incorrect btc with linux core version 0.12.0 64 bit imort privat key

[roselee]

hello
on my new pc i have linux mint  17.3edition rosa
and installet linux core wallet 0.12.0 64 bit


and it shows me less btc then i have

btw same happened with my litecoins

also lates version of linux mint


i found out that there is a function thats called changer

and it seems thats the case here
but how do i get the correct number of btc   ..... litecoins in my linux wallet?
and why does that happen if i import with privatekey

does anyone have an idea what i can do ?

[achow101]

Try rescanning. Start bitcoin core with the -rescan option.

[roselee]

Try rescanning. Start bitcoin core with the -rescan option.

how do i do that ?

[achow101]

Open up the terminal and type

Code:

bitcoin-qt -rescan

[roselee]

Open up the terminal and type

Code:

bitcoin-qt -rescan

tryed it but got this error

metode not found  code -32601

is there a different way i can rescan?

[--Encrypted--]

Open up the terminal and type

Code:

bitcoin-qt -rescan

tryed it but got this error

metode not found  code -32601

is there a different way i can rescan?

you sure you started core with -rescan and not just entered what knightdk posted on the built-in console?

[roselee]

Open up the terminal and type

Code:

bitcoin-qt -rescan

tryed it but got this error

metode not found  code -32601

is there a different way i can rescan?

you sure you started core with -rescan and not just entered what knightdk posted on the built-in console?

you are right thats what i did i just entered it in the built-in console
i dont know how to start the core with rescan
i do this the first time linux is new to me and i never imported with a privat key befor

can you give instructions how i start with rescan?

[--Encrypted--]

you are right thats what i did i just entered it in the built-in console
i dont know how to start the core with rescan
i do this the first time linux is new to me and i never imported with a privat key befor

can you give instructions how i start with rescan?

I'm not very experienced with linux either.
just like knightdk said. open the terminal (that's Ctrl+Alt+T) then enter this:

Code:

bitcoin-qt -rescan

if that somehow didn't work (that should work for installed programs though), move to the directory where bitcoin-qt are located by typing:

Code:

cd /[path to the folder containing bitcoin qt]

and try again.

[roselee]

you are right thats what i did i just entered it in the built-in console
i dont know how to start the core with rescan
i do this the first time linux is new to me and i never imported with a privat key befor

can you give instructions how i start with rescan?

I'm not very experienced with linux either.
just like knightdk said. open the terminal (that's Ctrl+Alt+T) then enter this:

Code:

bitcoin-qt -rescan

if that somehow didn't work (that should work for installed programs though), move to the directory where bitcoin-qt are located by typing:

Code:

cd /[path to the folder containing bitcoin qt]

and try again.

no didnt work either
do you know if there is another way to restart ?

[roselee]

Open up the terminal and type

Code:

bitcoin-qt -rescan

does anone know why i cant use the builtin rescan option ?

[--Encrypted--]

Open up the terminal and type

Code:

bitcoin-qt -rescan

does anone know why i cant use the builtin rescan option ?

it's not just you. it wasn't made to be used that way.

tried it using Cygwin and this one worked for me:

Code:

./bitcoin-qt -rescan

if you get "no such file or directory" message. change your directory using the method I posted above.

[roselee]

no still does not work
 

i do remember when i erased a file in the appdate when i used windows
then the wallet had to rescan

could i dó that in linux too ? and if so what file would i have to erase ?

[--Encrypted--]

no still does not work

hmmm. doesn't work how exactly? did the client opened or not at all?

i do remember when i erased a file in the appdate when i used windows
then the wallet had to rescan

could i dó that in linux too ? and if so what file would i have to erase ?

I don't know about erasing anything (nor do I think that it's a good idea). but importing a private key will make qt rescan.

[roselee]

no still does not work

hmmm. doesn't work how exactly? did the client opened or not at all?

i do remember when i erased a file in the appdate when i used windows
then the wallet had to rescan

could i dó that in linux too ? and if so what file would i have to erase ?

I don't know about erasing anything (nor do I think that it's a good idea). but importing a private key will make qt rescan.

but thats what i did at the beginning
i imported private key
and ended up missing btc in the linux wallet
btc i do have in my windows wallet
correct amount
so why is it that the linux shows less ?
is that a bug ?
and a week ago or so i opened my electrum wallet which should show also my btc and it showed less too
thats how i found out about the charger fuction
but should that be shown in a wallet ? and why does it not sum up all the adresses including the charger adress new and show my correct amount of btc ?

[cr1776]

no still does not work

hmmm. doesn't work how exactly? did the client opened or not at all?

i do remember when i erased a file in the appdate when i used windows
then the wallet had to rescan

could i dó that in linux too ? and if so what file would i have to erase ?

I don't know about erasing anything (nor do I think that it's a good idea). but importing a private key will make qt rescan.

but thats what i did at the beginning
i imported private key
and ended up missing btc in the linux wallet
btc i do have in my windows wallet
correct amount
so why is it that the linux shows less ?
is that a bug ?
and a week ago or so i opened my electrum wallet which should show also my btc and it showed less too
thats how i found out about the charger fuction
but should that be shown in a wallet ? and why does it not sum up all the adresses including the charger adress new and show my correct amount of btc ?

