How to filter ads on your G1

bbrosen · Apr 7, 2011

sorry, after searching this thread i saw no definitive answer for fixing issues with wwf, even after uninstalling app. I reinstalled, did a revert, then cleared caches just trying to get to where i can play wwf again, thanks...

dkmurphys · Apr 8, 2011

http://neallambert.com/?p=5

Do exactly as it says and it works (with ads)...

bbrosen · Apr 8, 2011

dkmurphys said:
http://neallambert.com/?p=5

Do exactly as it says and it works (with ads)...

i found this late last night but, it did not resolve the issue for me...i ran it twice, with no errors each time and it still did not work..if anyone knows of a fix it would be much appreciated...thanks tho...

dkmurphys · Apr 9, 2011

bbrosen said:
i found this late last night but, it did not resolve the issue for me...i ran it twice, with no errors each time and it still did not work..if anyone knows of a fix it would be much appreciated...thanks tho...

Then you screwed up, because the fix worked perfectly for me with the first try...

luhu · Apr 16, 2011

Can anyone say me how/where I can find the url of a ad server in a decompiled app?

hotaru · Apr 20, 2011

any ideas what it is in the hosts file that screws up the received audio in echolink? or maybe it's just the sheer size of the hosts file?

G1Dreamers · Apr 21, 2011

Thanks

Can't wait to install.. thanks for the tip

rickg99 · Apr 29, 2011

Adfree works again for me

Adfree failed to work for me a while.

looking into that I discovered that /system/etc/hosts and /data/data/
has only the localhost entry and not more. The hosts file just didn't got updated!?

After trying a lot what helped was
- deinstall the app
- check that /dada/data/com.bigtincan.android.adfree and /dbdata/databases/com.bigtincan.android.adfree is non existent otherwise delete it with Root Explorer
- reinstall adfree
- in Adfree DO NOT check "symlink from /data/data/hosts"

After that it runs just fine again. Hopes that helps.

cephraim · Apr 29, 2011

Have they fixed the conflict with Words with Friends yet? Or, do we still have to manually edit the adfree hosts file?

SGT John Doe · May 9, 2011

I really need some help to get Adfree to work. I've tried every solution with no success. It seems like my hosts file is empty when i looking at it with "root explorer" so no ads become blocked.

I've also tried this method
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/etc
rm hosts
wget "url removed because i cant post else" -O hosts

But when i type "rm hosts" it only say "cant remove hosts, not empty"
And yes. I'm running with CM7 and root.

Tx Redneck · May 9, 2011

Why don't you just copy paste the hosts file to /system/etc?

Here's the hosts file I use and still be able to play wwf.

http://db.tt/zojYTMN

SGT John Doe said:
I really need some help to get Adfree to work. I've tried every solution with no success. It seems like my hosts file is empty when i looking at it with "root explorer" so no ads become blocked.

I've also tried this method
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/etc
rm hosts
wget "url removed because i cant post else" -O hosts

But when i type "rm hosts" it only say "cant remove hosts, not empty"
And yes. I'm running with CM7 and root.

cephraim · May 9, 2011

Tx Redneck said:
Why don't you just copy paste the hosts file to /system/etc?

Here's the hosts file I use and still be able to play wwf.

http://db.tt/zojYTMN

Is WWF still not working properly with the built-in hosts file from Adfree?

SGT John Doe · May 9, 2011

Tx Redneck said:
Why don't you just copy paste the hosts file to /system/etc?

I have tried that to. But i cant delete or edit the original hosts file that is placed under /system/etc.
And here is what happens when i try the same thing with AndroidSDK
hxxp://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/minlillaponny/androidsdk.jpg

SGT John Doe · May 13, 2011

Really, is it only me with this problem? I cant use S-OFF because of H-BOOT 1.01. I'ts maybe one solution left but i dont know how to do, how do i move files with AndroidSDK?

datajosh · May 15, 2011

Looks like there are some new hosts that need to be added to this, particularly ad servers used by Lockerz. So far I've found these:

cdn.vdopia.com
serve.vdopia.com
ads2.mojiva.com
ads1.mocean.mobi

Not sure how many others there are but I'd love to do away with the annoying ass video ads Lockerz has above photos on their mobile pages.

Tx Redneck · May 15, 2011

Use ES File explorer it you have root. Go to settings while in es file exp and give it root permission then mount /system, copy paste the hosts file to /system /etc

SGT John Doe · May 15, 2011

Tx Redneck said:
Use ES File explorer it you have root. Go to settings while in es file exp and give it root permission then mount /system, copy paste the hosts file to /system /etc

Thanks for the advice, but that does not either work. "hosts copy failed"

The funny thing is that i cant see some hidden files or directory with ES File explorer, even when the "show hidden directory" and "root permission" is used.

SiNJiN76 · May 16, 2011

I have this installed on mine and wife's N1. Works on mine fine. Blocks ads. But on hers it doesn't. When I look at the host file...its got all the ad free stats and the list of blocked ads...but still does not block ads...I see the ads here on xda with her phone....but not mine
Is there something that can fix this?

Crox · May 16, 2011

Did not work on my SGS with original 2.2.1

Angry Birds, GPS Status etc. - all show ad. What to do? By the way, I rooted my SGS.

Crox · May 18, 2011

Any idea how to make adfree running on my rooted SGS with original 2.2.1? No error occours after downloading database, adfree seems to work - but doesn't block any ad.

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