[MC Cendana]

Okay. Thanks very much, Steven.

EDITED to add: The importprivkey command seem to work. But I also encountered this message in red:
Wallet is unlocked for staking only. (code -13)

I then changed the Staking and tried again. Same results.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by MC Cendana.

[MC Cendana]

A QT for Android…? Does that mean it will need to download the whole EGC blockchain first?

Another question: I presume the user will need to install the QT app first before he gets the EGS Manager?

[MC Cendana]

I’ve been trying to figure out how to import a EGC address to my desktop QT wallet/node. I can’t find the answer so I’ll have to ask here.

Some weeks ago, I had created a paper wallet (with the private key, of course) using a program from GitHub that runs off an offline browser. Had transferred a small amount of EGC to this address just to play around with things. Then I realised I don’t know how to import this address to my desktop wallet.

I’m fairly familiar with importing and sweeping. Had done this with a few Bitcoin wallets and also managed to sweep Bitcoin Cash. And also with Navcoin. However I can’t figure out how this is done with the EGC v1.6.0.1: EVER (beta) I have.

[MC Cendana]

You’re welcome, Steven. I’m very much aware of the constraints faced by the developers of (now) smaller projects like EGC. And that you are doing most of the heavy lifting. Unlike some projects that have hundreds – or at least dozens – of members taking on some of the weight.

I’d say you and the core team have done a good job with getting this off the ground. Including the node and QT which is informative. I’m running a node on my laptop (most of the time) because I’m also trying to learn more about blockchain.

By the way, don’t get too concerned about EGC’s price movements. Much better to spend your time and energy on the most important things. Especially on the various projects.

[MC Cendana]

It’s not exactly an awesome career previously, Steven, although I’m quite pleased with my present job at the engineering consultancy company right now. 🙂 My life had previously crashed and burned due to some horrible decisions I had made. This Cendana hostel – it’s actually at a rehab centre https://cendana287.wordpress.com/about/ “Court-ordered”, but it turned out to be a critical period in my life. Everything good that I have now – including the ability to be involved, albeit in a small way, in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies – had started from there.

By the way, EGC may be small as compared to those big names. But I’m attracted to the fact that it actually has genuine plans. Not something fancy like claiming to turn the world on its head like the hype of some projects, but honest-to-goodness. No one knows how things will turn out, of course. But I’m buying a ticket for the ride, to wherever this project might travel to.

Good luck to you and the core proponents.

[MC Cendana]

I hope I’m writing this in the correct thread(?). It’s on my experience regarding installing a desktop wallet and sync, and a few suggestions on how to help improve the process for newbies.

I believe there are many others who might want to install a desktop wallet AND run a node. The help videos at the FAQ are definitely helpful. I’m rather new to blockchain and cryptos and this is the first time I’ve installed a node. These videos had helped to guide me in the process.

There are a few improvements that could be made:

(1)In the one on Install + Fast Sync, I was initially stumped on how to get to the AppData folder where EverGreenCoin data is located. At 2:40, the things to type in Run aren’t visible. Users who aren’t too familiar with the Windows folders might meet a dead end here and give up. Which would be a shame. I feel this video should be edited a bit to also include some text on what to type in the Run box.

In my case, I used Windows Explorer to navigate through the User folder. Couldn’t find the AppData! Then I remember: by default, some folders are Hidden. After changing the setting under “View”, I found it and also the EGC folder as mentioned in the video. Problem solved.

(2) Sync: I went to https://evergreencoin.org/download/snapshot/ and downloaded the snapshot. However, it still took several hours for my laptop to finally sync! That’s because the snapshot is from December 2016. A LOT of blocks had been added since then. Hopefully there will be a much more recent snapshot of this file. Maybe once every two weeks this file should be updated. That will help newcomers to get their node up and running.

By the way, to new users: I’ve installed the EGC wallet and running a node on very modest equipment – a 10-year-old Dell Core Two Duo laptop with 3 GB RAM. No problems. I often have a browser with at least 6 tabs open, Microsoft Word, a VPN client and a few other programs. All run smoothly enough.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by MC Cendana.

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