[APP][ROOT/NONROOT][OFFICIAL] AdAway v6.1.1

ktmom · Oct 31, 2019

Pip_X said:
Yes, File Manager such as Xplore requested for root and I can see it in Magisk Manager superuser app.
I have rebooted and clear Adaway data few times.
How do I grab the said logs?

Use an app like MatLog, and also turn on verbose logging in Adaway preferences.

Doesn't LineageOS have its own built in root? I thought it was just a mater of turning on root in Developer Options. If I'm right, maybe that's conflicting.

Ultramanoid · Oct 31, 2019

ktmom said:
Doesn't LineageOS have its own built in root? I thought it was just a mater of turning on root in Developer Options. If I'm right, maybe that's conflicting.

Not by default. The preference is there but a simple extra zip with su must be installed for it to be available.

https://download.lineageos.org/extras

( Edit : While people are certainly free to install Magisk, Lineage does not support it since there is a native su option; when Magisk causes issues they're on their own. )
　

Pip_X · Oct 31, 2019

I use Magisk because there are some modules I would like to use too.
I installed Matlog, it requested root and I managed to grant root to Matlog. But not AdAway.
Here's the log:

ktmom · Oct 31, 2019

Pip_X said:
I use Magisk because there are some modules I would like to use too.
I installed Matlog, it requested root and I managed to grant root to Matlog. But not AdAway.
Here's the log:

Adaway is asking for root. These are the relevant lines:

Code:

11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): Failed to update hosts file.
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): org.adaway.model.hostsinstall.HostsInstallException: Root access denied
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at org.adaway.model.hostsinstall.HostsInstallModel.applyHostsFile(HostsInstallModel.java:455)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at org.adaway.ui.home.HostsInstallViewModel.lambda$update$2$HostsInstallViewModel(HostsInstallViewModel.java:124)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at org.adaway.ui.home.-$$Lambda$HostsInstallViewModel$hr_O0jGNR8I8qQyGthIQYups81s.run(Unknown Source:2)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): Caused by: org.sufficientlysecure.rootcommands.util.RootAccessDeniedException: stdout line is null! Access was denied or this executeable is not a shell!
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at org.sufficientlysecure.rootcommands.Shell.<init>(Shell.java:134)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at org.sufficientlysecure.rootcommands.Shell.startRootShell(Shell.java:54)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at org.sufficientlysecure.rootcommands.Shell.startRootShell(Shell.java:63)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): at org.adaway.model.hostsinstall.HostsInstallModel.applyHostsFile(HostsInstallModel.java:439)
11-01 01:03:39.167 E/AdAway  (9038): ... 5 more

I don't use LineageOS, so I'm not familiar with the potential conflicts. As a kick the tires type thing, I might completely remove Adaway and Magisk Manager (not unroot), reboot then reinstall MM and reboot before reinstalling Adaway.

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@Pip_X

Akomack said:
I can't seem to get Adaway to request root on android 10. Every other app will request root, but for some reason I can't get Adawy 4.2.9 to request it. 3.3 will request but won't apply hosts file. I have systemless module enabled, core only mode is disabled.

I'm at a loss, this is driving me nuts as I really can't function without adaway working. I keep trying, only to end up going back to pie due to it not working. Any help would be appreciated.

Pixel 1 XL
LOS 10 unofficial

Edit: Not sure why it double posted within the same post.

xxBrun0xx said:
I'm having the exact same issue on official Android 10 rom on OnePlus 7 Pro. Any help is greatly appreciated!

In response to the above two posts:

PerfectSlayer said:
Hi all,

Feedback:

It looks like there is some sort of issue, or at least, not as stable as expected in Android 10...

Actually, it should be enough for me to test and try to reproduce.
If I don't get the same behavior, I will ask for more logs

...(snipped since unrelated)...

I will have a look at Android 10 in the coming weeks (I would prefer say "days" but I am quite busy those last weeks) and plan to make a release with translation updates.
Thanks again all! :good:

Then there is this from earlier in the thread:

guest4711 said:
So it looks like your /data/adb/magisk.db is broken (our your Magisk Manager is not in sync with your Magisk). In this database all settings for Magisk Hide and Magisk SU are stored.

To check it, boot into TWRP, use internal filemanager to move this db out of the way (rename it to magisk.db.save e.g.) and reboot. Then try again.
If it does not solve your problem, you may boot into TWRP again and put your saved database back into place...

