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Help with old wallet.dat recovery? Second post on this, I have done as much research as I can in the last 24 hours and am looking for advice and help again.
Found old hard drive that possibly (hopefully!!) was from my 2014 miner - but it's pretty jacked up. Any advice is much appreciated!
Found old hard drive that possibly (hopefully!!) was from my 2014 miner - but it's pretty jacked up. Any advice is much appreciated!
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You can easily run a full bitcoin node (not to be confused with a miner) using a raspberry pi and a 1TB SSD with Umbrel software
You can easily run a full bitcoin node (not to be confused with a miner) using a raspberry pi and a 1TB SSD with Umbrel software
I just set up my first bitcoin node using Umbrel. If you can afford a raspberry pi with a 16GB+ microSD, USB to SATA cable, and a 1TB SSD, you can set one up yourself. All you have to do is follow the raspberry pi assembly manual and a 6 min YouTube tutorial on setting up Umbrel. AMA
I just set up my first bitcoin node using Umbrel. If you can afford a raspberry pi with a 16GB+ microSD, USB to SATA cable, and a 1TB SSD, you can set one up yourself. All you have to do is follow the raspberry pi assembly manual and a 6 min YouTube tutorial on setting up Umbrel. AMA
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You could just add a battery to the Pis power supply and also just plug in your mouse/keyboard and screen to the Pi if there were any problems and you are unable to use SSH. OPs question was if a Pi 4 has enough hardware capacity in order to operate as BTC full node, not if there is some alternative. Idk what would be good about a Laptop standing around running 24/7 when it's not intended for permanent operation, in opposite to a Pi, which is small, has low energy consumption and noise emission and is built for 24/7 operation. If the Pis hardware is capable of running a full node. What connectivity out of the box? Most laptops wifi cards aren't even supported by most Linux distros and you have to install drivers and stuff manually or get an ehternet to usb adapter opposed to the Pis own raspbian distro made specifically for the Pi and it's onboard wifi capabilities. The only weak spot of the Pi is the micro SD Card used as main harddive but you could just get a USB to SATA or M.2 adapter, put an SSD into it and plug it into the Pis USB instead of the micro SD and you get a system cheaper, smaller and just as reliable as an old laptop that can be easily put in a small space where it doesn't disturb you.
Find the hard drive, plug it into an internal -> external HDD adaptor (most are SATA) browse the drive and look for a wallet.dat file (Make a copy of this just in case). Once you have that, download bitcoin core and replace the default one with the one you found.
Thanks for the input. Unfortunately, I don't even have access to the drive yet. Buying a dongle tomorrow to see if i can't get the data from the SATA SSD onto a regular hard drive. Not sure what his seed phrase was or if its laying around somewhere. My guess is its probably not.
SSD is not a hard drive, by definition. SATA is an interface. Wifi and PSU irrelevant also. Get to a point where you can read data from SSD. There are USB enclosures or dongles for that. Or add it to existing PC. If can't read the drive you got nowhere to go at the moment.
I don't even know how to get that far. I basically know that he was mining and I have a Sata ssd (the hard drive with the prongs sticking out) and a wi-fi card, power supply and thats about it. Can I plug these into another setup and find out what is on the SATA?
You could also create a bootable USB drive for this purpose. Probably easier than using a SATA SSD
Not sure if you have spare SSDs laying around and are sharing a desktop computer you can easily open up but you can install Ubuntu on a SSD and whenever you need to do crypto stuff plug it in and boot from it. Have a SATA cable coming through the case that you can plug into easily. Install ledger, any wallets, and any thing you might need for your crypto environment and when you're done shutdown and unplug. You can even encrypt using luks so you need a password to access. If you don't have a SSD lying around you can get one that meets the minimum requirements for like $20-$30. I know ledger works well in this setup and can't speak for trezor. You might have to deal with a very common USB issue with Linux and Ledger but it's on Ledgers Linux guide online how to fix.
Yeah ya plug it in and the light comes on in the charger but nothing on the computer side. Tried an external screen but yeah didn't work. I reckon you're on to something cause the keyboard was dusty as fuck so Id hate to see the inside. I think I'll go the SATA cable and clone hard drive route if the clean up doesn't work.
