[MOD][MultiROM][v33][Beta 1] - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 [Snapdragon] ROMs, Kernels, Re

[MOD][MultiROM][v33][Beta 1] - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 [Snapdragon] ROMs, Kernels, Re

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DOWNLOADS
1. Main Downloads
Multirom :- multirom-20160615-v33-UNOFFICIAL-kenzo.zip
Multirom recovery:- recovery.img
2. third-party kernels with kexec-hardboot patch
no need with kexec workaround
Uninstaller :- multirom_uninstaller.zip
Flash this ZIP file to remove MultiROM from your device. It will erase all secondary ROMs. If you don't want MultiROM menus in recovery, re-flash clean TWRP, but it is not needed - those menus don't do anything if MultiROM is not installed.

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FAQ's
1. Should I flash recovery only via Flashify app?
-Not essentially, You can flash it via recovery.
Boot to TWRP.
Install->Tap on Images(bottom right screen)>Locate and select your recovery.img
Flash to 'Recovery' partition.
Reboot back to TWRP(IMPORTANT).
2.Can I flash any other kernels?
-yes you can flash any roms
3.Which roms can I flash?
-All Android 5.1+ roms can be flashed without any issues.
miui is not supported
4.How to flash without Hardbricking?
-Follow the steps from OP and there are videos to make the things easy in initial pages.
Maximum it causes bootloops(softbrick), not hardbrick if you follow the guide.
5.Can I flash roms to ext-sd card and USB-otg? How?
-Yes you can flash them to ext-sd card and USB-otg.
Boot to TWRP.
Tap on Multirom.
Tap on ADD ROM
Select the right Location
Flashing on ext-sd and USB otg takes some time, so be patient, don't freak out!
sd1 = usb otg
mmcblklpa = sd card
6.Where to find roms installed in my ext-sd and USB? How to boot into 'em?
-After flashing you'll be booted into MultiROM menu.
All your roms flashed on internal memory will be in Internal tab.
Others will be in External tab.
7.How to rename/remove/delete/wipe dalvik & cache or flash any other zips to existing rom?
-Follow
Boot to recovery.
Tap on MultROM
Tap on the rom which you want to remove/add zips.
You'll find all the options you need!
9."Unable to flash, I'm getting errors" / "Executing updater script failed" / "Rom is not booting" ????
-Please provide logs. It'll be located in /data/media/0/multirom/last_kexec. log
It'd great if you can provide the screenshots.
Press VOL DOWN + LOCK KEY to take Screenshots.
10.How to disable auto boot / change rom name / hide roms / brightness of Multirom menu?
-Follow
Boot to recovery.
Tap on MultiROM.
Tap on 3 dots on top right of screen.
Select settings.
Here you find all the customisations for MultiROM menu.

BUGS
- Miui is not supported
Credits @nkk71 for his no kexec workaround @Abhishek from yu forums @TheStrix for cm
NOTE :- All the devs are requested to help in improving this project as it is still in beta stage

Reserved for future....who knows what crazy post will be made here
Good job @zeeshanhussain12

VIDEO GUIDE (SOON WILL BE KENZO SPECIFIC)

Awesome.... Thank you
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yes,it looks so good
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Shahan_mik3 said:
Reserved for future....who knows what crazy post will be made here[emoji14]
Good job @zeeshanhussain12
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Come make eos rom like mi3 here m8.. Im ex-user mi3..
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using XDA-Developers mobile app

Can't boot to the rom...
The multirom screen shows up and when i select the rom, device reboots and again shows up....
I had to uninstall multirom and now it's booting into my primary rom normally...

This looks interesting. I’m definitely going to try it.
But when you say MIUI not supported, does that mean MIUI doesn’t work as a secondary ROM, or MIUI doesn’t work at all? How about Xiaomi.EU builds that don’t mess with TWRP? I’ve never tried MultiROM, but I have recently been playing with Dual Boot Patcher on my old Redmi 1S. I can get Xiaomi.EU MIUI to work both as a primary and a secondary ROM, but I also have to flash TWRP every time I update it.
Also what happens if I use ROMs with different bootloaders? For example, Santhosh uses stock MM bootloader and Balika011 uses a modified bootloader from AOSP ROM (I think). How would that work?

nice to see you here buddy @zeeshanhussain12.

ayush321 said:
Can't boot to the rom...
The multirom screen shows up and when i select the rom, device reboots and again shows up....
I had to uninstall multirom and now it's booting into my primary rom normally...
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Working on porting kexec to our kernel ( currently it stuck on mi logo) this workaround is not working with all ROMs
edit- looks like the problem is with dtb. people are using different trees for roms which have different dtb. it is causing this issue. we have to wait for official cm trees or use the roms which is built by same trees . the roms i tried was built by same trees thats why its fine for me
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk

Filip013 said:
This looks interesting. I’m definitely going to try it.
But when you say MIUI not supported, does that mean MIUI doesn’t work as a secondary ROM, or MIUI doesn’t work at all? How about Xiaomi.EU builds that don’t mess with TWRP? I’ve never tried MultiROM, but I have recently been playing with Dual Boot Patcher on my old Redmi 1S. I can get Xiaomi.EU MIUI to work both as a primary and a secondary ROM, but I also have to flash TWRP every time I update it.
Also what happens if I use ROMs with different bootloaders? For example, Santhosh uses stock MM bootloader and Balika011 uses a modified bootloader from AOSP ROM (I think). How would that work?
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miui gives error while flashing as secondary. i have not tried Xiaomi.EU roms. i have ported DualBootPatcher too i have it in my drive . it doesn't work well with sd 650 as qcom changed base directory in mm and lp. the current problem is with dtb nearly every rom is using different source which have different dtb, it is causing problems. we just have to wait for one official source or use the roms which is built with same trees

zeeshanhussain12 said:
Working on porting kexec to our kernel ( currently it stuck on mi logo) this workaround is not working with all ROMs
edit- looks like the problem is with dtb. people are using different trees for roms which have different dtb. it is causing this issue. we have to wait for official cm trees or use the roms which is built by same trees . the roms i tried was built by same trees thats why its fine for me
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
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Can you tell me which roms are currently working with multiROM...

