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General Category => Technical Support => Topic started by: rodeo88 on December 06, 2013, 06:40:08 AM
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Hi everyone. Just hoping someone could let me know the process for upgrading the qt client. Is it a matter of obvisously backing up wallet.dat, installing old version, download new version and import .dat into appdata/roaming/infinitecoin folder?
thanks
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*meant un-installing old version
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hmmm, i just read something about having to sync the new file, so now i'm not sure at all on how do upgrade to v1.8.5. If anyone could provide step by step on how to do this, i'd appreciate it. thanks!
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1. Backup all the files in the same folder with wallet.dat (including wallet.dat)
2. Clear this folder of everything EXCEPT wallet.dat
3. Open 1.8.5 client and let it sync.
You should be good to go.
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Heya, thanks for replying.
Bit unsure what you mean. go to appdata/raoming/infinitecoin where all the folders are ( and back all of these up and then delete everything?
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Yes. After you back up clear the folder of everything EXCEPT your wallet.dat file. Then start the new client. Let it sync. If it hangs try reloading a few times.
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thanks! how do i back up all of the files in there? i know this porbably sounds fucking stupid, but don't wanna screw this up
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it's ok, have done it and it is now syncing. will it have to download the entire blockchain again? looks about 1/10th done so far.
Also balance is showing as unconfirmed atm, is this normal? wil; it go back to balance once synced? many thanks for youe help
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it's ok, have done it and it is now syncing. will it have to download the entire blockchain again? looks about 1/10th done so far.
Also balance is showing as unconfirmed atm, is this normal? wil; it go back to balance once synced? many thanks for youe help
Yes, you have to grab the whole blockchain. I know it is a pain, but it is necessary.
Yes, your "unconfirmed" will be good once you walk the full chain.
Good things come to those that wait. :)
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it's ok, have done it and it is now syncing. will it have to download the entire blockchain again? looks about 1/10th done so far.
Also balance is showing as unconfirmed atm, is this normal? wil; it go back to balance once synced? many thanks for youe help
Yes, you have to grab the whole blockchain. I know it is a pain, but it is necessary.
Yes, your "unconfirmed" will be good once you walk the full chain.
Good things come to those that wait. :)
so i had my old wallet backed up on a flash drive that had all my coins on it, just built up and new computer turned all firewalls off and installed program with my old wallet in the infinitecoin folder and it will not sync or load anything. any ideas on why this is??
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so i had my old wallet backed up on a flash drive that had all my coins on it, just built up and new computer turned all firewalls off and installed program with my old wallet in the infinitecoin folder and it will not sync or load anything. any ideas on why this is??
Are you sure there are no other programs blocking the connection? WIndows firewall should ask if you want to allow the QT client to communicate with the network when you run it. Outbound ports are TCP/9321 and TCP/6667. Let us know if you're still having issues.
Kind regards,
DW
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so i had my old wallet backed up on a flash drive that had all my coins on it, just built up and new computer turned all firewalls off and installed program with my old wallet in the infinitecoin folder and it will not sync or load anything. any ideas on why this is??
Are you sure there are no other programs blocking the connection? WIndows firewall should ask if you want to allow the QT client to communicate with the network when you run it. Outbound ports are TCP/9321 and TCP/6667. Let us know if you're still having issues.
Kind regards,
DW
i dont really know much on that stuff the only thing i do know ive done is turned every feature in the firewall off and havent messed with or know how to on the TCP connections
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so i had my old wallet backed up on a flash drive that had all my coins on it, just built up and new computer turned all firewalls off and installed program with my old wallet in the infinitecoin folder and it will not sync or load anything. any ideas on why this is??
Are you sure there are no other programs blocking the connection? WIndows firewall should ask if you want to allow the QT client to communicate with the network when you run it. Outbound ports are TCP/9321 and TCP/6667. Let us know if you're still having issues.
Kind regards,
DW
I see that we are having this discussion in this thread as well http://infinitecointalk.org/index.php/topic,571.45.html
Help us help you by posting some detail, such as the following:
What version of the IFC client are you running?
What operating system (i.e. Windows 7 Home 64bit, Windows XP SP3 32bit, Fedora 14, etc)?
How many connections does the IFC-QT client show to the network?
Are you using an 'infinitecoin.conf' file?
Have you ever had a working IFC client?
Let me know and I'll help you work through it.
Thanks,
DW
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i dont really know much on that stuff the only thing i do know ive done is turned every feature in the firewall off and havent messed with or know how to on the TCP connections
I would not advise turning off your firewall. Is this how you have been operating with the IFC client in the past? When you first run a program that requires network access, you should be prompted to take action (allow/deny/block). I would turn your firewall back on and run the infinitecoin-qt.exe client and see if you are prompted.
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so i had my old wallet backed up on a flash drive that had all my coins on it, just built up and new computer turned all firewalls off and installed program with my old wallet in the infinitecoin folder and it will not sync or load anything. any ideas on why this is??
Are you sure there are no other programs blocking the connection? WIndows firewall should ask if you want to allow the QT client to communicate with the network when you run it. Outbound ports are TCP/9321 and TCP/6667. Let us know if you're still having issues.
Kind regards,
DW
I see that we are having this discussion in this thread as well http://infinitecointalk.org/index.php/topic,571.45.html
Help us help you by posting some detail, such as the following:
What version of the IFC client are you running?
What operating system (i.e. Windows 7 Home 64bit, Windows XP SP3 32bit, Fedora 14, etc)?
How many connections does the IFC-QT client show to the network?
Are you using an 'infinitecoin.conf' file?
Have you ever had a working IFC client?
Let me know and I'll help you work through it.
Thanks,
DW
Im running 1.8.5
Windwos 7 Pro X64
Showing 0 connections with 2 windows with a red circle X thing it also shows all my coins as unconfirmed and Out of sync
no i am not using an infinitecoin.conf on this system
on the computer i had backed up my wallet from it used to work prefect but since the new update came out on the old computer it would never sync all of a sudden and now on the new computer it will not sync
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i dont really know much on that stuff the only thing i do know ive done is turned every feature in the firewall off and havent messed with or know how to on the TCP connections
I would not advise turning off your firewall. Is this how you have been operating with the IFC client in the past? When you first run a program that requires network access, you should be prompted to take action (allow/deny/block). I would turn your firewall back on and run the infinitecoin-qt.exe client and see if you are prompted.
i havent been prompted for anything like that even after re-enabling the firewall