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OpenVPN?

Has anyone figured out how to get OpenVPN working on a Motorola Milestone?
I tried to using the OpenVPN Installer and OpenVPN Settings apps from the Android Market but was not able to get it working.

Made some progress but still not working...
I've managed to install the OpenVPN binary to /system/bin.
Got a Motorola Milestone Tun.ko driver from, http://code.google.com/p/sbdtools/downloads/list. It's been copied to /system/lib/modules. I've been able to enable it using the insmod command in adb shell. Verified it was running with the lsmod command.
I've moved my openvpn .ovpn config files to my SD, /sdcard/openvpn folder. Started the OpenVPN Settings app, configured the tun and path settings.
Then I started my connection and was able to obtain an IP address.
BUT... still not able to surf to Youtube or other China blocked sites.
The upload & download stats appear to be not moving, even when I try to surf to one of these websites (up: 0.02kBps - down: 0.02 kBps).
Will continue at it for some more, but if anyone is able to help, that would be much appreciated.

dysa said:
I've managed to install the OpenVPN binary to /system/bin.
Got a Motorola Milestone Tun.ko driver from, http://code.google.com/p/sbdtools/downloads/list. It's been copied to /system/lib/modules. I've been able to enable it using the insmod command in adb shell. Verified it was running with the lsmod command.
I've moved my openvpn .ovpn config files to my SD, /sdcard/openvpn folder. Started the OpenVPN Settings app, configured the tun and path settings.
Then I started my connection and was able to obtain an IP address.
BUT... still not able to surf to Youtube or other China blocked sites.
The upload & download stats appear to be not moving, even when I try to surf to one of these websites (up: 0.02kBps - down: 0.02 kBps).
Will continue at it for some more, but if anyone is able to help, that would be much appreciated.
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Hi, same here.. I am based in China and have done the steps you mentioned... I can connect to OpenVPN but there is no traffic.. I subscribe to 12vpn and called the helpdesk, they told me it could be due to DNS poisoning.. but really doubt that.. I got it working like once the first time but never did again...

@ pointdexler & dysa
I've also installed open VPN to system/bin on the droid 2 running 2.2.19. My config and certs have been transfered to /mnt/sdcard/openvpn and I've also setup my config in the open VPN GUI (available on the droid market) to point to this directory for my config.
After launching the app and attempting to connect, I get an error message that the command was not successful (the error is a bit more verbose than that).
I did find another app on Droid market that got me a bit closer to connecting called openVPN settings. The error output on this app is much more verbose and aids troubleshooting better. I was able to workout all of the application problems, but my issue now is with the tun.ko module. It appears that the downloadable modules online are for 2.1 and prior as none seem to work with 2.2. I have the module copied to /system/lib/modules and the app (openvpn settings) has a feature that loads the module (either by modprobe or insmod, you can choose). My problem now is that the tun.ko module seems to be wrong as I keep getting the error "Fatal: cannot allocate tun/tap dev dynamically."
Have either of you come accross this same issue?

Hi, I have running OpenVPN without problems. I use OpenVPN Settings from market, tun.ko on /sdcard and openvpn binary in /system/xbin. Make symlink ln -s /system/xbin /system/xbin/bb. Both files are in this archive http://www.android-hilfe.de/attachm...openvpn-auf-dem-milestone-tun_und_openvpn.zip. Working openvpn.ovpn + CA files in /sdcard/openvpn. In OpenVPN Settings set up Load module using - insmod and Path to module /sdcard/tun.ko. And OpenVPN is working. If not, try run from konsole : insmod /sdcard/tun.ko
Motorola Light 2.1 ROM + JIT
On CyanogenMod 6 for Milestone you need only tun.ko. No openvpn binary, no create symlink. In OpenVPN Settings only set up insmod and path to tun.ko.
(and sorry for my english )

OpenVPN
No worries ZS-Man, your English is much better than some people who are born speaking the language.
I unfortunately already tried loading the kernel module by command line with root (#) access and it gives me this error message:
insmod: init_module '/data/tun2.ko' failed (Exec format error)
I've tried many different versions of the tun.ko file available online. None seem to work with 2.2.20 OS (2.6.32 kernel)

Android version (2.1 or 2.2) is not important, only tun.ko must be compiled from same sources as kernel. You must search module for milestone2, or compile it by yourself from milestone2 kernel sources. Another nice app is Tunneldroid , it has log viewer - good for debugging openvpn connection.

help help help vpn issue
iam from a country that google does not support the market within
i installed the vpn and all works great market apps every thing but 3days later
the market wont open looks like the ip address from us has been blocked(internet sharing device located in us) and i was unable to open market again any way that i can chage the ip or howoften the company changes the ip address (cause its the same every time i connect vpn) or is there a way to use the vpn settings with another server provider than the freeopenvpn.com
where i can download another zip file with configuration to another server
help me please i ll die

[Q] CM7 + openvpn errors, what's wrong?

