; did you mean ‘preempt_count’? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration] 4132 | freezer_count(); | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~ | preempt_count cc1: some warnings being treated as errors make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:252: /home/administrator/ibf/anbox-modules-dkms/src/anbox-modules/binder/binder.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [Makefile:2176: /home/administrator/ibf/anbox-modules-dkms/src/anbox-modules/binder] Error 2 make: *** [Makefile:8: all] Error 2 ==> ERROR: A failure occurred in package(). Aborting... ```

Feel free to create a waydroid-support package, I’ll add it happily!

Austin · 4 May 2023 11:43

Yeah, I can try to making a package myself this time.
But I am waiting for the current bug to get fixed.

Austin · 4 May 2023 14:18

Now binder_linux-dkms is installing with errors with my linux-cachyos 6.3.

johnnyciocca · 4 May 2023 21:33

so it’s not really that far fetched an idea as I thought when I suggested it… nice, I don’t feel so stupid about asking now

Austin · 9 May 2023 05:29

github.com/waydroid/waydroid

The mess of kernel modules with Waydroid

opened 03:23PM - 04 May 23 UTC

austinrojers

Greetings everyone, **General information:** - Waydroid tools Version [1.4.…0-2] **Desktop:** - OS: [Garuda Linux(Arch based)] - GPU: [AMD ATI Lucienne Integrated] - Kernel version: [6.3.1-1-cachyos (Arch based)] - Host mesa version: [mesa 23.0.3-1] - Desktop: [GNOME 43.5] **Additional context:** ``` > sudo waydroid init [11:44:35] Already initialized > 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 > 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 ``` 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 ``` Hey there @aleasto, I saw that you are working on the Waydroid project, and I have used your Waydroid from the Fedora Copr sometime a year ago when I was using Fedora. Now I am using an Arch based distro called Garuda Linux. Here at Arch, everything is a mess. It used to work some time back. I even created a guide: [[Ultimate Guide to install Waydroid in any Arch-based distro(especially Garuda)](https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/ultimate-guide-to-install-waydroid-in-any-arch-based-distro-especially-garuda/15902)] Now the binder_linux-dkms doesn't install with the kernel 6.3. And even if I get the modules all mounted, I am getting errors, as you can see above. Back then, I noticed that your Waydroid was working perfectly fine; I just had to install it from your Copr repository. It didn't require the binder kernel modules with the fedora kernel to work. If something like that could be done in every distro, waydroid installation would become very easy. So how did you do that? How can it be implemented in other distros? Thank You