My system is as follows:
400GB free.
my RAM is 8GB
Intel Core i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz 2.40 GHz
Bitcoin Client Software and Version Number: V0.20.1
Operating System: Windows 10 (64)I already have bitcoin core running on this laptop.
I appreciate your help in this matter. I would like to run a CPU Bitcoin miner on my laptop for a few hours- I know I will not earn anything, but I'm keen to do some mining.
I downloaded Poolers CPU miner from Github and used this instructional video (
https://youtu.be/kFudfJ7fTrI) on how to set it up.
Please bear in mind that I'm not a programmer or coder, just a guy with an interest in Bitcoin with some superficial knowledge on computing who is eager to learn.
I switched the antivirus off and I was able to run the "minerd.exe" program using the CMD.
When I run the program, I get this error message:
[2021-01-15 20:25:11] HTTP request failed: Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1 port 13000: Connection refused
I'm not sure why this is happening.
I am connected to the internet.
I switched my VPN off in case it was the cause.
I'm running Bitcoin Core and it has multiple connections and is synched up to date.
The configuration file "Bitcoin.conf" is located within the "Bitcoin" folder in %AppData% and is as follows:
server=1
rpcuser=user
rpcpassword=password
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=13000
I ran the "minerd.exe" program with the following command:
minerd.exe -a sha256d -O user:password -o 127.0.0.1:13000 --coinbase-addr=""xxxxxxx bitcoing address xxxxxxx" -t 2
I also tried this:
minerd.exe -a sha256d -O user:password -o
http://127.0.0.1:13000/ --coinbase-addr=bc1q5d7lfmu9esswxjayjyynk5tn8jd2w9x5jxn0n5 -t 2
On both occasions I get the error: HTTP request failed: Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1 port 13000: Connection refused
Can you please give some guidance as to what I should do to resolve this issue??
Thank you very much.
Abu