Adblock support thread

conloos · May 24, 2025, 3:34pm

Hello everyone,

Is there a way to find out why a feed isn't being downloaded and processed?

I added a new source via Luci. It's displayed, but simply not being processed.

"mypiholebl":{                                                                                                              
	"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chadmayfield/my-pihole-blocklists/master/lists/pi_blocklist_porn_all.list",
	"rule":"/^([[:alnum:]_-]{1,63}\\.)+[[:alpha:]]+([[:space:]]|$)/{print tolower($1)}",                                         
	"size":"M",                                                                                                       
	"descr":"porn"                                                                          
	},

Sat May 24 17:28:56 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_dnsup  ::: dns: dnsmasq, cache_cmd: -, lookup_domain: bodomos.lan, restart_rc: 0, dns_flush: 1, dns_timeout: 20, dns_pid: 24350, dns_cnt: 1, rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:56 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_dns    ::: dns: dnsmasq, dns_instance: 0, dns_user: dnsmasq, dns_dir: /tmp/dnsmasq.cfg01411c.d, backup_dir: /tmp/adblock-backup, final_dir: /tmp/dnsmasq.cfg01411c.d, jail_dir: /tmp
Sat May 24 17:28:56 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_fetch  ::: update: 0, cmd: /bin/uclient-fetch
Sat May 24 17:28:56 2025 user.info adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: adblock instance started ::: action: reload, priority: 0, pid: 24001
Sat May 24 17:28:57 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: iplist, mode: iplist, cnt: 0, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:57 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: blocklist, mode: blocklist, cnt: 6, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:57 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: allowlist, mode: allowlist, cnt: 1, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:57 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: android_tracking, mode: backup, cnt: 80, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:57 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: android_tracking, mode: prepare, cnt: 80, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:58 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: easylist, mode: backup, cnt: 29389, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:58 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: easylist, mode: prepare, cnt: 29389, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:58 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: stevenblack, mode: backup, cnt: 75364, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:58 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: stevenblack, mode: prepare, cnt: 75364, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:59 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: adguard, mode: backup, cnt: 107704, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:59 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: adguard, mode: prepare, cnt: 107704, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:59 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: adguard_tracking, mode: backup, cnt: 125398, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:28:59 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: adguard_tracking, mode: prepare, cnt: 125398, in_rc: 0, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:29:17 2025 user.info adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: download of 'certpl' failed, url: https://hole.cert.pl/domains/v2/domains.txt, rule: /^([[:alnum:]_-]{1,63}\.)+[[:alpha:]]+([[:space:]]|$)/{print tolower($1)}, categories: -, rc: 4
Sat May 24 17:29:17 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: certpl, mode: restore, cnt: 0, in_rc: 4, out_rc: 4
Sat May 24 17:29:17 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: certpl, mode: prepare, cnt: 0, in_rc: 4, out_rc: 4
Sat May 24 17:29:17 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: -, mode: merge, cnt: 264781, in_rc: 4, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:29:18 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_tld    ::: name: -, cnt: 264781, cnt_tld: 163264, cnt_rem: 163264
Sat May 24 17:29:18 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_list   ::: name: -, mode: final, cnt: 163264, in_rc: 4, out_rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:29:26 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: f_dnsup  ::: dns: dnsmasq, cache_cmd: -, lookup_domain: bodomos.lan, restart_rc: 0, dns_flush: 1, dns_timeout: 20, dns_pid: 24835, dns_cnt: 1, rc: 0
Sat May 24 17:29:26 2025 user.info adblock-4.4.1-r2[24001]: blocklist with overall 163 264 blocked domains loaded successfully (Bananapi BPI-R4, mediatek/filogic, OpenWrt 24.10.0 r28427-6df0e3d02a )

root@fw2:/tmp/fdo# /etc/init.d/adblock status
::: adblock runtime information
  + adblock_status  : enabled
  + adblock_version : 4.4.1-r2
  + blocked_domains : 163 264
  + active_feeds    : adguard, adguard_tracking, android_tracking, certpl, easylist, stevenblack
  + dns_backend     : dnsmasq (2.90-r4), /tmp/dnsmasq.cfg01411c.d, 16.43 MB
  + run_utils       : download: /bin/uclient-fetch, sort: /usr/libexec/sort-coreutils, awk: /usr/bin/gawk
  + run_ifaces      : trigger: wan , report: br-lan
  + run_directories : base: /tmp, dns: /tmp/dnsmasq.cfg01411c.d, backup: /tmp/adblock-backup, report: /tmp/adblock-report, jail: /tmp
  + run_flags       : shift: ✘, force: ✘, flush: ✔, tld: ✔, search: ✘, report: ✔, mail: ✘, jail: ✘
  + last_run        : mode: reload, 2025-05-24T17:29:26+02:00, duration: 0m 30s, 3676.85 MB available
  + system_info     : Bananapi BPI-R4, mediatek/filogic, OpenWrt 24.10.0 r28427-6df0e3d02a

dibdot · May 24, 2025, 4:06pm

~~Please provide your adblock config as well.~~

Edit: I can reproduce your issue and have that fixed in my dev version - sorry for the mess. Just wait for the next update - thanks for reporting.

user1234 · May 29, 2025, 2:49pm

Hi, how can I use these blocklist: https://github.com/xRuffKez/NRD/tree/main/lists/30-day

I don't know which file (adblock, domains-only, unbound or wildcard) do I have to use.

