Questions tagged [ledger]

Questions about the Ledger hardware Wallet (hw.1, nano, nano s or nano blue)

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How do I generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the GUI (monero-wallet-gui)?

According to the release notes GUI v0.12.3.0 includes Ledger support. How do I generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the GUI (monero-wallet-gui)?
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How do I generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the CLI (monero-wallet-cli)?

According to the release notes v0.12.2.0 includes Ledger support. How do I generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the CLI (monero-wallet-cli)?
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What is the best hardware wallet for Monero?

It appears there is some work being done to support Monero on Trezor 2.0: https://twitter.com/fluffyponyza/status/814143827384631296 and https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/5d24ej/update_on_the_monero_trezor_firmware/ Is there any update on…
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When setting up Monero wallet with Ledger nano S, what are the options 'restore height' and 'subaddress lookahead' for?

While setting up the Monero GUI with a Ledger nano S, I did not enter anything in the 'optional fields' in the GUI. The guide on the Ledger support website states: Enter 1720000 in the restore height field, then enter 3:100 in the subaddress…
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How do I make my macOS detect my Ledger Nano S when plugged in?

There is a section in Ledger's guide (Chapter 3.2.2) to configure your Mac so it will detect your Ledger Nano S. Could someone write a more descriptive guide for this section?
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Pin Entropy of Trezor versus Ledger Nano S

There have been discussions of adding hardware support for Monero, specifically for Trezor and Ledger wallet. How much more entropy does a 9 digit pin (Trezor) offer compared to a 4 digit pin (Ledger Nano S)? Will the 8 digit pin option planned for…
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How do I, on Linux, generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the CLI and subsequently use it in the GUI?

According to the release notes v0.12.2.0 includes Ledger support. How do I, on Linux, generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the CLI and subsequently use it in the GUI?
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How do I, on Windows, generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the CLI and subsequently use it in the GUI?

According to the release notes v0.12.2.0 includes Ledger support. How do I, on Windows, generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the CLI and subsequently use it in the GUI?
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Can you use the same 24 word seed from other wallets like ledger nano s to generate a monero address?

Is the generated 24 word seed from a ledger nano s compatible with monero core wallet?
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Monero GUI wallet address in combination with the Ledger Nano S

I installed the Monero GUI wallet on my laptop. When I open the wallet and plug in my Ledger Nano S, I see an address on my Ledger Nano S which is different from the receiving address in the Monero GUI wallet. What is the use of the Ledger Nano S…
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How do I restore / recreate my Ledger Monero wallet?

I have lost my Ledger device and/or cannot access the system with my Ledger Monero wallet files. How do I restore / recreate my Ledger Monero wallet?
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How do I, on Mac OS X, generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the CLI and subsequently use it in the GUI?

According to the release notes v0.12.x.0 includes Ledger support. How do I, on Mac OS X, generate a Ledger Monero wallet with the CLI and subsequently use it in the GUI?
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Why did the Monero GUI fail to generate a new wallet with the Ledger?

I just tried to create a wallet but in the window, after choosing the location for the wallet file, I get this message: failed to generate new wallet: Unable to enumerate device 11415:11415: NULL device The system is Windows 10 64 bit. Can anyone…
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Why do I have to export the private view key every time I use my Ledger?

I currently use the Monero GUI v0.13.0.4 with my Ledger Nano S and I'm confused by a few things: What is saved in the .keys file generated when I create my wallet using the Ledger? I would assume that the private view key is what's saved, but then…
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Can't generate new wallet using Ledger Nano S on Mac OS 10.13

I've built the 0.12.1 Monero Core release and tried to create the wallet from my Ledger Nano S on device, but get the following error: Error: failed to generate new wallet: Fail SCard API : (-2146435069) Invalid handle. Device=0, hCard=0,…
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