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I am getting strange error at blokchain.info block explorer. When I check some address or tx, result is: "Got error 157 'Unknown error code' from NDBCLUSTER".
Is it just me or do you have the same problem checking transactions?

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Everything seems to be working now.


Edit: You can check your balances here: http://blockexplorer.com/
Edit2: It seems that blockchain.info wallet is inaccessible as well. :-[ . I suggest no panic at this point as there is no evidence of anything lost.
Edit3: mintybit: "anyone can get hacked...  I would recomend that people NOT try to login to their wallets during this outtage because if some hacker has got control of the server, he could be trying to harvest your passwords in order to unencrypt your wallet, so just wait it out or make a new wallet and test with that one till it's working again..."
Darkpunk: "Their RPC server is down. I'm sure they will be back up in a few hours."

Same thing here.

Yeh this week just keeps getting worse for any sites related to bitcoin :( and blockchain is by far the more professional and interesting of the lot

Hate to cause any sort of panic, but no posts from piuk on here for a week now, and blockchain's twitter feed has been pretty quiet too...  Hope everyones got wallet backups...   ???

Same problem here, even when trying to back up my wallet.  I'm sure piuk will address the issue soon.

Can't get to my wallet.....ugh

What a horrible week for Bitcoin services.

I took all my BTC off the wallet once it started to have the whole "error getting balance" thing

its an ndbcluster mysql issue, hopefully nothing to serious it was working fine only few minutes before tho with "error getting balance"

is it hard to recover wallet from blockchain.info emailed backups?

I cannot get to my wallet either. Oops, I am just saying to myself... You should check/backup your wallet first and then post about the problems to this forum.

F**K!!!!!!

I keep a bitcoin in a blockchain.info wallet because it has the best mobile wallet and spending from the browser client is convenient.

I imported my private key into Armory though because just in case their web site is down I still want to be able to control those funds.

How do I decrypt AES encrypted wallet backup? It was sent to me (several weeks ago) from blockchain.info by email, but I do not know which key is used for decrypting it.

It should be encrypted with your Blockchain.info password. While I've never tried it, the Multibit client should decrypt and import it for you.

if piuk's code is sound (i believe it is), then as long as you have a backup AND a solid password, even if someone stole their database, it should still not cause a problem...  Now if people are using weak passwords then you might want to transfer funds from your blockchain backup wallet to another wallet (Qt, armory, paper, etc.)

What do you mean?

I have my identifier and password. Is that not enough?

No, you would have needed to export your wallet (either encrypted using your blockchain password OR unencryped)...  Then you can import those into armory or multibit as someone else suggested..    Not sure if blockchain is still able to email people backup wallets or not, but you may want to try it right now if your in this position.

It worked this morning, but is currently throwing an error.

FFS I cannot get the wallet page to load at all

I dont believe i ever set up an email part with block chain.

Are my coins lost? Surely its just the site playing up no?

Is there another way to check balances of addresses? I always used block chain

Yes, there is: http://blockexplorer.com/
(I will update first post as this will be wanted information.)

google: block explorer (not as pretty, but it works)

Also, I really think and hope piuk is going to fix the problem, but like I said above, he's been pretty quiet online for the last week, which is the only reason I doubt at all.  Plus anyone can get hacked...  I would recomend that people NOT try to login to their wallets during this outtage because if some hacker has got control of the server, he could be trying to harvest your passwords in order to unencrypt your wallet, so just wait it out or make a new wallet and test with that one till it's working again...

Their RPC server is down.  ::)

I'm sure they will be back up in a few hours.

https://blockchain.info/Resources/bsod.jpg

Appears to be back up.

 :D

In the end it always boils down to knowing the private key for each address you have funds in. The address and this private key is the only information which matters. Everyone able to access those is able to spend the funds.

Please recall, your coins aren't stored "in" the wallet. They are in the blockchain!

If you have any amount of coins or funds in ANY online Bitcoin account, where you would say "F**K!!!!!!" if that online service went belly up you have too much stored there.

