Asks the question, but what now???

[opentoe]

I upgraded the bitcoinQT to the latest which completely killed Armory. I should have just figured it would do that since it is such a sensitive program. Now I can't get it to run without this error in my face

 Corrupted block database detected.
Do you want to rebuild the block database now?

It gives me no option for a YES or NO. I even selected 'rebuild and rescan databases' under the help option. What are my options here to avoid a 6 hour rebuild, anything? Do I have to uninstall the entire program now and reinstall it or something?

[jaime]

I upgraded the bitcoinQT to the latest which completely killed Armory. I should have just figured it would do that since it is such a sensitive program. Now I can't get it to run without this error in my face

 Corrupted block database detected.
Do you want to rebuild the block database now?

It gives me no option for a YES or NO. I even selected 'rebuild and rescan databases' under the help option. What are my options here to avoid a 6 hour rebuild, anything? Do I have to uninstall the entire program now and reinstall it or something?

Same problem with me. It also says "try reinstalling Bitcoin software and restart Armory" I did that, but no luck.

BTW I think your post doesn't have the right Subject. I'm going to start a new one.

[goatpig]

Does BitcoinQt starts? Does it fully sync?

If Armory refuses to start, start it in offline mode, go to Help -> Rebuild and Rescan Databases, then restart it without --offline

[jaime]

In my case both start, bitcoin core syncs, but Armory stays offline.

[etotheipi]

This is a problem with Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind/Bitcoin Core (whatever the heck it is called these days).  Armory is stuck until that is resolved.

I suspect this can be resolved by manually starting Bitcoin Core and reindexing the blockchain.  That should rebuild the databases that Bitcoin Core uses.  As much as we hate redownloading the blockchain, that may be required if you get the exact same error after you reindex.  Or if you don't know how to reindex, just redownload.  Armory includes a new BitTorrent downloader on Windows and Linux that downloads the blockchain as fast as your bandwidth will allow (sorry Mac, you get decent compatibility in 0.91, but not any of the torrent features).  It still takes a while for Bitcoin Core to verify it, but the whole process is like 5-10 hours, instead of 24+ 

We have a new feature in 0.91-beta:  "Help"->"Factory Reset".  It will wipe all settings, unconfirmed tx, and all databases for both Bitcoin Core and Armory.  I meant to have an option that allows you to wipe the databases without deleting your settings, but not much I can do about that right now.  Your wallets will still be untouched, and automatically loaded when you restart.

If you go that route, make sure your wallets are backed up (as an extra precaution), use the factory reset and wait.

[jaime]

This is a problem with Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind/Bitcoin Core (whatever the heck it is called these days).  Armory is stuck until that is resolved.

I suspect this can be resolved by manually starting Bitcoin Core and reindexing the blockchain.  That should rebuild the databases that Bitcoin Core uses.  As much as we hate redownloading the blockchain, that may be required if you get the exact same error after you reindex.  Or if you don't know how to reindex, just redownload.  Armory includes a new BitTorrent downloader on Windows and Linux that downloads the blockchain as fast as your bandwidth will allow (sorry Mac, you get decent compatibility in 0.91, but not any of the torrent features).  It still takes a while for Bitcoin Core to verify it, but the whole process is like 5-10 hours, instead of 24+ 

We have a new feature in 0.91-beta:  "Help"->"Factory Reset".  It will wipe all settings, unconfirmed tx, and all databases for both Bitcoin Core and Armory.  I meant to have an option that allows you to wipe the databases without deleting your settings, but not much I can do about that right now.  Your wallets will still be untouched, and automatically loaded when you restart.

If you go that route, make sure your wallets are backed up (as an extra precaution), use the factory reset and wait.

I'm now reindexing and if doesn't work I'll install Armory 0.91

[opentoe]

I had to perform a full uninstall of bitcoin and Armory to get things back and going.