Electrum v 0.3 or before - Where can I find a copy?

[cchadwicka]

According to this release note I  found on electrum  0.56 downloaded from github, I need to find a copy of electrum before 0.3.  I have an old seed from february of 2011 I am trying to open.  here is the 'release note' copied from the txt file;

======================================================================================
This page lists versions of Electrum that are incompatible with the
previous version. These incompatibilities are caused by a change in
the key derivation algorithm.

Wallets created before the change are incompatible with the new
version, and that users need to move their bitcoins. We apologize for
the inconvenience. We try to keep this kind of upgrades as rare as
possible.


LIST OF UPGRADES:
-----------------

Version 0.34: The key derivation was changed again in version 0.34, in order to offer "type 2 wallet" capabilities.
Version 0.31: This version fixes a vulnerability in the key generation function.


HOW TO UPGRADE:
---------------

If your wallet is deprecated, you will see a message asking you to
create a new wallet and to move your balance to the new wallet.

Here are the steps that you need to follow:
* create a new wallet with the new version of Electrum:    /path/to/new/electrum.py -w my_new_wallet.dat
* copy a receiving address from the new wallet
* open your old wallet with the old version of Electrum:   /path/to/old/electrum.py -w my_old_wallet
* move your entire balance to the new address.

Note that you may keep your current seed. For this, all you need to do
is to create the new wallet using the wallet recovery procedure. You
will not recover your old wallet with the new software, but you will
get a new wallet instead.

=========================================================================================

if you know where I can find electrum version 0.3 or before, please paste the link here. 
Thankyou

[HCP]

While 0.56 is the "oldest" version that is tagged on github... the commits for earlier versions exist... you just have to page through them all looking for what you want.

I would guess that this commit on github should be around the final code for version 0.29: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/c28190c45e8bf9c44b84e7d1f59d6d5df41a81c5

From there you can either click the "browse files" button or click here: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/tree/c28190c45e8bf9c44b84e7d1f59d6d5df41a81c5

Assuming that was the final commit before the version was "released", then that will effectively give you the 0.29 source code... and you can then download the entire code base using the "Code" -> "Download ZIP" options.

No idea what version of Python and/or associated libraries/modules you would need for it to run though??!?

I have an old seed from february of 2011 I am trying to open.

Are you sure about that date? The first release of Electrum was in November 2011.

refer: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50936.0
and: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/tree/6db1a31e58ee15c448448139e7d3a9e72b14268f

[cchadwicka]

I can't quite recall when electrum released its first version.  As a rule, I don't believe everything I hear on the internet.  the seed is from feb 2011.  I can't remember what wallet created the mnemonic.  could have been bitcoin-core or electrum or mabye another one.  I cant accurately rememebr, 10 years ago.


And all I found was like 30 lines of code on that link.  I need a electrum version 0.3 or before like 0.2 but I am not a programmer and can't compile complex programs.  I need a complete wallet file as an executable or for use with python.

[pooya87]

could have been bitcoin-core

Bitcoin core to this day does not support BIP39 or any alternative mnemonic algorithm.

I need a electrum version 0.3 or before like 0.2 but I am not a programmer and can't compile complex programs.  I need a complete wallet file as an executable or for use with python.

Have you tried the newest version and see if that recognizes the words you have? As far as I can tell Electrum has kept backward compatibility (the change-log seems to be talking about the wallet file not the seed phrase).
If that failed you may want to start a new issue on their repository to get the attention of the developer who may know more about the initial seed generation algorithm.

[NeuroticFish]

I can't quite recall when electrum released its first version.  As a rule, I don't believe everything I hear on the internet.  the seed is from feb 2011.  I can't remember what wallet created the mnemonic.  could have been bitcoin-core or electrum or mabye another one.  I cant accurately rememebr, 10 years ago.


And all I found was like 30 lines of code on that link.  I need a electrum version 0.3 or before like 0.2 but I am not a programmer and can't compile complex programs.  I need a complete wallet file as an executable or for use with python.

1. The oldest Electrum wallet I could find on the internet is the last on this page: https://web.archive.org/web/20130324034541/http://code.google.com/p/win-electrum/downloads/list
But it's "only" 0.46, from 2012.

2. I think that blockchain.info web wallet was already available. I don't know though what were they using back then, but it could be the recovery words from there?!

[cchadwicka]

pooya87:

thanks for the comment.  this fact still stands, the mnemonic was made in February of 2011.  bip 39 wasn't around then.  What is your best guess on all software programs made in feb 2011 that could create a 12 word mnemonic.  

originally i thought bitpay was around back then, but thats not what bitpay says.  I read they weren't open in feb 2011.

I think electrum, bitcoin core, mark from mt. gox would know.  i'd still like a copy of electrum v 0.3 or before.  like 0.20 mabye.  if you have a exe file or complete python electrum version 0.20, please post here.  I'm not very good searching on github.

