I have been using the hosts file from the Adeo rom to block ads on my atrix. I no longer use the rom but just the one file. Before updating to 4.1.57 I reverted to the original hosts file thinking that was why my update was not working. (later found out I had not succesfuly removed the webtop mod)
When I went to put it back I accidentaly replaced the hosts file located in /etc instead of the one in /system/etc.
Should I be concerned and will this cause issues with my device? Also could someone email me or upload the original /etc/hosts file?
Thanks in advance.
Hi to all
My Streak 5 is running DSC ROM v1.1 and am using the included Android stock browser (v2.3.3).
When I try to view adfly web pages (eg *******/), I am not able to see them - I get the 'web page not available' error message.
What do I need to do to both view these kind of web pages and also for them to load properly in the Android browser? I can see the pages on any PC but have singularly failed to find a way via the browser on my phone
Many many thanks to anyone who can put me out my misery..
This may be due to the modified hosts file that is included with DSC. Look in /system/etc/ and find a file named hosts. Make a backup of it. Open the original in a text editor and remove everything but this line:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Leave a blank line at the end of the file, save and exit.
It may require a reboot to be effective. If it doesn't work, just revert to your backup.
lordmorphous said:
This may be due to the modified hosts file that is included with DSC. Look in /system/etc/ and find a file named hosts. Make a backup of it. Open the original in a text editor and remove everything but this line:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Leave a blank line at the end of the file, save and exit.
It may require a reboot to be effective. If it doesn't work, just revert to your backup.
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Thanks very much for the quick reply - much appreciated. Your suggestion about the hosts file gave me a clue.
I have AdAway installed, which blocks ads (on both webpages and those sent/displayed by apps and games) by modifying the hosts file. I disabled AdAway and reverted to the DSC ROM hosts file - and I can now see adfly pages on the browser.
However, I still wish to block ads on web pages, while still being able to use adfly-type sites. I also don't want to lose the ability to block ads shown/sent by apps & games. Is there an alternative method to block these?
AdAway was extremely effective at doing its job and I'd be loath to lose that functionality. For example on my PC, I use Chrome with AdBlockPlus extension which allows me to see and navigate through adfly-type sites while not being subject to ads.
Any advice or suggestions would be gratefully received. Thanks again for your help.
Cheers
AdAway and other such programs only combine the lists of blocked sites compiled by well-known sites into a single HOSTS file. They currently cannot exclude specific sites. For that, you have to edit the file manually.
Continue using AdAway, but use a text editor afterward to manually update the HOSTS file to exclude the site you want to see.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
AdAway and other such programs only combine the lists of blocked sites compiled by well-known sites into a single HOSTS file. They currently cannot exclude specific sites. For that, you have to edit the file manually.
Continue using AdAway, but use a text editor afterward to manually update the HOSTS file to exclude the site you want to see.
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Actually AdAway has a whitelist facility. I've added ******* to it but can still see all the ads, unlike when I use AdBlock Plus under Chrome on a PC. Guess that'll have to do, unless anyone knows of a more elegant solution..
Cheers
I've used AdAway for months now and didn't realize it had a whitelist. Good to know the feature exists, though I am unlikely EVER to use it.
lordmorphous said:
This may be due to the modified hosts file that is included with DSC. Look in /system/etc/ and find a file named hosts. Make a backup of it. Open the original in a text editor and remove everything but this line:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Leave a blank line at the end of the file, save and exit.
It may require a reboot to be effective. If it doesn't work, just revert to your backup.
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thanks bro!!!
I stop using adaway due to this problem. SO many website can't be opened. MOdify the host file and now things work again or just click disable adaway and it will modify the host file for you
For the app, you might want to use lucky patcher to block the ads
lordmorphous said:
This may be due to the modified hosts file that is included with DSC. Look in /system/etc/ and find a file named hosts. Make a backup of it. Open the original in a text editor and remove everything but this line:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Leave a blank line at the end of the file, save and exit.
It may require a reboot to be effective. If it doesn't work, just revert to your backup.