Greetings, I'm running a fresh flash of CM7 (final) and I'm using the built-in VPN menus (not the openvpn build off of the market or it's settings apk).
Using either tap or tun (I've flipped the server to either), I get the following error from logcat:
Code:
read UDPv4 [ECONNREFUSED]: Connection refused (code=111)
I had this working in 6.1 and copied my same settings over, recreated the p12 file from the existing crts and keys (which I saved) and no dice. I even reverted to my nandroid backup of 6.1 to try it and make sure it wasn't blocked on the network or the server was bad and it would work so it's something in my 7.0 setup.
I saw that there was a bug for 7.0 submitted and it looks like support does exist in the stock CM kernel (I don't recall pushing tun.ko for 6.1, but it's very possible, I could revert one more time and check), so I don't think i need to recompile it (as noted here) specifically to acquire the module. Last, looking at the openvpn/CM wiki entry, I see an entry pertaining to this very error that seems to allude to a problem with the tun module (and I see an entry in the CM bug tracker about it as well), but when confronted with evidence that it's working in the file version, I'm again at a loss.
Any ideas (or any other information I should provide)?

Openvpn on note?

Does anybody use openvpn with abyss kernel (3.6 in this case)? I have never used openvpn for Android and when I activate it, it gives me the error message below:
"Failed to load tun module. Device node /dev/tun/ or dev/net/tun did not show up."
I have the certs and Conf files in the openvpn folder, busybox installed, and according to the openvpn installer, openvpn is installed. I'm using abyss 3.6.
Can anybody tell me what I'm doing incorrectly or what I have failed to do?
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baka2x said:
Does anybody use openvpn with abyss kernel (3.6 in this case)? I have never used openvpn for Android and when I activate it, it gives me the error message below:
"Failed to load tun module. Device node /dev/tun/ or dev/net/tun did not show up."
I have the certs and Conf files in the openvpn folder, busybox installed, and according to the openvpn installer, openvpn is installed. I'm using abyss 3.6.
Can anybody tell me what I'm doing incorrectly or what I have failed to do?
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faced similar kind of problem when using abyss... restarting the phone helped it somehow and started working again... but my stock rom worked without any problem... download tun.ko app from market and try to install your tun module again... ticking insmod option in advanced settings also might help....

kvsandeepreddy said:
faced similar kind of problem when using abyss... restarting the phone helped it somehow and started working again... but my stock rom worked without any problem... download tun.ko app from market and try to install your tun module again... ticking insmod option in advanced settings also might help....
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Tried your suggestions, but no luck. :-(
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My config for Abyss 3.7
In openVPN Settings -> Advanced:
- 'Load tun kernel' module activated
- 'TUN module settigns' -> 'Load module using' set to insmod
- 'TUN module settigns' -> 'Path to run module' set to /lib/modules/tun.ko
Hope it helps

jolillo said:
My config for Abyss 3.7
In openVPN Settings -> Advanced:
- 'Load tun kernel' module activated
- 'TUN module settigns' -> 'Load module using' set to insmod
- 'TUN module settigns' -> 'Path to run module' set to /lib/modules/tun.ko
Hope it helps
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Thanks for the ideas. For some strange reason it still won't work. I'm using abyss 3.7 as well and everything is installed and in the proper places.
> I just tried getting openvpn to work on a couple other roms, but same issue. FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU
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old problem, I also tried to fix it but never found a solution. Also would like to have it working.
On older rocketrom versions I was able to connect to my openvpn server (or at least it seemed that way as openvpn showed me as connected and with no errors) but when I tested the connection my IP was still my own and not the one from the vpn server I was supposedly connected to, so I dun think it was really working

A quick summary about my openVPN installation
This is how I installed openVPN on Rocket ROM 22 with Abyss 3.7 (log enabled version, I don't know if it matters).
Maybe something it's different from what you did, or you see anything that can help you to solve your problem.
Download from market (sorry, I can't post links) openVPN Installer and openVPN Settings (Friedrich Schäuffelhut versions). I didn't download any other additional app, library....
Install openVPN with openVPN Installer. During installation set
- target directory to /system/xbin
- ifconfig route to /system/xbin/busybox ifconfig (recommended)
In openVPN Settings:
- 'Load tun kernel' module activated
- 'Path to openVPN binary' set to /system/xbin/openvpn (this was the default setting)
In openVPN Settings -> Advanced:
- 'TUN module settigns' -> 'Load module using' set to insmod
- 'TUN module settigns' -> 'Path to run module' set to /lib/modules/tun.ko
Copy ovpn config files, certificates, etc to your route and ready. With this setup openVPN is working ok for me.
I just had some minor "issues", but I think they're related to mi ovpn config not with the tun module.
1. I had to change some data in ovpn config files, but it's due they were ubuntu ready...
2. I need to apply the 'Fix DNS' option in openVPN Settings. If not applied browser can't solve urls.
Finally.. I have tested openVPN only over 3G connection. This setup is working too on Criskelo ROM.

