Cannot start Armory on Linux Debian, stuck on "Preparing Databases"

[gaglia]

Hi, I am using Debian, and so far I have been using Bitcoin-Core 0.14.1 based on QT 5.7.1, it works fine, my /home/myuser/.bitcoin folder is over 140 GiB, growing. I have a few BTC/cent just to play with.

I downloaded and installed Armory 0.96. The first time I start it (both the online and the offline version) I get prompted to create and backup a new wallet. Fine with that, even the paper backup works fine.

However, then Armory gets stuck on "Preparing Databases", the /home/myuser/.armory folder keeps growing, and as long as Armory is in this state I cannot start Bitcoin-Core (complains that the database is already being used). Sometimes, Armory "crashes" after a bit (i.e., the Armory window closes, and pgrep does not find it), but still I cannot use Bitcoin-Core (because there is a bitcoin process still running in background, I guess bitcoind invoked by Armory).

Two questions:
1) is it normal? Should I just wait? How long?
2) how large will the .armory directory grow yet? I thought Armory was using the same blockchain stored in .bitcoin, right? I do *not* have to expect to download other 140 GiB of blocks, right?

Next to that, thanks for the great software, looks like really, really cool!

[achow101]

Start Armory and Core separately. First start Bitcoin Core. Then start Armory. In Armory, you will have to go to File > Settings and uncheck the box labeled "Let Armory start Bitcoin Core automatically". Then restart Armory.

Can you also post your log files (armorylog.txt and dbLog.txt)?

[gaglia]

Thanks for your reply, I did as suggested: again, Bitcoin-Core is working fine, at the same time Armory (online) is stuck "Preparing Databases". Here are the logs:

armorylog.txt

Code:

