The snap called anbox (Android in a Box) requires two kernel modules ashmem and binder. With the 5.7 kernel the decision was made to prevent access to a function "kallsyms_lookup_name" which is needed for dkms to compile the two modules.
Has anyone come across a workaround that would allow the anbox snap to work on Fedora 32?
Jon
On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:22:35 -0400 Jon LaBadie jonfu@jgcomp.com wrote:
The snap called anbox (Android in a Box) requires two kernel modules ashmem and binder. With the 5.7 kernel the decision was made to prevent access to a function "kallsyms_lookup_name" which is needed for dkms to compile the two modules.
Has anyone come across a workaround that would allow the anbox snap to work on Fedora 32?
I found this simple workaround with a search, https://github.com/anbox/anbox-modules/issues/49, recommending using an older kernel, or this more involved workaround, https://github.com/anbox/anbox-modules/issues/51 It seems that the kernel has to be recompiled with the two modules needed for anbox built in so they no longer need to be loaded as external.
That pointed to this arch thread about the issue, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=256552 that has practical tips for getting it working if you have previously used externally loaded modules.
In Fedora, these are the instructions for building a custom kernel, https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Building_a_custom_kernel
Maybe someone else will respond with an easier method.
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