Mist: Ethereum Wallet / Mist won't connect to node!

[Hannaford]

System information

Version: `0.8.9` OS & Version: windows 10 Node type: `eth/geth(default)`

Hello community,

for some reason my Ethereum Wallet/Mist doesn't start up anymore as it seems to not be able to connect to the node. This is the notice:

I only have node.log files with ascending numbers at the end. Thea all have the same info:

**I0322 17:40:56.468018 node/config.go:445] Failed to start Ledger hub, disabling: libusb: not found [code -5]
I0322 17:40:56.581513 ethdb/database.go:83] Allotted 1024MB cache and 1024 file handles to C:\Users\momentum1952\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\geth\chaindata
runtime: out of memory: cannot allocate 268435456-byte block (273678336 in use)
fatal error: out of memory
runtime stack:
runtime.throw(0xd30bbb, 0xd)
    C:/go/src/runtime/panic.go:566 +0x7f
runtime.largeAlloc(0x10000000, 0x100001, 0x2d)
    C:/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:776 +0xb7
runtime.mallocgc.func1()
    C:/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:669 +0x31
runtime.systemstack(0x138a3a0)
    C:/go/src/runtime/asm_386.s:323 +0x5e
runtime.mstart()
    C:/go/src/runtime/proc.go:1079
goroutine 1 [running]:
runtime.systemstack_switch()
    C:/go/src/runtime/asm_386.s:277 fp=0x13301420 sp=0x1330141c
runtime.mallocgc(0x10000000, 0xc4dbc0, 0xed02501, 0x1ddc7e07)
    C:/go/src/runtime/malloc.go:670 +0x7b2 fp=0x13301488 sp=0x13301420
runtime.makeslice(0xc4dbc0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x10000000, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/go/src/runtime/slice.go:57 +0xd0 fp=0x133014b0 sp=0x13301488
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/memdb.New(0x129b090, 0x133e60c8, 0x10000000, 0x464500)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/memdb/memdb.go:470 +0xac fp=0x13301500 sp=0x133014b0
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb.(*DB).mpoolGet(0x133ee400, 0x0, 0x136b8160)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db_state.go:85 +0x14b fp=0x13301528 sp=0x13301500
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb.(*DB).newMem(0x133ee400, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db_state.go:142 +0x30a fp=0x1330159c sp=0x13301528
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb.(*DB).recoverJournal(0x133ee400, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db.go:610 +0xb51 fp=0x133017e4 sp=0x1330159c
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb.openDB(0x133dca00, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db.go:122 +0x72e fp=0x133018ac sp=0x133017e4
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb.Open(0x12a3c20, 0x136abb80, 0x13301984, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db.go:194 +0x143 fp=0x133018d4 sp=0x133018ac
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb.OpenFile(0x136aba40, 0x3d, 0x13301984, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db.go:216 +0x92 fp=0x13301904 sp=0x133018d4
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb.NewLDBDatabase(0x136aba40, 0x3d, 0x400, 0x400, 0x3d, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb/database.go:91 +0x324 fp=0x13301a2c sp=0x13301904
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node.(*Node).OpenDatabase(0x13478140, 0xd28ceb, 0x9, 0x400, 0x400, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node/node.go:649 +0x12a fp=0x13301a64 sp=0x13301a2c
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils.MakeChainDatabase(0x13476820, 0x13478140, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils/flags.go:901 +0x97 fp=0x13301ac4 sp=0x13301a64
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils.MakeChainConfig(0x13476820, 0x13478140, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils/flags.go:828 +0x35 fp=0x13301ae0 sp=0x13301ac4
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils.RegisterEthService(0x13476820, 0x13478140, 0x136b9940, 0x1a, 0x1a)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils/flags.go:733 +0x3b9 fp=0x13301c58 sp=0x13301ae0
main.makeFullNode(0x13476820, 0x13476820)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/geth/main.go:214 +0x4b0 fp=0x13301d54 sp=0x13301c58
main.geth(0x13476820, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/geth/main.go:190 +0x2b fp=0x13301d64 sp=0x13301d54
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/gopkg.in/urfave/cli%2ev1.HandleAction(0xc3d300, 0xf3e168, 0x13476820, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1/app.go:485 +0x85 fp=0x13301d74 sp=0x13301d64
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/gopkg.in/urfave/cli%2ev1.(*App).Run(0x13417450, 0x1330b6e0, 0x4, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1/app.go:259 +0xa5e fp=0x13301f54 sp=0x13301d74
main.main()
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/geth/main.go:180 +0x45 fp=0x13301fa0 sp=0x13301f54
runtime.main()
    C:/go/src/runtime/proc.go:183 +0x1ee fp=0x13301fc8 sp=0x13301fa0
runtime.goexit()
    C:/go/src/runtime/asm_386.s:1612 +0x1 fp=0x13301fcc sp=0x13301fc8
goroutine 17 [syscall, locked to thread]:
runtime.goexit()
    C:/go/src/runtime/asm_386.s:1612 +0x1
goroutine 19 [chan receive]:
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog.(*loggingT).flushDaemon(0x1389fc0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog/glog.go:931 +0x65
created by github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog.init.1
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog/glog.go:460 +0x66
goroutine 20 [syscall]:
os/signal.signal_recv(0x0)
    C:/go/src/runtime/sigqueue.go:116 +0x11e
os/signal.loop()
    C:/go/src/os/signal/signal_unix.go:22 +0x1a
created by os/signal.init.1
    C:/go/src/os/signal/signal_unix.go:28 +0x36
goroutine 50 [select]:
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore.(*KeyStore).updater(0x136d82d0)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore/keystore.go:203 +0x166
created by github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore.(*KeyStore).Subscribe
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore/keystore.go:190 +0x112
goroutine 51 [select]:
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts.(*Manager).update(0x133dc800)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/manager.go:95 +0x3c2
created by github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts.NewManager
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/manager.go:68 +0x5ac
goroutine 52 [select]:
github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/util.(*BufferPool).drain(0x133f0160)
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/util/buffer_pool.go:206 +0x22f
created by github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/util.NewBufferPool
    C:/gopath/src/github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/vendor/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/util/buffer_pool.go:237 +0x1da**

