AB-Solution 1.0 release

[thelonelycoder]

AB-Solution is now Diversion
Please check the Diversion website for latest version and discussion link.

Welcome to AB-Solution Ad-blocking!

Please check the AB-Solution website for latest version and discussion link.

The important part:
The install process is as simple as one can make a shell script install.
Download the latest version from GitHub and place the file ab-solution.sh onto a ext2, ext3 or ext4 formatted USB Stick.
Plug it into the router, open a ssh terminal and start the install with

sh ab-solution.sh

Your path may be different but for many it is sh /tmp/mnt/sda1/ab-solution.sh
Within a few minutes the installation is finished and ads are blocked.
You can also wget the latest version by entering this into the terminal:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/decoderman/AB-Solution/master/ab-solution.sh --no-check-certificate

Note: ALL previous installs of the AdBlock-wchfa can be updated without the need to remove it first.
Even a install of "Adblocking with combined hosts files" is reliably detected and replaced.

The script should remain on the router for later use as it is no longer just a install script.

Remember to clear your OS's DNS cache as well as your browsers. This is important.
Hit CTRL-F5 for a complete refresh of a webpage.

The Background of AB-Solution:
This is a continuation of AdBlocking with combined hosts file, that led to the automated version, aptly named Adblock WCHFA. The intensive beta phase is over and a better suited name was suggested by @ICDeadPpl the other day. Many thanks, loved that name from the start!

Many thanks also to the brave beta testers. Your input and suggestions were and are a great help and motivates extremely.

The long version, lets just list the highlights.
The install script is more like a control center now than just a installer.
- See the attached screenshots for an overview
- Turn on or off Ad-Blocking in seconds
- Turn on or off logging in seconds
- Three types of amalgamated hosts files to chose from
- Change hosts file type in seconds (the largest might take a minute or two to process though)
- Process whitelist without the need to rerun the update script. Thanks @faria for the real fast method!
- Follow the logfile without the need to enter the command (# tail -f /var/log/mylife...)

Then, improvements were made as follows:
- removes blank and empty lines in black- and whitelist.txt. This caused many a problem
- services-start and dnsmasq.postconf sensibly delay the adding of the entries to dnsmasq. This also caused a lot of grief for many and I hope to have it solved, for the time being.
- Syslog entries clearly define when and why the scripts are run. Look for this scripts name in the log..
- Final file check are made before the install script proudly declares that Ads be gone now!

Here's how the control center looks like:
http://i.imgur.com/RAnMIBg.png

 

[Kronyx]

It works, but I had to reboot my router, Nice work !

 

[ICDeadPpl]

I start the script and it do nothing:

@RT-AC3200:tmp/mnt/Entware/AB-Solution-master# sh ab-solution.sh

It's at the same place as the other script that where previously working.

I had the same problem, solved it by rebooting the router first.

 

[Kronyx]

I had the same problem, solved it by rebooting the router first.

Yep, got it !

Thanks !

 

[thelonelycoder]

I start the script and it do nothing:

@RT-AC3200:tmp/mnt/Entware/AB-Solution-master# sh ab-solution.sh

It's at the same place as the other script that where previously working.

I just run it directly from per wget from github in the terminal. Runs just fine.
What is the output if you enter ls at the directory? it should list the file there, just like the attached pic:

 

[thelonelycoder]

I had the same problem, solved it by rebooting the router first.

The Godfather! Is he happy?

 

[Kronyx]

I had nothing, I hit enter and nothing on the screen.

 

[Kronyx]

It worked when I rebooted my router.

 

[thelonelycoder]

It worked when I rebooted my router.

You were the first poster in this thread, and you are negatively impacting the spread of this fine piece of work.. ;-)

 

[ICDeadPpl]

The Godfather! Is he happy?

Yes! Very smooth and easy to setup.
Haven't tried whitelisting yet, I'll try that tomorrow.

 

[thelonelycoder]

By the way, there is a hidden menu option to move the install script from wherever it is to the used device.
666 is the magic number and may be used with a liiitle bit of caution. It should work just fine tought!
11 is another helpful number, it refreshes the screen. Actually it restarts the script the same way when you make changes.

 

[bayern1975]

will try this new adblock script....should i remove all older content first or i install script trough terminal over old one?

sent from Kodi 17 Krypton

 

[visortgw]

Excellent work! I discovered what appears to be a minor bug. The auto-update day is not set until you enable logging. Logging can be immediately disabled, not affecting the auto-update day. Other than that, it appears to be flawless!

 

[thelonelycoder]

will try this new adblock script....should i remove all older content first or i install script trough terminal over old one?

sent from Kodi 17 Krypton

Removing them yourself is the saver way, if you remember where they are. AB-Solution tries as best it can to find such installs and remove it. But you never know.

 

[thelonelycoder]

I discovered what appears to be a minor bug.

Indeed, the cron job is installed irrespective whether logging is selected or not during install.
It's just a minor glitch in the UI that does not write the date in the config file at the end of the setup. The job itself will run.
You can check that by typing cru l (lower L) into a terminal. It will list at least one job. Update hosts is the name.

Will be fixed with the next point release.

 

[visortgw]

Question: I have been unable to view video on cbs.com due to the ad blocking on the router. I added the following hosts to the whitelist as indicated in discussion on the AdBlock-wchfa beta thread, but it does not help:

livepassdl.conviva.com
cbsi.com
secure-us.imrworldwide.com
livepass.conviva.com​

This did not work for me for the beta, and it still does not work. Any thoughts?

On a positive note, the ability to toggle ad blocking on or off in AB-Solution is fantastic!

 

[thelonelycoder]

On a positive note, the ability to toggle ad blocking on or off in AB-Solution is fantastic!

If there only were an app for that!
As I am in the Confoederatio Helvetica I cant help you as I have no access to cbs.com videos. You said in the other thread that using the standard hosts file helped?

 

[visortgw]

If there only were an app for that!
As I am in the Confoederatio Helvetica I cant help you as I have no access to cbs.com videos. You said in the other thread that using the standard hosts file helped?

That was actually someone else. It does not help by loading the standard hosts file in my situation.

 

[GDT]

Just updated with "medium settings", it works great!!! Thank you!

 

[unknownUser]

By the way, there is a hidden menu option to move the install script from wherever it is to the used device.
666 is the magic number and may be used with a liiitle bit of caution. It should work just fine tought!
11 is another helpful number, it refreshes the screen. Actually it restarts the script the same way when you make changes.

This is a good idea. Running And updating the Script in the USB, so no wearing out of the router's Flash Happen!