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Testnet Block Crawler
http://bro.cryptocertify.com/BlockCrawler/block_crawler.php
It will be pointed to a breakoutcoin.com subdomain soon.
This very basic crawler is probably only good for determining if you are on the best chain.
Phase 2 Testnet Plan
I'm setting up the server for the explorer. I'll post the IP address when it is done. I was able to sync fully to the best chain with only one restart, which isn't bad. It just means that someone is still on a fork.
I'll use this server to post a utility to check your breakout wallets. Part of testnet is distribution, which means I'll soon write a utility for you to extract your privkey from your encrypted breakout wallets. Then we can use that to run a mock distro.
Testnet is going to go on for a couple more weeks. After I get the (very basic) explorer up and running, I want to try to hammer out PoW retargeting. We can probably get a very nice PoW/PoS hybrid retargeting algo if everyone has patience with this process. Testnet is the best way to refine one.
After the retargeting is working like I want, then I'll make the wallet tools and do the mock distro.
After mock distro...LOTTERIES!
Then we mock distro the incentives and wrap up testnet shortly thereafter.
I'm setting up the server for the explorer. I'll post the IP address when it is done. I was able to sync fully to the best chain with only one restart, which isn't bad. It just means that someone is still on a fork.
I'll use this server to post a utility to check your breakout wallets. Part of testnet is distribution, which means I'll soon write a utility for you to extract your privkey from your encrypted breakout wallets. Then we can use that to run a mock distro.
Testnet is going to go on for a couple more weeks. After I get the (very basic) explorer up and running, I want to try to hammer out PoW retargeting. We can probably get a very nice PoW/PoS hybrid retargeting algo if everyone has patience with this process. Testnet is the best way to refine one.
After the retargeting is working like I want, then I'll make the wallet tools and do the mock distro.
After mock distro...LOTTERIES!
Then we mock distro the incentives and wrap up testnet shortly thereafter.
Bug Fix: Hard Fork of the testnet at Block 21,000
Release 1.2.1.0 -- Fixes sync on restart and hopefully PoW retargeting
https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases/blob/master/README.md
Please install and restart. If you are synced already, there is no need to use the bootstrap.
Please update before block 21,000. This is of course a hard fork.
Mining with 2 cores
I don't know what language that is, but if you want to help with fixing some of the translations for that language in the GUI, there will be some Brocoin compensation for testers that I will be able to pad if you help with that.
No problem, of course.
I'm not sure, but think that you have to send me locale .ts file. For example for btc: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/src/qt/locale/bitcoin_hr.ts
Mining with 2 cores
I don't know what language that is, but if you want to help with fixing some of the translations for that language in the GUI, there will be some Brocoin compensation for testers that I will be able to pad if you help with that.
you can specify a sample file breakout.conf ? tnx .
Code:
server=1
listen=1
daemon=1
rpcuser=anyyouwish
rpcpassword=anyyouwish
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=60542
I am also impressed! Sample breakout.conf pls.
you can specify a sample file breakout.conf ? tnx .
Mining with 2 cores
Description of Lotteries: Part 1
For those helping with the testnet, here is what you are eligible for:
There will be a set of 3-4 lotteries for a deck of digital playing cards. There are only 53 cards total, each unique. The top lottery will have aces and other face cards. The second tier lottery will have some face cards and other high cards, and so on.
There is only one deck. There is only one 2 of clubs, etc. Each is a "colored" coin, which can be sent like any coin. They are there for trading and collectability. If Breakout Coin does as well as I think, they should be valuable at some point.
The image below shows my wallet that holds all the cards from the testnet, shortly after testnet launched. GUI slots only exist for 15 cards as it will be some time before any one person collects enough cards to test this limit.
When you receive a card, it will show in the GUI.
These cards are fully decentralized assets. They are essentially "colored coins" in the truest sense. To transfer one, you send it to a bitcoin-like address, just like any cryptocurrency.
More to come...
For those helping with the testnet, here is what you are eligible for:
There will be a set of 3-4 lotteries for a deck of digital playing cards. There are only 53 cards total, each unique. The top lottery will have aces and other face cards. The second tier lottery will have some face cards and other high cards, and so on.
