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[Galaxy S II General] RaPiiDe:
Thank you for answers guys !

I can wait for the ics dual boot :) Now, I know that the problem isn't from a bad manipulation, I'm go to test it with an other rom !
[Galaxy S II General] snap3r:
So the next update will give us the ability to install a secondary os on an external SD card ?? ( for real .. on a microSD ) not on another partition ??

If that's the case you sir HellcatDroid are awesome!!!
[Galaxy S II General] stormtroopercs:
When can we expect this update? I'm very excited :)
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Yups, I successfully tried to boot a ROM from a (repartitioned, but the app will offer easy-to-use buttons to do it) external (micro-)SD Card :D

I had copied the ROM manually to the additional partitions I had set up and changed the init.rc to mount /system, /data and /cache from them and.... it just worked.

So it's "just" a matter of teaching the app to make such an install.

In my test (and I think I'll let the app do it this way too) I had given everything (/cache, /system and /data) a 1GB partition - THAT should take care of ALL out-of-space caused issues we have so far.

Snap from the 2nd ROM running from the SD Card:

Might still take a while as there's a lot of things I need to do.

Teach the app to do it and the pretty much completely new way of handling the kernels and "selecting of the active OS".... but I'm on it :)

// EDIT

I think I'll also completely re-do the UI of the app.... Due to (once again) the options that got and will be added that I never thought about in the beginning.... it's kinda a mess.... for some weird reason that's always the way my apps evolve.... ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Marek3:
@HellcatDroid

do you want to do dualboot for ICS? in the future of course

e.g. CM9 + samsung 4.0.x
[Galaxy S II General] kusumalaga:
dualboot roolz! can i make a request? ICS and MIUI on dualboot sounds fun, or CM9 and MIUI V4 :D
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Can I make a request too?

Read at least the last two pages of the thread?
[Galaxy S II General] Marek3:
ok, that was just 2 pages ago, but that thread - 26 threads

so noone will read every page...
[Galaxy S II General] rosebud:
Op, Have you considered using moboot as your boot menu? I use it on my touch pad, it uses its own kernal, and calls the relevant kernal on boot selection, I have successfully modified the menu on my touch pad to allow the booting of cm7 and cm9 with independant kernals, more info here: http://code.google.com/p/moboot/ if you can pull this off, (port this to galaxy from source) you would effectively only be limited by the number of roms you can fit on the sdcard.

Note I have read the last 5 pages and the original post, not seen a mention of this option so thought I would post just in case

Steve
[Galaxy S II General] larsb22:
Hello i did chace my primary system and flashed shiya krenel. After that i tried to reboot the phone into recovery mode but my phone is stuck at galaxy s2 logo when i press volume down, home and power buttom.

If i try to just press the powerbuttom i got the same problem, my phone wont start.

If i try to plugin my usb or ac cable the phone is getting stuck at battery logo.

How can i fix my phone so it will turn on again ? :/
[Galaxy S II General] hp13:
i tried it too but boot loop issue.. no luck
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
It has been mentioned about 3 to 4 times on the last 5 pages that I am working on a bootmenu like that, incl. a video (linked to 2 times) of a testrun of the menu.

It has also been said that the menu will do pretty much what you suggested there.

Hm, don't know what exactely you did there, I'd suggest flashing a clean ROM via Odin.
[Galaxy S II General] larsb22:
ok, like this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1457458 ?

i can only get to "downloading do not turn off target" mode if u press vol down + home +power. i'm not able to get to CWM anymore? how to fix this :/ please help.
[Galaxy S II General] Thialala:
I already faced this matter. Just flash a .tar kernel via Odin. You can use siyah kernel for example.
[Galaxy S II General] larsb22:
puuuh, it worked! thanks for the help mate!
[Galaxy S II General] Thialala:
You're welcome :-D .
[Galaxy S II General] subhani:
hellcat, my man... great job with the progress you've made already!

I would happily pay for that ext sd boot app as soon as it goes market. Until then, I want to say THANKS for the current version.

I have loaded ndt miui fresh install as primary OS and a backup of checkrom (no apps very lite) as secondary. Everything has gone smooth and I couldn't believe my eyes with it's huge potential!

1 problem. As soon as I boot into secondary OS I get low space warning and the experience is seriously laggy. I see only 8 meg free in internal!

Please advise unless the only option is to wait for your next release? If so I can revert to old backups.

