[MOD][3-9-2011]Speed up media scanner - Fascinate Android Development

I really hate the Samsung media scanner.
Hate isn't even a strong enough word. If you have ever noticed, it scans the READ ONLY system on every boot. Then it scans SD card. Scanning the system is where the phone gets most sluggish though.
Well, I tried my best to hack that feature out and still haven't been able to.
I did find a workaround though:
D/MediaScanner( 2798): prescan return
D/MediaScanner( 2798): Start Original /system/media/
D/MediaScanner( 2798): found .nomedia, skipping directory
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2056318/update-template/media_scanner_fast.zip
Its a dirty way of fixing it, but hey, it works.

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So did you just add a .nomedia and that works. Sweet!

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tjthebest said:
So did you just add a .nomedia and that works. Sweet!
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Yeah quite simple and to the point

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The only thing you want to watch for is that you don't wipe.
If you wipe, you lose your ringtone index. Easily fixed by removing the file or reflashing a rom though.

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so we just flash this in cwr

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after flashing this;
what the response on boot?
the media scan will be much faster or will it not scan?

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It skips system and immediately moves to sd card.
Making your phone completely responsive, and halving the scan time.

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Nice little hack as most of the media is located on the SD card anyway..
Flashed from my Fascinate running SFC v2.9 V00D00 on TapaTalk..

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I've noticed some theme's will place themed apps in the system/app folder. Will this mod keep those files from being seen after install?

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Or if, like me, you hate the stupid thing running automatically at all:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=753294
You can use the apk to turn it on or off.
Or you could set up a bash script to do it. It would be very easy to make an enable/disable icon using this and a shortcut creator.
Code:
su
pm disable com.android.providers.media/com.android.providers.media.MediaScannerReceiver
pm enable com.android.providers.media/com.android.providers.media.MediaScannerReceiver

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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2056318/update-template/media_scan_scripts.zip
fast_media --disables media scanning of system
default_media --enables media scanning of system.

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anyway this can be added as a toggle on/off feature to sc 2.10 when you get around to it? that would be awesome.

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Getting a 404 error on this link. BTW was this a CWM zip file?
adrynalyne said:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2056318/upda...an_scripts.zip
fast_media --disables media scanning of system
default_media --enables media scanning of system.
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Sent from my Super Clean 2.9 Froyo - Voodoo - Fascinate!

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It appears the link was cut in the middle. So it'll need reposted. it is probably a zip containing flashable zips
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

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GizmoDroid said:
Or if, like me, you hate the stupid thing running automatically at all:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=753294
You can use the apk to turn it on or off.
Or you could set up a bash script to do it. It would be very easy to make an enable/disable icon using this and a shortcut creator.
Code:
su
pm disable com.android.providers.media/com.android.providers.media.MediaScannerReceiver
pm enable com.android.providers.media/com.android.providers.media.MediaScannerReceiver
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If you go to this link and install the 'MediaScannerTogglerROOT1.8.apk', it works perfectly.
Running SuperClean 2.9 voodoo

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Link is fixed. The difference between this is media scanner never has to be re-enabled, or disabled, unless switching roms, or wiping data.
The problem with turning it off, is eventually, it will get turned back on, or you have to do it each time you change media on sd card.
IMO, I like this way better.

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thanks for this!

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I think I just peed myself a little in happiness.

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So... I'm confused. It won't scan the phone now? Is any media even on the phone?
Samsung Fascinate, Verizon
EB01 Superclean 2.4
Kenesis' TransMyst GBKB (EPIIIIIC)
Mob87's Honeycomb Theme
Stock Kernel

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Gotta read my man, gotta read.