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Old 05-16-2021, 03:22 AM   #1
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Anbox fails to start : Sparky linux rolling


Hi,

I'm on Sparky rolling (=debian testing) & apt installed anbox.

Code:
anbox session-manager
gives
Code:
[daemon.cpp:61@Run] Failed to connect to socket /run/anbox-container.socket: No such file or directory
Based on some sites I've tried
Code:
systemctl start anbox-container-manager.service
but the probelm persists.

Any suggestions?.

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Old 05-16-2021, 04:23 AM   #2
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Do you actually have an anbox-container-manager.service file in /lib/systemd/system or /etc/systemd/system directories? Did you run the systemctl command as root?
 
Old 05-16-2021, 04:27 AM   #3
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Thanks.

Code:
ls /lib/systemd/system|grep anb
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  485 Jan 11 05:56 anbox-container-manager.service
Code:
ls /etc/systemd/system|grep anb
shows nothing.

I ran systemctl as root.
 
Old 05-16-2021, 04:30 AM   #4
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And after running it, did you use ps to check if the daemon was actually running?

Incidently, /lib/systemd/system is where packages put their systemd config files. The ones in /etc, if present at all, are user overrides.
 
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ps|grep anb
shows nothing is running though I did run the systemctl command.
 
Old 05-16-2021, 04:38 AM   #6
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Grrr! So it's a systemd problem. This is probably where I drop out as I don't use systemd. The last thing I can suggest is that you use journalctl to examine the end of the systemd journal. It might tell you why the command failed.
 
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Thanks.

journalctl shows:
Code:
Condition check resulted in Anbox Container Manager being skipped.
 
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So I checked and it seems that modern versions of systemd allow conditions to be set in the service file. If those conditions are not met, the service doesn't start. The systemd.unit man page has a whole section on this. I suggest you start by reading it, then go through the anbox service file and check what conditions it has set for running. Some systemd users here can probably take you on from there.

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Old 05-16-2021, 05:06 AM   #9
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Thanks, appreciated.

A bug?
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-...sg1691259.html
 
Old 05-16-2021, 06:06 AM   #10
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OK, the problem was that the deb package doesn't install the android image:
https://build.anbox.io/android-images

The image needs to moved at/var/lib/anbox/android.img

When the anbox is run from the apps menu it should work. A reboot might be needed.
 
  


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