First, thanks for the thorough explanation. I just flashed chrack v13 and tried both FM 2.0 and abyss 3.7 with success
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waaaaa I finally got openvpn to work xD
I got the tun.ko installer from the market, it downloaded the correct module onto /months/sdcard/tun.ko then I used that path in the advanced settings of openvpn and voilá xD it's working! xD

Adblock Plus on Nook ST: link to last working version & proxy settings guide

The latest versions of Adblock Plus don't work with the Nook. Although they can be installed, they will force-close upon initial start-up (silently if looking just at the UI but with a lot of stuff going on behind the curtains if you read the logcat). I've just reported it as a bug, and it got assigned the nice number #2000 but I expect it will be resolved by marking the APK as unsuitable for the Eclair API level.
So, if you want to use Adblock Plus, the last working version seems to be Adblock Plus 1.1.4.287. It's a development build, as I couldn't find an archive of old stable releases. Download it and install with:
Code:
adb install adblockplusandroid-1.1.4.287.apk
To make Adblock Plus work with the Nook, you need to set a HTTP proxy to address 127.0.0.1 (localhost) port 2020. There are two ways to do it:
This will open a dialog where you can input the above data:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.android.settings/com.android.settings.ProxySelector
This is totally automatic but a reboot might be required:
Code:
adb shell sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db "INSERT INTO secure (name, value) VALUES('http_proxy', '127.0.0.1:2020');"
Adblock Plus does an even better job in conjuction with AdAway, available here. In this case, the last version appears to work just fine.

Please note that you don't have to use ADB, you can also do all this directly from your Nook if you have Terminal Emulator installed.
Steps for installing directly from your Nook:
1. Install Adblock Plus by tapping on it in a file explorer, tapping "Install" and tapping "Done".
2. Set an HTTP proxy to localhost 127.0.0.1 and port 2020 by opening up Terminal Emulator and executing this:
Code:
su
am start -n com.android.settings/.ProxySelector
Then, in the "Hostname" text box, enter 127.0.0.1, and in the "Port" text box, enter "2020". Then tap "Save".
Done! ABP will now work properly.

Is it possible to hide notification message or icon?

kazikas said:
Is it possible to hide notification message or icon?
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Somewhat OT, but yes, you can do that by making the notifications .png files in framework-res.apk plain black.
PM me for detailed instructions.

