Question?

[btcallday]

I have a bitcoin core wallet which says it is 1 year 49 weeks behind, how long on a I7 3.8ghz 64bit quad core until it is no longer behind?

I figured it would have to catch up until it finally finds the deposit I made into the wallet in that app?

[1715070573]

1715070573

[1715070573]

1715070573

[1715070573]

1715070573

[1715070573]

1715070573

[Serge]

with good cpu and internet connection whole sync takes few hours

[RodeoX]

It is also worth noting that how many peer connections you have is a variable. If you are using this on a home network then you may not see more than 8 peers. But it is going to take a while. X Days? Once it has synced you will miss the blockchain download. It really does almost nothing you can see after that. lol

[smoothrunnings]

I have a bitcoin core wallet which says it is 1 year 49 weeks behind, how long on a I7 3.8ghz 64bit quad core until it is no longer behind?

I figured it would have to catch up until it finally finds the deposit I made into the wallet in that app?

It will take a while to download. With my i7 and 100Meg internet it still takes me about a day and half to download bitcoin data doing it from scratch, which if I remember is about 340 days I think.

[btchris]

I have a bitcoin core wallet which says it is 1 year 49 weeks behind, how long on a I7 3.8ghz 64bit quad core until it is no longer behind?

I figured it would have to catch up until it finally finds the deposit I made into the wallet in that app?

With it being that far behind, it would almost certainly be faster to delete the blocks and chainstate directories and start from scratch with a bootstrap file.

(Bootstrap info is here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=145386.0; latest available bootstrap torrent is Armory's, and a link to it can be found here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitcoinarmory-media/announce.txt)

[drmundo]

I have a bitcoin core wallet which says it is 1 year 49 weeks behind, how long on a I7 3.8ghz 64bit quad core until it is no longer behind?

I figured it would have to catch up until it finally finds the deposit I made into the wallet in that app?

Its better to keep your coins that dont dowload the whole blockchain you missed.

[mezmerizer9]

I have a bitcoin core wallet which says it is 1 year 49 weeks behind, how long on a I7 3.8ghz 64bit quad core until it is no longer behind?

I figured it would have to catch up until it finally finds the deposit I made into the wallet in that app?

Leave it over the night and It should sync.

[ChuckBuck]

If you're installing Bitcoin Core for the very first time, it takes about 6-8 hours for the entire blockchain with decent CPU and fast, stable internet.

Like others are saying, install it at night, let it sync, and when you wake up and check on it it should be fully downloaded and synced.

[gogxmagog]

If you're installing Bitcoin Core for the very first time, it takes about 6-8 hours for the entire blockchain with decent CPU and fast, stable internet.

Like others are saying, install it at night, let it sync, and when you wake up and check on it it should be fully downloaded and synced.

It can take days...I installed bitcoin-q from scratch on a new computer 2 weeks ago and it took over a week. once it is synched your transactions should show up, although doing this makes me uncomfortable (OCD)

If you do not have bitcoin core set up and synched, and you absolutely must do a transaction right away, try something like multibit. It does not need the whole core synched to work. there are torrents that have the core all downloaded and ready to go, but I do not have the necessary skills to determine if they are corrupt or not. could be full of malwares 

tl;dr my advice; be patient, if you cant, get multibit.

[cookiemonsterwhat]

good luck catching up with the block chain lol.

[btchris]

If you're installing Bitcoin Core for the very first time, it takes about 6-8 hours for the entire blockchain with decent CPU and fast, stable internet.

Like others are saying, install it at night, let it sync, and when you wake up and check on it it should be fully downloaded and synced.

It can take days...I installed bitcoin-q from scratch on a new computer 2 weeks ago and it took over a week. once it is synched your transactions should show up, although doing this makes me uncomfortable (OCD)

I've had experiences go both ways, using the same PC and ISP. Part of the problem is that blocks are only downloaded from a single peer, and connecting to a peer with a good (or poor) upload capacity is pretty much a matter of luck. (There are plans to improve on this.)

