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[Q] Build.prop edit on boot userinit.sh script

I'm trying to make a script that will do a modification to the build.prop on boot.
Usually I flash the cm7 nightly and I pull the build.prop, modify it and push it back before the first boot. The idea is to make it easier for flashing roms on the go. Using custom_backup_list.txt seems to be a viable option but it will keep an old build.prop indefinitely.
Some of the properties that I want to change are
Code:
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=100
ro.sf.lcd_density=201
ro.config.ringtone=_Mosquito 16bit.mp3
ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Beep_02.ogg
From what I read today CM7 looks for inituser.sh file at two different locations:
Code:
/sd-ext/userinit.sh
/data/local/userinit.sh
As of now I have tried without success doing the following
Make a userinit.sh script at /data/local with the following code
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
setprop windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec 100
setprop ro.sf.lcd_density 201
setprop ro.config.ringtone "_Mosquito 16bit.mp3"
setprop ro.config.alarm_alert Alarm_Beep_02.ogg
I'm not sure if there's something wrong in the above code, or CM7 is not running the scripts on boot.
EDIT: after adb push the file I do
Code:
adb shell
chmod 755 /data/local/userinit.sh

I've been trying for several hours now. Still get issue with stuck at X.
This is my updated script. Not sure what is wrong...
Using CM7 nightly36
cavs intersectraven
ss4n1 script
dtapp2sd
this is my userinit.sh at /data/local
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
file=/system/.bproped
if [ -f "$file" ]; then
echo "Done already"
else
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
sed -i 's/ro.sf.lcd_density=240/ro.sf.lcd_density=202/g' /system/build.prop
sed -i '/ro.config.ringtone/d' /system/build.prop
sed -i '/ro.config.alarm_alert/d' /system/build.prop
echo "ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000" >> /system/build.prop
echo "ro.config.ringtone=_Mosquito 16bit.mp3" >> /system/build.prop
echo "ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Beep_02.ogg" >> /system/build.prop
echo "windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=100" >> /system/build.prop
echo > /system/.bproped
fi;
exit 0

I know where you're coming from. Takes a while to customize your phone manually after each nightly, so I actually have a custom script similar to what you're doing, which updates build.prop and other config files (hosts, gps.conf, etc). Only mine is run within the update.zip, using the recovery shell /sbin/sh.
For your method, you can try this ...
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
MODIFIED=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "zeus_chingon"`
if [ "$MODIFIED" ];
then
echo "Done already"
else
mount -o remount,rw /system
sed -i 's/ro.sf.lcd_density=240/ro.sf.lcd_density=202/g' /system/build.prop
RINGTONE=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "ro.config.ringtone"`
sed -i 's/$RINGTONE/ro.config.ringtone=_Mosquito_16bit.mp3/g' /system/build.prop
ALARM=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "ro.config.alarm_alert"`
sed -i 's/$ALARM/ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Beep_02.ogg/g' /system/build.prop
echo "ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000" >> /system/build.prop
echo "windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=100" >> /system/build.prop
echo "# Modified by zeus_chingon" >> /system/build.prop
mount -o remount,ro /system
fi
EDIT:
My own custom script is HERE. Feel free to modify for your own use.

ch33kybutt said:
I know where you're coming from. Takes a while to customize your phone manually after each nightly, so I actually have a custom script similar to what you're doing, which updates build.prop and other config files (hosts, gps.conf, etc). Only mine is run within the update.zip, using the recovery shell /sbin/sh.
For your method, you can try this ...
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
MODIFIED=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "zeus_chingon"`
if [ "$MODIFIED" ];
then
echo "Done already"
else
mount -o remount,rw /system
sed -i 's/ro.sf.lcd_density=240/ro.sf.lcd_density=202/g' /system/build.prop
RINGTONE=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "ro.config.ringtone"`
sed -i 's/$RINGTONE/ro.config.ringtone=_Mosquito_16bit.mp3/g' /system/build.prop
ALARM=`cat /system/build.prop|grep "ro.config.alarm_alert"`
sed -i 's/$ALARM/ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Beep_02.ogg/g' /system/build.prop
echo "ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000" >> /system/build.prop
echo "windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=100" >> /system/build.prop
echo "# Modified by zeus_chingon" >> /system/build.prop
mount -o remount,ro /system
fi
EDIT:
My own custom script is HERE. Feel free to modify for your own use.
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Thanks for your help, I end up using your zip file with some modification. The problem that I keep encountering is that using the /data/local/userinit.sh method it get stuck on boot at X.
I saw in your buildprop.sh some settings like
Code:
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
ro.HOME_APP_MEM=3072
what does each one do?
I use LauncherPro if that have anything to do with it.

ro.HOME_APP_ADJ determines oom_adj value and ro.HOME_APP_MEM determines memory threshold, for your chosen launcher app. In short, these settings help to keep the launcher resident in memory and thus reduce homescreen lag.
One thing you have know about the ro.* settings in build.prop, are that they are writeable one-time only, i.e. once any ro.* value has been set, it becomes read-only and you cannot use setprop to change it further.

So it seems that your orginal buildprop.sh script add to the first line of build prop by using the
Code:
sed -i '1i\Something' /system/build.prop;
to put it in "higher priority" so that it get run first and overlook the second occurence that might occur in the build.prop afterwards?
So if i want to add something to line number n it would be
sed -i 'ni\something' .......

zeus_chingon said:
So it seems that your orginal buildprop.sh script add to the first line of build prop by using the
Code:
sed -i '1i\Something' /system/build.prop;
to put it in "higher priority" so that it get run first and overlook the second occurence that might occur in the build.prop afterwards?
So if i want to add something to line number n it would be
sed -i 'ni\something' .......
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That's correct.

