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* On msm8916 devices with lk2nd the boot image is loaded from an ext2 boot partition either on EMMC or SD card. Since lk2nd keeps backwards compatibility with android boot images, you can flash your android boot.img via lk2nd and it will boot that image unless an SD card with postmarketOS is inserted.
* On msm8916 devices with lk2nd the boot image is loaded from an ext2 boot partition either on EMMC or SD card. Since lk2nd keeps backwards compatibility with android boot images, you can flash your android boot.img via lk2nd and it will boot that image unless an SD card with postmarketOS is inserted.
* Some uefi Implementation for android phone like ([https://efidroid.org efidroid],[[Renegade Project]]) can be used together with postmarketOS (see [[OnePlus_6_(oneplus-enchilada)/Dual_Booting_and_Custom_Partitioning#Dual booting pmos with other uefi based os (like openbsd , netbsd , freebsd,windows,etc) via Renegade Project | Guides for Dual boot pm os with other uefi based os via Renegade Project (with included guides for booting pm os via Renegade Project) on oneplus 6/6t  but some part of it can be reused on some other device as well.]])
* Some uefi Implementation for android phone like ([https://efidroid.org efidroid],[[Renegade Project]]) can be used together with postmarketOS (see [[OnePlus_6_(oneplus-enchilada)/Dual_Booting_and_Custom_Partitioning#Dual booting pmos with other uefi based os (like openbsd , netbsd , freebsd,windows,etc) via Renegade Project | Guides for Dual boot pm os with other uefi based os via Renegade Project (with included guides for booting pm os via Renegade Project) on oneplus 6/6t  but some part of it can be reused on some other device as well.]])
* On uefi / bios based device , grub can be used for dual booting ( see [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dual_boot_with_Windows Dual boot with Windows on arch wiki])
* On uefi / bios based device , grub can be used for dual booting (see [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dual_boot_with_Windows Dual boot with Windows on arch wiki])
*Probably multiboot can be implemented with any second stage bootloader, capable of running linux (for example lk2nd,grub)
* On newer android [Android AB Slots] can be used for dual boot
.* Probably multiboot can be implemented with any second stage bootloader, capable of running linux (for example lk2nd,grub)


=== See also ===
=== See also ===

Revision as of 07:56, 21 June 2023

Dual Booting, also sometimes called Multiboot, is a process by which you can install multiple operating systems on your device, and select between them when booting it up.

postmarketOS doesn't currently support dual booting through recovery, yet there are a few ways this can be achieved:

.* Probably multiboot can be implemented with any second stage bootloader, capable of running linux (for example lk2nd,grub)

See also

Dual booting pm os and netbsd demo video