Not connecting to node + unable to start after deleting SPV chain

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Hi all,

I’m hoping to get some help here with an issue. I have used Bisq succesfully in the past, but this time it didn’t work. I created a buy trade and made the safety deposit to my account. The transaction was confirmed, but it did not show up in my account.

Then I noticed that Bisq did not connect to my node (continuously alternating between 0 and 1). After looking through the fora, I tried adding “peerbloomfilters=1” to the bitcoin.conf file. This did not solve the issue. Then I reset the Tor settings, also no succes. That is when I decided to delete the SPV chain and restart Bisq. My laptop has been running for more than a week now, with Bisq stating that it is resyncing with the network.

Has anybody had a similar issue like this?

I run Bisq 1.3.4 and Bitcoin Core 0.19.1.

Delmonte

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@Delmonte Hey what OS are you running this on? Is this a brand new install with only that one trade taken?

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@Bayernator Hi, I am running the node on Windows 10 Version 1909. It not a brand new install, I have used Bisq in the past. I update whenever there is an update available and I have been able to properly start Bisq after updating to 1.3.4. After updating I noticed the issues described in my first post.

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@Bayernator I suspected that the SPV could not be rebuild because it could not connect to the local bitcoin code. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall an older version of Bisq, but unfortunately that did not work. I have deleted the C:/…/local bisq files and now I can get in the program again. Still unable to connect to the local bitcoin node and I lost my local account. Fortunately it was a relatively small deposit (50 euros). I liked using Bisq, just disappointed that an update caused such a basic issue as to not connect to the local node. Hopefully the issue can be resolved.

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@Bayernator Apologies, I have solved the issue and what not a fault on the Bisq end.
After reinstalling the latest version of Bisq, it did not try to recreate the SPV chain and I was able to access the program.
I updated the bitcoin.conf file with the peerbloomfilters=1 and was able to restore my wallet with the seed.
This thread can be closed, since the issue is resolved.

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@Delmonte I am really glad that you’ve resolved this issue, my apologies for not answering you earlier! We’ll keep this thread here, perhaps it’ll come in useful for some experiencing the same issues!