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Waiting for miui support
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Hadi al-Haiqal said:
Come make eos rom like mi3 here m8.. Im ex-user mi3..
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Haha Eos was the best and can't be replaced

zeeshanhussain12 said:
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Introduction
MultiROM is one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod for Redmi note 3. It can boot any Android ROM as well as other systems like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Active, Bohdi Linux or WebOS port, once they are ported to our 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, daily prebuilt image files to install Ubuntu Touch 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
* Use for example Ubuntu Touch or Desktop alongside with Android, without the need of device formatting, once they are ported to the redmi note 3
* Boot from USB drive attached via OTG cable
Warning!
It _is_ dangerous. This whole thing is basically one giant hack - none of these systems are made with multibooting in mind. It is messing with boot sector and data partition. 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
1. Via MultiROM Manager app (We do not have Official Support, so this is not an option for us yet)
This is the easiest way to install everything MultiROM needs. Install the app (Not for Moto X Play) 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 (If you want to use Kexec) - either select one on the Install/Update card or get some 3rd-party kernel here on XDA. You are chosing 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.
MultiROM has 3 parts you need to install:
Modified recovery (TWRP_multirom_lux_YYYYMMDD.img) - download the IMG file from second post and use fastboot, TWRP or Flashify app to flash it.
Patched kernel - you can find it in the second post. Download the ZIP file and flash it in recovery. You can use any 3rd-party kernel which include the patch. we dont need patch kernel with the no kexec workaround
MultiROM (multirom-YYYYMMDD-vXX-wt88047-signed.zip) - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
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 MultiROM -> Add ROM. Select the ROM's zip file and confirm.
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 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 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
- List ROMs - list installed ROMs and manage them
- Inject boot.img file - When you download for example kernel, which is distrubuted as whole boot.img (eg. franco kernel), you have to use this option on it, otherwise you would lose MultiROM.
- 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.
- Re-patch init - this is available only for ubuntu. Use it when ubuntu cannot find root partition, ie. after apt-get upgrade which changed the init script.
XDA:DevDB Information
[MOD][MultiROM][v33][Beta 1][kenzo], Tool/Utility for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
Contributors
zeeshanhussain12
Source Code: https://github.com/multirom-nexus6p
Version Information
Status: Beta
Beta Release Date: 2016-06-15
Created 2016-06-15
Last Updated 2016-06-15
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Awesome Work buddy! Keep going!

@War_machine28 said:
Awesome Work buddy! Keep going!
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Please don't quote the whole op...

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[MOD AUG 21] MultiROM v28 UNOFFICIAL [FULLY WORKING] [STABLE]

reserved for kexec-hard boot kernel's and ss
Xt1022-4.4.4-STOCK:- XT1022-kexec-hardboot.img
CM-11.0:- cm-11.0-kexec-hardboot-kernel.img
ScreenShot's

Thanks for all your hard work !! Keep up the good the work !!

Reserved for my review

Worked For Me
percy_g2 said:
Introduction
MultiROM is one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod for Nexus 7. It can boot any Android ROM as well as other systems like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Active, Bohdi Linux or WebOS port.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, daily prebuilt image files to install Ubuntu Touch 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
* Use for example Ubuntu Touch (will be there in future ) or Desktop alongside with Android, without the need of device formatting
You can also watch a video which shows it in action.
Issue's :-
1. Touch doesn't work on MultiROM Bootmenu (wait for 5 secs after pressing vol down button it will let you select) , so need to use volume key for navigating and power button for selection. (Haven't looked into touch input's yet, will be fixed asap)
2. I haven't try to boot ROM's on SDCARD but i have tested CM-11 and stock 4.4.4 on internal , because i don't have sdcard currently. Let me know if it work's fine
Warning!
It _is_ dangerous. This whole thing is basically one giant hack - none of these systems are made with multibooting in mind. It is messing with boot sector and data partition. 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
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 (multirom-YYYYMMDD-vXX-condor.zip) - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
Modified recovery (TWRP_multirom_mako_YYYYMMDD.img) - download the IMG file from second post and use fastboot
Patched kernel - You need Kexec-hardboot patched kernel (i will share XT1022 stock and cm-11)
1.First Flash MultiROM zip via Recovery :- LINK
2.Reboot to bootloader
3.Fastboot MultiROM TWRP Recovery (Terminal Command "fastboot flash recovery MultiROM-TWRP.img" ) LINK
4.Reboot recovery.
Adding ROMs
Android
Go to recovery, select Advanced -> MultiROM -> Add ROM. Select the ROM's zip file and confirm. As for the space, clean installation of stock 4.4 after first boot (with dalvik cache generated and connected to google account) takes 676mb of space.
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.
Downloads
MultiROM-UNOFFICIAL-CONDOR
Source code
Kernel:- MSM8610
Donation's
Alway's welcome
Credits
Tasssadar
montamer
XDA:DevDB Information
MultiROM For Motorola Moto E, Tool/Utility for the Moto E
Contributors
percy_g2
Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: v1
Beta Release Date: 2014-09-02
Created 2014-09-02
Last Updated 2014-09-01
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Worked But Some issus That Already U Mentioned
But Great Word Done By You.Hats off/-/-/-
Issus
Touch,sd card,frezzing-/
I Want TO Buy A Puff For You But No Credit card

Manshankar5257 said:
Worked But Some issus That Already U Mentioned
But Great Word Done By You.Hats off/-/-/-
Issus
Touch,sd card,frezzing-/
I Want TO Buy A Puff For You But No Credit card
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what is the issue with sdcard and frezzing ??? well my internal is booting cm-11 and stock 4.4.4 without any issue.

Issue
percy_g2 said:
what is the issue with sdcard and frezzing ??? well my internal is booting cm-11 and stock 4.4.4 without any issue.
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Well The issues are
We can't install roms on SD card - -- SD card problem
In Boot Menu Its Taking Time TO Select Rom ----- frezzing
But Great Work Done By You
Even It Can Boot to Multiple Roms Thats Great

awesome mate! waiting for cm11 too!

Manshankar5257 said:
Well The issues are
We can't install roms on SD card - -- SD card problem
In Boot Menu Its Taking Time TO Select Rom ----- frezzing
But Great Work Done By You
Even It Can Boot to Multiple Roms Thats Great
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Okay thanks for report and about touch , yes i'm aware and u can use volume - and power button for selection until i fix it

Great work sir!!!!!