There is only one deck. There is only one 2 of clubs, etc. Each is a "colored" coin, which can be sent like any coin. They are there for trading and collectability. If Breakout Coin does as well as I think, they should be valuable at some point.
The image below shows my wallet that holds all the cards from the testnet, shortly after testnet launched. GUI slots only exist for 15 cards as it will be some time before any one person collects enough cards to test this limit.
When you receive a card, it will show in the GUI.
These cards are fully decentralized assets. They are essentially "colored coins" in the truest sense. To transfer one, you send it to a bitcoin-like address, just like any cryptocurrency.
More to come...
Eligibility in the lotteries is now closed. Good luck to those who enrolled. I have processed all requests.
Those interested in the testnet can download the client and mine Sistercoin or PM me with an address for testnet coins of other currencies.
Sistercoin mining
Algorithm: sha256d
RPC Port: 60542
Windows miner that will work with version 6 block template:
http://cryptomining-blog.com/wp-content/download/cpuminer-multi-1-2-dev.zip
Running the miner:
The number after the "-t" is the number of cores to mine with. The above command mines with just 1 core.
Conf file name: breakout.conf
Location of conf file: "Breakout" folder in roaming folder (Windows) or "Library/Application Support" (OS X).
Example conf (Thanks to LovSan):
Algorithm: sha256d
RPC Port: 60542
Windows miner that will work with version 6 block template:
http://cryptomining-blog.com/wp-content/download/cpuminer-multi-1-2-dev.zip
Running the miner:
Code:
minerd -a sha256d -u yourrpcuser -p yourrpcpasswrd -o 127.0.0.1:60542 -t 1
The number after the "-t" is the number of cores to mine with. The above command mines with just 1 core.
Conf file name: breakout.conf
Location of conf file: "Breakout" folder in roaming folder (Windows) or "Library/Application Support" (OS X).
Example conf (Thanks to LovSan):
Code: (breakout.conf)
server=1
listen=1
daemon=1
rpcuser=yourrpcuser
rpcpassword=yourrpcpassword
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=60542
3. Then delete: "database"*full folder, "txleveldb"*full folder, "blk0001.dat"*file, "debug.log"*you will find that it's huge 1GB+ for no reason
The reason is the debug.log is big is because of all the forks. The debug.log will settle down when everyone has updated and is on the best chain.
After these manipulations I ended up on a fork out of sync (before I had no problems with stacking/syncing). Few restarts didn't bring any effect.
You don't need to do it, if you have no problems, like I had.
How I fixed it:
1. Close your Breakoutclient
2. Go to ~BreakoutCoin\testnet and make a backup of it
3. Then delete: "database"*full folder, "txleveldb"*full folder, "blk0001.dat"*file, "debug.log"*you will find that it's huge 1GB+ for no reason
4. Now download bootstrap.dat.zip from here https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases/ and unzip it to ~BreakoutCoin\testnet folder
5. You can launch Breakout client now. It may hang, after load, but it's OK, give it time.
Thats it.
You don't need to do it, if you have no problems, like I had.
How I fixed it:
1. Close your Breakoutclient
2. Go to ~BreakoutCoin\testnet and make a backup of it
3. Then delete: "database"*full folder, "txleveldb"*full folder, "blk0001.dat"*file, "debug.log"*you will find that it's huge 1GB+ for no reason
4. Now download bootstrap.dat.zip from here https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases/ and unzip it to ~BreakoutCoin\testnet folder
5. You can launch Breakout client now. It may hang, after load, but it's OK, give it time.
Thats it.
Thank you for those instructions!!
Here's what I posted to the slack, which explains what you found:
There is one more bug related to the forking issue I fixed last night. People will fork if they restart their client because I forgot to write some retargeting info to the block index. It gets lost when the client restarts and so retargeting is wrong for the client that restarted and it will start banning peers. I'll have a fix tonight.
