Trouble with MozillaVPN & Sway

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Greetings fellow humans,

first the most important part:

System:
  Kernel: 6.13.5-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
    root=UUID=4f6daea6-a2ff-4ab4-a434-889f33ac6278 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    quiet resume=UUID=217041b8-f661-43db-a316-c6f01e341459 loglevel=3 ibt=off
  Desktop: Sway v: 0.5 with: waybar tools: swayidle avail: swaylock vt: 1
    lm: greetd Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: Micro-Star model: X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) v: 3.0
    serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American
    Megatrends LLC. v: H.M0 date: 10/13/2023
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3+ gen: 3
    level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
    model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA201210
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB
    desc: 8x512 KiB L3: 96 MiB desc: 1x96 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3565 min/max: 550/4550 boost: enabled scaling:
    driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 3565 2: 3565 3: 3565
    4: 3565 5: 3565 6: 3565 7: 3565 8: 3565 9: 3565 10: 3565 11: 3565 12: 3565
    13: 3565 14: 3565 15: 3565 16: 3565 bogomips: 108797
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 32 [Radeon RX 7700 XT /
    7800 XT] vendor: ASRock driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-3
    code: Navi-3x process: TSMC n5 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4
    speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-2 empty: DP-1, DP-3, HDMI-A-1,
    Writeback-1 bus-ID: 2f:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:747e class-ID: 0300
  Display: wayland server: Xwayland v: 24.1.6 compositor: Sway v: 0.5
    driver: gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 1
  Monitor-1: DP-2 model: M40-144 serial: <filter> built: 2021 res:
    mode: 3440x1440 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 95 gamma: 1.2
    size: 926x387mm (36.46x15.24") diag: 995mm (39.2") modes: max: 3440x1440
    min: 720x400
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 layers: 8 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
    Radeon RX 7800 XT (RADV NAVI32) driver: N/A device-ID: 1002:747e
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM
    19.1.7 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
    surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
  API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends.
  Info: Tools: api: vulkaninfo gpu: lact wl: kanshi, swaymsg, wdisplays
    x11: xprop,xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 2f:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab30 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI X570-A PRO driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 31:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Corsair HS80 RGB Wireless Gaming Receiver
    driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 5-4:4 chip-ID: 1b1c:0a6b class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  API: ALSA v: k6.13.5-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api
    tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI X570-A PRO driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 27:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
    class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp39s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 7.73 TiB used: 456.77 GiB (5.8%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 1TB
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 33.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:4 vendor: Samsung
    model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 2B2QEXM7 temp: 27.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/nvme2n1 maj-min: 259:8 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD BLACK SN750 SE 1TB size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 711240WD temp: 27.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-4: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4B6Q scheme: GPT
  ID-5: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD50NMZW-59BCBS0 size: 4.55 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
    tech: HDD rpm: 4800 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4004 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 862.24 GiB size: 862.24 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 27.06 GiB (3.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 608 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 862.24 GiB size: 862.24 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 27.06 GiB (3.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 862.24 GiB size: 862.24 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 27.06 GiB (3.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 862.24 GiB size: 862.24 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 27.06 GiB (3.1%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 68.98 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
  ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 62.71 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 16
    dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 37.1 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 43.0 C
    mem: 62.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Info:
  Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 62.71 GiB used: 4.54 GiB (7.2%)
  Processes: 384 Power: uptime: 21m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 25.07 GiB services: upowerd Init: systemd
    v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1951 libs: 512 tools: pacseek,paru Compilers:
    clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 4.0.0
    running-in: foot inxi: 3.3.37
Garuda (2.7.1-1):
  System install date:     2025-03-01
  Last full system update: 2025-03-02 ↻
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
  Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
  Failed units:

So I’m using Sway with MozillaVPN right now. I have used MozillaVPN before with Fedora and before that with Garuda Gnome and in both cases it worked (sometimes better, sometimes worse) but this error I’m having now I never had (previous errors were more like “program won’t start” or "program won’t compile etc).