percy_g2 said:
Introduction
MultiROM is one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod for Nexus 7. It can boot any Android ROM as well as other systems like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Active, Bohdi Linux or WebOS port.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, daily prebuilt image files to install Ubuntu Touch 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
* Use for example Ubuntu Touch (will be there in future ) or Desktop alongside with Android, without the need of device formatting
You can also watch a video which shows it in action.
Issue's :-
1. Touch doesn't work on MultiROM Bootmenu (wait for 5 secs after pressing vol down button it will let you select) , so need to use volume key for navigating and power button for selection. (Haven't looked into touch input's yet, will be fixed asap)
2. I haven't try to boot ROM's on SDCARD but i have tested CM-11 and stock 4.4.4 on internal , because i don't have sdcard currently. Let me know if it work's fine
Warning!
It _is_ dangerous. This whole thing is basically one giant hack - none of these systems are made with multibooting in mind. It is messing with boot sector and data partition. 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
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 (multirom-YYYYMMDD-vXX-condor.zip) - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
Modified recovery (TWRP_multirom_mako_YYYYMMDD.img) - download the IMG file from second post and use fastboot
Patched kernel - You need Kexec-hardboot patched kernel (i will share XT1022 stock and cm-11)
1.First Flash MultiROM zip via Recovery :- LINK
2.Reboot to bootloader
3.Fastboot MultiROM TWRP Recovery (Terminal Command "fastboot flash recovery MultiROM-TWRP.img" ) LINK
4.Reboot recovery.
Adding ROMs
Android
Go to recovery, select Advanced -> MultiROM -> Add ROM. Select the ROM's zip file and confirm. As for the space, clean installation of stock 4.4 after first boot (with dalvik cache generated and connected to google account) takes 676mb of space.
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.
Downloads
MultiROM-UNOFFICIAL-CONDOR
Source code
Kernel:- MSM8610
Donation's
Alway's welcome
Credits
Tasssadar
montamer
XDA:DevDB Information
MultiROM For Motorola Moto E, Tool/Utility for the Moto E
Contributors
percy_g2
Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: v1
Beta Release Date: 2014-09-02
Created 2014-09-02
Last Updated 2014-09-01
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Great job! Isn't this the first non Nexus device with Multirom? And I know that they have different chipsets, but I would love to have Multirom on my droid maxx...

Nice work! I'll try this on my xt1023 once the sd card support is fixed and report back.
Also, what's with all the full quotes of the OP?

plz port it for moto x also

About SDcard support
"MultiROM only supports devices with storage in /data/media/. Physical SD cards are not supported because of how slow and generally awful they are, but some devices have "fake" /sdcard on separate partition, which is not supported as of yet."
Now you will ask ,why ? doesn't it makes sense 30-40mbps speed SDcards will be so slow and it will affect the sdcard also .4GB Internal storage can handle 2 to 3 firmware's easily imo and keep all other stuff in external SD
About Touch Not working
It's fixed http://youtu.be/G9lDvfN-9mk

20140903 Release
New link updated with fully working MultiROM Port .
Change Log's :-
Touch Issue's fixed . (Touch fully working)
Screen Timeout in TWRP issue fixed

rahulcuthber91 said:
plz port it for moto x also
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I don't own the Moto X sorry

percy_g2 said:
I don't own the Moto X sorry
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Are u working for any ROM???
And do I need to flash stock 4.4.4 to set as primary ROM.
Sent from my XT1022 using xda premium

percy_g2 said:
I don't own the Moto X sorry
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Off topic: Can you build CM11 Latest Build for Moto E

amarjit_rsingh said:
Off topic: Can you build CM11 Latest Build for Moto E
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I'm working on it , please don't post off topic post's here.

percy_g2 said:
I'm working on it , please don't post off topic post's here.
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This was the only way to contact you since all the pm is bouncing back. Thanks for the reply

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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
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.
IMPORTANT
I'm not responsible for anything, you do all this on your own risk.
Once you have flashed and set up MultiROM, don't flash another boot.img using fastboot.
If you want to uninstall MultiROM, just flash the MultiROM uninstaller.
Your device must not be encrypted.
To all devs maintaing Stock-based ROMs: Feel free to use my patched stock kernels to add MultiROM support to your ROMs.
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
Install the MultiRom Manager app from the store and install the recovery and multirom.
Reboot into MultiROM TWRP and flash the MultiROM installer --> Sould be done automatically.
Make sure you are on a Rom compatible with one of these kernels and flash it
In order to boot a secondary rom you MUST enable the "kexec workaround" option in the MultiRom settings found in the recovery.
That's it. You can now go to "MultiROM menu" (Top right corner in the recovery) to start flashing other ROMs.
Alternative installation method (if installation via the above method fails)
Download the files named multirom-<date>.zip and recovery-<date>.img from here.
You should use md5sum to validate the downloaded files using the provided xyz.md5 files in the same download location.
Copy the files to the sdcard of your device.
Use "adb shell" to open a shell on the device and use "su" to obtain root rights (adb must be set up on your computer, instructions are found on xda).
Adjust the following command and enter it in the shell: "dd if=/sdcard/recovery-<date>.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel"
Reboot into recovery (shutdown, then VolDown + Power).
Flash the multirom zip from the sdcard.
Enjoy.
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 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 "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.
Install a stock rom as secondary
This only works if you are using MultiRom version 33c or larger (excluding 33x-z).
1. Existing primary stock rom
Use these instructions if you plan to move an existing stock rom installed as primary. This guide assumes that multirom recovery is properly installed.
Shutdown the device.
Start the device into multirom recovery (VolDown + Power).
MAKE A BACKUP!
Go to "MultiROM menu" (Top right corner in the recovery) in recovery and tap "Swap roms".
Select the option "Copy primary rom to secondary/internal" and start the operation.
Wait until the operation finishes and flash your desired rom. (Alternatively you can also use any secondary rom to be the primary rom using the "Swap option" mentioned above.
Reboot.
2. Fresh stock installation
Use these instructions if you do not have a stock rom installed as primary. This guide assumes that multirom recovery is properly installed.
Shutdown the device.
Start the device into multirom recovery (VolDown + Power).
MAKE A BACKUP!
Install the stock rom via an install zip of via an FTF. NOTE: For the FTF method you need to shutdown the device and boot into download mode (VolDown pressed while connecting the USB cable; cable connected to the PC). Use for instance flashtool to flash ONLY the kernel, system, and cache image. In addition, you MUST select "Wipe apps_log"!
When the device reboots, let it boot up and finish the first time setup procedure.
Shutdown the device.
Start the device into multirom recovery (VolDown + Power).
Go to "MultiROM menu" (Top right corner in the recovery) in recovery and tap "Swap roms".
Select the option "Copy primary rom to secondary/internal" and start the operation.
Wait until the operation finishes and flash your desired rom. (Alternatively you can also use any secondary rom to be the primary rom using the "Swap option" mentioned above.
Reboot.
CHANGELOG
Code:
=== Version 33d (Bugfix release) ===
- Fix the apps_log issue for good (FINALLY).
- Support for LOS in combination with stock.
=== Version 33c ===
- Sync with XperiaMultiRom repository: cleaner implementation of some patches & extends the rom support w.r.t. old builds.
- Improved compatibility of custom N roms (AOSP init system) with stock roms: Allows to use stock roms as secondary rom.
- Bug fix: Set the version number in the Mrom binaries (for automatic updates).
=== Version 33b ===
- Small maintenance update to support "embedded/combined ramdisks" of secondary roms.
=== Version 33a ===
- Fixed booting Stock after starting secondary N rom.
=== Version 33z ===
- Fixed boot image injection of stock roms.
=== Version 33y ===
- New nokexec version 4 (previous: version 2).
- Support for AOSP 1.3.3 kernels (1.2.2 based kernels are also supported).
- Support for Android N (>= 7.0).
- Support for Sony Z2 stock roms as primary rom (I am investigating the installation as a secondary rom: it's installing, but not yet booting).
=== Version 33x ===
- Update Multirom from version 32 to 33.
- Update Multirom TWRP from version 2.8.7.0 to 3.0.2.
Detailed Xperia-Multirom Changelog
MultiRom
MultiRom Recovery
General Multirom Changelog
To be found here.
SOURCEs
MultiROM - https://github.com/XperiaMultiROM/multirom/ (branch master)
Modified TWRP - https://github.com/XperiaMultiROM/android_bootable_recovery (branch master)
Kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/Myself5/android_kernel_sony_msm8974/ (M5-Kernel)
FAQs can be found here.
CREDITs
Tasssadar
Myself5
AdrainDC
Olivier
Garcia98
Thunder07
skin1980
Envious_Data
[NUT]
AndroPlus
Panic Brothers
I do not accept donations. But you may consider donation to Myself5 who did the original port, or to Tassadar who envisioned Multirom and did most of the implementation. We just jumped on the rolling train
Myself5:
Tassadar:
Thanks a lot to those who have donated!
XDA:DevDB Information
MultiROM for Sony Xperia Z2, Tool/Utility for the Sony Xperia Z2
Contributors
Myself5, Diewi
Source Code: https://github.com/XperiaMultiROM/multirom/tree/master
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-01-13
Last Updated 2018-01-23

