Don't wait for Tor to start

If communication between firefox.exe and tor.exe was intercepted for some reason during start, then

The error message "Could not connect to Tor control port." is displayed after Tor Launcher (part of Tor Browser) fails to connect to the Tor control port for 30 seconds. But it usually happens when security suite asks users for permissions for these applications. And often 30 sec are not enough to create rules. So, Tor Launcher needs an option to manually continue the startup process instead of showing "Waiting for Tor to start...".

added component::applications/tor launcher owner::brade priority::medium severity::normal status::new tbb-usability type::defect labels

Trac:

No way to continue...

When switching from direct to obfs4proxy through Torbutton

[09-03 15:07:46] TorLauncher NOTE: Exception on control port [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT) [nsIBinaryInputStream.readBytes]"  nsresult: "0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT)"  location: "JS frame :: jar:file:///C:/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@torproject.org.xpi!/components/tl-protocol.js :: TorProtocolService.prototype._torReadLine :: line 716"  data: no]
[09-03 15:08:01] TorLauncher NOTE: failed to open authenticated connection: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT) [nsIBinaryInputStream.readBytes]"  nsresult: "0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT)"  location: "JS frame :: jar:file:///C:/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@torproject.org.xpi!/components/tl-protocol.js :: TorProtocolService.prototype._torReadLine :: line 716"  data: no]
Tor NOTICE: Delaying directory fetches: No running bridges 
[09-03 15:08:25] TorLauncher NOTE: Tor unexpectedly exited. This might be due to a bug in Tor itself, another program on your system, or faulty hardware. Until you restart Tor, the Tor Browser will not able to reach any websites. If the problem persists, please send a copy of your Tor Log to the support team. Restarting Tor will not close your browser tabs.
[09-03 15:11:14] TorLauncher NOTE: failed to open authenticated connection: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000d (NS_ERROR_CONNECTION_REFUSED) [nsIBinaryOutputStream.writeBytes]"  nsresult: "0x804b000d (NS_ERROR_CONNECTION_REFUSED)"  location: "JS frame :: jar:file:///C:/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@torproject.org.xpi!/components/tl-protocol.js :: TorProtocolService.prototype._sendCommand :: line 685"  data: no]
[09-03 15:11:30] TorLauncher NOTE: failed to open authenticated connection: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT) [nsIBinaryInputStream.readBytes]"  nsresult: "0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT)"  location: "JS frame :: jar:file:///C:/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@torproject.org.xpi!/components/tl-protocol.js :: TorProtocolService.prototype._torReadLine :: line 716"  data: no]
[09-03 15:11:42] TorLauncher NOTE: Could not connect to Tor control port.

Press OK, and no OK, just the above picture. Tor refuses connections, thus restart of TBB is required to get connectivity again.

Trac:
Severity: Normal to Critical

Replying to bugzilla:

When switching from direct to obfs4proxy through Torbutton {{{ [09-03 15:07:46] TorLauncher NOTE: Exception on control port [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT) [nsIBinaryInputStream.readBytes]" nsresult: "0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT)" location: "JS frame :: jar:file:///C:/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@torproject.org.xpi!/components/tl-protocol.js :: TorProtocolService.prototype._torReadLine :: line 716" data: no] [09-03 15:08:01] TorLauncher NOTE: failed to open authenticated connection: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT) [nsIBinaryInputStream.readBytes]" nsresult: "0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT)" location: "JS frame :: jar:file:///C:/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@torproject.org.xpi!/components/tl-protocol.js :: TorProtocolService.prototype._torReadLine :: line 716" data: no] Tor NOTICE: Delaying directory fetches: No running bridges [09-03 15:08:25] TorLauncher NOTE: Tor unexpectedly exited. This might be due to a bug in Tor itself, another program on your system, or faulty hardware. Until you restart Tor, the Tor Browser will not able to reach any websites. If the problem persists, please send a copy of your Tor Log to the support team. Restarting Tor will not close your browser tabs. [09-03 15:11:14] TorLauncher NOTE: failed to open authenticated connection: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000d (NS_ERROR_CONNECTION_REFUSED) [nsIBinaryOutputStream.writeBytes]" nsresult: "0x804b000d (NS_ERROR_CONNECTION_REFUSED)" location: "JS frame :: jar:file:///C:/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@torproject.org.xpi!/components/tl-protocol.js :: TorProtocolService.prototype._sendCommand :: line 685" data: no] [09-03 15:11:30] TorLauncher NOTE: failed to open authenticated connection: [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT) [nsIBinaryInputStream.readBytes]" nsresult: "0x804b000e (NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT)" location: "JS frame :: jar:file:///C:/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/extensions/tor-launcher@torproject.org.xpi!/components/tl-protocol.js :: TorProtocolService.prototype._torReadLine :: line 716" data: no] [09-03 15:11:42] TorLauncher NOTE: Could not connect to Tor control port. }}} Press OK, and no OK, just the above picture. Tor refuses connections, thus restart of TBB is required to get connectivity again.

Works for me. How can I reproduce your problem?

Trac:
Severity: Critical to Normal
Status: new to needs_information

Trac:
Cc: N/A to mcs

Replying to gk:

Works for me. How can I reproduce your problem? Win 7, extensions.torlauncher.loglevel was set to 3.

Trac:
Status: needs_information to new

mentioned in issue #20427 (moved)

mentioned in issue #27426 (moved)

mentioned in issue #31506 (moved)

moved to tpo/applications/tor-launcher#19957 (closed)

mentioned in issue tpo/applications/tor-launcher#27426 (closed)