Good Luck!

r0tt0r said:
i gave this a try, other apps request root, adaway does not. but thanks for the tip

Update: thx to post of guest4711 i was finally able to solve the issue.
i edited the magisk.db file manually with sqlite and added under policies table a line:
uid 10196
name org.adaway
policy 2
unitl 0
logging 1
notification 1

deleted /system/xbin/su

then symbolic linked magisk su to system/xbin
ln -s /sbin/su /system/xbin/su

rebooted and adaway is working again.

Pip_X · Oct 31, 2019

It seems that other people who have the problem are on Android 10.
I'm on Android 9.
Some of the steps are too advance for me.
I shall wait for an update on AdAway.
Thanks

Edit: I used AdFree, it prompted for root and can apply the host. My phone is now blocking Ads. Thanks.

rwSN1PER · Nov 1, 2019

After installing the Systemless Hosts module in Magisk 20.0, I am able to use AdAway 4.2.9 without issue on my OnePlus 7 Pro running crDroid 6.0.

PerfectSlayer · Nov 1, 2019

Hi all,

I have been pretty busy the last weeks but I finally got some progress with Android 10 issues (it's a day off here, it definitely helps!).

Feedback:

mariosaraylian said:
Here is the verbose logcat of whats going on. I am still getting the "Copy Failed" error when I try to update hosts and at "Bulding Hosts File" stages in AA.

Thanks for your log. Don't forget to enable verbose logging option from the settings and restart the app.
It will log shell commands so we can understand even better what happens on your device.

ipdev said:
@mariosaraylian

From the steps you describe.
I didn't see you mention AdAway requesting and gaining root access.

I haven't run into it lately, for me, it was always Magisk related.
All other apps / modules seem to work fine but, AdAway always showed me when my Magisk install was broken.

I know I've seen others mention just being able to toggle SU on or off/on for AdAway in Magisk's Superuser settings. If you take a look at the log file in Magisk, you should see a su request once or twice while AdAway is updating (or attempting) to update the hosts file.

@ktmom

May be a change coming down the line but, for now I would still recommend enabling the magisk systemless module.

Thanks for helping users and me with troubleshooting!

I would also recommend to use Magisk systemless module if you are running Magisk as root solution.
I just update the app in order to improve its systemless feature for the latest versions of Magisk:

It should be able to check if the module is installed (the directory /data/adb/modules/hosts is present) and running (a mount point on /system/etc/hosts is present)
If you try to enable / disable it from the app, it brings a popup explaining how to set it up from Magisk manager.

I hope it will help users with the remount failed errors.

About the root access not requested, killfrra proposed a patch to no more try to find su binary from known paths but call it directly from PATH.
It is how work ChainFire's libsuper and topjohnwu's libsu so it should work. I just hope it won't break any compatibility (but I honestly don't think so).
I merged it and it should resolve root request. May be it remains some old su binary or broken link to it and the past behavior triggered the wrong one. I will rely on PATH now.

Changelog:

Fix root not requested
Improve support for systemless hosts Magisk module
Update translations

Thanks:

Special thanks to killfra for its contribution and all of you for theirs helpful bug reports. @Vankog also did a great work with translations.

Donations:

I was recently accepted in the GitHub Sponsors program. It is a way GitHub proposes to help Open Source maintainers.
I setup up the support tiers and rewards, like stickers and supporter list on the project README.
Here is the link to my sponsor page: https://github.com/sponsors/PerfectSlayer
I am kind of new to this kind of this and I honestly want to know what you think about it: the principle of monthly fee and the tiers I choose (Too expensive? Too cheap? Any reward idea?).
GitHub takes no fee and double the donation the first year so I though it was a good idea to try it.
For the record, since the call for donation from @ktmom last month I received 10 donations for a total of 54€ to pay the shipping taxes. Thanks a lot! :highfive:

Download:

AdAway 4.3.0 on AndroidFileHost (md5: 54bc1ab9aa83bcdb300de7e4bf7e6271)

amirovic26 · Nov 1, 2019

a suggestion

I like this ad blocking apps, because it's also featuring url redirection so i can access some sites that have been blocked by our government.
I have suggestions for the url redirection feature
Rather than adding one-by-one ip and domain/hostname, can devs make it looks like table/list

Also if possible can devs add feature "add host list from file or url"?
like from my redirection list
Thanks in advance :cowboy:

cujo6801 · Nov 1, 2019

Thanks .....
I know people hate when people clutter up the thread with thank you but sometimes you just have to say it

ktmom · Nov 1, 2019

PerfectSlayer said:
...

I would also recommend to use Magisk systemless module if you are running Magisk as root solution.

...