This is nmcli without the VPN:


enp39s0: verbunden to Kabelgebundene Verbindung 1
        "Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411"
        ethernet (r8169), 00:D8:61:9C:FD:B4, hw, mtu 1500
        ip4-Vorgabe, ip6-Vorgabe
        inet4 192.168.0.11/24
        route4 192.168.0.0/24 metric 100
        route4 default via 192.168.0.1 metric 100
        inet6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00::e197/128
        inet6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00:866e:727b:dd6b:2211/64
        inet6 fe80::bffd:e19f:dd06:da68/64
        route6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00::e197/128 metric 100
        route6 fe80::/64 metric 1024
        route6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00::/64 metric 100
        route6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00::/62 via fe80::eea9:40ff:fe78:3d71 metric 100
        route6 default via fe80::eea9:40ff:fe78:3d71 metric 100

lo: nicht verwaltet
        "lo"
        loopback (unknown), 00:00:00:00:00:00, sw, mtu 65536

DNS configuration:
        servers: 88.134.228.225 88.134.228.161
        interface: enp39s0

        servers: 2a02:8100:c0:239::4:1101 2a02:8100:c0:231::4:1101
        interface: enp39s0

And this is nmclie with the VPN:

enp39s0: verbunden to Kabelgebundene Verbindung 1
        "Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411"
        ethernet (r8169), 00:D8:61:9C:FD:B4, hw, mtu 1500
        ip4-Vorgabe, ip6-Vorgabe
        inet4 192.168.0.11/24
        route4 192.168.0.0/24 metric 100
        route4 default via 192.168.0.1 metric 100
        inet6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00::e197/128
        inet6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00:866e:727b:dd6b:2211/64
        inet6 fe80::bffd:e19f:dd06:da68/64
        route6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00::e197/128 metric 100
        route6 fe80::/64 metric 1024
        route6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00::/64 metric 100
        route6 2a02:8109:1b10:ac00::/62 via fe80::eea9:40ff:fe78:3d71 metric 100
        route6 default via fe80::eea9:40ff:fe78:3d71 metric 100

moz0: verbunden (extern) to moz0
        "moz0"
        wireguard, sw, mtu 1420
        inet4 10.135.93.43/32
        route4 10.64.0.1/32 metric 0
        route4 10.124.0.0/20 metric 0
        route4 default metric 0
        inet6 fc00:bbbb:bbbb:bb01:d:0:7:5d2b/64
        route6 fc00:bbbb:bbbb:bb01::/64 metric 256
        route6 fc00:bbbb:bbbb:bb01::1/128 metric 1024
        route6 default metric 1024

lo: nicht verwaltet
        "lo"
        loopback (unknown), 00:00:00:00:00:00, sw, mtu 65536

DNS configuration:
        servers: 88.134.228.225 88.134.228.161
        interface: enp39s0

        servers: 2a02:8100:c0:239::4:1101 2a02:8100:c0:231::4:1101
        interface: enp39s0

I know little of this, but looks fine to me. Unfortunately, it does not work. It can be enabled normally, but then I do not have internet anymore. It just doesn’t get through, nothing loads, over no program whatsoever. I thought maybe something wrong with the DNS or smth?

I was hoping someone who understands more of this, so more than nothing at all, might have some idea as to what could be the problem here.

Other than that, Sway looks great! Really nicely build.

Edit: Alright, it seems to be a general problem with the AUR-package. I just tried it on my laptop (running “pure” Arch Linux with Plasma) and the same problem occurs there. It occurs with the mozillavpn, mozillavpn-git and mozillavpn-bin package. Hmm…

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First → reboot
Garuda Assistent → DNS = default ?
You use a firewall ?
Which Router you have and which version (mozillavpn) you use “standard” , “bin” or git ?
And one question why you spend money for a app ?
There are free alternatives and of course better apps for money. (my mind)

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No change. DNS is default. No firewall activated. I tried all three mozillavpn-versions, all show the same behavior. Router is some Vodafone-cable-router. It works fine with Android btw.

Was mostly to support Mozilla as the last free alternative for a browser. But since I got it I use it quite frequently, too.

I put the question here, maybe someone else has the same problem.

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It may not help much, but have you tested the versions from the chaotic-aur?

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yeah, unfortunately doesn’t work.

It’s probably a mozillavpn-problem anyway and has nothing to do with Garuda, so I’ll try my luck in the AUR discussion. :wink: Thanks for the replies guys!

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