#1053909 anbox: Failed to start as either binder or ashmem kernel drivers are not loaded

Package:
anbox
Source:
anbox
Submitter:
Alex Relis
Date:
2023-10-14 11:09:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1053909#5
Date:
2023-10-14 03:47:25 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

I'm looking to use Anbox to run some Android apps. Unfortunately, opening Anbox's application launcher results in a splash screen that says "Starting..." but then closes.
Running `anbox session-manager` returns the following error message:
[ 2023-10-14 03:35:16] [session_manager.cpp:146@operator()] Failed to start as either binder or ashmem kernel drivers are not loaded

So from the looks of it, it seems that Anbox's required kernel modules, ashmem and binder, are not included with this package at all. This would render Anbox unusuable on Debian.

Please package the required Anbox kernel modules so that Anbox can run without crashing.

Thanks,
Alex
#1053909#10
Date:
2023-10-14 04:16:58 UTC
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Additional info: after running modinfo binder_linux and modinfo
ashmem_linux, it looks like I have binder but don't have ashmem.

Further research also tells me that Anbox's development is inactive, so
I might just give up on this. Just thought I'd let you know about the
status of this package.
#1053909#15
Date:
2023-10-14 11:06:38 UTC
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anbox is already removed from Debian 12 and later.
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/anbox