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[explorer]

Monero v0.9.2 - Hydrogen Helix - released! (Urgent and important bug fixes for the upcoming hard fork)

https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero/releases/tag/v0.9.2

What do I need to do to upgrade from  v0.9.1?  Delete everything and start from scratch, or can I save the blockchain (was a bitch to sync with my spotty connection).  Or should I wait until next week?

EDIT:
  downloaded windows version, unzipped to a new location.  Copied  wallet and keys files over from old folder, and simplewallet seems fine with that.  started daemon, and it seems to have found the database without issue (where the hell did windows put it?), as it synced immediately.  Can I delete the 0.9.1 folder completely? 

You could have just just unzipped it to the folder you had 0.9.1 in.  It will write over the necessary files.

"(where the hell did windows put it?)"  It usually defaults to downloads but you can select "browse" and place it anywhere you want, again where you had the version you are updating from.

He probably asks, where the database is stored 
In Windows the place is...  C:\ProgramData\bitmonero

That's the one! thanks!

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[iCEBREAKER]

Not sure if this has been posted here, but monero is mentioned in this article as way of anonymizing Bitcoin transactions

https://99bitcoins.com/complete-guide-using-bitcoin-anonymously/

Nice!  That's the world famous BitcoinObituary site, and Monero gets much more than a "mention."   

Obscuring the Trail through Altcoin Shifting

Why stop at mixing between Bitcoin addresses? Mixing between Bitcoins and privacy-centric altcoins provides another layer of obscurity. This method requires perhaps a little less trust than using a centralized mixing service. The best altcoin to use for this purpose is probably Monero (XMR).

This short guide covers buying Monero with Bitcoin; to anonymize your bitcoins, simply convert them to XMR, forward them to a new Monero address under your control and then convert them back to new, anonymous BTC.

Two great sites for converting between Bitcoin and Monero are Shapeshift.io and XMR.to. Remember to access them via Tor and don’t worry about sign-up; neither site requires it.

[Quicken]

He probably asks, where the database is stored 
In Windows the place is...  C:\ProgramData\bitmonero

That's the one! thanks!

Yes, it moved at some point. Used to be in one of the subfolders of C:\Users\<user>\Appdata
I had to hunt round to find it after updating to the 9.1 daemon.

[birr]

Is the upgrade available for 32bit linux (ubuntu)?

[Hueristic]

^^^^^^updated to 0.9.2 and daemon running

Edit:fork count down
http://myrcraft.com/xmr.html

Fancied up the countdown timer at http://myrcraft.com/xmr.html so that it actually has a moving clock now (yay javascript!).

javascript  Booo! 

[dEBRUYNE]

Instructions for building Win32 binaries of v0.9.2 - Hydrogen Helix:

https://forum.getmonero.org/5/support/2510/building-monero-v0-9-2-on-win32Monero

[dEBRUYNE]

Is the upgrade available for 32bit linux (ubuntu)?

Not yet, probably soon.

[Arux]

is there somebody able to withdraw his xmr from bter recently?


since 48h, no response from support

i think i've been trapped...

[dEBRUYNE]

Is the upgrade available for 32bit linux (ubuntu)?

Not yet, probably soon.

Available here:

https://downloads.getmonero.org/linux32

[Hilux74]

is there somebody able to withdraw his xmr from bter recently?


since 48h, no response from support

i think i've been trapped...

I had that error last week.  Waited a couple days and then emailed their help and it was solved next day.  No explanation of what the 'waiting for balance' means though...

[saddambitcoin]

BLOCK 1009827 CONTEST:

The other day a few of us on IRC tried to time some transactions in the 1,000,000th block but with no success. Transactions made it in the 999999 and 1,000,001 blocks but not in the 1 million.

This time lets get it right. Secure your place in Monero history by donating to the devs on hard fork day. Time it right and become legendary with some sort of message in your payment ID!

http://myrcraft.com/xmr.html

Code:

transfer 44AFFq5kSiGBoZ4NMDwYtN18obc8AemS33DBLWs3H7otXft3XjrpDtQGv7SqSsaBYBb98uNbr2VBBEt7f2wfn3RVGQBEP3A 1

[Arux]

@Hilux74: my thanks for the reply, so it's not totally hopeless.

[dEBRUYNE]

PSA: Users, (solo)miners, exchanges/merchants, and pooloperators must be on 0.9.x (preferably 0.9.2) in advance of the hardfork otherwise you will get forked/booted off the network. If you are mining on one of the following pools, please contact your poolop immediately or switch to another pool.


Approximately the 23th of March there will be a hardfork on the Monero network. Most pools have upgraded, but some have not yet. If they don't upgrade before the hardfork they will get forked/booted off the network. As a result you will miss out on revenue if you are mining on these pools. Thus, if you are mining on the following pools, please contact your pool owner as soon as possible and urge them to upgrade. Alternatively, you can switch to a pool that is on the right version.

