Upgrading to MultiBit HD

[zappe]

Since Multibit classic doesn't work in OS X 10.10 I had to install MultiBit HD.

How do I get my wallet into HD?

I'm not sure what my seed phrase is.

[allgoodthings1]

Multibit HD is not ready for public use. It is still in development. Use it only at your own and great peril.

Unless you're working on the development team for the software, don't even try setting it up and sending any coins to it.

You might inquire here.  Perhaps others have found MB works alright on 10.10, even though it's not spec'ed that way.  Even so, I'd be cautious about trying it.  It's your money.  If you lose it to a software glitch, it's gone forever.

[AussieHash]

I'm still running my macs on 10.7 and 10.8, what error message does multibit report under 10.10 ?

OSX hasn't installed java for a few years now, have you tried downloading the latest JRE ?

[zappe]

I'm still running my macs on 10.7 and 10.8, what error message does multibit report under 10.10 ?

OSX hasn't installed java for a few years now, have you tried downloading the latest JRE ?

I get the error message that I need Java 6.

I tried with Java 8 and now I have Java 7 installed, but none work.

[AussieHash]

I'm still running my macs on 10.7 and 10.8, what error message does multibit report under 10.10 ?

OSX hasn't installed java for a few years now, have you tried downloading the latest JRE ?

I get the error message that I need Java 6.

I tried with Java 8 and now I have Java 7 installed, but none work.

I am running OSX 10.8.5, and up until yesterday was running JRE 1.6

I have both Multibit 0.5.18 and MultibitHD PB4

Yesterday I upgraded to JDK 1.8

Code:

$ mvn -version
Apache Maven 3.0.4 (r1232337; 2012-01-17 19:44:56+1100)
Maven home: /usr/share/maven
Java version: 1.8.0_25, vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home/jre
Default locale: en_AU, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.8.5", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"

And Multibit 0.5.18 still works normally

If you upgraded an existing OSX to 10.10, maybe the upgrade broke the installation.  Backup your Multibit wallet files, and try reinstalling MB?

[zappe]

I'm still running my macs on 10.7 and 10.8, what error message does multibit report under 10.10 ?

OSX hasn't installed java for a few years now, have you tried downloading the latest JRE ?

I get the error message that I need Java 6.

I tried with Java 8 and now I have Java 7 installed, but none work.

I am running OSX 10.8.5, and up until yesterday was running JRE 1.6

I have both Multibit 0.5.18 and MultibitHD PB4

Yesterday I upgraded to JDK 1.8

Code:

$ mvn -version
Apache Maven 3.0.4 (r1232337; 2012-01-17 19:44:56+1100)
Maven home: /usr/share/maven
Java version: 1.8.0_25, vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_25.jdk/Contents/Home/jre
Default locale: en_AU, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.8.5", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"

And Multibit 0.5.18 still works normally

If you upgraded an existing OSX to 10.10, maybe the upgrade broke the installation.  Backup your Multibit wallet files, and try reinstalling MB?

I got 0.5.18 working by installing Java for OS X from Apples website.

[jim618]

As per allgoodthings1 said, MultiBit HD is not ready for production use - the installers are only for the private beta testers.
Thanks.

[5cMXezpBtm]

As per allgoodthings1 said, MultiBit HD is not ready for production use - the installers are only for the private beta testers.
Thanks.

For all who want to support MultiBit HD - become private beta tester. It's already working basically and You can click through it and get familiar with it (don't put more BTC in it than You would pay for a coffee) and support the devs with any suggestions You have / bugs You maybe find. Trezor support is on it's way currently, thanks to the devs.

How to become beta tester? See here
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=681977.msg7734660#msg7734660

[lunarboy]

What sort of time frame are we looking at here, for a release of Multibit HD public versions?

[jim618]

Hi Lunarboy,

At the moment we are working on finishing the Trezor support, which will appear in a release "Private beta 5".
Then after that we have some finishing off and their will be a public beta (or two, depending on what bugs are found)

Then it will appear on the main multibit.org site as our primary offering.

The old MultiBit (which we are calling MultiBit Classic) will still be supported but in maintenance mode i.e. only security and network changes will be done.

The easiest way to get an idea as to when it gets released is to look at progress on the issues, which is here:
https://github.com/bitcoin-solutions/multibit-hd/issues

Every issue is marked with the issue that we need to/ want to fix it for.
For instance if you subset on the milestone 'Private beta 5 Trezor' you can see what work is remaining for that release.

Our new website (https://beta.multibit.org) and new installer is all ready to go - we just have to finish off the code now.

Jim