[ANN][CLAM] CLAMs, Proof-Of-Chain, Proof-Of-Working-Stake, a.k.a. "Clamcoin"

[NABiT]

I have some old imported addresses at blockchain.info that I can export the private keys from.

Is the conclusion of the past few posts that it will not work importing these into the Clam client but it will work using either FreeBitcoins or better still Just-Dice.com?

[robert3harrison]

Stuck trying to sync the client.

Already downloaded and imported the bootstrap file and added the node list provided by Miner2525 above. This got me close but I am still 4 weeks behind with no connections.

Also added nodes at http://www.presstab.pw/phpexplorer/CLAM/nodes.php

Any suggestions or nodes that are always up?

I just updated my bootstrap post. Now it goes up to block 1629500 which was staked on Sat Aug  5 23:18:40 UTC 2017.

You can also download partial bootstrap files which contain 10,000 blocks each - so you can get just the blocks you're missing, pretty much.

See my original bootstrap post for details.

As for your node not finding peers, I just noticed my seeding node was down. I've rebooted it, so maybe try again now. It might "just work".

Finally, here are the top 10 nodes according to my seeder:

31.204.128.80:31174
74.207.230.61:31174
220.239.41.71:31174
98.18.252.73:31174
213.239.208.169:31174
67.205.153.62:31174
178.63.60.7:9025
72.48.98.106:31174
139.162.195.69:18333
170.130.28.186:31174

Stopped client. Grabbed all of the files I needed then used "cat" command to create one bootstrap.dat file. Put this in the ".clam" folder with my wallet.dat.

Restarted client, but it's not using the bootstrap.dat... just still loading slowly as normal... on a Linux system. Am I missing something?

[BayAreaCoins]

I'm hardly an expert but I emptied my bitcoinaddress and entered the private key on freebitcoins.com. Minutes later I received the equivalent of 4.6 CLAM as bitcoins into my other address. Then I used those bitcoins to buy CLAM again. If all else fails this may be the way to go.

You only received 3.5 CLAM worth of BTC if you used FreeBitcoins.

You get 3.5 CLAM
They get 1 CLAM
Affiliate (if no affiliate then the CLAM faucet to help spread CLAM) get the remaining 0.10545574 CLAM

I must have been very lucky then. I traded the bitcoins I received back into CLAM a few days later and got 5.5 CLAM in return. I guess exchange rates were with me.  

Tickled shitless to read this <3

Welcome to the Clammunity and I'm happy that you found us.

I must have been very lucky then. I traded the bitcoins I received back into CLAM a few days later and got 5.5 CLAM in return. I guess exchange rates were with me.  

If you use just-dice.com instead, you get the full amount credited to your account. There's no fee, other than a 0.001 CLAM withdrawal fee if you withdraw the CLAMs. But of course if you're digging 100 addresses you can withdraw the proceeds in a single transaction and only pay the withdrawal fee once.

If he dug with Just-Dice he would still only have 4.6 CLAMS or have gambled them because it's dangerous to give a degenerate "free" coins and not expect them to gamble.  

If is a tough word.

[dooglus]

I have some old imported addresses at blockchain.info that I can export the private keys from.

Is the conclusion of the past few posts that it will not work importing these into the Clam client but it will work using either FreeBitcoins or better still Just-Dice.com?

No, it should work importing it into the CLAM client if you can get the client to sync the first 10k or so blocks. The last guy was having trouble with that it seems, so we recommended using a third party site, but using the client should work too.

[dooglus]

Stopped client. Grabbed all of the files I needed then used "cat" command to create one bootstrap.dat file. Put this in the ".clam" folder with my wallet.dat.

Restarted client, but it's not using the bootstrap.dat... just still loading slowly as normal... on a Linux system. Am I missing something?

It needs to be called "bootstrap.dat" all in lower case, and put in the same directory as the CLAM wallet.dat - it's ~/.clam/ by default on Linux. %APPDATA%/CLAM/ maybe on Windows.

[NABiT]

I have some old imported addresses at blockchain.info that I can export the private keys from.

Is the conclusion of the past few posts that it will not work importing these into the Clam client but it will work using either FreeBitcoins or better still Just-Dice.com?

No, it should work importing it into the CLAM client if you can get the client to sync the first 10k or so blocks. The last guy was having trouble with that it seems, so we recommended using a third party site, but using the client should work too.

Thanks I’ll try the CLAM client first then.

[dooglus]

Thanks I’ll try the CLAM client first then.

Note that you only need to sync up the first 10k blocks to see your free CLAMs appear. If they don't appear then, something's wrong.

[robert3harrison]

Stopped client. Grabbed all of the files I needed then used "cat" command to create one bootstrap.dat file. Put this in the ".clam" folder with my wallet.dat.

Restarted client, but it's not using the bootstrap.dat... just still loading slowly as normal... on a Linux system. Am I missing something?

It needs to be called "bootstrap.dat" all in lower case, and put in the same directory as the CLAM wallet.dat - it's ~/.clam/ by default on Linux. %APPDATA%/CLAM/ maybe on Windows.

Yes, that is what I named it, and that is the dir I put it in... still no go.