Well. It seems that everything is working. Wallet, balance, transactions.

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was a bit strange but just so you know - I tried logging in blockchain with a recently changed password and it didnt recognise it. So I tried my old password, then it worked!

Now the new password is working again. Just thought I'd post this message as that was quite a disconcerting bug.

There was a note from the hosting service that it was an archived version of the site running for a bit.

cool. cheers for the info - think i want to figure out how to go cold storage anyway

OOPS, He Did it Again...

Got the same Fail..

Seems like blockchain.info again have  "Got error 157 'Unknown error code' from NDBCLUSTER" flashing in my face... 

Having same problem.  Any other sites I can use to import?

Me too  :'(

Now its saying the site is offline  ???

Oh FFS! Im done with this wallet. During any time something bad happens, they take too long to fix it!. If I got the keys from my wallet from about a week ago and import all of them into multibit even though I have recieved funds since then, will I get my full balance?

every website i'm trying to use isn't loading or taking forever.  WTF is going on?

Blockchain.info ‏@blockchain 5m
Investigating a database issue. Will be back shortly.


Am guessing their fixing it...

Working fine for me again.

A little dramatic of you, don't ya think? If you're going to use a web-service and don't have an SLA signed with them, then you have to expect the occasional inability to access the service for a few minutes. Else, use your own local wallet. It's your money and you control it. That's why bitcoin is awesome.

"Got error 157 'Unknown error code' from NDBCLUSTER" back here.


Is it just going wrong with me or anybody else has it ?

same here today

same for me just now

Looks like they have node connectivity issue :

https://blockchain.info/connected-nodes

At the moment it shows zero node connected.

Cheers

same here...do anyone have news?

Same here. No info. Hope everyone keeps their backups!

Same issue for me... "Got error 157 'Unknown error code' from NDBCLUSTER"

same here, very annoying
as long as you have two factor authentication and a back up wallet, nothing to worry about,

any idea whats happening with blockchain
still popping error

It is back now as it shows 42 nodes connected. their blockchain should sync in next few minutes, so everything should be ok now.

Cheers

I believe blockchain have few backups !

today:
please, fix

Hmm, seems the same problem again

Really..  a new thread had already begun for today's outage.  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=278011.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=278011.0)  It was right at the top of the f'in board list too;  now we have that, this resurrection + a string of new threads tribblifying across other boards on the forum.

I'm getting that NBDcluster issue now...is it just down?

Seems to be a database update, although they are down "slightly" more than 1 hour now:

https://twitter.com/blockchain/status/373769994439385088

Well, they are upgrading and it took a bit longer than expected !!!

Regards

Blockchain.info is working again. It's a bit slow, but I could enter my wallet now.

Got the same error(Got error 157 'Unknown error code' from NDBCLUSTER) from blockchain today! Guess I should have multiple failover mechanisms.

Now is down again  >:(
error 157 'Unknown error code' from NDBCLUSTER
I hope it will be online soon 
Need to make some payments

Really wish someone from blockchain.info would actually respond on here or twitter...

This is exactly why to not put all your eggs in one basket

How long its been down? And how long it will down?This is my first time getting this kind of error..
A little bit worried before, because I thought it was something wrong in my own wallet.
But after searching for a while, i know that I'm not alone :)
Check their twitter account @blockchain but no news about this issue..So hope you'll keep update on this thread.

True

Is down from about 2 hours
I don't know when the problem will be resolved
Also no new via twitter and this is sad
I will update my post soon as the site is online.

There is no Blockchain.info support in this forum and they already responded.

Thank you for reply.

