[MOD][29 October] MultiROM v32b - the ultimate multiboot method! [EOL]
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I would like to try MultiROM again, didn't succed months ago. Just to be sure:
1. I MUST (or CAN?) change recovery to TWRP ?
2. I can install Lollipop 5.1 (better as 1. ROM?)
1. I MUST (or CAN?) change recovery to TWRP ?
2. I can install Lollipop 5.1 (better as 1. ROM?)
You must use TWRP MultiROM (not any TWRP). It is "locked" in 2.8.4.0 version due to technical limitations.
Yes.
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GuestD0963
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I'm with KK TW stock as primary rom,i encoutered some difficulties installing a samsung-based lollipop rom.
How i can resolve?
NOTE: CyanogenMod 11 works fine in multi-boot, but when i reboot to primary rom, the date will be incorrect.
How i can resolve?
NOTE: CyanogenMod 11 works fine in multi-boot, but when i reboot to primary rom, the date will be incorrect.
AmyClaraRose
Senior Member
No. Until dev manages to pack it all into the recovery partition, there probably won't be an update.
AmyClaraRose
Senior Member
Updates down the road:
I decided to release the new MultiROM v32, but don't expect the updated recovery to 2.8.5.0 or 2.8.6.0... the maximum I can reach for now *maybe* it's the 2.8.4.0
Errors with MultiROM Manager app? Which errors exactly?
I decided to release the new MultiROM v32, but don't expect the updated recovery to 2.8.5.0 or 2.8.6.0... the maximum I can reach for now *maybe* it's the 2.8.4.0
Errors with MultiROM Manager app? Which errors exactly?
Download link doesn't work. Said Bad gateway 502. Please fix. The links. I really wanted to try. @AntaresOne
Edit: I went to AndroidFileHost and found your name. Found all your files and there they were.
Edit: I went to AndroidFileHost and found your name. Found all your files and there they were.
Last edited:
"E: Failed to open themezip" in red
Hi. I have i9505 and I tried to install multirom with the installer. It said that "download multirom TWRP : successfull. Checking Multirom TWRP : failed"
And after that "installation failed. try again". I tried couple times but it didint work so i installed manualy.
In the multirom installer app it says that everything is now installed.
Ewerything seems to work but in recovery it says "E: Failed to open themezip" in red so it looks like classical TWRP.
And when i try to install as secondary the offical CM12.1 i got bootloop. My primary is not F2FS so i the optimized cm12.1 will not work. But why is not the offical not working?
I9505
Primary CM11 offical
Secondary CM12.1 offical (bootloop)
Hi. I have i9505 and I tried to install multirom with the installer. It said that "download multirom TWRP : successfull. Checking Multirom TWRP : failed"
And after that "installation failed. try again". I tried couple times but it didint work so i installed manualy.
In the multirom installer app it says that everything is now installed.
Ewerything seems to work but in recovery it says "E: Failed to open themezip" in red so it looks like classical TWRP.
And when i try to install as secondary the offical CM12.1 i got bootloop. My primary is not F2FS so i the optimized cm12.1 will not work. But why is not the offical not working?
I9505
Primary CM11 offical
Secondary CM12.1 offical (bootloop)
hi i want to multiboot the official tw lollipop and google edition 5.0.1 and miui v5 4.4.4 is it possible and if yes witch i have to be the master - first rom and how it will work with different bootloaders ??? thanks i am new in multi-boot so guide me pls.
Since we have sort of hit a dead end in terms of the recovery I am wondering if this will become a viable alternative http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att/development/tool-multirom-recovery-replacement-t3101198
It seems to be a different beast entirely...but I need an explain like I'm 5 to know exactly how different. Don't want to hijack this thread with somebody elses work but I found it interesting.
It seems to be a different beast entirely...but I need an explain like I'm 5 to know exactly how different. Don't want to hijack this thread with somebody elses work but I found it interesting.
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MultiROM for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Qualcomm variants)
Brought to you by AntaresOne
Code:#include <std_disclaimer.h> /* * Your warranty is now void. * * I'm not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if * you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. * */
Introduction
MultiROM is one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod for Galaxy S4. It can boot any Android ROM as well as other systems like Ubuntu Touch, once they are ported to that device. Besides booting from device's internal memory, MultiROM can boot from external SD card. The main part of MultiROM is a boot manager, which appears every time your device starts and lets you choose ROM to boot. You can see how it looks on the image above. ROMs are installed and managed via modified TWRP recovery. You can use standard ZIP files to install secondary Android ROMs and MultiROM even has its own installer system, which can be used to ship other Linux-based systems.
