I still need to learn how to make pywallet2.2 look else where beside the c:\ drive totally offline!!
I suggest you read some of the later posts (like the last 2 or 3 pages) in this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=34028.640As already mentioned, DON'T use the web interface. You need to use the commandline. There are plenty examples of how to use PyWallet in "--recover" mode. The general format is: python pywallet.py --recover --recov_size=XXX.XGio --recov_device X:\ --recov_outputdir X:\Where\to\put\found\stuff
Note that it uses "Gio" instead of GB for the size of the device to scan... and for anything larger than a USB stick of 4-8Gigs, you can expect to be waiting for hours and hours for the scan to finish. Scanning a full harddrive of several hundred gigs will likely take over a day. |
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HI HCP, many thanks for the advice - would you recommend a different desktop wallet other than Electrum? I had looked at Atomic and Exodus briefly before plumping for Electrum, maybe time to revise that?
Nope... if you're not wanting to go for a full node/Bitcoin Core setup and are wanting a "SPV"/lightweight wallet, then I would recommend Electrum. There are just some minor caveats that you should be aware of as I stated above. From my reading, if I were to go the route I am planning then hardware wallets would be redundant so think sticking with the desktop/cold wallet route will keep things secure enough.
It is more the other way around... hardware wallets made the air-gapped, offline PC setup redundant  But they both effectively achieve the same thing... so if you already have a spare PC laying around to dedicate to the setup, then there is no reason not to use it and save a few $$$  An Electrum online/offline setup is a good secure setup. |
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so i've been stuck at this for a week now!!
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trying to install sha256 but don't know how!
don't know what else i should download/ do!!
help please???
Thank you all.
Maybe try using the .exe installer for Pywallet... as per the instructions here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=34028.0NOTE: do not bother with the .bat file and using the web interface... it's no good for what you want. That should install all the bits and pieces that you need to have pywallet.py installed somewhere on your system... you should then be able to use "python pywallet.py [blah blah blah]" as required. I have successfully used this installer on Windows 10 to setup pywallet. Note, the installer is in French... so here are some screenshots with notes:  You should see a cmd window like this popup:  Then you should see WGET start:  Now you can click "Next", "Next", "Next".... "Install", then "Finish". You'll see a bunch more commands in the commandline box and then it should close. Now open the commandline to the install directory that you put in Step 1. above and run "install.bat"... you'll see a bunch of commandsline execute and then you will see pywallet.py in the "dir" listing:  Following that, you should be able to run pywallet.py... you can safely ignore the warning about pycrypto and libssl...  If you are still getting errors about modules/libraries OTHER than pycrypto or libssl, then there is a good chance that you have not installed Python 2.7 correctly (or perhaps your %PATH% is not set correctly). |
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You have already signed the message several times... but the problem is that you keep making screenshots, instead of copy/pasting the text from Electrum into your email message to Freebitco.in support??!?   Why do you not use "ctrl+C" and "ctrl+V" to simply "copy" and "paste" the text from Electrum? You just need to highlight the text and use Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+V when writing your email?  The "standard" format for a signed message is: -----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Message here
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
Address here
Signature here
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
So, copy the "Message", then copy the "address", then copy the "signature"... you should end up with something that looks like this: -----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
On August 5, 2019, I registered an account and sent a deposit to 1CCzSWVkvMikWboDtAxq6An9XQivYYgrJn, in the amount of 0.01340200 BTC.
When registering, I made a mistake when indicating e-mail. I indicated xela@bk.ru, and my current email address is xelja@bk.ru.
As a result, your letters go to an outsider, not to me.
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
1CCzSWVkvMikWboDtAxq6An9XQivYYgrJn
IHvtc/VsFeYnVhGitYEWPyfgwP3F0+cnibksMwGYsYZnFNYriuYfmRc8v76f+ZnESwb0zczl9HpuuHHJEY72io4=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
NOTE: This signed message IS NOT VALID. DO NOT use it. You have too many hidden "white spaces" characters in your message that make it impossible to work out correctly from your screenshot... so I cannot get it to verify with the displayed signature. Try not to put any leading or trailing spaces at the beginning or end of each line. Again... You need to copy/paste the info from Electrum, and put it in your email to Freebitco.in support! |
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I checked the firewall logs, and I see lots of outgoing UDP connections from Electrum to 162.242.211.137, regardless of what server I manually select. Is that normal?
That IP address seems to belong to NordVPN... I vaguely recall other users having issues relating to VPNs etc. but you said it wasn't setup within the Electrum network settings to use a proxy or anything like that?  One last thing, have you checked the "shortcut" you're using to start Electrum and checking to see if there are any extra commandline arguments being passed in the shortcut, like this:  |
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I have installed and verified the Electrum wallet on my laptop - this is for practice as I plan to install on an offline PC creating and keeping the wallet on that with paper copies made and kept securely.
