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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silow:
Did you do this yet:

If yes use a file exporter/text editor and post the contents of /MultiSystem/build.prop
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xlylegaman:
virtual img mount

[MENTION=5868929]hsbadr[/MENTION]

Even with the newest multisystem update, i can still cannot get the the virtual img to mount so i can modify system files. The MultiSystem/mnt/system folder is still empty.

I have tried while running the stock system. I am also using root browser to browse files.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3y0ndd34th:
Thank you for your response :)

Yes, I have activated the Virtual System Switch, it says it is on.

Yes I update the configurations

Yes I select the rom from the list as the Primary Virtual Image.

When I update the Configurations, my selected image in the dropdown box resets, so I set the image again before rebooting.

I also try to use the "Reboot to Active System" after setting the Virtual Image in the dropdown box.

I will upload my /MultiSystem/build.prop:

MultiSystemMNT=/MultiSystem
MultiSystemBLK=/dev/block/mmcblk1p2
MultiSystemCFG=$MultiSystemMNT/build.prop
MultiSystemIMG=$MultiSystemMNT/img/system
MultiSystemLOG=$MultiSystemMNT/log/MultiSystem.log
MultiSystemFiles=/data/data/com.hsbadr.MultiSystem/files/.MultiSystem
systemMNT=/system
systemBLK=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system
systemDEV=/dev/block/loop0
mountDEV=/dev/block/loop1
BBX=$MultiSystemMNT/bin/busybox
HijackBIN=e2fsck
RebootStock=$MultiSystemMNT/etc/.stock
wipeCache=0
wipeDalvik=0
wipeData=0
ActiveSystem=Stock
SleepTime=4
copyIMG=StockSystem_06-05-2015_122807.img
mountIMG=VirtualSystem_06-05-2015.img
ActiveIMG=VirtualSystem_06-05-2015.img
CurrentIMG=Stock

I have also attempted to Use Terminal Emulator to issue the "MultiSystem mount virtual" command.

Again thank you for your assistance!

UPDATE:

It's working now... kind of. I managed to get the Virtual Image to boot but I got a lot of force close issues with the Samsung Keyboard, and I don't have any Data :( I have Cell signal, but I can't use the internet, Play Store, Games, or anything data related. I have Wiped Cache and Dalvik, this does not solve the issues.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silow:
"ActiveSystem=Stock"

"mountIMG=VirtualSystem_06-05-2015.img"

You don't want the image you are booting to be mounted. Unmount the virtual image through the app, update config, then activate again and check your build.prop
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3y0ndd34th:
Ahh, I forgot I did that (facepalm)

I unmounted the system, Set my Virtual rom and rebooted.

Is the Jasmine 5.0.2 not a good rom to copy/derive from for virtual? I get force close issues for the Samsung Keyboard (even when wiping the cache and dalvik) and I don't have any data "Secure Connection could not be established" :(

Or is this a bad back up and I should recreate it? I'm going to try to recreate it in the mean time, and I will keep playing just trying to get a good idea of where to begin.

I was hoping to help with development on TouchWiz Xposed, but from reading it seems that all rom slots share the same system and data. So if I install Xposed on a virtual Rom and it crashes, is it likely that my Stock Rom installation is going to be broken as well?

Guess I'm going back to my Stock Rom :P
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silow:
I'm running JM 5.0.2 for both stock and virtual. Do you not have this issue with stock? If not I would boot to stock, delete the virtual rom image from /MultiSystem/img/system and create an image from stock again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3y0ndd34th:
Thank you So much for your assistance!

I have no problems Running the 5.0.2 as a stock room.

I will delete my current virtual rom and set it up as you have described and report back :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silow:
I'm not familiar enough with Xposed but I believe it it modifies framework-res.apk and other files of the ROM (/system partition). Therefore the stock /system partition will stay safe. Even if /data becomes "corrupt" the worst case is you would boot to the stock recovery and factory reset and lose your stuff in /data.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3y0ndd34th:
I copied my rom slot as you said, that's the way I did it before but this time it worked :D:D

Thanks again for your help. I might give it a few days to become comfortable with MultiSystem but I definitely plan on beating my face against xposed. I miss my per app dpi :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silow:
Awesome! :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanb1i:
Can anyone say what ROMs their using to test the Virtual capabilities? I have Jasmine 5.0.2 installed in the Stock slot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xlylegaman:
all we can really test is another Jasmine rom since its lollipop based.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanb1i:
That's what I thought, thanks! :)

Has anyone tried the DU Lollipop 5.1.1 ROM as a virtual?

xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-3/development/rom-dirty-unicorns-v7-9-22-08-14-t2855412
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsbadr:
I'm using File Explorer with the root addon, b/c all other apps including ES Explorer misread IMG size + other vissibility/size-related issues. I'd also suggest to try mounting in a bash shell:

su

bash

MultiSystem mount virtual

Then, try to list the mounted system files:

busybox ls -lah /MultiSystem/mnt/system/

Anyway, you don't need the mount & flash functions for now; you can use FlashFire to mod the currently running virtual ROM. I'll take some time in the next update to improve everything & optionally mount the secondary IMG to /MultiSystem/mnt/system automatically on boot. So, you'll have the running system (virtual or stock) mounted to /system while a secondary IMG mounted to /MultiSystem/mnt/system, ready for manual moding or flashing.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murphyjasonc:
I installed the original version of Multisystem without a hitch but when I upgraded I haven't been able to get my virtual Rom to mount. I keep getting an error that says command not found when I type in MultiSystem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsbadr:
Flash MultiSystem v1.2.1 ZIP file!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murphyjasonc:
I flashed the zip file via flashfire. I will try flashing it again. Does it have to be flashed by the multisysem app or is flashfire ok?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsbadr:
FlashFire is better for now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murphyjasonc:
I flashed the zip again but I'm still getting the same error.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bishop0114:
Has anyone tried xposed?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsbadr:
MultiSystem [COLOR="SeaGreen"]s[/COLOR]tatus

not

MultiSystem [COLOR="Red"]S[/COLOR]tatus

Xposed doesn't work on TW LP.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bishop0114:
Ok. Figures. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silow:
In addition he has spaces in the values for "ActiveIMG" and "mountIMG" in the build.prop file.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsbadr:
right; was just going to tell him. The IMG name shouldn't include spaces or special characters.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
This has probably been answered before, but when I click on Primary System IMG, all I get in the drop down is Select Virtual System and nothing else. Tell me why I'm so lame?

Sent from my Samsung Tab Pro 12.2

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I clicked on Update Configurations Virtual System switch to "on"

Sent from my Samsung Tab Pro 12.2
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murphyjasonc:
I've got a little further. I don't get the command not allowed error anymore but I'm getting an mtab error now. No such file found.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsbadr:
Exclude busybox from the command:

mount -o remount,rw /system
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
Can anybody here create a step by step layman installation for Multisystem either using the zip or apk file and then all the way from there to setting up the app. Something in simple easy to understand steps. I don't understand code but I understand English and just knowing which options to choose in the app would be so helpful . I've watched the video, but my screens don't have all the options everybody else seems to be using. Maybe an instruction video would really bring it home.

Thanks in advance

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Cant flash the multisystem zip file in flashfire. It resides on my SD card folder called downloads and flashfire doesn't show the file being there. ES Explorer does.

Sent from my Samsung Tab Pro 12.2

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Other zip files show but not MultiSystem_v1.21.zip

Sent from my Samsung Tab Pro 12.2
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnexdude:
Check the posting below, it helped me!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=60560399
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ippolito1971:
Video tutorials in the works. I'm pretty well versed in flashing / modding and was trying to test this on my LG G3 VS985 and for the life of me couldn't get this thing rolling. In speaking to hsbadr he's going to create a step by step tutorial so anyone can run it. :) he rocks big time. I'm dying to give this a run.

LG G3 VS985 SkyDragon LP

If I've helped you please hit the thanks!! ? ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
appreciate the update. just when you think you've done it right, something doesn't work

Sent from my Samsung Tab Pro 12.2

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I've run the apk and zip, multisystem is installed. I've run the update, turned on the virtual switchbox, still can't create primary system IMG or virtual IMG. But I'm stubborn and will keep trying

Sent from my Samsung Tab Pro 12.2
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murphyjasonc:
The build.prop shows I'm on a virtual ROM but terminal emulator still says I'm on stock. What am I missing?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t1231:
Lower case "s" in "MultiSystem status"
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vazersecurity:
Application Not Responding

Am I just being dumb, or is it just not working. I have followed the instructions to the T and I haven't been able to get the application to do anything. Or is it doing something and just not telling me? I can't get it to even launch FlashFire or the Terminal. All I can get it to do is reboot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
I'm there with you. I'm considering a total reset, not that it would help

Sent from my Samsung Tab Pro 12.2
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vazersecurity:
Was that in reply to me? And I actually got it working, sort of. I had the sdcard formats incorrect. They were flipped (meaning the FAT32 partition was set as the second partition instead as the first and vise versa). It's amazing what can go wrong or not work when you misread something. LOL! Check your SDCard partition!! And use the Flashable ZIP (flash via FlashFire), it helps too! I'm not exactly sure what I did to get it to actually function, but it is working now. Check this out, it helped. LINK
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3y0ndd34th:
If someone wouldn't mind explaining to me a bit first,

What is Shared between Stock and Virtual roms?