Node specs for those interested : * Board: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8GB RAM * PSU: Official Raspberry Pi 4 Power Supply * Case: Argon ONE M.2 Aluminum Case * Storage: 2TB SSD M.2 SATA, 32GB microSDHC * OS: Umbrel
I recommend a 2tb SATA 2.5 SSD hard drive for 24/7 node running. It’s not as fast as NVMe, but you won’t need to worry about it overheating. Don’t forget the adapter.
Only other physical thing you’d need is a large enough drive for the blockchain. I’m using an internal m.2 SATA ssd, NOT m.2 nvme.
Yes i really recommend doing that on Ubuntu server using the ext4 file system on your SSD using a SATA connection You can copy bitcoin core from github with the git command and don’t forget to set datadir=/to/your/ssd/ in the bitcoin.conf file I’ll post a guide below
Do you recommend SATA external SSD to avoid overheating? Or does the NBMe work ok too?
>“The council has told Mr. Howells multiple times that excavation is not possible under our environmental permit, and that work of that nature would have a huge negative environmental impact on the surrounding area.” So there you have it. Under their current permit, they can't allow him to do that. He wants to tear the dump apart but it's not possible. I'm not even sure a hard drive (probably SATA) would even be usable now.
A SFF or NUC PC is a good option here as well. Power draw ramps with load, but at idle I've seen low wattage within 50% of a desktop 25-35w. So 15w or less. Might actually be cheaper to setup than a Pi with an AC adapter and active cooling. USB 3.0 and dedicated gigabit ethernet as well as SATA and maybe NVMe storage built in. Ultimately I would work backwards from the power draw cost ( kWh) and decide what to budget for monthly.
But this is what people want "be your own bank" "self-custody is important" etc. etc. the guy fucked up. I think he should move on now. Even if he finds that hard drive assuming it's a glass disk-based standard SATA drive it's probably pulverized into powder after years of sitting in terrible conditions and impossible to recover anything from it.
Depending on the age of the wallet software(if it’s outdated or not) and the drive being encrypted or not, you could remove the HDD/SSD from the laptop, and use a USB to SATA to open it another computer.
Up to 6 weeks on a SATA drive, give or take
That SSD might not work. it says SATA not NVMe. You might need a m.2 drive with SATA interface. But that might also be the listing being shitty.
You don't need an SSD and an SD card. A HDD is sufficient. Get a USB-SATA adapter and you can boot from HDD. My Raspi node consumes about 5W, electricity cost should not be an issue for you. Instead of a Raspi you can also use an old laptop.
For sure. Actually you could use a mini desktop case and plug your m2 ssd (only SATA, no NVME) into the SSD shield. So you’ll get an all in one device and it looks pretty btw. Check out Michael Klements on YouTube. This guy is a guru when it comes to self made cases. It’s insane :D
Crypto people can be more tech savy. Hell run Ubuntu llive after adding disk to SATA. find / | grep wallet,.dat If paranoid and lots of disk space then. dd if=/dev/sdaX of=/mnt/dumpground/findwallet.img mount loop bacck to /mnt/checkwallet cd /mnt/checkwallet find / | grep wallet.dat I'm a garbage picker always do that on new hardware. Laugh all you want, each college move out days tons of computers fully intact left out., Recovered Litecoin, blackcoin, mintcoin from unencrypted wallets. Then As an IT engineer re-purposed the hardware like the borg into my collective cluster for MPI test. I mostly roll VPS for real needs now adays but I cant stop garbargage dump. In college I was learning MPI in 1998 when others didnt have real hardware. 2022 I live modest, found a dumpster dive that was nore memory and CPU than main. Plus one-two slave drives.
Well, that’s a normal 2,5" HDD, you can get a USB to SATA Adapter from eBay to see what’s on there. Once you have it attached with that to your PC or Laptop, it‘s like a normal USB drive.
