[Release] AB-Solution 3 - The Ad Blocking Solution

[shooter40sw]

Does firmware upgrades break AB3?
Asking because i upgraded from 380.64 to 380.64_1 and AB3 entries are gone from cru l
and also AB3 startup .sh is missing from default user home directory.
Launched AB install again - shows that AB is not installed, after reinstalling shows errors:

checking dnsmasq.conf
file found
/etc/dnsmasq.conf is missing content
/etc/dnsmasq.conf is missing content
also pixelserv is not running anymore.

Should i remove it completely and then reinstall?

I made the upgrade you just made with the same router, and for me it did not break AB3, it works fine

 

[pirx73]

2 other small scripts - ledson.sh and ledsoff.sh stayed alive on jffs partition during upgrade.
Go figure.
I completely removed AB3 and pixelserv, rebooted router again and installed AB3 back.
Works now.

 

[scifimike12]

Stupid question, would this work if my router is in AP mode? I tried anyways and am getting the same issue some others had where it kept telling me "dnsmasq.conf was missing". I checked the file directory of my router (RT-AC68) and it was missing that, not sure what that means.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Stupid question, would this work if my router is in AP mode? I tried anyways and am getting the same issue some others had where it kept telling me "dnsmasq.conf was missing". I checked the file directory of my router (RT-AC68) and it was missing that, not sure what that means.

In AP mode, dnsmasq is not started, hence the missing file reported by AB-Solution.
An Access Point does not hand out IP addresses, this is done by the upstream device.

Edit: In AP mode, AB-Solution is unable to provide any services at all.

 

[pirx73]

Upgrade to 380.64_2 went without any problems. I guess previous was caused by something in 380.64-->380.64_1 upgrade process

 

[thelonelycoder]

Upgrade to 380.64_2 went without any problems. I guess previous was caused by something in 380.64-->380.64_1 upgrade process

Not much AB-Solution can do if the files are deleted in /jffs/.
On the other hand, if you start the AB UI, AB-Solution ought to detect the missing files and replace them silently.
Is your router in Wireless Router Mode (default setting)?

 

[pirx73]

@thelonelycoder yes, it is.

 

[pirx73]

P.S. Someone please stick this thread, dunno why it has'nt been done already.

 

[elorimer]

P.S. Someone please stick this thread, dunno why it has'nt been done already.

It's in the wiki. As we head to a thousand messages it seems to stay on the front page on its own.

 

[elorimer]

TLC, see Merlin's 65.A4 post about an email notification of new firmware.

I'm thinking while it isn't about adblocking, it might be a useful addition to your script; the email option could trigger a second email if there is an update available. As it is, with entware management you are making it a more general 'helper' script.

 

[thelonelycoder]

It's in the wiki. As we head to a thousand messages it seems to stay on the front page on its own.

It only stays on the front page if a recent post is made, the message count is not an auto-trigger for stikies. That is done by the board admin (RMerlin) or the site admin (thiggins). While I like the idea of having a stikied post, I am not sure @thiggins would approve of that.
Also, I usually create a new thread when a major release comes out. The upcoming AB3.1 update will be posted in this thread tough.

 

[triple]

[solved]
Hello,
i install this with this command:
curl -O www.ab-solution.info/releases/latest/ab-solution-3.sh && sh ab-solution-3.sh
Then press Y .. for install, one reboot and now i will start this program with:
./ab-solution.sh and this message:
-sh: ./ab-solution.sh: not found

What can i do?

solved: after restart, start curl again, now works.

87U with Merlin 380.64_2

 

[thelonelycoder]

Hello,
i install this with this command:
curl -O www.ab-solution.info/releases/latest/ab-solution-3.sh && sh ab-solution-3.sh
Then press Y .. for install, one reboot and now i will start this program with:
./ab-solution.sh and this message:
-sh: ./ab-solution.sh: not found
and
sh: can't open '/tmp/mnt/xerodox/ab-solution.sh'

What can i do?

When starts the first command, then this message:
ab-solution-3.sh: line 1: syntax error: unexpected redirection

I habe 87U with Merlin 380.64_2

Did it ask you to reboot the router right after you started the install with (i)?
Then AB-Solution is not installed yet, you need to run the curl command again.
You may also ask in german if that is your language.

 

[triple]

Ok now works fine, many greetings from Germany.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Ok now works fine, many greetings from Germany.

Kein Problem.

 

[eighteen]

dnsmasq[8857]: validation result is INSECURE

What do you mean is there a message that appears in the log?

Is there anything to do with the fact that I have dnscrypt active?

 

[thelonelycoder]

dnsmasq[8857]: validation result is INSECURE

What do you mean is there a message that appears in the log?

Is there anything to do with the fact that I have dnscrypt active?

That is indeed a log output because of dnscrypt.
Check your logs what it says before and after that message for the domain.

 

[shooter40sw]

dnsmasq[8857]: validation result is INSECURE

What do you mean is there a message that appears in the log?

Is there anything to do with the fact that I have dnscrypt active?

I believe thats because you have DNSSEC active, it gives me those results there when the site does not support DNSSEC

 

[Netbug]

Just installed this, was surprised how simple it actually was, kept putting it off and now it's done. thanks op

Can someone please explain pixelserv-tls ? i've done plenty of reading and searching, i'm just trying to understand the differences between ab-solution and pixelserv-tls so i can decide whether to enable and use pixelserv-tls as well. I can see the option to enable it but don't know the differences and benefits of enabling pixelserv-tls with ab-solution.

Cheers.

 

[tomsk]

A standard install of Ab-solution will mean that when a requested host matches the blacklist, dnsmasq will forward to the DNS request to 0.0.0.0 ( null address) instead of to the upstream DNS server. In this case the ad content will simply not be returned. With pixelserv installed, dnsmasq will forward a blacklisted DNS request to the pixelserv IP address instead. Pixelserv will then return a 1x1 pixel transparent image instead of the ad content. the tls (or transport layer security) enhancement means the pixelserv can deal with https requests as well.