[tor-bugs] #9943 [Tor bundles/installation]: TBB browser not loading, vidalia.conf responsible

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#9943: TBB browser not loading, vidalia.conf responsible
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 Reporter:  yown                      |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:
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 I use Ubuntu. I downloaded the latest TBB bundle and used it with it's
 script file. It was working just fine for like a week. 2.4.17 beta


 One day (two days ago or so) TBB wouldn't appear when I ran the script,
 only tor/viladia would appear. Note, from the beginning TBB would usually
 be very slow to load, Viladia establishing itself much sooner. Timing it
 just now  viladia takes about 15-20 seconds to load and the browser takes
 about 45 second to appear. (regular firefox takes a second or so)

 But I gave it more then enough time for the TBB to appear, tried
 restarting my PC, tried multiple times. Nothing.

 I downloaded a new TBB and narrowed down the problem to viladia.conf file.
 Using my old one which I saved, the problem returned (but with other files
 in data, it did not)

 I have not altered TBB except to install adblockplus.

 On occasion I have accidentally left my PC on overnight and it goes into
 sleep mode(set myself for 2 hours), and sometimes it won't pull out of
 sleep mode and requires a hard reset. I believe that happened on the night
 before it stopped working (and TBB may have been running at the time), I
 am not sure if it is related or not.

 Here is the defective file in question.

 P.S. I really wish there was a way to load the browser from the vidalia
 controls. That way if you accidentally close down the browser, you can
 load it up again without having to shut down and load up everything, and
 that way it is easier to open a new browser window too, rather then having
 to drag a tab out.

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