2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1138 - C++ block utilities loaded successfully
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: free -m
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: ['cat', '/proc/cpuinfo']
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1255 - 
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1256 - 
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1257 - 
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1258 - ************************************************************
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1259 - Invoked: /usr/local/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py --offline
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1260 - ************************************************************
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1261 - Loading Armory Engine:
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1262 -    Armory Version        : 0.96
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1263 -    Armory Build:         : a3d01aa722
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1264 -    PyBtcWallet  Version  : 1.35
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1265 - Detected Operating system: Linux
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1266 -    OS Variant            : debian-8.8-
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1267 -    User home-directory   : /home/myuser
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1268 -    Satoshi BTC directory : /home/myuser/.bitcoin/
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1269 -    Armory home dir       : /home/myuser/.armory/
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1270 - Detected System Specs    : 
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1271 -    Total Available RAM   : 7.70 GB
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1272 -    CPU ID string         : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1273 -    Number of CPU cores   : 4 cores
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1274 -    System is 64-bit      : True
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1275 -    Preferred Encoding    : UTF-8
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1276 -    Machine Arch          : x86_64
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1277 -    Available HDD (ARM)   : 67 GB
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1278 -    Available HDD (BTC)   : 67 GB
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1279 - 
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1280 - Network Name: Main Network
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1281 - Satoshi Port: 8333
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1282 - Do wlt check: True
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1283 - Named options/arguments to armoryengine.py:
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     thread_count    : -1
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rescan          : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     ignoreAllZC     : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rescanBalance   : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     disableModules  : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     port            : None
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     interport       : 8223
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     coverageOutputDir: None
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     forceWalletCheck: False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     regtest         : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rebuild         : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     nettimeout      : 2
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     datadir         : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     clearMempool    : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     offline         : True
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armoryDBDir     : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armorydb_port   : 9001
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiPort     : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     useTorSettings  : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     netlog          : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     keypool         : 100
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     coverageInclude : None
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     forceOnline     : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     redownload      : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rpcBindAddr     : 127.0.0.1
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armorydb_ip     : 127.0.0.1
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     multisigFile    : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     ram_usage       : -1
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     mtdebug         : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     logDisable      : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     settingsPath    : /home/myuser/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     language        : en
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     db_type         : DB_FULL
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     doDebug         : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     enableDetSign   : True
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     disableConfPermis: False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     testnet         : False
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rpcport         : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiHome     : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiRpcport  : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     logFile         : /home/myuser/.armory/ArmoryQt.py.log.txt
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     verbosity       : None
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1286 - Other arguments:
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1289 - ************************************************************
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1692 - C++ block utilities loaded successfully
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3590 - Using settings file: /home/myuser/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-02 19:01 (ERROR) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3750 - Using Language: en
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- BDM.py:354 - Armory loaded in offline-mode.  Will not attempt to load 
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- BDM.py:355 - blockchain without explicit command to do so.
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3590 - Using settings file: /home/myuser/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2042 - loadWalletsAndSettings
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2102 - Loading wallets...
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2167 - Number of wallets read in: 4
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2172 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Wallet test1"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2172 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Wallet test2"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2172 -    Wallet (XXX):    "Wallet test3"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2172 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Primary Wallet                  "   (Encrypted)
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1747 - acquiring process mutex...
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1385 - setupUriRegistration
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/bitcoin/command
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/bitcoin
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:558 - Usermode: Advanced
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1681 - Changing usermode:
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1682 -    From: Advanced
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1690 -      To: Advanced
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1814 - startBitcoindIfNecessary
2017-07-02 19:01 (WARNING) -- ArmoryQt.py:1820 - Not online, will not start bitcoind
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4522 - Dashboard switched to auto-OfflineNoSatoshiNoInternet
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:5400 - BDM is safe for clean shutdown
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- SDM.py:457 - Called stopBitcoind
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- SDM.py:463 - ...but bitcoind is not running, to be able to stop
2017-07-02 19:01 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:5414 - Attempting to close the main window!
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1138 - C++ block utilities loaded successfully
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: free -m
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: ['cat', '/proc/cpuinfo']
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1255 - 
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1256 - 
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1257 - 
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1258 - ************************************************************
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1259 - Invoked: /usr/local/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1260 - ************************************************************
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1261 - Loading Armory Engine:
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1262 -    Armory Version        : 0.96
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1263 -    Armory Build:         : a3d01aa722
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1264 -    PyBtcWallet  Version  : 1.35
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1265 - Detected Operating system: Linux
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1266 -    OS Variant            : debian-8.8-
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1267 -    User home-directory   : /home/myuser
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1268 -    Satoshi BTC directory : /home/myuser/.bitcoin/
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1269 -    Armory home dir       : /home/myuser/.armory/
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1270 - Detected System Specs    : 
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1271 -    Total Available RAM   : 7.70 GB
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1272 -    CPU ID string         : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1273 -    Number of CPU cores   : 4 cores
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1274 -    System is 64-bit      : True
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1275 -    Preferred Encoding    : UTF-8
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1276 -    Machine Arch          : x86_64
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1277 -    Available HDD (ARM)   : 67 GB
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1278 -    Available HDD (BTC)   : 67 GB
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1279 - 
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1280 - Network Name: Main Network
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1281 - Satoshi Port: 8333
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1282 - Do wlt check: True
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1283 - Named options/arguments to armoryengine.py:
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     thread_count    : -1
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rescan          : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     ignoreAllZC     : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rescanBalance   : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     disableModules  : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     port            : None
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     interport       : 8223
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     coverageOutputDir: None
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     forceWalletCheck: False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     regtest         : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rebuild         : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     nettimeout      : 2
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     datadir         : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     clearMempool    : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     offline         : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armoryDBDir     : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armorydb_port   : 9001
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiPort     : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     useTorSettings  : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     netlog          : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     keypool         : 100
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     coverageInclude : None
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     forceOnline     : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     redownload      : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rpcBindAddr     : 127.0.0.1
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armorydb_ip     : 127.0.0.1
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     multisigFile    : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     ram_usage       : -1
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     mtdebug         : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     logDisable      : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     settingsPath    : /home/myuser/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     language        : en
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     db_type         : DB_FULL
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     doDebug         : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     enableDetSign   : True
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     disableConfPermis: False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     testnet         : False
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rpcport         : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiHome     : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiRpcport  : DEFAULT
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     logFile         : /home/myuser/.armory/ArmoryQt.py.log.txt
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     verbosity       : None
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1286 - Other arguments:
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1289 - ************************************************************
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1692 - C++ block utilities loaded successfully
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3590 - Using settings file: /home/myuser/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-02 19:02 (ERROR) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3750 - Using Language: en
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- BDM.py:368 - Using the asynchronous/multi-threaded BlockDataManager.
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- BDM.py:369 - Blockchain operations will happen in the background.  
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- BDM.py:370 - Devs: check TheBDM.getState() before asking for data.
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- BDM.py:371 - Registering addresses during rescans will queue them for 
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- BDM.py:372 - inclusion after the current scan is completed.
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3590 - Using settings file: /home/myuser/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2042 - loadWalletsAndSettings
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2102 - Loading wallets...
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2167 - Number of wallets read in: 4
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2172 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Wallet test1"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2172 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Wallet test2"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2172 -    Wallet (XXX):    "Wallet test3"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2172 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Primary Wallet                  "   (Encrypted)
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1747 - acquiring process mutex...
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1385 - setupUriRegistration
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/bitcoin/command
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/bitcoin
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:558 - Usermode: Advanced
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1681 - Changing usermode:
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1682 -    From: Advanced
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1690 -      To: Advanced
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1814 - startBitcoindIfNecessary
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1850 - setSatoshiPaths
2017-07-02 19:02 (WARNING) -- SDM.py:396 - Spawning DB with command:ArmoryDB --db-type="DB_FULL" --cookie --satoshi-datadir="/home/myuser/.bitcoin/blocks" --datadir="/home/myuser/.armory/" --dbdir="/home/myuser/.armory/databases"
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:665 - Executing popen: ['ArmoryDB', '--db-type="DB_FULL"', '--cookie', '--satoshi-datadir="/home/myuser/.bitcoin/blocks"', '--datadir="/home/myuser/.armory/"', '--dbdir="/home/myuser/.armory/databases"']
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1900 - Setting netmode: 1
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1882 - loadBlockchainIfNecessary
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1900 - Setting netmode: 1
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4619 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4619 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4619 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4619 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-02 19:02 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4619 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
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dbLog.txt

Code:

Log file opened at 1499014930: /home/myuser/.armory/dbLog.txt
-INFO  - 1499014930: (main.cpp:23) Running on 4 threads
-INFO  - 1499014930: (main.cpp:24) Ram usage level: 4
-INFO  - 1499014930: (BlockUtils.cpp:907) blkfile dir: /home/myuser/.bitcoin/blocks
-INFO  - 1499014930: (BlockUtils.cpp:908) lmdb dir: /home/myuser/.armory/databases
-INFO  - 1499014930: (lmdb_wrapper.cpp:388) Opening databases...
-INFO  - 1499014931: (BlockUtils.cpp:1091) Executing: doInitialSyncOnLoad
-INFO  - 1499014931: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:169) Reading headers from db
-WARN  - 1499014931: (lmdb_wrapper.cpp:1175) No headers in DB yet!
-INFO  - 1499014931: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:208) Found 1 headers in db
-INFO  - 1499014931: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:51) updating HEADERS db
-INFO  - 1499014931: (BDM_Server.cpp:996) registered bdv: e20cdd44a1777151dc70
-INFO  - 1499014977: (BitcoinP2P.cpp:947) Connected to Bitcoin node
-INFO  - 1499014992: (SocketObject.cpp:350) POLLIN recv return 0
-ERROR - 1499014992: (BitcoinP2P.cpp:1037) caught StopBlockingLoop in processDataStackThread
-INFO  - 1499014992: (BitcoinP2P.cpp:969) Disconnected from Bitcoin node

[achow101]

It looks like Armory is failing to connect to Bitcoin Core. Can you try using our latest testing build, available from here: https://github.com/goatpig/BitcoinArmory/releases/tag/v0.96.0.3-testing

[gaglia]

It looks like Armory is failing to connect to Bitcoin Core. Can you try using our latest testing build, available from here: https://github.com/goatpig/BitcoinArmory/releases/tag/v0.96.0.3-testing

Doesn't work. Do you also have a version for libstdc 4.9?