Kudos for taking the time to "experiment" and learn before jumping in feet first... the latter method has certainly cost a few people some $$$  After setting up the offline PC, you'll most likely be wanting to create a "Watching only" version of your wallet on your "online" PC by using the XPUB exported by the offline wallet. This will allow you to monitor your funds and also generate new receiving addresses as required should you want to deposit extra funds etc. So, I would suggest that you get comfortable with this setup (ie. create wallet on your offline PC, export the xpub and importing that into a watching only wallet on your online PC etc) before committing funds. Also, you might need to be careful regarding the "type" of wallet you create. I'm not sure if Coinbase supports "Native Segwit" (aka bech32 aka "bc1") addresses. This is the type of address that Electrum will generate if you select "SegWit" (it will warn you that it may not be recognised by other wallets/services). Your only other "standard" option within Electrum would be "Legacy", but then you lose the benefits of SegWit (smaller transactions -> lower fees etc). While it is possible to generate a wallet in Electrum that supports "Nested SegWit" (aka P2SH-P2WPKH) addresses that start with a "3"... and are fully backwards compatible with all wallets/services... it isn't a standard option within Electrum (it's more of a "hack/workaround") and is not recommended for beginners... or you need to be using a hardware wallet like a Trezor or Ledger, which involves spending extra $$$ and would also make the offline PC setup redundant I hope to get some other crypto-currencies although will focus primarily on Bitcoin for long term investment. Note that Electrum is bitcoin only... you'll need to find other wallet applications should you wish to hold other currencies. |
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Thanks for the headsup... will be interesting to see if they send me anything relating to the ONE or if they'll be more focused on the T owners! |
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Shutting down and restarting armory don't work. I try to Rescan Database and i got error on 99%. Here is the end of the log file: -INFO - 1565665465: (..\BlockchainScanner.cpp:650) scanned from height #584291 to #584779
-INFO - 1565665471: (..\BlockchainScanner.cpp:650) scanned from height #584780 to #585217
-INFO - 1565665476: (..\BlockchainScanner.cpp:650) scanned from height #585218 to #585718
--ERROR - 1565665481ERROR - 1565665481: (..\BlockchainScanner.cpp:271) raw data does not match expected block hash
: (..\BlockchainScanner.cpp:271) raw data does not match expected block hash That error could be caused by corruption in your Bitcoin Core database... you might need to shutdown Armory, then shutdown Bitcoin Core... and then restart Bitcoin Core using the "-reindex" option. This will take a "long" time to complete. Once the Bitcoin Core reindex is complete, restart Armory. Thanks for the tutorial too, i have made backups. What other software other than Armory i can import my addresses and send and receive bitcoins ? I must have plan B.
Any wallet that allows you to import WIF private keys... Bitcoin Core (Obviously you should already have that installed and synced, as you need it for Armory to function properly)... or you could use a lightweight wallet like Electrum (only download from: https://electrum.org - beware of fake sites!) Note, if you have already exported your WIF key(s), I would recommend that you sweep them (or import then send) to another "secure" wallet ASAP as they could potentially have been compromised by virtue of being exported and then displayed onscreen or saved in a text document etc. |
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I will verify that my original "sundownz" account is DEFINITELY hacked. I can't get in anymore and haven't been able to for a long time.
Any chance you still have access to this Bitcoin address and can sign a message from it?  Found here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1934285.msg19556955#msg19556955 ( ARCHIVED) after a quick search through the accounts posting history. If you can sign a message with that address, it might help you recover the account. Failing that, are there any other "staked" Bitcoin addresses for that account? |
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Without the full logs, it can be hard to tell for sure what the issue might be... but a couple of things to try... 1. Shut down Armory 2. Make sure there are no "stuck" ArmoryDB processes listed in Windows task manager, if there are, right click and "End task" 3. Restart Armory See if that helps. If it doesn't solve it, then try: 4. Select "Help -> Rebuild and Rescan Databases" from the menu Repeat Steps 1-3. If that doesn't work, and you just want to get the private key... read my step by step here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4746784.msg43255691#msg43255691 |
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Very odd... I just did the same thing without issue.
Updated Live, opened Manager, connected device... uninstalled all apps, then reinstalled all apps (for the record, I got 6 before running out of space - BTC, ETH, STELLAR, BCH, LTC, DOGE) without any issues.
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They replied and this is their response:
You are correct. We have considered this exact scenario and have prepared a decryption application for backups which can extract raw private keys from backups provided you have all the necessary information (global pin, global password, wallet pin, wallet password). We will release this application as an open source project on GitHub in the event of the business shutting down.
