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★ ☆[Recovery][Mod][Multi-Boot] MultiROM V22 | m7vzw [Unofficial][03-16-14]☆ ★
Introduction
This is a port of Tasssadar's MultiROM.
MultiROM allows you to boot multiple ROMs on the same device (as well as, in theory, Linux distros, if there were any available for our device, or android-based operating systems such as Ubuntu Touch).
ROMs are flashed in the modified recovery, and upon booting the phone, you have a boot menu that will allow you to choose which ROM you want to boot.
You can also boot ROMs off of a USB drive connected via an OTG cable (**There are some limitations to this, keep reading for details**).
First of all, I would like to thank Tasssadar because this is 100% his work. If you enjoy MultiROM, feel free to donate to him.
I have just ported it to Kitkat for the Verizon HTC One.
MultiROM in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCYh14Zwl3s
Warning!
It _is_ dangerous. 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 and you will have to flash factory images again.
Make backups. Always.
Sense ROM Support
MultiROM is now able to boot Sense ROMs (as secondary only), but the process is a little more complicated.
See second post for step-by-step instructions (Big thanks to vroad for figuring this out). Still in testing on m7vzw.
Installation
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 (multirom-YYYYMMDD-vXX-UNOFFICIAL-m7vzw.zip)) - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
Modified recovery (recovery_mrom_YYYYMMDD.img) - download the IMG file from second post and use fastboot or an app such as FlashImageGUI or Flashify to flash it.
Patched kernel - You absolutely MUST have a kernel with the kexec-hardboot patch on the primary ROM for this to work.
My latest Aosb and Aicp builds both have this.
The primary and secondary roms can share a kernel if you want to install one that is not patched, but may work with the primary one.
You current rom will not be erased by the installation.
Download links are in the second post.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (or use Flashify from the Play Store)
flash the MultiRom zip to prep the device for multi booting
Flash an internal rom with a kexec hardboot patched kernel
For now, I recommend using two Aosp roms until Sense roms are further tested by me.
If you are feeling experimental, I will include a process for trying this now if you wish.
Using USB drive
During installation, recovery lets you select install location.
Plug in the USB drive, wait a while and press "refresh" so that it shows partitions on the USB drive.
You just select the location and proceed with the installation.
Note: In theory, FAT32, EXT4, and NTFS partitions should all be supported. However, using a FAT32 partition may result in a failed flash.
I have not tried NTFS. If you want to boot off of your USB drive, I recommend putting a dedicated EXT4 partition for booting ROMs.
Also, I was unable to boot off of a thumb drive without sharing a kernel with the primary ROM or using a patched kernel on the secondary ROM.
So if you are going to do this, any ROM you want to boot off of the USB drive ALSO needs a patched kernel.
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 USB drives takes a bit longer, because the flash drive is (usually) slower and it needs to create the images, so installation of Ubuntu to 4Gb image on my pretty fast USB drive takes about 20 minutes.
Enumerating USB drive can take a while in MultiROM menu, so when you press the "USB" button in MultiROM, wait a while (max. 30-45s) until it searches the USB drive. It does it by itself, no need to press something, just wait.
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.
In some cases, you might need to flash patched kernel - get coresponding patched kernel version from second post and flash it to the secondary ROM sama way you flashed ROM's ZIP file.
Explanation of recovery menus
Main menu
- Add ROM - add ROM to boot
- List ROMs - list installed ROMs and manage them
- Inject boot.img file - When you download a kernel which is distrubuted as whole boot.img, you have to use this option on it, otherwise you would lose MultiROM. (You will likely not need to use this option with most kernel installers)
- 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 this ROM, this is more like developer option.
Source code
MultiRom - https://github.com/Tasssadar/multirom
Modified TWRP - https://github.com/Tasssadar/Team-Win-Recovery-Project (branch master)
kexec-hardboot patch - https://gist.github.com/Tasssadar/6733940
XDA:DevDB Information
Multi-Rom | m7vzw | Multi-Boot | Recovery, a Tool/Utility for the Verizon HTC One
Contributors
santod040
Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Beta Version: v22
Beta Release Date: 2014-03-16
Created 2014-03-17
Last Updated 2014-03-17
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Downloads
Modified MultiRom TWRP Recovery: DOWNLOAD
MultiROM m7vzw Zip: DOWNLOAD
My Aosp Kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch: DOWNLOAD
Uninstaller: DOWNLOAD
Mount Disabler: DOWNLOAD (for Sense ROMs, see instructions below):
You don't need to flash mount-disabler onto primary ROMs.
You only have to flash mount-disabler onto Sense-based SECONDARY ROMs.
If you forget to flash it, Sense ROM's init will attempt to mount primary ROM's system/cache.
If something goes wrong and ROM doesn't boot, enter TWRP recovery and adb pull /proc/last_kmsg, which says why it didn't work.
FAQ and other notes
About security
In order to make multi-booting possible, MultiROM has to sacrifice some security measures.
Firstly, on secondary Android ROMs, /system is not mounted read-only.
While there are other things preventing malicious software from messing with /system, this might potentialy make it easier for such software to attack that system.
Next, MultiROM doesn't work with /data encryption. Not many people who use custom ROMs also use encryption anyway, so that isn't much of a concern.
What do the ROMs share?
All ROMs are separate, except /sdcard, which is shared between all Android ROMs.
How many ROMs can I have?/Where are the ROMs stored?
You can have as many ROMs as you can fit in your /sdcard (good thing HTC gave us a WHOPPING 32 gigs). All the ROMs are stored in /sdcard/multirom/roms or on an USB drive. This folder is unaccessible in Android, to prevent mediascanner from scanning it. You can either in recovery, or obtain root and go to /data/media/0/multirom/roms.
Can I have different versions of Android working alongside
Yes. As long as you select "Don't share kernel" when installing the secondary ROM, the systems are separated.
My secondary ROM doesn't boot if I share the kernel with the primary ROM.
Reinstall the secondary ROM, don't share the kernel this time, and flash the kernel you want to use to that ROM.
How to use Sense with MultiROM
Using Sense with MultiROM is complicated for a few reasons:
-The MultiROM boot menu doesn't show up with Sense ROMs for some unknown reason.
-Most Sense ROMs can't be flashed via the MultiROM menu because they mount partitions by explicitly using the mmc block. This causes the ROM to be partially install over the primary ROM. vroad has a pretty good explanation of why this happens:
Some users have already reported that ROMs with certain kind of updater-script will format system/data/cache of primary ROM slot, and overwrite to them, even though they have tried to flash onto secondary slot.
This is because these updater-script mount partitions with the name of block device(such as /dev/block/mmcblk0p34), not with mount points(such as /system).
-Sense ROMs also try to mount /system and /cache on boot, so the mount disabler zip is required for the ROM to boot properly.
To boot a secondary Sense ROM:
1. If you have an AOSP ROM already installed as your primary ROM, first go to Advanced > MultiROM > Swap ROMs and choose "move primary ROM to secondaries."
2. Install your Sense ROM as a primary ROM, just as you would with standard TWRP.
3. Go back to the Swap ROMs menu:
-If you had a previously installed AOSP ROM, choose "swap primary (Internal) ROM with secondary" and choose the AOSP ROM that you want to move to primary.
