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Adfree on 3G slide?

Has anyone gotten Adfree android to work on the my touch slide 3G?
I either get a reboot or error about writing to hosts
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Faud said:
Has anyone gotten Adfree android to work on the my touch slide 3G?
I either get a reboot or error about writing to hosts
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
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See this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=664532
Ignore the installation commands, you need to boot in to recovery and push the hosts file to /system/etc/ on the phone.

Adfree works fine. The reason it doesn't work on slide has nothing to do with the app. The hosts file goes in /system/etc/ and since we don't have r/w access to /system, the app can't do what's its supposed to do. It works great I used it the whole time I had a G1, its just cus your phone isn't PROPERLY rooted. Neither is anyone elses til we get that SPL...
Til then you gotta adb push the file thru recovery...
I dunno if you know this, but adfree temporarily d/l's the hosts file to your sdcard, then deletes it when its done. But since it couldn't replace the file on my slide, it left it on the sdcard! All you gotta do is run the app and wait for it to error out, then go get the file and put it on your pc and adb push to /system/etc...
-BMFC
Sent from my ROOTED myTouch3G Slide

bmfc187 said:
its just cus your phone isn't PROPERLY rooted. Neither is anyone elses til we get that SPL...
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Actually, its rooted just fine (you can run anything you want as uid 0). The SPL security has nothing to do with root.
It is like saying you don't have the proper key to a door just because after you open it there is a guard standing there not letting you in to the next room.
Just being picky...

i think what he meant is that with all the other phones most of us have had we had an SPL to flash once we had done the original tweaks(or before on some phones) so as of right now i agree that the phone is not rooted properly yet as i don't have full control over the phone whenever i want, i want to be able to mv stuff to system partition from android terminal
just being picky...

could anyone please post the actual commands? im new to adb and wold really appreciate the help adfree is the entire reason i even rooted
among others but it was the number one

adb push hosts /system/etc
-BMFC
Sent from my ROOTED myTouch3G Slide

thank you so very much

Other than removing a few of the stock apps, this is one of the things I'm looking forward to rooting for, I loved it on my G1.
With all of the folks having so much trouble rooting this sucker though, I may wait awhile.

it said this
' failed to copy 'hosts' to '/system/etc': Permission denied '

and if i type su it asks for a password and if i try to run in root it says that production models wont run in root
but i rooted and have the superuser permissions apk installed and has granted me permission to other things

ParkerOviedo said:
it said this
' failed to copy 'hosts' to '/system/etc': Permission denied '
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Were you booted in to recovery with /system mounted?

i was able to figure it out
i never tried typing su into the adb shell after i rooted
i got the prompt on my device and accepted it now i have full permissions

well it accepted the command and it pushed the host file to /system/etc but it still isnt disabling ads |:<

ParkerOviedo said:
well it accepted the command and it pushed the host file to /system/etc but it still isnt disabling ads |:<
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same thing happened to me. but as falken mentioned before, you have to make sure the system is mounted before running the command. so..
boot into recovery.
go to 'partitions'.
select 'mount /system'.
run adb command "adb push hosts /system/etc".
reboot system.
*you might wanna might wanna be sure the comp sees the device in recovery before running the command via "adb devices". i do this before i do any adb'ing.
*be sure the hosts file is in the root of your sdk directory, otherwise your command will vary.

poetik517 said:
same thing happened to me. but as falken mentioned before, you have to make sure the system is mounted before running the command. so..
boot into recovery.
go to 'partitions'.
select 'mount /system'.
run adb command "adb push hosts /system/etc".
reboot system.
*you might wanna might wanna be sure the comp sees the device in recovery before running the command via "adb devices". i do this before i do any adb'ing.
*be sure the hosts file is in the root of your sdk directory, otherwise your command will vary.
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All I get is "failed to copy 'hosts' to '/system/etc': Permission denied"
And yes my Phone is Rooted..
I did everything above. do I have to be in su or something...
Can you not do this on the stock rom. Do I have to flash one of the other roms to be able to push to System...

jnight666 said:
All I get is "failed to copy 'hosts' to '/system/etc': Permission denied"
And yes my Phone is Rooted..
I did everything above. do I have to be in su or something...
Can you not do this on the stock rom. Do I have to flash one of the other roms to be able to push to System...
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You need to have flashed the engineering rom so you have a root shell in recovery.

