GETH 1.4.18 Sync slow like up to hours between each block importation

[WoRiX]

System information

Version: `geth-1.4.18-stable-c72f545-windows-4.0-amd64.exe'
OS & Version: windows 7
Node type: `eth/geth(default)`

I now launch GETH manually in a windows command prompt since when I launch it with the UI I have no information about what's going on (well nothing is going on)

This is what I use ===> geth-1.4.18-stable-c72f545-windows-4.0-amd64.exe --maxpeers 100 --maxpendpeers 100 --cache=2048

The process use 2.6g (Now 4.2g) of RAM. It's been like freaking 6 weeks I tried to get the full blockchain. I try the Geth --Fast (after removing the data) no luck ... stuck during the process.

So I restarted again ... then this is where I am now since like 4 days. I move 20k block AT BEST.

This is the result ...

I1107 21:53:45.679698 ethdb/database.go:83] Alloted 2048MB cache and 1024 file h
andles to C:\Users\WoRiX\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\chaindata
I1107 21:53:46.244698 cmd/utils/flags.go:837] 

I1107 21:53:46.245698 cmd/utils/flags.go:838] Geth is currently configured to SU
PPORT the DAO hard-fork!
I1107 21:53:46.246698 cmd/utils/flags.go:839] You can change your choice prior t
o block #1920000 with --support-dao-fork or --oppose-dao-fork.
I1107 21:53:46.246698 cmd/utils/flags.go:840] After the hard-fork block #1920000
 passed, changing chains requires a resync from scratch!
I1107 21:53:46.247698 cmd/utils/flags.go:841]

I1107 21:53:46.247698 ethdb/database.go:176] closed db:C:\Users\WoRiX\AppData\Ro
aming\Ethereum\chaindata
I1107 21:53:46.292698 ethdb/database.go:83] Alloted 2048MB cache and 1024 file h
andles to C:\Users\WoRiX\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\chaindata
I1107 21:53:46.682698 ethdb/database.go:83] Alloted 16MB cache and 16 file handl
es to C:\Users\WoRiX\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\dapp
I1107 21:53:46.686698 eth/backend.go:172] Protocol Versions: [63 62], Network Id
: 1
I1107 21:53:46.687698 eth/backend.go:201] Blockchain DB Version: 3
I1107 21:53:46.832698 core/blockchain.go:214] Last header: #2519059 [1196c83e.]
TD=82492096334586731922
I1107 21:53:46.833698 core/blockchain.go:215] Last block: #2306626 [791f82e0.] T
D=64035446474887860040
I1107 21:53:46.834698 core/blockchain.go:216] Fast block: #2516266 [3b98923e.] T
D=82200465038935701854
I1107 21:53:46.837698 p2p/server.go:313] Starting Server
I1107 21:53:48.270698 p2p/discover/udp.go:217] Listening, enode://0e644f3059a58d
67fce93554da7370f67a2eb6708d190ae141f4c86a9719a3a70e2ce0353cacab417d896fc55e8718
fb5c0a26fdd83ffce6aad1193f3fb186e2@0.0.0.0:30303
I1107 21:53:48.272698 p2p/server.go:556] Listening on [::]:30303
I1107 21:53:48.273698 node/node.go:296] IPC endpoint opened: \\.\pipe\geth.ipc
I1107 21:53:54.830698 eth/downloader/downloader.go:319] Block synchronisation st
arted
I1107 22:16:36.081698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 1 block(s) (0 queued 0 i
gnored) including 9 txs in 21m57.654s. #2306627 [728ca437 / 728ca437]
I1107 22:16:44.119698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 34 block(s) (0 queued 0
ignored) including 225 txs in 8.038s. #2306661 [728ca437 / daab5eb0]
I1107 22:16:52.748698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 11 block(s) (0 queued 0
ignored) including 91 txs in 8.629s. #2306672 [daab5eb0 / ece1b005]
I1107 22:17:04.511698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 43 block(s) (0 queued 0
ignored) including 146 txs in 11.763s. #2306715 [ece1b005 / 4caf13e7]
I1107 22:17:16.993698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 17 block(s) (0 queued 0
ignored) including 247 txs in 12.482s. #2306732 [4caf13e7 / 7fe78bdf]
I1107 22:17:28.200698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 40 block(s) (0 queued 0
ignored) including 174 txs in 11.207s. #2306772 [7fe78bdf / f4e7a591]
I1107 22:38:10.610698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 4 block(s) (0 queued 0 i
gnored) including 97 txs in 20m42.41s. #2306776 [f4e7a591 / 18eb796f]
I1107 23:20:21.971698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 4 block(s) (0 queued 0 i
gnored) including 130 txs in 42m11.361s. #2306780 [18eb796f / 0fb37879]
I1107 23:20:31.616698 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 17 block(s) (0 queued 0
ignored) including 102 txs in 9.645s. #2306797 [0fb37879 / de224a57]

21m to get one block ... 42 mins ? I had over 3-4 hours without nothing yesterday.

Port 30303 is forwarded correctly ...

Update 1

I1108 14:57:13.070175 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 2 block(s) (0 queued 0 i
gnored) including 5 txs in 17.5920062s. #2331529 [914f716e / 9aeecf0a]

Update 2

I1108 23:23:54.623044 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 3 block(s) (0 queued 0 i
gnored) including 11 txs in 10m31.6651292s. #2333310 [d9387618 / bd088533]

Update 3

I1109 15:52:09.267504 core/blockchain.go:1001] imported 5 block(s) (0 queued 0 i
gnored) including 32 txs in 8m8.2209247s. #2333753 [d14cecca / 0a34a0a7]

Update 4

Gave up, trying ETH now.

[luclu]

@WoRiX this is related to #1316 (comment)

Please do one of the following:

• wait for the second HF, to mitigate the bloated state storage
• try parity (and it's warp-sync feature)
• use a SSD instead of a HDD
• wait for the upcoming 1.5.0 release of geth with alpha-stage support of its light-client implementation

[WoRiX]

so, with ETH still no luck ... went back to Geth --Fast -Cache 2048. I finally made it ... i'm only trailing 1000 block behind. It took like a day or so. I renamed my chaindata folder before starting the process.

Now I Launched the wallet UI and it's downloading the structure. Balance still at 0. I guess I have to wait for that.

[luclu]

This sounds good! I will close this issue for now, should you still encounter problems, please come back here.

[yihaient]

@luclu
IT will not fully sync please help. Stops at 99%
I have the updated download app and my macbook pro is brand new. Please help thank you.

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