-Otherwise, choose "move primary ROM to secondaries"
4. Flash the Mount Disabler Zip to your secondary Sense ROM.
5. Insure that the primary AOSP ROM has a kernel with kexec-hardboot support as well as the MultiROM zip installed.
To update the secondary Sense ROM
1. Go to Advanced > MultiROM > Swap ROMs and choose " swap primary (Internal) ROM with secondary" and choose the Sense ROM you want to update.
2. Flash the ROM update to the primary ROM slot (just as you would with standard TWRP)
3. Go back to the Swap ROMs menu, and choose "swap primary (Internal) ROM with secondary" and choose the AOSP ROM that you want to move to primary.
4. Flash the Mount Disabler zip to your secondary Sense ROM.
If you do not follow these instructions properly, you will end up with a corrupted, half-Sense half-AOSP primary ROM and a secondary ROM that doesn't boot.
Kitk-Kat only. JB Sense ROMs most likely will not work.
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Great work !! Was waiting for this for a long time...
mount disabler zip
Where do we find mount disabler zip, don't see a link to dl
kc6wke said:
Where do we find mount disabler zip, don't see a link to dl
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Added to second post.
Just know that multi booting sense roms is still in testing, so results may vary.
So, If I am on rooted stock, can I install MultiRom and keep my stock as internal? Or do I have to use AOSP as internal and flash a new kernel? I'm assuming if stock was a necessity I would uninstall MultiRom, reinstall TWRP, then flash stock back.
jodaschmo said:
So, If I am on rooted stock, can I install MultiRom and keep my stock as internal? Or do I have to use AOSP as internal and flash a new kernel? I'm assuming if stock was a necessity I would uninstall MultiRom, reinstall TWRP, then flash stock back.
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The internal rom must have a kernel with a Kexec hardboot patch.
The stock kernel does not have this.
Could I, given I have a backup on my computer, so I can still revert, Flash your kexec kernel over Stock,or do I have to go pure AOSP? Trying not to sound too ignorant...
jodaschmo said:
Could I, given I have a backup on my computer, so I can still revert, Flash your kexec kernel over Stock,or do I have to go pure AOSP? Trying not to sound too ignorant...
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As of right now, as mentioned, multi booting sense roms on the m7vzw is still being tested and worked out.
This was initially intended for multi booting Aosp roms.
If you are not familiar with any of this or well adversed with messing up and recovering your device, I advise sticking with Aosp roms on this for now.
The kernel I posted is an Aosp kernel, it will not work correctly, if at all, on a Sense rom.
Makes sense. Cool, so I can update Carbon's Kernel, and work with what ever else. How does this fair for MIUI? I'm assuming it depends on the base rom?
jodaschmo said:
Makes sense. Cool, so I can update Carbon's Kernel, and work with what ever else. How does this fair for MIUI? I'm assuming it depends on the base rom?
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Depends on the base rom and the m7vzw has no fully functional miui currently, so I would say it doesn't work with miui for now.
Yes you can update Carbons kernel and then add a secondary rom.
I would use another Aosp rom and just share the kernel across the two.
You do not need to share the kernel across the two, if you are certain that the secondary rom has a kexec hardboot patch.
I would assume they do not, unless stated specifically in the kernel threads OP, or ask that kernel Dev.
Hopefully the one I have posted works across enough Aosp roms, that it's fairly universal and fully featured.
santod040 said:
Depends on the base rom and the m7vzw has no fully functional miui currently, so I would say it doesn't work with miui for now.
Yes you can update Carbons kernel and then add a secondary rom.
I would use another Aosp rom and just share the kernel across the two.
You do not need to share the kernel across the two, if you are certain that the secondary rom has a kexec hardboot patch.
I would assume they do not, unless stated specifically in the kernel threads OP, or ask that kernel Dev.
Hopefully the one I have posted works across enough Aosp roms, that it's fairly universal and fully featured.
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any update to this coming?? seems like a fun thing to have that and ive been trying it but it wont flash updated cm build and the kernel gives me black screen on the newer aosp roms ? lol
Alpha_wolf said:
any update to this coming?? seems like a fun thing to have that and ive been trying it but it wont flash updated cm build and the kernel gives me black screen on the newer aosp roms ? lol
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It's a bit of work to keep current and I didn't see much interest to be honest.
So it's been on the back burner for a bit.
If I get some free time and find myself bored, I may bring it current again.
Just couldn't justify spending a lot of time on something that very few are interested in.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
santod040 said:
It's a bit of work to keep current and I didn't see much interest to be honest.
So it's been on the back burner for a bit.
If I get some free time and find myself bored, I may bring it current again.
Just couldn't justify spending a lot of time on something that very few are interested in.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
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oh ok no prob if you do update id enjoy it lol be fun thing to have
Agreed! Especially if it would work with an internal sense rom. Anyone know if Viper kernel has kexec-hardboot patch?
Alpha_wolf said:
oh ok no prob if you do update id enjoy it lol be fun thing to have
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Can someone please port this to sprint varient or lead me in the right direction , I have seen the op to port but still don't understand it willing to use and test my device for this
santod040 said:
Introduction
This is a port of Tasssadar's MultiROM.
MultiROM allows you to boot multiple ROMs on the same device (as well as, in theory, Linux distros, if there were any available for our device, or android-based operating systems such as Ubuntu Touch).
ROMs are flashed in the modified recovery, and upon booting the phone, you have a boot menu that will allow you to choose which ROM you want to boot.
You can also boot ROMs off of a USB drive connected via an OTG cable (**There are some limitations to this, keep reading for details**).
First of all, I would like to thank Tasssadar because this is 100% his work. If you enjoy MultiROM, feel free to donate to him.
I have just ported it to Kitkat for the Verizon HTC One.
MultiROM in action:
Warning!
It _is_ dangerous. 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 and you will have to flash factory images again.
Make backups. Always.
Sense ROM Support
MultiROM is now able to boot Sense ROMs (as secondary only), but the process is a little more complicated.
See second post for step-by-step instructions (Big thanks to vroad for figuring this out). Still in testing on m7vzw.
Installation
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 (multirom-YYYYMMDD-vXX-UNOFFICIAL-m7vzw.zip)) - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
Modified recovery (recovery_mrom_YYYYMMDD.img) - download the IMG file from second post and use fastboot or an app such as FlashImageGUI or Flashify to flash it.
Patched kernel - You absolutely MUST have a kernel with the kexec-hardboot patch on the primary ROM for this to work.
My latest Aosb and Aicp builds both have this.
The primary and secondary roms can share a kernel if you want to install one that is not patched, but may work with the primary one.
You current rom will not be erased by the installation.
Download links are in the second post.
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (or use Flashify from the Play Store)
flash the MultiRom zip to prep the device for multi booting
Flash an internal rom with a kexec hardboot patched kernel
For now, I recommend using two Aosp roms until Sense roms are further tested by me.
If you are feeling experimental, I will include a process for trying this now if you wish.
Using USB drive
During installation, recovery lets you select install location.
Plug in the USB drive, wait a while and press "refresh" so that it shows partitions on the USB drive.
You just select the location and proceed with the installation.
Note: In theory, FAT32, EXT4, and NTFS partitions should all be supported. However, using a FAT32 partition may result in a failed flash.
I have not tried NTFS. If you want to boot off of your USB drive, I recommend putting a dedicated EXT4 partition for booting ROMs.
