waydroid [gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/binder has died

I am having trouble with Waydroid on Manjaro (arch based)

I had Anbox working, but the best I can do on Waydroid is get the splash screen to show up for a few seconds (waydroid show-full-ui)

Seems to be a problem with binder

I run

sudo systemctl start waydroid-container
waydroid session start

And it seems to be okay, but as soon as I issue any command to waydroid, I get this error: [gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/binder has died And then the session ends

I've attached a dmesg log Waydroid Crash Log.txt

Oct 06 '21 03:10 TuRDMaN

Same here

pro@Asus:~$ sudo systemctl start waydroid-container
pro@Asus:~$ waydroid session start
[11:12:08] Failed to start Clipboard manager service, check logs
[gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/anbox-binder has died

Linux Asus 5.14.0-9.5-liquorix-amd64 #1 ZEN SMP PREEMPT liquorix 5.14-11ubuntu1~impish (2021-10-03) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Oct 06 '21 14:10 Docmine17

Booting with ubuntu's generic kernel (default) worked, as you can see above I was using liquorix/zen kernel

I am now having this issue here https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid/issues/61

Oct 06 '21 14:10 Docmine17

I was under the impression that a kernel with ashmem and binder support was necessary (I am using Xanmod kernel on Manjaro)

Oct 06 '21 16:10 TuRDMaN

Same here, Arch Linux with Kernel: 5.14.11-xanmod1-1, Anbox working but if I run

sudo systemctl start waydroid-container
waydroid session start

and gets

[gbinder] Service manager /dev/binder has appeared
[gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/binder has died


diedbydisgust@laptop:~$ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep 'ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES\|ASHMEM'
CONFIG_ASHMEM=m
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES="binder,hwbinder,vndbinder"

Oct 14 '21 01:10 DiedByDisgust

I can confirm the same issue running on 5.14.13-xanmod1-1 anbox (from AUR)

Oct 19 '21 19:10 frostworx

I can confirm the same issue running on 5.14.13-xanmod1-1 anbox (from AUR)

Solved by adding "psi=1" to kernel command line.

default Kernel config for this feature is

CONFIG_PSI=y
CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y

so you need to enable PSI. i hope works for you all

Oct 22 '21 14:10 DiedByDisgust

Thank you, @zergio91! I can confirm this fixes the issue! (I also had to apply the Nvidia Gpu fix from the Arch Wiki for my RX 6900 XT)

Oct 23 '21 06:10 frostworx

I have still this kernel parameter: RPI-4B kernel: Kernel command line: coherent_pool=1M 8250.nr_uarts=0 snd_bcm2835.enable_compat_alsa=0 snd_bcm2835.enable_hdmi=1 smsc95xx.macaddr=E4:5F:01:48:60:0E vc_mem.mem_base=0x3ec00000 vc_mem.mem_size=0x40000000 root=PARTUUID=628b4c08-02 rw rootwait console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty3 selinux=0 quiet splash plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles smsc95xx.turbo_mode=N dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 kgdboc=ttyS0,115200 usbhid.mousepoll=8 audit=0 psi=1

i got this. sudo waydroid session start XDG Session is not "wayland" [gbinder] Service manager /dev/binder has appeared [gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/binder has died

Jan 23 '22 16:01 gyurmogyuri

When on my Pinephone pro I do:

$ cat /proc/pressure/cpu
some avg10=0.00 avg60=0.00 avg300=0.00 total=113067992
full avg10=0.00 avg60=0.00 avg300=0.00 total=61452400

So PSI is already enabled. Still, waydroid fails after: [gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/binder has died

Jan 29 '22 20:01 RapidRotator

I can confirm the same issue running on 5.14.13-xanmod1-1 anbox (from AUR)

Solved by adding "psi=1" to kernel command line.

default Kernel config for this feature is
CONFIG_PSI=y
CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y
so you need to enable PSI. i hope works for you all

this fixed [gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/binder has died but now i get

[15:11:11] Starting waydroid session
[15:11:12] Failed to add service waydroidusermonitor: -1
[15:11:12] Failed to start Clipboard manager service, check logs

