Electrum 4.5.0: Icon is still in bright red color and "Not connected"

tUnes3

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Quote from: ghost43 on January 20, 2024, 01:43:40 AM

You can see in the network overview that the client managed to connect to 9 servers ("connected nodes"). The red orb means that it could not connect to the main server selected.
I can also see that "select server automatically" is unchecked, meaning the client won't try any other server as main server. I guess that server is offline though.
So you should either enable automatic selection, or manually select another server.

Thanks for your explanation.

I have noted that there aren't many Tor onion servers available for connection.

ghost43

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You can see in the network overview that the client managed to connect to 9 servers ("connected nodes"). The red orb means that it could not connect to the main server selected.
I can also see that "select server automatically" is unchecked, meaning the client won't try any other server as main server. I guess that server is offline though.
So you should either enable automatic selection, or manually select another server.

tUnes3

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Quote from: Husna QA on January 19, 2024, 11:29:15 PM

Have you tried ..... turning off the "Use proxy" settings?

If I un-check/un-tick the box next to Use Proxy, the box next to Use Tor proxy at port 9050 is automatically un-checked/un-ticked.

Conclusion: I have no choice but to leave the boxes next to Use Tor proxy at port 9050 and Use Proxy checked/ticked.

Quote from: Husna QA on January 19, 2024, 11:29:15 PM

Have you tried using the automatic server option

When I check/tick the box next to Select server automatically, the bright red icon in the bottom right hand corner changes to blue and the balance of my BTC coins is displayed next to the bright green icon in the bottom left hand corner.

Conclusion: It is mandatory for the user to check/tick the box next to Select server automatically when one is using Tor as proxy

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Quote from: tUnes3 on January 19, 2024, 10:45:30 PM

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To launch Electrum, I run the following command in a terminal:

Code:

python3 Electrum-4.5.0/run_electrum

I guess there is a small bug in the software, yes?

In old versions of Electrum, the icon would have changed to a bright blue color when it is connected to the nodes.

Have you tried using the automatic server option and turning off the "Use proxy" settings?
As far as I know, if the network is connected and using Tor, the orb color is blue, while if it is not using Tor, the color is green.

I haven't tried using Electrum through Tor. Maybe the guide at the following link can help you:
https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tor.html#linux

tUnes3

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My device has an Intel 12th generation CPU and Debian Bookworm is installed with the updated stable kernel version linux-image-6.1.0-16-amd64 (=6.1.67-1).

The version of Electrum that I use is Electrum-4.5.0.tar.gz

The following dependencies are installed:

Code:

sudo apt install python3-pyqt5 libsecp256k1-dev python3-cryptography

In addition, I installed the following packages as well:

Code:

sudo apt install tor torsocks

To launch Electrum, I run the following command in a terminal:

Code:

python3 Electrum-4.5.0/run_electrum

I guess there is a small bug in the software, yes?

In old versions of Electrum, the icon would have changed to a bright blue color when it is connected to the nodes.

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