It's online for me, but showing it's not connected to any nodes. I have not come across this situation before, although I have sometimes seen it go offline. Is it showing the same thing for everyone else?

http://s12.postimg.org/hz9e4x3el/blockchaininfo.png

Blockchain is currently down right now, can't access my wallet, look up anything. Its kinda annoying because I am waiting on a payment to my wallet, and I am completely in the black about whether or not my payment actually came in or if it is confirmed or not.

yes and I see my friends on facebook they all lose bitcoin and I was lucky because my bitcoin is still safe but I do not know whether it will disappear as well or not  ??? :'( :'(

I doubt they lost any of their bitcoin due to the outage, it says you don't have any balance in your wallet because their server is down and therefore can't fetch the balance of any of your addresses. Tell them they did not lose their bitcoin, and if they did lose it, blockchain.info would definitely refund you.

Just like bitcointalk forum, everything need to be fix because with many transaction, many problem will occur too. I'm also worried about my balance to my blockchain wallet. But we can't do nothing until all database problem fully resolve.

I mean they lost not because stolen but when blockchain down and when they see their balance become zero and like a new wallet.

+1

I AM SAME SITUATION

HOW I AM PANIC

AL SAY I AM NERVOUS? BUT THIS TRUE IN PRACTIC 100%

SOME WRONG YOUR AND YOUR SERVER DIE OR SUICIDE?

Hi al

i get this msg information today

same situation

what is proublum
WHY PAUZE?

I TRY SENT MONEY BITCOINS TO CASINO AND SITE POKER

BUT

i enter my walet today
and se inside this msg =

Chain Head Not Found

blockchain.info

this project rebuy some new owners and make some bugs or erors agein and agein and not fix and update and we lost al our energy?

coruption how prostitution

make some FIX?

or eat our money  
our nervous
our energy ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

i am wait how my walet be working today

who be pay to our

Moral Compensation? or?  

i am very dramatic situation depresion

WE BE WAIT MORAL COMPENSATION

I AM MUST COME PAY EAT MY CAT

AM DEPRESION = YOU MAKE MY CAT DIE WITHOUT EAT TODAY NIGHT

I AM START HATE YOUR SERVICE YOU MAKE ME SUICIDE SITUATION

I HOPE SOME MASTER FIX THIS SITUATION

 ???

maybe some rich read this topic

please sent donation

to my cat
i buy product
and give to my cat

Adres Bitcoin

1549mVbdwgNATkRKr9EZXpHi7DP1SzkFiw

 ::)

i am realy pauze and not money to come shop buy eat to my cat

i am very drama and depresion

maybe some make donation 0.04 or 0.05 btc
please be human help me also and life carma bumerang to your family

i am ned come buy eat product my cat   :'(

my animal wona eat
procedure

PLEASE MAKE SOME DONATIONS TO I AM BUY TODAY PRODUCTS STABILITY FIX PLEASE MAYBE SOME RICH OR HUMAN HELP ME MY CAT

Thanks for the laughs m8 :D

The Blockchain site now shows We Will Be Back Shortly.
They stated they have some Database errors. You can see updates over here : https://twitter.com/blockchain

My first time seeing blockchain down   ::)
"We Will Be Back Shortly" and is down from about 10 hours
Any solution to access wallet?
No time ON via twitter?

...

Almost 6:00 PM (US ET), and I find blockchain.info running apparently normally (including my wallet there).

Yes, yes, yes re not keeping too much BTC in your blockchain.info wallet.  I keep most of my BTC in cold storage on a Trezor and a Ledger.

blockchain.info has had various kinds of problems before, including spending all the BTC I had in one of my addresses there (it got resolved OK, after some back-and-forth I got my BTC back).

I am not a programmer, but my guess would be that their complex site might mean that when they change something, their system crashes.

I have NEVER EVER seen that before...

/s

Wallet and full size functionality is back up. Tested sending and receiving and it worked fine and everything works smoothly, and back to normal. I wonder what the problem is

Not sure but they always seem to be true to their word.
Probably not a good idea to leave lots of bitcoin on there but I think it's ok to leave what you plan to spend on there.
Maybe they had a glitch in their system or something & instead of risk it they took the site down to be safe.
I don't think it's anything security wise, even if it was you should have a 2nd password plus 2 factor authentication so hackers would be unlikely to be able to get your coins any way.
One other thing  - on the wallet section you can print a paper walletso you're in control of your own private keys any way.
If the site ceased to exist you 'should' be able to import your private key elsewhere & swipe that wallet any way.

