Bitcoin Client Software and Version Number: Bitcoin Knots version v29.1.knots20250903
Operating System: Parrot OS - Linux (Debian)
System Hardware Specs: 32GB RAM , 1TB Harddrive I'm not sure how to find these efficiently with terminal, still a novice linux user.
Description of Problem: I've downloaded the blockchain to 99.81%, it stalled and said "4 mins remaining" for an hour, I left it overnight, turned off the firewall. I was not connected to VPN at the time of download.
On my last machine, my knots software had a similar error where once downloaded, it would say that it needs to re-download the entire blockchain and it would loop like that, I'd download, and error, re-download.
This issue on this machine seems to be different but similar, it's stalled on 98.81%, I force-quit it after 12 hours stalled, re-opened and now it's stuck here. I am a comcast user, and I heard that something fishy was going on with comcast users downloading knots, I do not know the entire story to that, but I heard there was tampering from Core's end they denied.
I really want to use Knots now that I have a machine that can hold the entire blockchain as a full node.
Screenshot of the problem: https://i.ibb.co/V0fRNS3b/Screenshot-at-2025-10-08-07-14-46.png
Log Files from the Bitcoin Client: It's very large, I cannot paste it, I could link it if needed as a downloadable .log file.
Just let me know.
I apologize if this is a common occurrence in the forum, I'm a semi-new node-runner, and I'm doing my best here to not violate the forums R&G.
Please let me know how I can help you help me.
Thank you.
XrcbgnEDIT: I have located the .bitcoin file, which might have been an issue as I had booted up Core and started syncing, but ultimately stopped it, and downloaded knots instead because I wanted to give knots a run to see how it is. I have deleted the old .bitcoin file and an now on track to re-sync with the network. If I have further issues, I may return but I think the main issue was that I had let Core try to begin syncing and then started syncing knots after removing core (but not it's .bitcoin files).
I do apologize for wasting anyone's time that read this.
