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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
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cryptocrow
on 29/10/2024, 12:43:18 UTC
Can anyone tell me why under Node Status I only ever see 10/32. So I only ever have 10 connections despite setting 32 connections as my maximum.

Is there anyway I can increase this? Is there some reliance on an open firewall port or something?

Thanks
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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
cryptocrow
on 20/09/2024, 19:33:11 UTC
Thank you.. If it fails again I'll give this a go!

Hi,
My miner has been syncing the blockchain for several days and I'm unable to ever reach 100% synced blockchain. It reached over 95% synced but the following morning its dropped back to 81% synced so I guess there was some issue and it's starting re-syncing again (maybe corruption or something).

If I wanted to clear the whole BTC block database and start again in case of corruption can I do this via the web based UI or do I need to manually clear the blockchain directory ? - /media/nvme/Bitcoin

I see Format Node SSD on the Web UI but I guess this would also wipe directory structure.


Yes, you can I do it via the web based UI with the Format Node SSD selection under SETTINGS / EXTRA. Give it enough time to format (there's no status bar). Once formatted you can either start node (if it doesn't start automatically) or reboot. Personally, I prefer a fresh reboot. That should do it (unless the actual drive has went bad or maybe it's not seated all the way).

Cheers!
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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
cryptocrow
on 20/09/2024, 12:33:31 UTC
Hi,
My miner has been syncing the blockchain for several days and I'm unable to ever reach 100% synced blockchain. It reached over 95% synced but the following morning its dropped back to 81% synced so I guess there was some issue and it's starting re-syncing again (maybe corruption or something).

If I wanted to clear the whole BTC block database and start again in case of corruption can I do this via the web based UI or do I need to manually clear the blockchain directory ? - /media/nvme/Bitcoin

I see Format Node SSD on the Web UI but I guess this would also wipe directory structure.
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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
cryptocrow
on 18/09/2024, 10:00:45 UTC
Oh great. This is good news!



Thanks it's still syncing so should be OK.

One more thing. I notice when I select System - Shutdown from the UI menu on web browser that it shuts down the node and the miner but the fans on the Apollo II are spinning at full speed and for some reason do not spin down. The system doesn't halt so I have to manually switch the box off.
Is this a known bug or any idea how to fix?

This is normal operation. Once the controller shuts down the fan goes high speed on default. Its a hardwire pull up on the fan PWM as a safety measure (ie all if controller fails, then onboard temp sensor power kill switch fails, as a backup of the backup the fan would go high speed).

It's also an indicator that the unit is safe to shut off, since when you shutdown in menu it takes a while for the controller and node to safely save the state of the blockchain and shutdown.
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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
cryptocrow
on 16/09/2024, 17:12:36 UTC
Thanks it's still syncing so should be OK.

One more thing. I notice when I select System - Shutdown from the UI menu on web browser that it shuts down the node and the miner but the fans on the Apollo II are spinning at full speed and for some reason do not spin down. The system doesn't halt so I have to manually switch the box off.
Is this a known bug or any idea how to fix?
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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
cryptocrow
on 16/09/2024, 10:21:22 UTC
Aha this may work. Lets see, its processing.

screen -dmS node /opt/apolloapi/backend/node/bitcoind -reindex -datadir=/media/nvme/Bitcoin -conf=/opt/apolloapi/backend/node/bitcoin.conf
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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
cryptocrow
on 16/09/2024, 10:08:09 UTC
I see this in debug.log

Code:
2024-09-16T09:39:42Z Verification error: found bad undo data at 722855, hash=000000000000000000011ce102895343402ba76a411739da20634a7797c22456
2024-09-16T09:39:42Z : Corrupted block database detected.
Please restart with -reindex or -reindex-chainstate to recover.
2024-09-16T09:39:42Z Aborted block database rebuild. Exiting.

Maybe I can restart somehow with reindex but can I do from command line. hmmm.
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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
cryptocrow
on 16/09/2024, 09:57:18 UTC
My Apollo II was syncing happily and up to almost 80% synced. After a restart of the machine however the Node now refuses to come online. The UI and miner is working fine but node gives error "warning
Connection refused. Your node is not running."

