Bitcoin Core version 0.13.0 Released

[LoyceV]

But if you do want to use an HD wallet, you will need to send coins to a newly created HD wallet and you can't use the old wallet.

You can import the private keys from your old wallet into your new wallet. This way you can use an HD-wallet while still using all your old addresses, instead of deleting them.

Let me quote Satoshi on this:

Sigh... why delete a wallet instead of moving it aside and keeping the old copy just in case?  You should never delete a wallet.

[Lauda]

I just upgraded to 0.13.0 from 0.10.2 and when I try to start it it hangs and crashes before the GUI is fully loaded on the "done loading" screen.

Interesting. Could you post the information from your debug.log (found in the directory where your wallet is)? Without knowing more, we would be guessing what the problem is.

Is there any way for me to avoid a (slow and long) reindex?

If it requires a reindex, then no. You can speed it up by increasing your dbcache.
It might be better to open your own thread about this problem.

[Lauda]

I checked the debug.log and couldn't find anything interesting myself. I pasted it below:
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I can't seem to find anything that is really interesting either. Should try out various stuff, although I'll send you a PM. Seems a bit off-topic here to debug user-specific problems.

[BitLinkInvestments]

Looks like a pretty solid update! Appreciate all the instructions

[BitcoinEcommerce2016]

Hi Bitcoin People! I have been running an online business for a few years. 2 years ago I decided to setup a bitcoin payment module which to my surprise have been used a lot. Since this is my own bitcoin server I am responsible of maintaining and updating the bitcoin core to it's latest version and backing up the wallet a few times every day.

I have read that the latest bitcoin update has a HD feature which means I only have to back up the seed. Now when my wallet is getting bigger and bigger (roughly 80 MB) contaning tons of addresses that's not in use anymore, I would like to have a HD wallet. Which means I don't need to create a backup every time a bitcoin transaction occurs, increasing the wallet.dat with data.

Questions:
1) Is it possible to import all the old addresses/private keys from my old wallet, into a new HD-wallet?

2) Can the HD feature be used for commerce (via RPC bitcoin-cli) or is it only for private use?

Thanks in advance,
Matteo

[achow101]

Hi Bitcoin People! I have been running an online business for a few years. 2 years ago I decided to setup a bitcoin payment module which to my surprise have been used a lot. Since this is my own bitcoin server I am responsible of maintaining and updating the bitcoin core to it's latest version and backing up the wallet a few times every day.

I have read that the latest bitcoin update has a HD feature which means I only have to back up the seed. Now when my wallet is getting bigger and bigger (roughly 80 MB) contaning tons of addresses that's not in use anymore, I would like to have a HD wallet. Which means I don't need to create a backup every time a bitcoin transaction occurs, increasing the wallet.dat with data.

Questions:
1) Is it possible to import all the old addresses/private keys from my old wallet, into a new HD-wallet?

I think it may be possible. Otherwise you will have to send the Bitcoin from your old wallet to an address in the new wallet.

2) Can the HD feature be used for commerce (via RPC bitcoin-cli) or is it only for private use?

Thanks in advance,
Matteo

Yes. There is no difference between commercial use and private use. The computer doesn't know the difference and doesn't care.

[Amph]

i don't know if it's me, win10 or whatever, but transaction windows notification, does not appear anymore, i'm talking about that small window in the bottom right of the corner

[OmegaStarScream]

i don't know if it's me, win10 or whatever, but transaction windows notification, does not appear anymore, i'm talking about that small window in the bottom right of the corner

Speaking about this ? (taken from google image) :





If yes then I don't have it as well , I upgraded to 0.13.0 few hours ago and I'm not having it (windows 10)

[Amph]

i don't know if it's me, win10 or whatever, but transaction windows notification, does not appear anymore, i'm talking about that small window in the bottom right of the corner

Speaking about this ? (taken from google image) :





If yes then I don't have it as well , I upgraded to 0.13.0 few hours ago and I'm not having it (windows 10)

yeah that little widnow that warn you when an amount is sent or received, same thing win 10 and this version, and it do not appear anymore since then

so it's something to be fixed for this version i guess

[silversurfer1958]

Really don't think my grandmother could understand any of this.

[achow101]

Really don't think my grandmother could understand any of this.

Your grandmother doesn't need to know what's happening behind the scenes or what's been changed here. All she needs to know is that she can use Bitcoin because the GUI is actually very simple to understand and use.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Really don't think my grandmother could understand any of this.

Your grandmother doesn't need to know what's happening behind the scenes or what's been changed here. All she needs to know is that she can use Bitcoin because the GUI is actually very simple to understand and use.

And also she might not even know she's using bitcoin in years to come if large companies & organisations use bitcoin & the blockchain to send her money to its required destination on her behalf.

[achow101]

If yes then I don't have it as well , I upgraded to 0.13.0 few hours ago and I'm not having it (windows 10)

yeah that little widnow that warn you when an amount is sent or received, same thing win 10 and this version, and it do not appear anymore since then

so it's something to be fixed for this version i guess

Do you guys still have this problem? I can't reproduce it. AFAICT nothing changed that would have affected this happened in 0.13.0 except for the Qt version bump. But, I still see the notifications. Maybe your settings are blocking the notifications?

[Meuh6879]

I don't have problem with notification.

delete the bitcoin.conf and START bitcoin Core after.
activate "minimize to shutdown" and change the notification setting of the program.

[Velkro]

Looks like a pretty solid update!

Thats amazing how bitcoin developers doing so good job. Constant quite fast updates on such critical and money-involved project.
Im very happy with developement of bitcoin, in safe manner, not like ethereum disaster, rushing decisions etc.
Bitcoin have its own pace, its conservative and stable.
Keep it coming!

[OmegaStarScream]

If yes then I don't have it as well , I upgraded to 0.13.0 few hours ago and I'm not having it (windows 10)

yeah that little widnow that warn you when an amount is sent or received, same thing win 10 and this version, and it do not appear anymore since then

so it's something to be fixed for this version i guess

Do you guys still have this problem? I can't reproduce it. AFAICT nothing changed that would have affected this happened in 0.13.0 except for the Qt version bump. But, I still see the notifications. Maybe your settings are blocking the notifications?

I personally still have this issue on my PC (Windows 10 as I said above) and the settings seem fine unless this is related to something else (Firewall or something) which I doubt. Which windows version are you using (If It's 10 , have you done the anniversary update the last month ? ) ? because I have Bitcoin Core in two PCs with Windows 10 and only one of them have this BUG.

[achow101]

I personally still have this issue on my PC (Windows 10 as I said above) and the settings seem fine unless this is related to something else (Firewall or something) which I doubt. Which windows version are you using (If It's 10 , have you done the anniversary update the last month ? ) ? because I have Bitcoin Core in two PCs with Windows 10 and only one of them have this BUG.

I am using Windows 10 as well. It works fine for me. I am using build 14915 which is an insider preview build, but that shouldn't make a difference.

[awesome31312]

Cannot update using the URL on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Please fix 

[achow101]

Cannot update using the URL on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Please fix 

How are you not able to update? Please elaborate. What happens?

[Bitcoingiver]

I don't understand anything about this Bitcoin core. Some one should please help out.