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Can't find system , can you be more specific , not able to find in file manager
pramodb said:
Can't find system , can you be more specific , not able to find in file manager
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You need to be using a file manager that allows root functions, such as ES File Explorer, Root Explorer, etc. A non-root enabled file explorer won't allow you to see /system/
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You need to be using a file manager that allows root functions, such as ES File Explorer, Root Explorer, etc. A non-root enabled file explorer won't allow you to see /system/
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Dude , I used es explorer and I'm still not able to find system
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Dude , I used es explorer and I'm still not able to find system
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Did you enable the root explorer features of ES? I'm not sure where to go from here to help you. Finding /system/ is pretty basic stuff.
If you are familiar with using adb, you can use it to pull the file to your computer, edit it, and push it back into place. The command would be:
adb pull /system/etc/hosts
adb push hosts /system/etc/hosts
There are lots of guides available for using adb and it is a worthwhile tool to know and use.
I like Notepad ++ for editing files on my computer. It's free and simple to use.
I'm willing to help, but keep in mind that I no longer have this phone as I moved on to the S3 last July.
lordmorphous said:
Did you enable the root explorer features of ES? I'm not sure where to go from here to help you. Finding /system/ is pretty basic stuff.
If you are familiar with using adb, you can use it to pull the file to your computer, edit it, and push it back into place. The command would be:
adb pull /system/etc/hosts
adb push hosts /system/etc/hosts
There are lots of guides available for using adb and it is a worthwhile tool to know and use.
I like Notepad ++ for editing files on my computer. It's free and simple to use.
I'm willing to help, but keep in mind that I no longer have this phone as I moved on to the S3 last July.
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Okay , got it but it is already in the way you said of should he , what do you suggest I do now
lordmorphous said:
Did you enable the root explorer features of ES? I'm not sure where to go from here to help you. Finding /system/ is pretty basic stuff.
If you are familiar with using adb, you can use it to pull the file to your computer, edit it, and push it back into place. The command would be:
adb pull /system/etc/hosts
adb push hosts /system/etc/hosts
There are lots of guides available for using adb and it is a worthwhile tool to know and use.
I like Notepad ++ for editing files on my computer. It's free and simple to use.
I'm willing to help, but keep in mind that I no longer have this phone as I moved on to the S3 last July.
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Okay , I got it and its in the way you said it should be , so any suggestions. And BTW I'm using gt-p5100 on job 4.2.2 via CyanogenMod
Well, that ruled out the hosts file. I'm stumped now. If I think of something I'll post it.
lordmorphous said:
Well, that ruled out the hosts file. I'm stumped now. If I think of something I'll post it.
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Hi
I had the same problem like others had so what i did , i just move the host file from system/etc to just system , now i can open adf and other sites but now i can see ads running in my apps and games . Now i want to manually edit the hosts file so that the ads won't run in apps & games but it won't block adf . So can u tell me which data to remove from the host file ??
Okay i just remove the adf (dot)ly and cdn(dot)adf(dot)ly from the hosts and now i can open adf and also no ads in the apps or games.
But has problem with the linkbucks , still can't open it and can't find it in the hosts also
easy video tutorial made by me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaochdv3cbs
Hi
hi
after doing that i have this error
unable to connect proxy server
how to fix this?
Hi guys, i got root on my Honor 10 and would like to modify the hosts file to block ads.
I assume the correct one is /sytsem/etc/hosts right?
I can confirm that i have root acces because i can rename the hosts file and create other files.
I am using the AdAway app which worked just fine on my old phones.
But this time it says "replacement of hosts file failed" ... no further information.
Since i know the sources where AdAway is getting its information from i would like to simply modify the host file by myself.
What format does the hosts file needs to have to work? Like .txt file and remove the file extension afterwards.
Any ideas?
If you are rooted why not try masigk host file?
Hi, recently I've dual-booted my computer with Android & Windows 10. But the android rom has shown too much ads so I've deleted the files causing to show the ads from the "system.img" and also "ramdisk.img" (downloaded from internet) and replaced the files with the original ones. Now the ads are not showing but I had built-in root access with SupperSU which I've lost after replacing "ramdisk.img". So I've extracted the original and the downloaded "ramdisk.img" and found an "init" file which doesn't have any file extensions and the "init" file is differing in size between the original & downloaded "ramdisk.img". So I think this file may be the cause to revoke root access. So need to change the file.
Does anyone knows which type of file is the "init" file and how can I edit it?