Does the Hosts file even block ads?

droctii said:
Does the Hosts file even block ads?
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Yup, and it makes the internet soo much faster. Adfree works fine as is if you add the rw overlay

dumfuq said:
Yup, and it makes the internet soo much faster. Adfree works fine as is if you add the rw overlay
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BINGO! Thanks!!!

[HOW TO] Remove ads using adfree android

This was created when we didn't have S-OFF yet.
If you have S-OFF or /system overlay script you won't need to go through all the steps simply download adfree android.
I know most of you will be able to do this. But I believe that it might not be as easy for the beginners. So here is a little walk through.
!NEEDs ROOT!
1. Download Adfree Android
2. Wait for it to determine local hosts then click on download and install hosts.
Now it will try to replace /system/etc/hosts but fail (it should reboot the phone but it didn't reboot mine)
4. go to adb and reboot your phone into recovery (with power on+volume down OR the command: "adb reboot recovery")
5. Open up the recovery-windows (start recovery-windows (make sure your in the right directory))
6. mount your system and sdcard you might be able to just use mount and mount everything but I've mounted them serperatly.
Here's how: "adb shell mount /system" next "adb shell mount /sdcard"
7. Now we're going to put it in the etc directory where it should be: "adb shell cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc"
8. reboot the phone ("adb reboot")
That should remove most of the adds.
I know it's explained on a really low level of knowledge but I wanted to make it accessible for all of you.
Only the needed codes:
Code:
1. adb reboot recovery
2. start recovery-windows
3. adb shell mount /system
4. adb shell mount /sdcard
5. adb shell cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc
6. adb reboot

has it the option to only block browser ads? when I tried it time ago it couldn't. I don't like to block the app ads

No it removes the adds everywhere. It simply blocks the links to adds. it doesn't actually remove them. they are still being called but they just don't show up.

Hi,
I have this very same problem for a long time now, with the constant reboots etc.
Followed your steps, but after the reboot, as soon as I press the button to update the hostfile, it reboots my phone
Thanks anyway...

PirateNL said:
Hi,
I have this very same problem for a long time now, with the constant reboots etc.
Followed your steps, but after the reboot, as soon as I press the button to update the hostfile, it reboots my phone
Thanks anyway...
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Do you have root access?
Have you checked if the hosts file is at the root of your SD?

A good guide, if a little misplaced, but another option is the /system overlay.

JonasDroid said:
Do you have root access?
Have you checked if the hosts file is at the root of your SD?
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Yes and yes

where is the most recent hosts file? I'm using a vibrant and it says it worked, but of course, it doesn't. And it doesn't copy the hosts file to my sdcard either ? odd

Hello ,
Finally I got Adfree working
Ok it's not perfect because app continue to reboot the phone after updating the hosts file ,
and we need to copy it manually in recovery mode but it better than nothing
Thank you very much JonasDroid for this little How to .
PS:
For me step 5
JonasDroid said:
Code:
5. adb cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc
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was
Code:
adb shell cp /sdcard/hosts /system/etc
Bye.

Yeah indeed its adb shell cp thx for letting me know
Sent from my Legend using XDA App

Can you link me the apk of adfree? I can't download the app from my phone

BTW it's 'ADs" single d
short for advertisment (notice the single d?)

Fixed that English is not my main language
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JonasDroid said:
5. Open up the recovery-windows (start recovery-windows (make sure your in the right directory))
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Can't get "start recovery-windows" to work. What is the "right directory"?
Things seems to have worked for me without that portion. Many thanks, I will now change my review in the market for that app from one star to three stars. If they include a note describing this problem upfront I may bump it up further.

It could simply be called start recovery (depending on where you got your rooting tools)(if you've got the from The Unlockr you'll need the -windows)
If you have S-OFF or if you use an /system overlay script these steps aren't needed. (It was created when we didn't have S-OFF for our legends yet.)

Anyone having problems with adfree scripts on Legend since Froyo update? Neve had a problem witha rooted 2.1, but have lots of problems since rooted Froyo 2.2
It seems HTC may have some service which is checking for modifications to symlinks etc.