Also, I was unable to boot off of a thumb drive without sharing a kernel with the primary ROM or using a patched kernel on the secondary ROM.
So if you are going to do this, any ROM you want to boot off of the USB drive ALSO needs a patched kernel.
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 USB drives takes a bit longer, because the flash drive is (usually) slower and it needs to create the images, so installation of Ubuntu to 4Gb image on my pretty fast USB drive takes about 20 minutes.
Enumerating USB drive can take a while in MultiROM menu, so when you press the "USB" button in MultiROM, wait a while (max. 30-45s) until it searches the USB drive. It does it by itself, no need to press something, just wait.
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.
In some cases, you might need to flash patched kernel - get coresponding patched kernel version from second post and flash it to the secondary ROM sama way you flashed ROM's ZIP file.
Explanation of recovery menus
Main menu
- Add ROM - add ROM to boot
- List ROMs - list installed ROMs and manage them
- Inject boot.img file - When you download a kernel which is distrubuted as whole boot.img, you have to use this option on it, otherwise you would lose MultiROM. (You will likely not need to use this option with most kernel installers)
- 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 this ROM, this is more like developer option.
Source code
MultiRom - https://github.com/Tasssadar/multirom
Modified TWRP - https://github.com/Tasssadar/Team-Win-Recovery-Project (branch master)
kexec-hardboot patch - https://gist.github.com/Tasssadar/6733940
XDA:DevDB Information
Multi-Rom | m7vzw | Multi-Boot | Recovery, a Tool/Utility for the Verizon HTC One
Contributors
santod040
Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Beta Version: v22
Beta Release Date: 2014-03-16
Created 2014-03-17
Last Updated 2014-03-17
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kexec-hardboot patch for M7wlv CyanogenMod14.1 ？
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MultiROM is a one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod. 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 USB drive connected to the device via OTG cable. 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 left image below and in gallery. 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 USB drive attached via OTG cable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDnDNxqfSaw
WARNING
It is dangerous. 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 and you will have to flash factory images again. Make backups. Always.
IMPORTANT
1. I'm not responsible for anything, you do all this on your own risk.
2. Once you have flashed and set up MultiROM, don't flash another boot.img using fastboot.
3. If you want to uninstall MultiROM, just flash the MultiROM uninstaller.
4. I am not certainly sure about the compatibility with stock Roms, I still need to test this yet.
5. Your device must not be encrypted.
When booting another ROM, you'll notice that in some cases, you can enter the recovery of the boot.img of the ROM. Please don't use it, flash everything using MultiROM TWRP.
INSTALLATION
-> Download and flash the MultiROM recovery from the DOWNLOADs section using "fastboot flash recovery <path-to-recovery.img>
-> Use the recovery to flash the latest multirom zip from the DOWNLOADs section.
-> In order to boot a secondary rom you MUST enable the "kexec workaround" option (enabled by default) in the MultiRom settings found in the recovery: BEWARE that this workaround re-flashes the boot-partition every time you boot a secondary rom, so don't boot secondary roms too often, as it may brick your device on the long term! We still need to fix kexec such that exessive utilization is less risky
That's it. You can now go to "MultiROM menu" (Top right corner in the recovery) to start flashing other ROMs.
NOTE: The touch screen doesn't work if you use a MM/N ROM as a base/primary ROM.
ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATION METHOD
-> Download the latest TWRP multirom recovery from the downloads section.
-> Use a terminal emulator, obtain su, and use the following command Adjust the following command and enter it in the shell: "dd if=/sdcard/<name-of-recovery>.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel"
-> Follow the steps in the previous method to install multirom
ADDING ROMs
Go to recovery, select "MultiROM menu" (Top right corner in the recovery) -> Add ROM. Select the ROM's zip file and confirm.
USING USB DRIVES
During installation, recovery lets you select install location. Plug in the USB drive, wait a while and press "refresh" so that it shows partitions on the USB drive. 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 USB drives takes a bit longer, because the flash drive is (usually) slower and it needs to create the images, so installation of Ubuntu to 4Gb image on my pretty fast USB drive takes about 20 minutes.
Enumerating USB drive can take a while in MultiROM menu, so when you press the "USB" button in MultiROM, wait a while (max. 30-45s) until it searches the USB drive. It does it by itself, no need to press something, just wait.
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 "MultiROM menu" (Top right corner in the recovery) in recovery and do Inject curr. boot sector. if it is not done directly during installation of the Rom.
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 "MultiROM menu" (Top right corner in the recovery) -> List ROMs and select the ROM you want to update.
-> Select "Flash ZIP" and flash ROM's ZIP file.
SOURCEs
Multirom: https://github.com/XperiaMultiROM/multirom/
TWRP: https://github.com/XperiaMultiROM/android_bootable_recovery
CREDITS
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AndroPlus
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XDA:DevDB Information
MultiROM v33x for Xperia Z1, ROM for the Sony Xperia Z1
Contributors
drakonizer
ROM OS Version: 2.3.x Gingerbread
Version Information
Status: Alpha
Created 2016-10-22
Last Updated 2016-11-02
Great job Dev
Hey @drakonizer i tried to flash the recovery bit I'm facing a black screen after rebooting in recovery. I'm on cm12.1 with m5kernel 11.2. I probably did something wrong but what?... I only flashed the recovery
Will 4.4 as primary work
benplay64 said:
Hey @drakonizer i tried to flash the recovery bit I'm facing a black screen after rebooting in recovery. I'm on cm12.1 with m5kernel 11.2. I probably did something wrong but what?... I only flashed the recovery
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You should have flashed the TA update to enable booting directly to recovery. If not, the recovery won't work. Booting into recovery only works using the hardware button combo, and not from Android/adb.
pokepokepoke said:
Will 4.4 as primary work
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It should, but I haven't tried.
So I have to flash stock ROM before?? If yes my device will wait before having multirom
benplay64 said:
So I have to flash stock ROM before?? If yes my device will wait before having multirom
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You'll have to either flash latest stock completely out flash the TA update from the general section
drakonizer said:
You'll have to either flash latest stock completely out flash the TA update from the general section
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So I can only flag the TA update with flash tool over cm?!
benplay64 said:
So I can only flag the TA update with flash tool over cm?!
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Yes. It should work.
drakonizer said:
Yes. It should work.
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Thanks you're the boss I will try it now
Updated recovery and multirom zip added with support for Android Nougat and custom stock kernels. Please try and report.
Also, OP has been updated. Looks like Multirom is pretty stable for daily use now. I personally tried it with N as primary and LP as secondary and it worked like a charm.
If users of amami/togari want me to port it for their devices, please PM me so that I can send you test builds. Once I deem them to be stable, I will open threads for them.
drakonizer said:
Updated recovery and multirom zip added with support for Android Nougat and custom stock kernels. Please try and report.
Also, OP has been updated. Looks like Multirom is pretty stable for daily use now. I personally tried it with N as primary and LP as secondary and it worked like a charm.
If users of amami/togari want me to port it for their devices, please PM me so that I can send you test builds. Once I deem them to be stable, I will open threads for them.
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Friend, i am a little lost, but i need to do that. I need 5.1 for daily use and 6.0 for tests
I am feeling lost because i know how to use twrp to backup, restore, flash zips.... the basic. I am right now using 6.0 Ressurrection Marshmallow rom, with [email protected] 16.04#1 kernel.
