List download failed: no cached list available

[austorre]

Please follow the below template, it will help us to help you!

Expected Behaviour:

[When I run pihole -g it should update my gravity blacklist with entries from my block list]

Actual Behaviour:

[Connection refused List download failed: no cached list available.]

Debug Token:

[https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/ofiuhtyspc
]

[jfb]

Your debug log shows a number of improperly formatted entries in your blocklist - /etc/pihole/adlists.list As a result, Pi-Hole cannot load these into gravity.

The blocklists file should contain only URLs that lead to text files that consist of HOSTS formatted entries. It appears you may have tried to add whitelist or blacklist entries in the blocklist file.

Some examples:

-rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 2558550 Sep 14 19:54 /etc/pihole/adlists.list
   softbank126081240008.bbtec.net
   https://propellerads.com/?utm_medium=widget&utm_source=propellerads&utm_campaign=branding
   //my.rtmark.net/img.gif?f=merge&userId=fc9b84244f0d461fbd0f98d6883a4755
   myfastcdn.com/www/images/
   myfastcdn.com/www/images
   r6---sn-a5mlrn7k.googlevideo.com
   googlevideo.com
   r3.sn-a5mekned.googlevideo.com
   74.125.170.73
   r1.sn-a5mekn7r.googlevideo.com
   74.125.103.103
   manifest.googlevideo.com
   r2.sn-a5meknl7.googlevideo.com
   googlevideo.com

In addition to improper URLs in the blocklist, you also have a large number of IP's in the blocklist file and some in your blacklist file. IP's are of no use in any of your Pi-Hole lists (black, white or block lists). Pi-Hole should never get an IP as a query, because if the client already has the IP, it would not request the IP. Pi-Hole only deals with domain names, which are then either blocked or sent to the upstream server for resolution to an IP.

[austorre]

Hello! Thank you for the clarification on what the issue here is. Do you think you could spare the time to educate me on what you mean about URLs that lead to text files that consist of HOSTS formatted entries? Do you mean like a directory path? Or something else? I really appreciate your fast feedback.

[jfb]

This is an example. Open the URL in a browser and you will see a list of domains in text format. Pi-Hole reads the domains from all your blocklists and constructs a master blocklist (gravity).

https://hosts-file.net/ad_servers.txt

[austorre]

so what you're telling me is that the IPs I've added are useless?

[jfb]

Most of them are. I would clear out all the entries in your adlists file, and put back the original 6 blocklists. Then rebuild gravity.

https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/how-can-i-restore-pi-holes-default-ad-lists/4683/3?u=ramset

[jfb]

This is how to add blocklists.

How do I add additional block lists to Pi-hole?

Pi-hole's Default Block Lists List Formats It's very important that whatever lists you decide to add to Pi-hole are in HOSTS format. Pi-hole's knows how to parse these lists. As you'll see below, things like Adblock Plus' EasyLists can't be automatically imported into Pi-hole. If you are interested in adding additional domains to block, check out WaLLy3K's blocklist compilation. Easiest way to add additional lists UPDATE: As of version 3.0, adlist management can now be done via the web U…

[austorre]

thank you for all your help