I cannot get bitcoin core 0.17.1 to load
That is step 1. Do this first.
Bitcoin Core must be completely synced before you start Armory.
not can I get it to be initialized by Amory and begin downloading the database.
Armory won't finish creating it's database if Bitcoin is not synced
2019-04-18 04:40:52 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1836 - startBitcoindIfNecessary
2019-04-18 04:40:52 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1872 - setSatoshiPaths
2019-04-18 04:40:52 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:689 - Executing popen: ['whereis', 'bitcoind']
2019-04-18 04:40:52 (ERROR) -- ArmoryQt.py:1862 - Failed to setup SDM
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/../lib/armory/ArmoryQt.py", line 1857, in startBitcoindIfNecessary
TheSDM.setupSDM(extraExeSearch=self.satoshiExeSearchPath)
File "/usr/lib/armory/SDM.py", line 190, in setupSDM
if self.failedFindExe: raise self.BitcoindError, 'bitcoind not found'
BitcoindError: bitcoind not found
This is the problem.
1. Find the option in Armory preferences that switches off automatically launching Bitcoin (it's a checkbox beneath the setting that specifies the location of Bitcoin's folders). Switch it off.
2. Make sure the folder for the Bitcoin data is set correctly. On Ubuntu, it should be
/home/<KBLUBAUGH's Ubuntu user name>/.bitcoin