I read but i am from brazil and my english isnt the best ones, thats why i am lost. My idea, is, use as primary the 5.1 rom to daily use... but i am lost HOW to start, what kernel should i use...
Please, can you help?
LinkRaf said:
Friend, i am a little lost, but i need to do that. I need 5.1 for daily use and 6.0 for tests
I am feeling lost because i know how to use twrp to backup, restore, flash zips.... the basic. I am right now using 6.0 Ressurrection Marshmallow rom, with [email protected] 16.04#1 kernel.
I read but i am from brazil and my english isnt the best ones, thats why i am lost. My idea, is, use as primary the 5.1 rom to daily use... but i am lost HOW to start, what kernel should i use...
Please, can you help?
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Okay, I will describe it in detail once more, and hopefully this will be the last time.
-> You can have any ROM as primary, but 5.1 is preferred if you want touch screen support in the multirom menu (the OS choice menu).
-> Flash the latest TA update that enables the recovery partition. The thread is available in the general section.
-> Download the latest multirom recovery from the downloads section
-> Download the latest multirom zip
-> Flash the recovery using fastboot (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)
-> Boot into recovery using POW+VOL DOWN and use it to flash the multirom zip you downloaded earlier.
-> Enter the multirom menu by tapping the icon on the top right corner of the recovery home screen.
-> Follow the menu to install your secondary ROM.
-> Once that's done, reboot, and you should see the multirom menu pop up
If you still didn't understand, there are multiple guides and videos on the internet. The process is pretty much similar for all devices, so you don't have to look for Xperia Z1 exactly.
drakonizer said:
Okay, I will describe it in detail once more, and hopefully this will be the last time.
-> You can have any ROM as primary, but 5.1 is preferred if you want touch screen support in the multirom menu (the OS choice menu).
-> Flash the latest TA update that enables the recovery partition. The thread is available in the general section.
-> Download the latest multirom recovery from the downloads section
-> Download the latest multirom zip
-> Flash the recovery using fastboot (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)
-> Boot into recovery using POW+VOL DOWN and use it to flash the multirom zip you downloaded earlier.
-> Enter the multirom menu by tapping the icon on the top right corner of the recovery home screen.
-> Follow the menu to install your secondary ROM.
-> Once that's done, reboot, and you should see the multirom menu pop up
If you still didn't understand, there are multiple guides and videos on the internet. The process is pretty much similar for all devices, so you don't have to look for Xperia Z1 exactly.
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Thank you for your time! I appreciate it. Two last questions. There will be difference between primary or secundary boot? as performance?
and if i want just to install the second boot ( keep the ressurrection marshmallow as primary) it can be done too?
Thank you and sorry
LinkRaf said:
Thank you for your time! I appreciate it. Two last questions. There will be difference between primary or secundary boot? as performance?
and if i want just to install the second boot ( keep the ressurrection marshmallow as primary) it can be done too?
Thank you and sorry
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The only difference would be boot time.
Yes, you can use MM as primary, but touch on the multirom menu will not work and you'll have to use the volume buttons and power button to move and select.
Sent from my Xperia Z1 using XDA Labs
Hallo . Can i use this on stock base?
monnett said:
Hallo . Can i use this on stock base?
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It should, no reason not to....why don't you try and tell me?
drakonizer said:
It should, no reason not to....why don't you try and tell me?
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iam sorry . But i faced problem when flashing twrp on adb its say "too large"
monnett said:
iam sorry . But i faced problem when flashing twrp on adb its say "too large"
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Sorry about that...it should be fixed now. Please re-download multirom-twrp-honami-02112016.img from the downloads section and try again.
Thanks!
Friend, i am still on MM Rom, 6.0 with the same kernel, now i want to make the lollipop as my secundary boot
i flashed the twrp of multiboot via fastboot mode. I´ve turned on my z1 (power + volume down) (Could see the new twrp menu) In the INSTALL option, flashed the zip file of multiboot. After that ( i did not reboot my devce) on the addRom menu, installed a lollipop rom (that i know that works with the same kernel as my MM rom)
but it starts the install thing and get a status FAILED and erase an incomplete rom... something like this. .. and i cant install it.... i´ve tested two different lollipop rom... am i missing something?
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Introduction
*** Note I am not a MultiROM expert. I wanted to create a place to share and buried in @KINGbabasula's thread is not ideal. Per his request, I've made this thread...
*** Special thanks to @KINGbabasula for his original thread, and to @martinusbe and @nkk71 for entertaining my endless questions, and providing invaluable help when asked.
MultiROM is one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod for Oneplus One. 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 USB drive connected to the device via OTG cable. 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 left image below and in gallery. 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 USB drive attached via OTG cable
You can also watch a video which shows it in action.
Warning!
It _is_ dangerous. 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 and you will have to flash factory images again. Make backups. Always.
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.
You can install it either from MultiROM Manager app or from this guide:
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:
MultiROM - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
Modified recovery - download the IMG file from second post and use TWRP (flash image file), fastboot or Flashify app to flash it.
Patched kernel - Your Primary ROM's kernel should have the no-kexec patch applied, but should be OK if not as MultiROM will check.
You current rom will not be erased by the installation.
Download links are in the second post.
Adding ROMs
1. Android
Go to recovery, select Advanced -> MultiROM -> Add ROM. Select the ROM's zip file and confirm. If desired, you can go to Advanced -> MultiROM -> List ROMs, select your ROMcan flash individual zips, one by one, such as GApps or SU.
2. Ubuntu Touch (Note I have not tested this nor do I use Ubuntu Touch.)
Use the MultiROM Manager app to install Ubuntu Touch.
Ubuntu Touch is in development - MultiROM will have to be updated to keep up with future changes in Ubuntu, so there's a good chance this method stops working after a while and I'll have to fix it.
3. Firefox OS (Note I have not tested this nor do I use Firefox OS.)
Firefox OS is just another Android ROM from MultiROM's point of view, so add it as if it were Android
Using USB drive
During installation, recovery lets you select install location. Plug in the USB drive, wait a while and press "refresh" so that it shows partitions on the USB drive. 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 USB drives takes a bit longer, because the flash drive is (usually) slower and it needs to create the images, so installation of Ubuntu to 4Gb image on my pretty fast USB drive takes about 20 minutes.
Enumerating USB drive can take a while in MultiROM menu, so when you press the "USB" button in MultiROM, wait a while (max. 30-45s) until it searches the USB drive. It does it by itself, no need to press something, just wait.
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 current 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.
Source code
MultiROM - https://github.com/Tasssadar/multirom/tree/master (branch master)
Modified TWRP - https://github.com/Tasssadar/Team-Win-Recovery-Project (branch master)
MultiROM device tree - https://github.com/MR-op3/device_oneplus_bacon (branch mr)
MultiROM kernel - https://github.com/MR-op3/kernel_oneplus_msm8974 (branch mr)
Thanks a lot to Tasssadar for creating this awesome utility.
