After activating multi-window mode, no app starts anymore if color inverse setting is enabled.

[PhilDevProg]

After I enabled multi-window mode with waydroid prop set persist.waydroid.multi_windows true and restarted the container no app starts anymore.
I'm on ZorinOS 16(Ubuntu 20.04) with GNOME 3.38.4 and color inversion.

IssueVideo.mov

[karuboniru]

In case you need logs
waydroid_log.txt
dmesg.txt
logcat.txt

For more information, I am on Fedora 35 with self packaged waydroid package

The problem exists on both SELinux on Enforcing/Permissive mode. waydroid-session seems to be working with [23:28:14] Android with user 0 is ready output. waydroid app launch com.android.calculator2 triggers some logs in logcat. Seems to be some display problem?

[ahmed2m]

I observed this behavior when the multiwindow AND the color inverse setting (in the setting app) are both enabled

[electrikjesus]

Disable The invert color setting from within Android using full screen UI and you should be able to use multi-wind mode properly

[PhilDevProg]

Yes, it works now.

[Genxster1998]

@PhilDevProg + instead use patched mutter and waydroid prop for color inversion true .

[nnuel]

After enabling, or setting the prop for multi-window to true, I get the same issue. However, setting it back to false again, doesn't solve the issue. The apps have prior to this only opened in fullscreen (minus the KDE plasma taskbar).

I did get the apps to display after reinstalling and re-initializing waydroid, so that's the only way to 'fix' it for now. And not bother with this setting.

[haru02w]

After 2 years, I'm having this same problem. When I run "waydroid prop set persist.waydroid.multi_windows true" and restart the container, nothing show up anymore.
Setting back to false works though.

[pesader]

I believe I have the same issue, but I don't have invert colors enabled. When I launch an Waydroid app, I briefly get a transparent window saying "Phone is starting" then it disappears and the app doesn't show up.

waydroid_multiwindow_bug_compressed.mp4

Here are the logs I got running waydroid log:

Logs

(000796) [09:00:05] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000796) [09:00:05] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(000796) [09:00:05] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(003479) [09:00:05] Introspect error on :1.17:/ContainerManager: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Remote peer disconnected
(003479) [09:00:05] Executing introspect queue due to error
(000771) [09:00:26] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
STOPPED
(000771) [09:00:26] % modprobe -q ashmem_linux
(000771) [09:00:26] % chmod 666 -R /dev/binder
(000771) [09:00:26] % chmod 666 -R /dev/vndbinder
(000771) [09:00:26] % chmod 666 -R /dev/hwbinder
(006005) [09:04:10] Starting waydroid session
(000771) [09:04:10] % /usr/lib/waydroid/data/scripts/waydroid-net.sh start
vnic is waydroid0
success
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/dri
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/fb0
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video13
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video12
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video11
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video10
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video9
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video8
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video7
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video6
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video5
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video4
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video3
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video2
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video1
(000771) [09:04:11] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video0
(000771) [09:04:11] % mv /var/lib/waydroid/config_session /var/lib/waydroid/lxc/waydroid
(000771) [09:04:11] % mount -o context="system_u:object_r:waydroid_rootfs_t:s0",ro /var/lib/waydroid/images/system.img /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(000771) [09:04:11] % mount -t overlay -o context="system_u:object_r:waydroid_rootfs_t:s0",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
(000771) [09:04:11] % mount -o context="system_u:object_r:waydroid_rootfs_t:s0",ro /var/lib/waydroid/images/vendor.img /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000771) [09:04:11] % mount -t overlay -o context="system_u:object_r:waydroid_rootfs_t:s0",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
(000771) [09:04:11] % mount -o bind /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.prop /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor/waydroid.prop
(000771) [09:04:11] Save config: /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.cfg
(000771) [09:04:11] % lxc-start -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -F -n waydroid -- /init
(000771) [09:04:11] New background process: pid=6093, output=background
(000771) [09:04:11] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
RUNNING
(006005) [09:04:26] waydroidusermonitor: Received transaction: 1
(006005) [09:04:26] Android with user 0 is ready
(000771) [09:04:56] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
RUNNING
(000771) [09:04:56] % lxc-stop -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -k
lxc-start: waydroid: conf.c: run_buffer: 321 Script exited with status 126
lxc-start: waydroid: start.c: lxc_end: 988 Failed to run lxc.hook.post-stop for container "waydroid"
(000771) [09:04:56] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
STOPPED
(000771) [09:04:56] % /usr/lib/waydroid/data/scripts/waydroid-net.sh stop
vnic is waydroid0
(000771) [09:04:56] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor/waydroid.prop
(000771) [09:04:56] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000771) [09:04:56] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000771) [09:04:56] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(000771) [09:04:56] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(008184) [09:05:08] % tail -n 60 -F /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.log
(008184) [09:05:08] *** output passed to waydroid stdout, not to this log ***

[PhilDevProg]

@pesader Could you try running the same command again in a different terminal tab (don't stop the current command)? And does running waydroid show-full-ui work correctly?