What is kept seperate?

I know this is vague, I'm not trying to be, I want to work on some apps, mostly the stock apps I can't replace so I can modify DPI so that the Apps fit better on a higher resolution. But without conformation that both Rom slots have their own sets of System apps, I am apprehensive to begin working on the apps and ruining both roms :(.

I seem to be having a bit of trouble discerning what is shared and what is separate.

Thanks for the insight.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
Rom slots have their own separate System partition.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3y0ndd34th:
Thank you for the ease of conscience :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tada10:
Is there a way to completely disable SE android to disabled instead of permissive?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanb1i:
Hope I'm not being stupid here, but I can't figure out how to create the virtual rom. Do I copy the img to the /MultiSystem/Img folder, then activate via the app? Or do I somehow activate the virtual slot and use flashfire to flash the zip to the virtual slot? Confused......
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3y0ndd34th:
You need to copy your current stock rom by using the "Create Virtual Image" button. It will take some time to process.

Next you need to click the "Update Configurations" button this will allow you to choose your image in the drop down box.

Finally you need to select your Virtual image from the dropdown box of the "Primary System IMG" section.

Then you simply click the "Reboot to Active System" and you will be in the Virtual rom slot, or you can reboot and hold the Volume Up button while the Green LED is active.

You can check which rom slot you are in by issuing the following command in a Terminal Emulator:

MutliSystem status

Please note the Syntax, the Capital letters are important and "status" is all lower case.

Best of luck to you!

If you want to boot back to stock hold your HOME button when the phone is booting and the Green LED is active. OR you can use the MutliSystem app and click the "Reboot to Stock System" button.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanb1i:
Ok, I did what you said & here's what it got from the TE MultiSystem status:

root@hltevzw:/ # MultiSystem status

/MultiSystem/build.prop: line 20: 5.0_system.img: command not found

--------------------------------------------

MultiSystem for Android

(C) 2014-2015 hsbadr @ xda-developers

Hamada S. Badr <hamada.s.badr@gmail.com>

--------------------------------------------

Current System IMG: Stock

Current System DEV: /dev/block/mmcblk0p23

MultiSystem partition is mounted on /MultiSystem!

Log file: /MultiSystem/log/MultiSystem.log
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
How do I test the partitions to see if they're working correctly? I still can't get the create a virtual IMG to show any drop down

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Using the same partition tool as instructed. I created a 2nd partition on the SD card in ext4 and primary. Click on apply and ext4 changes to to other (as the format name) and looses the ext4 name. Is that normal?

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Using the same partition tool as instructed. I created a 2nd partition on the SD card in ext4 and primary. Click on apply and ext4 changes to to other (as the format name) and looses the ext4 name. Is that normal?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
Use Root Explorer to navigate to Root/MultiSystem/img/system and check and see if you have an img file and that it is 2.65GB in size. It is very easy to make a corrupted img by not waiting long enough for it to be created. It seems all you get is a supersu toast message after clicking the button to 'create image from stock'. I don't get a red light while it is being created but it could be because I have Lightflow running.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] standroid61:
I am getting the same result, and my red light was on while creating the image of my stock rom. My partitions check out fine. Not sure why I can't get a virtual rom to run.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanb1i:
Ok, did that & there are 2 Roms in there, one is the img created from the stock slot (5.0.2). The other is the img file from Jasmine 5.0 zip file. Both are 2.65gig. Neither will load. :confused:

We need a slide indicator that shows the creation Progress so we know when the img's are copied/completed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
Go in the Multisystem app.

Check that the system runs on boot. (menu at upper right)

Check that the Virtual System is on.

Click "update configurations"

Select your img in the 'Primary System Img' dropdown.

Scroll down to the bottom to the 'reboot' section' and click on 'Reboot to Active System'.

Then run the 'MultiSystem status' command and see what you get

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look at post 240 and try that.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanb1i:
Ok, I got it to load the 5.0.2 img, Apparently, the 5.0 img was bad?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
Either it was bad or there is more to loading a standalone system img file extracted from a zip. Haven't tried.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanb1i:
I couldn't figure out how to flash the zip to an empty slot, so I thought I could try to load the img file. But that didn't work.