> severe global shortage of Pis And the main reason for buying one is the low price, but the shortage has caused the retail price to more than double Yes, you can run Bitcoin Core on a Pi3 with 1GB RAM, but you probably can't run the QT GUI, only the terminal based bitcoind. Core uses 300MB pretty constantly during day-to-day operation. There used to be tutorials for 1GB node operators advising them to reduce dbcache from default (450MB) to 60MB With a Pi3 or only 1GB or 2GB or RAM, you're going to wait weeks for the node to initialize, more weeks for a Pi3 than a Pi4. It is less painful to run the initialization on a desktop PC and then transfer the files Pi3 won't initialize a node which has a HDD connected to its USB2 port, but day-to-day operation is no problem That's the main reason for recommending Pi4 - it has a USB3 port. Also, a node with SSD will initialize faster than a HDD. And also again, for day-to-day operation, a HDD is perfect. Ignore anybody who tells you a SSD is essential for a Bitcoin node But remember an external HDD connected through USB2 will fail to complete the node initialization, on any computer, Pi3 or desktop or server Alternative to Raspberry Pi https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-hc4/ These are well-priced, cheaper than current Pi prices. Also, the HC-4 has a native SATA port (other odroids have a USB-SATA bridge on the board). This eliminates the USB slowdown which causes the problem mentioned above Probably not suitable for Linux noobs, but most of the "run a node on a Pi" tutorials would fit an odroid, after you've got Linux installed first
Not true. I set up my node up with a Pi and I first used a ordinary SSD and it took several weeks to go to 90% sync. I then bought a WD Blue SN550 NVMe 1TB and it took 3.5 hours to sync. Standard SSD slow down with writing massively once they reach 200/250 GB capacity. I also bought this enclosure - SSK Aluminum M.2 to USB NVMe SATA SSD on Amazon.
> So is the mechanical hard-drive just not a great idea in your opinion? Correct, spinners have much higher latency compared to SSD's when making read/write requests, simply by their nature of being a physical mechanical device. (Takes the read head time to bounce around all over the platters.) Bitcoin utilizes *a lot* of read/write cycles, so SSD's excel here as they don't suffer from any of those delays really. > So is the mechanical hard-drive just not a great idea in your opinion? Yep, go SSD if you have the means. > And are you saying, that if I were to pick up a SSD I could close Core, copy the database over, and then it will finish this reindex on the new SSD? Yes, but just to nail it down specifically: 1. Close Bitcoin 2. Copy Bitcoin db folder to new drive, wherever you'd like. 3. Delete ***or*** rename the original folder after it's done copying. 4. Re-open Bitcoin Core. It will prompt you if you want to create a new wallet or point it to an existing folder. 5. Select new location, and let-er-rip. > Did you run the SSD via USB3, or was it internal? I did it over USB3 at the time. Internal SATA SSD would have been faster, internal NVMe would have been fastest. Godspeed!
Take the drive out and get one of those SATA to USB cables. You’ll be able to recover the files that way if its not the hard drive that is the problem.
They also sell SATA USB cables on Amazon for like $6
What you want is called a 'SATA cable.' You're welcome.
OP doesn't even need an enclosure. Something [like this](https://www.amazon.sg/StarTech-SATA-Drive-Adapter-Cable/dp/B00HJZJI84) SATA to USB adapter will do.
No need to waste time and money in getting the laptop fixed. Just get the hard drive out and use a SATA-to-USB adapter to connect it to your current PC and see if it's readable.
1TB isn't what it used to be. A 1TB microSD card costs less than a 500GB SATA drive did 10 years ago.
That will work. You should find a case for it. You connect your HDD to the NUC's on-board SATA controller. If it really has 8GB RAM, set dbcache to 6800 in bitcoin.conf, to make the initialization faster The CPU is an old Atom, as used in low-priced netbooks. It will take about 10 days to initialize the node. The HDD will be fine, but you'd save a few days initializing with a SSD. After initialization, a HDD is better anyway
re hw, perhaps have a look at Odroid, it is also ARM, low power consumption, especially model [HC4](https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-hc4/), which has 2 SATA connectors. So you can easily do RAID, less worries about TRIM support. Well, looks good on paper, but I have not tried it, I have RPi 4 4GB with Ubuntu and I compiled lnd.