Build.prop
Hi All,
By default my System folder didn't had the build.prop. i extracted it from the CM7 Rom made some changes and copied it to System folder and rebooted.
Changes ringtone(default) Playa.ogg to Rigel.ogg.
After reboot still Playa.ogg as my default ringtone.
What is figured was my Phone isnt including build.prop file
Any suggestions?
Thanx
Wildfire Rooted(CM7 Nightly 2.3.5)

[STOCK]INIT.D support. No need to flash anything or even reboot into recovery

So yea I've been working on a proper "app2sd" solution that doesn't involve just switching the MicroSD for the eMMC, but I like the stock rom so far, so I didn't feel like flashing a rom just to get init.d, and I didn't feel like modifying the ramdisk in the kernel either. So I cooked up this script that anyone can run from terminal to get init.d support. It should work for other devices too, as long as they run /system/etc/install-recovery.sh on boot.
There's only three requirements for it to work:
#1 You must be rooted
#2 Your device must run /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
#3 You must have busybox
I tested a few times on my own device (GT-N8013), but haven't had anyone else test it, so don't freak out if it doesn't work. Just let me know what went wrong and I'll figure something out.
Running it is very simple:
#1 Open any terminal app
#2 su
#3 navigate to the folder where you have the script
#4 sh ./enableinit.sh
Your device will be rebooted once the process is done, don't freak out. If everything went fine, you'll have a file in /sdcard called init.d.log created by the test init.d script that is made by the enabler.
You can either download the attachment (rename it to enableinit.sh if you get the attachment), or create the file with the contents betlow:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# Adds init.d support to any device that automatically runs /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
# on startup.
#
# Made by TweakerL, make sure to visit us at and-host.com or chat with us on freenode #and-host
echo '##################################################'
echo '## ##'
echo '## Script by TweakerL ##'
echo '## Visit us at and-host.com ##'
echo '## Chat with us at freenode #and-host ##'
echo '## ##'
echo '##################################################'
echo ''
echo 'This script will enable init.d if your device'
echo 'executes /system/etc/install-recovery.sh'
echo ''
echo 'Your tablet will be rebooted once the process'
echo 'is done.'
echo ''
echo 'If the script successfully enabled init.d you will'
echo 'have a file in /sdcard called init.d.log after'
echo 'the device is done rebooting. Remember to always'
echo 'set the proper permissions in your scripts or they'
echo 'will not work.'
echo ''
read -p "Press ENTER to continue..."
if [ ! -f /system/xbin/busybox -a ! -f /system/bin/busybox ]
then
echo 'You do not have busybox. Exiting now...'
else
# Mount system as rw in order to execute the script
busybox mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system
# Check if install-recovery.sh already exists, and if so
# add the necessary lines, otherwise create it
if [ -f /system/etc/install-recovery.sh ]
then
if cat /system/etc/install-recovery.sh | busybox egrep -i "sysinit"
then
echo sysinit already present in install-recovery.sh, skipping this step.
else
busybox cp -f /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
echo '' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
echo '/system/bin/sysinit' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
busybox cp -f /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
fi
else
echo '#!/system/bin/sh' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
echo '' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
echo '/system/bin/sysinit' >> /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
busybox cp -f /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
busybox chmod 755 /system/etc/install-recovery.sh
fi
# Check if sysinit already exists and if so skip step
# otherwise create it
if [ ! -f /system/bin/sysinit ]
then
echo '#!/system/bin/sh' >> /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
echo 'export PATH=/sbin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin' >> /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
echo '' >> /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
echo '/system/bin/logwrapper busybox run-parts /system/etc/init.d' >> /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
busybox cp -f /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq /system/bin/sysinit
busybox chmod 755 /system/bin/sysinit
else
echo sysinit already exists in /system/bin. init.d should already be enabled.
fi
# Cleanup
busybox rm -f /sdcard/qsxdrgbhuk.sh
busybox rm -f /sdcard/kuhbgrdxsq
#Check that init.d folder exists and if not create it
# as well as set the right permissions
if [ -d '/system/etc/init.d' ]
then
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d
else
mkdir /system/etc/init.d
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d
fi
# Create a test init.d script that echoes a file to
# /sdcard on successful execution
echo '#!/system/bin/sh' > /sdcard/99testinit
echo '' >> /sdcard/99testinit
echo 'echo init.d works > /sdcard/init.d.log' >> /sdcard/99testinit
busybox cp -f /sdcard/99testinit /system/etc/init.d
chmod 755 /system/etc/init.d/99testinit
busybox rm -f /sdcard/99testinit
# Sync and remount system
sync
busybox mount -o remount,ro -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system
# Reboot system to enable init.d
if [ -f /system/bin/reboot ]
then
echo Your device will reboot in 3 seconds
sleep 3
reboot
else
echo "Your device doesn't appear to have a reboot command,"
echo "please reboot your device now to avoid problems."
fi
fi

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TweakerL said:
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it is good!

TweakerL said:
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Thanks for sharing.
Im tested my ainol elf offical rom novo0706, and worked. Thank
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Pretty awesome. Will edit once i try this out.
Edit: Everything worked. Tested on GT-N8013
Thanks alot.
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Hi, Can you tell more clearly how to make this work.
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Can any one make .zip file to flash thru recovery..thanks

The point was not to have to go into recovery...
Anyway, it's really simple...
Download the attached file
open terminal
then do the following commands
Code:
su
cd /sdcard
sh ./Download/enableinit.sh.txt
assuming that your browser saves files to /sdcard/Download

Sorry, I am a computer idiot . I really donot how to do after I had downloaded the text file. Appreciated if you can explain more detail.
Sent from my GT-N8000 using xda app-developers app

So now with init.d support ready, is it going to be possible to run proper a2sd scripts? And which one specifically would you recommend? Excuse me if i'm asking the wrong questions.

