Brand new to mining have hardware but No-Clue ???

wannaBaMiner

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Quote from: -ck on July 17, 2014, 08:03:30 AM

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Still trying to find what version of cgminer will work with windows xp pro 32 bit Huh

I have read that the newest version of cgminer may not work with xp pro but i am not sure.

cgminer works with xp anything. The only limitation is more than 8 identical devices without identifiers can't be run on XP cos it can't tell them apart. That's an XP operating system limitation though, not a cgminer one.

Great I only have four units. Still overwhelmed about the actual set up process. Undecided

-ck

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Ruu \o/

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Still trying to find what version of cgminer will work with windows xp pro 32 bit Huh

I have read that the newest version of cgminer may not work with xp pro but i am not sure.

cgminer works with xp anything. The only limitation is more than 8 identical devices without identifiers can't be run on XP cos it can't tell them apart. That's an XP operating system limitation though, not a cgminer one.

wannaBaMiner

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Not sure about biminter? They seem to have some issues, not sure I would trust them.

AirC

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Still trying to find what version of cgminer will work with windows xp pro 32 bit Huh

I have read that the newest version of cgminer may not work with xp pro but i am not sure.

just get a easier plug and play bitmineter installed for now. and then learn cg miner while your mining.

Coef

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Quote from: drmundo on July 11, 2014, 12:45:24 PM

I`m looking into mining as well. Once I buy mining hardware, I have my eye on the bigger pools cause I read up on getting paid on error`s or work already completed.

And the odds to find a block is quicker I heard. I feel like in some sense its a monopoly... all the smaller pools are going to slowly be smaller since they wont get that many blocks like the bigger pool does.

Your expected mining revenue would be the same (before pool fee), though the variance will be smaller if you join a larger pool.

drmundo

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I`m looking into mining as well. Once I buy mining hardware, I have my eye on the bigger pools cause I read up on getting paid on error`s or work already completed.

And the odds to find a block is quicker I heard. I feel like in some sense its a monopoly... all the smaller pools are going to slowly be smaller since they wont get that many blocks like the bigger pool does.

wannaBaMiner

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Quote from: Bitsaurus on July 11, 2014, 01:31:10 AM

Quote from: wannaBaMiner on July 10, 2014, 12:05:48 PM

Quote from: drporschef on July 10, 2014, 11:34:17 AM

still stuck at mining or no?

update us on where you are at.

Hate this newbie status. Yes still stuck not sure of which version of software would work with windows xp pro 32 bit. CGMiner or BFGMiner??

Before you can try to use the software you need to know if the OS recognized the hardware. If the OS (win xp in this case) doesn't see the hardware the miner program is irrelevant. You can also PM Ckolivas or Luke-jr and both of them would be happy to let you know if mining is possible in XP.

Thanks a bunch did PM both just a while ago. Now Wait for a reply and do more research on pools.

Bitsaurus

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Quote from: wannaBaMiner on July 10, 2014, 12:05:48 PM

Quote from: drporschef on July 10, 2014, 11:34:17 AM

still stuck at mining or no?

update us on where you are at.

Hate this newbie status. Yes still stuck not sure of which version of software would work with windows xp pro 32 bit. CGMiner or BFGMiner??

Before you can try to use the software you need to know if the OS recognized the hardware. If the OS (win xp in this case) doesn't see the hardware the miner program is irrelevant. You can also PM Ckolivas or Luke-jr and both of them would be happy to let you know if mining is possible in XP.

wannaBaMiner

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Quote from: drporschef on July 10, 2014, 11:34:17 AM

still stuck at mining or no?

update us on where you are at.

Hate this newbie status. Yes still stuck not sure of which version of software would work with windows xp pro 32 bit. CGMiner or BFGMiner??

drporschef

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still stuck at mining or no?

update us on where you are at.

wannaBaMiner

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Quote from: ALToids on July 10, 2014, 02:29:55 AM

Either CGMiner or BFGMiner should work fine as long as you can get the devices to be detected by the OS. It's probably 32 bit XP, so you'll need 32 bit drivers for the devices.

If you can't find those for the devices, maybe it's necessary to spend $20-$30 and do a clean install of Win 7 64 bit then. Or you could go Linux for free if you know how to use it.

