how to run script at boot-time? - android

I need to run a script that sets cpu_freq .In order to retain the settings after reboot i need to run script which takes care of this issue.I tried to write service in init.rc but the edited part in init.rc disappears on reboot .is there some other way to start script on reboot.thanks

I've found success with magisk. When installed, it adds a directory for boot scripts under /data/adb/service.d, in which you can throw your shell scripts and have them executed by Magisk on boot.
For example, I have the following script:
#!/bin/sh
sleep 15 # to make sure we aren't running in an early stage of the boot process
crond -b -c /data/crontab/
Once created as /data/adb/service.d/start-crond.sh and made executable, it automatically launches crond at boot (provided by Magisk's internal busybox instance).

Use Script Manager.

This link may be helpful:
[ADDON][Xperia S] Generic startup/init.d scripts support for Stock ROM/Kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547238
Although it is for Xperia S, it also works for my ideos. I think the theory behind is quite generic. And if you have installed busybox, you can unzip the downloaded package, read the batch and make some change to the phone by yourself.
If you really want to run your script manually after boot, I prefer scriptme in play market. It's simple and small.

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