Help! Can't Send BCH, Can't Restore Wallet, Stuck at "Please Wait" Forever!

[edvvardbrian]

Hi, so I have a problem where I can't send Bitcoin Cash from my wallet and after a ton of research I found it might have to do with the 2FA on my wallet and people suggest to create a new wallet without 2FA from the current wallet's seed.

But when I follow the necessary steps, here's what happens:

Version 2.9.3.

I enter my words: https://i.imgur.com/3JlV981.png

Click next.

Stcuk at Please Wait forever, waited for hours and never moves on: https://i.imgur.com/3yWeFVF.png

Version 2.9.4.

I open it, choose the wallet, enter my password, click Next and it just exits, nothing happens, I can't even access my wallet on 2.9.4

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[edvvardbrian]

ANYONE??? Please help, give me some advice. Or no one has any idea about how to solve this? Am I the only one in this situation?

[HCP]

Try and follow this guide that I created a couple of months ago: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2061343.msg21366179#msg21366179

Basically, you create the "disabled" 2FA wallet using Electrum (I would recommend v2.9.3 as v3 updates the wallet format which will most likely not work with Electron Cash)... and then open the "disabled" 2FA wallet with Electron Cash...

Electrum v2.9.3 can be got here: https://download.electrum.org/2.9.3/

[edvvardbrian]

Try and follow this guide that I created a couple of months ago: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2061343.msg21366179#msg21366179

Basically, you create the "disabled" 2FA wallet using Electrum (I would recommend v2.9.3 as v3 updates the wallet format which will most likely not work with Electron Cash)... and then open the "disabled" 2FA wallet with Electron Cash...

Electrum v2.9.3 can be got here: https://download.electrum.org/2.9.3/

Thanks very much for your help but this piece of shit wallet still doesn't work with Electrum. See, gets stuck at please wait again: https://i.imgur.com/8pLWocA.png

I downloaded v 2.9.3. from exactly where you suggested. Although it did say to me some format will be changed when I opened the wallet with electrum, but i had no other option but to say "Next".

Any other ideas?

[edvvardbrian]

Sorry for the previous comment, now it works PERFECTLY AND THE SENDING ISSUE IS SOLVED, THANKS SO MUCH!

Here's what I screwed up:

When trying to create new wallet, I choose Standard Wallet instead of Wallett with 2 factor auth. See pic: https://i.imgur.com/lbryyQu.png

Since I thought that was the whole point, to create a wallet without 2FA. But then I read your other thread and saw that we have to choose Wallet with 2FA and once we created it disable the 2fa. Worked perfectly, now I have access to my BCC and can send and do whatever I want.

thanks! 

[GreenFirefly]

Try and follow this guide that I created a couple of months ago: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2061343.msg21366179#msg21366179

Basically, you create the "disabled" 2FA wallet using Electrum (I would recommend v2.9.3 as v3 updates the wallet format which will most likely not work with Electron Cash)... and then open the "disabled" 2FA wallet with Electron Cash...

Electrum v2.9.3 can be got here: https://download.electrum.org/2.9.3/

I've done your method carefully but Electron Cash didn't open wallet. Just stay with previous "default_wallet". I tried to restore but pressing "next" button did nothing.
What else can I do to take BCH from Electrum with 2FA?

[GreenFirefly]

Sorry for the previous comment, now it works PERFECTLY AND THE SENDING ISSUE IS SOLVED, THANKS SO MUCH!

Here's what I screwed up:

When trying to create new wallet, I choose Standard Wallet instead of Wallett with 2 factor auth. See pic: https://i.imgur.com/lbryyQu.png

Since I thought that was the whole point, to create a wallet without 2FA. But then I read your other thread and saw that we have to choose Wallet with 2FA and once we created it disable the 2fa. Worked perfectly, now I have access to my BCC and can send and do whatever I want.

thanks! 

I haven't such option (2FA), just 3 other options.

[HCP]

I've done your method carefully but Electron Cash didn't open wallet. Just stay with previous "default_wallet". I tried to restore but pressing "next" button did nothing.
What else can I do to take BCH from Electrum with 2FA?

I haven't such option (2FA), just 3 other options.

Sorry for the late reply... For some reason, I didn't get a notification that a new reply had been posted here.

You don't want to create the 2FA in ElectronCash, you need to restore it in Electrum, (File -> New\Restore -> I suggest you give it a very easy to recognise name so it is easy to find! -> Select 2FA -> Enter Seed -> Select "DISABLE")... Once the 2FA wallet is successfully restored in Electrum, then you open the wallet file in ElectronCash ("File -> Open" -> find the Electrum wallet directory, most likely C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Electrum\Wallets, and select the wallet file you created in Electrum).

This SHOULD open the wallet file in ElectronCash and it should see all your BCH.