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Having trouble with adaway and android 7? this will solve it
Posted on 9/9/16 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 9/9/16 at 1:16 pm
First if you run into "merging host files failed" message, don't CHANGE ANYTHING with adaway.
Instead go to the play store & download "terminal emulator for android".
Launch it
Type
And SuperSU dialog will pop up prompting you to grant this access. Say OK.
Next type each of these (hit RETURN after each line):
Go back to adaway and run it again. This time the host file building/merging will work.
DO NOT CHANGE THE HOST FILE LOCATION IN ADAWAY.
I'm sure eventually a new version of adaway will come out that avoids this, but this is the quickest/easiest way to get it running.
Reinstalled Android 7 3x today and this worked every time so I feel confident it will work for you.
(note cad sure as hell didn't come up with this, the adaway github forum is where I stole this trick from)
Instead go to the play store & download "terminal emulator for android".
Launch it
Type
quote:
su -
And SuperSU dialog will pop up prompting you to grant this access. Say OK.
Next type each of these (hit RETURN after each line):
quote:
mount -orw,remount /system
rm /system/etc/hosts
ln -s /su/etc/hosts /system/etc/hosts
mount -oro,remount /system
Go back to adaway and run it again. This time the host file building/merging will work.
DO NOT CHANGE THE HOST FILE LOCATION IN ADAWAY.
I'm sure eventually a new version of adaway will come out that avoids this, but this is the quickest/easiest way to get it running.
Reinstalled Android 7 3x today and this worked every time so I feel confident it will work for you.
(note cad sure as hell didn't come up with this, the adaway github forum is where I stole this trick from)
This post was edited on 9/9/16 at 1:17 pm
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Posted on 9/9/16 at 8:18 pm to CAD703X
How ya liking 7? I'm still on 6 until pure Nexus comes out with 7
Posted on 9/9/16 at 8:19 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
Have they still not released the factory image? 
ETA: Yep, yesterday. About damn time.
ETA: Yep, yesterday. About damn time.
This post was edited on 9/9/16 at 8:20 pm
Posted on 9/9/16 at 9:59 pm to UltimateHog
Dang. We have root already?
Posted on 9/10/16 at 9:08 am to Givens
quote:
Dang. We have root already
wouldn't have installed it otherwisePosted on 9/10/16 at 9:56 am to CAD703X
What's the easiest way to keep up with updates on rooted stock? Root/unlock kills OTA, right? I'm used to dirty flashing for custom ROMs.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 9:20 pm to Givens
quote:I'm still old school tortured by PCs so I just use WUG to do a factory reset and update every few months.
What's the easiest way to keep up with updates on rooted stock? Root/unlock kills OTA, right? I'm used to dirty flashing for custom ROMs.
Keeps the phone super fast and battery life improves and half the crappy apps I installed but never use go away again.
I know that doesn't work for everyone but my phone always seems to get sluggish after awhile and s factory OS update solves that problem every time.
Eta yes I have to balance the hassle of root and losing OTA with the apps that require it. AdAway is one of those things that once you're used to it you can never be happy without it.
This post was edited on 9/10/16 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 9/10/16 at 10:09 pm to CAD703X
quote:
AdAway is one of those things that once you're used to it you can never be happy without it.
Yeah, installed N today without root for the moment. Ads are definitely obnoxious, particularly on certain message boards that shall remain unnamed. I wouldn't mind paying for certain apps, like Sync for Reddit,to avoid ads, but there's no getting away from them in Chrome or other apps.
This post was edited on 9/10/16 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 9/10/16 at 10:19 pm to Givens
quote:
What's the easiest way to keep up with updates on rooted stock? Root/unlock kills OTA, right? I'm used to dirty flashing for custom ROMs.
Learn to use fastboot. A ROM upgrade takes 3-4 mins every month when they do the security updates.
For example: download and unzip ROM from Google into a folder with adb/fastboot stuff in it.
Fastboot flash system
Fastboot flash vendor
Fastboot flash radio/bootloader/whatever else needs updating.
Really easy. There is a great thread on XDA with basic fastboot guide
This post was edited on 9/10/16 at 10:22 pm
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