Can't restore sync functionality
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Hey!
I am currently trying to restore sync functionality but with no success. I created a ~/.firedragon/firedragon.overrides.cfg file and added:
unlockPref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled","");
pref("identity.fxaccounts.enabled",true);
unlockPref("identity.sync.tokenserver.uri", "");
pref("identity.sync.tokenserver.uri", "https://<privateURI>/token/1.0/sync/1.5")
After restarting FireDragon I have the "Sign In" Button back, but nothing happens after I log in. What am I missing here?
BR
parsi
Hey there, I'm quite sure there are more values to change when trying to enable accounts & syncing.
I would advise to subsequently trying to find out which ones are needed by commenting out the main firedragon.cfg in /usr/lib/firedragon :)
Syncing functionality is back since the latest build. We don't use Mozillas servers however, instead our own selfhosted syncserver is utilized. It's easy enough to change this back to Mozillas servers though, have a look at this commit for reference.
By default, syncing isn't working for me. I don't have any ~/.firedragon/*.cfg as of yet.
I sign into sync but the menu never says I'm signed in and I don't have any of by bookmarks I had synced from Firefox. This is the first time I'm using Firedragon.
Hey there, it seems you found a bug as I could replicate this behaviour. Weird thing though, it was fixed for a time after adding this commit ๐ I'll try to find out what's happening at the weekend.
The issue has been fixed today! :)
I think I have the new version but FireDragon still says "Sync and save data" when I check if I am signed into Firefox sync.
Version 96.0.1 is the current version, although 96 already had the changes. Do you build the browser yourself or do you get it from Chaotic-AUR?
I'm using Chaotic-AUR.
ฮป pacman -Ss firedragon
chaotic-aur/firedragon 96.0-2 [installed]
Librewolf fork build using custom branding, settings & KDE patches by OpenSUSE
Are there any .pacsave/.pacnew files by chance? Could you try creating a fresh profile and trying to sign in with this? That is how I tested if logging in works.
I don't think I have any .pacsave/.pacnew files. I tried pacdiff -o. How do I do a new profile?
Enter about:profiles, click create new and then start this profile :)
I tested with a brand new profile and I still couldn't verify I was signed in. Same thing as in this image. #4 (comment)
Okay, very weird. I'll dig a little deeper, thanks for your time! :)
Hey there, sorry for bothering but im also having this issue and whenever i sign in, nothing happens. I tried running firedragon in troubleshoot mode and signing in and it worked but when i go out of troubleshoot mode, nothing is syncing and idk why?
Oh and i can't access ~/.firedragon/firedragon.overrides.cfg for some odd reason.
Okay, that's a helpful comment I guess. It's on my to-do list, I'm just pretty busy with real life atm ๐
The overrides file needs to be created, it's not present by default ๐
Ahh I understand, I found a workaround by downloading Firefox, syncing everything, and transferring my Firefox profile to Firedragon and that helped restore everything. Syncing is still having a problem though but hopefully, it will be fixed someday.
Could you try removing the ClearURLs addon and trying to login then?
Hey I can try that tommawow, I'm on windows and I need to go to Linux soon once I'm done.
@dr460nf1r3 , Yes, disabling ClearURLs allowed me to login to Firefox Sync.
So the config wasn't the culprit after all, very good to know! That also means we will need to remove this addon from the browser, can't have something breaking basic functionality. Thanks for being patient and reporting back, cheers! ๐ธ