XDA:DevDB Information
[MOD][OPO] MultiROM v33e [WIP-TESTING][NOUGAT], Tool/Utility for the OnePlus One
Contributors
NoSpamDan, martinusbe, nkk71
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2017-02-12
Last Updated 2017-02-17
DOWNLOADS
Flashable MultiROM TWRP v3.1.1 Recovery img file: TWRP_multirom_bacon_20170711-07.img
Flashable MultiROM ZIP: multirom-20161206-v33e-UNOFFICIAL-bacon.zip
Flashable MultiROM Uninstaller ZIP: multirom_uninstaller.zip
Dark-themed MultiROM Manager App: MultiROMMgr-GZR-TBO.apk
(premaca's download folder)
You can thank @premaca and @martinusbe for much of this.
Previous versions:
Flashable MultiROM TWRP v3.0.3-0 Recovery:
multirom-20170711-v33e-UNOFFICIAL-bacon.zip
TWRP MultiROM:
TWRP_3.0.2-0_multirom_bacon_20161212-01.img
MultiROM ZIP:
TWRP_multirom_bacon_20170224-01.img
MultiROM Uninstaller:
multirom_uninstaller.zip
FAQ/FYI
Here are some common questions and answers with MultiROM:
I can't flash a different recovery on my device because the option is not there.
Most likely, the fstab file in the recovery needs to be fixed. You'll probably need to perform the fastboot steps in #2 below.
How to use fastboot to flash a recovery image to your device:
To flash back to another recovery:
Boot your device into fastboot mode.
Copy the recovery img file you want to flash to a place where you have fastboot installed. You probably did this already when you installed TWRP over your stock recovery so you could flash custom ROMs.
Open a terminal/command window in the directory where fastboot.exe and the recovery.img file are, and type: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (where "recovery.img" is the actual name of the recovery file you want to flash).
None of my secondary ROMs will boot:
You probably need to run Restorecon on the secondary ROM to modify its selinux contexts. To do this:
In MultiROM TWRP, click the MultiROM options in the upper right corner.
Select "List ROMs"
Choose your ROM from the list
Click the "Run Restorecon" button
Reboot into that ROM
I am not seeing the boot menu from MultiROM to select a ROM.
Make sure you injected MultiROM into your primary ROM. To do this:
Flash the MultiROM zip file to your primary ROM.
Click the MultiROM options in the upper right corner
Select the "Inject boot sector" button
Reboot
If you still have trouble, see @nkk71's post here with more information.
Tried with Lightning kernel (which supports KEXEC-hardboot) and tried booting a secondary rom. It leaves me with an error popup saying "KEXEC-hardboot support is required to boot this rom". No-KEXEC workaround isn't working either.
can my 16GB-device work??
Great mod. Thanks NoSpamDan for keeping it alive!
SirSoviet said:
Tried with Lightning kernel (which supports KEXEC-hardboot) and tried booting a secondary rom. It leaves me with an error popup saying "KEXEC-hardboot support is required to boot this rom". No-KEXEC workaround isn't working either.
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Going to need more details than that... and thanks for the log.
What ROM primary and secondary?
Did you inject the boot image on your primary?
Try flashing your primary as both a primary and a secondary and see if you can add another secondary. This is still in the testing phase but I have Slim7 as my primary and no issues with secondary ROMs. I don't normally even need restorecon on them when I test (unless it gets stuck at the kernel splash screen)...
EDIT: From your log:
Code:
[ 3.375133] multirom: kexec -u test has failed, kernel doesn't have kexec-hardboot patch enabled in config!
ceiven said:
can my 16GB-device work??
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Sure, why not? You can use an external OTG drive to keep ROMs on. Depending on how much space your ROM & Data occupies will limit what you can do on such a small storage device.
SirSoviet said:
Tried with Lightning kernel (which supports KEXEC-hardboot) and tried booting a secondary rom. It leaves me with an error popup saying "KEXEC-hardboot support is required to boot this rom". No-KEXEC workaround isn't working either.
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@nikhil18 forgot to enable KEXEC in V35. Use V34, it's enabled/working fine there.
NoSpamDan said:
Going to need more details than that... and thanks for the log.
What ROM primary and secondary?
Did you inject the boot image on your primary?
Try flashing your primary as both a primary and a secondary and see if you can add another secondary. This is still in the testing phase but I have Slim7 as my primary and no issues with secondary ROMs. I don't normally even need restorecon on them when I test (unless it gets stuck at the kernel splash screen)...
Sure, why not? You can use an external OTG drive to keep ROMs on. Depending on how much space your ROM & Data occupies will limit what you can do on such a small storage device.
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So it seems that the latest version of LK has broken Kexec, so no need to worry about that. Just the No-Kexec workaround that's problematic.
I'm currently using HalogenOS, and any secondary rom won't work. I injected the boot image on the primary rom, otherwise I would be booting straight into the primary rom.
SirSoviet said:
So it seems that the latest version of LK has broken Kexec, so no need to worry about that. Just the No-Kexec workaround that's problematic.
I'm currently using HalogenOS, and any secondary rom won't work. I injected the boot image on the primary rom, otherwise I would be booting straight into the primary rom.
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Well I edited my last response to include a line from your log indicating that the kernel does not have the kexec-hardboot patch.
NoSpamDan said:
Well I edited my last response to include a line from your log indicating that the kernel does not have the kexec-hardboot patch.
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I know that, I said that the latest version of Lightning Kernel has broken kexec-hardboot. All that needs to be fixed is the no-kexec workaround.
developer options still force closes on nougat roms when you install the nougat rom as secondary so how is this nougat friendly?
JT1510365 said:
developer options still force closes on nougat roms when you install the nougat rom as secondary so how is this nougat friendly?
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This depends on the rom itself. I believe a commit is needed in order for it to work properly.
f41lbl0g said:
This depends on the rom itself. I believe a commit is needed in order for it to work properly.
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What roms would have it wouldn't rr remix rom nougat have it?
JT1510365 said:
What roms would have it wouldn't rr remix rom nougat have it?
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I haven't used multirom in a while so I don't know.
JT1510365 said:
developer options still force closes on nougat roms when you install the nougat rom as secondary so how is this nougat friendly?
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Great question... it's Nougat-friendly because you can install Nougat ROMs as secondary. The Developer Options problem is a bug...
As a work-around, you can install your problem Nougat ROM as a Primary, enable the Developer Options there, then move it to a Secondary slot...
f41lbl0g said:
This depends on the rom itself. I believe a commit is needed in order for it to work properly.
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Indeed, a secondary ROM needs this: https://review.slimroms.org/#/c/22989/
I'm running a marshmallow and nougat rom together with the last version of multirom?
NoSpamDan said:
Great question... it's Nougat-friendly because you can install Nougat ROMs as secondary. The Developer Options problem is a bug...
As a work-around, you can install your problem Nougat ROM as a Primary, enable the Developer Options there, then move it to a Secondary slot...
Indeed, a secondary ROM needs this: https://review.slimroms.org/#/c/22989/
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For nougat compatibility, moving to latest @nkk71 multirom modified_twrp 3.0.3-0 is real better 2017-01-27:
https://github.com/nkk71/android_bootable_recovery/commits/android-7.1-mrom
https://github.com/multirom-htc/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/commits/android-7.1-mrom
BTW, MultiROM' OPs should clarify one for all that multirom.zip' s trampoline works fine with all unmodified recoveries twrp/cwm (primary rom install/update only): modified_twrp is only needed for managing 2nd roms.
