Help accessing missing P2SH-P2WPKH Segwit address from restored wallet?

[levyimage]

Hi,
A couple or a few years ago I was using some version of BTC Armory and Bitcoin Core and generated a SeqWit address to earn from a mining pool.
Since BTC price went back up I ran Armory, to check on my balance, only to find my wallet was missing.

I previously made both a secured paper backup and a fragmented backup so I would able to restore my wallet multiple ways.
But the restored wallet had no SegWit Addresses and did not show the relevant balance of BTC that I mined.

When I check the missing P2SH-P2WPKH address on a blockchain explorer I see the address still has a balance.

I updated Bitcoin Core to version v0.20.1 since I was having problems with it freezing after updating the block records and some kind of error.
I have tried to select P2SH-P2WPKH in the settings for "Force a script type" and "Preferred Receive Address Type" in both BTC Armory 9.6.0 and 9.6.3.99 (the two I had on my PC), but those options are greyed out.

What do I need to do?

[goatpig]

Armory is offline if it isn't allowing you to use SegWit address types. You need to post your logs to get help on that front.

[HCP]

... in both BTC Armory 9.6.0 and 9.6.3.99 (the two I had on my PC), but those options are greyed out.

You might also want to make sure you have the most current release of Armory as well... the older versions don't play very nicely with versions of Bitcoin Core after about 0.17 (from memory)...

Download and install 0.96.5 from here: https://btcarmory.com/0.96.5-release/

(NOTE: DO NOT use bitcoinarmory.com - it's old and outdated)

[levyimage]

Thank you, I update Armory to 9.6.5.
I generated the error log after getting stuck on the 99% Scanning Transaction History
https://pastebin.com/HMUTnG6w

Thank you for explaining I need to be online to have the SegWit option available.
Indeed I have not been able to get Armory to show online with blocks more than once.

I am running on an i7700k, Windows 10 (log says amd64 which is weird).
I checked with Netstat -ab in elevated command prompt to make sure nothing is using port (forgot port number) as suggested in another thread, I found my student Autodesk Vred service was using the same port Bitcoin Core would use (IIRC) so I uninstalled Vred.
I start Bitcoin Core manually first as suggested on other threads, before starting Armory.
I have the folder locations set correctly in Armory for Bitcoin Core as explained in other threads.
Both programs have private network access and no firewall restrictions that I noticed.

Edit:
I did find after running netstat -ab again, that a nvontainer.exe is using the same port 65001 as ArmoryQT.exe, I did not notice any other programs using the same ports for Bitcoin Core or BTC Armory programs.
the nvcontainer.exe is Nvidia related and auto-relaunches the moment I end the process trees.

[HCP]

Thank you, I update Armory to 9.6.5.
I generated the error log after getting stuck on the 99% Scanning Transaction History
https://pastebin.com/HMUTnG6w

Firstly, it seems like it is scanning blocks "OK", so your directory paths seem ok... That's a good start

How long did you leave it sitting at 99% before stopping it? It can take quite a while to finish the initial syncing and parsing...

[levyimage]

I think I confirmed the problem is Nvidia, I have the GeForce experience/official software installed on the main PC..
I reinstalled everything over to a different PC with only an intel video driver.
That installation connected to Bitcoin Core just fine.

So I guess if anyone else is having problems, the Nvidia GeForce experience software suite might be the culprit.

Thank you, problem solved, the balance from SegWit address shown in the total available balance in my BTC armory wallet.

[bob123]

I think I confirmed the problem is Nvidia, I have the GeForce experience/official software installed on the main PC..

Until now, that's just an assumption.

I don't see the reason why the geforce experience software should influence the syncing process of armory in such a kind that it stops at 99%.
Maybe there has been another difference between the two devices?


Further, ports between 49152 and 65535 are dynamic ports.
If either armory or nvidia uses port 65001, the other software should automatically get another port assigned.

[HCP]

Yes... very bizarre. I have the NVidia Geforce Experience running... and my Armory+Bitcoin Core installation works "OK".

So, it might be causing the issue on your setup, but it might be completely unrelated... anyway, glad you managed to get it sorted out and recovered your coins