Still not sure which "version" of CGMiner or BFGMiner to down load. From what I have read and may not understand if the newest version will work on an older operating system like windows xp pro.
Never used Linux. But like the idea that it is an open source free ware. Seems a little safer than windows.

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Quote from: hotwired007 on July 10, 2014, 03:22:59 AM

Quote from: wannaBaMiner on July 09, 2014, 01:50:17 PM

Quote from: hotwired007 on July 09, 2014, 05:56:49 AM

Are you paying for electricity?

Those bits of kit are reasonably juicy and will cause a fair amount of heat.

Do you have a mining account on any pools?

The cubes and the Avalon will need a host machine and software configuring whereas the the S1 will only need a PSU and a network connection to mine.

Electricity = 0.00752 kwh Canada eh.
No mining accounts yet still researching to find a couple of safe ones.
I am hoping to use the old Dell with window xp pro as a host machine.
Still not sure which software I need for this project.

S1 miner requires nithing apart from a network connection and 5mins config - well worth doing that first so that you can get mining - BTCguild merge mines NMC as well as BTC. potetially you could earn 0.005 per 24hrs on BTC with just the S1 and sell the others for BTC.

At current difficulty, 180 GH/s would bring about 0.005382 btc at 0% pool fee. But, please note that difficulty would go up (could go down as well tho) every 2016 blocks and the number of bitcoin you get would go down.

hotwired007

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Quote from: wannaBaMiner on July 09, 2014, 01:50:17 PM

Quote from: hotwired007 on July 09, 2014, 05:56:49 AM

Are you paying for electricity?

Those bits of kit are reasonably juicy and will cause a fair amount of heat.

Do you have a mining account on any pools?

The cubes and the Avalon will need a host machine and software configuring whereas the the S1 will only need a PSU and a network connection to mine.

Electricity = 0.00752 kwh Canada eh.
No mining accounts yet still researching to find a couple of safe ones.
I am hoping to use the old Dell with window xp pro as a host machine.
Still not sure which software I need for this project.

S1 miner requires nithing apart from a network connection and 5mins config - well worth doing that first so that you can get mining - BTCguild merge mines NMC as well as BTC. potetially you could earn 0.005 per 24hrs on BTC with just the S1 and sell the others for BTC.

ALToids

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Either CGMiner or BFGMiner should work fine as long as you can get the devices to be detected by the OS. It's probably 32 bit XP, so you'll need 32 bit drivers for the devices.

If you can't find those for the devices, maybe it's necessary to spend $20-$30 and do a clean install of Win 7 64 bit then. Or you could go Linux for free if you know how to use it.

corki

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or you can sell the miner and just pay for bitcoin. Then just hold it, and see it grow.

wannaBaMiner

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Quote from: hotwired007 on July 09, 2014, 05:56:49 AM

Are you paying for electricity?

Those bits of kit are reasonably juicy and will cause a fair amount of heat.

Do you have a mining account on any pools?

The cubes and the Avalon will need a host machine and software configuring whereas the the S1 will only need a PSU and a network connection to mine.

Electricity = 0.0752 kwh Canada eh.
No mining accounts yet still researching to find a couple of safe ones.
I am hoping to use the old Dell with window xp pro as a host machine.
Still not sure which software I need for this project.

hotwired007

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Are you paying for electricity?

Those bits of kit are reasonably juicy and will cause a fair amount of heat.

Do you have a mining account on any pools?

The cubes and the Avalon will need a host machine and software configuring whereas the the S1 will only need a PSU and a network connection to mine.

hollowframe

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there's a mining support forum (and multiple forums about mining) -- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=40.0

this forum is more for "bitcoin" beginners....

ALToids

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The OS is not your problem. You're fine using the Windows XP that came with the computer for the time being since your hardware is almost outdated. Any downtime you have is money lost.

Install either CGMiner or BFGMiner
Create an account at a well established pool - BTCGuild, Bitminter, Elegius, etc
Make sure the miners are detected by Windows
Launch your batch file and mine

If you need help with any of those individual steps you should specify where you are getting stuck.

wannaBaMiner

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Quote from: jonnybravo0311 on July 04, 2014, 02:15:31 PM

Very. The installer should walk you right through the whole process.

Great at least a starting point. Still a lot to learn.

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