The newest version of the client has a regression test mode, where it can find a block almost instantly, even with a CPU.
It is like a built in testnet-in-a-box.
Topic: Testnet blockchain download taking forever (Read 1244 times)
Generally when using testnet, it's recommended you use a 'testnet-in-a-box' setup where you have your own private testnet, especially if you're using it to test mining of any kind.
Testnet difficulty is too high for cpu mining.
You can still get the 20 minute blocks from time to time. 
Testnet difficulty is too high for cpu mining.
Yeah, I noticed. Several days and not a single block won. Are people testing GPUs here?
It was all very strange. Soon after I posted this message, suddenly the network came back to life, and caught me up rather quickly. So now I'm turning on CPU mining, so I can earn some development coins, and also contribute to the other developers out there.
there are testnet faucets try google
Testnet difficulty is too high for cpu mining.
It was all very strange. Soon after I posted this message, suddenly the network came back to life, and caught me up rather quickly. So now I'm turning on CPU mining, so I can earn some development coins, and also contribute to the other developers out there.
I noticed the same thing on testnet yesterday. As far as I could tell there were only 8 testnet nodes out there.
I put a physical server with decent bandwidth on it and left it CPU mining. Now there should be 9 nodes.
EDIT: My connection count on testnet is now up to 13. And I CPU mined my first block.
I put a physical server with decent bandwidth on it and left it CPU mining. Now there should be 9 nodes.
EDIT: My connection count on testnet is now up to 13. And I CPU mined my first block.
It's pretty bad isn't it.
One thing you could try is https://multibit.org/features.html they have a feature that allows it to sync alot faster. You'll just need to figure out how they enable testnet and get going with that.
I noticed your using bitcoind though, if its something you want to interface with via RPC calls you will most likely need to wait it out.
One thing you could try is https://multibit.org/features.html they have a feature that allows it to sync alot faster. You'll just need to figure out how they enable testnet and get going with that.
I noticed your using bitcoind though, if its something you want to interface with via RPC calls you will most likely need to wait it out.
Installing bitcoind on a brand new Mac, with plenty of memory, and I set it for testnet. Downloading most of the blockchain has taken 24 hours, but now loading the last two weeks has ground to a snail's pace. My download bandwidth is just over 1Mb.
This is what over 10 minutes of activity looks like:
I know this isn't normal. Is there something I can do to speed this up?
Thanks!
This is what over 10 minutes of activity looks like:
Code:
2014-04-08 02:22:03 ResendWalletTransactions()
2014-04-08 02:31:40 socket recv error 60
2014-04-08 02:32:58 receive version message: /Satoshi:0.8.2.2/: version 70001, blocks=209440, us=67.101.29.73:37885, them=83.170.86.67:18333, peer=83.170.86.67:18333
2014-04-08 02:32:58 Added time data, samples 17, offset -96 (-1 minutes)
2014-04-08 02:32:58 nTimeOffset = -3 (+0 minutes)
2014-04-08 02:34:36 ProcessBlock: ORPHAN BLOCK 3, prev=00000000e846ac6272015cf3420fcf1e3681f72fa9c7f15dc31c341435b0a1c7
2014-04-08 02:35:05 socket recv error 60
2014-04-08 02:35:12 socket recv error 60
2014-04-08 02:35:22 socket recv error 60
2014-04-08 02:35:52 socket recv error 60
2014-04-08 02:37:34 UpdateTip: new best=000000003e64532930e2315d0916d0523f33ef0ba46311ac4a3f4e4707dc5e5a height=208152 log2_work=58.29812 tx=1330799 date=2014-03-27 05:00:37 progress=0.997298
2014-04-08 02:37:34 ProcessBlock: ACCEPTED
2014-04-08 02:37:52 socket recv error 60
2014-04-08 02:37:52 socket recv error 60
2014-04-08 02:37:54 ResendWalletTransactions()
2014-04-08 02:38:32 socket recv error 60
2014-04-08 02:40:51 connect() to 162.13.156.125:18333 failed after select(): Connection refused
I know this isn't normal. Is there something I can do to speed this up?
Thanks!
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