# Error syncing block

**URL:** <https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/error-syncing-block/2039>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 19, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/error-syncing-block/2039 "2023-10-19T03:18:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![hteew](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/hteew/32/1440_2.png) [@hteew](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/hteew)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/error-syncing-block/2039/1 "2023-10-19T03:18:53Z")

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## Issue Report

### Environment

- **Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS**
- **subspace-node-ubuntu-x86\_64-v2-gemini-3f-2023-oct-06**
- **subspace-farmer-ubuntu-x86\_64-skylake-gemini-3f-2023-oct-06**

### Problem

infinite block synchronization

```auto
2023-10-19 04:27:45 [Consensus] 💔 Error importing block 0xa237e944cd40fdc407ec3189cb186eda26b97059d8c531abd9b53879707d74f5: block has an unknown parent    
2023-10-19 04:27:49 [Consensus] 💔 Error importing block 0xb3ad37db1bcbd7631a4587e74a14e738df02ad7b6cef400e0cfded5cebacec91: block has an unknown parent    
2023-10-19 04:36:27 [Consensus] ✨ Imported #878575 (0x3ae1…4764)    
2023-10-19 04:36:27 [Consensus] ⚙️ Syncing 0.0 bps, target=#925773 (40 peers), best: #878575 (0x3ae1…4764), finalized #778394 (0x8477…9631), ⬇ 52.6kiB/s ⬆ 12.1kiB/s    
2023-10-19 04:36:32 [Consensus] ⚙️ Syncing 0.0 bps, target=#925773 (40 peers), best: #878575 (0x3ae1…4764), finalized #778394 (0x8477…9631), ⬇ 38.2kiB/s ⬆ 3.9kiB/s  

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**Author:** ![nazar-pc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/nazar-pc/32/6_2.png) [@nazar-pc](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/nazar-pc)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/error-syncing-block/2039/2 "2023-10-19T10:42:17Z")

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I think you might have hit [Node can't sync with the network · Issue #493 · paritytech/polkadot-sdk · GitHub](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/493), next version of Gemini 3 should contain a fix for this, until then I’m afraid you’ll have to wipe the node if restart doesn’t help.