Of course, using un-swapped unique modified_TWRP recovery is always much "cooler" (I didn't had much success explaining that to p880' users with : how to rom/kickflip and twrp/shuvit...), and NoKexec workaround is a more complicate behaviour.
Even after flashing v33e, Multirom manager says I'm running v33b... Is that normal?
oF2pks said:
For nougat compatibility, moving to latest @nkk71 multirom modified_twrp 3.0.3-0 is real better 2017-01-27:
https://github.com/nkk71/android_bootable_recovery/commits/android-7.1-mrom
https://github.com/multirom-htc/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/commits/android-7.1-mrom
BTW, MultiROM' OPs should clarify one for all that multirom.zip' s trampoline works fine with all unmodified recoveries twrp/cwm (primary rom install/update only): modified_twrp is only needed for managing 2nd roms.
Of course, using un-swapped unique modified_TWRP recovery is always much "cooler" (I didn't had much success explaining that to p880' users with : how to rom/kickflip and twrp/shuvit...), and NoKexec workaround is a more complicate behaviour.
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I have a version of 3.0.3-0 built, but I couldn't get my multirom zip file to show the boot menu/boot sector. I did flash the zip and injected it but no luck. I have reached out to @nkk71 for ideas on this, but it might be best if he responds here when he has a chance.
For now, I'll put the new TWRP in Post #2 and here if you want to try it. Keep a previous version around just in case you need to fastboot flash it to your device: TWRP_3.0.3-0_multirom_bacon_20170213-01.img
iruiz2 said:
Even after flashing v33e, Multirom manager says I'm running v33b... Is that normal?
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Yes, it's because it's pointing to @nkk71's repo, and it's also using his changelog I believe. I'll have to review, but manual installation is best for now. What the app is most useful for right now is managing your ROMs...
. The full changelog
5G
OnePlus 6T
Win a Mi 9
Honor View20
Honor Hub
Android Q
Galaxy Note 9
LG V40
Snapdragon 855
Pixel 3
TWRP 3.3.1+ will no longer require installer ZIPs, adds a reboot to EDL mode button, and more
TWRP 3.3.1+ will no longer require installer ZIPs, adds a reboot to EDL mode button, and more
For most users, installing any kind of after-market software modification, whether it be a custom ROM, custom kernel, or other tool, requires the use of a custom recovery like TWRP. TWRP has been around for years as the go-to recovery solution for the XDA community. It’s open source and supports hundreds of devices. It offers features like full backup and restore, ADB sideloading, and much more. Today, the project has been bumped to version 3.3.1-0, bringing many improvements in decryption, new features, and a major change to the way TWRP is installed.
The full changelog outlining the many improvements in TWRP’s decryption support can be found below, but for users, the most important change will be the new way to install the custom recovery. Currently, installing TWRP on a device with A/B partitions requires booting TWRP temporarily and then installing it permanently using an installer script. Going forward, users will be presented with a new “install recovery ramdisk” option in recovery. This means that users can boot TWRP and then install it without downloading a separate ZIP file. XDA Senior Recognized Developer Dees_Troy worked with XDA Recognized Developer topjohnwu to make this possible by adapting Magisk‘s boot image patching for TWRP. Dees_Troy says the team will offer installer ZIPs this time around to give people a chance to update from older versions, but future TWRP releases won’t have separate installer scripts.
The other change that’s most relevant to users is the inclusion of a “reboot to EDL mode” button. Emergency Download mode can help you fully unbrick a device if you have the right tool, but the button combination to enter it isn’t as well known to users as the reboot to recovery method.
Here’s the full changelog for the update:
TWRP 3.4.0-0 Changelog
Merge AOSP 9.0 r3 (Dees_Troy)
Use ANDROID_ROOT variable instead of hard coding to /system (CaptainThrowback)
Decrypt FBE on 9.0 and metadata decrypt (Dees_Troy)
vold decrypt updates (CaptainThrowback and nijel8)
Support vibration on LED class devices (notsyncing)
Metadata decrypt support for Pixel 3 (Dees_Troy)
Support rotating the display via build flag (vladimiroltean)
Reboot to EDL mode button (mauronofrio)
Support MTP on FFS devices (bigbiff)
Update FDE decrypt to support keymaster 3 and 4 (Dees_Troy)
Detect mkfs.f2fs version to properly format on f2fs partitions (Dees_Troy)
Allow TWRP to use md5 and sha256 checksums for zip installs (bigbiff)
TWRP can use /data/cache/recovery and /persist/cache/recovery on AB devices with no cache partition (bigbiff)
Switch part of advanced menus in TWRP to use a listbox of options (Dees_Troy)
Use magiskboot to allow repacking boot images for installing TWRP
Developers behind (Dees_Troy with thanks to topjohnwu of course)
Directory Access
https://eu.dl.twrp.me/woods/
https://eu.dl.twrp.me/woods/twrp-3.4.0-0-woods.img
Fair warning don't restore previous backups from other versions of TWRP make a fresh one first[/SIZE]
:good:
Finally,a dev to keep woods alive
Well done good job sir. We support you. Contribute to moto e4 more.
Does it support the official OTA updates?
nabirosama said:
Does it support the official OTA updates?
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Yes if your previous version is. From official channel
Abish4 said:
Yes it your previous version is. From official channel
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On my device it is Software Channel "reteu", should be supported?
The original patch level is on my device october 2018, i think we can not expect updates from the manufacturer any longer.
I unlocked my phone, but fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img is not booting into recovery. After entering the command in fastboot mode, the device is just restarting.
(Device unlocked message appears, so this should not be a problem.)
Source:
https://dl.twrp.me/woods/twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img
fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.509s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.068s]
finished. total time: 0.577s
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I need to make a full backup before flashing. Is this twrp not working with fastboot boot ... ?
Device Moto E4, woods, XT1762
I never try to boot TWRP with fastboot.I always flash it and everything is good. If you need a backup of the recovery partion, you can do that via adb. Everthing else can be backup'ed by TWRP.
Spielmops
Spielmops said:
I never try to boot TWRP with fastboot.I always flash it and everything is good. If you need a backup of the recovery partion, you can do that via adb. Everthing else can be backup'ed by TWRP.
Spielmops
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The recovery backup would be some kind of a fail save, if twrp will not boot. If the direct boot would work, I had more faith. :fingers-crossed:
How can I backup the recovery over adb?
I found this:
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/132314/can-we-backup-the-stock-recovery-img-in-any-way
But I still need root and I can not flash magisk without twrp (and system backup).
Update:
However, because it is working by others, i tried flash recovery twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img (official), it seems to work.
Creating full backup now ...
Have a look here: https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/205354/show-adb-backup-manual
hi, I have the same problem (XT1761), any idea? thank you
maven33 said:
I unlocked my phone, but fastboot boot twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img is not booting into recovery. After entering the command in fastboot mode, the device is just restarting.
(Device unlocked message appears, so this should not be a problem.)
Source:
https://dl.twrp.me/woods/twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img
I need to make a full backup before flashing. Is this twrp not working with fastboot boot ... ?
Device Moto E4, woods, XT1762
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hi, I have the same problem (XT1761), any idea? thank you
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hi, I have the same advice ...