I'm new to all this and need a dummy's guide how to get back to single booting roms like before until your next release.

Cheers.

p.s. i have read the entire thread and looked elsewhere. no dice.
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Yeah, stock (based) ROMs already eat up A LOT of space on /data right after initial setup.

I am afraid, for now there is no solution to it - one of the reasons to put the 2nd OS onto the external SD card in the future.

While reading through the thread, you might have seen some comments regarding "space issues" - this (and some similar issues with /cache) is exactely that.

About going back to single-boot:

When flashing a dualboot kernel, the app asked you if you wanted to backup the current kernel.

If you did that (and didn't backup an installed/active dualboot kernel again afterwards) you can just use the 3rd option in the app's kernel options to restore the previously saved kernel.

[optional] Then you can also use the "remove/uninstall" option in the OS setup options to delete the left over 2nd OS' data and files.

If you didn't use the app's kernel backup or it got overwritten by backing up a dualboot kernel when flashing another one, you can just either use kTool as app on your phone or Odin via download-mode to flash a "normal" kernel of your choice from the .tar file it usually comes in (or the plain zImage if using kTool, it can handle both, the .tar and plain zImages).

Hope that helps :)
[Galaxy S II General] Phily757:
Hello all,

I have a problem with lolBoot...

I had installed CheckRom v5 as secondary system, but it didn't boot (tried both kernels), then i deleted the secondary system and restored the previous kernel.

From now on my system doesn't boot anymore :( Not the primary system and not the recovery (i've tested it with usb plugged in and not plugged in)...it freezes at the splash screen (the one before the boot anim) OR at the battery symbol with the "loading circle" in it.

anyone got an idea to solve that? Would it help if i flash a kernel through odin?
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Flash a full (stock) ROM via Odin.

What did you have as primary?
[Galaxy S II General] Phily757:
solved it....flashed a kernel with odin then i was able to boot and install the dualboot kernel again :)

thanks for your help!
[Galaxy S II General] subhani:
Thanks for the quick reply, Hellcat.

Infact I must have screwed up somewhere because soon after your reply I found that I couldn't boot into primary OS. I didn't try to reboot into recovery the conventional way neither. I'm not sure what caused it. I also found the lolboot app missing amongst other things. And the low space problem wouldn't let me install from market despite deleting almost everything to make room. Anyway, I thought I'll try and be a smart butt by flashing a regular kernel via the cwm app from the homescreen. This led to a soft brick. So I panicked.

In the end, I managed to flash a .tar file via Odin and rescue the phone. Back to single booting for now until I can muster the courage for another attempt. So close yet so far.

I think complete noobs like me need a word of warning before embarking on what could be one of the best dev apps of 2012.
[Galaxy S II General] goila:
great. thx
[Galaxy S II General] marcel2909:
Thank You Hellcat

Great Work

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9100 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II General] RDDraco:
Question Does this support ICS allready? In the vid comments somewhere it says not supported yet and that was a month ago. So wondering.

Tryed to dual boot UltraToxic Rom(primary) and İCS REMİX ROM v8.5 ULTİMATE ONLİNE XXLPB 4.0.3 resurrection but i kept stuck at boot screen with the samsung galaxy s II and the yellow triangle
[Galaxy S II General] Thialala:
It's not supported. You can read at least the two last pages ;-) .
[Galaxy S II General] RDDraco:
I keep having a issue with this somehow

I got UltraToxic Rom v.8.0.3 I made a back up with CWM I flash Omega Rom v10.4 I use the App to place Omega Rom in the cache and i restore my back up. After this I use the option to use the cached image as secondary boot. Install Dualboot Kernel. Reboot into Recovery I stay stuck at boot screen with Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100 and the yellow triangle.

I tryed the option of using update.zip also but when i do this i am stuck at bootloop.

So anyone who can tell me what I do wrong? And next to this I ain't even capable of going back to the primary rom so i have the reflash with odin before i can restore my backup.

And recovery mode doesnt start with Charger or USB in it
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Be sure to use the option to remove a currently installed secondary system before installing from .ZIP or .TAR directely to kinda "wipe /data" of the secondary system.

That's the usual cause for bootloops.
[Galaxy S II General] subhani:
Hi Hellcat. Good to hear you again. Just asking how the progress is going on external SD support. I know you are working hard on it and this isn't an eta request.

