Crashing when loading Verthash.dat

[BrianBMN]

Setting up Vertcoin and miningcore connects to the daemon but crashes when loading the verthash.dat. Stack trace from miningcore console window below:

[2021-12-08 12:54:11.3732] [I] [Core] Version 64.0.1.0-master [b353fdbe555af2e40209796cacbcaf405870cfdd]
[2021-12-08 12:54:11.3975] [I] [Core] Runtime .NET 6.0.0-rtm.21522.10 on Microsoft Windows 10.0.20348 [X64]
[2021-12-08 12:54:11.4208] [I] [Core] Prometheus Metrics 127.0.0.1:4000/metrics
[2021-12-08 12:54:11.4208] [I] [Core] WebSocket notifications streaming 127.0.0.1:4000/notifications
[2021-12-08 12:54:11.9690] [I] [ShareRecorder] Online
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.0041] [I] [PayoutManager] Online
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.0041] [I] [StatsRecorder] Online
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.1332] [I] [Core] 53 coins loaded from C:\Mining\miningcore\build\coins.json
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.1601] [I] [VTC] Starting Pool ...
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.1601] [I] [VTC] ExtraNonceProvider using 4 bits for instance id, 28 bits for 268435455 values, instance id = 0x9
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.1601] [I] [Core] API Access to /api/admin restricted to 127.0.0.1,::1,::ffff:127.0.0.1
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.1601] [I] [VTC] Starting Job Manager ...
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.1601] [I] [Core] API Access to /metrics restricted to 127.0.0.1,::1,::ffff:127.0.0.1
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.2503] [I] [Core] API access limited to 5 requests per 1s, except from 127.0.0.1, ::1, ::ffff:127.0.0.1
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.2503] [I] [VTC] All daemons online
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.2503] [I] [Lifetime] Now listening on: http://127.0.0.1:4000
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.2654] [I] [Lifetime] Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.2654] [I] [Lifetime] Hosting environment: Production
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.2654] [I] [Lifetime] Content root path: C:\Mining\miningcore\build\
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.2654] [I] [VTC] All daemons synched with blockchain
[2021-12-08 12:54:12.3066] [I] [Verthash] Loading verthash data file C:\Mining\miningcore\verthash.dat
[2021-12-08 12:54:13.2859] [E] [VTC] System.FormatException: Invalid base58 data
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58Encoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58CheckEncoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinUtils.AddressToDestination(String address, Network expectedNetwork) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinUtils.cs:line 20
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.AddressToDestination(String address, Nullable`1 addressType) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 540
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.PostStartInitAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 481
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.JobManagerBase`1.StartAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\JobManagerBase.cs:line 110
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinPool.SetupJobManager(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinPool.cs:line 371
   at Miningcore.Mining.PoolBase.RunAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Mining\PoolBase.cs:line 374 System.FormatException: Invalid base58 data
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58Encoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58CheckEncoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinUtils.AddressToDestination(String address, Network expectedNetwork) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinUtils.cs:line 20
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.AddressToDestination(String address, Nullable`1 addressType) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 540
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.PostStartInitAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 481
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.JobManagerBase`1.StartAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\JobManagerBase.cs:line 110
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinPool.SetupJobManager(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinPool.cs:line 371
   at Miningcore.Mining.PoolBase.RunAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Mining\PoolBase.cs:line 374    at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58Encoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58CheckEncoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinUtils.AddressToDestination(String address, Network expectedNetwork) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinUtils.cs:line 20
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.AddressToDestination(String address, Nullable`1 addressType) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 540
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.PostStartInitAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 481
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.JobManagerBase`1.StartAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\JobManagerBase.cs:line 110
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinPool.SetupJobManager(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinPool.cs:line 371
   at Miningcore.Mining.PoolBase.RunAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Mining\PoolBase.cs:line 374
[2021-12-08 12:54:13.3548] [E] [Host] BackgroundService failed System.FormatException: Invalid base58 data
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58Encoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58CheckEncoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinUtils.AddressToDestination(String address, Network expectedNetwork) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinUtils.cs:line 20
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.AddressToDestination(String address, Nullable`1 addressType) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 540