DOWNLOAD
I still need to fix touch inside the MultiROM menu, for now you need to use the volume buttons to navigate.
https://diewald-net.com/files/public/MultiRom/sirius
The recovery.img is Tassadars modified TWRP to flash secondary Roms. It is needed to flash the secondary Roms.

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This is some real good progress in the Z2 development. When I'm not using the XDA One app I'll properly check out this thread. Thank you so much for this. I'll throw a donation your way at the end of the month.
EDIT:
Personally I think the installation instructions are a little bit ambiguous. Or is that your aim for this early in development?
Like in step one, I am assuming you need to be on an L ROM running your L kernel?
Is the multiROM TWRP embedded into your kernel?
The multiROM installer is the file multirom-20150113-v30x-UNOFFICIAL-sirius.zip, correct?
When do we need to flash the recovery.img you have provided?
Are the files under the KK/ directory needed yet?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm curious and want to try this but I don't wanna make any errors in the installation.

gamer649 said:
This is some real good progress in the Z2 development. When I'm not using the XDA One app I'll properly check out this thread. Thank you so much for this. I'll throw a donation your way at the end of the month.
EDIT:
Personally I think the installation instructions are a little bit ambiguous. Or is that your aim for this early in development?
Like in step one, I am assuming you need to be on an L ROM running your L kernel?
Is the multiROM TWRP embedded into your kernel?
The multiROM installer is the file multirom-20150113-v30x-UNOFFICIAL-sirius.zip, correct?
When do we need to flash the recovery.img you have provided?
Are the files under the KK/ directory needed yet?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm curious and want to try this but I don't wanna make any errors in the installation.
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CM12 needs to be the host rom
after that you can install all you want

gamer649 said:
This is some real good progress in the Z2 development. When I'm not using the XDA One app I'll properly check out this thread. Thank you so much for this. I'll throw a donation your way at the end of the month.
EDIT:
Personally I think the installation instructions are a little bit ambiguous. Or is that your aim for this early in development?
Like in step one, I am assuming you need to be on an L ROM running your L kernel?
Is the multiROM TWRP embedded into your kernel?
The multiROM installer is the file multirom-20150113-v30x-UNOFFICIAL-sirius.zip, correct?
When do we need to flash the recovery.img you have provided?
Are the files under the KK/ directory needed yet?
Sorry for all the questions, I'm curious and want to try this but I don't wanna make any errors in the installation.
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you need to flash the recovery.img to the FotaKernel Partition. ATM my M5-Kernel-V2-L is the only host kernel supported (therefore you need to be on CM12 as the Hostrom), more are yet to come (I work on a KK host kernel already and @AndroPlus Kernel is going to get supported soon too). The KK folder is not needed ATM, you just need M5 Kernel, the recovery.img flashed to FOTAKernel (see Recovery Collection Thread on how to do this) and then just flash the multirom*.zip and you are ready to go.

Hi Myself5, thanks for making multiboot rom for Z2, i always wanted to try something like this but my bootloader is "unlock allowed: no" is there any hope to run this on a locked bootloader / stock kernel or should i just complety forget about multiboot forever ??
Thanks for the work.

ptmaniac said:
Hi Myself5, thanks for making multiboot rom for Z2, i always wanted to try something like this but my bootloader is "unlock allowed: no" is there any hope to run this on a locked bootloader / stock kernel or should i just complety forget about multiboot forever ??
Thanks for the work.
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MR needs a kexec-hardboot patched Kernel to load any other rom's kernel. However, as you can't flash any modified kernel I guess this is not possible for you. Sorry for that.

Hi and thanks for this beautiful feature. But I have a problem: I am on stock ROM 4.4.2 . Can I install a second ROM with a MultiROM remain on stock?

dalla96 said:
Hi and thanks for this beautiful feature. But I have a problem: I am on stock ROM 4.4.2 . Can I install a second ROM with a MultiROM remain on stock?
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not yet. You need a MR compatible Host Kernel (it needs kexec-hardboot). Till now only my M5 Kernel for CM has it. Wait some weeks, I'm working with @AndroPlus to get kexec-hardboot going withAndroPlus Kernel

Double Post. Credits @tapatalk ...

Myself5 said:
not yet. You need a MR compatible Host Kernel (it needs kexec-hardboot). Till now only my M5 Kernel for CM has it. Wait some weeks, I'm working with @AndroPlus to get kexec-hardboot going withAndroPlus Kernel
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OK thanks you very much

Are we Need to mod the ROM for that? Are that only work with Z2 ROMs?
I would test it soon as possible with androkernel.

dkionline said:
Are we Need to mod the ROM for that? Are that only work with Z2 ROMs?
I would test it soon as possible with androkernel.
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no?
just install supported kernel, mod and the custom recovery.img

Just like all recoverys, otg stick doesn't mount... Please use Nut's recovery TWRP as base, that works ever. Is it normal that I can't touch anything really when the MultiRom Menu comes while booting?

Heyyy came across this and its awesome!!! So currently this mod works only for CM-based? Can I use a cm12 as a main and envi rom as my 2nd rom? D:laugh:
EDIT: Actually I tried flashing envi rom but it couldn't boot. My orginal CM12 rom boots fine though. Maybe I'm missing something. Do I need to flash kernels to the rom?

