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

[QuantumQrack]

Just copy the keys files to the folder where your simplewallet.exe is located. You can also copy your bin files so that you don't have to refresh the wallet from scratch (I think they're compatible).

Basically the [walletname].keys file has your encrypted spend+view keys pair.
The [walletname] file stores the info about the incoming/outgoing transacions.

I don't know if you meant to do this for 0.8.8.6 or the beta.  Since I had the beta running and it would take a while to get 0.8.8.6 running I copied and pasted my .keys file into the folder of simplewallet of the 0.9 beta and it still didn't recognize it as an existing wallet when I started simplewallet.  I'll have time tonight to do it for 0.8.8.6 if that's what you meant.

@Nik4692, It was seemingly straightforward so I have no idea what I could have done wrong

You are doing something wrong. What's the exact name of the .keys file for the wallet? What's the exact command line you are trying to execute to open this wallet?

I can't see the exact name of the .keys file anywhere.  I assume this is name of the wallet?  If I open the file it looks like Chinese characters.  

I open simplewallet and after "Wallet file name:"  I put in the name of the wallet like I've always done.

Thank you

There is no need to try with the previous version (0.8.8.6.) of bitmonerod.exe.
Do you have any files that have the extension keys in their name?
Better yet, could you tell us the full name of the files you copied?

Edit:

When one creates a wallet with simplewallet 3 files are generated:

• [walletname]
• [walletname].address.txt
• [walletname].keys

Of these 3 the important one is the [walletname].keys file because it's that one that has your private keys.
There are only two ways of recovering an account: with the mnemonic wordlist and with the keys file.

Are you running simplewallet from the command line or by clicking?
If the later try this:

• Open the folder where simplewallet.exe is located
• Make sure you have the [walletname].keys file there
• Right click inside the folder on windows explorer and select open command line (i'm not sure of this description here since i'm not in windows)
• Run simplewallet from the command prompt

If this does not work, there probably is a problem.

Right don't open the *.keys file; tell us what the * is and also what exactly you're typing into simplewallet.

Edit (for edit above): In Windows, hold Shift then right click in blank space within a folder with nothing selected to enable an "Open command window here" option.

*= albert
what i am typing into simplewallet= albert
as I've always done

How do I run simplewallet from command prompt as you desribed?  When I open it up the command prompt reads.......
C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\BetaMonero>
How do I run it from here?


As far as where are my keys file now,  I tried dragging them to the simplewallet application folder directly which did nothing that I can tell.  I dragged it into the BetaMonero folder and there it is.  Actually when I dragged the keys file what ends up in BetaMonero is the keys folder which when opened up contains the keys file.  That is not how it was originally, it was just the keys file itself.

Thanks everyone for trying to help helping The Drooling Masses©

Why don't you just use your mnemonic seed to recreate your account with the new binaries? (ver. 0.9)
https://github.com/monero-project/monero-site/blob/master/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring%20your%20Monero%20Account.md

[bucktotal]

i've mentioned this before but i've got old deprecated wallets that crash 0.8.8.6 when i load them. it asks for my language of choice for the words then crashes. i tried the new 0.9 version and got it sync'd from scratch. but it still crashes at the same step, after asking what language i would like for my words. just letting you devs know. is there an old version of the software that still works that i could use to load this wallets and move the funds? and if so, where could i get that from?

- much appreciated

Hello from 2+2

Although I have never used it for problems, I hear going on IRC is helpful.  Have you tried #monero or #monero-dev ?

I agree, your question will likely be answered much fastered when hopping on IRC. You could use this to easily join https://webchat.freenode.net/, just set your nickname and the channel to either #monero or #monero-dev (could also be both).

thank you guys. i'll head there

[dEBRUYNE]

Updated paper on Ring Confidential Transactions (CT) for Monero -> https://github.com/ShenNoether/MiniNero/raw/master/RingCT0.3.pdf

Here is the version I was originally waiting to post with tag linkability sketched out reasonably completely.

ELI5: Next to hidden origins and destinations that are inherent to the Monero protocol, this will also hide amounts, while viewkeys will still work, and of course it will still be auditable. (credits ShenNoether)

[iCEBREAKER]

Updated paper on Ring Confidential Transactions (CT) for Monero -> https://github.com/ShenNoether/MiniNero/raw/master/RingCT0.3.pdf

Here is the version I was originally waiting to post with tag linkability sketched out reasonably completely.