Features:
* Multiboot any number of Android ROMs
* Restore nandroid backup as secondary ROM
* Boot from Internal memory and MicroSD Card
Warning!
This whole thing is basically one giant hack - none of these systems are made with multibooting in mind. It is no longer messing with data partition or boot sector, but it is possible that something goes wrong (even if never happened until now) and you will have to flash stock firmware with Odin. Make backups. Always.
Installation
1. Via MultiROM Manager app
This is the easiest way to install everything MultiROM needs. Install the app and select MultiROM and recovery on the Install/Update card. If the Status card says Kernel: doesn't have kexec-hardboot patch! in red letters, you have to install also patched kernel - either select one on the Install/Update card or get some 3rd-party kernel here on XDA. You are choosing kernel for your primary ROM, not any of your (future) secondary ROMs, so select the version accordingly.
Press "Install" on the Install/Update card to start the installation.
2. Manual installation
Firstly, there are videos on youtube. If you want, just search for "MultiROM installation" on youtube and watch those, big thanks to all who made them. There is also an awesome article on Linux Journal.
Note 1: Your device must not be encrypted (hint: if you don't know what it is, then it is not encrypted).
MultiROM has 3 parts you need to install:
- MultiROM - download the ZIP file and flash it in recovery.
- Modified recovery - download the ZIP file and flash it in recovery or Mobile Odin app to flash the recovery.img contained inside ZIP.
- Patched kernel - Download the ZIP file and flash it in recovery or keep stock kernel (only for CM11-based ROMs after 6 August 2014 & CM12-based ROMs)
You current rom will not be erased by the installation.
Download links are in the third post.
Adding ROMs
1. Android
Go to recovery, select Advanced -> MultiROM -> Add ROM. Select the ROM's zip file and confirm.
3. Other systems (once ported to device)
Firefox OS and Sailfish OS are just another Android ROM under MultiROM's point of view, so add them as if it were Android.
Using MicroSD Card
During installation, recovery lets you select install location. You just select the location (extX, NTFS and FAT32 partitions are supported) and proceed with the installation.
If you wanna use other than default FAT32 partition, just format it in PC. If you don't know how/don't know where to find out how, you probably should not try installing MultiROM.
If you are installing to NTFS or FAT32 partition, recovery asks you to set image size for all the partitions - this cannot be easilly changed afterward, so choose carefully. FAT32 is limited to maximum of 4095MB per image - it is limitation of the filesystem, I can do nothing about that.
Installation to MicroSD Card takes a bit more, because the external memory is (usually) slower and it needs to create the images. Also boot process is longer, highly depends on card's class. You can find ROMs installed on SD card in the "External" tab in boot menu.
Updating/changing ROMs
1. Primary ROM (Internal)
- Flash ROM's ZIP file as usual, do factory reset if needed (it won't erase secondary ROMs)
- Go to Advanced -> MultiROM in recovery and do Inject curr. boot sector.
2. Secondary Android ROMs
If you want to change the ROM, delete it and add new one. To update ROM, follow these steps:
- Go to Advanced -> MultiROM -> List ROMs and select the ROM you want to update.
- Select "Flash ZIP" and flash ROM's ZIP file.
Explanation of recovery menus
Main menu
- Add ROM - Add ROM to boot manager
- List ROMs - List installed ROMs and manage them
- Inject curr. boot sector - Use this option if MultiROM does not show up on boot, for example after kernel installation.
- Settings - Well, settings
Manage ROM
- Rename, delete - I believe these are obvious
- Flash ZIP (only Android ROMs) - Flash ZIP to the ROM, for example GApps
- Add/replace boot.img - Replaces boot.img used by the ROM, this is more like developer option.
Source Code
MultiROM - https://github.com/Tasssadar/multirom/tree/master (branch master)
Modified TWRP - https://github.com/Tasssadar/Team-Win-Recovery-Project (branch master)
Alucard Kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/Alucard24/Alucard-Kernel-jfltexx
Googy-Max3 kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/googyanas/Googy-Max3-Kernel
Hulk kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/Tkkg1994/Hulk-Kernel
Imperium kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/Slim80/Imperium_Kernel_TW_4.4.2
KT kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/ktoonsez/KT-SGS4
CM11 stock kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_kernel_samsung_jf/tree/cm-11.0
CM12 stock kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_kernel_samsung_jf/tree/cm-12.0
CM12.1 stock kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_kernel_samsung_jf/tree/cm-12.1
MultiROM device tree - https://github.com/AntaresOne/multirom_device_samsung_jflte
Big thanks to Tasssadar for this awesome utility.
