Universal Blue•4w ago

waydroid only showing black screen

I see that there's another post with this issue, but they fixed it by not using their NVidia card. I'm on AMD. I've also already tried restarting and resetting the waydroid configuration and starting over a couple times. Still no dice. Been following this: https://docs.bazzite.gg/Installing_and_Managing_Software/Waydroid_Setup_Guide/

Waydroid Setup Guide - Bazzite Documentation

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49 Replies

RaevenantOP•4w ago

should this step actually start waydroid in a way that looks like a normal android device?

RaevenantOP•4w ago

for me it just shows up with the black screen I've tried configuring after this point, and it doesn't change anything @tulip dunno if you've got any experience with waydroid, but I've got yet another curse 😂

amel•4w ago

What gpu?

tulip🌷•4w ago

oh my god 😭 try using minigbm instead of regular gbm on /var/lib/waydroid/(somethinsomethin).props

RaevenantOP•4w ago

AMD 7700S I'll take a look 🙂

RaevenantOP•4w ago

tulip🌷•4w ago

oh so its already using it?

RaevenantOP•4w ago

looks like it ye

tulip🌷•4w ago

i think not actually i remember it was confusing

RaevenantOP•4w ago

the steps I take: 1. reset waydroid 2. initialize waydroid 3. /usr/bin/waydroid-launcher black screen

tulip🌷•4w ago

just put minigbm instead of minigbm_blablah

RaevenantOP•4w ago

in both .prop files?

tulip🌷•4w ago

just the waydroid.prop

RaevenantOP•4w ago

kk as far as I can tell, it just crashes

/var/lib/waydroid🔒 took 10s 
❯ /usr/bin/waydroid-launcher
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ source /etc/default/waydroid-launcher
++ WAYDROID_UNKNOWN_WIDTH=1920
++ WAYDROID_UNKNOWN_HEIGHT=1080
++ WAYDROID_GRALLOC=minigbm_gbm_mesa
++ case "$(/usr/libexec/hwsupport/sysid)" in
+++ /usr/libexec/hwsupport/sysid
++ WAYDROID_WIDTH=1920
++ WAYDROID_HEIGHT=1080
+ (( 0 == 0 ))
+ set -- show-full-ui
++ systemctl is-active waydroid-container.service
+ '[' active == active ']'
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-container-stop
+ grep -qz 'not initialized'
++ /usr/bin/waydroid status
[20:34:24] Introspect error on :1.363:/ContainerManager: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Remote peer disconnected
+ export -f launch_waydroid
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-container-start
++ pgrep wlr-randr
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ cage -- bash -uxc 'launch_waydroid "$@"' _ 1920x1080 show-full-ui
++ pgrep surfaceflinger
+ '[' '' == 10108 ']'
+ sleep 10
amdgpu: amdgpu_cs_ctx_create2 failed. (-13)
+ launch_waydroid 1920x1080 show-full-ui
+ wlr-randr --output X11-1 --custom-mode 1920x1080
unknown output X11-1
+ sleep 1
+ shift
+ exec waydroid show-full-ui
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-fix-controllers
tee: '/sys/devices/virtual/input/input*/event*/uevent': No such file or directory
add

/var/lib/waydroid🔒 took 10s 
❯ /usr/bin/waydroid-launcher
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ source /etc/default/waydroid-launcher
++ WAYDROID_UNKNOWN_WIDTH=1920
++ WAYDROID_UNKNOWN_HEIGHT=1080
++ WAYDROID_GRALLOC=minigbm_gbm_mesa
++ case "$(/usr/libexec/hwsupport/sysid)" in
+++ /usr/libexec/hwsupport/sysid
++ WAYDROID_WIDTH=1920
++ WAYDROID_HEIGHT=1080
+ (( 0 == 0 ))
+ set -- show-full-ui
++ systemctl is-active waydroid-container.service
+ '[' active == active ']'
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-container-stop
+ grep -qz 'not initialized'
++ /usr/bin/waydroid status
[20:34:24] Introspect error on :1.363:/ContainerManager: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Remote peer disconnected
+ export -f launch_waydroid
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-container-start
++ pgrep wlr-randr
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ cage -- bash -uxc 'launch_waydroid "$@"' _ 1920x1080 show-full-ui
++ pgrep surfaceflinger
+ '[' '' == 10108 ']'
+ sleep 10
amdgpu: amdgpu_cs_ctx_create2 failed. (-13)
+ launch_waydroid 1920x1080 show-full-ui
+ wlr-randr --output X11-1 --custom-mode 1920x1080
unknown output X11-1
+ sleep 1
+ shift
+ exec waydroid show-full-ui
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-fix-controllers
tee: '/sys/devices/virtual/input/input*/event*/uevent': No such file or directory
add

