[XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency

[dEBRUYNE]

Also when at the shops yesterday I found this, and couldn't help but chuckle:

you sir never let go of this humor, in this abrasive troll world of scams and failed shitcoins its always refreshing seeing something like Monero being led by someone like you (the same to other members of the core team, smooth, david, othe, tacotime, eizh)

Don't forget NoodleDoodle!

[Arux]

If I remember correctly someone posted a 'How to' to compile and run the latest Monero + DB on Linux(Ubuntu or debian) some time ago. Can someone point me to this how to.

I do not find the how-to but the github instructions are OK.
briefly on ubuntu 15.04, to make a "db" bitmonerod

1) install dependencies to compile

Code:

sudo apt-get install git gcc-4.9 g++-4.9 build-essential cmake libunbound-dev libevent-2.0-5 libgtest-dev libboost1.55-all-dev

[edit] not sure but you perhaps need libdb too

Code:

sudo apt-get install libdb-dev libdb++-dev

2) download code source

Code:

git clone https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero.git

a bitmonero folder will be created

3) compile
move on bitmonero folder

Code:

cd bitmonero

then make

Code:

make

To save time, you can use parallel build. "make -j 2", "make -j 3" or more according to your cpu/ram power
then wait.
if all is ok, you can launch

4) launch
executables can be found in build/release/bin

Code:

cd build/release/bin

daemon:

Code:

./bitmonerod

wallet:

Code:

./simplawellet

5) synchronization
from scratch, leave opened bitmonerod and wait (expect several days)

or you can try try to get the "in memory" blockchain at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain/linux/blockchain.bin then test the blockchain converter. (sorry, i didn't do it so i can't help you on this point)

ps: i'm not expert, i can make mistakes but it's what i have done.

Question : is it possible to Dockerize (https://www.docker.com/) the deamon, the wallet and the DB ? Has someone done this yet ?

i dunno, i ask myself the same question!

[Shrikez]

Incidentially I went through the same process this weekend but didn't dare writing a guide as I am a Linux Noob. Thanks for the write up.

It was quite an ordeal and didn't work at first. Turns out the Berkeley DB was the culprit. I eventually found the right version. Will look it up when I am back on Linux.

Ginger has uploaded a pretty recent 64-bit DB version of the blockchain

https://mega.co.nz/#!4ZtH0LQK!guHq3n9sRa0z34AgpeKiU4BJXWiaS3XszeIxUZmDc5s

Use at your own risk, it worked well for me.

Download, extract and copy the contents to ~/.bitmonero/lmdb (hidden folder)

Code:

cd ~/.bitmonero
mkdir lmdb
mv data.mdb .bitmonero/lmdb

maybe it's not perfectly correct (Linux noob)...corrections are appreciated!

If I remember correctly someone posted a 'How to' to compile and run the latest Monero + DB on Linux(Ubuntu or debian) some time ago. Can someone point me to this how to.

I do not find the how-to but the github instructions are OK.
briefly on ubuntu 15.04, to make a "db" bitmonerod

1) install dependencies to compile

Code:

sudo apt-get install git gcc-4.9 g++-4.9 build-essential cmake libunbound-dev libevent-2.0-5 libgtest-dev libboost1.55-all-dev

[edit] not sure but you perhaps need libdb to

Code:

sudo apt-get install libdb-dev libdb++-dev

2) download code source

Code:

git clone https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero.git

a bitmonero folder will be created

3) compile
move on bitmonero folder

Code:

cd bitmonero

then make

Code:

make

To save time, you can use parallel build. "make -j 2", "make -j 3" or more according to your cpu/ram power
then wait.
if all is ok, you can launch

4) launch
executables can be found in build/release/bin

Code:

cd build/release/bin

daemon:

Code:

./bitmonerod

wallet:

Code:

./simplawellet

5) synchronization
from scratch, leave opened bitmonerod and wait (expect several days)

or you can try try to get the "in memory" blockchain at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain/linux/blockchain.bin then test the blockchain converter. (sorry, i didn't do it so i can't help you on this point)

ps: i'm not expert, i can make mistakes but it's what i have done.

