yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Sorry, just to be sure:

1) Install a ICS or GB kernel.

2) Install KA13

3)Fix root before rebooting

4) Reboot into fastboot mode

5) Run the dual boot script

6)Reboot and enjoy KA ROM and AOKP together?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dreamtheater17:
can i use carbon beta 1? i've searched the thread, but just aplha 2 thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enriquettoo:
I'm working on it, but having problems with kernel in Native.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zaidx:
Hi guys

Any noob friendly guide would be appreciated coz I wanna do this myself pls pls pls....

My pc is 32bit not 64 so can I still do this?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
OpenSEMC 4.4 Beta3.1

Hello,

I repacked the native and the loop image of Rayman's OpenSEMC 4.4 beta 3.1, the later is already modified to show the sdcard under the appropriate folders (everything works as expected on my loop 4.4b3.1 system installed from that zip).

The native partition is not yet tested.

Have fun!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] axelgrox:
I wanna install the Rom CM10.1 in loop roms but the recovery says error status number 7 and doesn't install any rom! why? My idea is install on native a rom stock and the loop install cm10.1. Can you?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
Hello,

I just repacked the Carbon ROM KK beta 1, but did not test it at all -> use it at your own risk!

I haven't changed anything on the native ROM, [MENTION=3952590]enriquettoo[/MENTION] mentioned above that there's a problem with native, but that's all I know. Be careful with it, maybe it will not even boot. It's just what the repack script puts out as native ROM.

The native partition is my everyday one, so I don't test anything there.

The loop ROM I've slightly modified, adjusted the group and owner ID for the sdcard to the appropriate value needed for the OpenSEMC beta3 to work - I guess this is needed here as well.

Maybe it'll be of use for somebody anyway, as it has been explicitly requested.

UPDATE: Both roms have been confirmed to be NOT WORKING. As I do not have further information / time to deal with it, I'll leave the links like they are. Maybe somebody else is able to get those roms working ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
Another try with the kitkat carbon rom, this time the beta3 native and loop version. Again, it's untested, so take care!

[MENTION=5196557]mi_guel[/MENTION] 's pm feedback made me curious, it sounded like the conversion of the kernel part within the carbon rom did not work properly with the repackager script. So I just took the isolated kernel zip from OpenSEMC beta3 I made some time ago and flashed it over the non working Carbon beta3 loop installation. And voilá - bootup took a while, but the system starts and I could not find any bugs so far (but I did only a very short test). You're welcome to test this quick and (quite) dirty approach as well, here's the OpenSEMC 4.4 b3 kernel zip.

By the way, don't be shocked when you see some status like "Doomlords kernel" during the kernel flash - it's an old zip of his I used, but the kernel is KK.

Have fun, play save - backups are your friends!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SMARTHACKER67:
help please

i want to try out new rom for my loop partition .

so can any one please repack the ubuntu or firefox os on loop please.

i tried the links but all are dead.

thanx in advance.:good: :good: :good::good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
WhatsApp goes crazy

Hello,

since two days I have a new problem with my dual-boot system (Stock deodexed rooted as native, OpenSEMC KitKat as loop): In each system I've WhatsApp installed, but whenever I use it on one system and boot into the other afterwards, WhatsApp states that it needs to be re-initialized.

Very annoying, and the messages sent inbetween are also gone.

First I thought, the program checks the android_id (aka device id), but it is the same for both systems, I've checked that.

The other possible cause is, that there are two different GSF_id s, but I found no way to change them, so far.

So here are my questions:

- Is there a way to change the GSF ID? Not only setting it back / generating a new one.

- Is anybody else having this problem?

EDIT: I found the answer shortly after - Titanium Backup is your friend! I installed the WhatsApp backup from the native into my loop system, and everything is just working fine.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rolex0815:
I noticed that too.

Only solution for me is to use Whatsapp in just one ROM or to think a lot.