andylam16 said:
Sorry, I am a computer idiot . I really donot how to do after I had downloaded the text file. Appreciated if you can explain more detail.
Sent from my GT-N8000 using xda app-developers app
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It has nothing to do with knowing anything about computers, as you don't need a computer to do this... just your device...
Download the file, on your device, if you're using stock browser it will go to /sdcard/Download
Make sure you have busybox, download a busybox installer from the market, install it, and run it, and tell it to install busybox
Download a terminal app from the play store for free, such as android terminal emulator, install it and open it
then type in these exact commands, just like they're in here, in the terminal:
Code:
su
sh /sdcard/Download/enableinit.sh
Assuming of course, that your stuff is getting download to /sdcard/Download.
If you can't do this... sell your android device and buy an iCrap one...
drnish83 said:
So now with init.d support ready, is it going to be possible to run proper a2sd scripts? And which one specifically would you recommend? Excuse me if i'm asking the wrong questions.
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I'm working on my own app2sd script that should beat anything ever made. Here's what it does:
It uses a second partition in the MicroSD card for gaining extra storage, this partition has to be formatted to ext4
#1 It mounts the external ext4 partition to a new location
#2 It detects the location for /sdcard/Android; /data/data; /data/app no matter what device you have (suppose the directories aren't the same for a certain device)
#3 It has the option to mount /sdcard/Android to a folder in the external partition
#4 It has the option to mount /data/data to a folder in the external partition
#5 It has the option to mount /data/app to a folder in the external partition
#6 It has the option to automatically copy everything from any of those folders to the appropriate folder in the external partition
#7 It has the option to automatically wipe from the internal storage anything that it moves
#8 If you have all options enabled, apps will be automatically installed to the external partition and never take any space in the internal storage, while everything else (Download/recovery/backup/pictures/videos/etc...) all remain in the internal partition.

Wow... cant wait for this script
Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk 2

Thanks for explaining. Interesting indeed! Will definitely wait for it eagerly!

Here's a preview of the super app2sd script I'm working on. Much of it is already implemented, should have it all in a couple of days

confusing
I have tried your script and it has successful at first.. then i flashing my note again with stock rom and i try using ur script again but now there is nothing chance.. do you know why?? what must i do now??

You know, this is the damnedest thing, but your instructions call for Busybox installation, and I can't install Busybox on my N8013. And tips you can share?

NessLookAlike said:
You know, this is the damnedest thing, but your instructions call for Busybox installation, and I can't install Busybox on my N8013. And tips you can share?
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Busy box installs on mine.
Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk 2

NessLookAlike said:
You know, this is the damnedest thing, but your instructions call for Busybox installation, and I can't install Busybox on my N8013. And tips you can share?
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Only reason you wouldn't be able to install busybox is if you're not rooted.

Mr tweaker, i have done the process of init.d but there is nothing changed.. where is my false?
Sent from my GT-N8000 using XDA Premium HD app

Welly_11 said:
Mr tweaker, i have done the process of init.d but there is nothing changed.. where is my false?
Sent from my GT-N8000 using XDA Premium HD app
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Look for these files and let me know if they're there:
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
/system/bin/sysinit
/system/etc/init.d/99testinit
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If anybody needs help, look for me on irc - #and-host in freenode

[SOLVED] Cannot change LMK minfree values with script in /magisk/.core/service.d

Dear Community, dear Developers outside..
I'm using Magisk 14.0 on a Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon and super satisfied with it.
I just want to make simple changes like changing the lowmemorykiller minfree parameters - just like an init.d script in Kernel Adiutor..
Most of the commands are effective - but some of them are not..
This is what I want to apply for example:
chmod 666 /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
chown root /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
echo '7283,14566,21849,28928,36415,43698' > /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree
..but does not work..
But these, for example.. these are working just fine:
echo '30' > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
echo '0' > /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/enable_adaptive_lmk
echo '80' > /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_ratio
echo '400' > /proc/sys/vm/vfs_cache_pressure
echo '2430' > /proc/sys/vm/extra_free_kbytes
echo '4096' > /proc/sys/kernel/random/write_wakeup_threshold
echo '1024' > /sys/block/mmcblk0/queue/read_ahead_kb
echo '0' > /sys/block/mmcblk0/queue/iostats
echo '1' > /sys/block/mmcblk0/queue/add_random
echo '1024' > /sys/block/mmcblk1/queue/read_ahead_kb
echo '0' > /sys/block/mmcblk1/queue/iostats
echo '1' > /sys/block/mmcblk1/queue/add_random
swapoff /dev/block/zram0 > /dev/null 2>&1
echo '1' > /sys/block/zram0/reset
echo '0' > /sys/block/zram0/disksize
echo '1' > /sys/block/zram0/max_comp_streams
echo '524288000' > /sys/block/zram0/disksize
mkswap /dev/block/zram0 > /dev/null 2>&1
swapon /dev/block/zram0 > /dev/null 2>&1
echo '4096' > /proc/sys/kernel/random/read_wakeup_threshold
echo '4096' > /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes
echo '0' > /proc/sys/vm/oom_kill_allocating_task
echo '90' > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_ratio
echo '70' > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_ratio
I do know that all I have to do is to put my script to one of these dirs - depending on when I want to run the scripts:
/magisk/.core/service.d
/magisk/.core/post-fs-data.d
But, as I mentioned - most of them has effect, some of them has no..
Any comment, any suggestion is more than appreciated.
Thank you!
[SOLVED] - solution is in post #5

Desperate bump..

I searched for help docs for service.d and post-fs-data.d but counldn't find them, can I ask you when each folder is executed, also does the scripts inside them must have .sh extension or not ?
I want to restart my systemui after boot complete, can you tell me if this script is ok ?
Code:
#!system/bin/sh
sleep 20
su
pkill -l TERM -f com.android.systemui
ps : the pkill command works fine after an "su" in terminal emulator
sorry for the offtopic !

