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      nontrivial last edited by

      I'm interested in getting Anbox working on my Nexus/hammerhead. The official docs mention that some phones need to be flashed with a special boot image but hammerhead isn't one of the phones listed that need it even though it is listed as having an image. I went ahead and followed the instructions but my wifi stopped working after flashing, so I had to reinstall UT. Then I though maybe you really didn't have to flash a new boot image so I tried to continue with the instructions and was unable to install anbox-ubuntu-touch because it said there was not enough space on the partition. So now I'm stuck and my questions are:

      • Does hammerhead need to be flashed with the special boot image for anbox to work?
      • If so has anybody tried recently to see if it still works?
      • Has anybody had the issue I had where the wifi stopped working, and if so any suggestions on how to fix it.
      • Do I assume correctly that flashing the special boot image gives you more space to install anbox or something?

      Thanks in advance for any help.

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        Ingo last edited by

        I don't have a Nexus myself, but the Wifi problem with anbox is known: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/3324/nexus-5-wifi-problems-with-anbox/7

        Maybe you can post to that topic, too, so it gets more attention.

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          rocket2nfinity @nontrivial last edited by

          @nontrivial You do not need to flash the kernel. Anbox is already built in. Just do everything after that.

          I would suggest a complete re-install of ubuntu touch. Then follow the procedures after the kernel part. Anbox will install and wifi will work. It does on mine.

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            nontrivial last edited by

            According to the other thread, it's only built in if you choose the devel channel, and I was running on stable. As I suggested in the other thread it would probably cut down on posts like this if somebody that knew the complete answer would update the official UBPorts page on Anbox. If I get one I'll submit a change myself but I would hate to submit the wrong information.

            Also, I have run into a second problem after reflashing to devel as documented in the other thread. Basically Anbox throws an "start: Unknown job: anbox-session" error and won't run.

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              rocket2nfinity @nontrivial last edited by

              @nontrivial I'm on stable. I'd switch from dev to stable, update, or just do a complete re-install then try again without the special kernel.

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                thrill_seeker @nontrivial last edited by

                @nontrivial I am on stable too, and Wifi working in Nexus 5 with Anbox. Did you follow the same steps as in the video in the other post? I did that (just changing devel to stable) and it worked out of the box.

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                • Rebecca58
                  Rebecca58 last edited by

                  How do you guys know if you are on dev or stable??
                  Which instruction to follow, then? I want Anbox on my Nexus 5 too.

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                    thrill_seeker @Rebecca58 last edited by

                    @Rebecca58 I usually go to Settings > Updates > Update settings (at the bottom), and there you will see the information.

                    Related to the instructions to follow, I will refer again to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOfVTp1XtX4&feature=youtu.be

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                      nontrivial last edited by

                      Yes, those are the instructions I followed, and it just never completed the "anbox-tool install" step. The only think I can think of is that I might have ran "sudo anbox-tool install" by mistake. However I completely wiped my phone, reinstalled, and it worked the second time. So other than having to completely set my phone up again and reinstall all my apps, I guess it's a solution.

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                      • Rebecca58
                        Rebecca58 @thrill_seeker last edited by

                        @thrill_seeker I am on stable. Thanks!! Can I have anbox, then?

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                          rocket2nfinity @Rebecca58 last edited by

                          @Rebecca58 Yes, just follow the second set of instructions in the green boxes. No need for the first part.

                          http://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/anbox.html

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                            thrill_seeker @Rebecca58 last edited by

                            @Rebecca58 Yes, you can! As I said, I have it on mine 🙂 (OTA-12)

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                              Rebecca58 last edited by

                              So cool! However it seems really hard to install, and I even read that some people had troubles afterwards and had to restore the whole UT until they reinstalled Anbox. I don't really want to have to do that.

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