Code:

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of armory:
 armory depends on libstdc++6 (>= 5.2); however:
  Version of libstdc++6:amd64 on system is 4.9.2-10.

[gaglia]

Some updates: I realized I was still running an old version of Debian, forgot to update to the new stable... So I did the update, and consequently all the libraries needed for the GCC 5.3 version were also updated. However: the latest build you mentioned, achow101 does not ship with icons and integration in the Gnome menu. Anyway, at least the 0.96.0 version with GCC 5.3 (default download from Armory website) seems to work now, or at least it's not stuck at 0% anymore. It predicts a few hours until the end of "Building Databases", although I'm not sure what this means... what databases is Armory building? Doesn't it use the same blockchain as in the .bitcoin directory?

I'm not marking this as solved yet, need to see if it completes successfully...

[achow101]

It predicts a few hours until the end of "Building Databases", although I'm not sure what this means... what databases is Armory building? Doesn't it use the same blockchain as in the .bitcoin directory?

Yes it uses the same blockchain, but the blockchain is not the database. The blockchain is just a bunch of data which has to be interpreted. In order to know where blocks and transactions are in the blockchain, Armory and Core must build separate (they can't share databases) databases to keep track of where everything is in the blockchain.

[gaglia]

Thanks for the clarification

However, I still cannot manage to make Armory work. It happened only once, and I have no idea for which reasons, that the progress bar for "building database" moved, however after that it remained offline. Now, regardless of what I do, every time I open Armory (Online or Offline, with or without Bitcoin-QT running, with or without "allow Armory to run bicoind" enabled), the two progress bars remain stuck at 0%.

If I try to first run Bitcoin-QT (and wait that it's synced) and then after that I concurrently run Armory (Online) from a terminal window I see this:

Code:

gaglia@mydomain:~$ ArmoryDB 
/home/gaglia
/home/gaglia
logging in /home/gaglia/.armory/dbLog.txt
-INFO  - 1499362735: (main.cpp:23) Running on 4 threads
-INFO  - 1499362735: (main.cpp:24) Ram usage level: 4
-INFO  - 1499362735: (BlockUtils.cpp:907) blkfile dir: /home/gaglia/.bitcoin/blocks
-INFO  - 1499362735: (BlockUtils.cpp:908) lmdb dir: /home/gaglia/.armory/databases
-INFO  - 1499362735: (lmdb_wrapper.cpp:388) Opening databases...
-INFO  - 1499362735: (BlockUtils.cpp:1091) Executing: doInitialSyncOnLoad
-INFO  - 1499362735: (BitcoinP2P.cpp:947) Connected to Bitcoin node
-INFO  - 1499362735: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:169) Reading headers from db
-INFO  - 1499362737: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:208) Found 474536 headers in db
-INFO  - 1499362739: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:51) updating HEADERS db
-INFO  - 1499362739: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:477) Found next block after skipping 732484bytes
-INFO  - 1499362740: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:268) parsed block file #885
-DEBUG - 1499362740: (Blockchain.cpp:242) Organizing chain 
-INFO  - 1499362740: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:56) updated HEADERS db in 0.456405s
-INFO  - 1499362740: (BlockUtils.cpp:1206) Enabling zero-conf tracking 
-WARN  - 1499362745: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1891) running 10 zc parser threads
-WARN  - 1499362745: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1891) running 15 zc parser threads
-WARN  - 1499362745: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1891) running 20 zc parser threads
-WARN  - 1499362745: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1891) running 25 zc parser threads
-WARN  - 1499362745: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1891) running 30 zc parser threads
-WARN  - 1499362745: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1891) running 35 zc parser threads
-INFO  - 1499362878: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:52) no history to scan

What am I doing wrong? My bitcoin binaries are at /opt/bitcoin/bin

[achow101]

Try using our latest testing build, 0.96.0.4: https://github.com/goatpig/BitcoinArmory/releases/tag/v0.96.0.4

[gaglia]

Try using our latest testing build, 0.96.0.4: https://github.com/goatpig/BitcoinArmory/releases/tag/v0.96.0.4

GUI not appearing, stuck at this:

