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Waydroid shipped broken
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Description
Is this a new report?
Yes
System Info
Void x64 musl
Package(s) Affected
waydroid
Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?
No response
Expected behaviour
Waydroid starts, or the guide is complete.
Actual behaviour
Waydroid doesn't start. The attached guide (README.voidlinux) is incomplete.
waydroid log includes the following error message:
dnsmasq: failed to open pidfile /run/waydroid-lxc/dnsmasq.pid: Permission denied
Steps to reproduce
- Install
waydroid - Follow the steps in
/usr/share/doc/waydroid/README.voidlinux - Add the
psi=1parameter to GRUB config and reboot - Start the system service.
waydroid session startwaydroid logto view the error
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with /usr/share/doc/waydroid/README.voidlinux and reproduce the failure by following its listed setup steps. Inspect the output from waydroid log, especially the dnsmasq pidfile permission error, and review the system service and waydroid session start entry points mentioned in the report. Done means Waydroid starts successfully or the guide completely documents the required setup.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100