[Magisk][Module][Deprecated] Unified Hosts Adblocker

This mod has since been discontinued in favor of Adaway. Read on for information on how to use Unified Hosts with Adaway
What are Unified Host Files?
Unified host files combine many reputable sources into a single hosts file (with duplicates removed). Some examples include adaway, mvps, yoyo.org, and malware domain list (see Steven Black's page here for a complete list).
Adaway Installation for Magisk:
Adaway version 4.x now works properly with magisk systemless hosts. To enable it, just install the latest version from here (the main xda thread for it hasn't been updated for it yet). Then go to Preferences -> Enable systemless mode. This automatically enables the Systemless hosts option in magisk manager so no need to bother with that. Then use the app as normal.
How to Add Unified Hosts to Adaway:
In the adaway app, go to Preferences -> Redirection IP (NOT Allow Redirects). Change the value to 0.0.0.0. Read the readme on Steven Black's GitHub linked above for why.
Then go to Hosts Sources. Then add the url of the unified hosts you want (ONLY CHOOSE 1):
Master: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts
Master+FakeNews: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews/hosts
Master+Gambling: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/gambling/hosts
Master+Porn: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/porn/hosts
Master+Social: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/social/hosts
Master+FakeNews+Gambling: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts
Master+FakeNews+Porn: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-porn/hosts
Master+FakeNews+Social: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-social/hosts
Master+Gambling+Porn: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/gambling-porn/hosts
Master+Gambling+Social https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/gambling-social/hosts
Master+Porn+Social: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/porn-social/hosts
Master+Fakenews+Gambling+Porn (This is the one I use): https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-porn/hosts
Master+Fakenews+Gambling+Social: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-social/hosts
Master+Fakenews+Porn+Social: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-porn-social/hosts
Master+Gambling+Porn+Social: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/gambling-porn-social/hosts
Master+Fakenews+Gambling+Porn+social: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S...lternates/fakenews-gambling-porn-social/hosts
You can then uncheck the host sources already added by default to adaway since they're included in unified hosts sources already
**Note that the 'Social' filter does exactly what you think: blocks social networks. So if you use any kind of social networking, DO NOT CHOOSE THIS ANY SOURCE WITH THIS IN IT**
Using a APN that uses a proxy server or a subsidiary provider and unable to get adblocking working? See here for a fix
Original Mod Information:
Description
Blocks ads by using Steven Black's Unified Hosts
Comes with a small utility based off of LarappsOfDongle's RP modular host module that allows you to choose which kind of host file you want (adware/malware, fakenews, gambling, porn, social, or any combination)
Installation
Go to Settings in Magisk Manager and enable 'Systemless Hosts'
Flash module
Open terminal and type:
Code:
su
hosts
Then follow the prompts to install the host file of your choice.
OR
- Open terminal and type:
Code:
su -c hosts arg1 arg2 arg3
- The script will apply your arguments all at once and close. Useful for automation purposes
- For example: `su -c hosts m wr b`
- Script will apply the master filter, then your regex whitelist, then your blacklist
Updating Hosts:
Just run the hosts file again in terminal and it'll overwrite the old one
Note: The script will now notify you to say if you need to update or not at the top of it
Disabling Host Mod:
Just toggle the enable systemless hosts option in magisk manager
Whitelist Instructions:
Create an empty file on sdcard card called "whitelist"
Either add exact lines you want remove to it -> Run hosts script and choose whitelist option
For example:
Code:
0.0.0.0 facebook.com
Will unblock facebook.com
Or add regex for lines you want removed -> Run hosts script and choose whitelist regex option
For example:
Code:
.*facebook.*
Will unblock all domains with "facebook" in them
Blacklist Instructions:
Create an empty file on sdcard card called "blacklist"
Add exact lines you want to remove it (do not include the 0.0.0.0 -> so for example: "facebook.com")
Run hosts script and choose blacklist option
For example:
Code:
google-analytics.com
Will block the google-analytics.com domain (it will add the entry "0.0.0.0 google-analytics.com" to the hosts file - note the lack of the 0's here. The script takes care of it automatically for the blacklist feature)
To Remove Whitelist:
Just run hosts script and reinstall host file of choice
Latest Magisk Version Compatibility:
15.x
Source
Can't Boot?
Try rebooting into the bootloader, then boot into system. Thanks @rignfool for the tip
Bonus!
I made a quick automate flow to update the hosts file. Just import it, add a shortcut to your home screen, and you can update it in one click
Just change the 2nd block to whatever options you want
@Didgeridoohan made a tasker profile here for any who use tasker: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73369050&postcount=451
Download

How does this differ from AdAway?

serubin323 said:
How does this differ from AdAway?
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The unified hosts file combine many sources including AdAway, mvps, malware domains, and more. Check out steve black's page in the op for a full list.
Also, for some reason, adaway wouldn't detect the systemless hosts file for me so i had to set a custom path and symlink it

Updated module for latest magisk manager update (required changes to the readme). Doesn't change the functionality of the module at all so if you're in 1.1, there's no need to upgrade since these readme changes will only be reflected in magisk manager once this module is approved into the repo.

Damnit... Wrong thread...
OK...
Syntax...
su -c hosts ______
Please fill in the blank...

rignfool said:
Damnit... Wrong thread...
OK...
Syntax...
su -c hosts ______
Please fill in the blank...
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Code:
su
Give root permissions
Code:
hosts
Program will prompt for input. For example, if you want malware/adware (master) + fakenews + gambling, you're input would be:
Code:
fg
The reason for not including the master (adware/malware) in the arguments is that it's already included by default in each host file. So the fakenews host file is actually master + fakenews. It's how steven set it up so I have no control over it (and who wouldn't want the malware block anyways)

Found a typo in the directions for the host file. Once again doesn't effect functionality at all but does eliminate confusion so uploaded fixed version (sorry)

Zackptg5 said:
Give root permissions
Program will prompt for input. For example, if you want malware/adware (master) + fakenews + gambling, you're input would be:
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I'm looking to execute as a one line shell command with tasker...
So I'm using 'su -c' cuz SU detection in tasker with magisksu is broken...
Then hosts... But I want to run with an argument so I don't need to interact with the script... Just have it update the hosts file...

