[ANN] Sia - Decentralized Storage

[fundomatic]

I cleaned the database after the corruption.
Synced again, now stuck at block 16294.
Is it the last block?

My local blockchain is 16448 blocks.
From my experience, syncing the blockchain slows down as it gets higher. 

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[MinermanNC]

So for those of us who killed siad using task manager, does this mean we have also lost our coins and any uploads stored in new wallet? Hard to imagine that.

No you still have your coins : try deleting resources\app\Sia\consensus\*
or
- copy your resources\app\Sia\wallet\*
- start with a fresh install, but copy & paste the wallet directory and start the client.

Ok, Option 1 is the way to go!  

All good!

Coin balance is correct and sitting at block 16448. password works fine, showing host etc.

Conclusion: If you corrupt your data base, delete consensus file, Kill siad (if running) restart wallet, let it fully sync up, then unlock wallet.

PS: I still don't see my file I had uploaded? not a biggy right now

Just not sure after closing wallet again if we should just let siad process stay running? oh well.

[andyatcrux]

I cleaned the database after the corruption.
Synced again, now stuck at block 16294.
Is it the last block?

Right now, my wallet is at 16450

[andyatcrux]

So for those of us who killed siad using task manager, does this mean we have also lost our coins and any uploads stored in new wallet? Hard to imagine that.

No you still have your coins : try deleting resources\app\Sia\consensus\*
or
- copy your resources\app\Sia\wallet\*
- start with a fresh install, but copy & paste the wallet directory and start the client.

Ok, Option 1 is the way to go!  

All good!

Coin balance is correct and sitting at block 16448. password works fine, showing host etc.

Conclusion: If you corrupt your data base, delete consensus file, Kill siad (if running) restart wallet, let it fully sync up, then unlock wallet.

PS: I still don't see my file I had uploaded? not a biggy right now

Just not sure after closing wallet again if we should just let siad process stay running? oh well.

If you want to close the daemon remember to use siac stop not your task manager or you will be back to square one.

[MinermanNC]

So for those of us who killed siad using task manager, does this mean we have also lost our coins and any uploads stored in new wallet? Hard to imagine that.

No you still have your coins : try deleting resources\app\Sia\consensus\*
or
- copy your resources\app\Sia\wallet\*
- start with a fresh install, but copy & paste the wallet directory and start the client.

Ok, Option 1 is the way to go!  

All good!

Coin balance is correct and sitting at block 16448. password works fine, showing host etc.

Conclusion: If you corrupt your data base, delete consensus file, Kill siad (if running) restart wallet, let it fully sync up, then unlock wallet.

PS: I still don't see my file I had uploaded? not a biggy right now

Just not sure after closing wallet again if we should just let siad process stay running? oh well.

If you want to close the daemon remember to use siac stop not your task manager or you will be back to square one.

Sounds good
THX!

I guess what I am wondering is if I close the wallet etc and reboot my PC will that not cause the database to corrupt again? if I don't first stop siad using siac to stop?

[MinermanNC]

Ok, to stop siad on W7: NOT USING TASK MANAGER

Using CMD prompt, change directory (cd) to - example command line: cd C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\Sia-UI-v0.4.2-beta-win64\Sia-UI-v0.4.2-beta-win64\resources\app\Sia   (or wherever you have you SIA 4.2 directory) in my case it is on my desktop.

Then type: siac stop

Got the message: Sia daemon stopped

Restarted wallet, unlocked it, all good.

Just not sure if I did not do the above step to close siad, and I do a PC restart will that corrupt file again? I don't feel like testing that lol.... in the event of a power failure, PC shut down etc. that could result in corrupt files again.... we will need a better way to totally close siad in the future so there is NO risk of corruption in any way  

[andyatcrux]

Ok, to stop siad on W7: NOT USING TASK MANAGER

Using CMD prompt, change directory (cd) to, example command line: cd C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\Sia-UI-v0.4.2-beta-win64\Sia-UI-v0.4.2-beta-win64\resources\app\Sia   (or wherever you have you SIA 4.2 directory) in my case it is on my desktop.

