@knightdk:

I updated Armory on my stationary machine now, the database sizes really are different!

Old Database:
72,9 GB (78.318.149.632 Bytes)

New Database:
140 MB (147.558.400 Bytes)

Rebuild really took only some minutes, between 10 to 15 minutes.

@Holliday:
The crash is one X File.
The other one is why the Laptop could not finish downloading and syncing the blockchain and had this asymptotic decrease in completion progress.

But yes. I am happy all works now and don't want to waste more time.

Thanks Holliday!

I downloaded and ran the Intel Burn Test today.
Only for 2 hours in standard mode.
No promlems there.

It is done!

I was a good box and followed your advices, thank you all very much!

So what have I chosen to do is:

• Abort the Bitcoin client on my laptop loading the blockchain since days.
• Starting memtest86 v4.3.7, let it run for nearly twelve hours. All OK!
• Booting Windows 10, installing the Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool, let it run over night. All OK!
• Deleting everything from %APPDATA%/bitcoin
• Copy everything from my stationary computer's %APPDATA%/bitcoin
• Starting the Bitcoin Classic Client. Syncing the 'transplanted' blockchain was done in three to four hours.
• Starting the previously installed Armory Wallet. Building its databases took another one to two hours.
• Sent funds to my Laptop's Wallet. All OK!

For this special occasion I have added some pictures.

memtest86 v4.3.7 Screenshot:


Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool 64Bit 3.0.0.25.W.MP:


Armory 0.94.1 OK now



Ah, feeling like in my geeky student times again!
 

OK - Thank you all for your input!

The Bitcoin Core software, which I assume is a Interface to Bitcoin QT, ran for over 34 hours and was still over one year back when I headed to bed yesterday night.

This morning an innocent login screen greetet me - the system had restarted without my conscent!
I guess I have to send my gratitude for this to Redmond.

Well, after I started the BC software again, of course it said that the Blockchain is corrupted and if I would like to rescan.
I liked.

Currently it is reindexing the blocks on disk and is 3 years and 45 weeks behind.

This leaves me with three options:

• As a community service, I let the problem go on and start a new thread in a more appropriate section of this board, because the problem seems to be with Bitcoin Core and not with Armory.
• I simply copy the Blockchain from my stationary system to my laptop and see if that works.
• I use an entirely different wallet software on my laptop. Condition should be that all elements of a full node should be included. As far as me NOOB is concerned that is the blockchain and the wallet. OS: Windows 10 - Suggestions?
• I go for an OS independent hardware solution like the Ledger Wallet for my mobile life.

@goatpig: Shouldn't be a problem the FS are both NTFS.
@Holliday: I have no funds on the Core client.
@knightdk: OK, I will consider updating after I have moved my funds from the stationary wallet somewhere else.

Hi Andrew,

thanks for your feedback.
I deinstalled Armory and Bitcoin Core yesterday from the Laptop.

Installed Armory 0.94.1 and did uncheck "Let Armory run Bitcoin-Core run in the background" and exit.
Downloaded Bitcoin Core and let it run.

It runs now sice around 20 hours and is still one year and 12 weeks back.

I hope it will be finished until tomorrow.

@Holliday: I assume it is enough to copy the %appdata%/bitcoin directory?

What about my stationary system?
Can I simply update from 0.93.3 to 0.94.1?
Can't find Info on the Homepage or GitHub about that.

Hi Folks!

I have set up two Armory wallets.
One on my stationary system, no problems there. After some hours I was good to go and use it actively to send and receive funds.

The installation on my laptop is problematic however. The setup is busy since this weekend with dowloading the blockchain.

The dowload started this Saturday, the 16'th of July 2016.
That was three day ago.

Since then my laptop is running non stop and reached 78% so far.
The increase slowed down to currently 2-3% a day.
It seems to be an decrease in download rate and I am afraid the laptop will not be finished dowloading even one month later because of the asymptotic decrase of the download progress.


The internet connection for both systems is the same. I am using it for other stuff too without any problems. So the connection is OK.
I even connected the Laptop by cable to exclude that maybe WIFI is the problem, to no avail.

Can I maybe copy the blockchain from my stationary system?

Where should I look for the problem?

Thanks!

PS: Me -> Newbie