wallet resyncing

[grumpytiger]

from dev:

All the seednodes are now verified on the correct and same chain. You will be able to resync properly now. Please clear your chain and resync. It is important the entire network does get on the same blockchain.

If you are unsure on how to do this, follow these steps:

1 Close your EverGreenCoin wallet.

2 Navigate to your data directory in a file manager program (i.e. Windows Explorer).....
On Windows the data directory can be found at C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME HERE\AppData\Roaming\EverGreenCoin\
On Mac OS X the data directory can be found at /Users/YOUR USERNAME HERE/Library/Application Support/EverGreenCoin/
On Linux the data directory can be found at ~/.evergreencoin/ or otherwise stated, /home/YOUR USERNAME HERE/.evergreencoin

3 Delete everything BESIDES your wallet.dat file and your evergreencoin.conf file IF you have and need an evergreencoin.conf. If you do have an evergreencoin.conf file please remove any addnodes you may have previously added and only use these, now verified to be on the correct chain, nodes:

Code:
addnode=seed.evergreencoin.org
addnode=transactions.evergreencoin.org
addnode=egc-seed1.granitecoin.com
addnode=egc-seed2.granitecoin.com
addnode=egc-seed3.granitecoin.com
addnode=egc-seed4.granitecoin.com
addnode=egc-seed5.granitecoin.com

If you are running version 1.1.2 you do not need an evergreencoin.conf file because seednodes are programmed into the wallet. Your wallet knows to look for them already. If you have yet to upgrade to version 1.1.2, now would be a good time to do so and I do recommend you upgrade.

4 (optional) Download the bootstrap.zip file from evergreencoin.org/bootstrap.zip and extract the compressed bootstrap.dat file into this same mentioned data directory. This will bring you up to block 418815 faster than having to download the entire blockchain.

5 Launch the wallet. Do not be alarmed if it sits at the splash screen for a long time. If you opted to bootstrap, it will be importing the bootstrap. Even if you did not download the bootstrap file and wish to sync over the network, it may seem unresponsive for several minutes while it finds nodes. Be patient, allow it to run its course, and do not ctrl-alt-del kill it thinking it has froze.


I do again apologize for this inconvenience. I thank you in advance for taking the time to resync. It is important for the entire network to be on the same chain. I will be available should you have any question or issue so please do not hesitate to PM me, post here, or come to the IRC.

[grumpytiger]

troubleshooting note 1: it you dont see all your coins after your wallet has re-synced try going to help/debug window/console then type repair wallet

[grumpytiger]

troubleshooting note 2:
checking to see if your wallet is on the right block chain:

The block explorer is working. It is on the correct chain and it can be used to verify block hashes which will prove if you are on the correct chain.

To do this, within you EGC wallet, click on the Statistics tab. Look to see what block height you are at. At the time of this writing we are on 427914 so I will use that for example. Next click on the block explorer in the wallet. In the top left input field, type 427914 and click the Jump to Block button. You will see it output a Block Hash. In my example of block 427914 the output block hash is 038a896c2506dcf7e609281b89287c8efbec3138dc3915591ab9f2298354d156 Now go to the online block explorer at transactions.evergreencoin.org and in the search field, type 427914 and press the search button. You will see the block hash listed directly below the search field, labled "EGC block:" followed by the block hash. Compare this hash against the hash your wallet returned. If they are the same, you are on the correct chain. If they differ, you are on the incorrect chain. If that is the case, please immediately close your wallet and do not open it again until you are ready to do a complete resync.