[cchadwicka]

the mnemonic I have is, even if coincidentally, an electrum1 wordlist.  thats the 1626 word list for electrum 1.  I have been using btc recover to solve my 'encryption'.  So I saved an impartial mnemonic or the mnemonic will only open on electrum wallets v 0.30 or before.  0.56 was in November 2011.  mabye version 0.20 was in the earlier part of 2011.

[ABCbits]

No idea what version of Python and/or associated libraries/modules you would need for it to run though??!?

You can guess it by check which Python version and associated libraries/modules (PyPi keep version history and it's released date) exist from early late 2011. Too bad the commit for v0.29 doesn't have requirements.txt and it's setup.py doesn't mention required libraries/modules with it's version.

mabye version 0.20 was in the earlier part of 2011.

The earliest commit (https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/tree/6db1a31e58ee15c448448139e7d3a9e72b14268f) created on Nov 4, 2011. However, setup.py file on this commit (https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/tree/f0f8d9b1f96c3d859a25564af443e8abe04e97e1) says it's Electrum version 0.2.

[HCP]

I can't quite recall when electrum released its first version.  As a rule, I don't believe everything I hear on the internet.  the seed is from feb 2011.  I can't remember what wallet created the mnemonic.  could have been bitcoin-core or electrum or mabye another one.  I cant accurately rememebr, 10 years ago.

Bitcore Core has never used mnemonics as a wallet recovery/backup option. It has always been "make a copy of wallet.dat" file. So you can safely rule that one out.

I linked to ThomasV (the original developer of Electrum) announcing Electrum in November of 2011... so, if you are 100% certain that your seed is from Feb 2011, then you can be 100% certain that it is not an Electrum seed either.

And all I found was like 30 lines of code on that link.  I need a electrum version 0.3 or before like 0.2 but I am not a programmer and can't compile complex programs.  I need a complete wallet file as an executable or for use with python.

I'm not sure there was ever a "compiled" version of these old versions... or if they had to be run from source with Python.

This link gives you all the code for 0.29: https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/tree/c28190c45e8bf9c44b84e7d1f59d6d5df41a81c5

but it seems you may have just tried to open the setup.py... as I mentioned, you need to click the "Code" -> "Download ZIP" option to download the full archive... then extract it... you can then run:

Code:

python setup.py

or go into the "client" folder and try:

Code:

python electrum.py

You'll probably run into a whole bunch of problems with missing modules and/or outdated modules Attempting to get 10 year old python code running is going to be an exercise in frustration I would think.

After a lot of dicking around with getting PyGTK, ecdsa and slowaes installed on Ubuntu 18, I got as far as having it ask if I wanted to create a new wallet, prompting for a server address... and then it would promptly crash with an "unable to decode byte at position X" type error. A skeleton "electrum.dat" file would be created... not sure if the random looking hex string in it is the seed though... it's certainly not 12 words.


In any case, as stated above, if you are 100% sure that seed is from February 2011 (I assume your piece of paper is dated? ), then I would be willing to bet that it isn't an Electrum seed anyway.

[cchadwicka]

I guess what you all could do to help is, list all the possible wallets in the end of February 2011. 

The first withdraw I made to the offline wallet was on March 1, 2011.  I don't even have the account information anymore.  Although I know where the mnemonic is stored, I am having a difficult time accessing that information.  Because the account was flagged for kyc problems.  I hope they give me back my account information. 

I saved it on a support ticket, the mnemonic, and password (if any), and "This account belongs to Chadwick Allen Austin" 

hopefully my name on the support ticket is enough to get the website to release the info to me.

wish me luck. 

Any wallets around Feb 2011, please make a comment in this thread.

[NotATether]

The first withdraw I made to the offline wallet was on March 1, 2011.  I don't even have the account information anymore.  Although I know where the mnemonic is stored, I am having a difficult time accessing that information.  Because the account was flagged for kyc problems.  I hope they give me back my account information.  

I saved it on a support ticket, the mnemonic, and password (if any), and "This account belongs to Chadwick Allen Austin"  

You should never store your password & mnenomic online, especially not on a support ticket for all the exchange employees to see (and steal). Why didn't you write this stuff down or at least saved it onto a file?  

Also, seeing that you are looking for an old wallet file, you don't need to open it with a really old electrum version. You could open it with a slightly newer version like 2.0/2.1 and it'll upgrade the wallet format. Just make sure you make a backup copy of the wallet file before you do this.

[cchadwicka]

So, as I said, I am not able to compile a software wallet.  I need a list of wallets available for February 7 to the end of that month.  although mnemonics, like bip 39 were created in 2014, electrum and possibly some other software wallets still created a 12-24 word seed, such as electrum. 

I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011.  Please don't post bullshit comments if you don't know what your talking about.  I have 20 years experience with the internet and windows 95-windows 10 and know what i'm talking about, most of the time. 