This means, whenever you boot into the other ROM:

*) make backup with Titanium Backup (TB)

*) freeze Whatsapp

*) boot into other system

*) restore backup of Whatsapp

*) un-freeze Whatsapp in this ROM

I only found this as the proper way of not having some messages lost on both ROMs.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
[MENTION=4594721]rolex0815[/MENTION] [MENTION=5435249]dermaze[/MENTION]

Couldn't this be due to how ext2sd scheme is handled? Perhaps you moved it to /sdcard partition?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
Hello,

for me it works without further problems, once restored by TitaniumBackup. I did not move WhatsApp to sdcard, it's in its standard installation path.

But [MENTION=4900593]mirhl[/MENTION] brings up a possible cause for your problem, albeit in a little different way: If you too did not move WhatsApp to sdcard so far, and your device_id is the same on both roms (you can check with a tool from PlayStore called something like "Android Device ID"), you should check whether the sdcard is accessible under the paths /sdcard and /storage/sdcard0 ? Because if it is not (and it was not there for my first few KitKat loop installations), WhatsApp will not find its backup folder and "start wondering".

In case this is you problem, you'll have to modify your loop rom and re-flash it. The point would be to change the access right of the /sd path while mounting it. In your init.semc.rc the line

mount vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 /sd

needs to be replaced by

mount vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p15 /sd utf8,uid=1023,gid=1023

as letama found out in post 1955

Then the sdcard content also shows up under the paths /sdcard and /storage/sdcard0 and WhatsApp will find its backup. Once again: this problem seems only to occur with KitKat loop roms!

But of course the above statements are mere estimations, so if anybody should know better, just tell us :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rolex0815:
Whatsapp is not moved to sdcard, only pictures, videos and other stuff is in the Whatsapp folder on the sdcard.

So to emphasize this, I believe your approach is not enough.

Whatsapp creates under the "Whatsapp/Database" folder on the sdcard the backup of the messages. But this backup is (as I found out) only done once a day. This means if you switch ROMs and want to be consistent with all your messages there is no other way than using Titanium Backup as I described it.

Especially if there is really some traffic on Whatsapp - this happens sometimes ;) you definitely would lose messages.

I'm using stock ROM .96 on loop and the really funny thing is that my init.semc.rc doesn't even have a mount command.

sdcard is accessible under the paths you mentioned.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
Ah, ok, for the stock .96 this does not apply, that's true. Unfortunately, I do not have further ideas why it might not be working, did you already check the android device ID? It's only a guess of mine, but WhatsApp might check it to determine whether it's running on the same system.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wzhy:
Hi, I find that gitorious's sony-tool is too old. the bootmanager version is still 0.6

can you please release the 0.8 source of bootmanager and ke, kf?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nisu4717:
Loop version doesnt work.gives boot loop.native not tried.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rolex0815:
Device ID should be the same, because Titanium Backup informed me about that issue.

Anyway, switching Whatsapp works with some extra tasks. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SMARTHACKER67:
please

can some body please repack this as loop or send me link if already done.

btw its LeOpArDx RoM V4.8 [BEATS-MONSTER

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2461504

since size of rom is very big can you send the files that are need to include in original zip so as to modify it. please

someone please my current rom is very unstable
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nghiemdung:
please someone could make loop for Carbon beta 3 rom ???

i've done by myself but my phone doesn't boot..

here's the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2617846
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
Hello,

I've tried with the Carbon ROMs, they don't work as loop. If you flash only the OpenSEMC kernel over it, it'll boot once - and not again. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to look into this in detail at the moment.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nghiemdung:
Thanks for quick answer. And tell me when u got some good news.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nghiemdung:
Hi [MENTION=5435249]dermaze[/MENTION] i did as your instruction but my phone can't turn on wifi. It keep "turning on wifi" all the time. So tell me what's solution here?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
Hello,

I ran into the same issue from the second boot onwards with the Carbon loop ROM, I guess the dirty flash of the OpenSEMC kernel messes up something there. I did not find / search after a solution for this, due to limited time. But a suggestion would be, to find the Wifi part of the original kernel which comes with Carbon rom, and flash it over as a third step. If I should have some time this weekend, I'll try, but no promises there - I have hardly any knowledge about kernels...

