Hello folks. I have a quick question. I have had wallet 1.1.1 for almost a year and it worked fine. However, 2-3 days ago, I decided to resynch and can't get any connections. Any ideas? I know it was brutal for me, the first time, when I initially got the wallet. It took me 3 months to synch, 24/7. lol. Any advise is appreciated. Thanks.
the 64-Bit Windows node wallet synced in 24 hours with a 20Mbps internet i have.
the Node wallet EATīs RAM...or Virtual Ram depends on how you have configured Windows.
for example:
with 16GB of physical RAM, if Run in Administrator Mode or Widows is configured to Not Prefer VirtualRAM over PhysicalRAM, the wallet can use up to 90% of the RAM.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190730(v=sql.105).aspxcalled: "Lock Pages in Memory"
Less Ram used = more time Syncing.
im using a standard 7200rpm 2.5" HDD, with 16MB cache,
SSD could have been faster.
M.2 even faster.
the problem with RAM is that Gaming Boards do Not have ECC correction memory,
if you use more than 32GB of Ram Non-ECC, Non-Buffered, it can give Errors.
try
http://www.memtest.orgwhen errors happen downloading the blockchain, for security the Wallet must re-download the Blockchain again.
today is around 20GB.
Monero is 47GB,
Bitcoin and Ethereum Node Wallets are over >2OOGB.
i think Dogecoin was less than 1OOGB, but cant remember.
if you do Not want to "Lock Pages in Memory", = force Windows to use RealRAM instead of VirtualRAM,
other option to increase Sync speed, is to move the VirtualRAM PageFile to a different drive, hopefully to a faster drive/different controller. "Not to a different partition in the same drive."
some people use AMD RamDisk, but you still has to keep a minimum of VirtualRAM in a Real Hard Drive to work.
http://www.radeonramdisk.com/software_downloads.phpanother problem is Wi-Fi,
some USB Wi-Fi adapters are susceptible to timing errors, "if overheats."
use Ethernet CAT6 cable,
another problem is USB cable extensions,
if you have a USB to Ethernet adapter, like Apple "with Bootcamp v6 drivers, or Belkin, etc..."
you must use a Powered Hub at the end of the USB extension cable, or the signal will degrade and wont be fast enough for the Wallet to Sync.
PC--------->usb.extension.cord------->usb.hub--->Ethernet adapter--->CAT5e or CAT6 cable--->Modem.
^
+5vdc power adapter-------------------------|
Wallet cannot have the CPU, RAM & HDD waiting indefinitely for the Blocks to be processed/stored.
Boards have Interruption timers that interrupt software calls to use the Resources in other purposes,
Original Bitcoin Core Wallet pre-0.9 was very sensitive to those kinds of interruptions downloading the Blockchain...
my advice, copy the wallet.file/folder, store a copy in a secure location, install the latest Node Wallet version from
https://bytecoin.org/downloads ,
download again the blockchain.
when finished, open the older wallet file/folder.
should be No problem unless you have a conflicting software or a virus.
if Windows, try
https://www.malwarebytes.com another Method is to export the Private Keys + Wallet Address to a text file, store in a secure location.
when wallet is Synced Create a Wallet from Keys.
Thank you so much for your very informative reply. I will try to load it again now. If within 30 minutes, I don't get a connection, then I am going to go with option 1, save the dat file and download the wallet again. I hope not, since I just got a simple laptop. lol. Thanks.
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