In Files -> Settings, turn off auto bitcoind (should be the first checkbox). Then try again and report here.
Hi there, I've unchecked that, thanks!
Sometimes, "armorydb" process wont stop even after closing Armory-qt.exe.
That could be the reason why your settings and start parameters don't work.
Close Armory, try to find "armorydb" in your Windows10 task manager's "Background Processes"; if there is, use "End task".
Then start Armory with the settings suggested by others.
Thanks so much! I've also now made sure all Armory processes are quit.
But still, nothing works. Launching from shortcut with:
Invoked: C:\Program Files (x86)\Armory\ArmoryQt.exe --satoshi-datadir=R:\Bitcoin\blocks --dbdir=R:\ArmoryDB
- With bitcoind setting unchecked
- With taskmgr ensuring nothing was running
- With all paths in conf file set correctly
Still clobbered:
BDM.pyc:197 - DB error: C:\Users\carlos\AppData\Roaming/Bitcoin/blocks is not a valid path
I'm starting to think this is exclusively a problem with Parallels Desktop running on Mac requiring the blockchain to live on an external hard drive. I can't believe this type of error would be in production software.
Thanks so much for all the help so far, maybe there's still some way to get the Armory database process started