Waydroid won't start, says waydroid init requires root access...

Leroy_Linux

Hello UT friends,

New to Waydroid and a bit stuck. When I try to run "waydroid init", I get an error stating that "init needs root access".

What I've done so far. From Open Store, installed Waydroid Helper, clicked install. Seemed to go well. I see the Waydroid icon as an installed app. However, when I click Waydroid app, the phone shows what seems to be the startup screen (Ubports ... 5 dots... it blinks through 2 times). I have to key in my phone unlock code. (seems that trying to start Waydroid looks like it reboots or restarts phone?).

However, no Waydroid. From Terminal, when I type "waydroid init" I get an error saying that "init requires root access". I tried the commands from the main Waydroid thread, but still not working.
https://forums.ubports.com/topic/5907/open-ubuntu-touch-to-all-android-applications/115

I've uninstalled from Waydroid helper and tried to reinstall, but same issues, same error. Any thoughts? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

(Running OnePlus Nord N10 5g, Ubuntu Touch 24.04.2.x)

Cheers, Leroy

gpatel-fr

@Leroy_Linux

Hello

any reason you run bleeding edge (24.04.2.x) ? It's more aimed at developers, unless you have a specific reason (VOLTE comes to mind) you may have better luck with a stable version. Not sure if your device has been updated for VOLTE but if it has, try stable instead.

Leroy_Linux

@gpatel-fr

Hi, thanks for your reply. Yeah, I'm running latest version of Ubuntu Touch (UT) for VOLTE as for my particular phone model, stable doesn't have functioning VOLTE. As a phone (talk/text), everything works well on the latest UT for me. I was experiencing errors with Waydroid that I didn't see in searching other posts, so wanted to inquire (wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong since it was my first time with Waydroid).

I was hoping I could get Signal working well but perhaps I need to downgrade to stable or be patient/wait.

Any users out there having success with Waydroid on the latest? or experiencing similar issues?

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I'm always up to learn more, to try things out, help with the improvement of things, etc.

pparent

@Leroy_Linux said in Waydroid won't start, says waydroid init requires root access...:

I was hoping I could get Signal working well but perhaps I need to downgrade to stable or be patient/wait.

For what it's worth, the keyboard does not work correctly with Signal UT on 24.04-2.x, but it works well on 24.04-1.x. ( https://open-store.io/app/signalut.pparent )

Leroy_Linux

@pparent
Thanks for the info. I've been following the other threads and your great work to help make this available on Ubuntu Touch! Your work is so greatly appreciated! I look forward to helping out where I can. Cheers.