Just anticipation for this cool tool.
[Galaxy S II General] RDDraco:
Did this just to be certain and still bootloop.

Nice idea but geuss i have to pass.
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
I think I can say it's comming along nicely.

My tests and experiments so far ran quite successfull.

Thing now is, to "teach" all those things to the app, to set everything up the new way.

It's not hard or complicated, now that the actual "how" is worked out, just a lot of type-type-write-the-code work.... the actual boring part, formulate "the way" into "the code" *lol*

Believe me, I am looking forward to having this app as much as you guys do!

Esp. because I am looking forward to the feedback if some of our issues (space related, market, etc.) might actually be fixed with this....
[Galaxy S II General] subhani:
Thanks for the progress update buddy. And best of luck.

We are waiting eagerly. Ready to test even primitive builds.
[Galaxy S II General] Neo.:
Hey HellCat,

I've been a great admirer of your work from the PSP era to my lovely SGS-II.

I've got a suggestion, is it possible to design a Boot Manager so that one can select an OS upon reboot? (or using through two step bootloader where one can be redirected to the bootmanager before the kernel loads?).

Just a suggestion.

- Neo
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Hi there.

Here's another suggestion: read this thread, at least the last few pages, it's amazing what you'll find there ;)
[Galaxy S II General] WolfSpider95:
Will this ever be available for other SGS 2 models?
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Well, it's basically just a kernel matter.

So when everything works good after the next update and hopefully is stable enough for actual daily use, we could try to get some kernels for other models brewed....
[Galaxy S II General] DJ SNap:
Hi, I have a little problem, hope that you will help me. My 2nd ROM have only 100 MB internal memory (for apps, games etc). How to extend internal memory?

1st ROM Custom 2.3.6

2nd variation of MIUI 2.3.7 (called WIUI) <-- with this I have problem.

And another question:

If I update 1st ROM (let's say I have 8.0.2 version of Custom ROM and I want to install 8.1) and then install DualBoot Kernel will I have 2nd ROM or must I repeat all operations again?
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Yes, that correct, the 2nd ROM has only 100MB with the current way of setting it up.

Once we got the 2nd ROM booting from the ext. SD card it'll have 1G.

If you loose the 2nd ROM by installing a new 1st one depends.

If you flash a full stock ROM via Odin you're likely to loose it as the partitions with the 2nd ROM are overwritten by a stock ROM install.

If you install a new/updated 1st OS via CWM, you're likely to keep the 2nd one intact.
[Galaxy S II General] DJ SNap:
Can you explain part about booing from the ext? I didn't catch the point.

I undestood that now 100MB is normal and it isn't glitch. But is it possible to use App2SD to create EXT partition on SD and mount it as internal memory (why am I explaing this - you now how App2SD works :P )?
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Not sure if App2SD will work on the 2nd ROM, but might be worth a try.

As of now, the secondary ROM is using two partitions of the internal storage, namely the partition usually used for /cache (hence the 100MB size) and the mostly unused partition 12.

With the next update, the 2nd ROM will be installed onto the external SD card.

The app will offer an option to repartition it and will create three additional partitions, each ~1G in size, and THOSE will be used to install the 2nd ROM on, then. Solving at least the space issue and I hope a few others caused by it as well.
[Galaxy S II General] snap3r:
Looking forward to the next update then !! :D
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
Will this dual boot work with CyanogenMod 7 (stable Version) as primary and CyanogenMod 9 (dev Version) as a 2nd boot

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] :
Can't wait for the new version :D

Keep up the good work mate
[Galaxy S II General] DJ SNap:
If I'm remember good CM9 is based on ICS (Android 4.0.x). ICS is not compatible with LolBoot yet... I've checked it personally (or I was out of luck).
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
Thanks, lets hope on the next upate with the increase in 2nd boot size this is somthing that can be fixed.

---------- Post added at 03:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:32 PM ----------

Is there a list of compatible roms
[Galaxy S II General] chwads2k8:
google bootdroid in dev stage but that app is suppose to allow you to select os on boot and will dual boot android and IOS 5 but still in early stages, as for lolboot definitly works, i got miui as primary and sammy as second and is working awesome both roms are fast jus cant install apps on secondary which is a shame, congrats tho awesome app
[Galaxy S II General] DJ SNap:
I'm sure that it will be fixed because HellCat told it (he wrote it on 28 page I think).