UPDATE:

Today I installed Carbon loop rom with OpenSEMC kernel, to take a glimpse at the logcat. The following things do not work / throw error flags in logcat: WiFi (does not even find the adapter), Bluetooth, some sound hardware of our chipset, and a media handler.

As I do not have real knowledge about all those processes and the flaws seem to be pretty severe, I'll not follow this any more.

Anyway, I'll make a loop rom of the next release, maybe we'll be lucky and it will just work then...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratz:
I have installed the Boot Manager, enabled dual-boot support and installed DoomLord's .96 kernel for both native and loop. Now I want to have a 4.4 or 4.3 ROM as primary and the Stock 6.2.B.1.96 (4.1.2) ROM as secondary.

What do I have to do? Just flashing the .zip from each recovery?

Thank you.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rolex0815:
That is a good idea.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratz:
So, if I want to install OpenSEMC, I have to flash your kernel and then the ROM?

What is the difference between the native ROM and the loop? Is anyone faster than the other one?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
Hello, in principle that's the only thing - but it has to be a .zip which is modified for native or loop partition - you can NOT use a normal rom you download from the other forums here! An exception are roms without kernel, those you can normally flash from the according recovery without modifying them - but they have to fit the .96 kernel. Especially android 4.4 roms need another kernel!

You can find those .zip in the OP and throughout this thread. If you want some rom which you cannot find in the list, just post a request here, maybe someone will modify it - if it is possible.

For further help, just post the exact rom name you want to use on each system.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratz:
Thank you!

Very easy to understand this way.

I will do the opposite: I will look here for a modded kernel that works and then I will download its ROM (or a ROM w/o kernel). I just need CM powertoggles and profiles, so I don't really care if it is 4.4, 4.3 or 4.2.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratz:
How can I flash a 4.4 ROM with the outdated TWRP v2.3.3.0 (or the experimental v2.6.0.0) that comes with Boot Manager 0.8? Can't find the answer in this thread and OpenSEMC Beta 3.1 fails with "set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed".
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
That has never been a problem for me (I'm using OpenSEMC KitKat ROM on loop), the main problem is to get the converter script working with the 4.4 roms. The rom you mentioned has already a kernel in it and it is working with TWRP v2.3.3.0 as far as I know. But I would suggest to use the more recent OpenSEMC 4.4 beta 3.1 ROMS, as there a problem with the accessibility of the sdcard has been fixed for the loop partition.

And your other question: The native partition is said to be slightly faster than the loop partition, but I've never experienced a difference.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratz:
It is not working for me. It fails at ROM zip flash with "set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed". I downloaded it twice, and tried flashing the kernel and wiping all before and after flashing the ROM.

My log: http://pastebin.com/cVRu8mdg
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
You'll need to fix the updater script

Newers don't work with old recovery versions such this

Don't really know details..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
Hi,

although I've heard that you need to modify the updater script in some cases (would be interested in details), I can just repeat that the exact beta 3.1 version for loop posted earlier is working flawlessly for me with bootmanager 0.8 (and therefor TWRP 2.3.3.0).

What I saw in your log on pastebin is, that there's some problem with mounting. Are you sure that your three loop partitions are accessible? I had a similar problem once, when the creation script completed without errors, but some of the new loop devices were not mountable. Please check in your TWRP for loop, whether you can mount those devices there. If not, just delete the according ones using the filemanager and restart into bootmanager, it will re-create the loop partitions. If you should have that problem, it also throws an error when wiping, but it's easy to oversee (at least for me it was).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Scratz:
I was just trying an update-script modified as letama explained here, then I accidentally booted into loop partition and... it worked. I'm now running OpenSEMC Beta 3.1, but I can swear the zip never flashed successfully.