Hey man I went out and got a USB to SATA. The thing actully opened up. Went into it and got to users and my name is there but it saying I don't have permission into my old user file.
I personally glue my entire motherboard with all the power and video cables in. Along with a m.2 for the OS, all USB ports and headers, SATA, everything glued. A single PS2 cable with a keyboard attached is also glued. Damn even the CPU fan is glued on. Some may call of overkill I call it a way of life.
You can remove the hard drive and plugging it into a new computer. You can get USB to SATA (hard drive to USB) enclosures for $15 online. You should be able to view all files and extract what you're interested in that way. Or you can download a version of Linux (Ubuntu is friendly) onto a USB stick or other drive. When you boot the locked PC press one of the F-keys to open the BIOS menu before it gets a chance to load Windows, then have it boot from USB instead of its normal drive. This will circumvent the Windows login screen but the partition with your files is still accessible to move to USB or whatever you plan to do with it. Good luck 🤞 Shouldn't be too hard if your mom didn't go *out of her way* to encrypt everything
If the Odroid HC4 is available, it's cheaper than a 4GB Pi4, and has native SATA ports. Other odroids have USB->SATA bridge. Pi only has USB ports Get a HC4, a SSD for one SATA port and a HDD for the other. Store *blocks* on the HDD, *chainstate* on the SSD
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Originally read that as using SATA as a unit of account, which makes no sense because half the time when you tried to use them, the cables would have been/gone bad.
Odroid HC4, cheaper than a Pi and with SATA interfaces for the storage. The Pi connects storage using USB interfaces. The other Odroid models have a built-in SATA-USB bridge. Only the HC4 has SATA which is not a SATA-USB bridge
> My node is not built to verify a hash of a database containing 50 million entries within the time it normally takes to validate and propagate a new block Let's add some data to this. Here are results from my node: ~$ time bitcoin-cli gettxoutsetinfo { "height": 737930, "bestblock": "00000000000000000002e6cae9fb55f131b619dd72ec5bc2242bd10b6c164be9", "transactions": 49497197, "txouts": 82083387, "bogosize": 6127690147, "hash_serialized_2": "1f965ae02e0277c79a7fb64245eaac13cc090bc74b0a19cee895a7d82e4ca745", "disk_size": 5033459269, "total_amount": 19049354.67914707 } real 1m15.244s user 0m0.005s sys 0m0.000s So it currently takes a little over 1.25 minutes (75 seconds) for my node to hash all UXTO set entries. The proposal that /u/Acceptable-Analyst30 put forth would give *50* average block intervals (30,000 seconds) for this to be computed -- e.g. the UTXO set from block 800,000 would only be committed in block 800,050. Since 75 seconds is a lot shorter than 30,000 seconds, my node is about 400 times faster than the minimum speed necessary to compute or verify a hash of the current UTXO set within the time it normally takes to validate and propagate that 50th block. Mind you, this can also be improved. For reference, this is on a Core i7 4790k (released 8 years ago) with a SATA SSD. The `gettxoutsetinfo` RPC call is single-threaded and not well optimized, as it's rarely used, so it should be taken as an upper bound for the amount of time it takes to compute a UTXO commitment. With some work, this could probably be dropped to 1/4 of the current time. For example, another way I can compute a hash of the UTXO set is to simply hash the entire database files using Blake2B: ~$ time cat .bitcoin/chainstate/* | b2sum 4d9733f88e0a6c12f4922ee0e9a0bfc87bc3be1026aa7d92db3ae64e3310364638259ec0eb98f90a7d0d9c6cf7e9a6f7b59c558fa61aac17b1e9b43638363252 - real 0m33.462s user 0m8.363s sys 0m3.855s This is *still* single-threaded, and (at least on my machine) purely I/O bound (`cat`ing the data to `/dev/null` takes 32 seconds while reading at 142 MB/s), but it's already about 2x as fast.
I do! Crypto goes hand on hand with PC gaming so I bought some liquid cooling components from PerformancePCs using ETH. It was pretty straightforward. Also, I sold some SATA SSDs a while back when switching to M.2 storage, I did lose 50% of what they paid me tho.