Here is the link to my sponsor page: https://github.com/sponsors/PerfectSlayer
I am kind of new to this kind of this and I honestly want to know what you think about it: the principle of monthly fee and the tiers I choose (Too expensive? Too cheap? Any reward idea?).
GitHub takes no fee and double the donation the first year so I though it was a good idea to try it.
...

I hope that discussion didn't come across as, "don't use the systemless hosts module". We were (are) fascinated by the various update glitches [emoji846]

I love the idea of a subscription service. Those of us who rely on Adaway could certainly consider giving up a morning muffin once every two months to afford the lowest tier [emoji507]. If enough did that, it would add up.

mariosaraylian · Nov 4, 2019

ktmom said:
You are an example of the complexity of the problem. You do not have a system as root (SAR) device*, but are on Magisk 20. I think this is the core of your problem.

I personally would be interested in what would happen if you deleted the systemless hosts module itself, rebooted, then tried to install a hosts file. It will error out again I'm sure.

Then re-enable systemless hosts which should download the module again, reboot and try again with Adaway.

If that doesn't work, I would revert Magisk to 19.3 (which was still a SAR A10 fix) or earlier. I'm sure that will work.

*SAR devices are all minimally released with 9.0

---------- Post added at 08:29 ---------- Previous post was at 08:27 ----------

This exists. It's called DNS logging.

ktmom:

I installed the new Magisk 20.1 and the new Adaway v4.3.0. I also tried your suggestions of uninstalling Systemless Hosts and Re-installing etc. I DID have the same problem. But, after a reboot again, for "****s and giggles" I changed the Target Hosts path to /data/hosts, (instead of /system/etc/hosts) in AdAway and re-installed the Hosts and it WORKED!

I even switched the Target back to /system/etc/hosts again for the hell of it, and it WORKED again.

No idea what I did or how it got fixed........but thanks for your help either way!

Hopefully it will stick!

Johnn78 · Nov 5, 2019

Does 4.3.0 support http protocol ? Also, when you update the host file, then does it warn you if the ALL HOST source url have created the final host file ?

sirxdroid · Nov 5, 2019

Trying to install 4.3.0 via Solid Explorer on Android 10 (Pixel 2 XL) and it errors out with "there was a problem parsing the package". The file download is OK, I checked the md5. Is there a problem with the 4.3.0 packaging or Solid Explorer?

xsonymonx · Nov 5, 2019

sirxdroid said:
Trying to install 4.3.0 via Solid Explorer on Android 10 (Pixel 2 XL) and it errors out with "there was a problem parsing the package". The file download is OK, I checked the md5. Is there a problem with the 4.3.0 packaging or Solid Explorer?

I think is a Problem with Solid Explorer.

Go to PlayStore and update Solid Explorer

stiggerby · Nov 5, 2019

xsonymonx said:
I think is a Problem with Solid Explorer.

Go to PlayStore and update Solid Explorer

I switched to amaze file explorer, seems to be just as good

P1f · Nov 5, 2019

xsonymonx said:
I think is a Problem with Solid Explorer.

Go to PlayStore and update Solid Explorer

In my case is not working with Amaze neither.
And also the older 4.2.9 can no longer be installed.

So i recon is an Android 10 issue not a file explorer? I have OnePlus 6 running Android 10 Open Beta 1

cultofluna · Nov 5, 2019

P1f said:
In my case is not working with Amaze neither.
And also the older 4.2.9 can no longer be installed.

So i recon is an Android 10 issue not a file explorer? I have OnePlus 6 running Android 10 Open Beta 1

Also on OB android 10..( OP6T)
No problems with installing...

guest4711 · Nov 5, 2019

sirxdroid said:
Trying to install 4.3.0 via Solid Explorer on Android 10 (Pixel 2 XL) and it errors out with "there was a problem parsing the package". The file download is OK, I checked the md5. Is there a problem with the 4.3.0 packaging or Solid Explorer?

Perhaps you have an old installation where AdAway is signed using another key (e.g. the key of the apk from f-droid is different from the one used on the version posted here). Deinstall AdAway, then install the new one.

revt3949 · Nov 6, 2019

Hi, how to the current adaway relate to Magisk & passing SafetyNet? Looking on adaway.org etc. I find no mentions on this subject. Is enabling systemless hosts in Magisk still sufficient to pass SafetyNet?

knpk13 · Nov 6, 2019

revt3949 said:
Is enabling systemless hosts in Magisk still sufficient to pass SafetyNet?

Yes, assuming nothing else is tripping safetynet.

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