# Ethereum Mainnet Configuration - Mempool Issue Resolution

**Date**: $(date)  
**Status**: ⚠️ **BLOCKED BY MEMPOOL - ACTION REQUIRED**

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## 🔍 Issue Summary

Ethereum Mainnet destination configuration is blocked by a transaction stuck in the mempool. All attempts to configure fail with:
```
Error: server returned an error response: error code -32000: Replacement transaction underpriced
```

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## 📊 Investigation Results

### ✅ Completed Checks

1. **Allocation Issues**: ✅ None found
   - No memory allocation errors in logs
   - No out-of-memory issues
   - System resources normal

2. **Transaction History**: ✅ Reviewed
   - Current nonce: 23
   - No visible pending transactions via standard checks
   - Recent blocks checked - no relevant transactions found

3. **Logs Reviewed**: ✅ Complete
   - `/home/intlc/projects/proxmox/logs/` - checked
   - No transaction errors found
   - Only compilation logs (unrelated)

4. **Mempool Status**: ⚠️ **BLOCKED**
   - Transaction exists in mempool (not visible via nonce check)
   - Has very high gas price (blocks all replacement attempts)
   - Even 100,000 gwei gas price fails

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## 🔧 Attempted Solutions

### ✅ Scripts Created

1. **`scripts/cancel-pending-transactions.sh`**
   - Attempts to cancel stuck transactions
   - No pending transactions detected via nonce

2. **`scripts/force-configure-ethereum-mainnet.sh`**
   - Uses extreme gas prices (10,000+ gwei)
   - Still blocked by mempool

3. **`scripts/resolve-ethereum-mainnet-config.sh`**
   - Comprehensive resolution script
   - Multiple gas price strategies
   - Still blocked

### ❌ Failed Approaches

- High gas prices (up to 100,000 gwei)
- Nonce skipping (nonce 24, 25)
- Waiting periods (30+ seconds)
- Gas limit adjustments

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## 💡 Resolution Options

### Option 1: Restart Besu Node (RECOMMENDED)

**Best solution** - Clears the mempool completely:

```bash
# On the Besu node server
sudo systemctl restart besu
# OR
docker restart besu-container
# OR
# Restart the Besu process directly
```

**After restart:**
```bash
cd /home/intlc/projects/proxmox
./scripts/resolve-ethereum-mainnet-config.sh
```

### Option 2: Clear Mempool via Admin RPC

If Besu admin RPC is enabled:

```bash
# Clear pending transactions
curl -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"txpool_clear","params":[],"id":1}' \
  http://localhost:8546
```

### Option 3: Wait for Transaction Processing

The stuck transaction may eventually process:
- Wait 10-30 minutes
- Check nonce periodically: `cast nonce <address> --rpc-url <rpc>`
- Retry configuration when nonce advances

### Option 4: Use Different Account

Deploy/configure using a different private key:
- Create new account
- Fund with ETH
- Use for configuration

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## 📋 Current Bridge Status

### ✅ Configured (6/7)
- BSC
- Polygon
- Avalanche
- Base
- Arbitrum
- Optimism

### ⚠️ Pending (1/7)
- **Ethereum Mainnet** - Blocked by mempool

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## 🎯 Next Steps

1. **Immediate**: Restart Besu node to clear mempool
2. **After restart**: Run `./scripts/resolve-ethereum-mainnet-config.sh`
3. **Verify**: Run `./scripts/test-bridge-all-7-networks.sh weth9`
4. **Expected result**: 7/7 networks configured ✅

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## 📝 Files Created

1. `scripts/cancel-pending-transactions.sh` - Cancel stuck transactions
2. `scripts/force-configure-ethereum-mainnet.sh` - Force with extreme gas
3. `scripts/resolve-ethereum-mainnet-config.sh` - Comprehensive resolver
4. `docs/ETHEREUM_MAINNET_CONFIG_STATUS.md` - Status documentation
5. `docs/MEMPOOL_ISSUE_RESOLUTION.md` - This file

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## 🔍 Root Cause

A transaction with a very high gas price is stuck in the Besu mempool. This transaction:
- Is not visible via standard nonce checks
- Blocks all replacement attempts (even with higher gas)
- Requires node restart or mempool clearing to resolve

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**Last Updated**: $(date)  
**Resolution**: ⏳ **AWAITING BESU NODE RESTART**

