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Title: No block available.. have read several threads now... this can't be a +EV omen
Post by: YO!!!!what is this on December 28, 2013, 06:02:35 am
I bought shares on cryptsy and downloaded the wallet, even followed the instructions for adding nodes... and still nothing many hours later, "no block source available".

Someone please offer precise instructions for getting my wallet set up.  Love the idea, have already invested, would like to see this actually be something real.
Title: Re: No block available.. have read several threads now... this can't be a +EV omen
Post by: bytemaster on December 28, 2013, 08:39:33 am
I bought shares on cryptsy and downloaded the wallet, even followed the instructions for adding nodes... and still nothing many hours later, "no block source available".

Someone please offer precise instructions for getting my wallet set up.  Love the idea, have already invested, would like to see this actually be something real.

Usually if you give it time it will connect, if you quit and restart it often then it may cause problems.   I have started a bounty to improve the user experience for those downloading the PTS wallet and getting connected.  Once you are connected the first time it will work after that.


https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=1715.0
Title: Re: No block available.. have read several threads now... this can't be a +EV omen
Post by: zvs on December 28, 2013, 02:05:33 pm
If it's saying no block source is available, then you aren't connected to any peers

which means you aren't using addnode properly, or aren't using addnode on the correct nodes

i am at 337/900 connections right now
Title: Re: No block available.. have read several threads now... this can't be a +EV omen
Post by: YO!!!!what is this on December 29, 2013, 01:14:01 am
Okay thanks.  I inputted the addnodes that were listed in the other thread, but to no avail.

Could you please tell me exactly how to input addnodes that will work?
Title: Re: No block available.. have read several threads now... this can't be a +EV omen
Post by: toast on December 29, 2013, 01:19:23 am
I just set up a new seed node, try typing:

Code: [Select]
addnode 162.243.197.231 add
In the debug console.
Title: Re: No block available.. have read several threads now... this can't be a +EV omen
Post by: zvs on December 29, 2013, 03:21:01 am
Okay thanks.  I inputted the addnodes that were listed in the other thread, but to no avail.

Could you please tell me exactly how to input addnodes that will work?

which addnodes were those?

you obv didnt look too hard, not my fault that the stickied post is shit
Title: Re: No block available.. have read several threads now... this can't be a +EV omen
Post by: prophetx on January 02, 2014, 05:55:53 pm
I just set up a new seed node, try typing:

Code: [Select]
addnode 162.243.197.231 add
In the debug console.

hope this works... i am surprised 2 months in i am having trouble getting nodes
Title: Re: No block available.. have read several threads now... this can't be a +EV omen
Post by: ripplexiaoshan on January 02, 2014, 11:42:20 pm
Use the new wallet with node embedded inside:
http://the-iland.net/static/downloads/ProtoShares-0.4.0.zip