TheFerhatKing said:
Just like all recoverys, otg stick doesn't mount... Please use Nut's recovery TWRP as base, that works ever. Is it normal that I can't touch anything really when the MultiRom Menu comes while booting?
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... Both your questions would be answered if you would have red the OP. I use @[NUT]s Device trees for TWRP already don't know why OTG is not working for you. A recovery log would be cool (After attaching the USB use adb to get it by using the command)
Code:
adb pull /tmp/recovery.log
The touch, as clearly written above the download link, is not yet working, I still need to fix this.
earthtk said:
Heyyy so currently this mod works only for CM-based? Can I use a cm12 as a main and envi rom as my 2nd rom?:laugh:
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No as AndroPlus Kernel now has kexec-hardboot too you can use either stock or CM12/based (I'm working on a CM11 compatible Kernel) as the host Rom and any Z2 Rom you want as secondary Rom this is because secondary Roms need no patching (exept whats done when installing my MR itself) so you can use any Rom you want.
dkionline said:
Are we Need to mod the ROM for that? Are that only work with Z2 ROMs?
I would test it soon as possible with androkernel.
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as you can read above, you only need to mod the host Rom (the Rom which is actually installed to the place it "belongs to") by installing a kexec-hardboot compatible kernel. And yes, OFC it does only work with Z2 Roms, this Mod is just for booting a Rom from a different place, not to magically make every Rom compatible with the Z2

I had read the whole op but not what was written over the download link sorry . But I didn't found where you said that you used Nuts device trees. I'm gonna do a log for you

TheFerhatKing said:
I had read the whole op but nut what was written ovet the download link sorry . But I didn't found where you said that you used Nuts device trees. I'm gonna do a log for you
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Yeah, well you couldn't knew this, thats true Just checked again and discovered that I just mentioned him at the credits, not why. Sorry for that Looking forward to the log

[MOD][Arm64]MultiROM for YU Yureka[v33][Beta 1]

FAQ's
1. Should I flash recovery only via Flashify app?
-Not essentially, You can flash it via recovery.
Boot to TWRP.
Install->Tap on Images(bottom right screen)>Locate and select your recovery.img
Flash to 'Recovery' partition.
Reboot back to TWRP(IMPORTANT).
2. Can I flash any other kernels?
-As of now NO. Only the given 'Dominator Kernel'
You can flash only 'kexec hardboot' supported kernels. Other kernels won't work.
Don't worry within few days, Devs are going to add support to their kernels.
3. Which roms can I flash?
-All Android 5.1+ roms can be flashed without any issues.
14 How to flash without Hardbricking?
-Follow the steps from OP and there are videos to make the things easy in initial pages.
Maximum it causes bootloops(softbrick), not hardbrick if you follow the guide.
5. Can I flash roms to ext-sd card and USB-otg? How?
-Yes you can flash them to ext-sd card and USB-otg.
Boot to TWRP.
Tap on Multirom.
Tap on ADD ROM
Select the right Location
Spoiler: Meomry Location SS
Flashing on ext-sd and USB otg takes some time, so be patient, don't freak out!
6. Where to find roms installed in my ext-sd and USB? How to boot into 'em?
-After flashing you'll be booted into MultiROM menu.
All your roms flashed on internal memory will be in Internal tab.
Others will be in External tab.
Spoiler: Screenshot
7. How to rename/remove/delete/wipe dalvik & cache or flash any other zips to existing rom?
-Follow
Boot to recovery.
Tap on MultROM
Tap on the rom which you want to remove/add zips.
You'll find all the options you need!
Spoiler: Screenshot
8. Is there any option of app sharing?
-NO. This is entirely different from mboot. You need to install separate apps in each ROM.
9. "Unable to flash, I'm getting errors" / "Executing updater script failed" / "Rom is not booting" ????
-Please provide logs. It'll be located in /data/media/0/multirom/last_kexec. log
It'd great if you can provide the screenshots.
Press VOL DOWN + LOCK KEY to take Screenshots.
Bugs
This is just a beta build so bugs are expected some of bugs the bugs which I am aware of are
* Roms above 5.1 are working (5.1 roms are also working)
* Ported roms are not working however roms ported as taking 5.1 gets boot
If you found any just report me
Video
Check this video for proper installation :
https://youtu.be/aAYSLt8zjNE

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excellent work....
finally multi rom recovery is here.....
thanks bro...

@Men_in_black007, in muliboot app, when I click on rom, I get the error "could not determine the boot partition because this device's codename 'YUREKA' is not recognized." no matter which ROM i flash.
Please let me know if there is a work around for this.
I have tried flashing cm12.1 latest nightly , MIUI V7 developer edition v6.3.24, cm 13 latest nightly as primary ROMS.

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Trying it. Exited.:highfive:

there is no multirom option in advanced....please help

No link for Uninstallation.

Do we hav to keep the given kernel installed for using multirom? Or can we change it once secondary rom is installed?
Sent from my AO5510 using XDA-Developers mobile app

Dominator kernel isn't working with new official cm13 nightly builds.. Please fix...

purig said:
Dominator kernel isn't working with new official cm13 nightly builds.. Please fix...
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Yes, it won't work until gets updated with new source.

What is the android version of this rom??is it AOSP based??thank you!!

Yureka + ?
Men_in_black007 said:
Introduction
MultiROM is one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod for Nexus 5. 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
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
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 chosing 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.
MultiROM has 3 parts you need to install:
MultiROM (multirom-YYYYMMDD-vXX-tomato.zip) - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
Modified recovery (twrp_mrom.img) - download the IMG file from second post and use fastboot or Flashify app to flash it.
Patched kernel - You can use either one of the stock ones in second post or third-party kernels which include the patch, you can see list in the second post. Download the ZIP file and flash it in recovery.
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. As for the space, clean installation of stock 5.0 after first boot (with dalvik cache generated and connected to google account) takes about 676mb of space.
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 easily 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.
Downloads
1. Main downloads
MultiROM: multirom-20160220-v33-UNOFFICIAL-tomato.zip
Modified recovery (based on TWRP): recovery_mrom.img
Kexec-harboot kernel : Dominator-v2.4-2016-02-16-0953-UB.zip
2. Third-party kernels with kexec-hardboot patch
Yet to come!
3. Uninstaller
MultiROM uninstaller: multirom_uninstaller.zip
Flash this ZIP file to remove MultiROM from your device. It will erase all secondary ROMs. If you don't want MultiROM menus in recovery, re-flash clean TWRP, but it is not needed - those menus don't do anything if MultiROM is not installed.
Credits
@abhishek987
@TheStrix
This port is based on the hard work of @Tasssadar, @500 Internal Server Error, Geoff Levand, @webgeek1234, Mike Kasick, @Hashbang173, and many others. Thank you.
XDA:DevDB Information
MultiROM for YU Yureka, Tool/Utility for the YU Yureka
Contributors
Men_in_black007, abhishek987
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2016-02-23
Last Updated 2016-02-23
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Sir can I use this in my yureka plus?

where is multirom apk??