If you do not have bitcoin core set up and synched, and you absolutely must do a transaction right away, try something like multibit. It does not need the whole core synched to work. there are torrents that have the core all downloaded and ready to go, but I do not have the necessary skills to determine if they are corrupt or not. could be full of malwares 

tl;dr my advice; be patient, if you cant, get multibit.

No arguments with respect to MultiBit, but you don't have anything to worry about when it comes to downloading a bootstrap.dat file (it's just a data file, not something you "install"). For more details on why it's safe, take a look at the thread I mentioned earlier.

[btcallday]

with good cpu and internet connection whole sync takes few hours

Good CPU, not so emphatic about the peers I'm connecting to. Since then it's only at 1 year 18 weeks, does that mean it will be a few days until it catches up and my Btc in my wallet show up?

[shorena]

with good cpu and internet connection whole sync takes few hours

Good CPU, not so emphatic about the peers I'm connecting to. Since then it's only at 1 year 18 weeks, does that mean it will be a few days until it catches up and my Btc in my wallet show up?

The bottleneck when syncing is almost never your CPU. An old single core 1 GHz CPU cant handle the load, but most modern CPUs are perfectly fine with it. Even the network connection is not the problem in most cases. Because you only sync with a single node, this specific connection is your bottleneck. To improve the chance of a "good" node use addnode IP add to add some nodes to your peers list and restart bitcoin core if the speed breaks down (see the build in network monitor).

List of IPs:

Code:

last updated 2014.10.07

IP               - location             - owner*  -  speed      - info/stats page**


84.200.34.113    - Freinsheim, DE, EU   - Newar   - 1000 mbit/s - yes
213.165.91.169   - Germany, EU          - shorena -  100 mbit/s - yes
50.7.68.180      - New York, USA        - Newar   -  100 mbit/s - yes
5.9.24.81        - Germany, EU          - zvs     -  unknown    - no
178.79.173.71    - United Kingdom, EU   - zvs     -  unknown    - no
107.155.104.194  - Dalls, USA           - zvs     -  unknown    - no
106.185.32.195   - Japan, Asia          - zvs     -  unknown    - no
94.242.57.173    - Russia, Asia         - zvs     -  unknown    - no



* refers to a bitcointalk.org username
** same IP, port 80

more in the wiki [1] but that list is pretty old.


[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes

[Peter882]

Using the bootstrap torrent will make the blockchain download much faster, but then the indexing process will still take hours to complete. It is something you need to consider for choosing the bitcoin core.

[ChuckBuck]

If you're installing Bitcoin Core for the very first time, it takes about 6-8 hours for the entire blockchain with decent CPU and fast, stable internet.

Like others are saying, install it at night, let it sync, and when you wake up and check on it it should be fully downloaded and synced.

It can take days...I installed bitcoin-q from scratch on a new computer 2 weeks ago and it took over a week. once it is synched your transactions should show up, although doing this makes me uncomfortable (OCD)

If you do not have bitcoin core set up and synched, and you absolutely must do a transaction right away, try something like multibit. It does not need the whole core synched to work. there are torrents that have the core all downloaded and ready to go, but I do not have the necessary skills to determine if they are corrupt or not. could be full of malwares 

tl;dr my advice; be patient, if you cant, get multibit.

Hmm, I've installed it twice in the past year, it never took me days.

Maybe it's your provider or connection related.

[btcallday]

with good cpu and internet connection whole sync takes few hours

Good CPU, not so emphatic about the peers I'm connecting to. Since then it's only at 1 year 18 weeks, does that mean it will be a few days until it catches up and my Btc in my wallet show up?

The bottleneck when syncing is almost never your CPU. An old single core 1 GHz CPU cant handle the load, but most modern CPUs are perfectly fine with it. Even the network connection is not the problem in most cases. Because you only sync with a single node, this specific connection is your bottleneck. To improve the chance of a "good" node use addnode IP add to add some nodes to your peers list and restart bitcoin core if the speed breaks down (see the build in network monitor).