Question : is it possible to Dockerize (https://www.docker.com/) the deamon, the wallet and the DB ? Has someone done this yet ?

i dunno, i ask myself the same question!

[arnuschky]

Question : is it possible to Dockerize (https://www.docker.com/) the deamon, the wallet and the DB ? Has someone done this yet ?

i dunno, i ask myself the same question!

Not using docker atm, but if there's some interest, I could publish Ansible roles for installing the daemon and simplewallet.

[GingerAle]

Incidentially I went through the same process this weekend but didn't dare writing a guide as I am a Linux Noob. Thanks for the write up.

It was quite an ordeal and didn't work at first. Turns out the Berkeley DB was the culprit. I eventually found the right version. Will look it up when I am back on Linux.

Ginger has uploaded a pretty recent 64-bit DB version of the blockchain

https://mega.co.nz/#!4ZtH0LQK!guHq3n9sRa0z34AgpeKiU4BJXWiaS3XszeIxUZmDc5s

Use at your own risk, it worked well for me.

Download, extract and copy the contents to ~/.bitmonero/lmdb (hidden folder)

Code:

cd ~/.bitmonero
mkdir lmdb
mv data.mdb .bitmonero/lmdb

maybe it's not perfectly correct (Linux noob)...corrections are appreciated!

If I remember correctly someone posted a 'How to' to compile and run the latest Monero + DB on Linux(Ubuntu or debian) some time ago. Can someone point me to this how to.

I do not find the how-to but the github instructions are OK.
briefly on ubuntu 15.04, to make a "db" bitmonerod

1) install dependencies to compile

Code:

sudo apt-get install git gcc-4.9 g++-4.9 build-essential cmake libunbound-dev libevent-2.0-5 libgtest-dev libboost1.55-all-dev

[edit] not sure but you perhaps need libdb to

Code:

sudo apt-get install libdb-dev libdb++-dev

2) download code source

Code:

git clone https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero.git

a bitmonero folder will be created

3) compile
move on bitmonero folder

Code:

cd bitmonero

then make

Code:

make

To save time, you can use parallel build. "make -j 2", "make -j 3" or more according to your cpu/ram power
then wait.
if all is ok, you can launch

4) launch
executables can be found in build/release/bin

Code:

cd build/release/bin

daemon:

Code:

./bitmonerod

wallet:

Code:

./simplawellet

5) synchronization
from scratch, leave opened bitmonerod and wait (expect several days)

or you can try try to get the "in memory" blockchain at https://downloads.getmonero.org/blockchain/linux/blockchain.bin then test the blockchain converter. (sorry, i didn't do it so i can't help you on this point)

ps: i'm not expert, i can make mistakes but it's what i have done.

Question : is it possible to Dockerize (https://www.docker.com/) the deamon, the wallet and the DB ? Has someone done this yet ?

i dunno, i ask myself the same question!

yeah, sorry I forgot about the berkely DB thing. In the future, if you run into any problems, check out the github issues thing - and specifically the closed issues. If you can search through that you might find issues that others have faced (like myself) which were then worked out.

[e-coinomist]

I think the blockchain converters haven't been tested enough / there's still some minor bugs there. I guess the devs don't want to release it and then everyone rebuild the blockchain from the network. There are various LMDB blockchain downloads available from members of the community though, if peeps are willing to trust them.

so if you have a in-memory blockchain and want to test the blockchain export -> import or blockchain converter functions, please do!!!

Done the converter, but nothing to report there - except long runtime. It just did its job. Process took above 20 hours and is not dependant upon CPU resources, bottleneck must been elsewhere. Still beats syncing from scratch, but fails against downloading a prepared LMDB blockchain archive file.
LMDB files are system dependant and not portable so picking the wrong one could be left for the beginners as an excercise in gaining experience.