rignfool said:
I'm looking to execute as a one line shell command with tasker...
So I'm using 'su -c' cuz SU detection in tasker with magisksu is broken...
Then hosts... But I want to run with an argument so I don't need to interact with the script... Just have it update the hosts file...
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I've never used tasker (use automate instead). Perhaps
su -c; hosts; sleep 1; fgps; sleep 2; q
Not sure if the sleep command works for tasker (linux thing) but if there's a way to have it wait a half a second or so before inputting the next command, and then waiting 2 seconds or so to quit after the hosts is applied (not sure on the time, just guessing).
Edit, just saw you didn't want to deal with the script. The 'hosts' command is the script. If you look my source for the hosts script, it lists each url for the file and what it does. So all of the terminal code for fgps would be:
Code:
su -c
cd /magisk/.core
wget -O hosts --no-check-certificate https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling-porn-social/hosts
This will replace the systemless hosts file with the one you want. Note you will at least need the wget portion of the module (system/bin) since it's not included in most roms

v1.3 update: Noticed that the disable option was broken so I removed it since it's not needed (see OP for disable instructions)

Using ze551ml, after rebooting, module disappeared. I can't find hosts command anywhere.

danzel said:
Using ze551ml, after rebooting, module disappeared. I can't find hosts command anywhere.
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Does magisk manager say root is enabled? There's been an ongoing issue where root will disappear and so all modules will disappear as well. This isn't a module issue but a magisk issue

Automating hosts update?
Hi Zack!
Love your module, thank you!
Is there a way I can update with FG running a shell command from Tasker?
When I try
Code:
echo fg|hosts
it does download the fg file, but then it infinitely loops and never quits, until I send a CTRL-C to the terminal.
Could you please make it so hosts accepts arguments from the command line, instead of a menu?
Thank you!

Yom said:
Hi Zack!
Love your module, thank you!
Is there a way I can update with FG running a shell command from Tasker?
When I try
Code:
echo fg|hosts
it does download the fg file, but then it infinitely loops and never quits, until I send a CTRL-C to the terminal.
Could you please make it so hosts accepts arguments from the command line, instead of a menu?
Thank you!
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The menu is part of the command line. I don't have tasker however, maybe this post will help: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71117156&postcount=9
You can circumvent running the script completely and just wget your host of choice. In that post, I have a link to the source for the hosts file with all of the urls. For fg for example, it would be: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/alternates/fakenews-gambling/hosts

Yom said:
Hi Zack!
Love your module, thank you!
Is there a way I can update with FG running a shell command from Tasker?
When I try
Code:
echo fg|hosts
it does download the fg file, but then it infinitely loops and never quits, until I send a CTRL-C to the terminal.
Could you please make it so hosts accepts arguments from the command line, instead of a menu?
Thank you!
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As @Zackptg5 says, to automate with Tasker it's easier to just circumvent the script altogether...
I have a Tasker profile set up to fetch the hosts file directly from Steven Blacks GitHub and save it to /magisk/.core/hosts. I couldn't get wget to work properly with Taskers Run Shell, so I used the HTTP Get instead to fetch it to /sdcard and then Run Shell to move it to /magisk/.core/hosts (and to remove it from /sdcard afterwards).

Is there a possibility of whitelists?

ChronoReverse said:
Is there a possibility of whitelists?
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In theory, you shouldn't need a white list with these hosts files. I chose them because they are gone over with a fine tooth comb so you shouldn't have any issues. However, when I get on spring break, I could attempt to add a whitelist option to the script. I was thinking the easiest way to do this would be to read a text file (would be a blank one in the module folder by default but is editable the uses to add whatever) and remove any matches from the host file. Have any better ideas to implement this? I have no experience with GUI development and that would add unnecessary overhead anyways

Does this module work currently? I disabled adaway and enabled this but it's not blocking ads that adaway blocks.
Testcase: root check by Jrummy
Adaway blocks the in app ads. This module does not
EDIT: apparently I can't read... Lol. Followed the Op and now it works great!

Neat module. It's working great! Thanks for sharing it!

Yom said:
Hi Zack!
Love your module, thank you!
Is there a way I can update with FG running a shell command from Tasker?
When I try
Code:
echo fg|hosts
it does download the fg file, but then it infinitely loops and never quits, until I send a CTRL-C to the terminal.
Could you please make it so hosts accepts arguments from the command line, instead of a menu?
Thank you!
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I have a profile set up to do this every 12 hours. If you still need it, I updated it to use your preferred settings and exported it. All you need to do is import it in Tasker (long-press Profiles header) and turn it on.