In the meantime, if you keep your clients running, the network will hold together until the fix. If you stop your client for any reason, just rename bootstrap.dat.old back to bootstrap.dat and you'll get back on the right chain.
The fix will take care of this.
If you forget to rename bootstrap.dat.old on a restart and ban everyone, just stop, rename bootstrap.dat.old to bootstrap.dat, delete your peers.dat, and start again. You'll get on the right chain.
In the meantime, mining looks good. Expect to start getting Sistercoin blocks in less than 4 hours.
Retargeting Fix
I made a new retargeting algorithm that had a bug, causing a lot of chain forks. Testers will need to update their clients.
Please follow the instructions below and make sure you use the bootstrap provided.
Links to the update are here: https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases/
You'll see that BAM is gone from the GUI. You haven't lost your coins, I just put Sistercoin in its place. You will be able to mine Sistercoin when the block height hits 4500.
PLEASE unzip and put the bootstrap file (at the above link) into your Breakout/testnet data directory and then restart the client. This will get you on the best chain.
This update should allow you to mine.
Other Items
1. There is a typo where immature BRO will look like SIS on the overview page of the new client. This will be fixed today.
2. I am still processing testnet enrollment requests. I should get to everyone within a few hours.
3. Testnet enrollment closes in about 13 hours from the time of this post. All current requests will be processed. After 6 AM GMT, no further requests will be accepted. I will go by the timestamp of your request not when I get around to processing it.
4. Anyone can mine Sistercoin to participate in the testnet, but this does not qualify you for lotteries. You have to enroll with me.
I made a new retargeting algorithm that had a bug, causing a lot of chain forks. Testers will need to update their clients.
Please follow the instructions below and make sure you use the bootstrap provided.
Links to the update are here: https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases/
You'll see that BAM is gone from the GUI. You haven't lost your coins, I just put Sistercoin in its place. You will be able to mine Sistercoin when the block height hits 4500.
PLEASE unzip and put the bootstrap file (at the above link) into your Breakout/testnet data directory and then restart the client. This will get you on the best chain.
This update should allow you to mine.
Other Items
1. There is a typo where immature BRO will look like SIS on the overview page of the new client. This will be fixed today.
2. I am still processing testnet enrollment requests. I should get to everyone within a few hours.
3. Testnet enrollment closes in about 13 hours from the time of this post. All current requests will be processed. After 6 AM GMT, no further requests will be accepted. I will go by the timestamp of your request not when I get around to processing it.
4. Anyone can mine Sistercoin to participate in the testnet, but this does not qualify you for lotteries. You have to enroll with me.
After these manipulations I ended up on a fork out of sync (before I had no problems with stacking/syncing). Few restarts didn't bring any effect.
You don't need to do it, if you have no problems, like I had.
How I fixed it:
1. Close your Breakoutclient
2. Go to ~BreakoutCoin\testnet and make a backup of it
3. Then delete: "database"*full folder, "txleveldb"*full folder, "blk0001.dat"*file, "debug.log"*you will find that it's huge 1GB+ for no reason
4. Now download bootstrap.dat.zip from here https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases/ and unzip it to ~BreakoutCoin\testnet folder
5. You can launch Breakout client now. It may hang, after load, but it's OK, give it time.
Thats it.
Retargeting Fix
I made a new retargeting algorithm that had a bug, causing a lot of chain forks. Testers will need to update their clients.
Please follow the instructions below and make sure you use the bootstrap provided.
Links to the update are here: https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases/
You'll see that BAM is gone from the GUI. You haven't lost your coins, I just put Sistercoin in its place. You will be able to mine Sistercoin when the block height hits 4500.
PLEASE unzip and put the bootstrap file (at the above link) into your Breakout/testnet data directory and then restart the client. This will get you on the best chain.
This update should allow you to mine.
Other Items
1. There is a typo where immature BRO will look like SIS on the overview page of the new client. This will be fixed today.
2. I am still processing testnet enrollment requests. I should get to everyone within a few hours.
3. Testnet enrollment closes in about 13 hours from the time of this post. All current requests will be processed. After 6 AM GMT, no further requests will be accepted. I will go by the timestamp of your request not when I get around to processing it.
