# Pi-Hole - Unable to add and update blocklists

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/pi-hole-unable-to-add-and-update-blocklists/2847>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [August 21, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/pi-hole-unable-to-add-and-update-blocklists/2847 "2021-08-21T21:00:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Proficere](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/proficere/32/1046_2.png) [@Proficere](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Proficere)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/pi-hole-unable-to-add-and-update-blocklists/2847/1 "2021-08-21T21:00:32Z")

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Hey,  
i tried to add Blocklists in Pi-Hole. But it doesn´t work. This message appears:  
**Error, something went wrong!**  
While executing: **attempt to write a readonly database**  
Added 0 out of 1 adlists

When I try to update the Gravity (list of blocked domains) I get this message:  
[✗] DNS resolution is currently unavailable  
[✗] DNS resolution is not available

Is there any way to make this happen?  
Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![Proficere](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/proficere/32/1046_2.png) [@Proficere](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Proficere)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/pi-hole-unable-to-add-and-update-blocklists/2847/2 "2021-08-25T22:53:39Z")

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I solved the problem.  
I deleted the partitions and formated the SD-Card with exFat. Than I flashed the Card with the latest Umbrel Version.  
Now it works…

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**Author:** ![Pille](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85e7bf/32.png) [@Pille](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Pille)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/pi-hole-unable-to-add-and-update-blocklists/2847/3 "2021-12-02T23:36:06Z")

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Hey, what do you mean by “deleted the partitions”. I have the same error and only flashing the SD Card does not help ☹

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**Author:** ![Pille](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85e7bf/32.png) [@Pille](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Pille)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 9:13am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/pi-hole-unable-to-add-and-update-blocklists/2847/4 "2021-12-18T09:13:19Z")

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Since ne latest Update pi-hole is working fine. 👌