Thanks for your assistance!

dibdot · May 30, 2025, 6:16am

Just take the domain variant.

user1234 · May 30, 2025, 8:16am

all right, but I don't know how I configure adblock to use these bocklist. In the Custom Feed Editor and how?

user1234 · May 30, 2025, 8:39am

Is this right configured? In the Log View I can see that adblock doesn't download this blocklists. What is wrong?

AcidSlide · May 30, 2025, 8:42am

Did you enable it in the feeds tab? Just adding it will not automatically enable it.

user1234 · May 30, 2025, 8:42am

user1234 · May 30, 2025, 8:43am

yes check my screen above

user1234 · May 30, 2025, 8:44am

adter adding, I choose the the blocklists in the dropdown and enter the button save & reload

dibdot · May 30, 2025, 11:01am

Norhing, its a bug in the adblock backend, which will be fixed with the next update .... as a workaround you can copy /etc/adblock/ablock.custom.feeds over adblock.feeds....

See Adblock support thread - #3181 by dibdot for reference

user1234 · May 30, 2025, 11:19am

ahh thanks for the workaround but the download failed, why?

Fri May 30 11:14:05 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[32053]: f_etag   ::: feed: ndr_part1, suffix: -, http_code: -, feed/etag: 1/0, rc: 2
Fri May 30 11:14:05 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[32053]: f_etag   ::: feed: ndr_part2, suffix: -, http_code: -, feed/etag: 1/0, rc: 2
user.info adblock-4.4.1-r2[32053]: download of 'ndr_part1' failed, url: https://github.com/xRuffKez/NRD/raw/refs/heads/main/lists/30-day/domains-only/nrd-30day_part1.txt, rule: /^([[:alnum:]_-]{1,63}\.)+[[:alpha:]]+([[:space:]]|$)/{print tolower($1)}, categories: -, rc: 8
Fri May 30 11:14:06 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[32053]: f_list   ::: name: ndr_part1, mode: restore, cnt: 0, in_rc: 8, out_rc: 4
Fri May 30 11:14:06 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[32053]: f_list   ::: name: ndr_part1, mode: prepare, cnt: 0, in_rc: 8, out_rc: 4
Fri May 30 11:14:06 2025 user.info adblock-4.4.1-r2[32053]: download of 'ndr_part2' failed, url: https://github.com/xRuffKez/NRD/raw/refs/heads/main/lists/30-day/domains-only/nrd-30day_part2.txt, rule: /^([[:alnum:]_-]{1,63}\.)+[[:alpha:]]+([[:space:]]|$)/{print tolower($1)}, categories: -, rc: 8
Fri May 30 11:14:06 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[32053]: f_list   ::: name: ndr_part2, mode: restore, cnt: 0, in_rc: 8, out_rc: 4
Fri May 30 11:14:06 2025 user.debug adblock-4.4.1-r2[32053]: f_list   ::: name: ndr_part2, mode: prepare, cnt: 0, in_rc: 8, out_rc: 4

dibdot · May 30, 2025, 11:41am

Please use direct raw download links like 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xRuffKez/NRD/refs/heads/main/lists/30-day/domains-only/nrd-30day_part1.txt' or 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xRuffKez/NRD/refs/heads/main/lists/30-day/domains-only/nrd-30day_part2.txt'

user1234 · May 30, 2025, 11:54am

ohhh thanks <3

Fri May 30 11:53:20 2025 user.info adblock-4.4.1-r2[2662]: blocklist with overall 9 322 766 blocked domains loaded successfully (AVM FRITZ!Box 4040, ipq40xx/generic, OpenWrt 24.10.1 r28597-0425664679 )

AcidSlide · May 30, 2025, 12:08pm

Isn't that a little bit of an overkill for a blocklist?

Hows dnsmasq couping up? I'm really curious how it handles this super huge blocklist. How's the CPU usage of the router? Is it able to resolve DNS queries fast enough? You can use tools like htop or btop for a more graphical view of stats.

You can use https://dnscheck.tools to see how fast it's able to resolve domains. It should show something like this at the bottom after a couple of seconds:

dibdot · May 30, 2025, 6:34pm

adblock 4.4.2-1 has hit the road in master & 24.10-branch:

github.com/openwrt/packages

adblock: update 4.4.2-1

committed 04:38PM - 30 May 25 UTC

dibdot

+197 -90

* added a new "divested" feed, see https://divested.dev/pages/dnsbl * added a ne…w nsfw category of the hagezi feed * added the missing custom feed file handling in the backend * added a geoIP map with all blocked domains (plus the homeIP) in a modal popup window on the Reporting tab in LuCI * fixed the fetchcmd autodetection * small code fixes and improvements * update the readme, added a new "Best practise" section * update different LuCI components (separate commit) Signed-off-by: Dirk Brenken <dev@brenken.org>

All known bugs has been fixed and the reporting has been enhanced with a GeoIP map of blocked domains, e.g.