Spielmops
hi, solved (even if I don't know why)...
extracted "boot.img" from "[ROM][STOCK][TWRP] Original Stock Firmware-(woods) - TWRP Restore [ROOTED]"
boot.img link https://mega.nz/#!I9cSQC7D!44B_MFvW1wwB3VSF09P1C4-82dqY2i21INNVICFajac
and flashed it
fastboot flash boot boot.img
THEN flashed recovery (I used twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img, but no matter what you use)
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
NOW I am working recovery and just flashed a custom rom
Spielmops said:
hi, I have the same advice ...
Spielmops
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hitman72 said:
hi, solved (even if I don't know why)...
NOW I am working recovery and just flashed a custom rom
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Did you even try to disable verified boot ?
cause thats the almost every time with boot images on newer or updated devices..
The bootloader was unlocked in by activating USB-debugging, EOM-Unlock in the developer settings. In fastboot mode , only "fastboot oem unlock".
I used the twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img on my Moto E4 (XT1762) woods. This version worked, but I could not start twrp without a flashing it.
dm verity disable
maven33 said:
I used the twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img on my Moto E4 (XT1762) woods. This version worked, but I could not start twrp without a flashing it.
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If you are moving from stock rom and locked device u need to unlock with official key or you can just format your device data... DMVERITY must be disabled at all cost or you have to flash entire stock software update to be running.
See or check post relating to disabling verity in FASTBOOT mode (probably zip) also reboot recovery after flashing.
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hitman72 said:
hi, solved (even if I don't know why)...
extracted "boot.img" from "[ROM][STOCK][TWRP] Original Stock Firmware-(woods) - TWRP Restore [ROOTED]"
boot.img link https://mega.nz/#!I9cSQC7D!44B_MFvW1wwB3VSF09P1C4-82dqY2i21INNVICFajac
and flashed it
fastboot flash boot boot.img
THEN flashed recovery (I used twrp-3.3.1-0-woods.img, but no matter what you use)
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
NOW I am working recovery and just flashed a custom rom
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The mega link isn't working. Can you please update the link to the file.
1. We are beginning to see the release of new Android 13 ROMs for Alioth, that use "vendor_boot-as-recovery" ("vendor_boot") instead of the standard "boot-as-recovery".
2. A "vendor_boot" ROM has its recovery resources in the "vendor_boot" partition, instead of the standard "boot" partition.
3. A "vendor_boot" ROM requires a different kind of recovery - one that is installed into the vendor_boot partition. If you flash a standard recovery to a vendor_boot ROM, you will get a bricked device, which will be very tricky to fix. So it is important to know whether you have a standard ROM, or whether it is a "vendor_boot" ROM. If you are not sure which kind of ROM it is (especially for new releases) you should ask your ROM's maintainer - before flashing it.
4. Unfortunately, it seems that a number of alioth ROM maintainers that are releasing vendor_boot ROMs are either clueless about the implications, or do not care about its consequences for users. Therefore they do not very clearly document that their ROM uses vendor_boot-as-recovery. This is of course a recipe for disaster for users - but it is the custom recoveries that will often get the blame for what is the ROM maintainers' fault in not properly documenting their ROM. I shall not mention names - but I only know of one ROM maintainer who clearly identifies his ROMs as vendor_boot.
5. The requirement of a vendor_boot recovery for vendor_boot ROMs is the main difference between vendor_boot ROMs and the standard ROMs. Also, you cannot boot a vendor_boot recovery image by running "fastboot boot ..." on it (I have since discovered that, at least on one vendor_boot ROM, you can still "fastboot boot" a standard recovery image - but decryption will fail; and whether you can safely do anything useful in recovery mode in such a situation is anyone's guess - I personally wouldn't try).
6. For practical purposes, everything else in the ROMs looks the same to the end user.
7. OrangeFox Recovery Project has released a vendor_boot variant for Alioth [https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ry-project-r11-1.4472617/page-4#post-88415935].
8. I have started this thread to start to compile a list of the Alioth ROMs that use vendor_boot-as-recovery. I also aim to provide other information that is relevant to vendor_boot-as-recovery for Alioth (things may be very different on other devices).
9. The list starts with the vendor_boot ROMs that I am personally aware of. The list will be updated as and when I am aware of more vendor_boot ROMs. Hopefully, the information on this page will be useful to someone.
10. Please note that the list below is for information only. By creating this list, I am not endorsing (or otherwise) any ROM that appears there. It is for you to investigate and make up your own mind about any of them.
Vendor_Boot ROMs for Alioth
1. Paranoid Android Topaz (20230125/20230426 releases): https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/paranoid-android-topaz-beta-1-poco-f3-mi-11x-redmi-k40.4546683/
2. tequilaOS (20230412 release): https://tequilaos.pl/download/alioth
3. Project Zephyrus CLO (20230412/20230504 releases): https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectzephyrus-clo/files/alioth/
4. StatiXOS (20230207/20230423 releases): https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-official-13-statixos-v6-1-alioth-aliothin.4549639/ (these specific releases can only be installed via fastboot). Note: the 20230505 release is NOT vendor_boot.
5. PalyrimOS v1.5: [https://sourceforge.net/projects/palyrimos/files/13/alioth/]
6. Project404 Community edition v6.1: [https://sourceforge.net/projects/gengkapak/files/ROM/alioth/Project-404/13/]
7. Project Elixir (3.7/3.8): [https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-13-0-alioth-project-elixir-official-aosp.4579015/]
8. BananaDroid (20230416/20230502/20230514 releases): [https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-13-0-alioth-bananadroid-official.4579643/]
9. AlphaDroid (1.4/1.5.1): [https://sourceforge.net/projects/alphadroid-project/files/alioth/]
10. SparkOS (13.6 - 20230531): [https://sourceforge.net/projects/sparkosofficial/files/alioth/]
* If there is any ROM that should not be on this list, please let me know why you think it should not be on the list.
* If there is a ROM that should be on the list, which is not currently there, please provide the name and version number of the ROM, and a public download link.
Initial installation of Vendor_Boot ROMs for Alioth
1. You will normally need a PC / Laptop, because you are likely to need to flash some things in bootloader mode (at least, when installing a vendor_boot ROM for the first time)
2. It is best to follow the instructions given by the ROM's developers
3. However, you should be able to do an initial installation of a vendor_boot ROM in the usual way, using the standard OrangeFox Recovery for Alioth. If you want to do so, please note the following:
(a) You must untick "Reflash OrangeFox after flashing a ROM" before flashing a vendor_boot ROM with a standard recovery
(b) The vendor_boot ROM (as is normal with A/B devices) will replace the installed recovery with its own vendor_boot recovery
(c) So, you must flash the OrangeFox vendor_boot recovery zip immediately after flashing the vendor_boot ROM
(d) You should then reboot to recovery immediately after this, and then format the data partition, using the newly installed vendor_boot OrangeFox before booting to system
(e) After this, you should be able to boot to the OrangeFox vendor_boot recovery in the normal way
(f) Formatting the data partition will have removed the custom OrangeFox files in the internal storage. You can restore them later by flashing the OrangeFox zip again.
Subsequent installations of new Vendor_Boot ROMs for Alioth
- Format the data partition
- Flash the new vendor_boot ROM with the installed OrangeFox vendor_boot recovery (this will also replace OrangeFox with the ROM's own recovery)
- Flash the OrangeFox vendor_boot recovery zip file again
- Format the data partition again (you may first have to reboot OrangeFox, if there is a problem with formatting)
- Reboot to system
Issues with Vendor_Boot ROMs
Every vendor_boot ROM for alioth that I have tested (ie, all in the list provided in the OP) had (at the time of testing) an incomplete implementation of the fastbootd mode.
