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[tor-bugs] Re: #1321 [Tor-Torbutton]: Torbutton Shutdown and Startup State Bug



#1321: Torbutton Shutdown and Startup State Bug
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 Reporter:  Tordilini  |         Type:  defect       
   Status:  closed     |     Priority:  major        
Milestone:             |    Component:  Tor-Torbutton
  Version:  1.2.4      |   Resolution:  fixed        
 Keywords:             |  
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Changes (by mikeperry):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  None => fixed


Old description:

> I'm having a problem where I can't get Torbutton to work properly in
> terms of its shutdown and startup state.
>
> Right now I have on the Startup Settings:
>
> On normal startup, set Tor state to: Shutdown state
> On session restored startup, set Tor state to Non-tor
> Have the session store save and restore these tabs:
>    Tabs loaded in Tor is unchecked
>    Tabs loaded in Non-tor is checked
>
> With these settings, and Vidalia and Polipo running, if I have Torbutton
> disabled, X out of Firefox and then
> reopen it, it opens properly with the shutdown state with Torbutton
> disabled.
>
> With the same settings, if I have Torbutton enabled, X out of Firefox and
> then re-open it, it starts to open
> with Torbutton enabled, but then it suddenly switches to disabled and
> Firefox says in the bottom left corner
> "Stopped". My homepage's URL loads in the address bar, but the page
> itself doesn't load. And then Firefox
> just stays there on a blank page.
>
> My understanding is that it should simply open properly to my homepage
> (or likely a foreign version of it,
> as I'll explain) with Torbutton enabled, which was the shutdown state.
>
> So in other words, with these settings, it seems to startup properly if
> Torbutton is disabled, but improperly
> if it's enabled.
>
> My homepage is Google.com. With Torbutton enabled, I can tell it's
> working because it often goes to a foreign
> Google page rather than US. So, for example, at my current Vidalia IP
> settings, when Tor is on it is going to
> Google.de and when it's off it's going to Google.com.
>
> One other interesting note that may shed light on this:
>
> If I change the setting for On session restored startup, set Tor state
> to: to Tor
>
> then the behavior changes.
>
> With that setting, with Vidalia running, if I have Torbutton disabled, X
> out of Firefox and re-open it,
> Firefox opens to my homepage with Torbutton enabled, not the shutdown
> state of it being disabled. Not
> only that, but although Torbutton is enabled (which it shouldn't be since
> my shutdown state was disabled)
> it goes to Google.com, not Google.de which tells me it isn't actually on,
> but only claims to be.
>
> With this setting, if I X out of Firefox while Torbutton is enabled, it
> restarts accurately on my homepage
> with Torbutton enabled (and shows it is really working because it goes to
> Google.de, not Google.com)
>
> This points to the fact that perhaps for some reason, Firefox is doing
> some session-restored startup even
> when I just X out and then restart Firefox. In both cases, whichever
> Torbutton state I have set for
> "On session restored startup, set Tor state to" seems to work properly on
> re-start if that is the one I
> have set when I close it. The other state is the one that doesn't work in
> both cases.
>
> [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

New description:

 I'm having a problem where I can't get Torbutton to work properly in terms
 of its shutdown and startup state.

 Right now I have on the Startup Settings:

 On normal startup, set Tor state to: Shutdown state
 On session restored startup, set Tor state to Non-tor
 Have the session store save and restore these tabs:
    Tabs loaded in Tor is unchecked
    Tabs loaded in Non-tor is checked

 With these settings, and Vidalia and Polipo running, if I have Torbutton
 disabled, X out of Firefox and then
 reopen it, it opens properly with the shutdown state with Torbutton
 disabled.

 With the same settings, if I have Torbutton enabled, X out of Firefox and
 then re-open it, it starts to open
 with Torbutton enabled, but then it suddenly switches to disabled and
 Firefox says in the bottom left corner
 "Stopped". My homepage's URL loads in the address bar, but the page itself
 doesn't load. And then Firefox
 just stays there on a blank page.

 My understanding is that it should simply open properly to my homepage (or
 likely a foreign version of it,
 as I'll explain) with Torbutton enabled, which was the shutdown state.

 So in other words, with these settings, it seems to startup properly if
 Torbutton is disabled, but improperly
 if it's enabled.

 My homepage is Google.com. With Torbutton enabled, I can tell it's working
 because it often goes to a foreign
 Google page rather than US. So, for example, at my current Vidalia IP
 settings, when Tor is on it is going to
 Google.de and when it's off it's going to Google.com.

 One other interesting note that may shed light on this:

 If I change the setting for On session restored startup, set Tor state to:
 to Tor

 then the behavior changes.

 With that setting, with Vidalia running, if I have Torbutton disabled, X
 out of Firefox and re-open it,
 Firefox opens to my homepage with Torbutton enabled, not the shutdown
 state of it being disabled. Not
 only that, but although Torbutton is enabled (which it shouldn't be since
 my shutdown state was disabled)
 it goes to Google.com, not Google.de which tells me it isn't actually on,
 but only claims to be.

 With this setting, if I X out of Firefox while Torbutton is enabled, it
 restarts accurately on my homepage
 with Torbutton enabled (and shows it is really working because it goes to
 Google.de, not Google.com)

 This points to the fact that perhaps for some reason, Firefox is doing
 some session-restored startup even
 when I just X out and then restart Firefox. In both cases, whichever
 Torbutton state I have set for
 "On session restored startup, set Tor state to" seems to work properly on
 re-start if that is the one I
 have set when I close it. The other state is the one that doesn't work in
 both cases.

 [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

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Comment:

 Please try #vidalia or #tor on irc.oftc.net for this issue.

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