@sheraro
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/README.MD

First of all: the solution for my issue was a simple sleep 30 in the services.sh to delay the start.. and I used an auxiliary file as well to make the changes (called from services.sh with 30sec delay, copied with the update-binary file directly, set permission to 0777 via config.sh) after that is all started working..
sheraro said:
I searched for help docs for service.d and post-fs-data.d but counldn't find them, can I ask you when each folder is executed, also does the scripts inside them must have .sh extension or not ?
I want to restart my systemui after boot complete, can you tell me if this script is ok ?
Code:
#!system/bin/sh
sleep 20
su
pkill -l TERM -f com.android.systemui
ps : the pkill command works fine after an "su" in terminal emulator
sorry for the offtopic !
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So, second thing, @sheraro, I think you should delete the command su from your script because Magisk scripts are running as root anyway and if you issue su command it will start a shell with elevated privileges - an interactive shell, not what you want here, a sudo like command.. it works in the terminal because it is interactive but in the shell script if you start su it starts an interactive shell and it halts your script because it won't exit the shell you started.. and the next command will never run.. if you know what I mean.. but you don't need it anyway, because - as I mentioned - it is running as root anyway. +1: The syntax of the shebang is bad in your example, it is missing an exclamation mark. Can you re-test it like this:
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
sleep 20
pkill -l TERM -f com.android.systemui
exit 0
.sh extension is not needed, the thing is: you have to set the correct permission in the config.sh like this:
Code:
set_permissions() {
# Default permissions, don't remove them
set_perm_recursive $MODPATH 0 0 0777 0777
[..omitted..]
Thing is: the files must have execute priv. and you can execute them like
Code:
$MODDIR/./desiredfilename
in the services.sh script.
Hope this helps.

crok.bic said:
.sh extension is not needed, the thing is: you have to set the correct permission in the config.sh like this:
Code:
set_permissions() {
# Default permissions, don't remove them
set_perm_recursive $MODPATH 0 0 0777 0777
[..omitted..]
Thing is: the files must have execute priv. and you can execute them like
Code:
$MODDIR/./desiredfilename
in the services.sh script.
Hope this helps.
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I'm just pasting my script in service.d only, set permissions manually to 0777, corrected !#/system typo, removed su command, but no luck...
Where's services.sh and config.sh ?

sheraro said:
I'm just pasting my script in service.d only, set permissions manually to 0777, corrected !#/system typo, removed su command, but no luck...
Where's services.sh and config.sh ?
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Reading your comment I think you are not developing a Magisk module, do you?
I do and this is why you have no idea where is config.sh, services.sh and the others I think.
If you just want to have some kind of "init.d script" support and run the script in your own phone *only* then your script should be in the folder /magisk/.core/service.d and it should have execute permission. That's all what you need - probably the sleep 20 is not enough, increase it to sleep 30 for instance.
If this is still not enough info I would suggest to read the Magisk documentation thoroughly (linked in post #4) and if you still stuck I suggest you to open your own thread, describe your problem thoroughly (what is your goal? what would you like to achive? how did you already try? what is happening but should not or not happening but you think it should happen? you know what I mean..) and ask the community. Probably you will be able to solve your issue in minutes/hours.

I changed it to sleep 100, same problem, you're right I should create a new thread for this.
I have a theme installed that mimics oreo style, but the systemUI is not themed until it's restarted, so I thought about a script executed after boot, anyway thanks for your help

It seems that sleep will delay the run of other modules' service.sh. is there any solution that will not affect other module?

nicorg3221 said:
It seems that sleep will delay the run of other modules' service.sh. is there any solution that will not affect other module?
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I don't experience this behavior - what you described is the post-fs-data behavior.
I did the trick with a separate ("auxiliary") file and tried to explain how in post #5 but let me try again:
- created a file in the module's common folder (I gave the name `tweak`)
- this file starts with a shebang (it's a script..) and continues with a sleep 30 then comes my commands..
- then copied the file from the module to the Magisk module directory into /magisk/$MODDIR with the module file META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary (I added it to the copy section, manually.. I know, I know, it should work automagically anyway, but did not work and I was fed up with the coding, so hardcoded it.. sorry)
- I set the default file permission to 0777 in config.sh (yes, 0777, this is loose AF but works.. and I don't really care, the file contains code that can make the device *better* and has no suid bit set, so there is only little to no room to harm anything..)
- then I included a call in my module's common/service.sh like $MODDIR/./tweak to start my script
- when the tweak script starts it will start with the sleep 30 so implements the delay.. BUT!
- Because services.sh files from the modules are called parallelly by Magisk (by default, by it's nature, by it's code.. you got it) my module does not delays others - but still has the delay.
Hope this helps.

sheraro said:
I changed it to sleep 100, same problem, you're right I should create a new thread for this.
I have a theme installed that mimics oreo style, but the systemUI is not themed until it's restarted, so I thought about a script executed after boot, anyway thanks for your help
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Pleased to help you - but honestly, if the only task you need is to kill and restart systemUI then I would do it via init.d script run by an app that mimics init.d scripting, or using a kernel that supports init.d scripts (if only you want to use that theme). It's just less complex for you I think, but honestly, a simple script file that has execute permission in /magisk/.core/services.d/ gives you 100% the same solution.

crok.bic said:
I don't experience this behavior - what you described is the post-fs-data behavior.
I did the trick with a separate ("auxiliary") file and tried to explain how in post #5 but let me try again:
- created a file in the module's common folder (I gave the name `tweak`)
- this file starts with a shebang (it's a script..) and continues with a sleep 30 then comes my commands..
- then copied the file from the module to the Magisk module directory into /magisk/$MODDIR with the module file META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary (I added it to the copy section, manually.. I know, I know, it should work automagically anyway, but did not work and I was fed up with the coding, so hardcoded it.. sorry)
- I set the default file permission to 0777 in config.sh (yes, 0777, this is loose AF but works.. and I don't really care, the file contains code that can make the device *better* and has no suid bit set, so there is only little to no room to harm anything..)
- then I included a call in my module's common/service.sh like $MODDIR/./tweak to start my script
- when the tweak script starts it will start with the sleep 30 so implements the delay.. BUT!
- Because services.sh files from the modules are called parallelly by Magisk (by default, by it's nature, by it's code.. you got it) my module does not delays others - but still has the delay.
Hope this helps.
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I have my script in starting in .Core. Maybe that's the problem

nicorg3221 said:
I have my script in starting in .Core. Maybe that's the problem
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..then it is in the wrong dir.. it is clearly described in the Magisk documentation.