4. Anyone can mine Sistercoin to participate in the testnet, but this does not qualify you for lotteries. You have to enroll with me.
I made a new retargeting algorithm that had a bug, causing a lot of chain forks. Testers will need to update their clients.
Please follow the instructions below and make sure you use the bootstrap provided.
Links to the update are here: https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases/
You'll see that BAM is gone from the GUI. You haven't lost your coins, I just put Sistercoin in its place. You will be able to mine Sistercoin when the block height hits 4500.
PLEASE unzip and put the bootstrap file (at the above link) into your Breakout/testnet data directory and then restart the client. This will get you on the best chain.
This update should allow you to mine.
Other Items
1. There is a typo where immature BRO will look like SIS on the overview page of the new client. This will be fixed today.
2. I am still processing testnet enrollment requests. I should get to everyone within a few hours.
3. Testnet enrollment closes in about 13 hours from the time of this post. All current requests will be processed. After 6 AM GMT, no further requests will be accepted. I will go by the timestamp of your request not when I get around to processing it.
4. Anyone can mine Sistercoin to participate in the testnet, but this does not qualify you for lotteries. You have to enroll with me.
Important Tips for Testnet
1. When you provide me with your public key (NOT private), save your private key in a safe place, preferably encrypted with a strong password and strong encryption.
2. Your active testnet wallet stores your private key. Make sure it is encrypted.
3. Your participation in testnet will be measured by how much you stake.
1. When you provide me with your public key (NOT private), save your private key in a safe place, preferably encrypted with a strong password and strong encryption.
2. Your active testnet wallet stores your private key. Make sure it is encrypted.
3. Your participation in testnet will be measured by how much you stake.
I've received some testnet requests from newbs. To qualify for the lottery you will need to be at least a full member with a substantive post history. I will read your back posts and determine eligibility myself before I enter your account in a lottery. Jr Members and below may be eligible for other incentives. Newbs may not get a reply.
Phase 2 Testnet Released!
The new builds are version 1.1.1.0 and available at https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases
If you participated in the previous testnet you may want to retain your wallet. If you didn't participate in the previous testnet, don't care about what it is I am describing, or have no idea what I am talking about skip the next set of instructions.
You can use your wallet from the previous tetnet but you MUST do the following:
1. Back up your previous testnet wallet somewhere safe.
2. Go to your breakout application data folder.
A. Windows is C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Breakout
B. OS X is /Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Breakout
C. Linux is .breakout
3. Create a plain text file called breakout.conf and put a single line that reads:
salvagewallet=1
4. Completely delete the contents of the testnet folder therein except for wallet.dat
5. Start the new client.
6. Delete the line that says salvagewallet=1
If you don't want to do all that and participated in the previous testnet, simply delete the Breakout application data directory in its entirety.
Once you get going, please send me an address for the new testnet coins. This is critical because it influences which lottery you will be eligible for.
Critical: If you participated in the previous testnet and sent me a public key, make sure you have the private key for it!
The new builds are version 1.1.1.0 and available at https://github.com/multicurrency/Breakout-Releases
If you participated in the previous testnet you may want to retain your wallet. If you didn't participate in the previous testnet, don't care about what it is I am describing, or have no idea what I am talking about skip the next set of instructions.
You can use your wallet from the previous tetnet but you MUST do the following:
1. Back up your previous testnet wallet somewhere safe.
2. Go to your breakout application data folder.
A. Windows is C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Breakout
B. OS X is /Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Breakout
C. Linux is .breakout
3. Create a plain text file called breakout.conf and put a single line that reads:
salvagewallet=1
4. Completely delete the contents of the testnet folder therein except for wallet.dat
5. Start the new client.
6. Delete the line that says salvagewallet=1
If you don't want to do all that and participated in the previous testnet, simply delete the Breakout application data directory in its entirety.
Once you get going, please send me an address for the new testnet coins. This is critical because it influences which lottery you will be eligible for.
Critical: If you participated in the previous testnet and sent me a public key, make sure you have the private key for it!
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