One thing we need to solve here is consistent information.
We need a wiki and desperately.
Where can I get latest client ? What are other people getting on their CPUs ?
I know where to find this but a noob would not. We also need to make sure that LTC is not 51% etc.
Thank you !
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Compile your own copy of ArtForz's minerd, with the proper SSE/AVX flags for your CPU.
twobits' 64-bit AMD executable uses his custom compiled static libraries, if I remember correctly; so it may be hard to match the hashrate, even using your processor's CFLAGS on Linux.
Compile your own copy of ArtForz's minerd, with the proper SSE/AVX flags for your CPU.
Yes, the miner sucks, but still it can do better on Linux than Windows. I have 2 threads per core thanks to HT, so there is 3.8-4.1kH/s per core.
my linux version of minerd is getting about 3.5, but my windoz version on the same rig is getting 3.74. do you have a better minerd for linux? if so where can I get it?
Jim
By far the best fork i've seen!
I'll give this a shot.
Still good fundamentals and some improvement to bitcoin.
I'll give this a shot.
Still good fundamentals and some improvement to bitcoin.
No should blame the miner, cause that cant be right. Im getting a just shy of 3KH/s per thread on a venerable Q6600, and thats on windows too.
Yes, the miner sucks, but still it can do better on Linux than Windows. I have 2 threads per core thanks to HT, so there is 3.8-4.1kH/s per core. 
I downloaded the x64 version that about doubled the hashing speed.
So should around 2.7khash per tread on Intel Quad Core Q9650 64bit Win 7 be considered ok with the solutions people have come up with yet?
So should around 2.7khash per tread on Intel Quad Core Q9650 64bit Win 7 be considered ok with the solutions people have come up with yet?
Thanks for the response coblee. That seems to make a lot of sense.
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
you can even have web-based games that generate coins while you play
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
Not yet, but I know someone's working on a Java based one.
The specifics are all in the code. Here's the scrypt algorithm:
https://github.com/coblee/litecoin/blob/master/src/scrypt.c
There may already be a javascript implementation of scrypt. If not, you will need to port that to javascript.
I'm likely the person being talked about. I didn't find a JS implementation of sCrypt, but I did find a Java one -- since the methods are static you should be able to call it from JS. Couple that with JSMiner, and it shouldn't be too bad to get one working. Course, I say that and it's been about a week of work from me (in between classes and such) with nothing to show, although I do have a much deeper knowledge about the protocol/blockchains/etc. If you want to take a crack at it though, please do --
It's still better than <2KH/s per thread on my i7 2600K 4.7GHz... Well, I should probably blame Windows for that.
No should blame the miner, cause that cant be right. Im getting a just shy of 3KH/s per thread on a venerable Q6600, and thats on windows too.
No should blame the miner, cause that cant be right. Im getting a just shy of 3KH/s per thread on a venerable Q6600, and thats on windows too.
Thanks for the response coblee. That seems to make a lot of sense.
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
you can even have web-based games that generate coins while you play
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
Not yet, but I know someone's working on a Java based one.
The specifics are all in the code. Here's the scrypt algorithm:
https://github.com/coblee/litecoin/blob/master/src/scrypt.c
There may already be a javascript implementation of scrypt. If not, you will need to port that to javascript.
Thanks for the response coblee. That seems to make a lot of sense.
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
you can even have web-based games that generate coins while you play
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
Not yet, but I know someone's working on a Java based one.
Thanks for the response coblee. That seems to make a lot of sense.
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
you can even have web-based games that generate coins while you play
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
Not yet, but I know someone's working on a Java based one.
Thanks for the response coblee. That seems to make a lot of sense.
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
you can even have web-based games that generate coins while you play
Speaking of that, are there any known implementations of a Javascript-based miner for litecoin?
Out of curiosity, what is everybody's take on the *purpose* of litecoin (especially coblee's opinion)-- is it supposed to replace bitcoin, or is it supposed to be used alongside bitcoin.
The purpose of Litecoin is not to replace Bitcoin. The goal is to have an alternative coin that's easy for anyone to mine and to be more of a "lite" version of Bitcoin. With faster transaction times, sending litecoins will be quicker and easier than sending bitcoins. Waiting 10-60 minutes for your bitcoins to be deposited can be annoying. Imagine if you can deposit litecoins on a poker website and be able to play in about 2.5 minutes. Since CPU mining is possible with Litecoin, you can even have web-based games that generate coins while you play and Litecoins would then also be used as an in-game currency. I think there are a lot of possibilities for Litecoin to flourish as a lite currency alongside Bitcoin.
Out of curiosity, what is everybody's take on the *purpose* of litecoin (especially coblee's opinion)-- is it supposed to replace bitcoin, or is it supposed to be used alongside bitcoin.
If anyone has bugs or feature requests, please post them here:
https://github.com/coblee/litecoin/issues
If you don't have a github account, just create a free one here:
https://github.com/signup/free
I would recommend you use the same username, but that's up to you.
Check out what i'm currently working on and comment on them if you have anything to say.
If you are a developer and want to help me code, let me know.
Let's work together and make Litecoin the best alt cryptocurrency!
https://github.com/coblee/litecoin/issues
If you don't have a github account, just create a free one here:
https://github.com/signup/free
I would recommend you use the same username, but that's up to you.
Check out what i'm currently working on and comment on them if you have anything to say.
If you are a developer and want to help me code, let me know.
Let's work together and make Litecoin the best alt cryptocurrency!
If you're on a 64-bit OS, try this executable: http://www.wuala.com/jbw9/pub/Bitcoin/Tenebrix/miner/win/test/minerd-amdfam10-sse4a-64.exe/
Yes, this is a binary I'm using now. Still better than i7 64-bit version (even though my CPU doesn't support SSE4a instruction set) but not great. I suppose you need AMD CPU and Linux OS to effectively mine LTC on current software... I'm getting just shy of 4KHps on one of my 2500Ks.
That's per thread, with four threads in total. (Can't edit my post, sorry.)For the love of God, please tell me how you getting this and what OS and compile flags you are using etc.
Thank you !
I'm getting just shy of 4KHps on one of my 2500Ks.
It's still better than <2KH/s per thread on my i7 2600K 4.7GHz... Well, I should probably blame Windows for that.[/quote]
If you're on a 64-bit OS, try this executable: http://www.wuala.com/jbw9/pub/Bitcoin/Tenebrix/miner/win/test/minerd-amdfam10-sse4a-64.exe/
Believe me I've been trying, you can ask g2x3k about my complaints about Linux on IRC. Tonight I'm going to install Fedora with dual boot instead of running it off of a VM and see how it performs vs what's already out there. If there is a big difference at all I'll go back to fighting it to make a windows binary.
OK, I'm looking forward.I'm getting just shy of 4KHps on one of my 2500Ks.
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