Hey there.. I am running dragon zen 5.11.16, brave 1.19.92 and can't get the thing to sync.. sync is working on all of my other devices. I have tried uninstalling, removing .config and .cache dirs, reinstalling, and re-enabling sync chain. No luck.
Any logs and/or output when running in a terminal?
What is different between the working and non-working systems?
Have you checked upstream for any issues?
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This is from brave://sync-internals:
Summary
Summary
| Transport State | Initializing |
|---|---|
| Disable Reasons | None |
| Sync Feature Enabled | true |
| Setup In Progress | false |
| Auth Error | Connection failed (-2). since 2021-05-04 19:06:33 -04 |
Version Info
| Client Version | Brave Browser Linux 88.1.19.92 (6579930fc53b4dc589c042bec9d0a3778326974d-refs/branch-heads/4324@{#2106}) unknown |
|---|---|
| Server URL | https://sync-v2.brave.com/v2 |
Identity
| Sync Client ID | Uninitialized |
|---|---|
| Invalidator Client ID | Uninitialized |
| Username | [email protected] |
| Is Primary | true |
Credentials
| Requested Token | n/a |
|---|---|
| Received Token Response | n/a |
| Last Token Request Result | OK |
| Has Token | true |
| Next Token Request | not scheduled |
Local State
| Server Connection | server error since 2021-05-04 19:06:33 -04 |
|---|---|
| Last Synced | Never |
| Sync First-Time Setup Complete | true |
| Sync Cycle Ongoing | false |
| Local Sync Backend Enabled | false |
| Local Backend Path | Uninitialized |
Network
| Throttled or Backoff | false |
|---|---|
| Retry Time | Uninitialized |
| Notifications Enabled | false |
Encryption
| Explicit Passphrase | false |
|---|---|
| Passphrase Required | false |
| Cryptographer Ready To Encrypt | false |
| Cryptographer Has Pending Keys | false |
| Encrypted Types | Uninitialized |
| Has Keystore Key | false |
| Keystore Migration Time | Uninitialized |
| Passphrase Type | Uninitialized |
| Passphrase Time | Uninitialized |
Status from Last Completed Session
| Sync Source | Uninitialized |
|---|---|
| GetKey Step Result | Uninitialized |
| Download Step Result | Uninitialized |
| Commit Step Result | Uninitialized |
Running Totals
| Notifications Received | 0 |
|---|---|
| Updates Downloaded | 0 |
| Tombstone Updates | 0 |
| Reflected Updates | 0 |
| Successful Commits | 0 |
| Conflicts Resolved: Client Wins | 0 |
| Conflicts Resolved: Server Wins | 0 |
Transient Counters (this cycle)
| Encryption Conflicts | 0 |
|---|---|
| Hierarchy Conflicts | 0 |
| Server Conflicts | 0 |
| Committed Items | 0 |
Transient Counters (last cycle of last completed session)
| Updates Downloaded | 0 |
|---|---|
| Committed Count | 0 |
| Entries | 0 |
Based on the client not being recognized.. is this because my chain is v2.. my other browsers on V1.23.75 (Apr 28, 2021)
Yep that was it.. sorry.. grabbed mainline pkg brave-bin instead and got the latest ver.. as indicated here under Arch section: Installing Brave on Linux | Brave Browser
I had originally just done a sudo pacman -S brave which brought me the older ver now incompatible with v2 sync it seems.
The versions of brave and brave-bin in the AUR are the same, so if this is coming from ChaoticAUR then it might need a rebuild.
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I'm on 1.23.73 - on this system I am running brave-bin though...
I had a similar problem a few months back so I created a new sync chain and it started working fine. If your sync chain is V1 (prior to Aug. 2020) you should go ahead and create a new chain to upgrade to V2. Brave Sync Version 2 Now Available for Desktop and Android Users
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