Waydroid Android TV builds

[havy1601]

Would it be possible to use the Waydroid Android TV custom image on the steamdeck with your script?
It would be great for a seamless experience when docked and connected to a TV.

For example:
https://github.com/supechicken/waydroid-androidtv-build

[ryanrudolfoba]

should be doable

[havy1601]

I tried to replace the system.img and the vendor.img with the ones from the android tv build and
reinitiated waydroid with "sudo waydroid init -f", but unfortunately waydroid is then stuck on the lineage boot screen. (boot loop)

waydroid.log seems normal:

(059029) [16:37:41] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
STOPPED
(059029) [16:37:41] % modprobe -q ashmem_linux
(059029) [16:37:41] % chmod 666 -R /dev/binder
(059029) [16:37:41] % chmod 666 -R /dev/anbox-vndbinder
(059029) [16:37:41] % chmod 666 -R /dev/anbox-hwbinder
(059059) [16:37:46] Starting waydroid session
(059029) [16:37:46] % /usr/lib/waydroid/data/scripts/waydroid-net.sh start
vnic is waydroid0
(059029) [16:37:46] % systemctl is-active -q nfcd
(059029) [16:37:46] % chmod 777 -R /dev/dri
(059029) [16:37:46] % chmod 777 -R /dev/fb0
(059029) [16:37:46] % mv /var/lib/waydroid/config_session /var/lib/waydroid/lxc/waydroid
(059029) [16:37:46] % mount -o ro /var/lib/waydroid/images/system.img /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(059029) [16:37:46] % mount -t overlay -o ro,lowerdir=/var/lib/waydroid/overlay:/var/lib/waydroid/rootfs,upperdir=/var/lib/waydroid/overlay_rw/system,workdir=/var/lib/waydroid/overlay_work/system,xino=off overlay /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(059029) [16:37:46] % mount -o ro /var/lib/waydroid/images/vendor.img /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(059029) [16:37:46] % mount -t overlay -o ro,lowerdir=/var/lib/waydroid/overlay/vendor:/var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor,upperdir=/var/lib/waydroid/overlay_rw/vendor,workdir=/var/lib/waydroid/overlay_work/vendor,xino=off overlay /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(059029) [16:37:46] % mount -o bind /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.prop /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor/waydroid.prop
(059029) [16:37:46] Save config: /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.cfg
(059029) [16:37:46] % lxc-start -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -F -n waydroid -- /init
(059029) [16:37:46] New background process: pid=59102, output=background
(059029) [16:37:46] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
RUNNING
(059059) [16:37:46] Skipping clipboard manager service because of missing pyclip package
(059830) [16:38:01] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
RUNNING

[havy1601]

Ok, I got it running now. SupeChicken666 the creator of the android tv build told me the following:
"You need to wipe the data directory of Waydroid first (rm -r ~/.local/share/waydroid) after replacing the stock one with the new system image."

[ryanrudolfoba]

I can add that option in the Waydroid Toolbox. Thanks Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>

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[slynobody]

highly second integrating this (beside GAPPS or NONE).
working really good here.
maybe this could also be a good starting point to sustain the life of waydroid on the deck if valve in the (near?) future considers to integrate something into SteamOS like https://gitlab.com/android_translation_layer

only thing when using this build is getting widevine-driven-apps like disney, netflix, etc to run. non-drm video-apps work (beside youtube refuses to start).

suggestions:

1. maybe the typical widevine-script should be triggered when Android TV is chosen? Or is using this build the possibility to somehow get a WideVine L1 Certification in waydroid-context?
2. maybe the drm-promblem areresulting from the fact that those apps should see android tv running on a pixel-device?
   a) maybe the config (Brand, Device, Manufacterer etc.) could also need some adjustments then? take a look f.e. at waydroid/android_device_waydroid_waydroid@5cd5af8
   b) But i doubt this config is nearly as good as the current config (how do you collect that information?) when it comes to a specific device (then tv-device) the apps are expecting? for infos on specific device-names take a look f.e. at https://explore.whatismybrowser.com/useragents/explore/hardware_type_specific/tv/

or maybe you both are getting drm-content to run with the current solution?

[ryanrudolfoba]

I haven't tried Android Tv yet but the way the script has evolved it will be added as an option dhring install

[ryanrudolfoba]

trying to build but getting stuck on vendor.img - supechicken/waydroid-androidtv-build#16

if im not able to figure it out i'll just use prebuilt one's from supechicken666

[ryanrudolfoba]

build completed and it boots!