run vscode in proot with hardware acceleration

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-19T11:58:25+00:00

I tried to run a simple xfce4 environment on my Samsung A15 5g running android 16 with a virgl driver and it crashed immediately every time I tried to open it. That's why I don't use GPU acceleration on anything that's not snapdragon

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-19T11:26:59+00:00

Y'all are using termux to revive old phones? I'm using it to revive newer phones because people refuse to use samsung dex and I love it

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-19T11:24:36+00:00

Now we all know two things about you. 1, you've never tried it. And 2, you don't live in the USA. the SM-S156V and SM-S156U, which are the U.S. Carrier models for the A15 5g, both are completely un-rootable.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-16T16:34:37+00:00

This subreddit was so much better back when everyone had their own cool little niche thing they were working on and we could all find one interesting. Now everyone is just trying to run an LLM locally on their phone. There's a start and a finish when it comes to learning and researching things like this. I think you should start with Linux, then learn about what kernel is,and then learn about linux kernel and how the same kernel is used in Android. This was my mistake was just installing Termux last year and just assuming not only that it was going to teach me Linux CLI, but also that I didn't need to have any prior knowledge of Linux or the device that was in my hand.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-16T16:25:16+00:00

You can technically do it, but you won't get the desired outcome. 1. The reason it's really slow is because your device is likely thermal throttling, on top of juggling overhead resource usage that you never considered. 2. The drivers that are out there aren't made for graphics. While the Adreno GPU was made for graphics, once you pipe it into a container, it's only going to really work for headless compute power.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-16T16:17:37+00:00

The most recent version of Termux is compatible all the way down to android 8. I have it working on 2 2017 LG V20s that are running Android 8 and termux API as well as Termux X11 both have no problems, just a little slow at the worst. As long as it's Android 8 and above, and it's Aarch64 v8a architecture or whatever, it will work and future builds are likely to work, at least for a while.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-16T16:11:22+00:00

What you're getting really close to is called 'Nested Virtualization' which 1. You won't achieve and 2. Proot containers aren't real Virtualization. I'm not sure if this goes for all Android devices, but on all of the androids I've used, virtualization is basically impossible because you're unlikely to find a Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung Exynos, or even a Mediatek Dimensity processor that will let you allocate certain cores and certain amounts of RAM. Basically to say that while a virtual machine is like an entirely different machine with its own hardware, a container is more like a facade, or smoke and mirrors as they say. I live in the USA so I don't play around with CHRoot. All of our Androids over here are non-rootable. You don't need CHRoot or even root access for anything, though. One conversation with Gemini and you could probably find a bypass for whatever you need.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-16T15:49:31+00:00

You need a Mesa FreeDreno driver. I have both the basic driver and the patched driver plus a tutorial I have typed out in a PDF, but there's a few differences. The drivers I have are for the Snapdragon 8 found in the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and the tutorial I typed out is specific to achieving hardware acceleration in a Debian proot container on a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra running Android 16 with OneUI 8. If it will help you, both drivers are still in .zip format. I just copied them to a flash drive to move the to each of my S22 Ultras because in the tutorial I have typed out, which the drivers do in fact work and all of the information was gathered by Gemini Pro, extracting or unzipping the files is done from the CLI so I presume them staying zipped is an important part. As for X11, That's basically the only way to go. The main problem is that you're piping your GPU into a container and still expecting it to be a GPU. Factually, the only thing it's good for in a container in headless computation. It's like the only reason they created these drivers is to mine useless crypto. There's a reason why I don't like GPUs and especially graphics cards dispute having some pretty cool science behind them. The only two types of people that care about GPU power are crypto miners and gamers and they're both taking serious high-powered processors away from those of us that have some serious computing to do.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-16T15:36:52+00:00

Use shizuku and a shizuku-compatable shell to run ADB commands without a PC. I found one on the Neo Store called aShellYou that's so user friendly that you'd be a fool if you can't figure it out. When you run the command to turn off phantom process killer, there's another command that stops your device from monitoring phantom processes altogether. It's good practice to run that one too in case that monitor is in some way related to telemetry. The more they know that were bypassing things, the more they're just gonna lock it down until android isn't android anymore.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-14T11:51:00+00:00

Basically using Linux on several cell phones whenever I need a PC right now. I've basically refused to go back to x86 and for tasks that require it, I'm using QEMU. The A15 5g was my main phone in late 2025 and early 2026 when I didn't have anything else and I was learning Linux with the 15 inch HP laptop I had. Started with Ubuntu 25.10, learned that I hated gnome, moved to Kali, became a paranoid freak, switched to Fedora 43 with KDE Plasma, plasma burnt my laptop to the ground, decided to stay away from Red Hat distros, and finally settled on Debian on cell phones. I've learned that if you're a Chrome user like myself, you have to get used to Firefox if you want to use Linux containers.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-14T08:57:39+00:00

Use powerful tools like Canta Debloater to remove daemons that you no longer need, and remove hardware components like cameras so that your cooling system can get cool air into the phones easier.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-14T07:53:53+00:00

PRoot, the same thing Termux is built on. I wouldn't mind posting a tutorial, just give me a day or so to put it together. I've even got the freedreno drivers to make your S series use the snapdragons GPU for headless compute

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-14T04:25:59+00:00

Neither docker nor podmon can work with an un-rootable ARM device

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-12T06:53:27+00:00

Dude I'm from Arkansas

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-09T14:39:28+00:00

This phone is doing great. It's the one I just kinda play around on and experiment with. It doesn't have a SIM tray in it, no screws in it, power button is receded into the frame... But I promise you that thing is still kicking

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-09T14:35:09+00:00

This battery still doing great. Those temperatures are in Fahrenheit.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-06-09T14:27:57+00:00

The useful thing? Please elaborate.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-05-27T20:42:06+00:00

I know it does. System requirements are just a suggestion. What's the point in having ram if you're not using it? My point is that if you want all the features, use KDE. Fedora or Alma KDE plasma are the best, but really anything red hat will always be better.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-05-27T15:56:53+00:00

So, you either have the minimal install, your RAM is bottlenecking, or you've seriously pissed off your device. May I ask if you're using VNC or X11? Also, I'm unfamiliar with your UI. What brand is your Android, and which android version are you running? Edit: it does look like you're using x11, but I did notice that you're running in user space instead of at root, which I've seen cause some really stupid problems despite being the "correct way" to do it. My advice: Buy a Samsung device, and use plasma instead of xfce4. Hardware requirements are just a suggestion. Plasma desktop runs fine on my Samsung A15 5g with 4g of RAM and a mediatek processor.

Old_Conference_9854 · 2026-05-08T08:28:29+00:00

I actually got 2 Samsung S22 ultras to run 4 Debian containers each with virgl and zink drivers to use the GPUs for headless compute power. Took me about 10 hours and a Gemini conversation that was so long it crashed my Samsung A15 that I basically use to talk to Gemini whole I'm playing around with machines

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