From dad91b88501e08d80c72d25495c9dc8cf49a7f3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "myarbrough@oreilly.com" Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:50:46 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Made changes to ch03.asciidoc --- ch03.asciidoc | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch03.asciidoc b/ch03.asciidoc index d58350fd..20af0969 100644 --- a/ch03.asciidoc +++ b/ch03.asciidoc @@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ image::images/msbt_0301.png["bitcoin choose client"] The first time you run Bitcoin Core it will start downloading the blockchain, a process that might take several days (see <>). Leave it running in the background until it displays "Synchronized" and no longer shows "out of sync" next to the balance. +[[bitcoin-qt-firstload]] +.Bitcoin Core screen during the blockchain initialization +image::images/msbt_0302.png["bitcoin-qt first run"] + [TIP] ==== ((("Bitcoin Core client","disk space requirement for")))((("blockchains","synchronizing for Bitcoin Core")))((("disk space requirement for Bitcoin Core")))Bitcoin Core keeps a full copy of the transaction ledger (blockchain), with every transaction that has ever occurred on the bitcoin network since its inception in 2009. This dataset is several gigabytes in size (approximately 16 GB in late 2013) and is downloaded incrementally over several days. The client will not be able to process transactions or update account balances until the full blockchain dataset is downloaded. During that time, the client will display "out of sync" next to the account balances and show "Synchronizing" in the footer. Make sure you have enough disk space, bandwidth, and time to complete the initial synchronization. ==== -[[bitcoin-qt-firstload]] -.Bitcoin Core screen during the blockchain initialization -image::images/msbt_0302.png["bitcoin-qt first run"] + ==== Compiling Bitcoin Core from the Source Code