[pesader]

Could you try running the same command again in a different terminal tab (don't stop the current command)?

@PhilDevProg, sure! If I run waydroid app launch com.android.contacts in another terminal tab, I get:

[10:43:45] Sending reply failed

And does running waydroid show-full-ui work correctly?

It starts, then it crashes, then it starts again, then it crashes, and so on.

waydroid_multiwindow_bug_full_ui_compressed.mp4

Here are the logs again:

Logs

vnic is waydroid0
(000789) [10:48:32] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor/waydroid.prop
(000789) [10:48:32] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000789) [10:48:32] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000789) [10:48:32] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(000789) [10:48:32] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(014187) [10:48:48] Starting waydroid session
(000789) [10:48:48] % /usr/lib/waydroid/data/scripts/waydroid-net.sh start
vnic is waydroid0
Warning: ZONE_ALREADY_SET: 'waydroid0' already bound to 'trusted'
success
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/dri
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/fb0
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video13
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video12
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video11
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video10
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video9
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video8
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video7
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video6
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video5
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video4
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video3
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video2
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video1
(000789) [10:48:48] % chmod 777 -R /dev/video0
(000789) [10:48:48] % mv /var/lib/waydroid/config_session /var/lib/waydroid/lxc/waydroid
(000789) [10:48:48] % mount -o context="system_u:object_r:waydroid_rootfs_t:s0",ro /var/lib/waydroid/images/system.img /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(000789) [10:48:48] % mount -t overlay -o context="system_u:object_r:waydroid_rootfs_t:s0",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
(000789) [10:48:48] % mount -o context="system_u:object_r:waydroid_rootfs_t:s0",ro /var/lib/waydroid/images/vendor.img /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000789) [10:48:48] % mount -t overlay -o context="system_u:object_r:waydroid_rootfs_t:s0",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
(000789) [10:48:48] % mount -o bind /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.prop /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor/waydroid.prop
(000789) [10:48:48] Save config: /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.cfg
(000789) [10:48:48] % lxc-start -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -F -n waydroid -- /init
(000789) [10:48:48] New background process: pid=14261, output=background
(000789) [10:48:48] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
RUNNING
(014187) [10:49:03] waydroidusermonitor: Received transaction: 1
(014187) [10:49:03] Android with user 0 is ready
(014187) [10:49:19] waydroidusermonitor: Received transaction: 1
(014187) [10:49:19] Android with user 0 is ready
(014187) [10:51:26] waydroidusermonitor: Received transaction: 1
(014187) [10:51:26] Android with user 0 is ready
(000789) [10:51:32] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
RUNNING
(000789) [10:51:32] % lxc-stop -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -k
lxc-start: waydroid: conf.c: run_buffer: 321 Script exited with status 126
lxc-start: waydroid: start.c: lxc_end: 988 Failed to run lxc.hook.post-stop for container "waydroid"
(000789) [10:51:33] % lxc-info -P /var/lib/waydroid/lxc -n waydroid -sH
STOPPED
(000789) [10:51:33] % /usr/lib/waydroid/data/scripts/waydroid-net.sh stop
vnic is waydroid0
(000789) [10:51:33] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor/waydroid.prop
(000789) [10:51:33] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000789) [10:51:33] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs/vendor
(000789) [10:51:33] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(000789) [10:51:33] % umount /var/lib/waydroid/rootfs
(019064) [10:52:17] % tail -n 60 -F /var/lib/waydroid/waydroid.log
(019064) [10:52:17] *** output passed to waydroid stdout, not to this log ***

[PhilDevProg]

It starts, then it crashes, then it starts again, then it crashes, and so on.

Does that happen with Multi-Window mode disabled too?

[pesader]

Does that happen with Multi-Window mode disabled too?

No, this only happend with multi-window mode enabled. If I disable that, Waydroid works perfectly.

[PhilDevProg]

Does that happen with Multi-Window mode disabled too?

No, this only happend with multi-window mode enabled. If I disable that, Waydroid works perfectly.

Then your issue is most likely this: #862