I have researched a bit. I think you can use getprop sys.boot_completed to check if boot is completed. We should run init.d scripts after boot is completed instead of just wait for 30/100 seconds.
I place all my init.d scripts I want to run in /magisk/.core/service.d/init.d.
Then, I have a service.d script [exec_init_d.sh] in /magisk/.core/service.d. Magisk will run exec_init_d.sh when boot.
exec_init_d.sh will wait for sys.boot_completed and run all the files in /magisk/.core/service.d/init.d after boot completed
exec_init_d.sh
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# Please don't hardcode /magisk/modname/... ; instead, please use $MODDIR/...
# This will make your scripts compatible even if Magisk change its mount point in the future
MODDIR=${0%/*}
# This script will be executed in late_start service mode
# More info in the main Magisk thread
if [ "$1" != "1" ]; then
$0 1 &
log -p i -t Magisk "start new instance to let Magisk boot stages proceed"
exit
fi
#param
RUNLOG=0
RETRY_INTERVAL=5 #in seconds
MAX_RETRY=60
EXEC_WAIT=3 #in seconds
INIT_D_DIR=$MODDIR/init.d
LOG_PATH=$MODDIR/debug.log
#init
retry=${MAX_RETRY}
#wait for boot completed
log -p i -t Magisk "wait for boot completed"
while (("$retry" > "0")) && [ "$(getprop sys.boot_completed)" != "1" ]; do
sleep ${RETRY_INTERVAL}
((retry--))
done
if (("$retry" == "0")); then
log -p i -t Magisk "boot not completed within maximum number of retry"
else
log -p i -t Magisk "boot completed"
fi
sleep ${EXEC_WAIT}
log -p i -t Magisk "init.d execution started from ${INIT_D_DIR}"
if (("${RUNLOG}" == "1")); then
/data/magisk/busybox run-parts $INIT_D_DIR &> $LOG_PATH
log -p i -t Magisk "init.d execution output written to $LOG_PATH"
else
/data/magisk/busybox run-parts $INIT_D_DIR
fi
log -p i -t Magisk "init.d execution completed"

[WORKAROUND] - Magisk Not Installed - [Module]

I have Magisk v18.1 installed on my OG Pixel running PixelDust ROM and noticed every so often it loses root access. When entering the Magisk Manager app it also shows Magisk Not Installed. I did some investigating and found that magiskd (magisk daemon) gets terminated at some point randomly. Further testing revealed I could restart it manually by issuing "magisk --daemon" via SSH/ADB root shell.
I wrote a simple module to keep the daemon running and haven't noticed the "Magisk Not Found" error since. The module is just a simple bash script executed as service on boot that checks every minute for the daemon and runs the "magisk --daemon" command as root if not running. I am just posting it here to see if it can help anyone else who's root access disappears randomly on v17-19.3.
Please be aware that this is my first module ever. It was also originally started via an init.d script instead of the service hook in magisk, though it should work exactly the same. I have also noticed it is not possible for my module to restart magiskd yet if it was killed manually by the user.
GIt Repo:
https://github.com/Geofferey/mgkdhelper
Magisk Repo Submission:
https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/submission/issues/404
Release:
UNINSTALL INITIAL v1.0.0 RELEASE BEFORE INSTALL!!!
If you fail to do so you will have the old version and current version running at same time.
Download:
Current Release v2.1.0
Major thanks to @jcmm11 & @char101 whose contributions are now officially included in this module.

I just wanna say God bless you for this module, my man. I was frustratingly having my Magisk daemon getting killed 2-3 times a day On my LG V20. Since installing your module for the past 4 days ive yet to encounter such an issue. I greatly appreciate you coming up w/a solution to a problem that was frustrating me to the max

Geofferey said:
I wrote a simple module to keep the daemon running and haven't noticed the "Magisk Not Found" error since.
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Thanks for that module. Very good idea and it's working perfectly fine. :good:

Hi,
There is no /data/local/run directory by default on my phone (OP6 Pie). So I suggest that either you create it first or simply uses /data/local/tmp to store the pid. Also creating the directory first might be a good idea. If you add -q to the grep command there is no need to redirect the output.
Code:
#!/system/xbin/bash
PIDFILE=/data/local/tmp/magiskd-helper.pid
LOGFILE=/data/local/tmp/magiskd-helper.log
is_magisk_running() {
ps -a | grep -q [m]agiskd
}
if [ ! -d /data/local/tmp ]; then
mkdir -p /data/local/tmp
fi
if [ -f $PIDFILE ]; then
kill -9 `cat $PIDFILE`
fi
echo $$ > $PIDFILE
RETRIES=0
while true; do
sleep 60
if ! is_magisk_running; then
echo `date` >> $LOGFILE
echo 'Magisk daemon appears to have crashed' >> $LOGFILE
echo 'Restarting magiskd...' >> $LOGFILE
/sbin/magisk --daemon
if is_magisk_running; then
echo 'Success!' >> $LOGFILE
RETRIES=0
else
echo 'Failure!' >> $LOGFILE
((++RETRIES))
if (( $RETRIES > 10 )); then
echo 'Giving up' >> $LOGFILE
break
fi
fi
echo >> $LOGFILE
fi
done

When first run, /system/bin/ps is linked to magisk builtin busybox, which don't have the -u option
Code:
ps: invalid option -- u
BusyBox v1.30.1-topjohnwu (2019-04-30 01:01:15 EDT) multi-call binary.
Usage: ps [-o COL1,COL2=HEADER] [-T]
Show list of processes
-o COL1,COL2=HEADER Select columns for display
-T Show threads

char101 said:
When first run, /system/bin/ps is linked to magisk builtin busybox, which don't have the -u option
Code:
ps: invalid option -- u
BusyBox v1.30.1-topjohnwu (2019-04-30 01:01:15 EDT) multi-call binary.
Usage: ps [-o COL1,COL2=HEADER] [-T]
Show list of processes
-o COL1,COL2=HEADER Select columns for display
-T Show threads
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Try again after having install the 'Busybox for NDK' Magisk module (from osm0sis), maybe that the -u arg for ps command will works i ddon't remember me having testing it recently so idk if it will works but i think yeah