Code:

gaglia@mydomain:~/Downloads$ ArmoryDB 
/home/gaglia
/home/gaglia
logging in /home/gaglia/.armory/dbLog.txt
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (main.cpp:32) Running on 4 threads
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (main.cpp:33) Ram usage level: 4
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (BlockUtils.cpp:908) blkfile dir: /home/gaglia/.bitcoin/blocks
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (BlockUtils.cpp:909) lmdb dir: /home/gaglia/.armory/databases
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (lmdb_wrapper.cpp:388) Opening databases...
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (BDM_Server.h:249) Listening on port 9001
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (BlockUtils.cpp:1092) Executing: doInitialSyncOnLoad
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (BitcoinP2P.cpp:947) Connected to Bitcoin node
-INFO  - 20:02:16: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:190) Reading headers from db
-WARN  - 20:02:18: (Blockchain.cpp:63) block id duplicate: 474067
-INFO  - 20:02:18: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:229) Found 474540 headers in db
-INFO  - 20:02:20: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:63) Rewinding 100 blocks
-INFO  - 20:02:20: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:70) updating HEADERS db
-INFO  - 20:02:20: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:482) Found next block after skipping 998189bytes
-INFO  - 20:02:21: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:272) parsed block file #885
-INFO  - 20:02:22: (Blockchain.cpp:246) Organizing chain 
-INFO  - 20:02:22: (Blockchain.cpp:360) Organized chain in 0.028874s
-INFO  - 20:02:22: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:75) updated HEADERS db in 1.80588s
-INFO  - 20:02:22: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:1121) verifying txfilters integrity
-INFO  - 20:03:17: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:1205) done checking txfilters
-INFO  - 20:03:17: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1873) Enabling zero-conf tracking
-INFO  - 20:04:21: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:52) no history to scan
-INFO  - 20:06:54: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:52) no history to scan

[gaglia]

Sorry, forget about the "GUI not appearing", obviously I was running the wrong command. Anyway, now the GUI appears but it still seems to be unable to sync (stuck at "Scanning Transaction History"):

Code:

gaglia@mydomain:~$ armory
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
/home/gaglia
(ERROR) ArmoryUtils.py:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/Transaction.py:2790: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level
  def PyCreateAndSignTx_old(srcTxOuts, dstAddrsVals):
(WARNING) SDM.py:403 - Spawning DB with command:ArmoryDB --db-type="DB_FULL" --cookie --satoshi-datadir="/home/gaglia/.bitcoin/" --datadir="/home/gaglia/.armory/" --dbdir="/home/gaglia/.armory/databases"
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1194 - 3 attempts to load blockchain failed.  Remove mempool.bin.
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1199 - File mempool.bin does not exist. Nothing deleted.

(python2:14420): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_progress_configure: assertion 'value >= min && value <= max' failed

[achow101]

Sorry, forget about the "GUI not appearing", obviously I was running the wrong command. Anyway, now the GUI appears but it still seems to be unable to sync (stuck at "Scanning Transaction History"):

Code:

gaglia@mydomain:~$ armory
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
/home/gaglia
(ERROR) ArmoryUtils.py:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/Transaction.py:2790: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level
  def PyCreateAndSignTx_old(srcTxOuts, dstAddrsVals):
(WARNING) SDM.py:403 - Spawning DB with command:ArmoryDB --db-type="DB_FULL" --cookie --satoshi-datadir="/home/gaglia/.bitcoin/" --datadir="/home/gaglia/.armory/" --dbdir="/home/gaglia/.armory/databases"
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1194 - 3 attempts to load blockchain failed.  Remove mempool.bin.
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1199 - File mempool.bin does not exist. Nothing deleted.

(python2:14420): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_progress_configure: assertion 'value >= min && value <= max' failed

Can you post the armorylog.txt and dbLog.tst files from after you run it again and see the problem?

[gaglia]

Wait, something is happening... the "Scanning Transaction History" bar has completed, just it's stuck at 99% with "1 second" time remaining... I'll give it some more time to run and see what happens, will keep you updated

[gaglia]

Nothing, I still cannot make Armory work, any help is appreciated to understand what's happening here

I've let Armory run overnight but it was always stuck at 99% of "Scanning Transaction History" when I woke up.

When I closed it, I noticed this from the command line:

Code:

gaglia@mydomain:~$ armory
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
/home/gaglia
(ERROR) ArmoryUtils.py:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/Transaction.py:2790: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level
  def PyCreateAndSignTx_old(srcTxOuts, dstAddrsVals):
(WARNING) SDM.py:403 - Spawning DB with command:ArmoryDB --db-type="DB_FULL" --cookie --satoshi-datadir="/home/gaglia/.bitcoin/" --datadir="/home/gaglia/.armory/" --dbdir="/home/gaglia/.armory/databases"
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1194 - 4 attempts to load blockchain failed.  Remove mempool.bin.
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1199 - File mempool.bin does not exist. Nothing deleted.

(python2:1869): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_progress_configure: assertion 'value >= min && value <= max' failed
-ERROR - 04:39:41: (StringSockets.cpp:351) FcgiSocket::writeAndRead FcgiError: unexpected fcgi header version
  File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 5950, in <module>
    os._exit(QAPP.exec_())
  File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 5426, in closeForReal
    TheSDM.stopBitcoind()
  File "/usr/lib/armory/SDM.py", line 490, in stopBitcoind
    LOGERROR(e)
  File "/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/ArmoryUtils.py", line 833, in LOGERROR
    traceback.print_stack()
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:5435 - Strange error during shutdown
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 5426, in closeForReal
    TheSDM.stopBitcoind()
  File "/usr/lib/armory/SDM.py", line 490, in stopBitcoind
    LOGERROR(e)
  File "/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/ArmoryUtils.py", line 831, in LOGERROR
    logging.error(callerStr + logstr)
TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'exceptions.RuntimeError' objects
gaglia@pandemonium:~$

This was with the "allow armory to run bitcoind in the background" option enabled. However, when I closed Armory, apparently it failed to close bitcoind, so I had to kill bitcoind manually.

Here is the armorylog.txt between the start and the end of the last run (the dbLog.tst file is over 600 MiB in size, is it normal?)