[e-coinomist]

Does anybody know how to use the viewkey in the following scenario:

These is the destination of donations for incorporating Monero use into Trezor firmware.
    Address for donations:   49hGzzV9XtNZKHAe1kNuXkRfhws12ZHipavhffm2gXDXR3aGxiLzt9GRBFPqL6Vgp6hEnpsiT285v5v 4XmrUC93PSTaML5r
    View key: 2a2e69948dfcc5a3198ee0288494a729c65069611cf0146f8f31013dd2a0ac0c (if anyone wants to keep an eye on the account)
    Escrowed by our very own fluffypony

Can Trezor tackle the current requirement of an underlying 64bit architecture? To my knowledge, no cant.

[dEBRUYNE]

Does anybody know how to use the viewkey in the following scenario:

These is the destination of donations for incorporating Monero use into Trezor firmware.
    Address for donations:   49hGzzV9XtNZKHAe1kNuXkRfhws12ZHipavhffm2gXDXR3aGxiLzt9GRBFPqL6Vgp6hEnpsiT285v5v 4XmrUC93PSTaML5r
    View key: 2a2e69948dfcc5a3198ee0288494a729c65069611cf0146f8f31013dd2a0ac0c (if anyone wants to keep an eye on the account)
    Escrowed by our very own fluffypony

Can Trezor tackle the current requirement of an underlying 64bit architecture? To my knowledge, no cant.

Roosmaa is working on adding Monero support for Trezor -> https://forum.getmonero.org/9/work-in-progress/265/adding-monero-support-for-trezor

[mmortal03]

PURCHASE ON AMAZON.COM WITH MONERO: ShapeShift.io‬ has partnered with Purse.io, a service that matches customers wishing to purchase ‪bitcoin‬ with bitcoin holders wanting to purchase items with retail giant Amazon.com. You can now make your purchases with Monero: http://bit.ly/1JTnSdP

Has anyone here actually tried this? I just posted to the ShapeShift.io thread, as it seems to not be generating a compliant Monero address to send to.

See my post over there for a screenshot: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=717973.msg11272211#msg11272211

[nikos64]

PURCHASE ON AMAZON.COM WITH MONERO: ShapeShift.io‬ has partnered with Purse.io, a service that matches customers wishing to purchase ‪bitcoin‬ with bitcoin holders wanting to purchase items with retail giant Amazon.com. You can now make your purchases with Monero: http://bit.ly/1JTnSdP

Has anyone here actually tried this? I just posted to the ShapeShift.io thread, as it seems to not be generating a compliant Monero address to send to.

See my post over there for a screenshot: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=717973.msg11272211#msg11272211

It seems that this is your PaymentID.
Their address is 47ueUcehpUteBjV2shjZSN66S2cE6UNy4eaQnVEkEh2XXM6s7wR2c5j6JY1ttte9ftWjqCF9FjnGCSQ emkLaEqPZPSATYvB
Maybe it don't work well on some devices.

[mmortal03]

PURCHASE ON AMAZON.COM WITH MONERO: ShapeShift.io‬ has partnered with Purse.io, a service that matches customers wishing to purchase ‪bitcoin‬ with bitcoin holders wanting to purchase items with retail giant Amazon.com. You can now make your purchases with Monero: http://bit.ly/1JTnSdP

Has anyone here actually tried this? I just posted to the ShapeShift.io thread, as it seems to not be generating a compliant Monero address to send to.

See my post over there for a screenshot: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=717973.msg11272211#msg11272211

It seems that this is your PaymentID.
Their address is 47ueUcehpUteBjV2shjZSN66S2cE6UNy4eaQnVEkEh2XXM6s7wR2c5j6JY1ttte9ftWjqCF9FjnGCSQ emkLaEqPZPSATYvB
Maybe it don't work well on some devices.

This is Chrome browser on Windows. It's just a web page. It should be displaying the payment address AND the payment ID, clearly labeled. I don't see that address listed at all.  Did you get the above address by scanning the QR code?