ELI5: Next to hidden origins and destinations that are inherent to the Monero protocol, this will also hide amounts, while viewkeys will still work, and of course it will still be auditable. (credits ShenNoether)

"Amount key" LOL

Amazing work!   

[papa_lazzarou]

*= albert
what i am typing into simplewallet= albert
as I've always done

How do I run simplewallet from command prompt as you desribed?  When I open it up the command prompt reads.......
C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\BetaMonero>
How do I run it from here?


As far as where are my keys file now,  I tried dragging them to the simplewallet application folder directly which did nothing that I can tell.  I dragged it into the BetaMonero folder and there it is.  Actually when I dragged the keys file what ends up in BetaMonero is the keys folder which when opened up contains the keys file.  That is not how it was originally, it was just the keys file itself.

Thanks everyone for trying to help helping The Drooling Masses©

OK. This is going to need some faster interaction. Try #monero in irc, you'll have plenty of help there.

~ Always make sure you have your keys safely stored and always work with a copy ~

[nioc]

Why don't you just use your mnemonic seed to recreate your account with the new binaries? (ver. 0.9)
https://github.com/monero-project/monero-site/blob/master/knowledge-base/user-guides/Restoring%20your%20Monero%20Account.md

Thanks to all that helped.  My wallet is refreshing after restoring from seed.  Thanks luigi1111 for instructions on the command prompt.  I remember having an issue restoring from seed once when trying to use the command prompt I got after just clicking on simplewallet.  I then restored with the keys file which was very simple.

After restoring this empty wallet I will start on a wallet that actually has Moneroj.

Thanks again. 

[e-coinomist]

Just copy the keys files to the folder where your simplewallet.exe is located. You can also copy your bin files so that you don't have to refresh the wallet from scratch (I think they're compatible).

Basically the [walletname].keys file has your encrypted spend+view keys pair.
The [walletname] file stores the info about the incoming/outgoing transacions.

I don't know if you meant to do this for 0.8.8.6 or the beta.  Since I had the beta running and it would take a while to get 0.8.8.6 running I copied and pasted my .keys file into the folder of simplewallet of the 0.9 beta and it still didn't recognize it as an existing wallet when I started simplewallet.  I'll have time tonight to do it for 0.8.8.6 if that's what you meant.

@Nik4692, It was seemingly straightforward so I have no idea what I could have done wrong

Best practice: Keep two versions afloat, oldish and newer.

Baseline principle "new Version, new wallet" and once it works transferring all funds from old installation into new installation, archiving the old one on DVD. Well, the blockchain data. I tend to store wallets 2x on CDR, since them are the best to burrow somewhere in the countryside.

Treasure seekers from next centuries need to employ truffle pigs.

[c789]

DEVS: I made a User Guide (html and images) modeled from the source code of a getmonero.org page. To whom should I send the tar.gz? All I have is Ubuntu so it's just for Linux. Hopefully some Windows and OSX folks will jump in for those OSs. You can PM me with the info or reply here.

[iCEBREAKER]

Treasure seekers from next centuries need to employ truffle pigs.

No idea what you guys are talking about, but love the idea of trading my metal detector in for a truffle pig or two.



I'm going to name them Cloud and Rainbow!  

[GingerAle]

DEVS: I made a User Guide (html and images) modeled from the source code of a getmonero.org page. To whom should I send the tar.gz? All I have is Ubuntu so it's just for Linux. Hopefully some Windows and OSX folks will jump in for those OSs. You can PM me with the info or reply here.

awesome! send to anyone! put it up on something like mega or a dropbox link, or submit it as a commit to the getmonero website via github.

[acha]

Hello! Please tell me, bitmonerod daemon server http://node.moneroclub.com:8880 working? Want sync with him...

[phishead]

DEVS: I made a User Guide (html and images) modeled from the source code of a getmonero.org page. To whom should I send the tar.gz? All I have is Ubuntu so it's just for Linux. Hopefully some Windows and OSX folks will jump in for those OSs. You can PM me with the info or reply here.

Nice! So I've asked my friend at work who is majoring in computer science to help me out with setting up Linux and how to use it, since I just seem to be too computer illiterate to set it up on my own.  But once I do figure it out, I think it would help everyone out that's like me to write a guide on how to set up Linux and what it can be applied to for xmr purposes. So like a benefits vs. cons kinda thing, while also making it written by a "newb" for a "newb.  I think I'll write it all up on google docs and then when finished, anyone can come in to write in pieces where there might be parts I might be missing out on.