ok so I figured out that it was crashing because I hadn't stopped waydroid fully before modifying that file @tulip, so the modification wasn't what crashed it, it was user error. however, it still doesn't show anything. Black screen per usual oh! that's interesting. I'm getting android noises in my headphones I still can't see anything, but I think at least something's happening switching the GPU also doesn't appear to do anything

RaevenantOP•4w ago

huge amount of errors

Anti Bully Ranger•4w ago

That is where I am stuck at. RX 5700 (will be a 9070 xt when stable is stable enough) R7 9700x 32 gigs of ram Bazzite image up to date.

RaevenantOP•4w ago

Yeah I was originaly thinking this was part of my curse, but there's actually several folks in here that are reproducing this, so at least theres that 😅

Kyle Gospo•4w ago

This isn't a setup or config issue You're using a framework 16 which is fully supported I just used Waydroid 10 minutes ago Wipe your install out and start over

RaevenantOP•4w ago

the waydroid install?

RaevenantOP•4w ago

because I've already tried this and it doesn't work

tulip🌷•4w ago

telling you, raevenant is surpringly cursed on regular ol fucking hardware

RaevenantOP•4w ago

I feel validated, thank you

rlou•4w ago

having a similar issue here. when trying to run it for the first time i see the same black window and in the logs i get this

$ /usr/bin/waydroid-launcher
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ source /etc/default/waydroid-launcher
++ WAYDROID_UNKNOWN_WIDTH=1920
++ WAYDROID_UNKNOWN_HEIGHT=1080
++ WAYDROID_GRALLOC=minigbm_gbm_mesa
++ case "$(/usr/libexec/hwsupport/sysid)" in
+++ /usr/libexec/hwsupport/sysid
++ WAYDROID_WIDTH=1920
++ WAYDROID_HEIGHT=1080
+ (( 0 == 0 ))
+ set -- show-full-ui
++ systemctl is-active waydroid-container.service
+ '[' active == active ']'
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-container-stop
+ grep -qz 'not initialized'
++ /usr/bin/waydroid status
+ export -f launch_waydroid
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-container-start
++ pgrep wlr-randr
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ cage -- bash -uxc 'launch_waydroid "$@"' _ 1920x1080 show-full-ui
++ pgrep surfaceflinger
+ '[' '' == '' ']'
+ sleep 1
amdgpu: amdgpu_cs_ctx_create2 failed. (-13)
00:00:00.049 [backend/wayland/tablet_v2.c:864] zwp_tablet_v2 already present
+ launch_waydroid 1920x1080 show-full-ui
+ wlr-randr --output X11-1 --custom-mode 1920x1080
unknown output X11-1
+ sleep 1
++ pgrep surfaceflinger
+ '[' '' == '' ']'
+ sleep 1
+ shift
+ exec waydroid show-full-ui
++ pgrep surfaceflinger
+ '[' '' == 6433 ']'
+ sleep 10
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-fix-controllers
add
++ pgrep cage
+ '[' -n 6172 ']'
+ sleep 1
++ pgrep cage
+ '[' -n 6172 ']'
+ sleep 1
++ pgrep cage
+ '[' -n 6172 ']'
+ sleep 1
#... repeat forever.