I tried to manually start and it still refuses to startup

Checking the syslog on console I get this

Code:
Sep 16 05:37:05 futurebit-apollo-2 node_stop.sh[21331]: No screen session found.
Sep 16 05:37:05 futurebit-apollo-2 systemd[1]: node.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Sep 16 05:37:05 futurebit-apollo-2 systemd[1]: node.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 16 05:37:05 futurebit-apollo-2 systemd[1]: node.service: Consumed 16.034s CPU time.

Any ideas on how I fix this. Is the blockchain database corrupt or something and how do I get this node to start up again? Do I need to clear the bitcoin DB and how can I do this?


I also notice when I do a shutdown from the UI the fans stay on high permanently. Seems the shutdown command on the UI does not spin the fans down, only stops the services. Not sure if its normal.

Thanks in advance!
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BitcoinP2Pool.com - Bitcoin P2Pool - 2% fee - Anonymous Mining, Discord
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cryptocrow
on 08/12/2020, 22:08:54 UTC
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Happy Mining folks BTC
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Re: [ANN][POW & POSe X11][MASTERNODE] MonacoCoin - A real use in Monaco
by
cryptocrow
on 08/12/2017, 00:08:20 UTC
I am compiling this coin on Ubuntu 17.04 if anyone is interested as I need to roll out to multiple masternodes.

Can anyone confirm when we will see the increment to 5 coin reward?

Compiled code with no issues on Ubuntu 17.04. All masternodes now upgraded to Monoeci with Sentinel.
Nice work by the development team. Look forward to the re-brand.
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Re: [ANN][POW & POSe X11][MASTERNODE] MonacoCoin - A real use in Monaco
by
cryptocrow
on 07/12/2017, 21:58:15 UTC
I am compiling this coin on Ubuntu 17.04 if anyone is interested as I need to roll out to multiple masternodes.

Can anyone confirm when we will see the increment to 5 coin reward?
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Masternode Chat - New Discord Channel Launched
by
cryptocrow
on 10/11/2017, 15:52:31 UTC
For those who are passionate about Masternodes we have launched a Discord Chat.

https://discord.gg/At3UjAM

Anyone interested in Masternodes is welcome to join this chat. The aim is to share knowledge and support other Masternoders.

To discuss upcoming masternode releases and ROI for coins and our investment strategy. We can also offer support for those setting up masternodes for the first time.
Always looking out for new masternoders.


Crow

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Re: ⚒ Syscoin -Active Lightning Networks!Decentralized Business Blockchain Platform!
by
cryptocrow
on 09/11/2017, 15:15:35 UTC
Can anyone tell me how many coins will be needed for a masternode?
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Re: [*] 8BIT [Dark Masternodes][Anon][Roadmap Stage 4]
by
cryptocrow
on 09/11/2017, 14:35:12 UTC
The dropbox link to download the Wallet has exceeded bandwidth. Any chance we can get a new Link up to download a wallet for this coin?
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Re: Arctic Coin (ARC), No premine, Evolution over 1 year
by
cryptocrow
on 03/11/2017, 15:22:07 UTC
I'm a big supporter of Arctic coin and I see a bright future. Now is a good opportunity to invest in multiple masternodes before the price rockets.
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Re: [ANN][POW & POSe X11][MASTERNODE] MonacoCoin - A real use in Monaco
by
cryptocrow
on 02/11/2017, 15:59:42 UTC
This looks like a solid project.

Just fired up 2 MonacoCoin Masternodes to start minting coins. Any idea how many days before I should expect to see coins in my wallet?
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Re: [ANN][SHIT] Free Faucet - 1,000,000 tokens every 30 min.
by
cryptocrow
on 20/10/2017, 02:45:55 UTC
I am now the proud owner of a pile of crap  Grin
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Re: DestiNeed Pre-ICO **BOUNTY*** [Bonus TODAY Only] :-) :-) :-) !!!
by
cryptocrow
on 19/10/2017, 21:05:30 UTC
Hi there, Interesting project. Wishing you all the luck for the future.

Liked, commented and shared the video and updated Google Docs. Nice project and good luck.

Thank You.