[nikos64]

PURCHASE ON AMAZON.COM WITH MONERO: ShapeShift.io‬ has partnered with Purse.io, a service that matches customers wishing to purchase ‪bitcoin‬ with bitcoin holders wanting to purchase items with retail giant Amazon.com. You can now make your purchases with Monero: http://bit.ly/1JTnSdP

Has anyone here actually tried this? I just posted to the ShapeShift.io thread, as it seems to not be generating a compliant Monero address to send to.

See my post over there for a screenshot: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=717973.msg11272211#msg11272211

It seems that this is your PaymentID.
Their address is 47ueUcehpUteBjV2shjZSN66S2cE6UNy4eaQnVEkEh2XXM6s7wR2c5j6JY1ttte9ftWjqCF9FjnGCSQ emkLaEqPZPSATYvB
Maybe it don't work well on some devices.

This is Chrome browser on Windows. It's just a web page. It should be displaying the payment address AND the payment ID, clearly labeled. I don't see that address listed at all.  Did you get the above address by scanning the QR code?

Why so narrow window? Tried the full width?
It shows clearly in my Chrome, payment address and payment ID.

[mmortal03]

Why so narrow window? Tried the full width?
It shows clearly in my Chrome, payment address and payment ID.

Well, it actually pops up with a massive QR code and you have to scroll down to see anything else, so I narrowed it some and lengthened it to have it all fit in the image, but...

No, there is *no* payment address there, no matter how wide I go. I think you are looking at a different Shapeshift feature than I am. I'm using https://app.purse.io/spend, then I buy something, and choose "Pay with Altcoins", select Monero, submit that, and it pops up the shapeshift.io/shifty.html page that you see in the image.

[opennux]

Why so narrow window? Tried the full width?
It shows clearly in my Chrome, payment address and payment ID.

Well, it actually pops up with a massive QR code and you have to scroll down to see anything else, so I narrowed it some and lengthened it to have it all fit in the image, but...

No, there is *no* payment address and payment ID there, no matter how wide I go. I think you are looking at a different Shapeshift feature than I am. I'm using https://app.purse.io/spend, then I buy something, and choose "Pay with Altcoins", select Monero, submit that, and it pops up the shapeshift.io/shifty.html page that you see in the image.

It IS the payment ID they are showing you. Not the address. (note the ID is 64 characters and no capital letters.)

A raw Monero address on the other hand is 95 characters long and starts with the number 4.

[mmortal03]

It IS the payment ID they are showing you. Not the address. (note the ID is 64 characters and no capital letters.)

A raw Monero address on the other hand is 95 characters long and starts with the number 4.

Good catch, I've fixed my previous message.

[luigi1111]

Yes, it is. It's intriguing to me on it's own right, but I really got into it for a specific as-of-yet-unnamed reason.

Your deep and everlasting affection for fluffy ponies?

I've been discovered!

So much for the "as-of-yet-unnamed part. 

[smooth]

Does anybody know how to use the viewkey in the following scenario:

These is the destination of donations for incorporating Monero use into Trezor firmware.
    Address for donations:   49hGzzV9XtNZKHAe1kNuXkRfhws12ZHipavhffm2gXDXR3aGxiLzt9GRBFPqL6Vgp6hEnpsiT285v5v 4XmrUC93PSTaML5r
    View key: 2a2e69948dfcc5a3198ee0288494a729c65069611cf0146f8f31013dd2a0ac0c (if anyone wants to keep an eye on the account)
    Escrowed by our very own fluffypony

Can Trezor tackle the current requirement of an underlying 64bit architecture? To my knowledge, no cant.

What is 64 bit? I have Monero running on my raspberry pi. 32 bit ARM

[Shrikez]

So we're slowly inching our way through the doldrums...community activity, trading volume, development? Are we going to reach the tradewinds soon? These flapping sails are unnerving.

[elrippo]

Yeeeeaaahhhh, i found my second block since february on a AMD Octacore 

[smooth]

Yeeeeaaahhhh, i found my second block since february on a AMD Octacore 

Nice! And thank you for solo mining. It really helps the network!