[Linux][PiOS] Version 1.73.89 - Error code: 5

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Description of the issue:

After installing the newest Brave update on my PiOS all of my tabs crash after a few seconds with just “Error code: 5” message. After clicking on the ‘update’ button in Brave today it started doing this behavior.

The browser is currently un-usable.

How can this issue be reproduced?

  1. Goto any tab/site/settings/etc
  2. Wait
  3. Crash

Brave Version( check About Brave):

Version 1.73.89 Chromium: 131.0.6778.69 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Additional Information:

Things I have tried. All giving the same error.

  • Reboot
  • Restart Brave
  • Disable Extensions
  • Disable Shields
  • Private
  • New Profile
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Workaround by downgrading to 1.71.123:

sudo apt install brave-browser=1.71.123

Edit: Temporary workaround :slight_smile:

Github Issues:

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Exact same issue, running: Version 1.73.91 Chromium: 131.0.6778.85 (Official Build) (64-bit) on a RPi5 w/ 8GB RAM.

Was running a SNAP install. Deleted and reinstalled without installing backed up profile (clean install). Same results.

Removed SNAP install and installed clean using APT. Same results.

I will cross my fingers, hold my mouth just right and try downgrading. Hope this works because Brave is my primary browser that I use for anything important. I’ll do another SNAP install and hope that my profiles from the previous install work.

(I submitted a request regarding this issue a couple of days ago, but it is still being held for review.)

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I have just discovered the same issue. rPi 5 on 64 Lite, only Cinnamon desktop installed on first boot. At first I thought I’d broken something. Did a full purge, fresh install, same problem. Got a new USB, flashed the same environment to be totally clean. Fresh Brave install via apt, same problem when launching brave. about 30 seconds and every page gives a error code 5. Did another image for rpi 64 lite with cinnamon but installed Brave via tasksel. Exact same problem.

I saw one post advising to install an earlier version. I’ll try that, but I’m guessing screw me up everytime I punch in sudo apt update…

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You can hold the package back from the upgrade command like so:

sudo apt-mark hold brave-browser

But make sure to run the following after the fix is in:

sudo apt-mark unhold brave-browser

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Thanks. Good advice.

My main problem is that my current install is a SNAP package. I need to delete that one and install an older version with APT GET. But I have not yet figured out how to export my settings from the SNAP install. Once I do that, downgrading and blocking upgrades would be my best option.

Honestly, though, I’m thinking that I may just abandon Brave altogether. IF they can’t get their crap together on this issue, what’s the point?

I don’t want to use Chromium (memory issues, as well). Definitely not Chrome. For some reason Firefox does not light me up, but maybe I should run with it. It seem to do quite well on my RPi5.

Maybe I’ll give Vivaldi a run. We’ll see.

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Sadly, it looks to me like it may be time to just ditch Brave. I really liked the browser, but it seems to have turned to crap.