Thank you, guys!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dermaze:
OpenSEMC 4.4 Beta 3.2 Roms

Hello,

here are the two roms for native and loop partition of the OpenSEMC 4.4 beta 3.2 rom posted by Great_Geek on the 11th of April in RaymanFX' thread here.

I've got the loop version running now for two days, the only bug is that the charging sometimes only works when adb is enabled. All the other things (Video playback on youtube, etc.) work in my case. The native version is not tested, but should be ok.

Please let me know, in case any problems occur!

Have fun, play save - make backups...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hamad335500:
plzzz help me i want to dual boot stock 96 and cm 10 but i have some questions to install boot manager will format my 32 gb storage? or not? because i have some imp data in it anyone can give me tut that how to intall ? step by step ? my boot loader in unloacked i was on raymanfx rom 4.4 now back to stock 96 but iwant dual boot with stock and cm10 because i want to run bcmon.apk and its only work in cm10 any helpppppp?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
It won't wipe sdcard

You'll need at least 2-3 free GB though
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hamad335500:
anyone can provide latest cm10 loop edition plzzzzzz?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SMARTHACKER67:
can anyone

hello friends can any body will post the new loop and native rom.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] letama:
Hello Guys,

I worked on it (KA12) a bit on plane, I modified the cpio and few things in install scripts. Aroma starts but color are completely whacked and it doesn't behave really well. More work needed there. I don't know if this is expected with this version or if something I did.

I'll download KA13 to see if it behaves better, but I won't have much time this week and I'm very dependable on my phone so I don't want to trash my current setup. So don't expect much progress before I'm returning back next week
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
Fixed the ro.secure:

http://uploaded.net/file/vgmkn963

https://hotfile.com/dl/173501860/5209290/bm_loop_cm139_fix.zip.html

hope everything works fine now.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Soheil_rf:
Thanks but still /system is Read Only and LED bar is always Off
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
Yep ! Me too, system still R/W. Cannot change to R/O. Can any1 make it work ??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
if youre already on dual boot,

1. go to recovery stock

2. flash ka13 (it will run aroma anyway, but with distorted color :)), uncheck custom kernel. keep sony (checked this)

3. uncheck reboot after installation, then choose reboot to system on recovery, then it will prompt you to fix root,just fix root.

4. reboot you will not loose your AOKP but you will gain KA13 +AOKP.

but if you're on stock kernel or custom kernel.

1.just install the KA13 the normal way.

2.after successfull boot, turn off your phone.

2.then flash on fastboot the dual.elf

3.then create looback and flashed AOKP.

or you can try to back up your AOKP loopback, copy it to your pc then paste it again on your sdcard after installing loopback,

i dont know if this one will work, havent tried.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bartekopa:
Hi, how i can uninstal Boot Manager?

edit...

oh, i know now. I must flash stock loader.sin.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
I will look into it again, when I have time, but I don't know if i will find the cause.

Can't you mount system as rw in adb too?

The led bar issue is fxp related and occurs on normal fxp also.

Send with Tapatalk from Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
Can I use the unsecure zip 137 made by letama for 139?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
What do you mean with small zip?

Send with Tapatalk from Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
I mean may I try to flash the unsecure 137 made from letama for 139 ??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
I didn't see a unsecure for 137 just for stock.

But I will look at 137 tomorrow, if letama doesn't have time before.

Send with Tapatalk from Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
Here it is : https://www.dropbox.com/s/m3es92y121baqps/bm_unsecure_kernel_fxp137_cm9.zip

Can you look into it ??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
Found my mistake. I will upload a fix tomorrow.