$ /usr/bin/waydroid-launcher
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ source /etc/default/waydroid-launcher
++ WAYDROID_UNKNOWN_WIDTH=1920
++ WAYDROID_UNKNOWN_HEIGHT=1080
++ WAYDROID_GRALLOC=minigbm_gbm_mesa
++ case "$(/usr/libexec/hwsupport/sysid)" in
+++ /usr/libexec/hwsupport/sysid
++ WAYDROID_WIDTH=1920
++ WAYDROID_HEIGHT=1080
+ (( 0 == 0 ))
+ set -- show-full-ui
++ systemctl is-active waydroid-container.service
+ '[' active == active ']'
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-container-stop
+ grep -qz 'not initialized'
++ /usr/bin/waydroid status
+ export -f launch_waydroid
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-container-start
++ pgrep wlr-randr
+ '[' -z '' ']'
+ cage -- bash -uxc 'launch_waydroid "$@"' _ 1920x1080 show-full-ui
++ pgrep surfaceflinger
+ '[' '' == '' ']'
+ sleep 1
amdgpu: amdgpu_cs_ctx_create2 failed. (-13)
00:00:00.049 [backend/wayland/tablet_v2.c:864] zwp_tablet_v2 already present
+ launch_waydroid 1920x1080 show-full-ui
+ wlr-randr --output X11-1 --custom-mode 1920x1080
unknown output X11-1
+ sleep 1
++ pgrep surfaceflinger
+ '[' '' == '' ']'
+ sleep 1
+ shift
+ exec waydroid show-full-ui
++ pgrep surfaceflinger
+ '[' '' == 6433 ']'
+ sleep 10
+ pkexec /usr/libexec/waydroid-fix-controllers
add
++ pgrep cage
+ '[' -n 6172 ']'
+ sleep 1
++ pgrep cage
+ '[' -n 6172 ']'
+ sleep 1
++ pgrep cage
+ '[' -n 6172 ']'
+ sleep 1
#... repeat forever.

RaevenantOP•4w ago

@Kyle Gospo is there a special way you need me to "wipe the install?" because the ujust configure-waydroid "Reset Waydroid" option does not fix it

Kyle Gospo•4w ago

Nope just reset

RaevenantOP•4w ago

I've tried that 3 times already, still black screen

RaevenantOP•4w ago

what should I expect to see after this step?

RaevenantOP•4w ago

should /usr/bin/waydroid-launcher actually launch a working android?

Kyle Gospo•4w ago

Reset

RaevenantOP•4w ago

Kyle Gospo•4w ago

Initialize Launch

RaevenantOP•4w ago

that's what I did

RaevenantOP•4w ago

Kyle Gospo•4w ago

Yeah I'm not sure what to tell you

RaevenantOP•4w ago

😭

Kyle Gospo•4w ago

This works fine on every piece of hardware I have, including two framework 16s Which have identical hardware to you There's literally no more help I can provide you, consult an exorcist

RaevenantOP•4w ago

is it possible that the March 01 bazzite is borked for this? I'm currently running that due to Steam being borked for me on latest

Kyle Gospo•4w ago

RaevenantOP•4w ago

the more I'm cursed, the more I think I somehow have faulty hardware but I would've exptected faulty hardware to look different

tulip🌷•4w ago

SEE IM TELLING YOU this guy IS CURSED by an EVIL witch

Hedgy•2w ago

Any progress in regards to this? I've been having the same issue.

Kyle Gospo•2w ago

There's no progress because there's nothing to progress on Every single instance of this is unique Make a help thread, post your logs, we can figure out where you went wrong

Moo•4d ago

Did you ever get this working? If not or if anyone else has the same problem I just fixed this exact issue, after running "reset" I went through the typical configuration settings only to realize, through dumb luck, that Waydroid didn't know if it should be using the onboard GPU or my 7900. If you haven't, make sure to ujust setup-waydroid and hit "Select GPU for Waydroid" then between 1 or 2 depending on which GPU you want to use. Instant black screen fix for me and the annoying clicking and "++ pgrep cage + '[' -n 39825 ']' + sleep 1" went away.

RaevenantOP•4d ago

I'm pretty sure I've tried this, but I'll try again

amel•4d ago

you could also try turning of hw acceleration

amel•4d ago

https://docs.waydro.id/faq/get-waydroid-to-work-through-a-vm

Get Waydroid to work through a VM | Waydroid

This also applies to any unsupported GPU's as well (like nVidia)

RaevenantOP•3d ago

Unfortunately, my device is fully supported hardware And Kyle can't reproduce it on an identical system 😭

Trino•2d ago

no luck on my rig either, you're not alone, Raevenant weird thing is it worked the first time i launched it, but not since 🤷‍♂️ the only thing i haven't tried is installing it in a distrobox 🤔

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