Unexpected Behavior with Armory Wallet Install / Looking for some Insights

[BitterMustang]

Installed the 0.96 versión on a Windows 10 laptop machine. Lots of ram, powerful processor, m.2 drives, etc.

The program says it's offline.

I get this error message when I install/run 0.96...  

Window title... Database Error
 msg... The DB has returned the following error:
     command checksum failure
     Armory will now shutdown.
                                          <OK>

I don't get this error when I run 0.96.5, but it doesn't DO anything either. Just:

The main window says "Armory is scanning...."

I can't see any evidence that it is doing anything. The "Preparing Databases" is BOLD but there is no activity in the little bar to the right of that where I'd expect there to be a progress bar.

When checking the logs, I'm seeing error messages regarding directories that do not exist.

Here's what I'm getting with 0.96

(ERROR) ArmoryUtils.pyc:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1840 - Failed to setup SDM
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ArmoryQt.py", line 1835, in startBitcoindIfNecessary
  File "SDM.pyc", line 188, in setupSDM
BitcoindError: bitcoind not found
(WARNING) ArmoryQt.py:1804 - DB is already running
(ERROR) BDM.pyc:199 - DB error: command checksum failure

- - -

Here's what I get with 0.96.5

(ERROR) ArmoryUtils.pyc:3735 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1862 - Failed to setup SDM
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ArmoryQt.py", line 1857, in startBitcoindIfNecessary
  File "SDM.pyc", line 190, in setupSDM
BitcoindError: bitcoind not found
(ERROR) BDM.pyc:197 - DB error: C:\Users\<myname>\AppData\Roaming/Bitcoin/blocks is not a valid path

- - -
ALSO here's what is showing up in the dbLog.txt

***<me> replaces my username on this system ***

Log file opened at 15:24:37.000: C:\Users\<me>\AppData\Roaming/Armory/dbLog.txt
-INFO  - 15:24:37.000: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\main.cpp:32) Running on 12 threads
-INFO  - 15:24:37.000: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\main.cpp:33) Ram usage level: 50
-INFO  - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\blockutils.cpp:915) blkfile dir: C:\Users\<me>\AppData\Roaming/Bitcoin/blocks
-INFO  - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\blockutils.cpp:916) lmdb dir: C:\Users\<me>\AppData\Roaming/Armory/databases
-INFO  - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\lmdb_wrapper.cpp:388) Opening databases...
-INFO  - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.h:263) Listening on port 9001
-ERROR - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.cpp:1277) There is already a process listening on 127.0.0.1:9001
-ERROR - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.cpp:1279) ArmoryDB cannot start under these conditions. Shutting down!
-ERROR - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.cpp:1280) Make sure to shutdown the conflicting processbefore trying again (most likely another ArmoryDB instance).
-ERROR - 15:26:37.297: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\dataobject.cpp:335) command checksum failure
-ERROR - 15:28:43.782: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\dataobject.cpp:335) command checksum failure

= = =

At a loss. Looking for some help.

Thanks.

 - BitterMustang

[HCP]

Installed the 0.96 versión on a Windows 10 laptop machine. Lots of ram, powerful processor, m.2 drives, etc.

Don't use this version... it's old and outdated and likely won't work with new versions of Bitcoin Core. I assume you went to btcarmory.com... don't... that website is no longer the "official" homepage for Armory.

Get 0.96.5 from here: https://btcarmory.com/

The main window says "Armory is scanning...."
I can't see any evidence that it is doing anything. The "Preparing Databases" is BOLD but there is no activity in the little bar to the right of that where I'd expect there to be a progress bar.
When checking the logs, I'm seeing error messages regarding directories that do not exist.
...
Here's what I get with 0.96.5

(ERROR) ArmoryUtils.pyc:3735 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1862 - Failed to setup SDM
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ArmoryQt.py", line 1857, in startBitcoindIfNecessary
  File "SDM.pyc", line 190, in setupSDM
BitcoindError: bitcoind not found
(ERROR) BDM.pyc:197 - DB error: C:\Users\<myname>\AppData\Roaming/Bitcoin/blocks is not a valid path

Do you actually have Bitcoin Core installed and fully synced? Armory requires Bitcoin Core to be installed, fully synced and NON pruned to be able to function properly.

If you do have Bitcoin Core installed, what is the Bitcoin "Datadir" as shown in Bitcoin Core in the "Window - Information" screen?

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-INFO  - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.h:263) Listening on port 9001
-ERROR - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.cpp:1277) There is already a process listening on 127.0.0.1:9001
-ERROR - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.cpp:1279) ArmoryDB cannot start under these conditions. Shutting down!
-ERROR - 15:24:37.015: (e:\users\goat\code\armory3\cppforswig\bdm_server.cpp:1280) Make sure to shutdown the conflicting processbefore trying again (most likely another ArmoryDB instance).

This could be indicative of a "ghost" ArmoryDB process that is hung, running in the background... either use Windows Task Manager to kill it... or simply reboot your PC, before attempting to run Armory again.