Code:

2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1138 - C++ block utilities loaded successfully
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: free -m
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: ['cat', '/proc/cpuinfo']
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1255 - 
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1256 - 
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1257 - 
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1258 - ************************************************************
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1259 - Invoked: /usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1260 - ************************************************************
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1261 - Loading Armory Engine:
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1262 -    Armory Version        : 0.96.0.4
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1263 -    Armory Build:         : 98578163de
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1264 -    PyBtcWallet  Version  : 1.35
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1265 - Detected Operating system: Linux
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1266 -    OS Variant            : debian-9.0-
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1267 -    User home-directory   : /home/gaglia
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1268 -    Satoshi BTC directory : /home/gaglia/.bitcoin/
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1269 -    Armory home dir       : /home/gaglia/.armory/
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1270 - Detected System Specs    : 
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1271 -    Total Available RAM   : 7.68 GB
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1272 -    CPU ID string         : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1273 -    Number of CPU cores   : 4 cores
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1274 -    System is 64-bit      : True
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1275 -    Preferred Encoding    : UTF-8
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1276 -    Machine Arch          : x86_64
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1277 -    Available HDD (ARM)   : 62 GB
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1278 -    Available HDD (BTC)   : 62 GB
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1279 - 
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1280 - Network Name: Main Network
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1281 - Satoshi Port: 8333
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1282 - Do wlt check: True
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1283 - Named options/arguments to armoryengine.py:
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     thread_count    : -1
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rescan          : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     ignoreAllZC     : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rescanBalance   : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     disableModules  : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     port            : None
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     interport       : 8223
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     coverageOutputDir: None
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     forceWalletCheck: False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     regtest         : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rebuild         : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     nettimeout      : 2
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     datadir         : DEFAULT
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     clearMempool    : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     offline         : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armoryDBDir     : DEFAULT
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armorydb_port   : 9001
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiPort     : DEFAULT
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     useTorSettings  : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     netlog          : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     keypool         : 100
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     coverageInclude : None
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     forceOnline     : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     redownload      : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rpcBindAddr     : 127.0.0.1
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armorydb_ip     : 127.0.0.1
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     multisigFile    : DEFAULT
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     ram_usage       : -1
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     mtdebug         : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     logDisable      : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     settingsPath    : /home/gaglia/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     language        : en
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     db_type         : DB_FULL
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     doDebug         : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     enableDetSign   : True
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     disableConfPermis: False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     testnet         : False
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rpcport         : DEFAULT
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiHome     : DEFAULT
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiRpcport  : DEFAULT
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     logFile         : /home/gaglia/.armory/ArmoryQt.py.log.txt
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     verbosity       : None
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1286 - Other arguments:
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1289 - ************************************************************
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1692 - C++ block utilities loaded successfully
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3590 - Using settings file: /home/gaglia/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (ERROR) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3750 - Using Language: en
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- BDM.py:365 - Using the asynchronous/multi-threaded BlockDataManager.
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- BDM.py:366 - Blockchain operations will happen in the background.  
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- BDM.py:367 - Devs: check TheBDM.getState() before asking for data.
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- BDM.py:368 - Registering addresses during rescans will queue them for 
2017-07-07 01:57:21 (INFO) -- BDM.py:369 - inclusion after the current scan is completed.
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3590 - Using settings file: /home/gaglia/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2050 - loadWalletsAndSettings
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2110 - Loading wallets...
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2175 - Number of wallets read in: 4
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2180 -    Wallet (XXXXXXXXX):   "Wallet test 1"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2180 -    Wallet (XXXXXXXXX):   "Wallet test 2"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2180 -    Wallet (XXXXXXXXX):    "Wallet test 3"   (Encrypted)
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2180 -    Wallet (XXXXXXXXX):   "Primary Wallet                  "   (Encrypted)
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1752 - acquiring process mutex...
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1391 - setupUriRegistration
2017-07-07 01:57:22 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/bitcoin/command
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/bitcoin
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:565 - Usermode: Advanced
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1687 - Changing usermode:
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1688 -    From: Advanced
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1696 -      To: Advanced
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1825 - startBitcoindIfNecessary
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1861 - setSatoshiPaths
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: ['whereis', 'bitcoind']
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- SDM.py:289 - "whereis" returned: ['/opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind']
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- SDM.py:169 - Found bitcoind in the following places:
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- SDM.py:171 -    /opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- SDM.py:171 -    /opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- SDM.py:173 - Using: /opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- SDM.py:337 - Called startBitcoind
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: [u'/opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind', '-datadir=/home/gaglia/.bitcoin/']
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- SDM.py:450 - PID of bitcoind: 1897
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- SDM.py:451 - PID of armory:   1869
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: ['python', '/usr/lib/armory/guardian.py', '1869', '1897']
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1861 - setSatoshiPaths
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (WARNING) -- SDM.py:403 - Spawning DB with command:ArmoryDB --db-type="DB_FULL" --cookie --satoshi-datadir="/home/gaglia/.bitcoin/" --datadir="/home/gaglia/.armory/" --dbdir="/home/gaglia/.armory/databases"
2017-07-07 01:57:23 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: ['ArmoryDB', '--db-type="DB_FULL"', '--cookie', '--satoshi-datadir="/home/gaglia/.bitcoin/"', '--datadir="/home/gaglia/.armory/"', '--dbdir="/home/gaglia/.armory/databases"']
2017-07-07 01:57:24 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1813 - Connecting on port 63945
2017-07-07 01:57:24 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1913 - Setting netmode: 1
2017-07-07 01:57:25 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1895 - loadBlockchainIfNecessary
2017-07-07 01:57:25 (ERROR) -- ArmoryQt.py:1194 - 4 attempts to load blockchain failed.  Remove mempool.bin.
2017-07-07 01:57:25 (ERROR) -- ArmoryQt.py:1199 - File mempool.bin does not exist. Nothing deleted.
2017-07-07 01:57:25 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1913 - Setting netmode: 1
2017-07-07 01:57:25 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:25 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:37 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:39 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:41 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:49 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:51 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:53 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:55 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:57:56 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:58:05 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:58:07 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:58:11 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:58:16 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:58:16 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 01:59:16 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 02:21:05 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4586 - Dashboard switched to auto-InitSync
2017-07-07 02:21:06 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
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2017-07-07 04:39:24 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-07 09:36:26 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:5422 - BDM state is scanning -- force shutdown BDM
2017-07-07 09:36:26 (INFO) -- SDM.py:464 - Called stopBitcoind
2017-07-07 09:36:26 (ERROR) -- ArmoryQt.py:5435 - Strange error during shutdown
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 5426, in closeForReal
    TheSDM.stopBitcoind()
  File "/usr/lib/armory/SDM.py", line 490, in stopBitcoind
    LOGERROR(e)
  File "/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/ArmoryUtils.py", line 831, in LOGERROR
    logging.error(callerStr + logstr)
TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'exceptions.RuntimeError' objects
2017-07-07 09:36:26 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:5437 - Attempting to close the main window!

