Whonix Tor Browser 13.0.15 is very slow starting

[Ulrich Windl]

Hi!


With the current updates Tor Browser in Whonix takes very long to
display a local file
(file:///usr/share/doc/homepage/whonix-welcome-page/whonix.html).

The Browser Console had to say:

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Browser Console Mode
Parent process only(Fast)
Multiprocess(Slower)
1716504658322    addons.xpi    WARN    Checking
/home/user/.tb/tor-browser/Browser/distribution/extensions for addons
1716504658488 addons.webextension.{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}
WARN    Loading extension '{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}':
Reading manifest: "applications" property ignored and overridden by
"browser_specific_settings"
1716504659021 addons.webextension.{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}
WARN    Loading extension '{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}':
Reading manifest: "applications" property ignored and overridden by
"browser_specific_settings"
1716504659092 addons.webextension.{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}
WARN    Loading extension '{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}':
Reading manifest: "applications" property ignored and overridden by
"browser_specific_settings"
SecurityLevel: Listening for messages from NoScript. SecurityLevel.jsm:251
SecurityLevel: Initializing security-prefs.js SecurityLevel.jsm:352
SecurityLevel: security-prefs.js initialization complete
SecurityLevel.jsm:386
TorConnect: init() TorConnect.sys.mjs:866:15
TorConnect: Entering Initial state TorConnect.sys.mjs:197:13
TorConnect: Try transitioning from Initial to Disabled
TorConnect.sys.mjs:835:15
TorConnect: Exited Initial state TorConnect.sys.mjs:202:15
TorConnect: Entering Disabled state TorConnect.sys.mjs:197:13
1716504659709 addons.webextension.{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}
WARN    Loading extension '{73a6fe31-595d-460b-a920-fcc0f8843232}':
Reading manifest: "applications" property ignored and overridden by
"browser_specific_settings"
TorError: GETINFO circuit-status -> 510 Command filtered
TorControlPort.sys.mjs:316:5
unreachable code after return statement
RemoteWebNavigation.sys.mjs:82:4
NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED: Component returned failure code: 0x80004001
(NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) [nsIAppStartup.secondsSinceLastOSRestart]
    _collectStartupConditionsTelemetry
resource:///modules/BrowserGlue.sys.mjs:1800
    BG__onFirstWindowLoaded resource:///modules/BrowserGlue.sys.mjs:1912
    BG_observe resource:///modules/BrowserGlue.sys.mjs:1132
    _delayedStartup chrome://browser/content/browser.js:2132
BrowserGlue.sys.mjs:1809:15
Sending message that cannot be cloned. Are you trying to send an XPCOM
object? ConduitsChild.sys.mjs:59:19
holder.deserialize is not a function ExtensionChild.sys.mjs:180
    emit resource://gre/modules/ExtensionChild.sys.mjs:180
    recvRuntimeMessage resource://gre/modules/ExtensionChild.sys.mjs:383
    _recv resource://gre/modules/ConduitsChild.sys.mjs:77
    receiveMessage resource://gre/modules/ConduitsChild.sys.mjs:189
Error: Could not get children of
file(/home/user/.tb/tor-browser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Browser/profile.default/thumbnails)
because it does not exist PromiseWorker.sys.mjs:102
Sending message that cannot be cloned. Are you trying to send an XPCOM
object? ConduitsChild.sys.mjs:59:19
holder.deserialize is not a function ExtensionChild.sys.mjs:180
    emit resource://gre/modules/ExtensionChild.sys.mjs:180
    recvRuntimeMessage resource://gre/modules/ExtensionChild.sys.mjs:383
    _recv resource://gre/modules/ConduitsChild.sys.mjs:77
    receiveMessage resource://gre/modules/ConduitsChild.sys.mjs:189
    sendSyncMessage
moz-extension://e0d0f7c7-cbc3-4b22-9a66-308e8d9c05f4/nscl/common/SyncMessage.js:244
    refetch
moz-extension://e0d0f7c7-cbc3-4b22-9a66-308e8d9c05f4/content/staticNS.js:124
    fetchLikeNoTomorrow
moz-extension://e0d0f7c7-cbc3-4b22-9a66-308e8d9c05f4/content/staticNS.js:139
    <anonymous>
moz-extension://e0d0f7c7-cbc3-4b22-9a66-308e8d9c05f4/content/syncFetchPolicy.js:223
    <anonymous>
moz-extension://e0d0f7c7-cbc3-4b22-9a66-308e8d9c05f4/content/syncFetchPolicy.js:227
    inject resource://gre/modules/ExtensionContent.sys.mjs:581
    AsyncFunctionNext self-hosted:852
HTTPS-Only Mode: Not upgrading insecure request
“http://ocsp.digicert.com/” because it is exempt.

Key event not available on GTK2: key=“u” modifiers=“accel shift”
id=“new-identity-key” browser.xhtml
Key event not available on some keyboard layouts: key=“r”
modifiers=“accel,alt” id=“key_toggleReaderMode” browser.xhtml
Key event not available on some keyboard layouts: key=“i”
modifiers=“accel,alt,shift” id=“key_browserToolbox” browser.xhtml
Clipboard changed: private true, hash
TCRjGHOrB210mKKjQ27JGSWpjFTdLyuchLL5a7HkORU=. BrowserGlue.sys.mjs:218:19
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Regards,

Ulrich