[tor-bugs] #3168 [Vidalia]: Vidalia 0.3.0: "Start Tor" button without effect

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#3168: Vidalia 0.3.0: "Start Tor" button without effect
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 Reporter:  fk                           |          Owner:  chiiph
     Type:  defect                       |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal                       |      Milestone:        
Component:  Vidalia                      |        Version:        
 Keywords:  Vidalia FreeBSD 0.3.0 alpha  |         Parent:        
   Points:                               |   Actualpoints:        
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 As already reported on or-talk, I'm unable to get Vidalia 0.3.0
 to connect to the ControlPort of an already running Tor process.

 With Vidalia 0.2.12 it works:

 fk at r500 ~ $/usr/obj/usr/ports/net-
 mgmt/vidalia/work/vidalia-0.2.12/src/vidalia/vidalia --loglevel debug
 May 13 14:23:04.497 [notice] Resetting UI translation to English default.
 May 13 14:23:04.498 [info] Removing all currently installed UI translator
 objects.
 May 13 14:23:04.647 [notice] Vidalia 0.2.12 using Qt 4.7.2
 May 13 14:23:04.724 [notice] QtWarningMsg: Application asked to unregister
 timer 0x9000004 which is not registered in this thread. Fix application.
 May 13 14:23:04.839 [info] Using Tor's GeoIP database for country-level
 relay mapping.
 May 13 14:23:05.008 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Unset' to 'Stopped'.
 May 13 14:23:06.980 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Stopped' to
 'Starting'.
 May 13 14:23:07.020 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Starting' to
 'Started'.
 May 13 14:23:07.022 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control connection
 status changed from 'Unset' to 'Connecting'
 May 13 14:23:07.023 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Connecting to Tor
 (Attempt 1 of 5)
 May 13 14:23:07.025 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Starting control
 connection event loop.
 May 13 14:23:07.026 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control connection
 status changed from 'Connecting' to 'Connected'
 May 13 14:23:07.030 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Started' to
 'Authenticating'.
 May 13 14:23:07.035 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Command:
 PROTOCOLINFO 1
 May 13 14:23:07.037 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Reply: 250
 PROTOCOLINFO 1
 250 AUTH METHODS=NULL
 250 VERSION Tor="0.2.3.1-alpha"
 250 OK
 [...]

 With 0.3.0 it doesn't work. Vidalia starts with the
 progress bar already at 18%, even though it's not
 supposed to connect automatically and the "Start Tor"
 button doesn't seem to do anything:

 fk at r500 ~ $/usr/obj/usr/ports/net-mgmt/vidalia-
 devel/work/vidalia-0.3.0/src/vidalia/vidalia --loglevel debug
 May 13 12:54:21.401 [notice] Resetting UI translation to English default.
 May 13 12:54:21.402 [info] Removing all currently installed UI translator
 objects.
 May 13 12:54:21.517 [notice] Vidalia 0.3.0 using Qt 4.7.2
 May 13 12:54:21.670 [info] Using Tor's GeoIP database for country-level
 relay mapping.
 May 13 12:54:21.698 [notice] QtWarningMsg: QSystemTrayIcon::setVisible: No
 Icon set
 May 13 12:54:21.704 [notice] QtWarningMsg: Application asked to unregister
 timer 0x3600000b which is not registered in this thread. Fix application.
 ^CMay 13 12:55:30.490 [notice] Cleaning up before exiting.
 May 13 12:55:30.496 [notice] Vidalia is exiting cleanly (return code 0).

 The behaviour seems to be the same when trying to use
 a Control Socket instead of a Control Port.

 I'm using FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT amd64. Tor is running jailed
 Vidalia isn't. I don't think it matters here, though.

 I'm not using a "SystemTray" application which Vidalia used
 to require several years ago (otherwise one wouldn't be able
 to start a Window), but not lately.

 Given the "QtWarningMsg: QSystemTrayIcon::setVisible" message
 that's only in the 0.3.0 output I'm mentioning it anyway.
 I'll try to see if installing a "SystemTray" application
 makes a difference.

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