What you guys think?

[c789]

DEVS: I made a User Guide (html and images) modeled from the source code of a getmonero.org page. To whom should I send the tar.gz? All I have is Ubuntu so it's just for Linux. Hopefully some Windows and OSX folks will jump in for those OSs. You can PM me with the info or reply here.

awesome! send to anyone! put it up on something like mega or a dropbox link, or submit it as a commit to the getmonero website via github.

Here's the Mega link:
https://mega.nz/#!xo1nESDS

...and its decryption key (is this new at Mega?):
!uEYu2aPGxkrUwP0FX0RjTbkrCfQ_320tNplojprxFi0

[MoneroMooo]

Another update:

What's gone in since then ?

- new --trusted-daemon flag to disable by default commands which may leak information to the daemon (rescan_spent, start_mining)
- default simplewallet mixin is now 4 (from 3)
- from hard fork 2, the block reward will be quantized, and all amounts will be decomposed (ie, no more dust)
- fix for print_block, and the block/tx RPC now return a JSON representation of the tx/block
- new check_tx_key which allows a third party to double check an address did receive some monero, when given the tx key
- plus misc smaller things, like a sanity check for a uminiupnpc buffer overflow, and a fix for invalid keys when storing hard fork data in a Berkeley DB database.

[medusa13]

massive, thank you so much MoneroMoo. they all sound like very important steps to reach a higher goal, great work.

[nioc]

Yes, thank you MoneroMoo.   I check GitHub everyday to see what work has been done.

[GingerAle]

Hello! Please tell me, bitmonerod daemon server http://node.moneroclub.com:8880 working? Want sync with him...

There are 3 nodes hosted on bitnodes.net. Their ip addresses are:

https://bitnodes.net/status/

104.255.33.226
194.135.90.69
23.227.190.223

the first one has a red X to it. I would assume that means its down, but I have no idea why.

to connect, load simplewallet wallet with --daemon-host IP_ADDRESS , like

Code:

./simplewallet --daemon-host 194.135.90.69

but remember, trusting someone elses daemon for your money is like trusting a cheetah with your souffle.

[GingerAle]

DEVS: I made a User Guide (html and images) modeled from the source code of a getmonero.org page. To whom should I send the tar.gz? All I have is Ubuntu so it's just for Linux. Hopefully some Windows and OSX folks will jump in for those OSs. You can PM me with the info or reply here.

Nice! So I've asked my friend at work who is majoring in computer science to help me out with setting up Linux and how to use it, since I just seem to be too computer illiterate to set it up on my own.  But once I do figure it out, I think it would help everyone out that's like me to write a guide on how to set up Linux and what it can be applied to for xmr purposes. So like a benefits vs. cons kinda thing, while also making it written by a "newb" for a "newb.  I think I'll write it all up on google docs and then when finished, anyone can come in to write in pieces where there might be parts I might be missing out on.

What you guys think?

Sounds great! Here is some starting material for your guides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVppdkOThCs

[nioc]

DEVS: I made a User Guide (html and images) modeled from the source code of a getmonero.org page. To whom should I send the tar.gz? All I have is Ubuntu so it's just for Linux. Hopefully some Windows and OSX folks will jump in for those OSs. You can PM me with the info or reply here.

Nice! So I've asked my friend at work who is majoring in computer science to help me out with setting up Linux and how to use it, since I just seem to be too computer illiterate to set it up on my own.  But once I do figure it out, I think it would help everyone out that's like me to write a guide on how to set up Linux and what it can be applied to for xmr purposes. So like a benefits vs. cons kinda thing, while also making it written by a "newb" for a "newb.  I think I'll write it all up on google docs and then when finished, anyone can come in to write in pieces where there might be parts I might be missing out on.

What you guys think?

Sounds great! Here is some starting material for your guides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVppdkOThCs

You get to choose the installation size for ubuntu and he recommends 15GB.  Will this be large enough for the Monero blockchain as well as other blockchains you may have stored as well?  Can you change the size of the installation later?

[nioc]

From the "FreeBazaar - OpenBazaar with Monero" thread.

So with the alledged OpenBazaar release coming up, it would be a good time to provide us with your curren thought regarding the project. If you are not going forward with it, I suggest you just donate the remaining funds to the dev fund or ask your donators what they would want you to do with it.

Yes, they will be ready soon, and during current work OB-devs changed a lot. What breaks my code permanently.
Therefore I'll release a new fork with actually synchronized status in some days after official release.