List of IPs:

Code:

last updated 2014.10.07

IP               - location             - owner*  -  speed      - info/stats page**


84.200.34.113    - Freinsheim, DE, EU   - Newar   - 1000 mbit/s - yes
213.165.91.169   - Germany, EU          - shorena -  100 mbit/s - yes
50.7.68.180      - New York, USA        - Newar   -  100 mbit/s - yes
5.9.24.81        - Germany, EU          - zvs     -  unknown    - no
178.79.173.71    - United Kingdom, EU   - zvs     -  unknown    - no
107.155.104.194  - Dalls, USA           - zvs     -  unknown    - no
106.185.32.195   - Japan, Asia          - zvs     -  unknown    - no
94.242.57.173    - Russia, Asia         - zvs     -  unknown    - no



* refers to a bitcointalk.org username
** same IP, port 80

more in the wiki [1] but that list is pretty old.


[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes

Does this go in "third party transaction urls"? or is there somewhere else I'm missing in bitcoin core?

[shorena]

-snip-

Does this go in "third party transaction urls"? or is there somewhere else I'm missing in bitcoin core?

Nope either you use the config file [1] and add lines in the addnode section (dont forget to remove #) or you go
help -> debug window -> console and enter addnode IP add for each of the IPs. You can check with getpeerinfo with which node you are currently syncing (look for syncnode: true


[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Bitcoin.conf_Configuration_File

[Velkro]

Don't use bitcoin core, use Multibit instead, a lot faster

[btcallday]

-snip-

Does this go in "third party transaction urls"? or is there somewhere else I'm missing in bitcoin core?

Nope either you use the config file [1] and add lines in the addnode section (dont forget to remove #) or you go
help -> debug window -> console and enter addnode IP add for each of the IPs. You can check with getpeerinfo with which node you are currently syncing (look for syncnode: true


[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Bitcoin.conf_Configuration_File

Thanks for your help! I'm going to try to add the nodes in a few minutes. It's down to 1 year from 1 year 40 weeks so I may just give it a few days to complete the blockchain.

Don't use bitcoin core, use Multibit instead, a lot faster

Unfortunately I just picked a popular bitcoin wallet, I had used a more responsive one before, and an online wallet as well which used custom passphrases in .jpegs, I was trying to withdraw it to a bitcoin address so I could make a payment to someone, unfortunately it wasn't working so I figured I'd send it to myself first, I just remember the first wallet I had updated the blockchain in an hour instead of days. I'm running a  fairly fast I7 quad core, so the bottleneck is probably the internet, but that is a 6mbit connection, so it's probably the nodes I'm connected to.

I was under the impression that since I already sent it to a particular bitcoin wallet number that I couldn't easily transfer it until the blockchain is complete and it shows a positive balance. The quantity was only 4o bucks worth, it's my fault for being a bit ignorant about the blockchain download process. I'm pretty technically savvy so I'll try and add the nodes.

I don't particularly need the money right away so I may just buy another 40$ in btc and then use multi-bit since I'm probably out of luck until it syncs, is this the correct assumption? I really should have consulted here first. I'm going to download multi-bit and check  it out. Thanks for everyones suggestions, you all have been most helpful!

[btcallday]

This is the text in my bitcoin conf file, the sample config file in the wiki link is HUGE, mine contains this:

Code:

rpcuser=generated_by_armory

rpcpassword=**string of text and numbers here**

What is the code that needs to be added after the password? I'm sorry for being ignorant of this, I just don't want to corrupt the blockchain I've downloaded so far!

The 'chainstate' folder and the 'blocks' folder in my App Data->Roaming->Bitcoin folder are at 12GB so it's got a fair amount of data since I posted. What is the total size of the blockchain? I may have to start moving stuff off of the C: drive it's loading to as I've only got 15GB or so left!