[announce] Namecoin - a distributed naming system based on Bitcoin - page 87.

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Latest OS X binaries

namecoind-32190-osx-64.bz2 -- SHA1: 12c4a85eca484f1e937849242de04df72f1c8efa

64-bit only

Code:

$ ./namecoind getinfo
{
"version" : 32190, ...
}

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Latest Windows binaries last commit: June 18, 2011
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30252547/namecoin_2011-06-18.zip
SHA-1: ~~422CBA703E1ED6CC976E598640EF6AE14D30E113~~
3D47C4C7FBB2816D1C2586DF8917DBD838B8138A (fixed)

commits since last release:
2011-06-18   Merge pull request #5 from pvwoods/master
2011-06-17   VALIDATION CHANGE to increase expiration and decline network fees faster
2011-06-15   cleaned up some copy references to 'bitcoin' so that they now say 'namec...

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Quote from: finnthecelt on June 16, 2011, 08:58:20 PM

Quote from: RyanWebber on June 16, 2011, 05:32:51 PM

I'm having a problem with the .conf file. Is there a special way it needs to be created? the way I was doing it was with a text document named bitoin.conf and I'd put a user name and pass in it yet it still doesn't work. Namecoind closes automatically by itself still and if I run namecoind commands in CMD I get this error:

error: You must set rpcpassword= in the configuration file:
C:/Users/Edit/AppData/Roaming/Namecoin/bitcoin.conf

The file is in the correct place. I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas?

Does that path exist on your computer? Is that where you put the file? You do have file extensions showing under folder options, correct?

guys, it's
%appdata%\namecoin\bitcoin.conf

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Tip for Windows users: I discovered that if you create a shortcut to namecoind.exe and execute that instead of the exe directly, namecoind will go into the background so you don't need to have a useless command prompt window hanging around.

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Quote from: RyanWebber on June 16, 2011, 05:32:51 PM

I'm having a problem with the .conf file. Is there a special way it needs to be created? the way I was doing it was with a text document named bitoin.conf and I'd put a user name and pass in it yet it still doesn't work. Namecoind closes automatically by itself still and if I run namecoind commands in CMD I get this error:

error: You must set rpcpassword= in the configuration file:
C:/Users/Edit/AppData/Roaming/Namecoin/bitcoin.conf

The file is in the correct place. I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas?

Does that path exist on your computer? Is that where you put the file? You do have file extensions showing under folder options, correct?

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Quote from: RyanWebber on June 16, 2011, 05:32:51 PM

I'm having a problem with the .conf file. Is there a special way it needs to be created? the way I was doing it was with a text document named bitoin.conf and I'd put a user name and pass in it yet it still doesn't work. Namecoind closes automatically by itself still and if I run namecoind commands in CMD I get this error:

error: You must set rpcpassword= in the configuration file:
C:/Users/Edit/AppData/Roaming/Namecoin/bitcoin.conf

The file is in the correct place. I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas?

Most likely the file is having .txt appended to it by notepad. How to check.

Open a command prompt
type
move C:/Users/Edit/AppData/Roaming/Namecoin/bitcoin.conf.txt C:/Users/Edit/AppData/Roaming/Namecoin/bitcoin.conf

Try to start bitcoind again

RyanWebber

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I'm having a problem with the .conf file. Is there a special way it needs to be created? the way I was doing it was with a text document named bitoin.conf and I'd put a user name and pass in it yet it still doesn't work. Namecoind closes automatically by itself still and if I run namecoind commands in CMD I get this error:

error: You must set rpcpassword= in the configuration file:
C:/Users/Edit/AppData/Roaming/Namecoin/bitcoin.conf

The file is in the correct place. I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas?

chungenhung

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right, thanks!

Man From The Future

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listreceivedbyaddress

you forgot the d... Sad

chungenhung

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ok, read that the windows client might not show anything after running

Code:

start namecoind

So with that open, I went ahead and open another command line windows, and issued

Code:

namecoind listreceivebyaddress 0 true

Then I get

Code:

error: <"code":-32601,"message":"Method not found">

chungenhung

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Win7, tried running

Code:

start namecoind

A new windows pops up, but nothing happens.

What exactly should be in the bitcoin.conf file?
I have

Code:

rpcuser=myusername
rpcpassword=mypassword
rpcport=8336
daemon=1

I also have the Win version of bitcoin client running.
Is the port number and daemon causing problems?

Crs

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Quote from: nemo on June 15, 2011, 11:40:40 PM

Turns out GPU Solo mining for namecoins is scary as fuck. All you get to see is how much your hashrate is in GUIminer, but the whole time namecoind won't report any indication at all that you're mining. You just sit there and hope to fuck its working.

Is that about the jist of it?

My rate is 750mhash/s, so I should get a block a day. I just read one guys report who has twice my hash rate, but he only gets 1 block a day. Mine has been going for about 18 hours now. Gunna have a nervous breakdown in the next 6 hours if namecoind getinfo tells me I still have a balance of 0.00000000.

When you'll find a bock you will see something like this:

nmc@nmcpc:~$ tail bitcoin1.log
[14/06/2011 01:04:04] Phoenix r100 starting...
[14/06/2011 01:04:04] Connected to server
Result: 00026a32 accepted
Result: 00044ecc accepted
[331.40 Mhash/sec] [2 Accepted] [0 Rejected] [RPC]nmc@nmcpc:~$

Or you could use the ./namecoind listtransactions command. Cheers!