[MOD][AUGUST 1][Moto G 2015] MultiROM v33a [No Kexec Workaround]

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Introduction
MultiROM is one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod for Moto G 2015. It can boot any Android ROM as well as other systems like Ubuntu Touch, Plasma Active, Bohdi Linux or WebOS port, once they are ported to our 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, daily prebuilt image files to install Ubuntu Touch 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
* Use for example Ubuntu Touch or Desktop alongside with Android, without the need of device formatting, once they are ported to the Moto X Play
* Boot from USB drive attached via OTG cable
Warning!
It _is_ dangerous. This whole thing is basically one giant hack - none of these systems are made with multibooting in mind. It is messing with boot sector and data partition. 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
1. Via MultiROM Manager app (We do not have Official Support, so this is not an option for us yet)
This is the easiest way to install everything MultiROM needs. Install the app (Not for Moto X Play) 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 (If you want to use Kexec) - either select one on the Install/Update card or get some 3rd-party kernel here on XDA. You are chosing 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.
MultiROM has 3 parts you need to install:
Modified recovery (TWRP_multirom_osprey_YYYYMMDD.img) - download the IMG file from second post and use fastboot, TWRP or Flashify app to flash it.
Patched kernel - you can find it in the second post. Download the ZIP file and flash it in recovery. You can use any 3rd-party kernel which include the patch.
MultiROM (multirom-YYYYMMDD-vXX-osprey-signed.zip) - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
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.
Using USB drive (not tested yet)
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 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 for example kernel, which is distrubuted as whole boot.img (eg. franco kernel), you have to use this option on it, otherwise you would lose MultiROM.
- 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.
- Re-patch init - this is available only for ubuntu. Use it when ubuntu cannot find root partition, ie. after apt-get upgrade which changed the init script.
Source code
MultiROM - https://github.com/multirom-redmi2/multirom (branch master)
Modified TWRP - https://github.com/Tasssadar/Team-Win-Recovery-Project (branch android-6.0)
Device Tree - https://github.com/Multirom-Lux/android_device_motorola_osprey/tree/twrp-precommon
Donations (Please donate to the Creator @Tasssadar )
I'd be glad if you could spare a few bucks. You can use either paypal or Bitcoins, my address is 172RccLB2ffSnJyYwjYbUD3Nx4QX3R8Ris

Downloads
1. Main downloads
MultiROM: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424951534
Modified recovery (based on TWRP): https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424949588
Multirom Uninstaller: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424949587
2. third-party kernels with kexec-hardboot patch (Not needed)

FAQ and other notes
Device encryption
Since v32, MultiROM supports encryption on this device (it has to be added for each device separately). It works only with Android-based secondary ROMs and the secondary ROMs don't know the device is encrypted, so they would allow you to encrypt the device again - do not do that. If you're using password, pin or pattern for the encryption, MultiROM will ask you for the password on boot. If you're booting the primary ROM, then Android will ask you for the password _again_ - unfortunately, there is no way for me to pass the "unencrypted" status to Android. If you're booting secondary ROM, MultiROM will ask you for the password again after the reboot - that's because I have to unencrypt the /data partition after the ROM's kernel is loaded.
I could omit the second password prompt when booting secondary ROM by temporarily saving the password somewhere, but that's obviously unsafe. So is using encryption with unlocked device though, so I might add this later.I have not tested it yet, as i never used ENCRYPTION on my device, will try to see if there are issues and more users for this use case
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.
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. 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.By default /external_sd is mounted and is used to store the ROMs.
The menu with all the ROMs won't show up during boot, how to fix it?
Either re-flash the MultiROM zip or go to recovery, Advanced -> MultiROM -> Inject curr. boot sector.
The reason for this is that something rewrote your boot.img, which happens for example when you flash a kernel. MultiROM's boot menu is part of the boot image, so it has to be added into it again.
Can I flash secondary roms on Micro SD?
Yes but it's is very slow, internal storage is much better to flash secondary roms.
How do I flash Gapps in Secondary ROMs?
After AddRom and is done, go back and Click on the installed Secondary ROM, you will see one of the option to 'Flash Zip', click and install Gapps. Then you can reboot into secondary ROMs, do gapps installation before rebooting otherwise as usual need to deal with SetupWizard FC, at least thats what I observe in my device.