Fedora silverblue 35 Xanmod kernel 5.16.10-xm1.0.fc35.x86_64

Feb 24 '22 09:02 mackdroid

oh well something happened and it works

Feb 27 '22 08:02 mackdroid

I can confirm the same issue running on 5.14.13-xanmod1-1 anbox (from AUR)

Solved by adding "psi=1" to kernel command line. default Kernel config for this feature is
CONFIG_PSI=y
CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y
so you need to enable PSI. i hope works for you all
this fixed [gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/binder has died but now i get
[15:11:11] Starting waydroid session
[15:11:12] Failed to add service waydroidusermonitor: -1
[15:11:12] Failed to start Clipboard manager service, check logs 
Fedora silverblue 35 Xanmod kernel 5.16.10-xm1.0.fc35.x86_64

How do you go about adding psi=1 to the kernel command line? I'm runinng Fedora 35 and I'm a bit lost. Thanks for any help.

Mar 27 '22 14:03 timothykim

@timothykim It depends on your boot loader. A quick search tells me that Fedora's default boot loader is GRUB. See this article in Arch Wiki for details about how to add or modify kernel parameters.

Mar 27 '22 19:03 doctorcolossus

I can confirm the same issue running on 5.14.13-xanmod1-1 anbox (from AUR)

Solved by adding "psi=1" to kernel command line. default Kernel config for this feature is
CONFIG_PSI=y
CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y
so you need to enable PSI. i hope works for you all
this fixed [gbinder] WARNING: Service manager /dev/binder has died but now i get
[15:11:11] Starting waydroid session
[15:11:12] Failed to add service waydroidusermonitor: -1
[15:11:12] Failed to start Clipboard manager service, check logs 
Fedora silverblue 35 Xanmod kernel 5.16.10-xm1.0.fc35.x86_64
How do you go about adding psi=1 to the kernel command line? I'm runinng Fedora 35 and I'm a bit lost. Thanks for any help.

On silverblue its rpm-ostree kargs On the normal fedora i believe its editing /etc/default/grub, changing the CMDLINE_DEFAULT And regenerating the config

Mar 29 '22 03:03 mackdroid

I can confirm the same issue running on 5.14.13-xanmod1-1 anbox (from AUR)

Solved by adding "psi=1" to kernel command line.

default Kernel config for this feature is
CONFIG_PSI=y
CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y
so you need to enable PSI. i hope works for you all

It works.

Jul 22 '22 09:07 Fuwaki

I'm seeing the same issue as OP except my kernel already had psi=1 enabled.

running on postmarketOS on aarch64

$ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep -Ei 'psi|binder'
CONFIG_PSI=y
# CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED is not set
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC=y
# CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDERFS is not set
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES="binder,hwbinder,vndbinder"
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC_SELFTEST=y

dmesg is full of logs like this:

 1703.734499] binder_debug: 7 callbacks suppressed
[ 1703.734530] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1703.734558] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3550/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1704.735764] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1704.735768] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1704.735800] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3553/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1704.735809] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3552/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1705.737109] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1705.737109] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1705.737142] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3555/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1705.737151] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3554/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1708.741454] binder_debug: 8 callbacks suppressed
[ 1708.741522] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1708.741540] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3561/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1709.742916] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1709.742938] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1709.742952] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3563/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1709.742959] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3562/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1710.744415] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1710.744415] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1710.744448] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3564/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1710.744458] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3565/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030

Nov 05 '22 19:11 slondr

I'm seeing the same issue as OP except my kernel already had psi=1 enabled.

running on postmarketOS on aarch64

$ zcat /proc/config.gz | grep -Ei 'psi|binder'
CONFIG_PSI=y
# CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED is not set
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC=y
# CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDERFS is not set
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_DEVICES="binder,hwbinder,vndbinder"
CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC_SELFTEST=y

dmesg is full of logs like this:

