Lightning in status "Waiting" with Knots

[tlindi]

Describe the bug
when running any Knots version of Bitcoin, Lightning is never starting

Expected behavior
LND will start and sync as with Core

Screenshots
With Knots LND log is full of:

2025-11-24 14:30:57.870 [ERR] RPCS: [/wtclientrpc.WatchtowerClient/Stats]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:30:58.038 [ERR] RPCS: [/wtclientrpc.WatchtowerClient/Policy]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:30:58.124 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/GetTransactions]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:30:58.222 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/ListPayments]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:30:58.513 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/ListInvoices]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:31:46.159 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/GetInfo]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:31:46.159 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/GetInfo]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:31:59.056 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/GetInfo]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:31:59.267 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/ListPeers]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:31:59.325 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/ListChannels]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls
2025-11-24 14:31:59.376 [ERR] RPCS: [/lnrpc.Lightning/ChannelBalance]: the RPC server is in the process of starting up, but not yet ready to accept calls

MyNode hardware (please complete the following information):

• Device: Raspi4 & VM x64
• 0.3.40

Additional context
Changing to Bitcoin "Default" makes issue to disappear.

**Please change Bitcoin "Default" ** to show specific Core version so people know not to update to Core v30+

[tlindi]

REMOVED

Unfor on my salary level, I have no use of this information :-/

[tehelsper]

That reply was a spammer. Those logs aren't very helpful. Anything else when it's starting up that might show why LND can't start?

[tlindi]

... Anything else when it's starting up that might show why LND can't start?

I cant figure out, it has sometimes been like that for two weeks. If I change to Core issue disappears instantly.

What logs would help and how I would gather them?

Maybe @Retropex would have some tip?

[Retropex]

Can you share the logs of Knots and ideally your bitcoin.conf? (take care of hiding sensitive infos like rpc credentials)

[tlindi]

bitcoin.conf is MyNode Default (exept no uPnP on pre config box, maybe) also networking / Tor are as defaults too.

Where I could paste bitcoin debug.log (or what ever it is) securely? cause AFAIK Knots has not its own specific log anywhere, right?

[tlindi]

(take care of hiding sensitive infos like rpc credentials)

Wouldn't it Be great feature: secure share logs for some Bitcoin node or client implementation? We noobs have no idea what should be hid. It would Be great if great devs could code such oneliner for us ;) /s