boot-menu

A bare-metal boot menu for rooted Android devices, built on Stratum. Runs before the Android framework starts, giving you full control over the boot process.

Features

• Continue to system, reboot, recovery, download mode, or power off
• Confirms all destructive actions before executing
• Tracks Android boot status in real time — animated progress bar while booting, solid green when ready
• Touch and hardware key navigation (volume up/down to navigate, power to confirm)
• Launches extra utility apps from the Advanced menu
• Auto-continues to system after a configurable timeout
• Dry-run mode for testing without executing commands

Installation

Flash the zip via KernelSU or compatible root manager. The module installs to /data/adb/modules/boot-menu/ and hooks into early boot via post-fs-data.sh. Check the release filename for your target device.

Extras drop into /data/adb/modules/boot-menu/extras/ — any Stratum-based binary placed there will appear in the Advanced menu. Extras from stratum-apps are included in the release zip by default.

Building

1. Clone with submodules

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/BroBordd/boot-menu
cd boot-menu

Or if already cloned:

git submodule update --init --recursive

2. Add your device to Stratum

Your device must have a folder under stratum/devices/<model>/ with StratumConfig.h. See Stratum for details.

3. Build

bash scripts/build.sh <device>       # build everything + zip
bash scripts/build.sh <device> -m    # boot menu only
bash scripts/build.sh <device> -e    # extras only

Output zip: stratum/devices/<device>/out/<device>-boot-menu.zip

4. Test without flashing

bash scripts/run.sh <device>

License

Copyright (C) 2026 BrotherBoard — GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE.