Why can't I find useable instructions for mining coins? Tutorials are simple to make. Just do it and briefly explain each step. No history or background is needed.
--exapool.com gives absolutely zero indication as to what to do or how to start.
--I do not need it explained on how to install a wallet.
--I do not need to hear about Satoshi Nakamoto for the 8,000,000th time.
--I do not need an explanation on what mining is or how it is done. That does not help me install the miner. If I want to understand hash rates or difficulty levels then I'll find that elsewhere.
--I do not want packed files that require suspicious/obscure software to unpack them.
I want an explanation on how to get a miner safely up and working and earning coins on my laptop.
I assume the setup would be the same as this pool
stratum+tcp://stratum.zoom.co:3333 Username: ZoomAddress Password: anything
but in this case for Exapool do this:
stratum+tcp:// [nl.exapool.com or tx.exapool.com] :Port = one of these at http://www.exapool.com/getting_started
Username: ZoomAddress Password: anythingFor some unknown reason my computer does not mine coins after going to that website. Perhaps my computer is broken. Maybe the website is not working. Or, if I may be so bold as to think outside the box, possibly there is more involved in mining coins than clicking on that link to a website. I shudder to think that additional steps are required to get one's computer safely up and working at mining coins.
Between looking at that page of the website and mining coins there must be some sort of steps involved. If there are steps involved then I would be very, very happy to know what those steps are. Another term for those steps would be an "explanation" or a "tutorial". They could also be called "instructions".
Here is an example of "instructions":
--Go to xyz.com and download cpuminer.
--unzip the cpuminer into a folder.
--open up a notepad and put in: blahblahblah/blahblah+=773crypticnonsensecode12
--rename the txt file: gobbledygook.bat
--jump vertically three times and touch your winkie
Here is an example of something extremely not helpful:
--stratum+tcp://stratum.zoom.co:3333 Username: ZoomAddress Password: anything