Topic: [ANN][EGC] EverGreenCoin | Environmental Green Causes | Full 7% PoS | Foundation - page 126. (Read 284543 times)

haha! Many thanks for the chuckles!

Seriously, I have everything waiting. The post with download links in a tab, ready to post. The edited OP in a tab, ready to save. Shells open on all the EGC VPSs, ready to stop 1.2.1, snap shot the blockchain, and start 1.3 concurrently with Crysx and the granite network seednodes.

Actually, should be a 2-3 minute operation. I will get on social media and also start contacting the exchanges as soon as I see the network is operating sound, connections are being established, and both PoW and PoS blocks are rolling. These blocks will continue at present rate until the actual target block time hardfork at block 495000 witch should occur in about 36 hours roughly.

I greatly appreciate those of you that will be waiting for this time and populating the v1.3 network as soon as possible.

Good luck... I'm sure you have fully documented your change control and broken it down into 10min increments while also delegating tasks where appropriate and getting all the relevant signatures to proceed. 


Ready and waiting to compile and deploy to my nodes Captain...

I have spoke with Crysx. We have agreed that ~8 hours from the time of this post (which would be 4 am EST) will be the tentative time of the "big bang". I say tentative only because if some issue should arise we may need to adjust. That said, there really should be no issue. I have the sequence of events mapped out throughly and all the pieces sitting ready to go. The code will be ready everywhere at that time and, minus the snap shots, it will be as simple as stopping one daemon (v1.2.1) and starting another (v1.3) on all the servers.
 
I realize that the 4 am EST time might be inconvenient for some people. Please understand this is a global project and no matter what time is chosen, it would be an inconvenient time for some.

Of course I will keep you all informed.

Correct. They are on standby for the new wallet code.

Is the new wallet version the reason why Bittrex's wallet is in maintenance mode?

Up until the time of the "big bang" when you will need a v1.3 wallet to do so. I am waiting for a response from crysx to establish this "big bang" time. He must have went to bed after his long travels.

EDIT: Please understand Crysx and I have a 13 hour time difference and his personal and professional obligations do not allow much flexibility sometimes.

Heh np

By the way how long ill be able to use 1.2.1 wallet for solo minting and also stake ?

Delete some files and upgrade.

If you do wait until after the designated time and allow your old wallet to continue running past this time, you will have to resync to get on the correct blockchain when you upgrade. The old wallets will continue down an incorrect fork on the old protocol version.

You brought up a good point teddybeer, thank you for your question.

My wallet as of now is 1.2.1 and i have coins in it, how the new wallet procedure will be ? will i have to install new 1.3 wallet and transfer the coins, or just delete some files and upgrade it ?

This will be the game plan for the "big bang" as of now, executed at a time yet to be determined:

1. Windows and Mac OS X EGC v1.3 wallet links will be made public and the source code repository made public, allowing for downloads to begin.
2. All seednodes wallets, the block explorer, the faucet, and miscellaneous supporting wallets will be simultaneously stopped.
3. Snap shots of the blocchain will be made for historical purposes at the seednodes.
4. All supporting EGC v1.3 wallets (seednodes, block explorer, faucet, ect.) will be brought on-line.
5. Exchanges will be notified the version 1.3 wallet is available and urged to upgrade. All exchanges have been notified this event is forthcoming. DO NOT move any EGC to or from an exchange until it has been verified to be on the new protocol and on the correct blockchain.

I have the download links ready to post. I have the 2 EGC network seednodes, block explorer, faucet, and supporting version 1.3 wallets compiled and ready  for the time as of now. Crysx has been provided access to the private repository to download the v1.3 source code and build on the 5 granite network seednodes when he returns to his desk. None of these seednodes will be brought on-line with v1.3 until step number 4 in the above list.

The time this will occur at is still not determined. It will be conforming to crysx's schedule as his schedule is less flexible than mine. If you can not upgrade to EGC version 1.3 at this yet to be determined time, there is no cause for alarm. You only need to do it as soon as you can. DO NOT try to send or receive after this to be announced time with ANY wallet other than the soon to be released version 1.3 wallet.

As you may know by now, every effort was made to avoid this and I apologize for the time these matters have consumed of yours. Every possible effort is being made so this transition happens as seamlessly as possible and has minimal, if any, negative effects on the community. If you are uncertain of this impact on you, all you need to know is you must upgrade once v1.3 is made available before you try to send and receive EGC and do not send or receive EGC from or to an exchange until you see an announcement that the exchange has been verified.

Thank you all for your understanding of the necessity of these measures. The time of these events will be announced with as much forewarning as possible. I hope everyone is comfortable with the order of events I have laid out here. If you have any concerns or comments, please do not hesitate to ask or state them.

Wishing you luck. Appreciated.

Portdavenport

i see fake buy in yobit

I do have the new v1.3 wallets in hand for both Mac and Windows already, yes.

Definitely go with Option A so we can get rid of the old wallets asap...

Same as Kazadar I had one of my 1.2.1 wallets fork again yesterday which just finished re-syncing a few hours ago.

As soon as the source is made public I'll be ready to compile and deploy asap as well...

Option A is the better one in my opinion too. Like it is said in Spain: "Borrón y cuenta nueva" ("Clean up and go again"). If it's mandatory go ahead.

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to it.
Just had one of my 1.2.1 wallets fork again last night.

Will 1.3 wallets be available compiled when the new wallet launches?

Ok EGC community, please listen up. This is important.

To do this hard fork there exists two options. Neither are exactly pretty.

Option A) Big bang. Basically we do something like a re-launch but with the EXISTING blockchain and a NEW PROTOCOL version.

Option B) Slow bang. The hard fork occurs on the EXISTING blockchain with NO PROTOCOL change.

After much collaboration and consideration with Mammix, Option A does make more sense for EverGreenCoin and I will explain why.

With option B, old wallets could not be locked out. Older wallets would continue down there own and after the fork incorrect path and could potentially peer with the new (v1.2.1 or the forthcoming v1.3) wallets and lead them down an incorrect fork. This would lead to a repeat of the situation we have seen occur recently and this solves no problems.

With Option A, old wallets (including the v1.2.1) would be blocked by ways of not having the sufficient protocol version that EGC v1.3 will introduce. Older wallets would continue to connect with each other and proceed down the incorrect fork but they would be blocked from the seednodes after the big bang occurs. Exchanges would be brought onto the new version as fast as possible.

What I propose is we do option A and do so in the very near future of the next 24 to 48 hours. I need to collaborate with crysx to get an agreed upon time to switch the seednodes on the granite network. I have made all the changes to the source code and made the repo private for the time being.

What will happen is at the agreed upon time, much like a launch, source code and wallets (v1.3) will be made public. Seednodes will be switched over at that time and the new protocol version network will begin to form. Everyone will need to upgrade, it will be mandatory. If you do not upgrade, you will be fine so long as you do not send or receive with the old versions.

The hard fork for 3 minute block target times is programmed to occur at block 495000, well after the big bang has had time to occur. I am sorry that it must happen this way, but it must to ensure the network functions as intended and reliably in the future, especially when PoW ends. Yes, this will move the ending of PoW out in relation to time but PoW will still end at block 525960.

Yes, at our request it is that way. We are getting ready to hard fork EverGreenCoin. I am drafting a post right now explaining what needs to happen. Give me a couple minutes to finish that.

wallet still maintance on bittrex 

Yes thanks to the people putting all the hard work in to make this a great coin.

Yes its roughly a 96.5% drop in production of new coins. If only we can create a demand for EGC it should get the price to start climbing.