[MODULE] [DEV] Magisk FolderMount v0.8.7.2

Hey Folks!

I am currently working on a module which allows you to easily mount internal SD card folders to external SD folders. This module installs a script in /system/bin, so you can use it later in your scripts, flows or even apps.

Usage
Currently the script allows you to mount and unmount folders. Later, in v0.9 these folders will be added to a list, which will rebind all currently mounted folders after a reboot.

The basic usage for mounting a folder:

Source is the folder on your internal SD card in /data/media/0, destination is the folder on the external SD card, which will be detected automatically. If no destination is provided, then it will use the same folder name for the external SD card folder as the from source.

Example:
This will result into mounting "/mnt/media_rw/XXXX-XXXX/.foldermount/WhatsApp" as "/data/media/0/WhatsApp". Easy huh?

To unmount a folder, just enter the following command:

Future plans
This module aims to be a alternative solution to FolderMount, a app created by madmack, but unfortunately his app does not work with MagiskSU anymore. With v0.9 it is planned to add the ability to rebind folders at post-fs-data, so these will be still mounted even after a reboot.

For more information, see this issue on GitHub.

Download
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195917003

Support

• Twitter: @codebucketdev
• Telegram: @divadsn
• Telegram Group: @magiskfoldermount

XDA:DevDB Information
Magisk FolderMount, Tool/Utility for the XDA Community Apps

Contributors
Codebucket
Source Code: https://github.com/codebucketdev/magisk-foldermount


Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Beta Version: v0.8.7.2
Beta Release Date: 2017-07-19

Created 2017-04-18
Last Updated 2017-07-20

Changelog

v0.8

• Initial release

v0.8.5

• Small bugfixes and improvements
• Added alternative way to mount folders on boot (post-fs-data.d support)

v0.8.7

• Updated Magisk module template to v4
• Fixed regex for lowercase UUIDs on some ROMs

v0.8.7.1

• Added busybox binary back, Magisk v13 doesn't provide it's own anymore

v0.8.7.2

• Reverted broken commits

Download (source code):
https://github.com/codebucketdev/magisk-foldermount/releases/tag/v0.8.5

veez21 said:

Maybe another option for that (probably fmount -m or something?)

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I will add that to the issue and see what other options are available. I was thinking of adding a skip option, so it won't check if the source folder is empty, otherwise it should just move files to the destination folder.

Update: Our repo has been added to the official Magisk Module repo! ?

Okay people, to clear things out, I've collected some informations from my experiences with different ROMs and versions of Magisk and made some conclusions.

1. What is going on with the development?
It's a difficult situation right now, I finished my school 3 weeks ago, but I had to finish a project which I promised to finish before I went on vacation, so I hadn't time got to even maintain the project and reply to all issues and pull requests I've got on GitHub. Now after all of that I am in Denmark for 2 weeks vacation, but I left my laptop home because there is no Wi-Fi network at the place where I have my stay. Currently I'm replying using mobile data with roaming, which thanks to the new regulation from 15.06 is now a lot cheaper than before, previously the price per MB was 1 zl, now it's only 0,03 zł!

2. How about not properly mounted folders on ROM XYZ?
I faced that issue on my Redmi Note 3 when I was searching for the perfect ROM which could suit my needs, so I started searching some difference why it's not working on LineageOS based ROMs. The difference was simply spotted when looking into the system.prop of those ROMs, all of them had sdcardfs enabled!

2.1. How can I disable that sdcardfs on my device?
Just open /system/build.prop with your favorite file explorer (I used MiExplorer for that) and search for "ro.sys.sdcardfs" and change the value from false to true. If you can't find that property, just add "ro.sys.sdcardfs=false" to make sure it's disabled. With v0.9 it will be done automatically, so it's just a temporary fix for now

3. Will it work with Magisk v13.x?
Yes, it works with Magisk v13.1 on my Redmi Note 3 running LineageOS 14.1 right now, just make sure you don't mess up with the mountspace option and keep it on inherited or global, both should work fine. The new version will be using the new module template, so no worries about compatibility!

4. What about an app or something to control?
Well, I am currently reading a course about Android app development, but I thought that maybe I could try to fake the SU binary version for FolderMount, so it could work with Magisk and execute it's pairs using fmount. But I think a Tasker plugin would be better for that type of task, also a addon.d/service.d support is planned with the next release.

That's everything I can say right now, I'm back home next Monday, so stay tuned for FolderMount 0.9

Recycool said:

Will you release it today?

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I will work on this tonight, so it's very likely that I will release it today