Looking for a working configuration for a BTCrecover seedlist token file

[kauai_lost_boi]

Just when I thought things were going as smooth as they could be, the terminal process stopped and I got a "killed215704" reading.


WTF

[kauai_lost_boi]

I don't get how it could run out of memory. I was working with over 9 billion results and counting over a course of nearly 3 days on the first shakedown pass. This latest pass didnt even get to 2 billion in 12 hours and it was killed. I got 44 gigs of RAM on this thing, how could it run out of memory?

[kauai_lost_boi]

I ran it again starting last night, and it crashed in the exact same place and same time, just over 1 billion results 15 hours in. "killed214264"

In the shakedown runs using the "best guess" option amassing over 9 billion results with not even so much as a sniffle, In this run I noticed some stuttering, pausing and lagging but it would resume after a minute or so. The only difference in this instance from the other runs is I'm running off the token file.

At least I got the token file working, but still... This sucks

[kauai_lost_boi]

I don't get how it could run out of memory. I was working with over 9 billion results and counting over a course of nearly 3 days on the first shakedown pass. This latest pass didnt even get to 2 billion in 12 hours and it was killed. I got 44 gigs of RAM on this thing, how could it run out of memory?

I ran it again starting last night, and it crashed in the exact same place and same time, just over 1 billion results 15 hours in. "killed214264"

Unfortunately btcrecover doesn't have feature to allocate memory based on available RAM. Have you tried using these parameter to prevent OOM?

Code:

--no-dupchecks --no-eta flags

Yes, I had both of those in my most current working argument listed back several posts ago

Code:

python3 seedrecover.py --no-dupchecks --mnemonic-length 12 --language EN --dsw --no-eta --tokenlist ./seedtoken.txt

[NotATether]

It's not very important, but you might want to find out why exactly btcrecover process was killed. Try this guide https://askubuntu.com/a/709366.

"Killed [12345]" message can happen for a variety of reasons and aren't limited to out-of-memory situations. BTCrecover makes use of multiple CPU threads, so it's possible that if one of them crashed, the entire program terminates and the shell displays this message. If btcrecover made any log files, it's best to check them to see if this is the true reason for the crash or if it's something else.

[kauai_lost_boi]

When I was running BTCrecover using the "best guess" option, I was also using other specifically directed arguments, such as derivation paths, wallet types, amount of typos etc.

Maybe the current working argument using the token file is having a conflict. Without setting wallet type and derivation paths, it will give me the option to chose. I select bitcoin and it will search for all 3 BTC derivation types by default.

Whatever the difference is, I gotta determine what made the "best guess" work so fluidly and what is making it go splat with the token file at the exact same spot after some lagging and stuttering.

[kauai_lost_boi]

So I am back at it, this time with another approach. I installed the Ubuntu 20.04 SERVER ISO (Had to install a desktop interface. Loads of fun with that one.) in the hopes of eliminating the kill process issue.

Gonna try the same thing as before with my argument and my tokenlist. If anyone has input, suggestions or well wishes, I could use all 3 right now.

My morale is flagging and Guinness can only get me so far.  

[kauai_lost_boi]

So after reworking the token file I am now working with this arrangement -

^1^lockedword
^2^lockedword
^3^floatingknownword ^4^floatingknownword
^7^lockedword
^8^lockedword
^9^lockedword
^10^lockedword
^11^lockedword
^12^lockedword
and then 3 lines of the entire BIP39 wordlist

Getting 2.5 million results a minute. I may need to get a better computer with GPU acceleration if this project is a lost cause on the current rig I got. Looking at running this on an Asus g17 Advantage Edition when I can get it and fully upgrade the 32GB of ram

[kauai_lost_boi]

So I am at 700 million at the 6 hour mark. At current pace, If I make 1.4 billion by the 12 hour mark, I will have passed the previous hurdle. I chose to run against 1 address instead of 10 and I saw a 2x jump in speed. Instead of the 22 k/ps I'm running at 38-32 k/ps. I will know more by the time I have my milk stout and cookies.

[kauai_lost_boi]

1.1 billion again and it's hung up badly but started up again after an hour. Didn't get the process kill code yet but I got a feeling it's coming. Gonna let this play out and see what happens but I think this is it for me on this angle. Gonna have to get a better setup before trying again but at least I know I got the winning formula, just need the right tools to work it out.

One thing of note. While getting to 1.1 billion, it seems to have been running off the RAM because the 6 disk raid array were not blinking. Ever since the hangup, it's running much slower with less results and all 6 disks are blinking like it's Xmas.

Maybe I'll be back in a month or so. Thanx to everyone who contributed. For now I may be beaten, but I'm far from defeated.

[Fili777]

How finish this story? I have the same issue.

[despo4helpo]

1.1 billion again and it's hung up badly but started up again after an hour. Didn't get the process kill code yet but I got a feeling it's coming. Gonna let this play out and see what happens but I think this is it for me on this angle. Gonna have to get a better setup before trying again but at least I know I got the winning formula, just need the right tools to work it out.

One thing of note. While getting to 1.1 billion, it seems to have been running off the RAM because the 6 disk raid array were not blinking. Ever since the hangup, it's running much slower with less results and all 6 disks are blinking like it's Xmas.

Maybe I'll be back in a month or so. Thanx to everyone who contributed. For now I may be beaten, but I'm far from defeated.

I read your saga with interest. 2 years later, have you had any success?

[kauai_lost_boi]

https://imgur.com/3hwjYs7



I've been busy... More to come in another post.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5487238.new#new

[EngineerSeed]

https://imgur.com/3hwjYs7



I've been busy... More to come in another post.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5487238.new#new

Hello!

I came across this post by chance while searching for something else, and I couldn’t help but read through your thread and your other great thread. 

I’m amazed by the dedication, effort, and time you’ve put into recovering your seed phrase, but I didn’t see any indication that you’ve solved it. That’s why I’m reaching out. 

I’m well-known in the Spanish crypto community for helping people recover their money legally and legitimately (I don’t know anyone else doing this, which is why I created my Twitter account and started there -> https://x.com/IngenieroSeed). 

I’ve helped many people recover their seed phrases and passwords for their wallets. You can check out my main Spanish Twitter account or my English one (see my profile). 

I read your story, and not everything comes down to brute force—there’s actually a good chance of recovering it in a relatively short time. Check my profile and pinned message, where I list my fee for account recovery since I treat this as my job. Let me know if you’re interested—after all, the money is already lost. 

To summarize, if you have less than 3 BTC, the fee is 25%. If you have more, that percentage decreases. As I said, take a look—you have nothing to lose. 

If this sounds interesting, message me privately on Twitter—I respond very quickly. However, if someone reaches out to you first using my name, it’s not me. I NEVER message first. Since people send me their seed phrases and passwords, many scammers try to impersonate me. I usually comment publicly, but I will NEVER send you a private message asking for anything. 

Thank you very much! If you have any questions, feel free to DM me on Twitter or email me at seedphraseengineer@gmail.com.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

I’m well-known in the Spanish crypto community for helping people recover their money legally and legitimately (I don’t know anyone else doing this, which is why I created my Twitter account and started there -> https://x.com/IngenieroSeed). 

I have had a look at EngineerSeed's X, because he has also come to the local forum to introduce himself, and of course, we should be wary of proposals of this kind. I am not saying that he is trying to scam, but as we know in these cases it is better to apply a precautionary principle.

On your X EngineerSeed, I only see your stories about getting seeds back and so on, but I don't see any proof of that. As I asked you in the local forum, is there anything that you can provide us in this forum apart from what you say, that proves, or at least is an indication with some reliability that you are able to do what you say you do?