I have the GNU coreutils module installed so it is not the problem.
Also the original module redirect stderr to /dev/null so unless you modify it you won't see the error like I posted before.
My modifications
service.sh
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# Do NOT assume where your module will be located.
# ALWAYS use $MODDIR if you need to know where this script
# and module is placed.
# This will make sure your module will still work
# if Magisk change its mount point in the future
MODDIR=${0%/*}
# This script will be executed in late_start service mode
$MODDIR/common/magisk-monitor > /data/local/tmp/magisk-monitor.log 2>&1 &
magisk-monitor
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
is_magisk_running() {
ps -A | grep -q [m]agiskd
}
sleep 300
echo `date`
echo 'magisk-monitor running'
echo
RETRIES=0
while true; do
sleep 60
if ! is_magisk_running; then
echo `date`
echo 'Magisk daemon appears to have crashed'
echo 'Restarting magiskd...'
/sbin/magisk --daemon
if is_magisk_running; then
echo 'Success!'
RETRIES=0
else
echo 'Failure!'
((++RETRIES))
if (( $RETRIES > 10 )); then
echo 'Giving up'
break
fi
fi
echo
fi
done

Rom said:
Try again after having install the 'Busybox for NDK' Magisk module (from osm0sis), maybe that the -u arg for ps command will works i ddon't remember me having testing it recently so idk if it will works but i think yeah
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I doubt it... From busybox.net:
ps
Report process status
Options:
-o col1,col2=header Select columns for display
-T Show threads
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It is better to just use 'ps -A' which will work on busybox ps and coreutils ps.

Didgeridoohan said:
I doubt it... From busybox.net:
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I'm agree with u, but it was already happen for me that some other args works too, i had never know why.

I came across your module while looking for the same issue affecting many users on different devices (although it seems to be affecting Pie only). Magisk GitHub is also full of reports by people losing root and solving with a reboot. I don't know how impactful it is on the battery since it checks for Magisk every 60 seconds (I have just installed it) but so far your module is the only blessing we can get to avoid rebooting once/twice per day. I think you should definitely submit your module to the official repository!
P.s i had to create /data/local/run first for the pid

@Geoffrey another quick correction: in my case on MIUI 10 based on Pie, ps -a does not show the same output as ps -A. So I had to replace the -a in your script with an upper case A.

char101 said:
It is better to just use 'ps -A' which will work on busybox ps and coreutils ps.
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Coreutils doesn't have a ps applet. If you want to use -u just use the full path /system/bin/ps to force the toybox applet.

@Geoffrey
First of all nice workaround. I did some cleanup and a few modifications if you want to post it to the Magisk repository (and I think you should).
Changed over to the current template.
Removed all the PID stuff, it's really not needed.
Replaced ps -a -u with pgrep. That eliminates any busybox vs toybox issues (at least the way it's being used here)
Removed bash. There's nothing here that requires a bash shell as opposed to the default shell.
Moved the script to it's own directory instead of xbin. Not all phones have xbin, and trying to use it on those that don't is problematic. Plus there's no reason the script needs to be in the PATH.
Added nohup to the script startup command in service.sh
Also always create the log file, with a "started on" line in it. That at least gives an indication that the script started.
So what we're left with.
mgkd-helper (in a script directory)
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
LOGFILE=/data/local/tmp/magiskd-helper.log
rm -f $LOGFILE
echo "Started " $(date) >> $LOGFILE
echo "-----------------------------" >> $LOGFILE
echo >> $LOGFILE
while true; do
sleep 60
if ! pgrep magiskd >/dev/null; then
echo $(date) >> $LOGFILE
echo "Magisk daemon appears to have crashed" >> $LOGFILE
echo "Restarting magiskd..." >> $LOGFILE
if magisk --daemon; then
echo "success!" >> $LOGFILE
else
echo "failure!" >> $LOGFILE
fi
echo >> $LOGFILE
fi
done
service.sh
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
# Do NOT assume where your module will be located.
# ALWAYS use $MODDIR if you need to know where this script
# and module is placed.
# This will make sure your module will still work
# if Magisk change its mount point in the future
MODDIR=${0%/*}
# This script will be executed in late_start service mode
#Magisk Daemon Helper
# Copyright (C) 2019 Geofferey @ XDA
# License: GPL V3+
nohup $MODDIR/script/mgkd-helper > /dev/null &
If you do decide to place it in the repository you need to do something with README.md
You should also replace META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary with the attached version. The included version is for standalone installs. Repository versions should use the alternate one. (Remove the ".txt")
Last note: tested this and it does work. I killed the running magiskd and a new one was started, with the appropriate log entry created

I wasn't able to start magiskd with "magisk -- daemon" via adb. It always says "No daemon found" instead of starting it. I seem to have lost root with the original script and I had to restart again. Any idea? I just enabled root via adb in Magisk. Not sure if that was the issue that I couldn't restart it.
And it seems like magiskd is killed in OxygenOS 9.0.5 on my OnePlus 6. Not sure if it is due to out of memory reasons but I can't get any logcat as I don't have root. Super annoying.

Will this be added to the magisk module repository? If it is there I couldn't find it. I do know there are links and a revision at the end of the thread by @jcmm11. I don't need the module, just curious if the revision will be put there eventually. I have had others with that problem that I have helped.
Thanks

martyfender said:
Will this be added to the magisk module repository? If it is there I couldn't find it. I do know there are links and a revision at the end of the thread by @jcmm11. I don't need the module, just curious if the revision will be put there eventually. I have had others with that problem that I have helped.
Thanks
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I think it should be but it's up to @Geoffrey. It's his module. I cleaned it up a bit that's all. Most of the work is done. Biggest thing left to do is modify README.md

jcmm11 said:
@Geoffrey
First of all nice workaround. I did some cleanup and a few modifications if you want to post it to the Magisk repository (and I think you should).
Changed over to the current template.
Removed all the PID stuff, it's really not needed.
Replaced ps -a -u with pgrep. That eliminates any busybox vs toybox issues (at least the way it's being used here)
Removed bash. There's nothing here that requires a bash shell as opposed to the default shell.
Moved the script to it's own directory instead of xbin. Not all phones have xbin, and trying to use it on those that don't is problematic. Plus there's no reason the script needs to be in the PATH.
Added nohup to the script startup command in service.sh
Also always create the log file, with a "started on" line in it. That at least gives an indication that the script started.
So what we're left with.
mgkd-helper (in a script directory)
service.sh
If you do decide to place it in the repository you need to do something with README.md
You should also replace META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary with the attached version. The included version is for standalone installs. Repository versions should use the alternate one. (Remove the ".txt")
Last note: tested this and it does work. I killed the running magiskd and a new one was started, with the appropriate log entry created
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Should we directly flash zip in twrp recovery

kryshnakishore said:
Should we directly flash zip in twrp recovery
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You can flash it in recovery or via Magisk Manager, modules section, big + button at bottom of screen.

