Please help.. Bitcoin-qt will not open after BSOD....

[AndrewBUD]

Blockchain was up to date BSOD now when I try and open the client I get this :




Any way to not have to redownload the entire blockchain? Last time it took a few days....

[Stephen Gornick]

Blockchain was up to date BSOD now when I try and open the client I get this :

Any way to not have to redownload the entire blockchain? Last time it took a few days....

If the problem was opening the addr.dat, that can be removed and it will be recreated.

But perhaps the debug.log might help you see what db it was trying to access?

[AndrewBUD]

Thanks for the reply..


I tried to delete the addr.dat but I am getting the same error....

[AndrewBUD]

Any possible way to restart this without downloading the entire blockchain again... it took about 3 days last time on this piece of crap PC.....

[wachtwoord]

I would:

1) Save the wallet.dat, blk0001.dat and blk0002.dat (and bitcoin.conf if you use it).
2) Uninstall Bitcoin-Qt
3) Re-install Bitcoin-QT
4) Copy the files you saved back
5) Run Bitcoin-qt from the command line with the rescan command.

[AndrewBUD]

5) Run Bitcoin-qt from the command line with the rescan command. ?


where do I put -rescan ?

[wachtwoord]

After the Bitcoin-qt executable.

In windows:

Bitcoin-qt.exe -rescan

[AndrewBUD]

oh


I knew that.. I thought I was missing something special... thought I had to run bitcoind and go from there..

Thanks I'll give this a shot right now

[AndrewBUD]

No go....


this sucks..

[wachtwoord]

What happens? Does it do the rescan?

If you remove the blockchain and wallet file does it start?

If so, adding which of the two breaks it?

[AndrewBUD]

so it's the wallet.dat that's f'ed up...

I can remove the wallet and leave the blockchain and it loads up just fine.

[wachtwoord]

Here come the magic words: "Do you have a backup?"

[AndrewBUD]

oh yeah I do.... I no dumb like I look I swear


BUT I can't wait 3+ days to download the blockchain I really doubt I'll live that much longer.....

[wachtwoord]

I can remove the wallet and leave the blockchain and it loads up just fine.

oh yeah I do.... I no dumb like I look I swear


BUT I can't wait 3+ days to download the blockchain I really doubt I'll live that much longer.....

So: Copy the backup wallet.dat in the folder with the blockchain files that work, start bitcoin with the rescan command and presto!

[AndrewBUD]

IT Works


Thank you so much.... I love learning new stuff.


only 22 blocks behind

[wachtwoord]

You're welcome

[AndrewBUD]

It seems stuck.... It wont download any new blocks just keeps spinning and connecting and disconnecting... New blocks appear but it wont download any...

[Stephen Gornick]

It seems stuck.... It wont download any new blocks just keeps spinning and connecting and disconnecting... New blocks appear but it wont download any...

Are you on the latest client, v0.6.3?  If not, that is something you should upgrade to.

[AndrewBUD]

newer... rc2... .7