Electrum 2.7.0

[viking02]

do you have a time frame on this?


and did electrum 2.7 just released?


thanks.

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[ThomasV]

do you have a time frame on this?

I just published a bugfix release, see version 2.7.1.

[ThomasV]

I'm using 2.7.0 under Windows 7 Home Edition with a Ledger HW.1. Whenever I try to send BTC using my HW.1 Wallet I get the error Exception: Invalid Status 6985. I can reproduce the error every time.

the Ledger team is investigating that.

[ThomasV]

Please upgrade to 2.7.2.
A critical bug was fixed, https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/issues/1954

[steven0021]

Is it just me or the cancel button when creating/restoring wallet not working? I'm using 2.7.4.
Once you click it, the next button stops working too.

[modulate]

I'm trying to get my new Nano S working with electrum 2.7.4, but after I select "an unnamed ledger" whilst creating a hardware device wallet, I get a hang on the new page "please wait"

I'm on OSX 10.12

any help appreciated

[ThomasV]

I'm trying to get my new Nano S working with electrum 2.7.4, but after I select "an unnamed ledger" whilst creating a hardware device wallet, I get a hang on the new page "please wait"

I'm on OSX 10.12

any help appreciated

I believe this is because it cannot sync with the server. This seems to be a regression from 2.6

[modulate]

ok, so its a bug.

Do I need to/can I report it somewhere?

[viking02]

Hi there.  Can you confirm this electrum is fine for installing on a new computer and then putting the 12 word phrase and it wouldn't have that issue that i had before?


I'm going to restore my electrum.

[viking02]

anyone?

[ThomasV]

Hi there.  Can you confirm this electrum is fine for installing on a new computer and then putting the 12 word phrase and it wouldn't have that issue that i had before?


I'm going to restore my electrum.

it should work with the latest version. please report

[viking02]

hi there.  Does that mean almost no one has electrum 2.7 and everyone else has the old version?  The electrum that was on my old computer was electrum 2.6.4.


So if i have a copy of electrum 2.6.4, can install that one and not use 2.7?


Thanks.

[longbob72]

hi there.  Does that mean almost no one has electrum 2.7 and everyone else has the old version?  The electrum that was on my old computer was electrum 2.6.4.


So if i have a copy of electrum 2.6.4, can install that one and not use 2.7?


Thanks.

Yes you can install 2.6.4 over 2.7. But it's recommended to use the latest version which is 2.7.7.
There's no way to know who has 2.6.4 and who has 2.7 and it doesn't matter. ThomasV only said that it was fixed in 2.7.1, he meant nothing else.

If you have the seed saved You shouldn't be too worried to try other versions ONLY to see if they will open or not.

[Capricious Goat]

Electrum 2.7.7

Hey Thomas V

New to Electrum.
Issue on Confirm Seed stage of Standard Wallet.

Steps to reproduce:
New Wallet > Custom Options >Confirm Seed 'Next' not working.

Added an extra word to the seed and the app got stuck.
Eventually created a new wallet (default_wallet) with 12 word seed.

Downloaded Electrum 2.7.7 from official site (Setup.exe)
Windows 10

Thanks

[viking02]

hi there.  Does that mean almost no one has electrum 2.7 and everyone else has the old version?  The electrum that was on my old computer was electrum 2.6.4.


So if i have a copy of electrum 2.6.4, can install that one and not use 2.7?


Thanks.

Yes you can install 2.6.4 over 2.7. But it's recommended to use the latest version which is 2.7.7.
There's no way to know who has 2.6.4 and who has 2.7 and it doesn't matter. ThomasV only said that it was fixed in 2.7.1, he meant nothing else.

If you have the seed saved You shouldn't be too worried to try other versions ONLY to see if they will open or not.

So most of you are all using the updated version of electrum?  Does electrum prompt you to update to the latest version each time?

[longbob72]

hi there.  Does that mean almost no one has electrum 2.7 and everyone else has the old version?  The electrum that was on my old computer was electrum 2.6.4.


So if i have a copy of electrum 2.6.4, can install that one and not use 2.7?


Thanks.

Yes you can install 2.6.4 over 2.7. But it's recommended to use the latest version which is 2.7.7.
There's no way to know who has 2.6.4 and who has 2.7 and it doesn't matter. ThomasV only said that it was fixed in 2.7.1, he meant nothing else.

If you have the seed saved You shouldn't be too worried to try other versions ONLY to see if they will open or not.

So most of you are all using the updated version of electrum?  Does electrum prompt you to update to the latest version each time?

Like I said, there is no way to know how many people are using the latest version. Using the latest version isn't a must, only recommended. You can use previous versions if they work better for you.
You don't get a notification every time a new version comes out, you need to check for updates manually from https://electrum.org/#download.

