[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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Comment(by fk):

 Installing a SystemTray application doesn't make a difference,
 but as it turns out the "Start" button in the Tor menu works,
 only the "Start Tor" button left to the "New Identity" button
 has no visible effect:

 fk at r500 ~ $vidalia --loglevel debug
 May 13 16:24:53.259 [notice] Resetting UI translation to English default.
 May 13 16:24:53.260 [info] Removing all currently installed UI translator
 objects.
 May 13 16:24:53.360 [notice] Vidalia 0.3.0 using Qt 4.7.2
 May 13 16:24:53.513 [info] Using Tor's GeoIP database for country-level
 relay mapping.
 May 13 16:24:53.539 [notice] QtWarningMsg: QSystemTrayIcon::setVisible: No
 Icon set
 May 13 16:24:53.544 [notice] QtWarningMsg: Application asked to unregister
 timer 0x3600000b which is not registered in this thread. Fix application.
 May 13 16:26:12.756 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Unknown' to
 'Starting'.
 May 13 16:26:12.769 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Starting' to
 'Started'.
 May 13 16:26:12.769 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control connection
 status changed from 'Unset' to 'Connecting'
 May 13 16:26:12.770 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Connecting to Tor
 (Attempt 1 of 5)
 May 13 16:26:12.770 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Starting control
 connection event loop.
 May 13 16:26:12.771 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control connection
 status changed from 'Connecting' to 'Connected'
 May 13 16:26:12.775 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Started' to
 'Authenticating'.
 May 13 16:26:12.782 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Command:
 PROTOCOLINFO 1
 May 13 16:26:13.212 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Reply: 250
 PROTOCOLINFO 1
 250 AUTH METHODS=NULL
 250 VERSION Tor="0.2.3.1-alpha"
 [...]

 Now I can't seem to get Vidalia to disconnect from the Control
 Port again, though. Pressing the "Stop" button results in
 the error message "Error Shutting down

 Vidalia was unable to stop the Tor software

 Vidalia has not started Tor. You need to stop Tor through the
 interface you started it":

 May 13 16:13:56.201 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Event: 650 BW
 0 0
 May 13 16:13:57.177 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Circuit Established'
 to 'Stopping'.
 May 13 16:13:57.201 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Event: 650 BW
 0 0
 May 13 16:13:58.201 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Event: 650 BW
 0 0
 May 13 16:13:59.201 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Event: 650 BW
 0 0
 May 13 16:14:00.205 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Event: 650 BW
 0 0
 May 13 16:14:00.863 [notice] Tor status changed from 'Stopping' to
 'Circuit Established'.
 May 13 16:14:01.201 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Event: 650 BW
 0 0
 May 13 16:14:02.202 [debug] QtDebugMsg: torcontrol: Control Event: 650 BW
 0 0

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