You literally need an enterprise grade server or better to run it. Hardware Recommendations# **CPU** * 12 cores / 24 threads, or more * 2.8GHz, or faster * AVX2 instruction support (to use official release binaries, self-compile otherwise) * Support for AVX512f and/or SHA-NI instructions is helpful The AMD Zen3 series is popular with the validator community **RAM** * 128GB, or more * Motherboard with 256GB capacity suggested **Disk** * PCIe Gen3 x4 NVME SSD, or better * Accounts: 500GB, or larger. High TBW (Total Bytes Written) * Ledger: 1TB or larger. High TBW suggested * OS: (Optional) 500GB, or larger. SATA OK * The OS may be installed on the ledger disk, though testing has shown better performance with the ledger on its own disk * Accounts and ledger can be stored on the same disk, however due to high IOPS, this is not recommended * The Samsung 970 and 980 Pro series SSDs are popular with the validator community **GPUs** * Not strictly necessary at this time * Motherboard and power supply speced to add one or more high-end GPUs in the future suggested
I think the decentralized identity area is super interesting. several projects are going different directions with ideas but Everest (ID) and Signata (SATA) seem to have potential solutions. adoption would be the hardest part in this category though. 3rd parties would need to trust the identity verifier, which could take years and years for that network to build.
Yes I know how to use SATA correctly
It's only OK to use SATA to power risers if you're trying to cause a house fire. Just don't do it. Ever.
Everyone triggered by this started mining and hooked up 4 gpus to 1 sata cable and almost burned down their house. I managed a mining farm with over 100 GPUs and frequently used SATA correctly and never ran into an issue. Because I measured the board power draw from the GPU. The Mining farm along with my personal rigs have been running for over a year with this config and no issues. DYOR or burn down your house.
Always check the PCIe slot power draw. GPU's can pull up to 75watts from the board, going over the max of 54 watts from SATA.
https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-hc4/odroid-hc4 Slightly more expensive than a Pi, slightly faster CPU, no built-in Wifi, has SATA ports to plug in storage (better than PI's USB ports), price includes the case > mynode Those node packages don't add anything useful. This works: https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node
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Nodl, pay more money to do less work The work is trivial. Follow the instructions https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node Consider the Odroid HC-4, for about $20 more than a Pi, and with SATA ports for the storage instead of USB
Not that much if you DIY. $55 for the 4GB raspi, $40 for a 1TB HDD, 15$ for a SATA-USB adapter, $10 power supply. SD-card not needed, it can boot from HDD. All software is for free download.
Doesn't matter how old it is, trust me just get an SSD atleast I am sure your lappy supports SATA SSD which would be plenty. When you upgrade you can just use that SSD in your new system. Also look into "HDD Caddy"
I would find it extremely unlikely that any University with a decent CS department, would be using such ancient harddrives anywhere in the 2010's, I mean SATA3 came out in 2008 alone and heck some of the drives in that box aren't even PATA as far as I can tell (the second 1 from the top, wtf even is that?).
Similar situation. In college back in 2009 and started mining on my gaming PC. Probably a year ish of it and I graduated, moved on with life. Started working "an adult kob" and forgot about it. During that time said gaming PC died. I remembered I was mining with it and had the foresight to keep the drive vs trashing it with the rest of the computer. At the time the PC crashed Bitcoin still wasn't worth enough for me to bither checking on it. Fast forward to 3 weeks ago and I found the drive. I bought a SATA to USB adapter and excitedly hooked the drive up. Hardware failure! I'm not giving up hope yet but am reading extensively on options to try and get i to the drive. I'm not ruling out anything at this point. Looking into transferring the platters and rebuilding the drive.
Brilliant discussion, go have a look at SATA and SAFE HAVEN as well. Additionally LTO is one of the fav to come out ontop. Just purely on their product "DID" that can be easily utilised for multiple core business functions, I mean even the UN are working with them.
Anyone into SATA? Train looks like it's leaving the station even though the market has everyone afraid.
