Development testers for Anbox

Alkis · 16 Sept 2018, 18:16

usually when I anbox is not starting, I just restart the ubuntu. It works most of the time. Is there a better way to make anbox run again? Also, for those not doing this, if you are connected to anbox through adb shell and lxc-console you can see debugging msgs of anbox in realtime on your PC. This helps a lot to understand what anbox is doing, since it includes error msgs.

"does is work in 'other phones'?"

The only thing specific to each phone, I belive is the modification in the "boot image" to include the requeried kernel modules (for ashmen and binder nodes in /dev). Modifications in the anbox.img are the same for everyone, I believe.

Hey mario, if you are going to confirm this, are there other modifications to the kernel or the boot img that you do?

A Former User · 16 Sept 2018, 18:26

@mihael Yes it do work on a Pro 5...

Stefano · 16 Sept 2018, 18:27

@mihael Haven't tried that yet as I'm on holiday and have not access to a PC to flash it.

A Former User · 16 Sept 2018, 19:42

On Telegram advocatux give me a link that worked to install apps, as Marius told me he need to do more work on the anbox-tool...

https://docs.anbox.io/userguide/install_apps.html

I have test this and indeed it install the apps.

Alkis · 16 Sept 2018, 19:57

@xray2000 The method I have used to install apps is

$ sudo mv $APP ~/anbox-data/data
$ sudo lxc-console -ndefault -P /home/phablet/anbox-data/container -t0
$ cd data && pm install "app.apk"

substitute "app.apk" for the name of the apk you are installing and $APP for it's path outside anbox

EDIT: sorry, I miss typed the sudo command.

joe · 16 Sept 2018, 20:04

@alkis said in Development testers for Anbox:

@xray2000 The method I have used to install apps is

$ sudo mv $APP ~/anbox-data/data
$ sduo lxc-console -ndefault -P /home/phablet/anbox-data/container -t0
$ cd data && pm install "app.apk"

substitute "app.apk" for the name of the apk you are installing and $APP for it's path outside anbox

sudo lxc-console -ndefault -P /home/phablet/anbox-data/containers -t0

Alkis · 16 Sept 2018, 21:07

I just tested the new anbox update and yes, both the keyboard and network is working. I even made a whatsapp call to my father, for shits and giggles. It doesn't have sound as expected, but it did connect.

this is a screenshot of a msg, but I also made a call with no sound.
If we get the sound server working, we would be able to start making whatsapp calls! That would be awesome.
Anyway, it is already a great achievement.

Also, I noticed that sometimes, if you already have a anbox app window opened, anbox won't open another app

A Former User · 17 Sept 2018, 03:27

@alkis This dont work on a Pro 5, it seems the lxc-console is running anbox output on my device continues and i can not give any command there. With the link advocatux give me that works a lot better no need to move any apk or anything...

flohack · 17 Sept 2018, 07:32

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flohack · 17 Sept 2018, 13:58

MEHHH!!!!

mihael · 17 Sept 2018, 19:51

I can confirm that the turbo-test img works on the Pro 5. I also installed WhatsApp and it works. I am so very glad and delighted about all this work!!!

padraic · 26 Oct 2018, 18:59

anyone successfully get frieza working? I tried but am told that

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ anbox-tool install
Anbox kernel is not installed! Please flash this first!

Pretty sure I went through the procedures correctly but maybe I missed something. If I don't hear back from anyone I'll try again in a couple of days and open an issue if it still doesn't work.

nfsprodriver · 17 Sept 2018, 21:21

On N5 I recognized: Installing System updates seem to cause the reinstallation of the native kernel. This causes a disfunctionallity of anbox and heating of your device (100% CPU). I recommend to disable automatic System updates.

jor1196 · 17 Sept 2018, 21:32

@mariogrip
you are God?

hummlbach · 18 Sept 2018, 05:03

@jor1196 No he created (programmed) god! ^^

BryWilson · 18 Sept 2018, 20:19

@mihael Fair play to you on getting Anbox apps to work on the Pro5! Any chance you can reveal how you did it? When I try (on turbo/devel), like a previous poster, I'm getting "Anbox is not running" errors and when I type "anbox-tool status", it reads "Running: No" - but the preinstalled apps open and seem fine.

Using the "lxc-console" method either tells me that I don't have "sufficient privileges for default" or if I use "sudo" for the command, I get endless debugging verbiage...

mariogrip · 18 Sept 2018, 20:38

@brywilson Can you give this kernel a try http://cdimage.ubports.com/anbox-images/anbox-boot-turbo-test.img

Stefano · 18 Sept 2018, 20:44

@brywilson
try this method if it still woks

mihael · 18 Sept 2018, 21:09

@brywilson I only did what is recommended on this page, using the anbox-boot-turbo-test.img. I had previously tried to install anbox and it didn't work (the previous anbox-boot-turbo.img kernel) so an anbox android image was already on my device so anbox-tool install didn't work. I then used anbox-tool upgrade and then everything worked. Regarding logging into the container, yes, I use the sudo way. Yes, there are a lot of debugging messages flooding the screen but in spite of that I type the commands (thanks @Alkis for the code above)and then I hit enter and this is how I got the apk(s) installed.

tricky · 19 Sept 2018, 09:47

Hi all,
Somehow my anbox on OPO is still not runing even after few restarts.
Is there any option to start it via terminal?

phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ anbox-tool status
Kernel: OK
System: OK
Enabled: YES
Running: NO