[tor-bugs] #2389 [Tor bundles/installation]: Tor ExitNodes not recognized on Mac OSX 10.6.5 installation and Video crashing Firefox

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#2389: Tor ExitNodes not recognized on Mac OSX 10.6.5 installation and Video
crashing Firefox
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 Reporter:  Tizwoz                                                                                               |       Owner:  erinn           
     Type:  defect                                                                                               |      Status:  new             
 Priority:  major                                                                                                |   Milestone:                  
Component:  Tor bundles/installation                                                                             |     Version:  Tor: unspecified
 Keywords:  Apple Mac 10.6.5, exit nodes, country specific, video, flash, torrc, Vidalia.conf, Firefox crashing  |      Parent:                  
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 I installed 0.2.1.28/0.2.2.20-alpha on Mac OSX 10.6.5 and set-up Country-
 specific Exit Nodes in torrc.  Vidalia is starting up and opening Firefox
 (Namoroka v3.6.13) - sometimes needing a second attempt, which I believe
 has already been identified - but no matter what I do, it is not
 recognizing the country-specific exit nodes.  Even adding Exclude Nodes to
 torrc for all but the right country does not force the right exit nodes  -
 each time I restart, the exit node is another with a random country.

 I wonder if Vidalia.conf is overriding torrc somehow?  I tried to find a
 syntax to force Vidalia.conf to accept torrc exit nodes, without success.

 Someone with Mac 10.5 on your discussion forum took a look at my torrc
 file and found it correct, so that doesn't seem to be at fault, but I
 attach it anyway.  [<rransom> That means that the torrc you pasted *is*
 being ignored.].  I don't think the torrc file itself is being ignored
 because Tor does not run if I remove it, but the exit nodes instruction
 is.

 Namoroka is also crashing when opening even small videos (e.g. on
 YouTube), even though all necessary plugins are present and I have
 unchecked "Disable plugins during Tor usage (crucial)" in Torbutton
 preferences.  Please note that anonymity is not an issue in this regard.

 I have mentioned the crashing here because I don't know if these two
 issues are related, but please advise if I need to open another ticket for
 this second issue, or whether it can be dealt with from this one.  Thanks
 in advance in anticipation of a solution!

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