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Topic: google auth not working 'otp invalid' (Read 591 times)

legendary
Activity: 3612
Merit: 1564
June 08, 2017, 08:10:50 PM
#7
You have more than one wallet on your computer. Make sure you pay attention to the wallet name in the electrum window title. You don't want to receive money to a 2fa wallet you can't spend from.
HCP
legendary
Activity: 2086
Merit: 4314
June 08, 2017, 02:45:50 AM
#6
are you sure about that?



Did you not create the wallet when online?



Although, that shouldn't matter as when you went to open the wallet next time, it should ask for the same thing...
member
Activity: 64
Merit: 15
June 07, 2017, 05:22:07 PM
#5
Yes indeed, i was triying with creating a Simple Auth wallet.. with a SAME wallet created i can choose a SINGLE Auth after some config.
i got back my btc  Wink
but i'm still enoyed by this problem: during the installation no request of config a google auth required!! so you can imagine the surprise when it asks for transfert a google code...

Anyway, Thanks for your help!!
HCP
legendary
Activity: 2086
Merit: 4314
June 07, 2017, 12:36:34 AM
#4
When you try to restore with your seed... are you restoring to a "Standard" wallet... or a "2FA wallet"?  

To restore, you need to restore to a "2FA wallet", as apparently it uses a specific type of seed: http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/2fa.html#restoring-from-seed

Important to take notice of the note at the bottom:
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Note: The “restore” option should be used only if you no longer want to use TrustedCoin, or if there is a problem with the service. Once you have restored your wallet in this way, two of three factors are on your machine, negating the special protection of this type of wallet.
So, if you still wish to use 2FA, you will need to create a new 2FA wallet and send your coins there.
legendary
Activity: 1736
Merit: 1023
June 06, 2017, 01:44:34 PM
#3
no one is aware about my problem of google auth?
thanks Cry

I trid to create a new wallet with my seeds but each time i get this infinite 'Please wait' screen and nothing append! its crazy!!

If you never set up a wallet with 2FA using Google Auth or similar, you would indeed have to recreate the wallet from your seed. Creating a normal wallet with your seed should work without issues.

What 'Please wait' screen are you getting stuck on? Is this happening after you try to restore from the seed?
member
Activity: 64
Merit: 15
June 06, 2017, 07:28:15 AM
#2
no one is aware about my problem of google auth?
thanks Cry

I trid to create a new wallet with my seeds but each time i get this infinite 'Please wait' screen and nothing append! its crazy!!
member
Activity: 64
Merit: 15
June 06, 2017, 03:49:00 AM
#1
Hello,
in Electrum, i'm trying to send btc but google authenticator is not valid each tries (it says 'opc invalid'), however i well activated it when installing this soft.. maybe i realised i did not activate it (on my phone) during the installation actually...

How could i do without google auth? Unistall and install again Electrum and choosing the single auth, then get back my btc via the seeds?

I would you advices before to mess up.

Thanks for you replies
Pierre
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