tor browser won't start

Tor unexpectedly exited error. There is no log information. Have re-installed Tor and still get the same error See attached screen shots for system info and error.

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Username: robrenard

added component::applications/tor browser owner::tbb-team priority::medium reporter::robrenard resolution::not a bug severity::normal status::closed type::defect labels

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(Linux mint, not Windows, so it's probably not #10416 (moved))

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Component: Core Tor/Tor to Applications/Tor Browser
Owner: N/A to tbb-team

But it's tor exited, not Tor Browser ;)

What happens if you start Tor Browser in a terminal in your tor-browser_en-US folder (assuming your are using the English version) with ./start-tor-browser.desktop --debug? What output do you get?

Ran this script and got the same result as in the screen shots. Debug is as follows:

sh -c '/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/start-tor-browser --debug

Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x0600 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x0601 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x0602 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x0603 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x06dd Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x070f Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x2028 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0x2029 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0xfff9 Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0xfffa Unable to update the static FcBlanks: 0xfffb Sep 27 23:50:56.011 [notice] Tor 0.3.5.8 (git-5030edfb534245ed) running on Linux with Libevent 2.1.8-stable, OpenSSL 1.0.2q, Zlib 1.2.8, Liblzma N/A, and Libzstd N/A. Sep 27 23:50:56.012 [notice] Tor can't help you if you use it wrong! Learn how to be safe at https://www.torproject.org/download/download#warning Sep 27 23:50:56.012 [notice] Read configuration file "/home/robrenard/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc-defaults". Sep 27 23:50:56.012 [notice] Read configuration file "/home/robrenard/tor-browser_en-US/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc". Sep 27 23:50:56.022 [notice] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9050 Sep 27 23:50:56.022 [warn] Could not bind to 127.0.0.1:9050: Address already in use. Is Tor already running? Sep 27 23:50:56.022 [notice] Opening Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9151 Sep 27 23:50:56.023 [notice] Opened Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9151 Sep 27 23:50:56.023 [notice] Closing partially-constructed Control listener on 127.0.0.1:9151 Sep 27 23:50:56.023 [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Failed to bind one of the listener ports. Sep 27 23:50:56.023 [err] Reading config failed--see warnings above.

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Username: robrenard

Where did you get your Tor Browser from? We ship it to use 127.0.0.1:9150 as address for the Socks listener to explicitly not interfere with a Tor installed system-wide (which is listening on 9050) which seems to happen in your case.

What Tor Browser version is that? What happens if you download and use the latest version from our website?

here's my latest download tor-browser-linux64-8.0.7_en-US.tar.xz. Prior to this one I have had another version running but then one day it wouldn't work any more, so I downloaded this one. I believe I got it through a search and went to the Tor site to download it. But can't swear to that. Will download ffrom your website https://www.torproject.org/download/. I'll let you know what happens. Thanks

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Well "heavens to Betsy" downloaded 8.5.5 and it seems to be working fine. I recall now that I downloaded it from Package Manager, but it did say it would install latest version. Guess not huh? :). btw it is using port 9150 now.

Lesson learned

Thanks again

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Glad this is working for you!

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Resolution: N/A to not a bug
Status: new to closed

closed

moved to tpo/applications/tor-browser#31879 (closed)