no need to run it as a server. Use the RPC console on the Debug Window.
If bitcoins are missing do a rescan.
If bitcoins are missing do a rescan.
Got the new version did a rescan - problem solved. Thanks!
Topic: How does one import private keys? (Was: Concerned about Electrum) (Read 2023 times)
December 06, 2012, 01:49:07 AM
Got the new version did a rescan - problem solved. Thanks!
December 06, 2012, 01:16:46 AM
Might help if I were using the current version that actually has the debug window. 
Your loss.
December 06, 2012, 01:10:47 AM
Might help if I were using the current version that actually has the debug window.
December 06, 2012, 01:03:51 AM
no need to run it as a server. Use the RPC console on the Debug Window.
If bitcoins are missing do a rescan.
If bitcoins are missing do a rescan.
December 06, 2012, 01:03:18 AM
Apparently - it was already added. However, the bitcoins that should be there aren't showing in the total.
December 06, 2012, 01:00:26 AM
I think I'm getting somewhere... ran bitcoinqt -server then ran bitcoind importprivkey [key]
Error adding key to wallet
sounds like progress..
Error adding key to wallet
sounds like progress..
December 06, 2012, 12:53:19 AM
running bitcoind with -importprivkey followed by the key, does not work. Apparently it's a little more complicated. I've tried setting up the .conf then running bitcoind with the rpcuser and pass commands followed by importprivkey and I get "error: couldn't connect to server".
I'm probably missing something obvious?
How does one use "importprivkey"?
I'm probably missing something obvious?
How does one use "importprivkey"?
December 05, 2012, 07:15:20 PM
If need be, you can very easily export all of your electrum addresses in WIF format (which can easily be imported into the Bitcoin-Qt client, or other clients with WIF support) using the following command:
electrum -ak addresses
electrum -ak addresses
To where does that export them? It seems to just display them. How does one go from this command to having a wallet.dat? Is this documented anywhere?
Thanks and sorry for my ignorance.
December 05, 2012, 06:37:37 PM
If need be, you can very easily export all of your electrum addresses in WIF format (which can easily be imported into the Bitcoin-Qt client, or other clients with WIF support) using the following command:
electrum -ak addresses
electrum -ak addresses
To where does that export them? It seems to just display them. How does one go from this command to having a wallet.dat? Is this documented anywhere?
Thanks and sorry for my ignorance.
December 05, 2012, 06:24:48 PM
So, I have a friend who wants to use Bitcoin, but does not have enough space for the ginormous blockchain. I have installed Electrum, but have some concerns:
Electrum does not appear to use wallet.dat. I have tried renaming my unencrypted electrum.dat to wallet.dat and using it with the Satoshi client, but that failed. If the electrum servers stop working, how would I be able to move my Electrum wallet to a Satoshi client, or is this impossible?
Electrum does not appear to use wallet.dat. I have tried renaming my unencrypted electrum.dat to wallet.dat and using it with the Satoshi client, but that failed. If the electrum servers stop working, how would I be able to move my Electrum wallet to a Satoshi client, or is this impossible?
If need be, you can very easily export all of your electrum addresses in WIF format (which can easily be imported into the Bitcoin-Qt client, or other clients with WIF support) using the following command:
electrum -ak addresses
If that is impossible, doesn't that mean that I'm held hostage by the electrum client - that it will only be useful as long as its servers stay online?
Thanks for any understanding you can offer.
Thanks for any understanding you can offer.
Servers are open source as well and anyone can set one up relatively easily. There is no "central" server or single point of failure.
December 05, 2012, 06:19:25 PM
So, I have a friend who wants to use Bitcoin, but does not have enough space for the ginormous blockchain. I have installed Electrum, but have some concerns:
Electrum does not appear to use wallet.dat. I have tried renaming my unencrypted electrum.dat to wallet.dat and using it with the Satoshi client, but that failed. If the electrum servers stop working, how would I be able to move my Electrum wallet to a Satoshi client, or is this impossible?
If that is impossible, doesn't that mean that I'm held hostage by the electrum client - that it will only be useful as long as its servers stay online?
Thanks for any understanding you can offer.
Electrum does not appear to use wallet.dat. I have tried renaming my unencrypted electrum.dat to wallet.dat and using it with the Satoshi client, but that failed. If the electrum servers stop working, how would I be able to move my Electrum wallet to a Satoshi client, or is this impossible?
If that is impossible, doesn't that mean that I'm held hostage by the electrum client - that it will only be useful as long as its servers stay online?
Thanks for any understanding you can offer.
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