I think every of Gingerbread (2.3.x) ROM's is compatible. I had WIUI (variation of MIUI) as 2nd and Ultratoxic Rom v8.0.2 as 1st. Works great.
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
Thanks, i think i will give miui a try as it seems to be a good rom
[Galaxy S II General] subhani:
Man... I check this thread everyday.

I cant wait for this next update. Must be patient.

The next step would be to get lolboot to be compatible with ICS builds. A lot of people are now using the latest leak as it is daily stable.

All the best Hellcat.
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
Does anyone know of a good rom that has got a feel like HTC Sence, that will fit nicely in the 2nd boot as it's limited in size, a stripted down CM7 almost.
[Galaxy S II General] subhani:
wrong thread i think
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
could you tell me where to get that wiui rom from please
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Hey guys :)

Yeah, regarding ICS, as soon as Sammy releases it's kernel sources at least using stock ICS ROMs as either primary or secondary shouldn't be too far away.

And yes, you could have one GB and one ICS ROM mixed ;)

I have hopes the update and move to the ext. SD card will fix that.
[Galaxy S II General] Lost.soul:
You should consider adding in the first post that ics isn't compatible as of yet since source isn't yet released should save alot of confusion since it seems most questions are regarding that..

Can't wait for the next release, this us going to be awesome :-D
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
I agree alot of people will miss this as they wont bother looking through the thread
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Done.

Added a "small notice" :D
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
Tiny that can hardly see it
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
I know this wont work with ICS roms but will it work with Custom ICS roms such as CM9
[Galaxy S II General] stormtroopercs:
No
[Galaxy S II General] TimAnd:
When you repartition SD card (in the future version), is all the data on SD card lost? Or the data remains there, if there is 3 GB free.

Will the partitions size of 1GB be fixed? Or it can be even bigger? Now, 1 GB is quite enough for me, with SGS2 stock ROM, but you never know.
[Galaxy S II General] HellcatDroid:
Yes, repartitioning the SD card will wipe all data on it, so first copy it to the PC and then back.

The app will about this of course.

And also yes, for now the additional partitions will be fixed 1G in size.

If there should ever be the need for more, I can add a config option for that later on, just not now.
[Galaxy S II General] elbrujo69:
Dual boot? interesting...
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
I know you are waiting for sammy to release the kernel so you can dual boot ICS, but could you not use a custom kernel if you are going to dual boot a custom ICS rom.

I know this might seem like a daft question, but i dont know much about the dev side.
[Galaxy S II General] gren0:
I just found this whole thread on dual-booting the SGS2.

Can this app be used to dual-boot the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Verizon)?

.
[Galaxy S II General] Thialala:
Nope, I don't think so. Different devices with different Android OS. So don't try it.
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
you could try Boot Manager Pro - i am pretty sure that works with Samsung Galaxy Nexus - https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5kcngyLmJvb3RtYW5hZ2VyIl0.
[Galaxy S II General] fishingfon:
H alli,

i want to dual boot my galaxy S2, but i dont want to go back to android 2.3 (i am using the leaked ICS rom).

can anyone tell me when Lolboot will be getting ICS support??

and i normaly turn my phone off (not just in standby mode) when i charge it at night. so will it still charge when i plug my ac charger in? or do i have to turn the phone on to charge it??

and will it slow the phone down at all when you have 2 roms installed???

Thanks heaps to anyone who can help

Cheers Corey
[Galaxy S II General] stormtroopercs:
I believe once sources are released a update will come... and it will not slow down the phone.. might possibly speed it up :)
[Galaxy S II General] Lost.soul:
And you can charge your phone while it is off normally..
[Galaxy S II General] :
Any news regarding the upcoming version? :p
[Galaxy S II General] vinvam:
I attempted to go back to single boot by clearing the second ROM's files through the Lolboot app and then reflashed my previous single boot kernel through the Lolboot app, but something went wrong along the way. After rebooting I was stuck at the GT-I9100 screen boot screen. :/

Luckily, flashing a kernel with Odin solved my problem. Though it was kind of scary...
[Galaxy S II General] snap3r:
Any new development on the new app version ?
[Galaxy S II General] fishingfon:
Any new word on when this app will get ICS support? as the final build has now been released.

Cheers CoreyB
[Galaxy S II General] dmurray19:
I read a while back that you mentioned you might work in possible ports to support other devices. I was hoping maybe you could post the pre-pack/sign on github or something similar?