FYI: You can plug the blockheader of your pool into "http://moneroblocks.info/api/get_block_header/hash_of_blockheader". The minor_version must show "minor_version: 2". This means that the pool is on the right version. If it shows "0" or "1" the pool is on an outdated version. An example of a pool on the right version (Monerohash):

http://moneroblocks.info/api/get_block_header/2a88740443bf654e595bba7061509e6a3a80623da5de2478c4a90b45454a7fa8

List of pools that haven't upgraded yet:

• http://cryptonotepool.org.uk/ | Blockheader: http://moneroblocks.info/api/get_block_header/064901fae3c4c1f42a10ca066e367ff277b1ae255043e17fad0695b9da775030 | Contact: http://cryptonotepool.org.uk/#community
• http://xmr.alimabi.cn/ | Blockheader: http://moneroblocks.info/api/get_block_header/612eeb758358ffa8af784c6c12c59b7cc038474fe525b5d7794be30f585f941c | Contact: http://xmr.alimabi.cn/#support
• http://cryptmonero.com/ | Blockheader: http://moneroblocks.info/api/get_block_header/b98ebc9fc8674c2b6cfa303cd9d8770f9187e87664f8acf93446b2ff7e15674b | Contact: http://cryptmonero.com/#support
• https://minergate.com/pool-stats/mro | Blockheader: http://moneroblocks.info/api/get_block_header/2fb5df3e2967a7679ad5ff6848b6b5eb3cb071ba31e3e84a16b95b7d7c421dd2 | Contact: https://minergate.com/
• If you are mining on a private pool, please check the block header manually (if the pool is on the right version) using the method I described.

List of pools that have upgraded:

You can find most pools here:

https://monerohash.com/#network

Some of the aforementioned pools are listed there as well. If you are switching, avoid the aforementioned pools.


Binaries:

Monero v0.9.2 - Hydrogen Helix - released! (Urgent and important bug fixes for the upcoming hard fork)

https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero/releases/tag/v0.9.2

<fluffypony> will do shasums / gpg signed mesage tomorrow

Information from Github:

This has urgent and important bug fixes to 0.9.0 Hydrogen Helix

• Major performance and size improvements to the LMDB database implementation
• Urgent and important bug fixes for the upcoming hard fork
• Huge bug fixes to the database hard fork handling
• New simplewallet flag to restore from keys
• Initial work on a wallet library / API
• Updated in-source block headers

General hardfork information:

Background:

https://forum.getmonero.org/4/academic-and-technical/303/a-formal-approach-towards-better-hard-fork-management

What are the change(s) with the upcoming hard fork on the 20th of March?

• Blocktime is bumped from 1 to 2 minutes. See:

https://forum.getmonero.org/20/general-discussion/2401/increasing-the-block-time

• Minimum blocksize is bumped to 60 KB. See:

https://forum.getmonero.org/20/general-discussion/2409/increasing-the-minimum-block-size

A big advantage of this is that current individual transactions that sometimes won't go through (because they are a bit above the median due to many outputs (e.g. dust), or the daemon / MyMonero rejects them for some reason) can easily be included in the block without incurring a penalty. Above is a bit of a blunt explanation, I am sure one of the core-team members / developers could give you a more detailed explanation.

• Finally, the recommendations from the MRL team stated in MRL-0004, of which the minimum mixin >= 3 is probably the most salient. See:

https://lab.getmonero.org/pubs/MRL-0004.pdf

P.S. Due to variance the hard fork will likely be on the 21th or 22th of March. A specific block height was determined for the hardfork, not a specific date. The specific blockheight for the hardfork can be found here:

https://github.com/monero-project/bitmonero/blob/master/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp#L83

// version 2 starts from block 1009827

P.P.S. As long as you are on any 0.9.x version in advance of the hardfork you are fine.

[birr]

Is the upgrade available for 32bit linux (ubuntu)?

Not yet, probably soon.

Available here:

https://downloads.getmonero.org/linux32

Before I unzip that, where should I put it?
in the monero.v0-9-1-1 folder, or
in the home folder, next to the monero.v0-9-1-1 folder

[canth]

Is the upgrade available for 32bit linux (ubuntu)?

Not yet, probably soon.

Available here:

https://downloads.getmonero.org/linux32

Before I unzip that, where should I put it?
in the monero.v0-9-1-1 folder, or
in the home folder, next to the monero.v0-9-1-1 folder

You can just overwrite the v.0-9-1-1 directory or unzip to a separate directory - just make sure you kill the 9.1 processes and start bitmonerod and simplewallet from the 9.2 directory.

[Arux]

Instructions for building Win32 binaries of v0.9.2 - Hydrogen Helix:

https://forum.getmonero.org/5/support/2510/building-monero-v0-9-2-on-win32Monero

[Drhiggins]

When will 0.9.2 be available on getmonero.org for Windows 64 bit?

Special thanks to osensei for already updating Monerohash.com.  Mining shall continue uninterrupted 

[dEBRUYNE]

When will 0.9.2 be available on getmonero.org for Windows 64 bit?

Special thanks to osensei for already updating Monerohash.com.  Mining shall continue uninterrupted 

Probably tomorrow when Fluffypony GPG signed the binaries (and published the checksums).

[Drhiggins]

When will 0.9.2 be available on getmonero.org for Windows 64 bit?

Special thanks to osensei for already updating Monerohash.com.  Mining shall continue uninterrupted  

Probably tomorrow when Fluffypony GPG signed the binaries (and published the checksums).

Thanks dEBRUYNE I'll keep an eye out for it.  

[Arux]

bter still alive



almost three day to withdraw xmr, deposit is immediate, that's not very comforting