Thanks a lot to @daveyannihilation for the S4 template.
XDA:DevDB Information
MultiROM, multiboot for Galaxy S4 (Qualcomm variants) (GRUB-like), Tool/Utility for the Samsung Galaxy S4
Contributors
AntaresOne
Version Information
Status: No Longer Updated
Current Stable Version: 20151029-v32b
Stable Release Date: 2014-09-01
Created 2014-09-01
Last Updated 2017-05-1924Updates!
Hi guys
I have a news for you...
Samsung made our recovery partition only 10.5MB big, while the new recovery is much bigger. Finally I succeeded into building the new recovery for our device, and to achieve this I had to sacrifice some things: crypto compatibility (the encrypted /data partitions can't be managed anymore, not that bad since MultiROM wasn't compatible with this. If you don't know what's Android encryption then your partition is not encrypted) and SuperSU installer (you can't root a ROM with integrated TWRP feature anymore, but you can still flash SuperSU zip)
Now, let the game begin
MultiROM v32 and MultiROM TWRP 2.8.6.0 are perfectly running on my device!!!!!!!
Booted a Lollipop 5.1 ROM as secondary, everything fine
Expect a public release very soon...23Changelog
15/6/2015 - v32a
- Update after 6 months!! read post #669
- Modified TWRP:
- Base updated to 2.8.6.0
- Sacrificed crypto and embedded SuperSU installer to get an image that fits 10.5MB recovery partition size
- Detailed changes here
- MultiROM:
- Base update to v32
- Added support for 5.1.x Lollipop ROMs
- Better support for 5.0.x Lollipop ROMs
- Detailed changes here
23Downloads
1. Main downloads
MultiROM EXT4 (20151029-v32b): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347849558
MultiROM F2FS (20151029-v32b): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347849563
Modified TWRP (20151029-v2.8.7.0): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347849556
MultiROM Manager App: Google Play Store (by default it will install the EXT4 version!)
2. Kernels for primary ROM (Internal) based on Android 5.1.x Lollipop
Kernel with kexec-hardboot patch for AOSP/CM 5.1 ROMs:
- AOSP 5.1 & Optimized CyanogenMod 12.1 from JDCTeam: Alucard is embedded and always up to date
- Alucard AOSPv2 5.1 v1.3ba
- Stock CM12.1 kernel (included in ROM's zip)
3. Kernels for primary ROM (Internal) based on Android 5.0.x Lollipop
Kernel with kexec-hardboot patch for AOSP/CM 5.0 ROMs:
- Optimized CyanogenMod 12 from me and @alucard_24: Alucard is embedded and up to date
- Alucard AOSPv2 5.0 v1.1a
- Googy-Max3 v1.3.0
- Hulk Kernel v1.3.1
- KT-SGS4-LP5.0
- Stock CM12 kernel (included in ROM's zip)
Kernel with kexec-hardboot patch for Google Edition 5.0 ROMs:
Kernel with kexec-hardboot patch for TouchWiz 5.0.1 ROMs:
4. Kernels for primary ROM (Internal) based on Android 4.4.x KitKat
Kernel with kexec-hardboot patch for AOSP/CM 4.4 ROMs:
(builds up to 6 August, including CM11 M9)
(builds after 6 August, including CM11 M10)
- Alucard AOSPv2 v1.4r
- Googy-Max3 CM v1.2.5
- KT-SGS4-KK
- Stock CM11 kernel (included in ROM's ZIP) - All CM11-based ROMs after 6/08 with this android_kernel_samsung_jf source
Kernel with kexec-hardboot patch for Google Edition 4.4.x ROMs:
Kernel with kexec-hardboot patch for TouchWiz 4.4.4 ROMs:
Kernel with kexec-hardboot patch for TouchWiz 4.4.2 ROMs:
5. Uninstaller
MultiROM uninstaller ZIP: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95747613655050515
Just flash this to disable MultiROM and delete all secondary ROMs.
Alucard-PWR-CORE dev thread by @alucard_24: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2590246
Googy-Max3 dev thread by @googy_anas: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2741181
Hulk Kernel dev thread by @Tkkg1994: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-develop/kernel-hulk-kernel-v1-stweaks-based-t3050469
Imperium dev thread by @slim80: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/kernel-imperium-kernel-v1-0-t2910801
KT-SGS4 dev thread by @ktoonsez: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=229737919
Kernel page is ancient, I must update it...
By the way I have a great news!!!!
I found a way for the new TWRP, expect a full update (MultiROM v32+MultiROM TWRP+MultiROM Manager kernel download+this thread) soon!
Inviato dal mio GT-I9505
