Tor Browser dies on start with no error message or log

[SteveMoreland]

Confirmations

• I searched for similar bug reports in https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps/issues and found none were relevant.
• I tried updating Pi-Apps and the issue is still not fixed. How to update Pi-Apps?
• IMPORTANT: I promise to respond to comments on this issue and write a good bug report https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-write-good-bug-report/

What happened?

App dies on start. Can't find a log or error entry.

Description

After the last Tor update, the Tor browser dies. No error entry in any log. Tried deleting and re-installing Tor with no change in behavior.

What are your system specs (run the following command in your terminal)?

OS: Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
OS architecture: 32-bit
Last updated Pi-Apps on: 01/06/2025
Latest Pi-Apps version: 01/06/2025
Kernel: aarch64 6.1.21-v8+
Device model: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.4
SOC identifier: bcm2711
Machine-id (hashed): c46d7da7723dc3803fa858521349acf98b7b9b16
Serial-number (hashed): 12b7b2869abdf0c79170b149dd673797e69c858f
Cpu name: Cortex-A72
Ram size: 7.81 GB
Raspberry Pi OS image version: 2024-03-12
Language: en_US.UTF-8

(Recommended) Error log? Terminal output? Debug messages?

Nothing to paste. Nothing visible, just doesn't start.

[github-actions]

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[Botspot]

Please go to Pi-Apps, find the command to run Tor in a terminal, and run that in a terminal to get errors.

[SteveMoreland]

I did. It still just quietly does without an error.

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[Botspot]

Okay, in that same terminal, try running tor and after it exits back to the prompt, run echo $?. The output from this should be a number, 0 or 1.

[SteveMoreland]

It displays 135

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________________________________ From: Botspot ***@***.***> Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 2:20 PM To: Botspot/pi-apps ***@***.***> Cc: SteveMoreland ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [Botspot/pi-apps] Tor Browser dies on start with no error message or log (Issue #2704) Okay, in that same terminal, trey running tor and after it exits back to the prompt, run echo $?. The output from this should be a number, 0 or 1. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#2704 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJZZX4VEEZX6AY24EKMYAGD2JQSITAVCNFSM6AAAAABUWJZMSOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDKNZWGA2TCOBWGQ>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[averagepi5user]

hey, i have a question. but first, i just looked your version of the rasperry pi up, and it says your cpu is 64bit. it could be that because of your OS. also, this has happend to me, your on the latest update. try running Tor in root with sudo startx or if your already are, change app permissions, because root can somtimes be the auto set "Owner" when downloading somthing.

[SteveMoreland]

Hi! Yeah, I tried running Tor as root (Sudo) and got a nasty pop-up saying that Tor should not be run as root! Thanks for the try 'tho.

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________________________________ From: averagepi5user ***@***.***> Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 6:26:27 AM To: Botspot/pi-apps ***@***.***> Cc: SteveMoreland ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [Botspot/pi-apps] Tor Browser dies on start with no error message or log (Issue #2704) hey, i have a question. but first, i just looked your version of the rasperry pi up, and it says your cpu is 64bit. it could be that because of your OS. also, this has happend to me, your on the latest update. try running Tor in root with sudo startx or if your already are, change app permissions, because root can somtimes be the auto set "Owner" when downloading somthing. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#2704 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AJZZX4S2KKQHPZQ6D5M3D432JUDOHAVCNFSM6AAAAABUWJZMSOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDKNZXGQZTQNBQHA>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[averagepi5user]

hey, thats unfortunate, and the Tor browser not opening and app Permission changes like, straight up not working, limits stuff i know. although, do you have a diffrent micro-sd card? thanking the rasperry-gods they included the pi-imager in the OS. if you do have one, install the 64-bit version of your current OS. As far as im aware, som ARM chips have limitations, wich makes running a 32-bit OS on a 64bit SoC, will make issues somwhere. (The maximum Efficency of these SoC's may be to blame)

Warning: i could be wrong, but if you do have a second micro-sd card and time, i think that it is worth a try
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_Cortex-A72