This means that you cannot flash a vendor_boot ramdisk to the vendor_boot partition, as envisaged by Google (see this Google documentation on fastbootd and especially this section).
Thus the only way to replace/update the vendor_boot recovery is to flash a full vendor_boot recovery image to the vendor_boot partition (ie, replace the entire partition, rather than just the ramdisk). This is potentially problematic. So far, it has worked fine for all the ROMs listed above. But this is not guaranteed to continue forever.
Solution?
The real solution is for the ROM devs to have a full implementation of fastbootd. It might just be a simple case of using a v4 header (ie, BOARD_BOOT_HEADER_VERSION := 4). Or it might involve something a little bit more. In any case, it is an easy and uncomplicated task.
DIRE WARNING!!!
Do NOT flash a standard recovery onto a "vendor_boot" ROM. If you do, you will trash the boot partition, with all of the following consequences:
a. The ROM will not boot, and
b. The recovery will not boot, and
c. You will not be able to "fastboot boot" a recovery image of any kind.
In short, you will get a bricked device that can only boot successfully into the bootloader mode. And then you will have a very interesting experience in trying to restore the device from bootloader mode. You really do not want to go down this route!
Is there any advantage at all in vendor_boot?
1. Generally, separating the recovery from the boot partition can be a good thing.
2. If you are into rooting your device, there is an advantage to having a different partition for the recovery (ie, other than the boot partition). Because a vendor_boot recovery must be flashed to the vendor_boot partition, updating your vendor_boot recovery (or replacing it with another vendor_boot recovery) would not touch your boot partition, meaning that it should have no impact on your magisk installation.
3. However, going down the vendor_boot route is dubious, because there was already that solution long ago (with A-only devices, which had dedicated recovery partitions). Google could simply have returned to having dedicated recovery partitions again with A/B devices (at least one OEM has A/B devices with real/separate recovery partitions). Why Google chose the vendor_boot route is anyone's guess. This route is especially problematic because you can't "fastboot boot" a vendor_boot recovery image, meaning that there is no way to test it without first flashing it. That is a major problem, given the high risk of bricking a device during testing of recovery builds before release.
If/when I come up with any other advantage of vendor_boot, I will update this section ...
Returning to a standard ROM, from a vendor_boot ROM
This part is more tricky. The most important thing to remember is that, once you are running a vendor_boot ROM, you must not flash a standard recovery - until you have first flashed a standard ROM.
Returning to standard ROMs can safely be done by following a few simple steps:
0. Pray
1. Boot into the installed vendor_boot OrangeFox
2. Format data
3. Flash your standard ROM (and GAPPs if desired)
4. Flash the standard OrangeFox zip
5. Reboot to OrangeFox
6. Format data
7. Reboot to system
Hopefully, you will be greeted by your new standard ROM.
Hell yes, recently when Im flashing new ROMs to test functions ( personal purposes ) I faced this kind of issues, at 1st I also wondering how did they do such thing. Now I know that it moved the recovery to vendor_boot . Very useful and interesting my friend.
For the list, besides of those which u've listed, HentaiOS is also one of a kind.
OOops, I forgot, FlamingoOS also. Seems like almost every new CLO ROM are with this!!!
1. Flashing the OrangeFox vendor_boot Recovery for the first time
* Firstly, ensure that you have already installed a vendor_boot ROM
* Secondly, connect your PC to your device with a USB cable
Using your ROM's recovery
1. Reboot into Recovery mode on your vendor_boot ROM
2. Flash the OrangeFox vendor_boot zip installer the same way you would flash any other zip, with "adb sideload ..."
3. The device will be rebooted automatically into OrangeFox
* If the ROM's recovery is unable to flash the OrangeFox zip (most can do it, but some will terminate on one pretext or the other), then see the next section.
Using fastboot commands
1. Extract the OrangeFox vendor_boot zip into a folder
2. Open a terminal/command line windows, and change to the folder into which the zip has been extracted
3. Run the command: "flash-whole-image.bat"
4. The recovery will be flashed using fastboot commands, and the device will be rebooted automatically into OrangeFox
2. Flashing/Upgrading with an installed OrangeFox vendor_boot recovery
If you already have an OrangeFox vendor_boot recovery installed, then to upgrade the recovery:
1. Just flash the new OrangeFox zip the same way that you will flash any other zip
2. Reboot OrangeFox
DarthJabba9 said:
Thanks. I need download links please. Thanks.
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https://23wycx-my.sharepoint.com/personal/npv12_23wycx_onmicrosoft_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?ga=1&id=%2Fpersonal%2Fnpv12%5F23wycx%5Fonmicrosoft%5Fcom%2FDocuments%2Fflamingo%2FA13%2Falioth%2FGApps
Link for latest official Flamingo. Besides, pls update that I now confirm few more ROMS : PalyrimOS, ReloadedOS ( Community build - CLO ) , P404 6.1 ( Community build, CLO )
LinhBT said:
https://23wycx-my.sharepoint.com/personal/npv12_23wycx_onmicrosoft_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?ga=1&id=%2Fpersonal%2Fnpv12%5F23wycx%5Fonmicrosoft%5Fcom%2FDocuments%2Fflamingo%2FA13%2Falioth%2FGApps
Link for latest official Flamingo. Besides, pls update that I now confirm few more ROMS : PalyrimOS, ReloadedOS ( Community build - CLO ) , P404 6.1 ( Community build, CLO )
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Thanks. But I need links to the ROMs' official download pages or official support pages. I can't update the list until I have these.
DarthJabba9 said:
Thanks. But I need links to the ROMs' official download pages or official support pages. I can't update the list until I have these.
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You mean u'll need the link of all ROMs that I listed? If it is so, as u know that 3 out of 5 ROMs I listed are Community build, therefore, they only have Telegram Support. If thats ok, I will send the link
LinhBT said:
You mean u'll need the link of all ROMs that I listed?....
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Indeed. The object is so that anyone interested has a download link (ie, a sort of one-stop shop). It doesn't really matter whether they have a support thread here. Thanks.
Please feel free to send me the links by DM.
Sne
DarthJabba9 said:
Indeed. The object is so that anyone interested has a download link (ie, a sort of one-stop shop). It doesn't really matter whether they have a support thread here. Thanks.
Please feel free to send me the links by DM.
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Sent the msg bro!
The list has been updated.
Is there a purpose behind the switch from boot to vendor_boot?
Veiranx said:
Is there a purpose behind the switch from boot to vendor_boot?
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Another great Google idea!
Is android 13 miui roms will affect on this too?
gigavolthavoc07 said:
Is android 13 miui roms will affect on this too?
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Probably not.
Updated the list of vendor_boot ROMs ...
The list has been updated.
The list has been updated.
It seems that quite a lot of newly released ROMs now use vendor_boot-as-recovery!
DarthJabba9 said:
The list has been updated.
It seems that quite a lot of newly released ROMs now use vendor_boot-as-recovery!
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Excuse me sir, so you mean that once installed in my PA case through adb I can install this ofox and through it I can install any rom of this type?