As the title says, here's the video; I'll do a write up later since it's a long process.



This is not possible in windows 10 due to the GPT Hybrid MBR trickery used, the android image already does this when it writes the partition tables and etc.

Don't do this in windows nor attempt it, it's not going to happen unless there's something you can use to mess with partitions like I did, L4T-Ubuntu also won't work due to the partition stuff and etc, I'm currently making something to allow this without any complications, please be patient!

Watch the entire video and you'll understand more about this, if you make simple errors from not watching the video I will simply tell you to properly watch again and listen!
TOOL ETA: Don't ask, it's a complicated tool that needs a lot of maths, safety features and etc
TOOL SO FAR:

Tool functions: Android, Custom Android user data, 8GB Android install, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Swap, EmuMMC and Lakka dynamic setup.
Planned functions: Multi EmuMMC setup, EmuMMC Backup & restore(including Nintendo folder) + More unique management stuff!

UPDATE: I'm currently setting aside the tool until I finish making & releasing my new modchip

 

[lordelan]

Just for Linux, Windows version will be a complete separate program but unable to do anything android.

Unsure if I will release a Windows version though.

No need for that honestly. Everyone with a flash drive or VM can get Ubuntu or something like that to quickly get into a running live Linux.

 

[tabzer]

gparted and gdisk are super useful for partition management. hybrid mbr/gpt turned out to be a lot easier to understand when just following the guide and experiencing the process.

 

[TariqSoftDev]

gparted and gdisk are super useful for partition management. hybrid mbr/gpt turned out to be a lot easier to understand when just following the guide and experiencing the process.

One of the reasons my program can't be used in Windows, uses gparted(parted) and gdisk.

 

[Deleted-172301]

Its looking awesome!

 

[TariqSoftDev]

Its looking awesome!

Thanks, right now just implementing checks for android files and FAT32 sizing; important stuff else you'll end up with a messed up sd if you use one too small.

 

[Deleted-172301]

Awesome! Using this on a linux live cd is perfectly fine. Since thats what should be used to partition anyways.

 

[TariqSoftDev]

Awesome! Using this on a linux live cd is perfectly fine. Since thats what should be used to partition anyways.

well you need enough space for the Android or Ubuntu image to be stored alongside the program, it'll still partition things just not giving you the option for stuff that it doesn't have the img for.

 

[stoffer666]

Just for Linux, Windows version will be a complete separate program but unable to do anything android.

Unsure if I will release a Windows version though.

Ok then i need to get a Linux machine have anyone of you tried to do a Android sd card and put a sx ox emunand (files) on the fat32 partion and see if you can boot both.

 

[Deleted-172301]

well you need enough space for the Android or Ubuntu image to be stored alongside the program, it'll still partition things just not giving you the option for stuff that it doesn't have the img for.

Yeah. I was accessing that when I was playing around in Ubuntu pulling it from an NTFS drive. Good to clarify for those who will be booting a linux live cd for the first time.

 

[tabzer]

Ok then i need to get a Linux machine have anyone of you tried to do a Android sd card and put a sx ox emunand (files) on the fat32 partion and see if you can boot both.

This has been discussed. The short answer is that it doesn't work, but attempts to make it work are not over. Also mentioned was the alternative of using a USB hosted Ubuntu for temporary use of gparted and gdisk.

 

[TariqSoftDev]

This has been discussed. The short answer is that it doesn't work, but attempts to make it work are not over. Also mentioned was the alternative of using a USB hosted Ubuntu for temporary use of gparted and gdisk.

Actually; I know exactly how to make it work and I'll incorporate it into my tool; just some more research after initial release needs to be done.

 

[tabzer]

@lordelan

 

[stoffer666]

Actually; I know exactly how to make it work and I'll incorporate it into my tool; just some more research after initial release needs to be done.

That would be so cool if it can be done

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Actually; I know exactly how to make it work and I'll incorporate it into my tool; just some more research after initial release needs to be done.

Waiting anxiously

 

[SkyDX]

I'm nearly done with the tool so once it's finished you don't really need to make any calculations.

Oh wow thanks for doing this! I'll grab a 128gb microSD ASAP! A Linux VM should work just fine with it right? If you need any beta-testers let me know

 

[tabzer]

I know that this is just more than $30 more expensive, but I swear by this. It's your best value of GB/$ and it's a lot to work with if you are thinking about multi-boot/emu-firmware

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-400G...s=400gb+micro&qid=1565283736&s=gateway&sr=8-1

 

[TariqSoftDev]

I know that this is just more than $30 more expensive, but I swear by this. It's your best value of GB/$ and it's a lot to work with if you are thinking about multi-boot/emu-firmware

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-400G...s=400gb+micro&qid=1565283736&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Better to go with a UHS-3 class card than a UHS-1 if you're gonna run OS's and specially for loading times and etc in EmuMMC, personally using UHS-3 myself since UHS-1 is too much of a pain to use.

I use an Integral 256GB Class-10 UHS-3 card.

Anyways soon the need for a single massive card will be gone(working on something fun for switch hardware )

 

[tabzer]

From what I read, Switch's capability to utilize UHS-3 falls short and is a lot closer to UHS-1. Got any figures or references? Very curious.

 

[TariqSoftDev]

From what I read, Switch's capability to utilize UHS-3 falls short and is a lot closer to UHS-1. Got any figures or references? Very curious.

Well UHS-I cards for me, every time I used it with Linux, EmuMMC and etc; it was sluggish and painful even with swap, I use a UHS-3 card and although the write is limit, it's response is ALOT faster.

Raw R/W can only account for a certain degree of performance before you look at other aspects to increase said performance.

 

[tabzer]

I'm reading now how UHS-I, II etc are different from UHS-1, 2, 3. The labeling is very inconvenient and the confusion around it is very understandable. What the hell? It seems like UHS-3 could offer a great upgrade, but UHS-III, not much at all!

 

[TariqSoftDev]

I'm reading now how UHS-I, II etc are different from UHS-1, 2, 3. The labeling is very inconvenient and the confusion around it is very understandable. What the hell? It seems like UHS-3 could offer a great upgrade, but UHS-III, not much at all!

Alot of UHS-1 cards say up to 104MB/s but truth is alot of them just meet the required min of 10MB/s, when you go to UHS-2 cards alot of them meet the min for that which is higher and lastly a UHS-3 which means 100% you'll get near 30MB/s which I get around 28MB/s(When writing a NSP to my SD card via goldtree I'd get 8MB/s on UHS-I and when I use UHS-3 I got around 28MB/s)