 1703.734499] binder_debug: 7 callbacks suppressed
[ 1703.734530] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1703.734558] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3550/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1704.735764] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1704.735768] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1704.735800] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3553/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1704.735809] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3552/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1705.737109] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1705.737109] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1705.737142] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3555/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1705.737151] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3554/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1708.741454] binder_debug: 8 callbacks suppressed
[ 1708.741522] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1708.741540] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3561/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1709.742916] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1709.742938] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1709.742952] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3563/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1709.742959] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3562/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1710.744415] binder: 1463:5055 cannot find target node
[ 1710.744415] binder: 1511:1400 cannot find target node
[ 1710.744448] binder: 1400:1511 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3564/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030
[ 1710.744458] binder: 5055:1463 transaction call to 0:0 failed 3565/29189/-22, size 0-0 line 3030

Same here. It works fine with a mainline kernel, but I don't intend to use those.

Nov 19 '22 12:11 rizzini

Please report downstream issues downstream. As far as I know postmarketOS hasn't updated to a recent version of waydroid yet

Nov 28 '22 23:11 aleasto

But guyz what is Waydroid

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Dec 02 '22 06:12 NAMIRENGO

To add the psi=1 kernel opt for the current kernel with grubby:

sudo grubby --update-kernel="/boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r)" --args="psi=1"
sudo bash -c "cat /boot/loader/entries/*.conf" | grep psi=1 -C 5

To add the psi=1 kernel opt for ALL kernels with grubby e.g. after you've already confirmed that booting with psi=1 works and you know that you can edit kernel opts to remove it if necessary:

sudo grubby --update-kernel="ALL" --args="psi=1"
sudo bash -c "cat /boot/loader/entries/*.conf" | grep psi=1 -C 5

Jan 28 '23 03:01 westurner

PostmarketOS

https://www.google.com/search?q=grub+aarch64

https://gist.github.com/tstellanova/dea7593a7dfe4f48432a58cb007e7056
https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/issues/110#issuecomment-1048408706

So, to boot GRUB, make sure your distro installs it, or a shim, at ESP:\BOOT\EFI\bootaa64.efi assuming this is for AArch64.

Jan 28 '23 04:01 westurner

Leaving this here as this is a top search result for those symptoms. For me the solution for those binder issues was echo 1 > /proc/sys/abi/vsyscall32

Aug 04 '23 08:08 bwachter

I can confirm the same issue running on 5.14.13-xanmod1-1 anbox (from AUR)

Solved by adding "psi=1" to kernel command line.

default Kernel config for this feature is
CONFIG_PSI=y
CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y
so you need to enable PSI. i hope works for you all

@dev implement plz

Oct 11 '23 10:10 bphd

I can confirm the same issue running on 5.14.13-xanmod1-1 anbox (from AUR)

Solved by adding "psi=1" to kernel command line. default Kernel config for this feature is
CONFIG_PSI=y
CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y
so you need to enable PSI. i hope works for you all
@dev implement plz

This fix is ridiculous CONFIG_PSI=y CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y -> this means PSI is disabled and enabled by the command line during boot if ps=1 is set I had CONFIG_PSI=y CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=n -> which means it is enabled by default but still got the same error

but i don't get the error anymore

Jan 10 '24 15:01 bruceloco

CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=n

This is not valid syntax for a kernel config file. To disable it you should have written # CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED is not set

Jan 10 '24 15:01 aleasto

CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=n

This is not valid syntax for a kernel config file. To disable it you should have written # CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED is not set

What i meant is if CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT is not set to y

Jan 10 '24 15:01 bruceloco

CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=n

If you paid attention to the original message, they wrote that the default kernel config is

CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y

and that they had to add psi=1 to the command line to enable.

Jan 28 '24 23:01 wzqj

CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=n

If you paid attention to the original message, they wrote that the default kernel config is

CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y

and that they had to add psi=1 to the command line to enable.

Well someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but since we are being pedantic

CONFIG_PSI_DEFAULT_DISABLED=y

Does not exist, it is simply not set

2nd it does not change the point that the implementation is garbage since the combination of kernel flags and bootline parameters is obviously an issue

Jan 29 '24 10:01 bruceloco