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Multirom and OTA

Hi,
When I use the OTA feature of CM rom (for me the cm12.1 optimized of AntaresOne, rom installed as secondary rom on ext4 on my microsd), I suppose that the rom updated will be the secondary one and not the primary one : am I right ?
 
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benlm72 said:
Hi,
When I use the OTA feature of CM rom (for me the cm12.1 optimized of AntaresOne, rom installed as secondary rom on ext4 on my microsd), I suppose that the rom updated will be the secondary one and not the primary one : am I right ?
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No, all will flash to the primary (internal) ROM slot ...you can download via ota but you must flash manually ?
 
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I'm not being able to reboot into recovery within the ROM (using power menu button). Phone is rebooting into ROM and not into recovery.
Using hardware buttons is the only way to get into recovery.
Is it due to MultiROM or a failure in (some) ROMs?
 
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Technical said:
I'm not being able to reboot into recovery within the ROM (using power menu button). Phone is rebooting into ROM and not into recovery.
Using hardware buttons is the only way to get into recovery.
Is it due to MultiROM or a failure in (some) ROMs?
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Weird on mine when i reboot normally it will take me to the recovery.

Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
 
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All the TouchWiz kernels with the kexec patch seem to be international. Does anyone know of a kernel for the T-Mobile M919 that's compatible with Wifi calling in a Multirom setup?
 
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brokenchains said:
All the TouchWiz kernels with the kexec patch seem to be international. Does anyone know of a kernel for the T-Mobile M919 that's compatible with Wifi calling in a Multirom setup?
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I don't know if this exactly helps regarding your question... But all you need a kernel with the kexec hard-boot patch in the kernel... And that's meant literally... You can wipe you don't even need a Rom in the primary internal slot... Just the kernel...
One of the m8 maintainers doesn't even have a Rom on his internal storage.. Keeps all of the on external SD..

I my self have flashed a kernel that was not compatible with my primary Rom just to add the MultiRom support.

Hope that made sense...
 
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ckvisme said:
I don't know if this exactly helps regarding your question... But all you need a kernel with the kexec hard-boot patch in the kernel... And that's meant literally... You can wipe you don't even need a Rom in the primary internal slot... Just the kernel...
One of the m8 maintainers doesn't even have a Rom on his internal storage.. Keeps all of the on external SD..

I my self have flashed a kernel that was not compatible with my primary Rom just to add the MultiRom support.

Hope that made sense...
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Ah that's interesting. My external card doesn't show up though. I only see the internal, so I don't have room just there. I'll have to figure out why that is.
 
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brokenchains said:
Ah that's interesting. My external card doesn't show up though. I only see the internal, so I don't have room just there. I'll have to figure out why that is.
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I reformatted my external SD card
20GB ext4
44GB exfat... Well what ever the card was originally...

I did that on my m8

I need to get a bigger SD card for the s4.. Only 8 GB right now
 
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I tried installing Goldfinger V9 on my External SD Card (exfat) and it Could'nt inject the Rom after it created the Cache, Sys, and Data.
So I installed it into my internal memory. I boot up to the MultiRom Screen and select GF, but after that it just boots up to recovery. Any fix?
 
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axewfious said:
I tried installing Goldfinger V9 on my External SD Card (exfat) and it Could'nt inject the Rom after it created the Cache, Sys, and Data.
So I installed it into my internal memory. I boot up to the MultiRom Screen and select GF, but after that it just boots up to recovery. Any fix?
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Try formatting part of your external SD to ext4 (and use this for ROMs) ....
 
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Things I've noticed, is anyone else experiencing these issues?

1. For ROMs that support Layers/RRO, the Layers Manager app always FC's...I'm guessing it has something to do with MultiROM because every single ROM I've tried with Layers has this issue...

2. Google Play Store seems to always FC no matter what gapps package I flash...? This is seen on all ROMs I flash as Secondary in MultiROM as well

If anybody can offer any sort of help, it would be greatly appreciated! I've been trying to run some Android 5.1 ROMs as Secondary, I have TouchWiz 5.0 (Albe S6 ROM) as my Primary
 
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Okaham said:
Things I've noticed, is anyone else experiencing these issues?

1. For ROMs that support Layers/RRO, the Layers Manager app always FC's...I'm guessing it has something to do with MultiROM because every single ROM I've tried with Layers has this issue...

