After the daemon has synchronized with the network, issue the save command in daemon console to store the blockchain, then you will be able to refresh the wallet
I've checked this problem with a fresh version of simplewallet from github. Is works the right way. In case you have a "Transaction extra parse" bug you have to update your simplewallet.
Hi, I'm having the same issue but I cannot find the simplewallet on Github. Can someone help me?
Is the entire blockchain stored in RAM? Bytecoind takes up 80% of my 4 GB of RAM and 2 GB of swap space. Bitmonerod takes up a small fraction of that..
Yes it is. These coins will need to implement a blockchain database eventually. For now more swap space may work, since most of the block chain is never touched.
It makes Unity lag, takes 15 minutes to sync 1000 blocks, and takes many hours to save the blockchain. Not an ideal situation.
Oh right, I forgot about saving. You will need more RAM or waiting for a block database to be implemented to get any improvement.
Run the daemon with lower IO priority and it will smooth things up, eliminate IO race and cut off your blockchain read/write time significantly