Enabling no-kexec workaround
As of this version you need to manually enable the no-kexec workaround.
Go to TWRP -> MultiROM -> Settings
and enable the No-KEXEC workaround option
once you do you'll also have the option for ADVanced settings, please see below for a detailed description, though in most cases the default should suffice.
Explanation of the no-kexec workaround advanced options
(the Info page is supposed to provide the same information as here, but I haven't added that yet)
1- Use no-kexec only when needed
This should be the default for most users, the other options are more intended for advanced uses (kernel debugging, and such).
If MultiROM detects a kexec-hardboot enabled kernel in primary slot, it will use the standard kexec method to boot the secondary. If on the other hand it does not detect that the kernel supports kexec-hardboot then it will use the workaround.
2- ... but also ask for confirmation before booting
Same as option 1 above, but in addition you will be presented with a confirmation message, if the workaround is about to be used:
3- Ask whether to kexec or use no-kexec on booting
If the kernel in primary slot does support kexec-hardboot'ing then you will be presented with a choice of which method to use
If the kernel does not support kexec-hardboot then you'll be informed as in option 2 above
4- Always force using no-kexec workaround
Forces the no-kexec workaround to be used, even if the kernel in primary slot has kexec-hardboot support
Options 2 and 3, always present the user with a GUI confirmation, whereas option 1 and 4 will act as instructed without prompting the user.
Visual feedback provided by the Booting... card
Regular kexec-hardboot boot
Booting using no-kexec-workaround
Booting into primary, while the previous rom was using the no-kexec-workaround
(in which case the real primary needs to be restored first)
How does all this work, etc
The workaround:
MultiROM TWRP recovery works, and is able to flash ROMs to secondary
MultiROM in essence works (in particular, able to change the mount points during bootup)
what does not work is being able to use the secondary ROM's kernel (due to the lack of kexec-hardboot kernel and tools)
So how do we deal with booting any ROM if we can't use the proper kernel for the ROM?
Easy :
Upon selection of the ROM during MultiROM boot menu, we do the following:
"flash" secondary boot.img to primary partition slot
initiate a full reboot (secondary boot.img is in primary slot)
let the ROM auto-boot up on second boot
The good part:
It works.... has been for quite some time, but I kinda kept it hidden
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Every secondary ROM has a boot.img file we can easily access to use the workaround; when you flash a ROM in MultiROM TWRP, not only are the "virtual" system, data, and cache partitions created, but also the boot.img.
The secondary ROMs' boot.img will be found /data/media/0/multirom/<name of rom>/boot.img or if it's on your external ext4 in the appropriate rom folder
We use that file and flash it to primary real boot partition and then upon second boot, the correct boot.img is in place for the correct ROM.
The bad part:
What we (yes, we) have come to affectionately call the "lingering primary_boot.img" this should now be taken care of, as much as possible
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Unlike secondary ROMs, the primary ROM does not have a boot.img file... since it is the primary ROM, the boot.img should always be in the real boot partition, since MultiROM expects the primary kernel to have kexec-hardboot capability, but it does not, so I just go ahead and mess with your primary boot partition.
Since we have no "boot.img" file for the primary, my workaround makes a backup of the kernel and names it primary_boot.img
This backup is created and/or used only under certain situations, for example (this is not an exhaustive list):
the last ROM was primary, and we want to boot a secondary ---> backup the primary boot.img, flash secondary one
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the last ROM was secondary, and we're booting another secondary ---> just flash the secondary boot.img
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the last ROM was secondary, and want to boot the primary ROM --> restore the primary_boot.img we backed up
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^^ and here lies the problem, we cannot actually say if the backup we created is actually correct for the primary ROM.... ideally it is, but there are easy ways to break that UPDATE: not so easy to break it all, anymore
one very simple example (as mentioned in the FAQs) would be:
==> Reboot from secondary to recovery, flash new primary ROM/kernel ---> the backup of primary_boot.img will still be there, MultiROM will still think the last ROM was a secondary, and therefore restore the backup; which will result in a non-booting primary ROM since the backed up kernel doesnt actually belong to this ROM
this is what I call a "lingering primary_boot.img"
this is just one simple example, but it can happen for a variety of reasons... interrupted boots, some app/method flashed a new kernel, etc.
The solution for the "lingering primary_boot.img":
Delete (if it's there): /data/media/0/multirom/last_rom_was_2nd no longer used
Delete (if it's there): /data/media/0/multirom/primary_boot.img
Reflash or restore the correct boot.img for your primary ROM
New safe guards to avoid a "lingering primary_boot.img":
TWRP will restore the primary boot.img when entering recovery
MultiROM identifies whether the boot.img currently in primary slot is secondary, by checking the boot.img itself;
it no longer relies on a separate file (last_rom_was_2nd)
If the boot.img in primary slot is not tagged as a secondary, it is considered a new primary boot.img
Long story short: the difference between kexec and no-kexec-workaround
Usual kexec-hardboot MultiROM
Select secondary ROM
MultiROM detects a boot.img
MultiROM reads the secondary boot.img into memory
MultiROM initiates a kexec second boot but into the secondary boot.img from above
MultiROM continues
No-kexec-workaround MultiROM
Select secondary ROM
MultiROM detects a boot.img
MultiROM flashes the secondary boot.img into the primary boot partition
MultiROM initiates a full second boot but with the secondary boot.img in the real boot partition
MultiROM continues as usual
so the difference is in point 3... whereas normal kexec'ing loads the secondary boot.img into memory and goes from there, the workaround, actually flashes it to the real primary boot partition... and continues normally from there
Small note regarding encrypted devices using the no-kexec workaround
Since I dont use encryption, I haven't tested this to much extent, but I believe that there is a BOOT PRIMARY ROM option, which you can choose to boot into Internal without decrypting the device first.
Please be aware that this should not be used, if: the last booted ROM was a secondary using the no-kexec workaround.
The reason is that the backup of the primary_boot.img, is stored in the multirom folder, so for the no-kexec to be able to restore it, it needs access to the /data partition:
Booting into primary, while the previous rom was using the no-kexec-workaround
(in which case the real primary needs to be restored first)
It's not too much of a big deal, because when the no-kexec workaround encounters an error, it reboots to recovery (and since recovery will restore the primary_boot.img), another reboot would be fine.
I do however (until I address this particular issue), encourage you not to use the BOOT PRIMARY ROM option, but instead decrypt the device, and then select the Internal ROM to boot.
Will this remain a "beta" version?
Most probably YES it will.... MultiROM is supposed to work with a kexec-hardboot enabled kernel; since that does not exist (at this time), on arm64 devices, I am using a workaround; since it doesn't exist and doesn't work, just work around it, if possible ... (call it "non-linear thinking" thinking if you wish)
until such time as the original author sees fit, or I decide to rename as "stable" (imho it is), it will remain called a "beta"
I have extensively tested this on the HTC One M7, the M8, and the M9 and have not found any side effects, so as of version 33b (2016-04-16), I consider this a stable release.
Devices using the no-kexec-workaround successfully
MultiROM threads for:
HTC One M7
HTC One M8
HTC One M9
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OnePlus One (starting here) by @KINGbabasula
Sony Xperia Z5 by @Myself5
(possibly Samsung Note 4, unsure if that was continued or not)
Others; unofficial builds?

Credits to:
@premaca (For helping with bringup)
@squid2 (For TWRP trees)
@Hashbang173 (Guiding me with no kexec workaround)
@nkk71 (For kexec workaround)
@Flashhhh & @androidbaba (For testing)

@GtrCraft thanks man for bringing multiboot to osprey. Btw Which roms are supported as of now with this?

sagar27691 said:
@GtrCraft thanks man for bringing multiboot to osprey. Btw Which roms are supported as of now with this?
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Every rom for osprey
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GtrCraft said:
Every rom for osprey
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Won't work on merlin ??
Although i know merlin has just a few roms !!!!

gregferns said:
Won't work on merlin ??
Although i know merlin has just a few roms !!!!
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No

GtrCraft said:
Every rom for osprey
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ohk... great... thanks

Good work @GtrCraft
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Nice, congrats on the release. :good::good:
I need to fix up that text regarding the no-kexec workaround, since "lingering primary_boot.img" is no longer an issue... at worst a "lost/missing primary_boot.img" could be an issue, but I have not encountered / heard of it yet

Nice 1 gt am so glad ur developing for osprey!!

Thank you very much for your precious development for osprey...
But is it possible to get touch instead of hardware keys to select Roms while boot.

awesome work guys
actaully i cant install rom on ext-sdcard (as formated internal ) as it says failed to fixup roms name while adding rom on ext-sdcard and second i cant install dirty unicorn rom
and last there is not showing all files on my internal and external storage in recovery even my roms for installing sorry for my bad english
again thank you all guys for doing a great job

samirza692 said:
awesome work guys
actaully i cant install rom on ext-sdcard (as formated internal ) as it says failed to fixup roms name while adding rom on ext-sdcard and second i cant install dirty unicorn rom
and last there is not showing all files on my internal and external storage in recovery even my roms for installing sorry for my bad english
again thank you all guys for doing a great job
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Dont install roms on ext sd card
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nkk71 said:
Nice, congrats on the release. :good::good:
I need to fix up that text regarding the no-kexec workaround, since "lingering primary_boot.img" is no longer an issue... at worst a "lost/missing primary_boot.img" could be an issue, but I have not encountered / heard of it yet
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Yeah, pm me if you have anything new
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Arcade said:
Thank you very much for your precious development for osprey...
But is it possible to get touch instead of hardware keys to select Roms while boot.
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The testers told me touch does work
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GtrCraft said:
The testers told me touch does work
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Touch is not working. I mean touch is working in multirom twrp but once you switch on the phone it gives option to chose which one we have to install there touch is not working I am able to choose only by using harware volume keys...
Anyone else facing similar problem. If I m only one who is facing this what is gone wrong help me fix it please.