[gaglia]

I've noticed something interesting.

I stopped armory and let it run again. What happens, again, is that everything seems to work fine up to 99% of "Scanning Transaction History" (1 sec left). Then everything gets stuck and I see this error message from the command line:

Code:

(python2:24260): Gtk-CRITICAL **: IA__gtk_progress_configure: assertion 'value >= min && value <= max' failed
-ERROR - 10:51:19: (StringSockets.cpp:351) FcgiSocket::writeAndRead FcgiError: unexpected fcgi header version

I'm still keeping it running in this state for a while. In the meantime, here are the last few lines of this huge dbLog.txt - the thing I noticed is that the timestamp of the last few lines of the log, where the ERROR appears, coincide with the ERROR line above:

Code:

gaglia@mydomain:~/.armory$ tail -n 50 dbLog.txt 
-INFO  - 10:48:47: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #465333 to #466010
-INFO  - 10:48:50: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #466011 to #466023
-INFO  - 10:48:50: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #466024 to #466032
-INFO  - 10:48:52: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #466033 to #466034
-INFO  - 10:48:54: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #466035 to #466039
-INFO  - 10:48:55: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #466040 to #466067
-INFO  - 10:48:55: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #466068 to #466072
-INFO  - 10:48:55: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #466073 to #466084
-INFO  - 10:49:15: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #466085 to #467411
-INFO  - 10:49:22: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467412 to #467729
-INFO  - 10:49:27: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467730 to #467740
-INFO  - 10:49:31: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467741 to #467751
-INFO  - 10:49:32: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467752 to #467757
-INFO  - 10:49:34: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467758 to #467771
-INFO  - 10:49:36: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467772 to #467775
-INFO  - 10:49:36: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467776 to #467806
-INFO  - 10:49:36: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467807 to #467811
-INFO  - 10:49:37: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467812 to #467824
-INFO  - 10:49:37: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467825 to #467837
-INFO  - 10:49:37: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467838 to #467842
-INFO  - 10:49:38: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467843 to #467854
-INFO  - 10:49:38: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467855 to #467876
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467877 to #467948
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #467949 to #468000
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468001 to #468021
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468022 to #468063
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468064 to #468071
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468072 to #468081
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468082 to #468088
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468089 to #468095
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468096 to #468106
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468107 to #468150
-INFO  - 10:49:39: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468151 to #468192
-INFO  - 10:49:41: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468193 to #468292
-INFO  - 10:49:41: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468293 to #468300
-INFO  - 10:49:41: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468301 to #468507
-INFO  - 10:49:45: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468508 to #468924
-INFO  - 10:49:51: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #468925 to #469300
-INFO  - 10:49:55: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #469301 to #469637
-INFO  - 10:50:00: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #469638 to #469950
-INFO  - 10:50:12: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #469951 to #470583
-INFO  - 10:50:17: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #470584 to #470835
-INFO  - 10:50:29: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #470836 to #471542
-INFO  - 10:50:38: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #471543 to #472044
-INFO  - 10:51:05: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #472045 to #473066
-INFO  - 10:51:14: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:665) scanned from height #473067 to #473509
-ERROR - 10:51:19: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:271) raw data does not match expected block hash
-ERROR - 10:51:19: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:271) raw data does not match expected block hash
-ERROR - 10:51:19: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:271) raw data does not match expected block hash
-ERROR - 10:51:19: (BlockchainScanner.cpp:271) raw data does not match expected block hash

[gaglia]

Nothing changed, it just runs fine until 99% of "Scanning Transaction History", and then it gets stuck. Also bottom right corner of the windows is always a red "offline". I do not have any strange firewall rules preventing connection as far as I know.

I'd really appreciate any help

[goatpig]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2008008.msg19997939#msg19997939

This these instructions.

[gaglia]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2008008.msg19997939#msg19997939

This these instructions.

Those instructions refer to windows but OK, I'll try those on Debian. I removed (renamed) the /home/gaglia/.armory/databases directory and (with no bitcoind running) I started "ArmoryDB --db-type=DB_BARE" from a shell. This is what I see:

Code:

gaglia@myhost:~$ ArmoryDB --db-type=DB_BARE 
/home/gaglia
/home/gaglia
/home/gaglia/.armory/databases is not a valid path
logging in /home/gaglia/.armory/dbLog.txt
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (main.cpp:32) Running on 4 threads
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (main.cpp:33) Ram usage level: 4
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (BlockUtils.cpp:908) blkfile dir: /home/gaglia/.bitcoin/blocks
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (BlockUtils.cpp:909) lmdb dir: /home/gaglia/.armory/databases
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (lmdb_wrapper.cpp:388) Opening databases...
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (BDM_Server.h:249) Listening on port 9001
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (BlockUtils.cpp:1092) Executing: doInitialSyncOnLoad
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:190) Reading headers from db
-WARN  - 18:39:54: (lmdb_wrapper.cpp:1175) No headers in DB yet!
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:229) Found 1 headers in db
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:70) updating HEADERS db

As far as I understand I should see "enabling zero conf parsing" at some point. I'll wait for that for a couple of hours. Then (or anyway in a couple of hours) I will launch Armory without closing the window and see what happens.

