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I rooted on my S8+. I used the app root checker to check that it's rooted. I was attempting to block ads by hosts files with this tutorial

I attempted to copy the hosts file to my pc, changed it, and pushed it back... got:

adb: error: failed to copy 'hosts' to '/system/etc/hosts': remote couldn't create file: Read-only file system
hosts: 0 files pushed. 62.2 MB/s (456580 bytes in 0.007s)

I then attempted to do it by following this tutorial which uses apps to change the files

I did change the host file permissions to -rw-rw-rw-

Then I tried to use the editor to add some DNS but I was unable to save the hosts files once again. When I tried to save it, I got a Toast saying root permissions were given to the text editor.

Any ideas?

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    Did you mount /system read/write? Did you disable dm-verity with/after rooting?
    – Irfan Latif
    Commented Aug 31, 2019 at 23:09
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    Quick question: did you try AdAway?
    – Grimoire
    Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 6:43
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    @alecxs valid point. But all that needed is mount -o bind /data/media/0/.hosts /etc/hosts or something similar.
    – Irfan Latif
    Commented Sep 1, 2019 at 14:19
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    @IrfanLatif I guess that, if one wants to do this manually, then they must find a way to run their command at startup. If their kernel doesn't support init.d out of the box, the hacks are either dirty or require init.d emulators, aka apps. Bottom line: if the kernel doesn't already support init.d, then AdAway appears to be the cleanest solution.
    – Grimoire
    Commented Sep 3, 2019 at 22:41
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    @IrfanLatif Putting two lines in any .rc file plus repacking and flashing boot.img. If memory serves, the / directory, aka rootfs, is populated anew at every boot, with the contents of boot.img.
    – Grimoire
    Commented Sep 4, 2019 at 14:35

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So I finally was able to come back to this issue. I was unable to mount the adb with write permissions either because i was not su or it would deny me to change the host files...

I tried to write the text on the hosts file but it was a file with hundreds of lines... even seemed that android was not able to store it in the "copy/paste"

So in the end I used Solid explorer 2 from play store.

I wrote a hosts file... then i navigate to the /system/etc/ and I rename hosts to "hosts.old" and my "hosts.txt" to "hosts"

until now it seems to be working fine

I'm not considering this an answer because I was unable to write on hosts and someone can come up with a better solution

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i try to find some solution about this. but i found it my self. i go to recovery mode.at twrp you go setting. and (i forgot) try to find something that will give you checkbox list. and tick check box that called 'system'. niw i can easily replace my hosts file

edit: sorry not setting.go to mount and tick system box

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