[email protected]: > I was connected to the Internet, but with regard to answering the 2nd > question > there appears to be an ambiguity in the phrase "Tor was ready" when the > message > appeared, at least according to my understanding as described below. > > The normal sequence I have recorded when Tails boots up is that I have my > router > turned off so that I can setup my preferences in torrc, and run macchanger. > When I turn the router on, I get the following 3 messages in a small black > oval: > Note: I am starting to keep a log of the 24 hour time each occurs > 21:34:11 Connected to eth0 (i.e. Internet with regard to your question) > 21:34:11 Syncing the system clock > 21:35:50 Tor is Ready > > When Vidalia (Yellow status appears) I am monitoring the Message Log, The > Vidalia Control Panel, The Bandwidth and the Network Map with the results: > From the Message Log: > 21:35.52 (for both) Tor software is running and Connected to Tor Network > > 21:45:21 Vidalia Green (just under 10 minutes) > > The ambiguity mentioned above is due to the fact that two different events > are > reported with the same text message output: > 21:35:52 Connected to the Tor Network (from the Message Log) <----- This is > when > Vidalia is still in Yellow Status and No websites in Connection (Network Map) > 21:45:21 Connected to the Tor Network (from the Vidalia Control Panel Green > Status) <---- This is the real deal when the Bandwidth starts to paint > > I do not consider that "Tor is ready" until the Connection Map subpart of the > Network Map window is populated which took about 10 minutes in the above > sequence to occur. I consider that the above message at 21:35:50 for Tor is > Ready really indicates that the system clock has been successfully > synchronized, > and that the message at 21:35:52 Connected to Tor Network does not fully mean > that the Tor Network is actually ready or safe for a user to use at that > point > in time. > > I probably got the message due to my use case of not being connected to the > Internet while I was doing my standard setup as described with the router > off. > This may indicate that the launching of Tails Upgrader instead of being > launched > silently at the beginning of each working session should more properly be > tied > to the notion of being connected to Internet as you asked in your question. > I'm > guessing that the Tails Upgrader was already initiated during the time that > my > router was off, and that whatever state the Tails Upgrader was in when I > turned > on the router was what initiated the error message I experienced.
Thanks for the precise report. I raised the issue on our development list. It might be possible to improve on the logic of the Tails Upgrader launcher. See: https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2014-February/004900.html Could you also tell us when the error message of Tails Upgrader appears?
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