Sparrow Wallet not connecting to Start9 Device for Private Electrum

json10 · July 14, 2024, 2:43pm

Hi All,

When I run the “Test Connection” in Sparrow Wallet I get this error.

“Could not connect:
Socket closed”

I run the host name and port, with multiple restarts. No luck in getting the wallet connected to the start 9. Any ideas to please help?

Gloriana · July 14, 2024, 7:17pm

Hello!

What OS are you on? And what is your hardware?

also, just to make sure, are you following this guide?

github.com

Start9Labs/electrs-startos/blob/master/docs/integrations/sparrow/guide.md

# Sparrow Integration Setup

1. Open Sparrow and go to "File -> Preferences -> Server" or if you are running Sparrow for the first time, proceed through the introduction until the screen below. Then select "Configure Server":

   ![Configure Server](./assets/sparrow0.png)

1. On the following screen, select "Private Electrum Server":

   ![Electrum Server](./assets/sparrow1.png)

1. Enter your electrs Hostname and Port (found in StartOS's electrs service page, under "Properties"):

   ![Server Setup](./assets/sparrow2.png)

1. Click "Test Connection":

   ![Test](./assets/sparrow3.png)

1. You should see the success message below, then you may return to your wallet by pressing "Close", or proceed to "Create New Wallet" if you haven't done so yet:

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json10 · July 14, 2024, 7:39pm

I’m on windows 10. Start9 server one. I ran through the guide with host and port #.

Jesse · July 15, 2024, 1:48am

Often the problem is TOR. verify that you can access your StartOS server / other services via TOR. Check the TOR log for errors on your StartOS server. System → Insights → TOR logs. If you find TOR is not working on your server you can restart TOR at System → Manage → Experimental Features → Reset TOR.

json10 · July 15, 2024, 2:35am

Thanks for this and I ran through the TOR check. I can access through .onion. I’m still getting, “Could not connect: SOCKS server general failure. Check if the proxy server is running.”

StuPleb · July 15, 2024, 11:00am

The error is very specific to Tor.

Are you running Tor in the background in Windows? Or are you relying on the inbuilt Sparrow Tor connection? It sounds like you’re running both at the same time.

In Windows you MUST choose one or the other.

If you’re running Tor in the background as a service, in Sparrow you have to choose Proxy at the time of setting up the connection and add 127.0.0.1 as the host and 9050 as the port. Then completely close out Sparrow and wait. Then open it again, and it will not try to open Tor itself, and instead use the system service.