# When starting with the --farm-during-initial-plotting parameter, sometimes restarting the farm does not proceed with plotting, **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [November 16, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/when-starting-with-the-farm-during-initial-plotting-parameter-sometimes-restarting-the-farm-does-not-proceed-with-plotting/2173 "2023-11-16T16:59:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![z\_W](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/z_w/32/1135_2.png) [@z\_W](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/z_W)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/when-starting-with-the-farm-during-initial-plotting-parameter-sometimes-restarting-the-farm-does-not-proceed-with-plotting/2173/1 "2023-11-16T16:59:41Z")
```auto Genesis hash: 0x418040fc282f5e5ddd432c46d05297636f6f75ce68d66499ff4cbda69ccd180b Public key: 0xa85d3ffb47a583c5f3a1747a9d4c707d328ba19be4ecb7697d1448419398923e Allocated space: 6.8 TiB (7.5 TB) Directory: /mnt/f5 2023-11-16T15:41:31.398764Z INFO subspace_farmer::commands::farm: Collecting already plotted pieces (this will take some time)... 2023-11-16T15:41:31.398945Z INFO subspace_farmer::piece_cache: Initializing piece cache 2023-11-16T15:41:31.686808Z INFO subspace_farmer::commands::farm: Finished collecting already plotted pieces successfully 2023-11-16T15:41:31.687215Z INFO single_disk_farm{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer::single_disk_farm::farming: Subscribing to slot info notifications 2023-11-16T15:41:31.687268Z INFO single_disk_farm{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer::reward_signing: Subscribing to reward signing notifications 2023-11-16T15:41:31.688677Z INFO single_disk_farm{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer::single_disk_farm::plotting: Subscribing to archived segments 2023-11-16T15:41:31.689198Z INFO subspace_farmer::commands::farm::dsn: DSN listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T15:41:31.689239Z INFO subspace_farmer::commands::farm::dsn: DSN listening on /ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T15:42:24.399786Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Public address status changed. old=Unknown new=Public("/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark") 2023-11-16T15:42:24.400759Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Confirmed external address address=/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T15:42:24.539056Z INFO subspace_farmer::piece_cache: Synchronizing piece cache 2023-11-16T15:44:08.579666Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Confirmed external address address=/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T15:45:51.154219Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Confirmed external address address=/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T15:47:28.362204Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Confirmed external address address=/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T16:02:40.139044Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Confirmed external address address=/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T16:08:25.213980Z INFO subspace_farmer::piece_cache: Piece cache sync 40.65% complete 2023-11-16T16:17:38.451094Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Confirmed external address address=/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T16:31:31.192420Z INFO single_disk_farm{disk_farm_index=0}: subspace_farmer::reward_signing: Successfully signed reward hash 0xa560f721aea335d846e515aa73481b040a2a59f9bef70cdb0be53e04ac16b981 2023-11-16T16:32:38.328939Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Confirmed external address address=/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark 2023-11-16T16:47:40.220497Z INFO subspace_networking::node_runner: Confirmed external address address=/ip4//tcp/50050/p2p/12D3KooWDwqkJ5Y4J3fozM6PmERy9RZeK1JzLyeMeboVtkUMhark ``` ---
**Author:** ![z\_W](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/z_w/32/1135_2.png) [@z\_W](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/z_W)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/when-starting-with-the-farm-during-initial-plotting-parameter-sometimes-restarting-the-farm-does-not-proceed-with-plotting/2173/2 "2023-11-16T17:01:43Z")
```auto 2023-11-16T16:08:25.213980Z INFO subspace_farmer::piece_cache: Piece cache sync 40.65% complete ``` It seems that the progress gets stuck here, and it no longer proceeds with plotting, but only shows ‘Successfully’. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/when-starting-with-the-farm-during-initial-plotting-parameter-sometimes-restarting-the-farm-does-not-proceed-with-plotting/2173/3 "2023-11-16T17:24:09Z")
There are challenging networking issues we’re working on, please upgrade to latest releases when they come out, should be fixed in either today’s release or one of the nearest future releases. ---
**Author:** ![z\_W](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/z_w/32/1135_2.png) [@z\_W](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/z_W)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/when-starting-with-the-farm-during-initial-plotting-parameter-sometimes-restarting-the-farm-does-not-proceed-with-plotting/2173/4 "2023-11-17T09:16:51Z")
After using the latest version, some ---
**Author:** ![SeryogaLeshii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/seryogaleshii/32/551_2.png) [@SeryogaLeshii](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/SeryogaLeshii)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/when-starting-with-the-farm-during-initial-plotting-parameter-sometimes-restarting-the-farm-does-not-proceed-with-plotting/2173/5 "2023-11-18T22:34:28Z")
Farmer logs with a supposedly identical problem (piece cache synchronisation just gets stuck): [https://oshi.at/kxtY](https://oshi.at/kxtY) Logs are obtained with `RUST_LOG=info,subspace_farmer=debug`. Release: gemini-3g-2023-nov-18. The link will be valid for a week. Logs provided by @Lazy\_Penguin. Posting them just in case. ---
**Author:** ![z\_W](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/z_w/32/1135_2.png) [@z\_W](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/z_W)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/when-starting-with-the-farm-during-initial-plotting-parameter-sometimes-restarting-the-farm-does-not-proceed-with-plotting/2173/6 "2023-11-19T04:41:00Z")
still no fix，I think this is a serious problem