I got the email today to DL the new node electroneumd etc. . .
(the old one was synced when i DL'd the new one)
After 2 hours the blocks behind continues to escalate and i get this type of msg:
SYNCHRONIZATION started
2018-03-03 06:18:52.151 [P2P5] INFO global src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl:302 [96.74.169.241:50185 INC] Sync data returned a new top block candidate: 179848 -> 180388 [Your node is 540 blocks (0 days) behind]
the 540 behind keeps growing, whats this all about doesnt sound great
I bit the bullet and installed the "v0.11.0.0 - Hard Fork v3 Revert" wallet, and it worked.
In order to try and sync quicker I used the bootstrap file
https://downloads.electroneum.com/blockchain.raw , which still resulted in a 77 day backlog to catch up on. After bootstrap was loaded I ran the demon overnight and the blockchain was synced next morning, ran the wallet and all mined coins poped up - nice.
How to use the 'blockchain.raw' file can be found here
https://github.com/electroneum/electroneum/tree/master/src/blockchain_utilitiesTo summarise on bootstrap install:
1) Delete or Rename the folder ...ProgramData/electroneum
2) Create new folder ...ProgramData/electroneum/export
3) Copy blockchain.raw into "export" folder
4) Run "electroneum-blockchain-import.exe", it should automatically find the bootstrap file, and wait a while (looks like it finished at 70000, still 77 days behind)
5) Once bootstrap fully loaded close it and start demon as normal, best to run demon overnight.