[Abdussamad]

hi there.  Does that mean almost no one has electrum 2.7 and everyone else has the old version?  The electrum that was on my old computer was electrum 2.6.4.


So if i have a copy of electrum 2.6.4, can install that one and not use 2.7?


Thanks.

Yes you can install 2.6.4 over 2.7. But it's recommended to use the latest version which is 2.7.7.
There's no way to know who has 2.6.4 and who has 2.7 and it doesn't matter. ThomasV only said that it was fixed in 2.7.1, he meant nothing else.

If you have the seed saved You shouldn't be too worried to try other versions ONLY to see if they will open or not.

There was a change in the wallet file format in 2.7.0 so 2.6.4 electrum won't be able to read your wallet file. You will have to restore from seed.

[viking02]

i reinstalled electrum on new computer.  I then put in the 12 word phrase and bitcoin restored.  My issue though is there is no transaction history at all for my previous addresses.


For example i know there were a few addresses i used but i used 1 main address to receive.  However when i look at receive... there is only 1 address that is shown?  What about the option where it shows address, change etc?  I know the bitcoin address i have shown for my receive isn't the main one i used.


So the address that shows as receiving address is my bitcoin receiving address.


Why do i see requested amount and request expires in 1 day?  Can someone explain this?  So if someone send me bitcoin, i give them this receiving address.  But i leave everything else empty right?  However, what does request expires mean?  Should i stay at 1 day or put never?  For example if i request a bitcoin payout from a site, and put my receiving address, let say i don't know the exact amount of bitcoin i receive, then obviously this doesn't get filled out right?  I'm very confused what this request expire mean?   I assume it doesn't mean you are requesting bitcoin from a specific address right?  Like paypal where you bill someone for something?  That would clearly make no sense?


So i only have 1 bitcoin receiving address now with electrum 2.7.8?  How do i generate a new address?  Or just stick with this one?  How do i get the old bitcoin address i used before many times or i cannot do this?


For sending bitcoin, i assume everything is still the same?  I have transaction fee per kb is set at 0.0005 btc/kb.  Don't change this right?  So this should come out to 6-8 cents a transfer when sending?  But if you leave it at 0, then it takes very long for transaction to confirm and thus never do this and leave it at 0.0005?

[longbob72]

i reinstalled electrum on new computer.  I then put in the 12 word phrase and bitcoin restored.  My issue though is there is no transaction history at all for my previous addresses.

Are you saying that the wallet doesn't show any transaction but have balance (you said bitcoin restored)?

For example i know there were a few addresses i used but i used 1 main address to receive.  However when i look at receive... there is only 1 address that is shown?  What about the option where it shows address, change etc?  I know the bitcoin address i have shown for my receive isn't the main one i used.


So the address that shows as receiving address is my bitcoin receiving address.


Why do i see requested amount and request expires in 1 day?  Can someone explain this?  So if someone send me bitcoin, i give them this receiving address.  But i leave everything else empty right?  However, what does request expires mean?  Should i stay at 1 day or put never?  For example if i request a bitcoin payout from a site, and put my receiving address, let say i don't know the exact amount of bitcoin i receive, then obviously this doesn't get filled out right?  I'm very confused what this request expire mean?   I assume it doesn't mean you are requesting bitcoin from a specific address right?  Like paypal where you bill someone for something?  That would clearly make no sense?


So i only have 1 bitcoin receiving address now with electrum 2.7.8?  How do i generate a new address?  Or just stick with this one?  How do i get the old bitcoin address i used before many times or i cannot do this?

Go to Wallet > Addresses. It will show your addresses tab which shows your other addresses.
The expire date is useful for giving time limit for a payment and nothing else. Just pick "Never" if you don't want it. But if you don't know the exact amount you'll be receiving just leave everything empty or give them the address (if you don't need the QR).
It doesn't mean you are requesting bitcoin from a specific address like paypal and yes, that would clearly make no sense.

For sending bitcoin, i assume everything is still the same?  I have transaction fee per kb is set at 0.0005 btc/kb.  Don't change this right?  So this should come out to 6-8 cents a transfer when sending?  But if you leave it at 0, then it takes very long for transaction to confirm and thus never do this and leave it at 0.0005?

Leaving it alone would be fine for now. But setting it to dynamic fee (from Tools > Preference > Use dynamic fee) and moving the slider a little to the right side would be better if you don't know much about transaction fees.

[viking02]

It does show the transactions on the history.  I meant on the receive tab... i use to have a few addresses.  It showed how many times i used each address etc.  For example, there is one bitcoin address i used so many times compared to others.  So do i still have this address or not?


When i go to wallet, addresses, it just shows the receive page.


Shows my receiving address which is just 1 address.


So that means i only have 1 receiving bitcoin address now?  Thus my old bitcoin address that i used so many times with electrum 2.6.4... i dont have it anymore?