Then type: siac stop

Got the message: Sia daemon stopped

Restarted wallet, unlocked it, all good.

Just not sure if I did not do the above step to close siad, and I do a PC restart will that corrupt file again? I don't feel like testing that lol.... in the event of a power failure, PC shut down etc. that could result in corrupt files again.... we will need a better way to totally close siad in the future so there is NO risk of corruption in any way  

Yeah, good question. I'd use Siac to avoid the possible inconvenience, which is what it is. I don't like the fact that I have two wallet files, one for the imported wallet and one for the new. I wonder if I should just send all my coins associated with the imported address to the new seed associated address. Hm... maybe do a few tests first.

[MinermanNC]

Ok, to stop siad on W7: NOT USING TASK MANAGER

Using CMD prompt, change directory (cd) to, example command line: cd C:\Users\XXX\Desktop\Sia-UI-v0.4.2-beta-win64\Sia-UI-v0.4.2-beta-win64\resources\app\Sia   (or wherever you have you SIA 4.2 directory) in my case it is on my desktop.

Then type: siac stop

Got the message: Sia daemon stopped

Restarted wallet, unlocked it, all good.

Just not sure if I did not do the above step to close siad, and I do a PC restart will that corrupt file again? I don't feel like testing that lol.... in the event of a power failure, PC shut down etc. that could result in corrupt files again.... we will need a better way to totally close siad in the future so there is NO risk of corruption in any way  

Yeah, good question. I'd use Siac to avoid the possible inconvenience, which is what it is. I don't like the fact that I have two wallet files, one for the imported wallet and one for the new. I wonder if I should just send all my coins associated with the imported address to the new seed associated address. Hm... maybe do a few tests first.

IDK what to say on that one myself, not sure of the differences it may have?  I still have the bulk of my coins sitting in a separate laptop on 0.3.3.3 until I feel 110% confident in 4.2. I had a few hundred coins in the legacy wallet (0.3) I imported from, into 4.2 for testing. All seems to be ok, and I have sent a few of those coins to Poli as well from 4.2. Let us know what you find out if you test that out  

What OS do you use?

[fundomatic]

Sia blockchain explorer web site is back online.

 http://explore.siacoin.com/

[C. Bergmann]

Hello,

I'm trying siacoin. It looks very promising.

But I have a few questions:

- where do I save the files I download with the client? And how can I change the directory?
- Is mining the standard-operation with siacoin?

Thank you!

[Captain530]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10210508

[crackfoo]

is this minable with X11???

[MinermanNC]

is this minable with X11???

no

[Trial]

How mining of SIA? Where to take the instruction? There is mining pools for SIA?
Give detailed links.

[crackfoo]

How mining of SIA? Where to take the instruction? There is mining pools for SIA?
Give detailed links.

If the developer make make a python module for the algorithm I can add it to my pool. 

[MinermanNC]

How mining of SIA? Where to take the instruction? There is mining pools for SIA?
Give detailed links.

If the developer make make a python module for the algorithm I can add it to my pool. 

I know there is plans for a pool, but its on the back burner while other areas of development take priority. Mining is all solo since launch. I have mined on xpool before, all good. I'm sure in time everyone would be glad to see you and others get involved. Stayed tuned in here. Taek is the lead dev for SIA. 

[Trial]

What is necessary for mining solo? Give the instruction.

[Tobo]

How mining of SIA? Where to take the instruction? There is mining pools for SIA?
Give detailed links.

See the mining Sia section in this article - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zNpAct53E_5p4KO3_-ZOrg5N9HQw8ACTQ7zAyksSIf8/mobilebasic?pli=1

Mining pool is coming soon. Devs are working on it.

[Trial]

How mining of SIA? Where to take the instruction? There is mining pools for SIA?
Give detailed links.

See the mining Sia section in this article - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zNpAct53E_5p4KO3_-ZOrg5N9HQw8ACTQ7zAyksSIf8/mobilebasic?pli=1

Mining pool is coming soon. Devs are working on it.

Thanks.
Information hasn't enough.
Where it is possible to see samples of .bat and .conf of files?

[Trillium]

I'll bite. Got at least 10 TB laying around unused.