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Title: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: spiccioli on December 28, 2014, 11:04:34 PM Hi Jim,
I'm running Multibit 0.5.18 and I have several wallets Everytime I open a different one, Multibit syncs it back since March 25th, 2014. This is not only becoming annoying, but makes using a wallet increasingly slower. Can you make a new multibit.checkpoints file? Or is there a method to build one? Regards. spiccioli Title: Re: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: allgoodthings1 on December 28, 2014, 11:42:46 PM Great question! This might solve a long-standing issue for me, too. I've never liked keeping my main wallet open when I shut down the program. I like closing the wallet, then the program. That seems safer to me. But then, when I restart the program (and wait for it to sync) then re-open the wallet, it has to re-sync all over again from about March, like you say -- and that takes forever when you're waiting to do a transaction. I've been told, "Just leave the wallet open when you close the program." And now I do that. But I'm still not comfortable with it.
Title: Re: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: spiccioli on December 29, 2014, 08:42:34 AM Great question! This might solve a long-standing issue for me, too. I've never liked keeping my main wallet open when I shut down the program. I like closing the wallet, then the program. That seems safer to me. But then, when I restart the program (and wait for it to sync) then re-open the wallet, it has to re-sync all over again from about March, like you say -- and that takes forever when you're waiting to do a transaction. I've been told, "Just leave the wallet open when you close the program." And now I do that. But I'm still not comfortable with it. I don't think there is any problem leaving them open, when you close MultiBit, it closes every open wallet before shutting itself down. The issue remains though and in my case is compound by the fact the I can't have all of them open at the same time or otherwise sync never ends, it keeps resending bloom filters over and over again and it take 30-40 seconds each time it has to recalc them! spiccioli Title: Re: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: esotericizm on December 31, 2014, 03:22:46 AM If your able to build bitcoinj from source you can generate your own checkpoint files and then just replace the existing checkpoint file in multibit's datadir.
I just generated a new one now Code: Synchronising with network, 6,053 block(s) to download. Block date : "19/11/2014" https://mega.co.nz/#!ixUUnZxL!klN1K4zmWmB6Lv94LO7J7smwmI6OGGNUYapiwUDsGBo (https://mega.co.nz/#!ixUUnZxL!klN1K4zmWmB6Lv94LO7J7smwmI6OGGNUYapiwUDsGBo) Title: Re: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: spiccioli on December 31, 2014, 02:47:14 PM If your able to build bitcoinj from source you can generate your own checkpoint files and then just replace the existing checkpoint file in multibit's datadir. I just generated a new one now Code: Synchronising with network, 6,053 block(s) to download. Block date : "19/11/2014" https://mega.co.nz/#!ixUUnZxL!klN1K4zmWmB6Lv94LO7J7smwmI6OGGNUYapiwUDsGBo (https://mega.co.nz/#!ixUUnZxL!klN1K4zmWmB6Lv94LO7J7smwmI6OGGNUYapiwUDsGBo) Thank you esotericizm, I'll test it in the coming days. Happy New Year! spiccioli Title: Re: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: BakSAj on January 03, 2015, 09:51:43 AM Does it mean that by using your multibit.checkpoints file, when I do "Reset blockchain" it only goes as far as 19/11/2014 ? Thanks.
Title: Re: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: esotericizm on January 03, 2015, 11:47:29 AM Does it mean that by using your multibit.checkpoints file, when I do "Reset blockchain" it only goes as far as 19/11/2014 ? Thanks. Yeah mate thats what it should do. If it works leave a post here. I'm not sure how far away multibit-hd is but I'd be happy to keep a semi updated checkpoint file available for the guys that want it. Title: Re: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: BakSAj on January 03, 2015, 02:19:41 PM Does it mean that by using your multibit.checkpoints file, when I do "Reset blockchain" it only goes as far as 19/11/2014 ? Thanks. Yeah mate thats what it should do. If it works leave a post here. I'm not sure how far away multibit-hd is but I'd be happy to keep a semi updated checkpoint file available for the guys that want it. After chaning the file and hitting the Reset, multbit started to load all blocks since my first transaction (Dec 2013). It doesnt appear to help :-( Title: Re: New multibit.checkpoints file Post by: spiccioli on January 06, 2015, 06:53:57 PM Does it mean that by using your multibit.checkpoints file, when I do "Reset blockchain" it only goes as far as 19/11/2014 ? Thanks. Yeah mate thats what it should do. If it works leave a post here. I'm not sure how far away multibit-hd is but I'd be happy to keep a semi updated checkpoint file available for the guys that want it. After chaning the file and hitting the Reset, multbit started to load all blocks since my first transaction (Dec 2013). It doesnt appear to help :-( It works when you have multiple wallets, you open one, sync it, close it and then open a second one, at this point MultiBit syncs this second wallet from the time its checkpoints file was made. Thanks to esotericizm it now syncs from november 19th last year, so it is a lot faster! spiccioli |