Feathercoin Fork

lizhi

I create a mechanism that when the 75% hashrate agree, blockchain upgrade automatically.
0.8.7.X and 0.9.3 use version 2, 0.9.5 use version 3, 0.11.2 use version 4.

Wellenreiter

After analysing the behavior of the different clients and the timing of the events leading to a fork the most probable reason for the fork is the follwing:

Client version 0.8.X and 0.9.3 use a block format version 2
Client version 0.9.5 uses a block format version 3

What happened:

A pool using 0.9.5 as client generated a block and annouced it to be inserted into block chain
As this block was using block format 3, all 0.8.7.x/0.9.3 clients rejected that block, while all 0.9.5 clients accepted it and inserted it into their local copy of the block chain
Then a pool using 0.8.7.x found a block and annouced it to be inserted into the block chain.
all 0.8.7.x and 0.9.3 clients accepted that block, while 0.9.5 clients flagged it as orphan, as they already had a block with that block number/height.

The result was the split into two chains, where 0.9.5 clients where on a different trunk of the chain than all other clients.

For for all pool operators and miners who to solo mining on a client with version 0.9.5 please change your client to 0.8.7.3 or 0.9.3

GMC

Thanks for the update @Wellenreiter
Will it be a 0.9.3 patch? Blockchain still looks a bit strange. 0.9.3 and 0.8.7.3 are forked?

Wellenreiter

At the current state, it seems, that the current problems are solved as soon as all 0.8.7.x versions are upgraded to 0.8.7.3

Hopefully pool operators will react fast.

AmDD

@Wellenreiter said:

At the current state, it seems, that the current problems are solved as soon as all 0.8.7.x versions are upgraded to 0.8.7.3

Hopefully pool operators will react fast.

Those on 0.9.3 are ok to stay or should we downgrade to 0.8.7.3 too?

Wellenreiter

@AmDD said:

@Wellenreiter said:

At the current state, it seems, that the current problems are solved as soon as all 0.8.7.x versions are upgraded to 0.8.7.3

Hopefully pool operators will react fast.

Those on 0.9.3 are ok to stay or should we downgrade to 0.8.7.3 too?

downgrade to 0.8.7.3 would work, but require careful planning and a full re-sync, so it’ll take several hours.

Especially the wallet private keys should be dumped and noted down in addition to a safety copy of wallet.dat as the database format has changed.

If you are not keeping the mined coins on the pool system, and the wall’et address doesn’t mind, that is no problem of course.

I started a downgrade from 0.9.3 to 0.8.X/0.8.7.3 yesterday early afternoon and I’m synced to block 992462 now, so for me the downgrade takes more than 24h.

I’m not sure how long an upgrade from 0.9.3 to 0.9.5 would take, as I never did that.

I’m currently trying to determine, if 0.9.3 can handle block format version 3. If that is the case, no change would be required.

AmDD

@Wellenreiter said:

@AmDD said:

@Wellenreiter said:

At the current state, it seems, that the current problems are solved as soon as all 0.8.7.x versions are upgraded to 0.8.7.3

Hopefully pool operators will react fast.

Those on 0.9.3 are ok to stay or should we downgrade to 0.8.7.3 too?

downgrade to 0.8.7.3 would work, but require careful planning and a full re-sync, so it’ll take several hours.

Especially the wallet private keys should be dumped and noted down in addition to a safety copy of wallet.dat as the database format has changed.

If you are not keeping the mined coins on the pool system, and the wall’et address doesn’t mind, that is no problem of course.

I started a downgrade from 0.9.3 to 0.8.X/0.8.7.3 yesterday early afternoon and I’m synced to block 992462 now, so for me the downgrade takes more than 24h.

I’m not sure how long an upgrade from 0.9.3 to 0.9.5 would take, as I never did that.

I’m currently trying to determine, if 0.9.3 can handle block format version 3. If that is the case, no change would be required.

Alright, I’ll sit tight then and wait on your word.

Wellenreiter

@Wellenreiter said:

For for all pool operators and miners who do solo mining on a client with version 0.9.5 please change your client to 0.8.7.3 or 0.9.3.1

Attention: we found that the 0.9.3 has the same problem as 0.8.7.x

A patched version 0.9.3.1 will be available soon.

Status of patch will be updated here

AcidD

@GMC @Wellenreiter

since GMC was using 0.9.3, can we assume all the mining done since the switch to 0.9.3 is useless ? ie…will we not get our coins ?

The way I understand it 0.9.3 is on the wrong chain ?

GMC

@aciddude We have been working on it all day. Can’t really say for now.

FlatBlack

@aciddude said:

@GMC @Wellenreiter

since GMC was using 0.9.3, can we assume all the mining done since the switch to 0.9.3 is useless ? ie…will we not get our coins ?

The way I understand it 0.9.3 is on the wrong chain ?

+1 with @aciddude… as i remember in 2-3 days before, every stats is ‘resetting’ (balance, Blocks solved by)

AcidD

@FlatBlack said:

@aciddude said:

@GMC @Wellenreiter

since GMC was using 0.9.3, can we assume all the mining done since the switch to 0.9.3 is useless ? ie…will we not get our coins ?

The way I understand it 0.9.3 is on the wrong chain ?

+1 with @aciddude… as i remember in 2-3 days before, every stats is ‘resetting’ (balance, Blocks solved by)

Correct, I had a just over 3K FTC in GMC. that’s gone now and it’s reset…the mined coins never hit my wallet.

As of this morning though, things seem to look correct and GMC looks to be operating correctly.

AcidD

My ISP at home gives me pretty good upload bandwidth so on my FTC 0.9.5 I’ve got 29 connections In and I’ve sent out 500 MB…since last night 8PM

I believe this will help people sync the correct blockchain ?

FlatBlack

@aciddude said:

My ISP at home gives me pretty good upload bandwidth so on my FTC 0.9.5 I’ve got 29 connections In and I’ve sent out 500 MB…since last night 8PM

I believe this will help people sync the correct blockchain ?

as a ‘nearly-zero’ due to this ‘blockchain-protocol’ thing…maybe, hope so…

after d ‘okay’ situation, had tried mining at 2-pool today, n already receive from both pool…

hope dat ‘2-3 yesterday job’ can be ‘recovered’… ;3)

lizhi

You can use our wallet 0.9.3.1, It is for windows ,download it from http://www.ftc-c.com/pack4/feathercoin-qt.0.9.3.1.rar

coinotron

Can anyone say what is current status?
What client is safe to use ?
How to check whether wallet is on main chain ?

Wellenreiter

@coinotron said:

Can anyone say what is current status?
What client is safe to use ?
How to check whether wallet is on main chain ?

Safe clients are 0.8.7.3, 0.9.3.1 and 0.9.5
no
According to Ghostlanders observations 0.8.7.3 is more effective for pools than the 0.9.3.1 and 0.9.5

Outdated versions are < 0.8.7.0 (no neoscrypt)
0.8.7.0, 0.8.7.1, 0.8.7.2 (no BIP66 support) which are not compatible with the versions 0.9.5 and 0.11.x

coinotron

Thanks.
What about network, is it still split into different chains?
Is it safe to transfer coins ?

mirrax

@bsotnikow said:

If its transaction related, I wonder if increased traffic from the recent price spike and trade volume contributed.

Unless you like Russian Roulette, i highly recommend not sending coins.

Wellenreiter

The hasrate reported is back to the level we had before the fork.

I think, that the block chain is consolidated now.

Still: PLEASE UPDATE YOUR CLIENTS!!!