Syntonization is the process where your node / client (geth, Ethereum Wallet, etc) receives the most up to date data from the Ethereum blockchain.
Questions tagged [synchronization]
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Ethereum Node Stuck, Can't Sync
I'm using a Macbook Pro OS X Version 10.9.5 and am unable to get through the syncing phase. "Ethereum node needs to sync, please wait..." is exactly what is prompt but regardless of the time I wait, it's unable to sync. I have the option to skip…
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What is the maximal network delay for a node to sync with the main chain?
Lets say a node has a very high delay (ping/pong) between its own network and the network on which most of the other nodes are, say about 13 minutes, will it be able to be part of the main blockchain (and will it be able do act as any other nodes,…
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Syncing for 5days, where is the end
I am completely new to the mining world and i wanted to try it once. I have a Sapphire R9 290X.
I followed all the steps to start mining.
Aftert typing in :"geth --rpc --fast --cache=1024" my computer is syncing the last 5 days. My computer crashed…
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Synchronization: why startingBlock is ahead of currentBlock?
> eth.syncing
{
currentBlock: 908716,
highestBlock: 928604,
knownStates: 0,
pulledStates: 0,
startingBlock: 908891
}
It looks like synchronization started from block 908891, though the current block is 908716. How blocks 908717..908890…
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Conflicting reports on sync mode and inability to see balances
I've been trying to maintain a full node for several months. It seemed to be working until I noticed zero balances this morning. etherscan.io site confirmed that balances are not zero, so investigating further, I see on my node that in spite of…
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Can't complete synchronize the blockchain
I've tried to perform removedb, I've tried to go to different internets (my house, Starbucks), but I still get the same errors:
INFO [06-09|20:10:17] Imported new block receipts count=270 elapsed=46.835ms number=368363…
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What's the bottleneck in my geth sync?
I've been running geth for about 2.5 days so far, and I'm trying to work out why it's taking so long to sync.
It's downloaded ~40Gb of the blockchain (up to block #2379173 if I'm interpreting the output correctly) and is running at consistently <25%…
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Ethereum won't synch after 36 hours
Installed Ethereum Geth. Funded 0.25 ETH with bitcoins.
Never saw the 0.25 ETH coming into place, because as already happens with Bt-Core, it needs to synch with the network. But whereas Bitcoin can synch fast, Ethereum is taking forever. After 36…
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geth sync stuck at 2,700,000
It all ran well before 2,700,000 but when comes above 2,700,000 hellish...
INFO [12-21|00:08:43.253] Imported new chain segment blocks=2 txs=
5 mgas=0.356 elapsed=30.309s mgasps=0.012 number=2701160 hash=30bcc0be60e8 ag
e=3y1mo1w…
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Last couple hundred blocks of syncing?
I notice that when I leave my computer off for a couple hours or something and then restart and have to resync the chain that it always slows down considerably near around 200 blocks behind the "highest known block".
Does this last, most recent…
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Quicker block sync in homestead?
I am downloading the full blockchain for the main network in Homestead, does the --fast function in geth work?
geth --fast
It has been a couple hours already and not even past 5%!
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syncing forever
I'm trying to mine using the commands geth --rpc and ethminer on an ubuntu 16.04 machine. Sometimes it works, but often after I restart my PC, I get the error "Network syncing, will start miner afterwards". This happens even after letting it run for…
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Why does sync eat up all RAM and hang my computer?
I have installed the Wallet v0.9.1 but have not been able to reach sync. It starts at good speed (1000 blocks/sec), but after 1 hour and 3.5Mblocks it slows down and I notice my 8GB RAM is taken. There is space on my SSD. OS is Windows7 Pro.
I tried…
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Ethereum wallet 0.9.0 slow sync (deleting block chain works but problem eventually comes back)
Windows 8.1 with 8GB RAM, 400GB spare, i7 CPU. 100Mb fibre broadband. Bitcoin and Litecoin wallet syncs no problems.
So had an issue a few weeks back where block around 4 million was syncing at a rate of 2 blocks per second. Uninstalled client,…
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Proper way to stop the Geth console to turn off computer for maintenance?
After the synchronization of block chain is complete, what happens if you close the geth console while it continues to run the current block chain data?
In the future, I would like to turn off synchronization and close the command prompt geth…
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