update armory wallet 0.96

[ragman77777]

hi there,

just updated my BTC and wallet to newest version , core works fine but wallet only goes in offline mode , cant see my balance . since im not a pro with bitcoin software , does anyone has any tips ? i have the armory wallet on expert user since i've read that was the way to do it

thanks in advance

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[bob123]

You need core to be fully synced and set to accept incoming transactions.
Armory does not use RPC commands, but connects to core as a peer (on the loopback interface 127.0.0.1).

[droark]

Also, please upgrade to 0.96.4, and follow the new site.

[ragman77777]

it worked fine until the update on 96.4 , and i do peer with core , always tells me armory DB .exe stopped working , re installed it 3 x , im about to erase all this , wasted 5 days now trying to fix the problem and im not an IT expert , not happy

[PhoenixFire]

it worked fine until the update on 96.4 , and i do peer with core , always tells me armory DB .exe stopped working , re installed it 3 x , im about to erase all this , wasted 5 days now trying to fix the problem and im not an IT expert , not happy

Probably the Armory database folder that needs a wipe and rebuild. You were on 0.96 before?

[ragman77777]

yes sir , tried to rebuild and rescan and whatever the options are , tells me i have a wallet but only in offline mode , so the hell i know whats going on with this , should not have updated it i guess .....

[PhoenixFire]

yes sir , tried to rebuild and rescan and whatever the options are , tells me i have a wallet but only in offline mode , so the hell i know whats going on with this , should not have updated it i guess .....

It'd take some time to rebuild after using that option, but if ArmoryDB has crashed before that I don't think it'd do much without a restart.
Close Armory. Go to %appdata%\Armory and delete just the databases folder. Start Armory. Does ArmoryDB.exe still crash?

You're also welcome to post your logs files (armorylog.txt and dbLog.txt) on somewhere like pastebin or 0bin and link them for us to view.
May need to split them if the files are too large.

[ragman77777]

thanks for the tip, i will do that when home and keep you posted , didnt try that option yet

[ragman77777]

only folder i find is library and thats in win rar , no folder  named database , should recover my wallet ?!

[HCP]

Just to confirm, you're using Windows (based on the .exe comment), if so, which version of Windows?... and have you have found the "AppData" folder?

By default "AppData" is hidden, you will need to set Windows Explorer to "show hidden files and folders"


If you are using Windows 10, the Armory data directory will be something like: C:\Users\<YOURPCUSERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Armory

In there, you should find the "databases" folder... and armorylog.txt and dbLog.txt

[ragman77777]

i use windows 7 and cant find anything with the word data in the armory files , made a screen shot but cant put in on here . also nothing says log file or data , so i dont know what the hell is going on with this. i will delete the whole armory , reinstall it and recover my wallet. guess thats the only option . there must be a bug in the update , it worked just fine before .

[HCP]

I suspect you are looking in the "C:\Program Files\Armory" directory... and not the armory data files...

Are you definitely looking in "C:\Users\[YourPCUserName]\AppData\Roaming\Armory"?

You should see something like:



NOTE: to embed screenshots you need to be a jr member or higher... just use an image host like imgur.com and then post the link

[ragman77777]

i did lol, then followed your steps and came until user , no app data to find anywhere not even when i type it in search , i deleted the 0.96 and went back to 0.95 , it sits on initializing bit coin engine. thats better what it did before . maybe it works now , but im messing with this for a week now. very annoying i have to say 

[HCP]

i did lol, then followed your steps and came until user , no app data to find anywhere not even when i type it in search ,

As I said before... AppData is a "hidden" system folder... you need to set Windows Explorer to show hidden files and folders:

By default "AppData" is hidden, you will need to set Windows Explorer to "show hidden files and folders"

Once you follow those steps, you'll be able to find AppData.

i deleted the 0.96 and went back to 0.95 , it sits on initializing bit coin engine. thats better what it did before . maybe it works now , but im messing with this for a week now. very annoying i have to say 

If you're using one of the newer versions of Bitcoin Core, ie. v0.15 or v0.16, then you will not be able to use 0.95. Changes were made in newer versions of Bitcoin Core that cause older versions of Armory to break.

What version of Bitcoin Core are you running?

[ragman77777]

went and applied hidden folders and goes until user/appdata/roaming , thats it , no armory . i do run core 16 . anyway can i transfer my BC to core ? im fed up with this armory crap , 95 sits on initializing  bitcoin engine for hours . and i still dont have my balance . this is seriously pissing me off

[HCP]

Like I said... Bitcoin Core 0.16 and Armory 0.95 won't work. You need to install Armory 0.96.4 (go here: https://btcarmory.com/0.96.4-release/ and download and install the Win64 installer package)

Did you do a default install of Bitcoin Core? or did you set it to use a custom data directory? If you open Bitcoin Core and click the following menu items: "Help -> Debug Window -> Information"... what does the "Datadir" value say?

... goes until user/appdata/roaming , thats it , no armory

You might want to check the AppData/Local and AppData/LocalLow folders as well as the AppData/Roaming folder... it should be in "Roaming", but that might be because you've removed 0.96. Check it AFTER you have installed 0.96.4

anyway can i transfer my BC to core ?

To transfer your coins out of Armory... you need to either have Armory functioning properly so you can create a transaction and send the bitcoins... or you will need to export your private keys and then sweep/import those private keys into another wallet.

[ragman77777]

ok i try all that and post the outcome . thx for all the help

[ragman77777]

soooo the never ending story continuous . i used the link you provided and now armory doesnt even start , says armory.db.exe stopped working , so i deleted every version of armory and still the same junk, also my explorer goes as far as appdata / roaming and thats where it ends , no armory to find anywhere , all of course after the new installation.

i think the software is just simple said junk , had a few problems with former versions but never anything like this , since i dont have but 25 bucks in bit coins on it , i prolly deleted it for good and call it a day . waste of time IMO 

[HCP]

It isn't junk... It is just a fairly advanced wallet that isn't really designed for beginners. Especially when issues occur.

If you got "ArmoryDb.exe stopped working", there is a possibility that a previous version was still running in the background. Try opening "Task Manager" (press CTRL+ALT+DEL and select "start task manager") and see if there are any "Armory" tasks still running.

Alternatively, just restart the PC, that will kill any "zombie" processes that Windows may have left...

Then try to reinstall 0.96.4 and run it again. If you get the same error, we'll need to try manually running ArmoryDB.exe from the command line so we can see the error message being generated.

If you just want to get your BTC and move on... Like I said, you can export your private keys and then import/sweep them into another wallet.

[ragman77777]

really appreciate you trying to help , i did all that , previous versions etc , maybe the command line will help , as i said , it didnt start at all last night , just the loading screen , not even the command screen popped up . if you have more info , i;ll take that . have it for years and never had issues with it until i updated .