Is this helpful? Can anyone help out?
Thanks a lot!

[AmesEla]

I just quit and restarted when that happened. It worked

[luclu]

Hi @Hannaford, unfortunately you stumbled into this bug: https://github.com/ethereum/mist/issues/1701.
A bug fix has already been created and will be shipped with the next release, projected for next week. Please be patient until then!

[DavidJNowak]

Mist generated this error dialog box when I first start it up (see attachment). I just installed the compiled version last week for GitHub. Running latest version of Windows 10 (10.0.15063 Build 15063).

Hope this helps your developers.

[DavidJNowak]

Oops, here is the attachment:

[Remi-Tuy]

@DavidJNowak Did you manage to get it installed ? I have the exact same issue...

[DavidJNowak]

Remi,

There are new versions of the Ethereum Wallet/Mist Browser that fix the problem at: https://github.com/ethereum/mist/releases

[steelx]

Im using the latest version as of 8th Aug 2017 Mist-installer-0-9-0.exe still face the same issue.

[steelx]

I fixed it by going to AppData and remove Ethereum folder. And restarted the Mist app

[DavidJNowak]

Thanks.

I try that also.

David Nowak

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 4:26 AM, Ajinkya Borade [e-mail]
wrote:

I fixed it by going to AppData and remove Ethereum folder. And restarted
the Mist app

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[Remi-Tuy]

I have tried with the new version of the Mist browser and I have removed the Ethereum folder in AppData, still no scuess, created a seperate issue here: #2940

[rivaderci88]

Any other suggestions? I have same issue on a Mac ... this doesn't seem to be resolved

[jayarjo]

Removing whole Etherium folder (which basically stores whole blockchain - tens of gigabytes of data) feels like overkill. There should be a more splendid solution to this.