I've been looking for a solution to this since v17 ... started happening on 17, kept happening on 18, is even worse now on v19 ... :-/

How To Guide How to make files in /system writable

How to make files in /system writable
In Android 12 and newer /system is mounted read-only can not be remounted read-write anymore.
Sometimes it's useful that one or more files in /system are writable (for example for develop tasks or for testing)
This can be implemented using Magisk (see How to change files in the directory /system for more details)
Example :
Make the file /system/etc/vimrc writable
Note:
In Android 12 /etc is a symbolic link to /system/etc.
Open a (adb) shell as user root and do
Bash:
# create a dummy Magisk module
#
mkdir -p /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc
# copy the file that should be writable to the Magisk module directory
#
cp /system/etc/vimrc /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc/
# make the file in the Magisk module directory writable
#
chmod +w /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc/vimrc
Now reboot the phone.
After the reboot the file /system/etc/vimrc is writable by the user root, Example:
Code:
ASUS_I006D:/ # id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=u:r:magisk:s0
ASUS_I006D:/ #
ASUS_I006D:/ # ls -l /system/etc/vimrc
-rw-r--r-- 0 root root 3350 2022-11-04 11:36 /system/etc/vimrc
ASUS_I006D:/ # tail -2 /system/etc/vimrc
\ | wincmd p | diffthis
endif
ASUS_I006D:/ #
ASUS_I006D:/ # echo '" Test Comment' >>/system/etc/vimrc
ASUS_I006D:/ #
ASUS_I006D:/ # tail -2 /system/etc/vimrc
endif
" Test Comment
ASUS_I006D:/ #
Only the user root can access the directory /data/adb. Therefor the files configured using this approach are only writable by the user root.
To make a file in /system writable for non-root users use this method:
Open a (adb) shell and execute as user shell:
Bash:
#
# create a directory that is writable for the user shell
#
mkdir /data/local/tmp/writable_system
mkdir /data/local/tmp/writable_system/etc
#
# copy the file that should be writable to that directory
#
cp /system/etc/vimrc /data/local/tmp/writable_system/etc
The next commands must be executed as user root:
Bash:
# create dummy Magisk module
#
mkdir -p /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc
#
# create a symbolic link to the file in the writable directory in the directory with the dummy Magisk module
#
ln -s /data/local/tmp/writable_system/etc/vimrc /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc
Now reboot the phone.
After the reboot the file /system/etc/vimrc is writable by the user shell, Example:
Code:
ASUS_I006D:/ $ id
uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=2000(shell),1004(input),1007(log),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),1028(sdcard_r),1078(ext_data_rw),1079(ext_obb_rw),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet),3006(net_bw_stats),3009(readproc),3011(uhid),3012(readtracefs) context=u:r:shell:s0
ASUS_I006D:/ $
ASUS_I006D:/ $ tail -2 /system/etc/vimrc
\ | wincmd p | diffthis
endif
ASUS_I006D:/ $
ASUS_I006D:/ $ echo '" Test Comment' >>/system/etc/vimrc
ASUS_I006D:/ $
ASUS_I006D:/ $ tail -2 /system/etc/vimrc
endif
" Test Comment
ASUS_I006D:/ $
Important:
The writable directory can also be in a sub directory in /sdcard. But be aware that /sdcard is mounted late in the boot process so it might be that the overwritten file in /system will be used by the OS when the bind mount points to a non-existent file if using a sub directory in /sdcard.
The changes to the file done using these methods are "persistent" as long as Magisk is installed in the boot partition.
To restore the file with the original contents after each new reboot of the phone without removing the writable config open a (adb) shell as user root and execute:
Bash:
#
# restore the file /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc/vimrc from the original file /system/etc/vimrc
#
# this must be done before Magisk creates the bind mounts
#
echo "cp /system/etc/vimrc /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc/vimrc">/data/adb/post-fs-data.d/restore_vimrc.sh
chmod 755 /data/adb/post-fs-data.d/restore_vimrc.sh
Now the file in the dummy Magisk module will be restored with the contents of the original file from /system after each reboot
To temporary access the original file from /system just stop the Magisk daemon, Example:
Code:
ASUS_I006D:/ # echo '"Test Test' >>/etc/vimrc
ASUS_I006D:/ #
ASUS_I006D:/ # tail -1 /etc/vimrc
"Test Test
ASUS_I006D:/ #
ASUS_I006D:/ # id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=u:r:magisk:s0
ASUS_I006D:/ #
ASUS_I006D:/ # magisk --stop
ASUS_I006D:/ #
ASUS_I006D:/ # id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=u:r:magisk:s0
ASUS_I006D:/ #
ASUS_I006D:/ # tail -1 /etc/vimrc
endif
ASUS_I006D:/ #
Note
Stopping the Magisk daemon will disable all bind mounts done by Magisk.
Restarting the Magisk daemon will not re-create the bind mount - to re-activate the bind mount for the writable file after stopping the Magisk daemon the phone must be rebooted.
To make more then one file writable in a sub directory in /system you can also replace the complete folder using these commands as user root:
Bash:
#
# make all files in /system/etc writable by the user root
#
mkdir -p /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc/
cd /system/etc
find . | cpio -pdum /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc/
touch /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc/.replace
Now Magisk will replace the directory /system/etc with the directory /data/adb/modules/writable_system/system/etc after the next reboot
Notes
You should test these commands with a not important file like /system/etc/vimrc before changing important files.
It is NOT recommended to use this approach on productive phones.
See How to change any file or directory using Magisk for another approach to change files on read-only mounted filesystems.
Trouble Shooting
As always: If something does not work like expected check the Magisk log file /cache/magisk.log and also check the infos in this post.

