Holo Beta should launch early 2019. Once sufficient testing has been done, the swap will commence. The details of the swap (step-by-step of how it will be carried out) have not been release. What is certain is that there will be plenty of announcement leading up to the swap and the swap will be open for at least 6 months (potentially longer).

well now.
I have never tried using the bottstrap - so  have never ran into that problem.
My first thought is the wallet is "starting over" with the import - but you can't see anything happening until it gets back up to the block you stopped it at.
You should be able to tell if the hard drive light on your pc is mostly on - or flickering a lot.

make up what you want.
you will not have to remember them.

Normally, windows-QT wallet's don't require a config file.
So if you want to add things like:
addnode=
gen=
maxconnections=

you would have to create the config file.

If you are going to mine with a pool, you do not have to mess with a config file - it is not needed.

There is no need for addnodes
When the wallet starts, it looks at a dedicated node for connections.

as for cpu mining - the ./minerd is for linux


For windows, if you want to join a pool, the easiest would be to make a batch file.
open up notepad and saving as START.BAT

the start.bat should go into the same folder as the minerd.exe

You will of course need to sign up for a pool, there should be several listed on the Emerald web site - just click the link in your wallet to open a browser to the home page.
Most pools have a help section that will explain things better, like how to make a worker, what port number to use ...

If you want to simply use your wallet to mine, you can add the line:
gen=1

to your emerald.conf file.(which you might have to create - in the same directory as the wallet.dat file C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Roaming\Emerald )

emerald.conf
The gen=1 turns on the miner that's built into most wallets -
unfortunately, mining difficulty is high enough that I would be surprised if you found more that one block in a 24 hour time.

most mining pools are setup so that you get a share of each block found in proportion to the work you do.

Guess we will wait for the bootstrap to finish.
I've never used the bootstrap - so I don't know if it will connect while loading it

hey starpsy,

send me your email via pm and i will invite you to the EMD slack

did you add nodes in your config ??

hey starpsy,

send me your email via pm and i will invite you to the EMD slack

did you add nodes in your config ??

Guess we will wait for the bootstrap to finish.
I've never used the bootstrap - so I don't know if it will connect while loading it

usually when you first run the wallet, a windows system window will open and ask if you want to block or allow access.

in the control panel, click on windows firewall
click on "allow an app or feature through ..."
see if Emerald is in the list

you can join the Emerald slack if you would like, I think this invite is still good:
https://emeraldcrypto.slack.com/x-106949126274-106949162802/signup

Maybe an issue with your firewall?
I don't know of too many internet service providers that block those higher ports.
Have you ran any other wallets before?

The Appdata folder is hidden.
You will have to open the control panel(right click on windows start/menu pick control panel), on the right of the control panel, use the drop down to change view to "small icons"
Click file explorer options.
view tab.
check "show hidden files ...."
while you are in there, you might want to uncheck "hide extensions of known file types" - it make life easier

now you should be able to see the appdata folder.

I find it strange your emerald wallet doesn't connect on it's own.
All well, one step at a time

oops, you are too fast for me ...

What happens when you start the wallet and let it run ?
you do have folders in your C:\Users\*yourname*\AppData\Roaming folder right?

What happens when you start the wallet and let it run ?
you do have folders in your C:\Users\*yourname*\AppData\Roaming folder right?

the .emerald stuff is for linux.
For windows:
Start the wallet, then close it. The first time you run the wallet, it will create the directory, and several files for you.

    download the latest blockchain snapshot
    unzip the file in your emerald directory (C:\Users\*yourname*\AppData\Roaming\Emerald)
    you will see the file bootstrap.dat
    start emerald-qt
    now the Emerald Wallet should import the blockchain from your local harddrive