Arcade said:
Touch is not working. I mean touch is working in multirom twrp but once you switch on the phone it gives option to chose which one we have to install there touch is not working I am able to choose only by using harware volume keys...
Anyone else facing similar problem. If I m only one who is facing this what is gone wrong help me fix it please.
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Yes +1
Touch not working while selecting which ROM to boot
Everything else works perfectly though
Thanks @grtcraft for your efforts
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[MOD][08/03/2016] MultiROM v33x for Xperia Z [ABANDONED]

Downloads
1. Main downloads
MultiROM: multirom-2016MMDD-v33x-yuga.zip
Modified recovery (based on TWRP 3): multirom-2016MMDD-recovery-fota-yuga.zip
2. Uninstaller
MultiROM uninstaller: Unavailable for Yuga due to the already considerable SONY ELF format port
Reflash a ROM or a boot.img without injection (or the v33x zip) to remove MultiROM bootimage from your device.
Then delete the "multirom..." folders from internal & external storages.
If you don't want MultiROM menus in recovery, re-flash a normal TWRP, but it is not needed,
those menus don't do anything if MultiROM is not installed.
How to install for the first time
Flash the 2 MultiROM zips as explained
Reboot to the FOTA Recovery (Volume +)
In MultiROM TWRP, Add a ROM, set everything properly
Wait for the ROM to be installed (can take a while)
In MultiROM screen, choose the ROM location
For the concerned ROM, "Flash zip" for wished zips (GApps, SuperSU, Addons...)
Read about the no-kexec workaround by nkk71 here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64248526&postcount=4
Reboot the phone
Changelog
Code:
MultiROM v33x - 03/08/2016
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* Initial release with full SONY ELF port and dual ramdisk support
Recoveries :
Code:
03/08/2016
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* Initial Yuga release
Supported ROMs
Code:
[COLOR="Gray"][SIZE="2"]Actually should be OK on all available ROMs
But this is a confirmed list[/SIZE][/COLOR]
CyanogenMod 12.1 : OK (Primary & Second)
CyanogenMod 13.0 : OK (Primary & Second)
ResurrectionRemix-MM: OK (Primary & Second)
SONY Stock 5.1.1: OK (Primary & Second)

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.
Why is my USB connection to computer not detected ?
Uncheck the "Enable ADB" option in MultiROM Settings.
How many ROMs can I have?/Where are the ROMs stored?
You can have as many ROMs as you can fit in your /sdcard. All the ROMs are stored in /sdcard/multirom/roms or on an USB drive./external SD card. 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.
MultiROM recovery says it's 2.8.4. Why isn't it updated to 2.8.4.*highernumber*?
It is, it just shows wrong version.
The menu with all the ROMs won't show up during boot, how to fix it?
Either re-flash the MultiROM zip or go to recovery, Advanced -> MultiROM -> Inject curr. boot sector.
The reason for this is that something rewrote your boot.img, which happens for example when you flash a kernel. MultiROM's boot menu is part of the boot image, so it has to be added into it again.
Something wrong happened, I lost something or it's really laggy
You have been warned about making backups & the fact this is more experimental than stable.
You alone will be responsible for loosing data or having an usable ROM when you really needed it.
Everyone in this thread will try to help you, but we can't do backups of your data ourselves.
Thanks for your understanding, remember to read the previous comments and please try to help each other.

awesome work bro! Can't wait to test. Ill report you very soon! :good:

Nice to see someone taking over. I'll close my thread.
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Can i use latest zombie kernel for primary rom ? Zombie kernel have kexec hardboot support ..

itsnie said:
Can i use latest zombie kernel for primary rom ? Zombie kernel have kexec hardboot support ..
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Please read OP again. Especially about "no-kexec workaround".

i installed both zip file.but recovery hasnt multirom option in andvanced!!!

Thank you a lot, I'll try it later!

The basketbuild site isn't working,they are doing recovery,
Would you please upload the files to another server?
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Does anyone know if there is multirom development on the xperia z5 e6653? I got it working on and of, but there are more breakdowns than anything else. This results in having to frequently reinstall the original boot.img and restart from scratch. Any help is appreciated. Thx
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i have installed in xperia z and flash cm13 in sd card.. on multirom i have seleceted CM13 but still booting in to primary
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multirom worked using ressurection remix and cm 14 thank u.....

I tried -
PureX Z Premium v3.0
X rom ( 5.1)
Xperia_Z_eXistenZ_Premium
ResurrectionRemix-N-v5.8.0
almost all stock based ,But non of them works and gives error during flashing..
Only
ResurrectionRemix-M-v5.7.4
Omni rom , are working fine ...
Any help how to use sony stock roms or others ?

Chippa_a said:
Why is my USB connection to computer not detected ?
Uncheck the "Enable ADB" option in MultiROM Settings.
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Did not help... the setting is unchecked by default.
Charging on a Wallcharger works, pluging the phone to the computer doesn't show anywhing.
Falshing the Recovery only still worked fine, but after flashing the MultiROM zip the phone doesn't budge when connected to the Computer.
Syslog attached.

The MultiROM menu is not under Advanced such as v32 rather the icon upper right - pic 1.
RR N 7.1.1 as second Rom failed, ERROR 7 @ RR M 6.0.1 - pic 2.
My oldest backup Omnirom 4.4.4 as sec Rom was successfully - pic 3.
#Edit: Additional compatible secondary ROMs::
-XOSP M [6.0.1] [Unofficial] [Release 6] 6.3 [Revision 3] [2016/08/03]
-AOSP M [6.0.1] [FINAL] [OMS/Substratum] [Updated 31-10-2016]

The installation of Lineage 14.1 as sec also ends with Error 7.
Now the burning question arises: What is and why ERROR: 7?

MichaBit said:
The installation of Lineage 14.1 as sec also ends with Error 7.
Now the burning question arises: What is and why ERROR: 7?
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You need newer twrp recovery for newer roms

langeveld024 said:
You need newer twrp recovery for newer roms
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There was und is always the newest One installed. :angel:

MichaBit said:
There was und is always the newest One installed. :angel:
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Alright but error 7 ALWAYS means wrong recovery

langeveld024 said:
Alright but error 7 ALWAYS means wrong recovery
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Oh, Im currently desiring LEOs 3.1.1, so I will give Nailyk a drink.

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