When I run adfree in my S-off CM7, i get an java.io.EOFException.
Someone else having this?

I had some problems at first, but reinstalling adfree android from market seemed to help. No problem now with CM7 (01/03 from ali ba) and s-off.

adfree no block ads!
Hi,
i install the adfree on my legend with 2.2 with sense.
i did download the host from the app all work ok got a message say it was success install and need to restart the phone.
i did it but still get all the ad like before on all apps.
pls help!

Have you followed the steps? (explained in first post)
Note that you should have a rooted legend (if you don't know what that is then you don't have one)

[Q] CM7.2 - no write permission in /system?

I had Emanon's ROM on it for a while, but it just came crashing down so I flashed CM7.2... boots a lot faster, seems a bit more stable.
But I used to have full access, and now I don't. How do I get it back? I just want to switch out the bootanimation.zip.
Came across this:
status_six said:
Hi there, you need to have s-off (aka security off or full root) to write to /system and /data with the device booted, i.e. using root explorer etc.
You can also do it with s-on, but you have to to that with your PC via cmd prompt and adb shell which is less convenient.
Great guide to getting s-off here, took me <10 mins!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794314
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I've just finished mucking around with a HTC, so I'm a bit confused, but I gather there's no fastboot mode on the Mini, so I can't see how I can access the phone's flash from the PC without using the ADB shell...
And I'm not sure s-on/off is even relevant to the Mini... halp!

Okay, I was able to do it with Absolute System; must have missed the SU prompt or suffered a system glitch when I was installing ES File Explorer.
Anyone know how I can grant SU privileges to ES?

Kimmoth said:
Okay, I was able to do it with Absolute System; must have missed the SU prompt or suffered a system glitch when I was installing ES File Explorer.
Anyone know how I can grant SU privileges to ES?
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Go to the su app and grant the permission for ES

you are coming from HTC so I am clearing some points some of them are of-topic
no fastboot instead download mode
bootloaders are not locked so no s-on no s-off in Samsung devices
use Odin multidownloader to flash firmware through PC
never use rom manager on this mobile, else a brick will be waiting for you
galaxy mini is easily root able
just flash an update.zip in recovery and you will be rooted
after root to change something in system
type mount -o remount,rw /system then do whatever you want to
stock rom cannot be backed up with the help of cwm

Installing Xposed on the Android Emulator

I've done a fair amount of research and am still having trouble getting this installed on an emulated device. I have tried the base adt-sdk images for 4.1.2, 4.3 and 4.4.2 none of which I was able to attain the same "rooted" functionality as a phyical device. Most of the threads I read were a lot like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731095
Xposed always gives me the following error: "Failed to get root access. Make sure your device is root properly and you have not blocked shell commands."
When I
Code:
adb shell
into the device I have [email protected], so I have access to root. The su binary is in both /system/bin and /system/xbin. I have also tried remounting the /system partition as rw, but nothing seems to help.
I'm not sold on any particualr version of android as long as it is >=4.1.2. I know some SELinux stuff came in at 4.3.
Any help you could offer would be great,
Thanks!

It worked flawlessly for me using Genymotion. I'm guessing you're using the normal Android emulator - apps won't get root on that directly and I'm not familiar with it.
You could, however, manually replace the necessary files. I'd recommend changing the installation mode to "Recovery" then checking the flashable ZIP's updater-script and basically replicate it from the shell (the updater-script is a shell script).

GermainZ said:
It worked flawlessly for me using Genymotion. I'm guessing you're using the normal Android emulator - apps won't get root on that directly and I'm not familiar with it.
You could, however, manually replace the necessary files. I'd recommend changing the installation mode to "Recovery" then checking the flashable ZIP's updater-script and basically replicate it from the shell (the updater-script is a shell script).
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Where does it drop the script?

Blackdragon1400 said:
Where does it drop the script?
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The script is inside the ZIP, which I think I saved to /sdcard/Android/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/ - check the output on your screen after pressing install, it should be noted there.

GermainZ said:
The script is inside the ZIP, which I think I saved to /sdcard/Android/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/ - check the output on your screen after pressing install, it should be noted there.
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Alright, I will give it a try tomorrow, and post an update on the results. Thanks for the help!

