[MOD][APRIL 22] MultiROM v33b for Note Edge (915F/915FY/915G) - Note Edge Android Development

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Introduction
MultiROM is one-of-a-kind multi-boot mod for Note Edge. 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 or Desktop alongside with Android, without the need of device formatting
* 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 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
This is the easiest way to install everything MultiROM needs. (Install the attached files) 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.
Note 1: There have been reports that (not only) MultiROM does not work properly with older bootloaders. Update it to version 4.13 or newer in case you have problems.
MultiROM has 3 parts you need to install:
MultiROM (multirom_vXX_tbltexx-signed.zip) - download the ZIP file from second post and flash it in recovery.
Modified recovery (TWRP_multirom_tbltexx_YYYYMMDD.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.​
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 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. micky387 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/micky387/multirom (branch mr-7.1)
Modified TWRP - https://github.com/multirom-dev/Team-Win-Recovery-Project (branch android 7.1 mr)
Stock kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/micky387/Micky38...r=f1763aec92e75e8faba73801a09d5e896935da4d+69
Lineage 14.1 kernel w/ kexec-hardboot patch - https://github.com/micky387/android_kernel_samsung_tblte_dpc3​
XDA:DevDB Information
MultiROM, a Tool/Utility for the Samsung Note Edge
Contributors
micky387 @Tasssadar for your amazing tool
Version Information
Status: experimentale
Created 2017-04-22
Last Updated 2017-04-22

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Downloads
1. Main downloads
MultiROM: Zip
Modified recovery (based on TWRP): recovery.img
Kernel with kexec hardboot patch (becareful ,use the borrect kernel for android version): Zip
You need to have kernel with kexec-hardboot patch only in primary ROM
2. 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.​
FAQ and other notes
ALL IS IN ATTACHED FILES
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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. 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.​
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.​
The boot animation shows only the last part on primary ROMs, why?
Because the framebuffer gets blanked for a few seconds after it gets closed by MultiROM.​

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That's another great project @micky387. You are not letting note edge die. Thanks.. Is there any note7 patched kexec kernel?
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catalyst05 said:
That's another great project @micky387. You are not letting note edge die. Thanks.. Is there any note7 patched kexec kernel?
SM-N930F
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Note 7 ??
You want say note 7 ported rom right ??
If not,you can flash my samsung MM rom or RR nougatd in primary rom with the good kernel and add your rom in secondary.
Only primary Rom need custom patched kernel.
Or,you canflash my kernel V4 because you need a note edge kernel even with ported Rom

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Hi Micky, will we get an update from your MickyRom V3 (last Samsungupdate 26.03.17 security update) for our beloved Note Edge? Only times so asked

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audiomarko said:
Hi Micky, will we get an update from your MickyRom V3 (last Samsungupdate 26.03.17 security update) for our beloved Note Edge? Only times so asked
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Hi man,
Yes ,i have DL the last official FW (N915FYXXS1DQC1)
With this MOD, No need to take my head with wipe and install anything :silly: :good:
Nobody have tested yet ??
Any issue ?? something ?

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Hello Micky .... am just trying to test your new kernel ... runs until now very liquid and still energy-saving ... great work
Sent from my SM-N915FY using XDA-Developers Legacy app

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audiomarko said:
Hello Micky .... am just trying to test your new kernel ... runs until now very liquid and still energy-saving ... great work
Sent from my SM-N915FY using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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Thanks.
I will add Stock V4 later but added last update of F2FS filesystem from original source, add new Zcache,sound control and 2/3 another thing
Any user's report ??

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micky387 said:
Thanks.
I will add Stock V4 later but added last update of F2FS filesystem from original source, add new Zcache,sound control and 2/3 another thing
Any user's report ??
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anticipation [emoji4] [emoji4] [emoji4] [emoji4] [emoji4]
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@micky387
Thank you for your whole work.
Can I use Multiroom if I formated the SD-card as internal storage?
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@micky387 did you see this? I think it's gonna be great
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---------- Post added at 11:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:38 AM ----------
MultiROM Without Kexec Hardbooting Ported to OnePlus 2
A well-known MultiROM has been ported to OnePlus 2 by XDA Senior Member MZO. Except MultiROM MZO has released a modified version of TWRP 3.1.0.0. With this using the no-kexec workaround, it allows you to use MultiROM without having to flash a kexec enabled kernel. The stock ROM also works on this MultiROM port so you can have the quality camera like in the stock ROM just a reboot away. All OOS, OOS based, the MIUI port, Nougat 7.1 are compatible. If you’re using OP2, give this solution a try and pick up your ultimate ROM combo.
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Ram121 from RamKernel https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/orig-development/kernel-ramkernel-t3472138 will be adding kexec to his kernel hopefully for v9

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Micky .... Thanks for the new kernel ?????????
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Hi.
I can flash secondary rom like aokp, ressorection, nobel.
I try to flash racerom ver 8.2 or norma and i get message "can't map... Zip rom name".
I have n915f device.
What the problem?
Thank you

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Anybody?

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micky387 said:
Hi man,
Yes ,i have DL the last official FW (N915FYXXS1DQC1)
With this MOD, No need to take my head with wipe and install anything :silly: :good:
Nobody have tested yet ??
Any issue ?? something ?
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I have tried to install Noble Note 7 port as the secondary Rom with your MM Rom as primary with F2FS configured. I believe l have followed the steps and Noble is installed and l can select it at boot. But it just boot loops back into recovery after l select it, any clues?

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Further to the above, I have been able to get the secondary Rom to boot and it works. Is there anyway to root the secondary Rom? I have tried SU 2.52, 2.65 and 2.73 system less, any clues.
EDT: Reinstalled rom and update now rooted with Magisk all good.
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yossim66 said:
Hi.
I can flash secondary rom like aokp, ressorection, nobel.
I try to flash racerom ver 8.2 or norma and i get message "can't map... Zip rom name".
I have n915f device.
What the problem?
Thank you
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Hi Yossi, had experienced this too. I think it's because of the ram. Primary rom is already using high part of the ram, so it won't runnig the Race rom or Norma rom.. Therefore for the secondary rom most probably only small rom will work such as AOKP, Resurrection Remix, Slim om etc..

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ufukan said:
Hi Yossi, had experienced this too. I think it's because of the ram. Primary rom is already using high part of the ram, so it won't runnig the Race rom or Norma rom.. Therefore for the secondary rom most probably only small rom will work such as AOKP, Resurrection Remix, Slim om etc..
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Thank you for your reply, but when i run aokp rom the amount of ram is the same like the primary rom, no less.