[MasterP4]

Stopped client. Grabbed all of the files I needed then used "cat" command to create one bootstrap.dat file. Put this in the ".clam" folder with my wallet.dat.

Restarted client, but it's not using the bootstrap.dat... just still loading slowly as normal... on a Linux system. Am I missing something?

It needs to be called "bootstrap.dat" all in lower case, and put in the same directory as the CLAM wallet.dat - it's ~/.clam/ by default on Linux. %APPDATA%/CLAM/ maybe on Windows.

Yes, that is what I named it, and that is the dir I put it in... still no go.

 I don't have experience with the bootstrap.dat, but it seems like you used the method of combining all the bootstrap partial files to make a single bootstrap.dat, maybe you should try using the bootstrap.dat  that comes in a single file, in case you want to keep the one that you have atm just rename it, copy the bootstrap that is a single file, it goes to Sat Aug  5 23:18:40 UTC 2017, so you will only have to sync around 10 days after that. you can find it at this dooglus' post it's the first link, the second is the same but for torrent. below a quote about how to figure out if your bootstrap is working, from the same post linked before.

If you are using the QT client, it will say "importing blocks" in the lower left corner while the bootstrap.dat file is imported. That is how you can tell that the file is being used.

[Yanakitu Tenatako]

Can someone please send node list, I can't get source from DL blockchain.
bootstrap.dat not working for me.

[dooglus]

Can someone please send node list, I can't get source from DL blockchain.
bootstrap.dat not working for me.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=623147.msg20650783#msg20650783

[Yanakitu Tenatako]

Can someone please send node list, I can't get source from DL blockchain.
bootstrap.dat not working for me.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=623147.msg20650783#msg20650783

bootstrap I dl-ed is about 1.98Gb is it ok ?
wherever I put it DL blockchain continues from two years ago.

TNX for node list, now I have 8 active connections!

[BayAreaCoins]

Thanks I’ll try the CLAM client first then.

Note that you only need to sync up the first 10k blocks to see your free CLAMs appear. If they don't appear then, something's wrong.

Note that the CLAM market moves up and down very fast... the CLAM wallet syncs extremely slow.

You maybe better off digging through a third party rather than waiting and seeing where the market takes you.  (The market could go up though too of course)

Like the one dude several post ago that dug through my service and bought back 5.5 CLAMS a day or so later.  The wallet syncing could take over a week.

[NABiT]

Thanks I’ll try the CLAM client first then.

Note that you only need to sync up the first 10k blocks to see your free CLAMs appear. If they don't appear then, something's wrong.

Note that the CLAM market moves up and down very fast... the CLAM wallet syncs extremely slow.

You maybe better off digging through a third party rather than waiting and seeing where the market takes you.  (The market could go up though too of course)

Like the one dude several post ago that dug through my service and bought back 5.5 CLAMS a day or so later.  The wallet syncing could take over a week.

Good point, I’ll start keeping an eye on the market, I’m only 6 days behind now, can always change plan…

[dooglus]

bootstrap I dl-ed is about 1.98Gb is it ok ?
wherever I put it DL blockchain continues from two years ago.

The last one I uploaded was 1,836,581,341 bytes.

It takes a while to import. But you should see "importing" in the bottom left corner of your client instead of "syncing" if it's using the bootstrap file I think.

[Yanakitu Tenatako]

bootstrap I dl-ed is about 1.98Gb is it ok ?
wherever I put it DL blockchain continues from two years ago.

The last one I uploaded was 1,836,581,341 bytes.

It takes a while to import. But you should see "importing" in the bottom left corner of your client instead of "syncing" if it's using the bootstrap file I think.

Please one more question, where to place it. I always get sync...

[serfsup]

bootstrap I dl-ed is about 1.98Gb is it ok ?
wherever I put it DL blockchain continues from two years ago.

The last one I uploaded was 1,836,581,341 bytes.

It takes a while to import. But you should see "importing" in the bottom left corner of your client instead of "syncing" if it's using the bootstrap file I think.

Please one more question, where to place it. I always get sync...

Put it in the same folder as your wallet.dat file.

[jd1959]

I find that exiting and starting the wallet about every 1/2 hr speeds up the process considerably.

Cheers Jon 

[qwed]

  https://twitter.com/bitcoinshines/status/897878952227872768
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/CLAMBTC/dkvNCoun-CLAMBTC-update/ realy?

[FlungSpun]

I find that exiting and starting the wallet about every 1/2 hr speeds up the process considerably.

Cheers Jon 

Often had problems syncing wallet after long periods of coins elsewhere.

keeping an eye on the logfile shows (in my case anyway) problems with orphans ... many orphans.

I now look out for something like

ProcessBlock: ORPHAN BLOCK 751, prev=6169a00daf82fcc979f3353ffb6eebb549940d303f0335b24d00abda7df0f990
ERROR: ProcessBlock() : duplicate proof-of-stake (COutPoint(d5814acfb9, 1), 1501411456) for orphan block

It's the 751 that rings alarm bells
In my case orphans will increment up to this number and then the wallet seems to get stuck.
751 repeats ad nauseam and sync progress stalls.
A quick restart - the blockage clears and sync progresses ....

rinse ... repeat as required

I don't truly understand what mechanism is at play here but restarts at this point always appear beneficial.


Hope this is useful