Honestly... in my opinion, that is unacceptable. That recovery application needs to be released now... so that users can actually test it and make sure it works and feel comfortable knowing that they can retrieve their keys should something happen. Rather than relying on some vague promise. As it stands now, if your device gets lost/stolen/damaged, then currently your only option is to purchase another BC Vault, wait for it to be delivered, then restore your backup. I would not feel comfortable with that arrangement. One of the great things about Ledger and Trezor using BIP39 standards is that, in an emergency situation, you can quickly restore your wallet into another wallet and access your funds. It's also easy to verify that this all works by creating a test seed and testing it when you first receive the device etc. One wonders if their reluctance to release the recovery application is to generate extra sales in the event of lost/damaged/stolen devices... or if they are concerned that there is some sort of flaw in the design that would be revealed by the app? |
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Looks like there might be some DB corruption... try using the "Help -> Rebuild and Rescan Databases" option, then restart Armory. Note that it will probably take quite a while to rebuild the armory databses, so be patient |
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Very useful... but just FYI, the results for the smaller decimal values don't seem to be displayed in a "friendly" way... ie. it's showing the scientific notation instead of the actual decimal value.  compared with same result from Bitcoin Core:  |
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---Tempo fa ho fatto la pulizia dei messaggi nella mia casella e-mail e per sbaglio ho cliccato su Spam invece di Elimina, quindi non ho pių ricevuto messaggi da voi. Ho cambiato la password, ma non arrivando la mail non sono riuscita a confermarla quindi ora non riesco ad entrare nel mio account ne con la vecchia ne con la nuova. Vorrei poter cambiare la mail ed entrare nel mio account. Il mio indirizzo btc č:--- 1PaqkLqgpNCdYXbtmYZDdjjkeohCstLLeo ---
Sono su bitcointalk - Dany166750 ma non sono pratica e non so cosa fare, non ho capito nulla
Grazie, Dany166750
Some time ago I did the cleaning of the messages in my mailbox and I accidentally clicked on Spam instead of Delete, so I didn't receive any messages from you. I changed the password, but not getting the email I could not confirm it so now I can't get into my account with the old one or the new one. I wish I could change the email and enter my account. My btc address is: --- 1PaqkLqgpNCdYXbtmYZDdjjkeohCstLLeo --- I'm on bitcointalk - Dany166750 but I'm not practical and I don't know what to do, I didn't understand anything
It appears that you are attempting to recover access to another account. This thread is not the appropriate place to post to do so. This thread is used to "register" (or stake) your Bitcoin Address with a signed message, so you can prove account ownership in the future. Given you have already lost access, there is no point trying to stake an address. To recover your account, you will need to follow the instructions here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5089777.0Also please note that there is a rule that you must post in English on the "main" forums... if you want to post in Italian, you'll need to post in one of the Italian boards listed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=28.0Good Luck! |
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based on what I read on BIP174, this is used for coinjoin transaction, am I right? No, its for MultiSigs... at the moment, MultiSigs are mostly wallet dependant... that is to say, everyone needs to be using the same wallet to be able to participate in a multisig arrangement. The idea of PSBT is to create a generic format for partially signed transactions, so you can use ANY wallet that supports PSBT to receive a partially signed transaction, sign it with your wallet then pass it on to the next person etc. It should also mean you don't need access to the UTXO set to be able to sign. Creating unsigned or partially signed transactions to be passed around to multiple signers is currently implementation dependent, making it hard for people who use different wallet software from being able to easily do so. One of the goals of this document is to create a standard and extensible format that can be used between clients to allow people to pass around the same transaction to sign and combine their signatures. The format is also designed to be easily extended for future use which is harder to do with existing transaction formats.
Signing transactions also requires users to have access to the UTXOs being spent. This transaction format will allow offline signers such as air-gapped wallets and hardware wallets to be able to sign transactions without needing direct access to the UTXO set and without risk of being defrauded.
how do we pass this psbt to the other parties so they can do their parts and sign it?
It's effectively just text data, so just you can pass it in the same way you currently provide a partially signed transaction, give them a text file or you could probably use a QR Code or something like that... |
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I have to agree with TwitchySeal... as far as I can tell, with the evidence thusfar provided, all we can see is a betslip with some bets on it. What this screenshot does not show, is who added any of the bets As TwitchySeal already asked: Would the slip look any different if you added it yourself?
If you manually add a bet and it displays differently... then that might be a valid proof that you didn't place that wager. However, if it would display in exactly the same manner, then unfortunately for you, the screenshot proves nothing and all we have is your word that you didn't place that bet. If you are 100% sure that nothing you did could have caused that bet to be placed, then you should contact FJ support and ask them to check the IP addresses that are accessing your account and/or adding bets... it could just be a technical bug on their end where other peoples bets are being added to your slip by mistake. I would suggest that you remain polite when messaging them and don't just outright accuse them of fraud and/or trying to scam you. If you have any other proof, than just your screenshot, then you should post it here and/or provide it to FJ support when you contact them.
Also, guys, please take the discussion about the validity of opinions of posters with related signatures to a reputation or meta thread. It has nothing to do with this case and is distracting from the real issue. kthxbye. |
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Not sure if this is an attempt to steal my private info, I assume it is because he didnt post his advice in public and instead decided to PM me. Looking at his trust rating it seems that he is a scammer.
It is definitely a scam... Typing a dummy Electrum seed into that website... you can see the network traffic:  It is executing a POST and sending your seed info to the server. It also does this on the main domain for BIP39 seeds. DO NOT USE: bip39tools.org <-- SCAM |
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Well... That would certainly explain some things 
