Upgrading wallet with new ADDNODES (Instructions)
We recommend to follow this instructions for upgrade nodes and work with last version of the software wallets.
Thanks goes for DAMonsterAJ for this complete instructions.
1.- Run console in your wallet and make backup of your private keys with this command (one for each address)
> dumpprivkey <BlakeStaraddress>
Example:
> dumpprivkey BabcdefghijKLMNOPKRSTUVWXYZ01234567
Later, store the data received in a secure place.
After this, make wallet.dat backup too (for have a secundary security copy), you can make backup directly from the BlakeStar folder or using the option in the wallet software.
2.- Enter in folder of BlakeStar (roaming directory under windows)
Press WindowsKey + R
Write %appdata% and press enter
Go to BlakeStar directory
3.- Erase all files except BlakeStar.conf
4.- Edit BlakeStar.conf with notepad.exe, erase all “addnode=” registers that you have now and replace with this new :
addnode=explorer.blakestar.io
addnode=100.34.203.248
addnode=101.111.89.85
addnode=101.177.131.245
addnode=108.180.37.52
addnode=108.181.254.172
addnode=116.240.237.61
addnode=121.208.90.102
addnode=122.149.13.106
addnode=122.59.113.14
addnode=174.62.115.254
addnode=175.179.216.2
addnode=178.34.158.223
addnode=187.190.165.69
addnode=187.190.26.35
addnode=192.99.71.160
addnode=2001:0:4137:9e76:1c51:cbd:504c:27fd
addnode=2001:0:5ef5:79fb:1407:16fb:b65f:fd49
addnode=2001:0:5ef5:79fd:28d7:7bab:4441:5aba
addnode=2001:0:5ef5:79fd:30d7:ebba:4441:e5dc
addnode=2001:0:9d38:6abd:4ac:c964:d1b8:bec7
addnode=2001:0:9d38:6ab8:496:3058:a041:3f86
addnode=2001:0:9d38:90d7:4d9:1063:aca9:6a6
addnode=202.248.23.99
addnode=216.144.230.95
addnode=46.71.65.56
addnode=72.22.113.97
addnode=73.160.2.182
addnode=80.209.232.182
addnode=80.71.136.109
addnode=81.33.79.76
addnode=83.247.71.44
addnode=85.245.126.187
addnode=91.126.239.123
5.- Download last wallet version from official website and replace your actual version :
6.- Run it, and wait till wallet sync all the blockchain (1 hour aprox.)
7.- When sync is over, check that blocks are the same than in the actual block explorer at http://explorer.blakestar.io or at https://pool.coin-miners.info/site/block?id=4025In the case not be the same blocks, please retry entire process and verify you did it properly.
8.- Run terminal and import private key(s) with this command :
importprivkey <BlakeStarprivkey> [label] [rescan=true]
Example:
importprivkey BabcdefghijKLMNOPKRSTUVWXYZ01234567 “Bob Kane was here” true
9.- Wallet must verify his address and transactions in the new block, it will be possible that seems freezed but never close it. Just wait till wallet finish his checking task.
10.- And ready! 🙂