Thanks for the help

[gaglia]

OK, I did as requested, just I noticed that I left enabled the "allow armory to run its own bitcoind process" enabled. Let me know if it's critical and I should try again without. Anyway, here's what happens:

I delete (move) the "databases" dir and the old logs.

I launch "ArmoryDB --db-type=DB_BARE" from a shell (bitcoind not running). I see a lot of lines like "-INFO  - 20:05:31: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:272) parsed block file #843" and after some time it finishes:

Code:

gaglia@myhost:~$ ArmoryDB --db-type=DB_BARE 
/home/gaglia
/home/gaglia
/home/gaglia/.armory/databases is not a valid path
logging in /home/gaglia/.armory/dbLog.txt
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (main.cpp:32) Running on 4 threads
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (main.cpp:33) Ram usage level: 4
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (BlockUtils.cpp:908) blkfile dir: /home/gaglia/.bitcoin/blocks
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (BlockUtils.cpp:909) lmdb dir: /home/gaglia/.armory/databases
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (lmdb_wrapper.cpp:388) Opening databases...
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (BDM_Server.h:249) Listening on port 9001
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (BlockUtils.cpp:1092) Executing: doInitialSyncOnLoad
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:190) Reading headers from db
-WARN  - 18:39:54: (lmdb_wrapper.cpp:1175) No headers in DB yet!
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:229) Found 1 headers in db
-INFO  - 18:39:54: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:70) updating HEADERS db
-INFO  - 18:46:06: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:272) parsed block file #3
-INFO  - 18:46:23: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:272) parsed block file #7
-INFO  - 18:46:41: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:272) parsed block file #11
...
...
...
-INFO  - 20:14:40: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:272) parsed block file #887
-INFO  - 20:18:51: (Blockchain.cpp:246) Organizing chain 
-INFO  - 20:18:53: (Blockchain.cpp:360) Organized chain in 1.57471s
-INFO  - 20:18:57: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:75) updated HEADERS db in 5943s
-INFO  - 20:18:57: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1873) Enabling zero-conf tracking

After a couple of minutes I open another terminal and run armory. The GUI starts, but it's stuck at 0% of "Scanning Transaction History". After a few seconds, the ArmoryDB process exits:

Code:

-INFO  - 20:18:57: (DatabaseBuilder.cpp:75) updated HEADERS db in 5943s
-INFO  - 20:18:57: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:1873) Enabling zero-conf tracking
-INFO  - 20:23:46: (BDM_Server.cpp:1074) registered bdv: 23b472deb9079773902f
-INFO  - 20:23:50: (BDM_supportClasses.cpp:378) Starting address registration process
Killed
gaglia@myhost:~$ 

On the armory side nothing changed: the GUI is still stuck with the bar at 0%. The terminal window says:

Code:

gaglia@myhost:~$ armory 
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
/home/gaglia
Log file doesn't exist [yet]
(ERROR) ArmoryUtils.py:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/Transaction.py:2790: SyntaxWarning: import * only allowed at module level
  def PyCreateAndSignTx_old(srcTxOuts, dstAddrsVals):
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1194 - 8 attempts to load blockchain failed.  Remove mempool.bin.
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:1199 - File mempool.bin does not exist. Nothing deleted.
-ERROR - 20:26:47: (StringSockets.cpp:351) FcgiSocket::writeAndRead FcgiError: unexpected fcgi header version

Then I close the armory window. Here is what happens on terminal:

Code:

  File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 5950, in <module>
    os._exit(QAPP.exec_())
  File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 5426, in closeForReal
    TheSDM.stopBitcoind()
  File "/usr/lib/armory/SDM.py", line 490, in stopBitcoind
    LOGERROR(e)
  File "/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/ArmoryUtils.py", line 833, in LOGERROR
    traceback.print_stack()
(ERROR) ArmoryQt.py:5435 - Strange error during shutdown
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 5426, in closeForReal
    TheSDM.stopBitcoind()
  File "/usr/lib/armory/SDM.py", line 490, in stopBitcoind
    LOGERROR(e)
  File "/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/ArmoryUtils.py", line 831, in LOGERROR
    logging.error(callerStr + logstr)
TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'exceptions.RuntimeError' objects

Notice that the bitcoin daemon is still running, and I have to kill it:

Code:

root@myhost:/home/gaglia# pgrep bitcoind
6197

The dbLog.txt doesn't show anything more than what I reported, up to the "killed" line. Here is the armorylog.txt :

Code:

2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1138 - C++ block utilities loaded successfully
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: free -m
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: ['cat', '/proc/cpuinfo']
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1255 - 
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1256 - 
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1257 - 
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1258 - ************************************************************
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1259 - Invoked: /usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1260 - ************************************************************
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1261 - Loading Armory Engine:
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1262 -    Armory Version        : 0.96.0.4
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1263 -    Armory Build:         : 98578163de
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1264 -    PyBtcWallet  Version  : 1.35
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1265 - Detected Operating system: Linux
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1266 -    OS Variant            : debian-9.0-
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1267 -    User home-directory   : /home/gaglia
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1268 -    Satoshi BTC directory : /home/gaglia/.bitcoin/
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1269 -    Armory home dir       : /home/gaglia/.armory/
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1270 - Detected System Specs    : 
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1271 -    Total Available RAM   : 7.68 GB
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1272 -    CPU ID string         : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1273 -    Number of CPU cores   : 4 cores
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1274 -    System is 64-bit      : True
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1275 -    Preferred Encoding    : UTF-8
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1276 -    Machine Arch          : x86_64
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1277 -    Available HDD (ARM)   : 58 GB
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1278 -    Available HDD (BTC)   : 58 GB
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1279 - 
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1280 - Network Name: Main Network
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1281 - Satoshi Port: 8333
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1282 - Do wlt check: True
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1283 - Named options/arguments to armoryengine.py:
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     thread_count    : -1
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rescan          : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     ignoreAllZC     : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rescanBalance   : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     disableModules  : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     port            : None
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     interport       : 8223
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     coverageOutputDir: None
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     forceWalletCheck: False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     regtest         : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rebuild         : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     nettimeout      : 2
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     datadir         : DEFAULT
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     clearMempool    : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     offline         : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armoryDBDir     : DEFAULT
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armorydb_port   : 9001
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiPort     : DEFAULT
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     useTorSettings  : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     netlog          : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     keypool         : 100
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     coverageInclude : None
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     forceOnline     : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     redownload      : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rpcBindAddr     : 127.0.0.1
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     armorydb_ip     : 127.0.0.1
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     multisigFile    : DEFAULT
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     ram_usage       : -1
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     mtdebug         : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     logDisable      : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     settingsPath    : /home/gaglia/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     language        : en
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     db_type         : DB_FULL
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     doDebug         : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     enableDetSign   : True
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     disableConfPermis: False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     testnet         : False
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     rpcport         : DEFAULT
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiHome     : DEFAULT
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     satoshiRpcport  : DEFAULT
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     logFile         : /home/gaglia/.armory/ArmoryQt.py.log.txt
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1285 -     verbosity       : None
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1286 - Other arguments:
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1289 - ************************************************************
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:1692 - C++ block utilities loaded successfully
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3590 - Using settings file: /home/gaglia/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (ERROR) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3747 - Unsupported language  specified. Defaulting to English (en)
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3750 - Using Language: en
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- BDM.py:365 - Using the asynchronous/multi-threaded BlockDataManager.
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- BDM.py:366 - Blockchain operations will happen in the background.  
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- BDM.py:367 - Devs: check TheBDM.getState() before asking for data.
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- BDM.py:368 - Registering addresses during rescans will queue them for 
2017-07-08 20:23:43 (INFO) -- BDM.py:369 - inclusion after the current scan is completed.
2017-07-08 20:23:44 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:3590 - Using settings file: /home/gaglia/.armory/ArmorySettings.txt
2017-07-08 20:23:44 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2050 - loadWalletsAndSettings
2017-07-08 20:23:44 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2110 - Loading wallets...
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2175 - Number of wallets read in: 4
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2180 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Wallet test1    "   (Encrypted)
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2180 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Wallet test2 "   (Encrypted)
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2180 -    Wallet (XXX):    "Wallet test3 "   (Encrypted)
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:2180 -    Wallet (XXX):   "Primary Wallet                  "   (Encrypted)
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1752 - acquiring process mutex...
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1391 - setupUriRegistration
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/bitcoin/command
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/bitcoin
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:565 - Usermode: Advanced
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1687 - Changing usermode:
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1688 -    From: Advanced
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1696 -      To: Advanced
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1825 - startBitcoindIfNecessary
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1861 - setSatoshiPaths
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: ['whereis', 'bitcoind']
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- SDM.py:289 - "whereis" returned: ['/opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind']
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- SDM.py:169 - Found bitcoind in the following places:
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- SDM.py:171 -    /opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- SDM.py:171 -    /opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- SDM.py:173 - Using: /opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- SDM.py:337 - Called startBitcoind
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: [u'/opt/bitcoin-0.14.1/bin/bitcoind', '-datadir=/home/gaglia/.bitcoin/']
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- SDM.py:450 - PID of bitcoind: 6197
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- SDM.py:451 - PID of armory:   6170
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:667 - Executing popen: ['python', '/usr/lib/armory/guardian.py', '6170', '6197']
2017-07-08 20:23:46 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1913 - Setting netmode: 1
2017-07-08 20:23:49 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1895 - loadBlockchainIfNecessary
2017-07-08 20:23:49 (ERROR) -- ArmoryQt.py:1194 - 8 attempts to load blockchain failed.  Remove mempool.bin.
2017-07-08 20:23:49 (ERROR) -- ArmoryQt.py:1199 - File mempool.bin does not exist. Nothing deleted.
2017-07-08 20:23:50 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1913 - Setting netmode: 1
2017-07-08 20:23:50 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-08 20:23:50 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-08 20:23:50 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:4644 - Dashboard switched to "Scanning" mode
2017-07-08 20:45:18 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:5422 - BDM state is scanning -- force shutdown BDM
2017-07-08 20:45:18 (INFO) -- SDM.py:464 - Called stopBitcoind
2017-07-08 20:45:18 (ERROR) -- ArmoryQt.py:5435 - Strange error during shutdown
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 5426, in closeForReal
    TheSDM.stopBitcoind()
  File "/usr/lib/armory/SDM.py", line 490, in stopBitcoind
    LOGERROR(e)
  File "/usr/lib/armory/armoryengine/ArmoryUtils.py", line 831, in LOGERROR
    logging.error(callerStr + logstr)
TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'exceptions.RuntimeError' objects
2017-07-08 20:45:18 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:5437 - Attempting to close the main window!

What's going on here? thanks in advance again for any help!

[goatpig]

What's going on here? Sad thanks in advance again for any help!

No idea. Are you building the binaries yourself?