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Title: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: alexkravets on August 28, 2014, 05:35:35 pm
Slow sync always crashes around block 300,000.

All that is required is for devs to reproduce the crash is to simply run a virgin install on ANY Win 7 machine.

Going back to 0.4.8-a/b is NOT an option because of the hard fork.
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: Riverhead on August 28, 2014, 05:40:36 pm
Check out this thread:


https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=7823

Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: alexkravets on August 28, 2014, 05:49:25 pm
Not worried about loss of funds or health of the core network, simply stating that as of this time BTSX bank/exchange is unavailable to Windows users.

Funds maybe safe but unless you runout and buy a Mac your funds are effectively FROZEN
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: Riverhead on August 28, 2014, 05:56:25 pm
Point taken.  0.4.9-a.exe released.


https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=7824.0;topicseen



Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: alexkravets on August 28, 2014, 06:37:55 pm
0.4.9-a has the same crash just short of block 300,000
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: doxymoron on August 28, 2014, 07:44:33 pm
0.4.9-a has the same crash just short of block 300,000

I just got .4.9.a to sync fully in Windows.  Will see if it stays working.
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: oco101 on August 28, 2014, 07:49:16 pm
0.4.9-a has the same crash just short of block 300,000

I removed all files except wallet, and sync again and it works now I have 8 connections. No crash since either.
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: biophil on August 28, 2014, 08:07:00 pm
0.4.9-a has the same crash just short of block 300,000

I just got .4.9.a to sync fully in Windows.  Will see if it stays working.

Me too, clean install, brand-new account. I got it to sync all the way, registered my new account, and then started poking around the bitUSD market and before I could place any orders it crashed. Crash report sent, now I'll see if I can get the client going again...
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: biophil on August 28, 2014, 08:09:00 pm
0.4.9-a has the same crash just short of block 300,000

I just got .4.9.a to sync fully in Windows.  Will see if it stays working.

Me too, clean install, brand-new account. I got it to sync all the way, registered my new account, and then started poking around the bitUSD market and before I could place any orders it crashed. Crash report sent, now I'll see if I can get the client going again...

Got it started again, it is rescanning the blockchain (I didn't ask it to; is that normal?), and I ran debug_list_errors and got "no errors."

I'm able to place orders on the exchange. No more crashes yet...
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: alexkravets on August 28, 2014, 11:47:54 pm
Here's a recipe that ended up working:

1. Uninstall the old version
2. Wipe out old AppData/Roaming/BitShare X directory AFTER you backed up your wallet
3. Start the sync but do NOT import your old wallet until the sync is complete
4. Import your old wallet.

File -> Quit after step 4 hangs indefinitely
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: Ggozzo on August 29, 2014, 12:03:41 am
Here's a recipe that ended up working:

1. Uninstall the old version
2. Wipe out old AppData/Roaming/BitShare X directory
3. Start the sync but do NOT import your old wallet until the sync is complete
4. Import your old wallet.

File -> Quit after step 4 hangs indefinitely

Just did this on two machines and it worked. I had to wipe everything, including wallet folder. I didn't import until sync was done, then rescan the blockchain.

Everything is good now!

Don't wipe your AppData\Roaming folder unless you backed up your wallet or copied the privatekey somewhere!
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: cike on August 29, 2014, 01:09:31 am
0.4.8 - b on the margin of return amount, I can't find it on the 0.4.9
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: joele on August 29, 2014, 02:36:33 am
The download link on http://bitshares-x.info is not updated to 0.4.9-a yet
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: cike on August 29, 2014, 08:56:38 am
oh I download is 0.4.9 - a
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: CalabiYau on August 29, 2014, 11:53:01 am
0.4.9a is working here without severe bugs on Win7/64. (first version ever - surprise  8))

However the syncing issues were significantly reduced on linux & win7 if the client is connected via ethernet cable instead of the wifi box. Don`t know if it is a local issue but no big deal to give it a try.
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: xeroc on August 29, 2014, 11:58:17 am
Wifi shouldnt be an issue .. the wallet doesnt know about your type of connection... you access point might have an issue with 100+ connections
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: Riverhead on August 29, 2014, 12:13:52 pm


I deleted everything, including moving my wallet directory out (may not have mattered) from the %AppData%\Bitshares X directory by doing a shift-delete on the directory. Relaunched 0.4.9-a.exe. It seemed to sync much faster with a nice fresh AppData\BitShares directory and once sync'd I copied my default wallet back in and it's been stable ever since. All my cash is finally accounted for. There are still a couple "UNKNOWNS" in my transaction history but all my balances are correct.


This was after spending nearly all day yesterday refreshing, reinstalling, etc. Nothing seemed to work until I deleted the AppData data directory.

Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: Troglodactyl on August 29, 2014, 01:10:29 pm
It's much more stable running it once it's synced.  To get synced on Windows with 0.4.9a, try going to the bin directory and running bitshares_client instead of BitSharesX.  That will run the console version only, which seems to handle syncing better than with the GUI.
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: Riverhead on August 29, 2014, 01:19:21 pm
It's much more stable running it once it's synced.  To get synced on Windows with 0.4.9a, try going to the bin directory and running bitshares_client instead of BitSharesX.  That will run the console version only, which seems to handle syncing better than with the GUI.


This is a fantastic suggestion.  +5%
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: Thiball on August 29, 2014, 02:10:14 pm
It's working for me.

Win 8.1 and it runs perfectly since the last update.
Title: Re: Windows users left behind: Hard forking 0.4.9 version won't work on ANY Win7 box
Post by: _draven on August 29, 2014, 02:41:56 pm
0.4.9-a has the same crash just short of block 300,000

I removed all files except wallet, and sync again and it works now I have 8 connections. No crash since either.

It worked for me in Windows 7 x64 and wallet 0.4.9-a
It took a while to disappear "not connected" but then synchronized, then "wallet_rescan_blockchain" and then everything OK:
- correct balances
- no "UNKNOWNS"