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Quote from: tysat on June 16, 2011, 12:04:42 AM

Also, http://dot-bit.org/forum/index.php

Best place to go for Namecoin questions... starting to become more widely used as of this week.

I think we should have a Namecoin link on the home page that redirects to the Namecoin forum. We have a lot of people posting Namecoin-related posts here, and very few posting on the actual Namecoin forum.

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Keep it real

Also, http://dot-bit.org/forum/index.php

Best place to go for Namecoin questions... starting to become more widely used as of this week.

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Keep it real

Quote from: nemo on June 15, 2011, 11:40:40 PM

Turns out GPU Solo mining for namecoins is scary as fuck. All you get to see is how much your hashrate is in GUIminer, but the whole time namecoind won't report any indication at all that you're mining. You just sit there and hope to fuck its working.

Is that about the jist of it?

My rate is 750mhash/s, so I should get a block a day. I just read one guys report who has twice my hash rate, but he only gets 1 block a day. Mine has been going for about 18 hours now. Gunna have a nervous breakdown in the next 6 hours if namecoind getinfo tells me I still have a balance of 0.00000000.

You may also want to try "namecoind listtransactions" to see if there's anything coming in that isn't confirmed yet (so not showing in wallet).

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Turns out GPU Solo mining for namecoins is scary as fuck. All you get to see is how much your hashrate is in GUIminer, but the whole time namecoind won't report any indication at all that you're mining. You just sit there and hope to fuck its working.

Is that about the jist of it?

My rate is 750mhash/s, so I should get a block a day. I just read one guys report who has twice my hash rate, but he only gets 1 block a day. Mine has been going for about 18 hours now. Gunna have a nervous breakdown in the next 6 hours if namecoind getinfo tells me I still have a balance of 0.00000000.

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Quote from: chungenhung on June 15, 2011, 11:14:47 PM

Win7, I ran:

Code:

namecoind listreceivebyaddress 0 true

then i get

Code:

Error: couldn't connect to server

Yes, I have the bitcoin.conf file set up

Make sure namecoind is running. There should be two windows open- the command prompt where you type in whatever you need, and the namecoind server. You'll know it's running if it says "bitcoin server starting"

Also ensure you're calling the correct location with the cd command.

chungenhung

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Win7, I ran:

Code:

namecoind listreceivebyaddress 0 true

then i get

Code:

Error: couldn't connect to server

Yes, I have the bitcoin.conf file set up

xjosx

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Quote from: dumb_mother on June 15, 2011, 06:42:00 PM

Quote from: chungenhung on June 15, 2011, 03:58:30 PM

is there a guide on how to download, and set this up and running that most users can understand?
Like http://forum.bitcoin.org/?topic=7514.0

If not, I have a bounty.

i'm bitcoin poor but i'll give .5 btc for a setup walkthrough for namecoin on windows 7, just pm me a link when one is written and i'll send you the BTC

Here's a rough guide:
1) Download the binaries. On Windows 7, the Download folder works fine as a place to keep the files, and where I'll assume they're located.

2) Unzip the binaries, and launch the command prompt (On Windows 7, search for CMD.exe).

3) In the command prompt, type

Code:

cd Downloads\namecoin

Replace namecoin with whatever the folder holding the namecoind.exe program is called.
Then type

Code:

start namecoind

4) A namecoind window should popup, minimize it if it doesn't close on its own. Then navigate to

Code:

C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\Namecoin

and open or create a file called bitcoin.conf

5) Inside this file, insert these lines, with the username and pass of your choice:

Code:

rpcuser=XXXXXX
rpcpassword=YYYYYY

6) In the command prompt, start up namecoind if it previously closed.

7) In the command prompt, type

Code:

namecoind listreceivedbyaddress 0 true

This will show you your receiving address. Write it down/copy+paste it somewhere.
Run

Code:

namecoind getinfo

if you'd like to see your balance.

8 ) You're ready to start mining like you do with bitcoins now. You can use Polcbm-GUI and mine on bitparking, if you'd like a pool, or use

Code:

namecoind setgenerate true -1

to start CPU solo mining and

Code:

namecoind setgenerate false

to stop mining. You can also GPU solo mine using the GUI by using these configurations:

Quote

Server: "solo"
Host: localhost
Port: 8332
Username: username you used in bitcoin.conf
Password: password you used in bitcoin.conf

9) After you obtain your namecoins, you can send them wherever you'd like, via the command

Code:

sendtoaddress X 50

where X is the address you desire to send them to.

Bitcoin donations are appreciated at 1F2T3i1ymQUzZ946TRjXHQJPEGbhBYyHj6

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Quote from: luv2drnkbr on June 15, 2011, 09:59:15 PM

I get what bitcoins are, but could somebody explain namecoin to me as if I were a child..?? Please assume that I don't know anything technical, but that I understand things like what the internet is and what an URL is. I very much want to know what this is but apparently I'm much dumber than I thought.

You might think of it as 'bitcoin2', in that it's another, separate, p2p currency.

This 'bitcoin2' that has been called Namecoin, has specific properties which allow you to use your balance to register a new type of domain name (.bit, plus more varieties to be added in future).

I think it will be a bit easier to grasp once it has a good GUI, but as far as I know, people are still doing everything in Namecoin via command line.

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