00:44:45 <selsta> remanifest: "binds to the localhost's TOR at 127.0.0.1:18081" what does that mean?
00:45:05 <selsta> can you post your exact config?
00:52:46 <selsta> if you stay stuck on the same block it could be that your blockchain is corrupted
00:52:54 <selsta> or your internet connection is too slow to get new blocks
00:57:49 <remanifest> @ocb: I believe so - it hasn't changed recently. Inbitmonero.conf, I am using tx-proxy=tor,127.0.0.1:9050,10
00:58:54 <remanifest> selsta: When I launch monerod, I get these info notices on the console: Binding on 127.0.0.1 (IPv4):18081 \ core RPC server initialized OK on port: 18081
00:59:18 <remanifest> Internet connection is fiber
01:00:19 <selsta> do you always stay stuck on the same block?
01:00:32 <remanifest> "Always" since this started happening, yes.
01:00:43 <selsta> is the blockchain on a separate hard drive?
01:00:51 <remanifest> Yes
01:01:03 <selsta> it sounds like corrupted blockchain
01:01:10 <selsta> it can't verify the block
01:01:11 <remanifest> So I've got to redownload it?
01:01:31 <remanifest> Or is there a way to make it find the bad block and just pick up from the latest good block?
01:01:33 <selsta> can't verify block -> it starts to ban the peers thinking they are sending garbage -> you stay stuck
01:01:46 <remanifest> Ok, yeah, that's definitely happening.
01:02:06 <selsta> you can try to enter `pop_blocks 500` into monerod
01:02:11 <selsta> but I'm sure it will get stuck again
01:02:18 <selsta> so you most likely have to sync from scratch again
01:02:34 <selsta> if you use v0.17.3.0 is should sync faster due to fresh checkpoints
01:02:55 <remanifest> Ok, cool - do I just wipe out data.mdb?
01:03:10 <remanifest> A whole hell of a lot cleaner than BTC if so
01:03:20 <selsta> yes
01:03:23 <selsta> just data.mdb
01:03:47 <remanifest> And we're back in business
01:03:53 <remanifest> On 0.17.3.0
01:04:09 <remanifest> Thanks for teaching me selsta
01:04:25 <Mochi101> teach me to delete files sir
01:04:26 <selsta> make sure to not unplug your external hard drive during initial sync otherwise it will corrupt again
01:04:46 <remanifest> Yeah, no idea why it got corrupted in the first place!
01:04:56 <selsta> yep difficult to tell
01:05:12 <remanifest> I had it syncing overnight - noticed it stopped, and it never picked up again. Tried rotating obfs4proxies
01:05:36 <remanifest> I'm only 2.48 million blocks away now :)
01:08:51 <Mochi101> The current block height is 2,510,738.
01:09:00 <Mochi101> Doing good remanifest.
01:11:15 <remanifest> Heh