So system will be mounted as rw.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
Nice job :D. Thanks for your time :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] utsav911:
Once i have made dual boot system on my Xperia S, is it possible to revert back to original state? ( i mean only one rom )
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Vipitus:
Yes, just flash other kernel with fastboot ;)

Xperia S - Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
I hope everything worked fine with repacking, because I didn´t included the whole system now and just made a small fix as mpttrung whised:

give me time I´m just learning this, because I want to help letama so he can concentrate on developing this and doesn´t have to upload every new rom that is beeing released.

http://uploaded.net/file/h8a94rfx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
Thanks :D. I gonna test now !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
my wifi in cm10 fx137 not working please help me

thanks alot
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
Now we have 139 why dont you try it?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
please download link for me thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
Here you go :D : FXP139 http://ul.to/f/yrrveu
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
fxp 139 cm10 ?????
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
U want cm9.1 or cm 10 ??? use for boot loop ??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
cm 10 and stock rom 45

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please help no wifi worked in fpx137 cm 10 in custom rom
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hhlong89:
Yeah! FXP139 - CM10 :highfive:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
please download link fxp139 cm 10 for me

becase no work in install cm10 fxp 139 in dual rom
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
Does it work?

I´m on it. It doesn´t take long to repack it, but I have to wait ~20min to download FXP and then wait ~40 min to upload the repacked.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpttrung:
Yes, It works very nice :D. Thanks very much ! :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
http://uploaded.net/file/mx93lqhe

https://hotfile.com/dl/174085079/125c500/bm_loop_cm10_139.zip.html

Here you go :)

Feedback is allowed :D

Next time I maby won´t mirror it again, because hotfile takes almost 50 min to upload
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
Thank you but not install for me beacase problem rom not install why????
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Soheil_rf:
system is read only :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
So my solution is to install what is?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Soheil_rf:
updater-script is wrong , you have to open the package with winrar and replace with this one

META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
Thank you very very much for any help me but not Wifi worked why for me?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] elpelas:
I have the same data problem, no hdspa, edge etc. In aokp b2 any solution?

Enviado desde mi LT26i usando Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Soheil_rf:
/system partion is read only . if Apology11 fix that we able to fix wifi with WiFix manager
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
Not working for JB and cm10 please sloved problem in rom(FXP cm10)

thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
Thanks for the feedback :good:

I came home late from school yesterday, and was tired, so I forgot something.

I´m uploading a completly fixed version right now.

And it´s up:

http://uploaded.net/file/ipyqho14

System rw this time and working update script
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] utsav911:
will this affect data stored on internal memory?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Apology, you think you can make AOKP B2 -R2 work on the second partition?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
Yes, I think theres no big difference in cm10 and aokp repacking. But do you need build 2 or build 3 from k900?

Can someone confirm, that cm10 wokrs allright now?

Send with Tapatalk from Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
no sloved wifi problem cm10 why?

please help me
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
Just download my newest upload from today and use wifix to solve.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
no work in newest rom wifi for me
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
Did you download this:

And fixed Wifi with this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21406675

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here you go:

it´s the newest build from k900

http://uploaded.net/file/5bmkrc97
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Thanks, but I'm getting Status 7 error. It says that it searches for 5-something, but only find 4... I noticed I tried to install prior wiping system. Gonna try it again wiping system first.

EDIT: Nope, still getting Status 7 error.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Giblet-dono:
Tried installing it to the loop partition, and it says installation aborted,

Could be a bad download, MD5 please =D

Giblet
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] utsav911:
What are the recommended partition sizes?

Sorry if this is a silly question.

Sent from my superfast Xperia Arc HD!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
system - 512

data - 1024
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
no sloved wifi problem :(

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Thanks very very much
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Apology11:
Try this update script:

http://uploaded.net/file/a59byutq

Just open the zip file with 7zip

go to META-INF\com\google\android and replace the "updater-script" with this one.

If it still doesn´t work can you give me the whole log?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arminalvand:
hi

super user is probleme beacase allow for root apk neede

and cm 10 FXP 137 Smoother than FXP 139 why??