===Cchadwickb a===8

[DaveF]

So, as I said, I am not able to compile a software wallet.  I need a list of wallets available for February 7 to the end of that month.  although mnemonics, like bip 39 were created in 2014, electrum and possibly some other software wallets still created a 12-24 word seed, such as electrum. 

I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011.  Please don't post bullshit comments if you don't know what your talking about.  I have 20 years experience with the internet and windows 95-windows 10 and know what i'm talking about, most of the time. 


===Cchadwickb a===8

I know it seems silly to ask, but did you try reaching out to Thomas Voegtlin / electrum directly?
Either on github or Twitter or one of the other places they are active.

Just because it's not on their website or public github does not mean that one of them does not have a copy around.

-Dave

[Lucius]

I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011.

After all the constructive answers you’ve received in previous posts, you still looking for something that has been found to very likely not exists?

In any case, as stated above, if you are 100% sure that seed is from February 2011 (I assume your piece of paper is dated? ), then I would be willing to bet that it isn't an Electrum seed anyway.

Please don't post bullshit comments if you don't know what your talking about.  I have 20 years experience with the internet and windows 95-windows 10 and know what i'm talking about, most of the time. 

No offense, but it's obvious that you don't respect the opinions of the people who offered to help you - and your experience obviously can't help you in this particular case. If you consider all constructive comments "bullshit", then you have to seek the help of real experts, only they are not free.

[ABCbits]

So, as I said, I am not able to compile a software wallet.

I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011.  Please don't post bullshit comments if you don't know what your talking about.  I have 20 years experience with the internet and windows 95-windows 10 and know what i'm talking about, most of the time.

If you're looking for help (rather than insulting someone), you should mention few things such as,
1. Which commit hash or source code did you use.
2. Your environment (OS, python version, etc.).
3. Command you used to compile/run Electrum.

I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011.

After all the constructive answers you’ve received in previous posts, you still looking for something that has been found to very likely not exists?

Actually there are 3 posts (in this forum) which mention word "Electrum" before Nov 2011 (when Electrum is released and @ThomasV made the announcement). Aside from mentioning official Electrum website, a post also mention this link. Unfortunately the website is dead.

Code:

https://gitorious.org/electrum

[NotATether]

I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011.

Somebody posted the earliest git commit for Electrum so my advice to you is to clone the Electrum repo from Github - do not browse the commits online because there is no "Earliest" button on Github so you will be clicking "Back" for a really long time".

Then install a Git client if necessary (Git for Windows perhaps).

Then run "git log --reverse" in the Electrum directory to list commits by oldest. Find a commit from 2011 that mentions a version release, then run "git checkout COMMIT_ID" to change the Electrum repo to that version and follow the instructions in the README, build/ etc. files to build the source since you will likely not find it precompiled.

[nc50lc]

I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011. -snip-

Try to contact "BTCurious" (Profile)
In Electrum's official announcement thread, he'd been actively posting Windows binaries of some new releases like:

• v0.25 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50936.msg619252#msg619252
• v0.26 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50936.msg621574#msg621574
• v0.28 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50936.msg635374#msg635374
• v0.29 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50936.msg639811#msg639811
• v0.31 - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50936.msg641999#msg641999

All the links are dead but the user appears to be logging-in his account from time to time, he might have a backup.

HCP's link to the old code could potentially work if you run it from source using the correct version of Python;
unfortunately in my test, I'm getting some errors when restoring a wallet from seed (no GUI) in python 2.x and I'm having trouble installing python 1.x.
There's also "Brainwallet" but it's not from 2011 but the 1st quarter of 2012, if you're not certain about the date, it's worth the try.
Info: en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Brainwallet
Fork of the "closed" original brainwallet: https://github.com/brainwalletX/brainwalletX.github.io | Only run it on an air-gap machine.
Your mnemonic could be the "passphrase" of a brainwallet.

[Bennoko]

So, as I said, I am not able to compile a software wallet.  I need a list of wallets available for February 7 to the end of that month.  although mnemonics, like bip 39 were created in 2014, electrum and possibly some other software wallets still created a 12-24 word seed, such as electrum. 

I need an electrum software wallet from February 2011.  Please don't post bullshit comments if you don't know what your talking about.  I have 20 years experience with the internet and windows 95-windows 10 and know what i'm talking about, most of the time. 


===Cchadwickb a===8

did u find the windows installer sir?

[Pmalek]

did u find the windows installer sir?

The person you are asking hasn't been online on the forum since the day he made that post. September 26, 2021 is the last time he was here. It's unlikely that he will reply back. What you can do is send him a PM if you absolutely have to. If he is still using the email address that he registered his account with, he should see an email saying that he was PMed on Bitcointalk. He might log in to check what it is and contact you back.

[Bennoko]

Okay thanks , cant send its not allowed