Thanks for your help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prime64:
I have been trying to get Multi System to work and not sure what I'm doing wrong. My scd partition checks out perfect. I follow the directions, I open the MultiSystem app and press install and get su permissions then flash the 1.3 zip and reboot and nothing happens. I look in MultiSystem directory and it is empty, no matter what I do nothing ever shows up in the folder. Any help would be appreciated, maybe doing something stupid I don't know.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
I have had identical results
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] standroid61:
All was configured as instructed, upon reboot the stock rom was active. All terminal commands result in expected responses. All otherwise appears perfect. Question: Is it possible that even though the mount | grep /Multisystem command responds correctly, could there be a problem with the partition?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
Did you click the 'Create Virtual IMG' button to create a virtual img? Make sure you wait long enough for it to be created.

Then look at post 240.

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Do a screenshot of the 'MultiSystem status' command results.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] standroid61:
View attachment 3301853

Thank you for your assistance, it is appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
This is what I get when virtual is active:

D:\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell

shell@hltevzw:/ $ su

su

root@hltevzw:/ # MultiSystem status

MultiSystem status

Γöé--------------------------------------------Γöé

Γöé MultiSystem for Android Γöé

Γöé Γöé

Γöé (C) 2014-2015 hsbadr @ xda-developers Γöé

Γöé Hamada S. Badr <hamada.s.badr@gmail.com> Γöé

Γöé--------------------------------------------Γöé

Current System IMG: StockSystem_04-05-2015_060608.img

Current System DEV: /dev/block/loop0

MultiSystem partition is mounted on /MultiSystem!

Log file: /MultiSystem/log/MultiSystem.log

Γöé--------------------------------------------Γöé

Γöé If you'd like to support my work, Γöé

Γöé please donate via PayPal or Google to: Γöé

Γöé Γöé

Γöé Hamada S. Badr <hamada.s.badr@gmail.com> Γöé

Γöé--------------------------------------------Γöé

So you are definitely booting to the stock rom. Post a screenshot from within the app showing your primary img in the dropdown box.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
How long should it take, I never see any results
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
Make sure the screen doesn't go dark while your're doing it. Could take 5 minutes or more if you have a slow sd card. It would be nice if there was a status bar of some sort.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
Ok, I'll give it a go. I always leave the screen running and go off and do other things. Does that cancel the process?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prime64:
That didn't do anything at all, I could be wrong but I don't think the binaries are installing properly. When I use terminal emulator and type in Mount | grep /MultiSystem I don't get the results that I'm supposed to get according to the directions?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
Again I get the same results as you
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
Sure looks like it... :laugh:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
How can I be sure my SD card is properly formatted. I used Mini Tool Partition 9.0. Formatted a 64 Gig into 2 partitions. 1st one 52Gig ex-fat (tried fat32 the first time), 2nd partition or 12Gig using ext4. After I clicked on apply, ext4 became other. So I'm not really sure if it took or not. Has anybody seen this anomaly?

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Does anybody live in the Los Angeles area, we could do coffee and figure this crap out?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
That's weird my Mini Partition 9.0 tool doesn't give exFat as an option. I had to go in Windows Disk manager to format the first partition as exFat.

I would put the sd card back in the computer and run the tool again. Remember that after you create your ext4 partition you have to hit the "apply" button at the upper left.

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I get:

root@hltevzw:/ # Mount | grep /MultiSystem

Mount | grep /MultiSystem

tmp-mksh: Mount: not found

1|root@hltevzw:/ #

Yet everything is good. Why do care about this command?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prime64:
Typo should have been mount | grep /MultiSystem. Just one of the things to test installation, for me MultiSystem is not working at all?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bd177:
so it looks good .

127|root@hltevzw:/ # mount | grep /MultiSystem

mount | grep /MultiSystem

/dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /MultiSystem ext4 rw,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0

root@hltevzw:/ #

What do you exactly get?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigdaddie:
I had to uninstall the previous version of MultiSystem to get 1.3 to install properly.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prime64:
This is what I get
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prime64:
Scd partition looks like this
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midimench:
Sorry, my remark may have thrown you for a loop. I did the ex-fat in windows on the partition I created in MT 9.0, then used it to format the ext4 partition as the secondary one. Both the exfat and ext4 partitions showed as "other" after I clicked the Apply button. I can't figure out a way to view the ext4 one on the phone having tried ES explorer, FX file manager and Root Browser.

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I figured I'd give exfat a try after not getting results with fat32 on the 1st partition on the first go around l.