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Main => Technical Support => Topic started by: bit4bit on November 26, 2013, 10:43:05 pm

Title: No block source available
Post by: bit4bit on November 26, 2013, 10:43:05 pm
I've been keeping my wallet open for a few days hoping that it will finish syncing.  But nothing happened and the message "no block source available" keeps showing on the bottom.  Is this normal?   Any idea what I should do to speed up the syncing process?
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: Amazon on November 27, 2013, 12:42:56 am
try "addnode 168.63.12.227:80 add" in the debug window.
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: fav on November 27, 2013, 07:35:29 am
http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=912.0 look, there's a sticky!
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: bit4bit on November 30, 2013, 06:26:43 am
Thanks for the help, but nothing works.  I've added all kind of nodes that were posted in the forum, but it won't work either way.  Right now I feel like giving up as I had various problems on my mac with the wallet.  Maybe I'll be buying a linux computer.  Looks like it is not really made for mac.
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: bytemaster on November 30, 2013, 08:29:39 am
Thanks for the help, but nothing works.  I've added all kind of nodes that were posted in the forum, but it won't work either way.  Right now I feel like giving up as I had various problems on my mac with the wallet.  Maybe I'll be buying a linux computer.  Looks like it is not really made for mac.

I use it on a mac without problem.   There are bugs with Mavericks though. 

162.243.67.4   
162.243.45.158
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: misterchef on December 06, 2013, 12:41:47 am
I have the same problem.

Mavericks is probably the worst version of osx ( imo )
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: free2be on January 07, 2014, 11:46:06 am
sorry I'm band brand new just got the protoshares mac wallet i read this but I can't get the comand line to add the node:

ProtoShares-Qt-0.2.0.app -addnode=168.63.12.227

i did get it to the directory. Also I can't for the life of me find the config file

please help so I can get it to connect to the block source. Thanks
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: barwizi on January 07, 2014, 11:57:57 am
the correct syntax is
Code: [Select]
addnode 168.63.12.227 add

please post questions in the tech support board, it makes it easier for us to track and faster for us to respond to your queries
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: ripplexiaoshan on January 07, 2014, 08:52:01 pm
Adding nodes doesn't work for 0.2.0 version wallet sometimes. Win version user can resolve it by updating to the latest  0.4.0 version wallet, but it seems Mac OS version is still 0.2.0, hope the developer can update it as soon as possible.   
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: mint chocolate chip on January 11, 2014, 06:52:09 pm
I am having the dreaded No block source available problem.

I am using Protoshares version v0.8.5.0-unk-beta
When I first set it up a few weeks ago I had this issue but it resolved itself after I added nodes through help->debug->console. It was working and then I joined ypool to take a crack at mining, but ever since then I have not been able to get Protoshares to update. I don't know if that is related, I retried adding a few nodes including addnode 168.63.12.227 add which returns an error:Noode already added. I have tried restarting the client and leaving it on for long periods of time, and tried using the client with the ypool thing off all with no luck. thanks in advance for any suggestions?
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: arcke on January 11, 2014, 06:57:43 pm
I am having the dreaded No block source available problem.

I am using Protoshares version v0.8.5.0-unk-beta
When I first set it up a few weeks ago I had this issue but it resolved itself after I added nodes through help->debug->console. It was working and then I joined ypool to take a crack at mining, but ever since then I have not been able to get Protoshares to update. I don't know if that is related, I retried adding a few nodes including addnode 168.63.12.227 add which returns an error:Noode already added. I have tried restarting the client and leaving it on for long periods of time, and tried using the client with the ypool thing off all with no luck. thanks in advance for any suggestions?

Can you try to use the client mentioned in https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=1936.msg22333#msg22333 by ripplexiaoshan?
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: testz on January 13, 2014, 05:28:45 pm
I am having the dreaded No block source available problem.

I am using Protoshares version v0.8.5.0-unk-beta
When I first set it up a few weeks ago I had this issue but it resolved itself after I added nodes through help->debug->console. It was working and then I joined ypool to take a crack at mining, but ever since then I have not been able to get Protoshares to update. I don't know if that is related, I retried adding a few nodes including addnode 168.63.12.227 add which returns an error:Noode already added. I have tried restarting the client and leaving it on for long periods of time, and tried using the client with the ypool thing off all with no luck. thanks in advance for any suggestions?

168.63.12.227 has changed IP, instead IP please use DNS name: cryptoseed.cloudapp.net
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=355.msg2864#msg2864
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: Giga on January 13, 2014, 08:03:35 pm
I am having the dreaded No block source available problem.

I am using Protoshares version v0.8.5.0-unk-beta
When I first set it up a few weeks ago I had this issue but it resolved itself after I added nodes through help->debug->console. It was working and then I joined ypool to take a crack at mining, but ever since then I have not been able to get Protoshares to update. I don't know if that is related, I retried adding a few nodes including addnode 168.63.12.227 add which returns an error:Noode already added. I have tried restarting the client and leaving it on for long periods of time, and tried using the client with the ypool thing off all with no luck. thanks in advance for any suggestions?

168.63.12.227 has changed IP, instead IP please use DNS name: cryptoseed.cloudapp.net
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=355.msg2864#msg2864

i tried this and it worked , but my client is now "syncing wiht network" but so damn so this might take a month lol !
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: testz on January 13, 2014, 08:09:47 pm
...

168.63.12.227 has changed IP, instead IP please use DNS name: cryptoseed.cloudapp.net
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=355.msg2864#msg2864

i tried this and it worked , but my client is now "syncing wiht network" but so damn so this might take a month lol !

Don't worry it's will take maximum 1 hour to sync all blocks from scratch.
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: Giga on January 13, 2014, 08:18:39 pm
Fingers crossed :)

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: mint chocolate chip on January 16, 2014, 03:06:13 am
...

168.63.12.227 has changed IP, instead IP please use DNS name: cryptoseed.cloudapp.net
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=355.msg2864#msg2864

i tried this and it worked , but my client is now "syncing wiht network" but so damn so this might take a month lol !

Don't worry it's will take maximum 1 hour to sync all blocks from scratch.

thank you so much, for those using the Help --> Debug window --> Console put this in the box and hit enter: addnode cryptoseed.cloudapp.net:80 add
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: fishrat on January 16, 2014, 02:14:13 pm
Me too :(
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: testz on January 16, 2014, 08:41:25 pm
Me too :(

Do you try all suggestions in this topic?
Title: Re: No block source available
Post by: testz on January 16, 2014, 09:30:00 pm
As last chance to get rid from "No block source available" problem please try https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=2392