in cgminer I get lines like this: accepted xxxxxxx Diff 5/1 GPU 0. Most of it is obvious. What I don't understand is the difficulty thing. it's different with just about every share.
Does a higher number mean a higher payout, or is it just a tracking thing, or what?
Does a higher number mean a higher payout, or is it just a tracking thing, or what?
this is mostly a tracking mining-porn thing.. a higher number does not mean a higher payout.
Currently difficulty is about 12,000,000 ... if you get a number over that, you have actually solved a block. If you get a number under that, you still submit the share to the pool as proof you are doing work.. but the share doesn't actually create any new coins. In general, pools pay a fixed amount per share no matter if you actually solved a block or not.
And the other question, and this one is purely for the future, is it possible to hash on multiple pools simultaneously with cgminer (or any software for that matter)? I ask because I'm in the process of raising money for an ASIC machine as they become available, and I can see some advantage to hashing on more than one pool.
I think you are asking... Is it possible to submit the same share to multiple pools, and thus get paid multipled times for the same work... short answer: NO. Long answer: Each pool includes a unique string when they send you a work request. If you send a share to a pool that did not originate the work, it will know, and reject it.
Sigg
Thanks!
That answered everything. At least till the next time I run into a wall