SATA. Dyor on why the tech is important and why the mc insanely low still.
Raspberry pi 4 kit on Amazon is about $130 right now 1 TB SSD is around $90 USB to SATA cable $11 Ethernet cable $6 Plus if you don't have a spare computer or TV monitor for the output that could be another expense.
>a 16GB+ raspberry pi kit A 4gb Pi4 and a 16gb SD card. ​ >USB to SATA cable, and a 1TB SSD It's best to use an external USB SSD. The USB to Sata to SSD is an extra power draw, which has been known to sometimes causes problems (especially those with cheaper pi power supplies).
And have a raspberry pi 4 with 16GB+ microSD, 1TB SSD, USB to SATA cable, ethernet cable, and computer/TV monitor for output
Better run the OS on an SSD or HDD, because flash cards are too fragile for running an OS 24/7/365. With Ubuntu server 21.04 it is easy to boot from SSD/HDD. You can download a pre-installed Ubuntu from the Raspberry home page. Flash it onto the SSD/HDD and connect it to the raspi (USB-SATA adapter). Also this saves you the flash card.
[ODROID HC4](https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-hc4/) Similar to Raspbery Pi, a few dollars more expensive, with SATA ports for the storage, more reliable than USB Don't use packaged nodes or node software. Follow the instructions https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node
I think that a block by block drive duplication is a good idea here. Is it SATA or IDE ? There are hardware duplicators available. Also maybe keep jostling to a minimum…pull the drive, wrap in bubble wrap, and hand carry it from storage to wherever you can duplicate. Leave all the rest in storage for now.
Look at Mr. Moneybags over here getting SATA as soon as it came out.
Hey, he has to buy an IDE to SATA adapter. Those cost dozens of dollars!
Even for that time, most hard drives would've been SATA not IDE. Hopefully they were not "stored" on a defunct mining pool. Good Luck.
I have a hard drive somewhere with an electrum wallet on it. There might be some Bitcoin there. But I don’t have old SATA cables.
"Do most people have $800k to buy the hardware required for a Solana validator?" heres the hardware requirements: CPU 12 cores / 24 threads, or more 2.8GHz, or faster AVX2 instruction support (to use official release binaries, self-compile otherwise) Support for AVX512f and/or SHA-NI instructions is helpful The AMD Zen3 series is popular with the validator community RAM 128GB, or more Motherboard with 256GB capacity suggested Disk PCIe Gen3 x4 NVME SSD, or better Accounts: 500GB, or larger. High TBW (Total Bytes Written) Ledger: 1TB or larger. High TBW suggested OS: (Optional) 500GB, or larger. SATA OK The OS may be installed on the ledger disk, though testing has shown better performance with the ledger on its own disk Accounts and ledger can be stored on the same disk, however due to high IOPS, this is not recommended The Samsung 970 and 980 Pro series SSDs are popular with the validator community GPUs Not strictly necessary at this time Motherboard and power supply speced to add one or more high-end GPUs in the future suggested. you wouldn't have link to that twitter post? theres the running costs of running the validator but that is not hardware.
SATA has a lot of potential at only 12M, with an integration with Chainlink (adding risk analysis capabilities to oracles - being released to testnet this quarter) Identity and Access with a focus on personal privacy. Think services trusting SATA, and never having to disclose personal information to third parties because you already verified your identity with Sata.
SATA and BAS but they’ve been going up so maybe wait for a dip
You can get an enclosure that fits a RPi4 and a SATA SSD for not much $. Probably the cheapest it gets, and it works great. Secure your server and network, and it's a low watt always-on hardware solution for running a node. Consider the SSD mandatory. With as large as the blockchain is now, a spinning drive will be prohibitively slow. I went with a 1TB WD Green SSD. Very happy with that choice.
So if the hard drive isnt toast then you can get a USB hdd reader (would need to know if the hdd is SATA or IDE, likely Sata if Laptop is less than 10 years old) You could connect the hdd to your new PC and read the files off of it no different then a USB Flash Drive.
OMI and SATA. SATA mc is still incredibly low (in the millions) since the developers can’t do any marketing due to laws in their country.