Method A
Transaction has 100+ confirmations
I have experience with AMS masternode, technically, the way is the same.
Ok thanks, next thing to check is that the TX has exactly 500 coins (enable coin control in settings if you haven't already, then go to Send -> Inputs. ) There should be a single transaction (1) with 500 coins. Double check the TXID of that transaction matches whats in your masternode.conf file.
Try starting the node again, then run
./craved masternode debug and see if the output is any different?