2. Google Play Store seems to always FC no matter what gapps package I flash...? This is seen on all ROMs I flash as Secondary in MultiROM as well

If anybody can offer any sort of help, it would be greatly appreciated! I've been trying to run some Android 5.1 ROMs as Secondary, I have TouchWiz 5.0 (Albe S6 ROM) as my Primary
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Layers is working for me on Slim ROMs ...

As far as the google fc
First try clearing cache and data from play store and play services then full reboot immediately.

If that doesn't do it then boot back to recovery

*multirom menu /
*secondary ROM/
*select run restorecon (swipe to confirm) ...reboot
 
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aymelis said:
Hi guys,
Having Imperium LL v9 as primary ROM (and associated Imperium kernel 2.3 with kexec hardboot), I tried to install "[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][5.1.1_r8] BlissPop v3.7 [jfltexx] [UPDATE 19/07/2015]" but I am getting the same error as xchatter (see his snapshot copied here - I have no time to take the snapshot myself as it immediately reboots by itself).
I have multirom-20150615-v32a-UNOFFICIAL-jflte.zip and TWRP_multirom_jflte_20150615.zip installed.
Any idea what's goign wrong ? 5.1.1 not supported yet maybe ?
20150619_114432.jpg

Thanks

Edit: also tried to install "[JDCTeam][5.1.1][25 July] Optimized CyanogenMod 12.1 builds" on external, but same thing : black screen with message "shutting down multirom to avoid data corruption"...
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Have the same problem when installing any Lollipop based rom on my internal
 
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axewfious said:
I've tried doing so with MiniTool Partition Wizard but my second partition just ends up being "Other"
Is there another way to format the part to ext4 in Windows or through Android directly?
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Yes...I used twrp to format ...
It seems to work better...just remember not all roms support all formats (like f2fs) ...I used

20gb ext4 (this is where I install roms)
44gb exfat

On the external SD card
I think internal SD is all ext4
 
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ckvisme said:
Yes...I used twrp to format ...
It seems to work better...just remember not all roms support all formats (like f2fs) ...I used

20gb ext4 (this is where I install roms)
44gb exfat

On the external SD card
I think internal SD is all ext4
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There's no "Partition SD Card" option in the modified MultiRom TWRP, do I have to reflash the original TWRP?
 
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    MultiROM for the Samsung Galaxy S4 (Qualcomm variants)
    Brought to you by AntaresOne

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    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

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    Version Information
    Status: No Longer Updated
    Current Stable Version: 20151029-v32b
    Stable Release Date: 2014-09-01

    Created 2014-09-01
    Last Updated 2017-05-19
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    Updates!

    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 :cool:

    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... :)
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    Changelog

    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

    16/12/2014 - v30c
    • Modified TWRP:
      • Base updated to 2.8.2.0
      • Better support for primary/secondary Lollipop ROMs install/update
    • MultiROM:
      • Better support for Lollipop-based ROMs
      • Fixed the ghost update found in previous build

    26/11/2014 - v30

    12/11/2014
    • Modified TWRP:
      • Build an updated image without event logging

    4/11/2014
    • Modified TWRP:
      • Add back "Share kernel" option (same behavior can be obtained by pressing "Remove boot.img" under MultiROM>List ROMs>*rom name*)

    30/10/2014

    25/10/2014 - v29
    • MultiROM:
    • Modified TWRP:
    • Uninstaller ZIP:
      • Add support for other jf variants

    2/10/2014

    1/10/2014 - v28c

    30/9/2014 - v28b
    • MultiROM:
      • ROM boot from external SD (MicroSD card) is now supported
    • TWRP Recovery:
      • General update (branch master)
      • Removed "Share kernel" option
      • ROM Installation to external SD (MicroSD card) is now supported
    • Uninstaller ZIP added back and now working

    16/9/2014

    12/9/2014
    • TWRP Recovery:

    6/9/2014

    3/9/2014
    • Fixed installation on other jflte devices

    1/9/2014 - v28
    • Device source:
      • add power button init (needed to reboot device when "an error occurred" and to exit from pong game, available by clicking on Miri)
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    Downloads

    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:

    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)

    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=2297379
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    mrclaver said:
    Primary ROM is Touchwiz 5.0.1 by Imperium
    Secondary should be Dirty Unicorn but it's bootlooping. I can't find a kernel for fixing that? Which one should I use?

    //Update: I tried with Alucard AOSP v1.0e and it worked. But after "setting up android" he reboots that rom again and again..

    I think there isn't aokp kernel what supports kexec hardboot even though it's based on aosp, is there?
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse
    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
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