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Re: Looking for Armory 0.91-beta
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ArmoryFanxx
on 11/06/2016, 13:43:06 UTC
Is there any foreseeable reason 0.93.3 will ever stop being able to receive transfers or sign transactions due to a Bitcoin Core version update, or for some other reason? If this version will eventually become obsolete to the point of being unusable, would that be months or years from now?

Once the new wallets are out, the current versions of Armory won't be able to sign for them.

You will still be able to create old format wallets, or convert those to the new format, with the ability to output old format unsigned transactions for older versions to sign. You won't get the benefits of BIP32/44 nor segwit if you do that however.
I appreciate the response. I suppose my novice fear is if there will ever come a time when an unencrypted Base58 private key cannot be manually imported or swept into a different wallet after sitting in cold storage for years.
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Re: Looking for Armory 0.91-beta
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ArmoryFanxx
on 11/06/2016, 02:47:03 UTC
Building several versions and putting them up to download is a bit like a "double sided knife", you're avoiding possible damages by downloading binaries from untrusted sources, without verifying its authenticity, but you're also making people delay temporarily (or possibly permanently) updating to current, up to date versions with bug fixes, new functionality and stability improvements.

I was only considering doing some 0.92 builds for offline signing. It's the last version with x86 support and can sign for 0.93-4-5.

0.91 is a goner, there is just no way someone could get that online on consumer hardware. It was already locking up for most users around block #240k.

As for updating, people will have to if they want to use the segwit and BIP32 wallets (when that comes =P)
Hi goatpig,

Is there any foreseeable reason 0.93.3 will ever stop being able to receive transfers or sign transactions due to a Bitcoin Core version update, or for some other reason? If this version will eventually become obsolete to the point of being unusable, would that be months or years from now?

Will all future versions of Armory allow for exporting key lists so that private keys can always be kept safe in case of hard drive/wallet backup failure?

Thanks for your time.
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Re: Armory 0.94.1 is out
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ArmoryFanxx
on 11/06/2016, 02:06:35 UTC
Rename AppData\Roaming\Armory
Thank you, looks like that did the trick, it is now building the database blocks. After it finishes I'll have to reimport my watch-only wallet since it was gone after I renamed the Roaming/Armory and reinstalled the 0.94.1. Hopefully no more crashes.
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Re: Armory 0.94.1 is out
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ArmoryFanxx
on 11/06/2016, 01:51:29 UTC
My Windows 10 also barely worked and had permissions issues. I nuked it back to 7.

Try deleting the directory after backing up your wallet. Then import.
Thanks, so far I've tried the following:

  • Ran the Armory uninstaller.
  • Deleted from the Program Files directory.
  • Reinstalled 0.94.1 and changed the name to NewArmory.

I haven't deleted \AppData\Roaming\Armory\databases because I figured I'd have to reimport and all that.

FWIW, I then reinstalled 0.93.3 and everything worked without crashing & I received transfers as normal. So I'm sort of wondering if there's any immediate reason I need to upgrade in the short-term aside from the DB not taking as much space with the new version.
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Re: Armory 0.94.1 is out
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ArmoryFanxx
on 11/06/2016, 00:36:06 UTC
Without fail Armory 0.94.1 crashes when it starts "Loading Database Headers".

I am fully in sync with Bitcoin Core. I did not have this issue with 0.93.3. OS: Windows 10.

Is there a layman's reason for upgrading to 94.1? Will 0.93.3 ever not be able to receive transfers while online?

http://i.imgur.com/0CICjhX.jpg

I appreciate any help regarding resolving this error, thank you very much.