Note that there are still a few minor things that are done via root, even when using the manual recovery installation mode. So the app needs to get root access.

[SOLVED][Q] 4.4.3 after restart restores previous values

Hi!
I have problem with my HTC One m7 (ViperOne 7.0.1).
While I changed something in /system/app folder (eg. deleted a "DriveActivator.apk" - successfully accomplished) and restart phone, I see again that deleted app!!!
Do you know why? I'm using RootExplorer, I have root and granted permissions to r/w.
It seems like system restores some kind of backup - I don't know why, and I don't know how to fix it (I mean do some permanent changes in /system/app).

dry3333 said:
Hi!
I have problem with my HTC One m7 (ViperOne 7.0.1).
While I changed something in /system/app folder (eg. deleted a "DriveActivator.apk" - successfully accomplished) and restart phone, I see again that deleted app!!!
Do you know why? I'm using RootExplorer, I have root and granted permissions to r/w.
It seems like system restores some kind of backup - I don't know why, and I don't know how to fix it (I mean do some permanent changes in /system/app).
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It appears that the System isn't booted with RW capabilities
There's a nice long command that I'll give you later that will fix it
If you wanna get it sooner and aren't afraid of adb shell (make sure you have root access enabled for adb AND apps, not just apps) you can Google remount Linux system read/write and you should find it
You'll need to modify that command to reflect the One, but the name of the partition should be something like by-name-system or something
I'll get it later if you need it when I wake up

ajbiz11 said:
It appears that the System isn't booted with RW capabilities
There's a nice long command that I'll give you later that will fix it
If you wanna get it sooner and aren't afraid of adb shell (make sure you have root access enabled for adb AND apps, not just apps) you can Google remount Linux system read/write and you should find it
You'll need to modify that command to reflect the One, but the name of the partition should be something like by-name-system or something
I'll get it later if you need it when I wake up
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Thanks mate!
Stupid question - how I can check whether I have root access enabled for adb and apps? I have superuser app, and in settings I can see: "Superuser Access: Apps and ADB" - is this what you are wrote about?

dry3333 said:
Thanks mate!
Stupid question - how I can check whether I have root access enabled for adb and apps? I have superuser app, and in settings I can see: "Superuser Access: Apps and ADB" - is this what you are wrote about?
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That's exactly what I'm referring to (The settings thing)
Lemme go find that command for you
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Wish I knew this existed when I was working on the L port
There's an app to do exactly what you need without looking up partitions
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beansoft.mount_system
Although if you want to go through terminal, here's a tutorial
http://ckirbach.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/how-to-remount-system-as-read-write-in-android/
Basically, you use grep to find the name of the system partition, then run the mount command to remount the partition you found in that precious step

I have this app: Mount /system (rw / ro), also I have this option in superuser and it works fine - I mean that I can change /system/app or for eg. edit /etc/hosts (I get message that ES explorer granted superuser access), but after restart I see previous files (before changes)... I have no idea how make this work - maybe I need custom kernel or something? I want to make permanent changes in system files...
I have reinstalled system (clean option with wipe all data), but still no results...

dry3333 said:
I have this app: Mount /system (rw / ro), also I have this option in superuser and it works fine - I mean that I can change /system/app or for eg. edit /etc/hosts (I get message that ES explorer granted superuser access), but after restart I see previous files (before changes)... I have no idea how make this work - maybe I need custom kernel or something? I want to make permanent changes in system files...
I have reinstalled system (clean option with wipe all data), but still no results...
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The remount app should do exactly that
Try the command option and make your changes then reboot

ajbiz11 said:
The remount app should do exactly that
Try the command option and make your changes then reboot
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I have tried - still no results. My system already has RW permissions. Problem is that after restart my files are "restored".
Analogously like in Cisco IOS - commit but without write memory.
Maybe I should go to recovery and do something (but I don't know what)?

