How to install anbox on manjaro?

quackdoc · 22 November 2020 02:54

Update to the latest kernel from the kernel manager. and try again.

PlutonianFairy · 22 November 2020 03:04

installed 5.9.8-2

zgrep -i -e android -e ashmem /proc/config.gz
# Android
CONFIG_ASHMEM=y
# end of Android
# Android
CONFIG_ANDROID=y
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC=y
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDERFS=y
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES="binder,hwbinder,vndbinder"
# CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC_SELFTEST is not set
# end of Android

it worked after i ran

mkdir /dev/binderfs
mount -t binder binder /dev/binderfs

Thanks alot

Riyango · 13 January 2021 04:15

I can’t install on manjaro with the anbox-git package. can you help?

SameExpert · 13 January 2021 16:16

In the kernel 5.10.2 Anbox isn’t working. You should either wait until the stable branch gets the kernel update or switch to testing branch.

Riyango · 14 January 2021 13:29

I’m on linux 5.9

SameExpert · 14 January 2021 14:36

Even in that Anbox isn’t working. As I tested, it worked in 5.10.4

Riyango · 14 January 2021 14:46

so can I just switch to testing branch,update the kernel and switchback to stable branch?

SameExpert · 14 January 2021 15:01

No, if you switch back to stable branch the kernel will get downgraded to the current one.

Riyango · 14 January 2021 15:08

when do you think we’ll have that kernel in stable branch?

SameExpert · 14 January 2021 15:16

Now 5.11 is under testing, so 5.10’s later version should be available soon. Because of rolling release the update should be as soon as possible.

Riyango · 23 January 2021 05:22

I’m now on 5.10.7 but it’s still not working.
when try to launch it crashed and the error log is
[ 2021-01-23 05:19:42] [daemon.cpp:61@Run] [org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown] The name org.anbox was not provided by any .service files

when try to do modprobe -a binder-linux ashem-linux

it gives error report
modprobe: WARNING: Module binder-linux not found in directory /lib/modules/5.10.7-3-MANJARO modprobe: WARNING: Module ashem-linux not found in directory /lib/modules/5.10.7-3-MANJARO
@SameExpert

SameExpert · 23 January 2021 14:35

Instead of this, do this:

It seems that the kernel itself loads ashmem but not binder, so mounting binderfs works for me.
Also don’t forget following these steps.

Follow this if you haven’t yet.

Riyango · 23 January 2021 18:42

@SameExpert
so I have to perform the mkdir and mount step everytime I boot and now anbox is working
but there is no internet inside anbox
I tried
sudo systemctl start systemd-networkd
but no results

quackdoc · 23 January 2021 21:55

in a post above shows how to add to fstab

Disable systemd and use network manager, how to is posted in the arch wiki link above

Riyango · 23 January 2021 22:00

what’s fstab? and which post?
I can’t find it

SameExpert · 24 January 2021 03:34

It’s a file located in /etc folder.

/etc/fstab automounts for you everytime you boot your PC. Open it, add this line at the end and save it:

binder                       /dev/binderfs binder   nofail  0      0

That’s because systemd-networkd should start before anbox-container-manager, but you have already started anbox-container-manager. So you should stop anbox container manager:

sudo systemctl stop anbox-container-manager

You should also enable systemd-networkd and anbox-container-manager so that you don’t need to start it everytime, by:

sudo systemctl enable systemd-networkd anbox-container-manager

Riyango · 24 January 2021 04:10

still internet not working

@SameExpert

Riyango · 24 January 2021 04:21

I directly copied/pasted this code
$ nmcli con add type bridge ifname anbox0 -- connection.id anbox-net ipv4.method shared ipv4.addresses 192.168.250.1/24
from archwiki
but it’s still not working.
Did I need to change any parameters?

SameExpert · 24 January 2021 05:32

It should work. Try rebooting you PC.

[Make sure you have done these steps properly]:

Riyango · 24 January 2021 09:50

This is what I typed after rebooting my PC and anbox launched successfully.

riyango@cosmoblaze ~> sudo systemctl enable systemd-networkd anbox-container-manager

[sudo] password for riyango: 

Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.network1.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/systemd-networkd.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/systemd-networkd.socket → /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/network-online.target.wants/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.

riyango@cosmoblaze ~> sudo systemctl start systemd-networkd anbox-container-manager

riyango@cosmoblaze ~> anbox launch --package=org.anbox.appmgr --component=org.anbox.appmgr.AppViewActivity`

But there is still no internet