Does this method require root on device?

FormulaSea said:
Does this method require root on device?
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yes

Is there any method don't require root?

This looks interesting. Are you using OverlayFS for this? Looks like you did quite the research on this
Read-only is boring even as root. It's time for some RW baby

FormulaSea said:
Does this method require root on device?
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I don't know a method to do this without root access.
But you can disable the root access in Magisk after implementing the changes . You could even uninstall tne Magisk app afterwards (but not the Magisk part from the boot partition)
regards
Bernd

lebigmac said:
This looks interesting. Are you using OverlayFS for this? Looks like you did quite the research on this
Read-only is boring even as root. It's time for some RW baby
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I don't know what exactly you mean by "OverlayFS" - I use MagiskModules to modify files in /system and as far as I know Magisk used bind mounts to implement it.
>>Read-only is boring even as root.
Correct, but if you made the changes directly in /system, they would not survive the next OS upgrade.
One of the great advantages of this feature of Magisk is that it survives an OS upgrade - so as long as the change is compatible with the installed OS version, it only needs to be done once.
regards
Bernd

Thanks it worked on the audio folders on my 7t pro but didn't work on the boot animation folder. Both folders appear in the adb though with there files. Let me know op if you figure out how to do the boot animation folder it's moved to /my_product/ instead of /system/ I see that the my product folder and boot animation appear in the adb modules like the audio folder does and I swapped files the same way as with my audio modding but the changes for boot didn't take effect.

cbomb1337 said:
Thanks it worked on the audio folders on my 7t pro but didn't work on the boot animation folder. Both folders appear in the adb though with there files. Let me know op if you figure out how to do the boot animation folder it's moved to /my_product/ instead of /system/ I see that the my product folder and boot animation appear in the adb modules like the audio folder does and I swapped files the same way as with my audio modding but the changes for boot didn't take effect.
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/my_product is not in the list of folders supported by Magisk so that may not work
Please post the output of these commands (executed as root user):
df -h
mount
ls -ald /*
ls -lZd /my_product
and a
ls -ldZ $( find /data/adb/modules/ )
and
cat /cache/magisk.log
(or attach the log file to the post if too big)
regards
Bernd

Here is this the correct log file. Thank you for responding to me.

cbomb1337 said:
Here is this the correct log file. Thank you for responding to me.
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can you also post the output of the OS commands listed?

I Don't know how.

It didn't let me add the log here. Sorry that's it's cut and paste I tried a few termux commands to save a log but the were blank. I don't understand how to do it right.
Edit here I managed to upload the log to drive
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uWurf_462b5uLC_D21SFcgLcBWiXQZOn&export=download

bnsmb said:
can you also post the output of the OS commands listed?
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Linefeeds are missing in that file so it's very hard to interpret the file contents correct
Can you do in a adb shell on the phone:
Bash:
(
set -x
set -v
su -
echo
df -h
echo
mount
echo
ls -ald /*
echo
ls -lZd /my_product
echo
ls -ldZ $( find /data/adb/modules/ )
echo
) > /sdcard/Download/oscmds.log 2>&1
then
Bash:
gzip /sdcard/Download/oscmds.log
and post / upload the file
/sdcard/Download/oscmds.log.gz
regards
Bernd
and

Here is the gzip I wasn't sure what was going on after entering that first command the termux was frozen for a few minutes. Also With the folders in the module folder and them being a copy of the original folder is it ok to delete them as a whole folder to remove the rw and revert it of needed. I tried it and didn't see any issues doing it but wanted to know if it reverted it properly and does deleting the module folders make me lose anything original that was in it or is my stock stuff safe because it's through magisk.

cbomb1337 said:
Here is the gzip I wasn't sure what was going on after entering that first command the termux was frozen for a few minutes. Also With the folders in the module folder and them being a copy of the original folder is it ok to delete them as a whole folder to remove the rw and revert it of needed. I tried it and didn't see any issues doing it but wanted to know if it reverted it properly and does deleting the module folders make me lose anything original that was in it or is my stock stuff safe because it's through magisk.
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Looks like /my_product is a directory in the root filesystem but on the other hand there is a mount point called /mnt/vendor/my_product so I'm not sure about that.
If /my_product is really only a separate directory in the root filesystem the only method to change it is to manipulate the ramdisk used for booting the phone (only if the phone is using a ramdisk, of course).
Can you check if there are other directories called my_product:
find / -type d -name my_product 2>/dev/null
And, if there are any, compare the files in that directory with the files in the directory /my_product?
regards
Bernd

The only folder that has the same boot animation files is the /dev/ ones and the mnt one like you said.
It's all good if it can't be done i just found a magisk module before which works for flashing my boot animation

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The only folder that has the same boot animation files is the /dev/ ones and the mnt one like you said.
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Then it can't be done using the standard Magisk feature for making r/o mounted filesystems read-write.
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It's all good if it can't be done i just found a magisk module before which works for flashing my boot animation
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OK, do you have the URL?
And you could just check the contents of the zip file with the Magisk Module on how it's implemented
regards
Bernd

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Then it can't be done using the standard Magisk feature for making r/o mounted filesystems read-write.
OK, do you have the URL?
And you could just check the contents of the zip file with the Magisk Module on how it's implemented
regards
Bernd
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I read the module it mentions binding. I don't understand none of it :/ I upload the module here and removed the boot animation to make it small.

cbomb1337 said:
I read the module it mentions binding. I don't understand none of it :/ I upload the module here and removed the boot animation to make it small.
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Cool -- that's the solution I also found in the meantime (and successfully tested it on my Zenfone 8)
In principle the module does for the bootanimation file what Magisk does if you replace some directories or files in /system
I will write a general HowTo how that works today or in the next days
regards
Bernd