Did you import all the private keys from Windows that had balances? Since you say "import private key," not "keys" plural, you may have only imported one. I suspect you may have missed some, perhaps the change addresses. (note that that is plural too).   (Is that what you mean by "charger address"?)

[roselee]

no still does not work

hmmm. doesn't work how exactly? did the client opened or not at all?

i do remember when i erased a file in the appdate when i used windows
then the wallet had to rescan

could i dó that in linux too ? and if so what file would i have to erase ?

I don't know about erasing anything (nor do I think that it's a good idea). but importing a private key will make qt rescan.

but thats what i did at the beginning
i imported private key
and ended up missing btc in the linux wallet
btc i do have in my windows wallet
correct amount
so why is it that the linux shows less ?
is that a bug ?
and a week ago or so i opened my electrum wallet which should show also my btc and it showed less too
thats how i found out about the charger fuction
but should that be shown in a wallet ? and why does it not sum up all the adresses including the charger adress new and show my correct amount of btc ?

Did you import all the private keys from Windows that had balances? Since you say "import private key," not "keys" plural, you may have only imported one. I suspect you may have missed some, perhaps the change addresses. (note that that is plural too).   (Is that what you mean by "charger address"?)

hi
i used always only one adress so it was one private key. so you are right plural. and i dont know how to find the changer adresses

i explain what i mean by changer
i see transactions
lets say i recived 10 btc
then i spend 3
and the missing is exactly the 7 that is left from the originaly 10

like the 10 was a note just created for my wallet and when i spend my 3 i get 7 change back
but usualy i dont see that process in my wallet. ( at least never did in the windows core )
now i see the transaction fo the 7 but i dont see the 7 arrive at any of my wallet adresses
so where are they now ?
at blockchain info i see the transactions too

in my win wallet the number of btc is correct

[shorena]

no still does not work

hmmm. doesn't work how exactly? did the client opened or not at all?

i do remember when i erased a file in the appdate when i used windows
then the wallet had to rescan

could i dó that in linux too ? and if so what file would i have to erase ?

I don't know about erasing anything (nor do I think that it's a good idea). but importing a private key will make qt rescan.

but thats what i did at the beginning
i imported private key
and ended up missing btc in the linux wallet
btc i do have in my windows wallet
correct amount
so why is it that the linux shows less ?
is that a bug ?
and a week ago or so i opened my electrum wallet which should show also my btc and it showed less too
thats how i found out about the charger fuction
but should that be shown in a wallet ? and why does it not sum up all the adresses including the charger adress new and show my correct amount of btc ?

Did you import all the private keys from Windows that had balances? Since you say "import private key," not "keys" plural, you may have only imported one. I suspect you may have missed some, perhaps the change addresses. (note that that is plural too).   (Is that what you mean by "charger address"?)

hi
i used always only one adress so it was one private key. so you are right plural. and i dont know how to find the changer adresses

Which wallet did you use before you switch to core? If you did use core previously, what did you do with the old wallet.dat?

i explain what i mean by changer
i see transactions
lets say i recived 10 btc
then i spend 3
and the missing is exactly the 7 that is left from the originaly 10

We know what change addresses are, they have a separate private key. Your old wallet would have had that private key, but since you did not export it the question is what happened to your old wallet.

like the 10 was a note just created for my wallet and when i spend my 3 i get 7 change back
but usualy i dont see that process in my wallet. ( at least never did in the windows core )
now i see the transaction fo the 7 but i dont see the 7 arrive at any of my wallet adresses
so where are they now ?
at blockchain info i see the transactions too

[roselee]

ok i see
well the old wallet is still on my win pc
still running
do you sugest i create  the privat keys(plural) again?
and would you be so kind and give me a link where i would find a step by step instruction
becouse it seems i did miss something last time i did the paperwallet

[--Encrypted--]

ok i see
well the old wallet is still on my win pc
still running
do you sugest i create  the privat keys(plural) again?
and would you be so kind and give me a link where i would find a step by step instruction
becouse it seems i did miss something last time i did the paperwallet

what's your old wallet? electrum or core (or others)?

for electrum right click on an address and choose private key. or, if you want to export all of your addresses, choose wallet > private keys > export.

for core go to the console and type:

Code:

dumpprivkey [address]

[shorena]

ok i see
well the old wallet is still on my win pc
still running
do you sugest i create  the privat keys(plural) again?
and would you be so kind and give me a link where i would find a step by step instruction
becouse it seems i did miss something last time i did the paperwallet

If your old wallet is bitcoin core as well (you didnt answer the question so I have to guess) just copy the wallet.dat from your old machine. On windows you can find it by pressing win + r to open "run" and enter %APPDATA%\Bitcoin. You can also open bitcoin core and click File -> Backup Wallet...

On the linux machine:
make sure core is closed
rename the existing wallet.dat to wallet.dat.backup (or something similar)
and put the copied wallet.dat in its place

you should find the wallet files in ~/.bitcoin