The entire blockchain torrent is bigger than the default available space on VMware.
edit your post instead of posting a constant stream of updates. 
Topic: Unable to sync blockchain on Ubuntu 12 (Read 718 times)
have you tried using https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bitcoin-blockchain-data-torrent-145386 to speed up the download?
Yep.
Started shortly after initial post. Over 9 Gb.
have you tried using https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bitcoin-blockchain-data-torrent-145386 to speed up the download?
bitcoind getblockcount remains the same no matter what? I tried restarting several times. bitcoind currently has the default 8 connections.
What am I missing here?
Edit
The entire blockchain torrent is bigger than the default available space on VMware.
What am I missing here?
Edit
The entire blockchain torrent is bigger than the default available space on VMware.
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