I initially panicked by this situation because seeing my friends lose balance when error. but after reading everything I was so calm and now has returned to normal  :)

I would really love to see the look!
A face who lost 100 btc via blockchain ;D
Good that blockchain is back
All is fine,all the same

WHAT THE HEL

THIS N2 DAY AGEIN

I ENTER MY WALET AND SE THIS MSG


Got error 157 'Unknown error code' from NDBCLUSTER

BLOCKCHAIN.info YOU DIE IN MY EYE  ???


 :'( :'( :'(

I NEVER BE USE THIS SITE

THIS VAMPIRE MY

MY MONEY
MY NERVOUS
VAMIRE MY ENERGY


I HOPE THIS WHO CREATE BLOCKCHAIN.INFO SITE AND SUICIDE VERY FUTURE IN PRACTIC

MAKE ME PAIN ;(

how can posible normal work or play poker or casino

if waler

REGULAR

PAUZE OR SOME SPECIFIC SHIT OR BROKEN OR LOW INTELECT PROGRAMING TEAM IN THIS PROJECT? THIS ANY TIME OR LEAK OR PAUZE OR BROKEN OR LOST BITCOINS

FUCKING SHIT I HATE THIS SITE EAT MY LAST BLOD I NOT BE HELP AND HOLD PUT MY MONEY/BITCOINS MY ENERGY TO THIS SHIT SITE > BLOCKCHAIN.INFO MUST BE DESTROY FOREVER


i am not recoment also N3

put all egs in 1 bascet

se results? 0$

0 bitcoins

you work and save a lot cents and dust money and put rezerves money and not eat weeks/months/years


and 1 day

this site
make pauze/eat/energy


AL YOUR LIFE AL YOUR MONEY AL YOUR BITCOINS

i hope operator this script suicide procedure make pain a lot people in scene
not posible to pay

electronic or eat or some very what ned in this moment

i think
blockchain.info MUST BE PAY OUR SCENE MORAL COMPENSATION


IF I SAY
I MAKE
THIS MY PRINCIPIAL POZITION


maybe some make donations to me
i buy N3 day some eat to my cat
0$ i am broken and suicide situation   :'(


please maybe some rich? and same proublum blockchain.info pauze your biz or your works or your wy or your bitcoins?


maybe some make to me litle donation bitcoin?  ???

blockchain eat my nervous to much last 3 day and my money and my nervous and my energy and ou know in practic
maybe some help me

people must help each others

this scene i think some normal human
how not animal but how human

help me some litle bitcoin

please  ::)


i think some bumerang this life in practic  :'(
maybe some help me

Hello HelpMySituation

I realy don't see your point of making from this a end of the world panic
The blockchain is working now but anyway
You need coins to HOSPITAL YOUR MOTHER but you play casino
This is not good at all

Are you spamming? Blockchain.info is under maintenance atm.

Hello,

I'm not SPAMMING at all,now I see that is offline again.

Great, now blockchain.info is down again. JUST before I was about to make a trade for gift cards. Why does blockchain.info ALWAYS go down right before I need to send btc, this is ridiculous.
Does anyone know the origin or cause of the problem? Hopefully they aren't getting hacked or anything.

Update -

Blockchain
Blockchain – Verified account ‏@blockchain
Our engineers are continuing to investigate a persistent database issue and we are working to resolve it as soon as possible.
12:59 pm - 7 Jun 2015

No no.. Nothing related to that. They just found some database error and are trying to correct that. That's what their Twitter handle said.

Then it must be true, considering...

Twitter/Karpeles: We are solvent.
Twitter/Ver: Mt Gox is solvent.

An Update : Blockchain is up and running once again.