Display admob banner in linearlayout - android

I'm trying to display an admob banner in my listactivity but I'm running into problems. I followed the admob quickstart tutorial on the google developers website which uses relativelayout whilst I'm using linearlayout. I've tried tweaking my main xml according to previous answers on SO with varied results, sometimes the app stops/closes on launch and other times the listactivity remains blank. My original xml is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/main_layout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:divider="#null" />
<WebView
android:id="#+id/webview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
android:id="#+id/adView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
ads:adSize="BANNER"
ads:adUnitId="#string/banner_ad_unit_id">
</com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>
</LinearLayout>
With that, the app runs fine but logcat says there's not enough space to display the ad, and when I move the adview above the listview the apps stops on launch. I've tried a different implementation with relativelayout as follows but this causes the app to close on launch as well
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/main_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
android:id="#+id/adView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
ads:adSize="BANNER"
ads:adUnitId="#string/banner_ad_unit_id">
</com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_above="#id/adView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:divider="#null" />
<WebView
android:id="#+id/webview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
To request for the ad
AdView mAdView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView);
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
mAdView.loadAd(adRequest);
Logcat for ads is
03-27 12:24:38.697: W/Ads(2094): Not enough space to show ad. Needs 320x50 dp, but only has 480x0 dp.
03-27 12:24:38.847: I/Ads(2094): Scheduling ad refresh 60000 milliseconds from now.
03-27 12:24:38.887: I/Ads(2094): Ad finished loading.
03-27 12:24:38.887: W/Ads(2094): Not enough space to show ad. Needs 320x50 dp, but only has 480x0 dp.
03-27 12:24:38.897: W/Ads(2094): Not enough space to show ad. Needs 320x50 dp, but only has 480x0 dp.
Please help. Thanks in advance

Use layout_weight, try something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/main_layout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ListView
android:layout_weight="1"
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:divider="#null" />
<WebView
android:id="#+id/webview"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
android:id="#+id/adView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
ads:adSize="BANNER"
ads:adUnitId="#string/banner_ad_unit_id">
</com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>
</LinearLayout>

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Both applications have similar number of impressions (around 5000 per day). But Kmap Solver (the first link) performs lower with around $0.1 RPM. Component Pinouts (the second link) have a $0.35 to $0.5 RPM and usually is more lucrative.
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xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
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android:layout_height="10dp"
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android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
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xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/activity_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="5dp"
android:paddingTop="5dp"
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android:layout_width="match_parent"
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Is it true that I need to set Location Permission so AdView object can select a better local AD?
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I'm simply showing one interstitial ad/session = low number of
impressions, high RPM. I could also spam my users with ads = high
number of impressions, low RPM. In the end you'll get the same result
but perhaps less annoyed users with the first method.
I think it's because of that
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xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
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android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_above="#+id/footerLayout">
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android:layout_width="fill_parent"
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android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
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<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/lib/com.google.ads"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<WebView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="#+id/web1"
android:layout_above="#id/adView" />
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android:id="#+id/adView"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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ads:adSize="SMART_BANNER"
ads:testDevices="TEST_EMULATOR, TEST_DEVICE_ID"
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i got the oppiste error, i want my app displayed as yours and i cant get it, i got the answer that u want.
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<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
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