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.PostStartInitAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 481
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.JobManagerBase`1.StartAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\JobManagerBase.cs:line 110
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinPool.SetupJobManager(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinPool.cs:line 371
   at Miningcore.Mining.PoolBase.RunAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Mining\PoolBase.cs:line 374
   at Miningcore.Program.<>c__DisplayClass15_0.<<RunPool>b__0>d.MoveNext() in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Program.cs:line 352
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Miningcore.Program.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Program.cs:line 327
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.TryExecuteBackgroundServiceAsync(BackgroundService backgroundService)    at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58Encoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58CheckEncoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinUtils.AddressToDestination(String address, Network expectedNetwork) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinUtils.cs:line 20
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.AddressToDestination(String address, Nullable`1 addressType) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 540
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.PostStartInitAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 481
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.JobManagerBase`1.StartAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\JobManagerBase.cs:line 110
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinPool.SetupJobManager(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinPool.cs:line 371
   at Miningcore.Mining.PoolBase.RunAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Mining\PoolBase.cs:line 374
   at Miningcore.Program.<>c__DisplayClass15_0.<<RunPool>b__0>d.MoveNext() in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Program.cs:line 352
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Miningcore.Program.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Program.cs:line 327
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.TryExecuteBackgroundServiceAsync(BackgroundService backgroundService)
[2021-12-08 12:54:13.3746] [F] [Host] The HostOptions.BackgroundServiceExceptionBehavior is configured to StopHost. A BackgroundService has thrown an unhandled exception, and the IHost instance is stopping. To avoid this behavior, configure this to Ignore; however the BackgroundService will not be restarted. System.FormatException: Invalid base58 data
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58Encoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58CheckEncoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinUtils.AddressToDestination(String address, Network expectedNetwork) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinUtils.cs:line 20
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.AddressToDestination(String address, Nullable`1 addressType) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 540
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.PostStartInitAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 481
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.JobManagerBase`1.StartAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\JobManagerBase.cs:line 110
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinPool.SetupJobManager(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinPool.cs:line 371
   at Miningcore.Mining.PoolBase.RunAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Mining\PoolBase.cs:line 374
   at Miningcore.Program.<>c__DisplayClass15_0.<<RunPool>b__0>d.MoveNext() in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Program.cs:line 352
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Miningcore.Program.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Program.cs:line 327
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.TryExecuteBackgroundServiceAsync(BackgroundService backgroundService)    at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58Encoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at NBitcoin.DataEncoders.Base58CheckEncoder.DecodeData(String encoded)
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinUtils.AddressToDestination(String address, Network expectedNetwork) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinUtils.cs:line 20
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.AddressToDestination(String address, Nullable`1 addressType) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 540
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinJobManagerBase`1.PostStartInitAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinJobManagerBase.cs:line 481
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.JobManagerBase`1.StartAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\JobManagerBase.cs:line 110
   at Miningcore.Blockchain.Bitcoin.BitcoinPool.SetupJobManager(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Blockchain\Bitcoin\BitcoinPool.cs:line 371
   at Miningcore.Mining.PoolBase.RunAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Mining\PoolBase.cs:line 374
   at Miningcore.Program.<>c__DisplayClass15_0.<<RunPool>b__0>d.MoveNext() in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Program.cs:line 352
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at Miningcore.Program.ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken ct) in C:\Users\bithashiadmin\miningcore\src\Miningcore\Program.cs:line 327
   at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal.Host.TryExecuteBackgroundServiceAsync(BackgroundService backgroundService)

[oliverw]

I'm pretty sure the log is giving you the false impression that verthash.dat loading is the culprit while in reality one of the VTC addresses in the config appears to be the problem.

[BrianBMN]

I had a Bech32 addresses. Generated new ones and all is working!

[oliverw]

I had a Bech32 addresses. Generated new ones and all is working!

Great.