I would love to get a head start on on a possible port for the SGS2S i727 and felt it better to request rather than try to take.. Hope this is a possibility and maybe someone else that has an interest could work on i989 port.

(I'll have my hands on the SGS3 in a week so maybe that could be looked into for later)
[Galaxy S II General] fishingfon:
How will you get your hands on a SGS3 in a week??? it is not being released till april/july (depending on which sources you listen to :P)

Cheers Corey
[Galaxy S II General] dmurray19:
The release is going to be in mid-April, and my close friend works for a company that is partnered with Samsung. They do most of the promo side of things for a lot of their stuff. This is a new job for my buddy (last few weeks) and when he told me they were hands on with the S3 and he could get me one to play with I nearly **** bricks!

EDIT - I'll ask him what the "scheduled" release date is, but Samsung loves to change their mind for no 'effin reason..
[Galaxy S II General] Lost.soul:
I guess hellcat is busy with his psvita :(
[Galaxy S II General] stormtroopercs:
Hey its a good device ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Lost.soul:
No doubt :P, but am really interested in this project I just can't wait for the next release with the boot manager !
[Galaxy S II General] fishingfon:
You lucky bastard ;-)

lol.

do you have any idea what the specs are going to be on the SGS3? or can you not say? lol

and can you say if it looks anything like these leaked photos?? or can you not say about that aswell lol?

sorry if i am a bit over hopefull lol

Cheers CoreyB
[Galaxy S II General] fishingfon:
ps:

is the company you friend works for called:

Weber Shandwick ????

lol

Corey
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
Source code for Galaxy s2 i9100 ICS

Samsung have relesed the ICS source code for the galaxy s2 i9100 - https://opensource.samsung.com/index.jsp;jsessionid=A34302DEBCC0BF7BF392E93D5E122ABB
[Galaxy S II General] PunkOz:
Bump~ Dual boot :D samsung kernel sources released!
[Galaxy S II General] korado:
Bump again :D just to keep it alive,waiting for ics dualboot tho :cool:
[Galaxy S II General] stormtroopercs:
This project is dead :(
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
I hope this project is not dead, as i would really like iCS dual boot and i could guess that alot of other XDA users are hoping for the same thing.

Just to add a side note for anyone who is intrested another dev is working on a dual boot so you can dual boot IOS 5 and Android, he is has not got a thread on XDA but you can find it here and here.
[Galaxy S II General] stormtroopercs:
IOS 5? Lol
[Galaxy S II General] fishingfon:
Hey hellcat,

can you confirm if this project is, in fact, Dead? as i really wanted to dual boot my S2 with ICS, and it would be a shame if this project really is dead!

keep up the good work.

Cheers Corey
[Galaxy S II General] darki00:
I hope too :/ this project is not dead :s
[Galaxy S II General] Lost.soul:
Gokhan Moral is looking to integrate dualbooting into his kernel (siyah) he already has the menus setup but haven't implemented it yet since its still in beta.

I guess we now have two options to look forward to;)
[Galaxy S II General] darki00:
You give me some hope :)

I found the project:

http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/2012/03/13/some-thoughts-about-dual-booting/

Two options :) So cool =)
[Galaxy S II General] Lost.soul:
Yep via bootstrap .. it's actually performing better than on the iPhone lmao :p

However this isn't something that actually interests me.
[Galaxy S II General] fishingfon:
I think you will find that he has stopped developing this, as he got a complaint from apple informing him that he has to stop or be stopped from releasing it!!

But I would never used ios anyway lol, i like Android :-P

Cheers corey

Sent from my (Quietly brilliant!!) I9100T to your brain
[Galaxy S II General] fishingfon:
Did you manage to get one of the beta versions of bootdroid??? how did you get ios on your phone???

as as far as i know, the is no download links for bootdroid anywhere!!

if you do have the beta, is it possible for you to post the link???

Cheers Corey

ps; i assume you are talking about bootdroid in your message lol :p
[Galaxy S II General] pika456:
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[Galaxy S II General] Gigahawk:
By "it's not compatible with ICS roms", do you mean I cant use an ICS rom as my secondary boot, or not even as my primary?
[Galaxy S II General] The-Hulk:
You cant use any ICS rom as either primary or secondary, we are all hoping the dev will update soon