dry3333 said:
I have tried - still no results. My system already has RW permissions. Problem is that after restart my files are "restored".
Analogously like in Cisco IOS - commit but without write memory.
Maybe I should go to recovery and do something (but I don't know what)?
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Check the Viper forum and maybe post there
I only run CM-base so I'm not too experienced with Sense issues

ajbiz11 said:
Check the Viper forum and maybe post there
I only run CM-base so I'm not too experienced with Sense issues
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Thanks - they said they don't know, but it affects S-ON users....
Can You tell me one thing - I execute this script:
echo off
adb reboot
cd /d %~dp0
echo .
echo Waiting for device...
adb wait-for-device
echo.
adb -d shell stop
adb -d shell su -c "mount -o remount rw /system"
adb -d shell rm /system/app/DriveActivator.apk
adb reboot
This should remove DriveActivator (while script is ongoing I see no errors), but after reboot DriveActivator.apk is still in /system/app...
Is there any other way to permanently remove/change files in /system/app?

dry3333 said:
Thanks - they said they don't know, but it affects S-ON users....
Can You tell me one thing - I execute this script:
echo off
adb reboot
cd /d %~dp0
echo .
echo Waiting for device...
adb wait-for-device
echo.
adb -d shell stop
adb -d shell su -c "mount -o remount rw /system"
adb -d shell rm /system/app/DriveActivator.apk
adb reboot
This should remove DriveActivator (while script is ongoing I see no errors), but after reboot DriveActivator.apk is still in /system/app...
Is there any other way to permanently remove/change files in /system/app?
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You can remove it from the ViperROM zip and format ONLY system and reflash
That SHOULD work
That's like...the be all end all

dry3333 said:
Thanks - they said they don't know, but it affects S-ON users....
Can You tell me one thing - I execute this script:
echo off
adb reboot
cd /d %~dp0
echo .
echo Waiting for device...
adb wait-for-device
echo.
adb -d shell stop
adb -d shell su -c "mount -o remount rw /system"
adb -d shell rm /system/app/DriveActivator.apk
adb reboot
This should remove DriveActivator (while script is ongoing I see no errors), but after reboot DriveActivator.apk is still in /system/app...
Is there any other way to permanently remove/change files in /system/app?
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Make life simple: erase the apk while in custom recovery, TWRP has a file manager, or you can use Aroma File Manager
even adb commands while booted in custom recovery are better than booted up ROM.

nkk71 said:
Make life simple: erase the apk while in custom recovery, TWRP has a file manager, or you can use Aroma File Manager
even adb commands while booted in custom recovery are better than booted up ROM.
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Thanks for advice. Is it possible via TWRP not only remove file, but also replace it? Where shoul I place new file for replace original one?

dry3333 said:
Thanks for advice. Is it possible via TWRP not only remove file, but also replace it? Where shoul I place new file for replace original one?
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I would recommend using the Aroma File Manager instead of TWRP's, just place all the files you'll need on your internal storage (including Aroma File Manager), then reboot to select "Install" to run the Aroma File Manager and remove/replace whatever you need to.
You may need to also check if the permissions are right, I can't remember if Aroma File Manager has that built in.
remember that once you are in recovery to mount /system (in the Mount menu)
and you can even use adb shell, and adb push commands to replace the .apk.... i'm just guessing it's easier with a GUI interface.

nkk71 said:
I would recommend using the Aroma File Manager instead of TWRP's, just place all the files you'll need on your internal storage (including Aroma File Manager), then reboot to select "Install" to run the Aroma File Manager and remove/replace whatever you need to.
You may need to also check if the permissions are right, I can't remember if Aroma File Manager has that built in.
remember that once you are in recovery to mount /system (in the Mount menu)
and you can even use adb shell, and adb push commands to replace the .apk.... i'm just guessing it's easier with a GUI interface.
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The windows drivers don't work with recovery mode (usually)

ajbiz11 said:
The windows drivers don't work with recovery mode (usually)
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they do for me, but sometimes (after flashing a new/different version) i have to manually select the drivers, check FAQ#2 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52135024&postcount=2

I would like to thank you for advice. I did this via TWRP (after I had mounted /system). It works fine for me

dry3333 said:
I would like to thank you for advice. I did this via TWRP (after I had mounted /system). It works fine for me
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sure, no problem :good: :good:
if all is good now, can you also edit main thread title to include [SOLVED], thanks
edit the first post -> at the bottom of the edit window, click Go Advanced, and then you can edit main title