PockeTor - Tor browser on Pocketbook (FW5+)

ezdiy · 12-16-2019, 05:12 PM

Works only on modern PB gens (FW5). Unpack PockeTor-v*.zip from github into applications/ on main storage, and run @Pocketor app. Once bootstrap says is 100% done, you can type in url/select bookmark.

People behind fascist firewalls that block standard Tor entry guards may need to get a bridge and put it into torrc. Only classic bridges, domain fronting etc bridges won't work, as there's no helper for that.

jelbo · 12-17-2019, 02:42 PM

Amazing work, once again. Thanks for sharing.

nhedgehog · 02-04-2020, 10:33 AM

Running perfect on PB631 actual firmware.
Only thing I miss is having tor using other bookmarks and cookies than the normal browser, which is probably doable by renaming some files via script.

nhedgehog · 02-05-2020, 03:41 AM

Got the bookmarks changing working by changing the startup script:
PockeTor.app

Code:

#!/bin/sh
BOOKMARKS=/mnt/ext1/system/browser.sqlite
mv $BOOKMARKS $BOOKMARKS.standard
if [ -f "$BOOKMARKS.tor" ]; then \cp $BOOKMARKS.tor $BOOKMARKS; fi
 
DIR=$(dirname "$0")/pocketor
if ! sudo /sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 up; then
	if ! /mnt/secure/su /sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0 up; then
		dialog 3 "" "Your device doesn't support loopback interface. You'll need to root it." "OK"
		exit
	fi
fi

echo "PockeTor starting" > $DIR/notices.txt
$DIR/tor -f $DIR/torrc
export LD_PRELOAD=$DIR/proxy.so
export GET_PROXY=socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
export SET_APPNAME=PockeTor
function monitor() {
	while [ -e /proc/$1 ]; do
		sleep 1
	done
  \cp $BOOKMARKS $BOOKMARKS.tor
  \cp $BOOKMARKS.standard $BOOKMARKS
	killall tor
}
monitor $$ &
exec /ebrmain/bin/browser.app file://$DIR/start.html

neil_swann80 · 10-17-2024, 04:12 AM

Is there a way to automatically load a specific page once tor has connected?

EDIT:
Looks like you can add a redirect at the end of the flicker function in the script section of pocketor/start.html

Code:

window.location.replace("https://example.com");

orontee · 10-18-2024, 01:13 AM

A closed sources Tor browser. Looks like a joke...

neil_swann80 · 10-18-2024, 03:13 AM

I certainly would have preferred to be able to view the included tor binary.

https://github.com/ezdiy/PockeTor
The makefile shows it's pulled from the official tor project site however.

I don't plan on using it for anything other than accessing sites blocked by some ISPs. I'm not relying on it for security/privacy, so it meets my needs.

12-16-2019, 05:12 PM	#1
ezdiy Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 156515 Join Date: Oct 2019 Device: KT, KPW4, PB740-2	PockeTor - Tor browser on Pocketbook (FW5+) Works only on modern PB gens (FW5). Unpack PockeTor-v.zip from github into applications/* on main storage, and run @Pocketor app. Once bootstrap says is 100% done, you can type in url/select bookmark. People behind fascist firewalls that block standard Tor entry guards may need to get a bridge and put it into torrc. Only classic bridges, domain fronting etc bridges won't work, as there's no helper for that. Last edited by ezdiy; 12-16-2019 at 05:20 PM. Reason: censorship

10-17-2024, 04:12 AM	#5
neil_swann80 0000000000101010 Posts: 5,871 Karma: 12981955 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3]	Is there a way to automatically load a specific page once tor has connected? EDIT: Looks like you can add a redirect at the end of the flicker function in the script section of pocketor/start.html Code: window.location.replace("https://example.com"); Last edited by neil_swann80; 10-17-2024 at 11:45 AM.

10-18-2024, 03:13 AM	#7
neil_swann80 0000000000101010 Posts: 5,871 Karma: 12981955 Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: An island off the coast of Ireland Device: PB632 [HD3]	I certainly would have preferred to be able to view the included tor binary. https://github.com/ezdiy/PockeTor The makefile shows it's pulled from the official tor project site however. I don't plan on using it for anything other than accessing sites blocked by some ISPs. I'm not relying on it for security/privacy, so it meets my needs. Last edited by neil_swann80; 10-18-2024 at 05:17 AM.

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