I already use cast-xmr since about 10 days and it is very stable with 2x Vega56s and 3x RX 580s. I only had 3 crashes and the hashrate of my 580s are much better (approx. 50 h/s per GPU) than with xmr-stak-amd miner.
But I determined that I have approx. 6% outdated jobs:
[Hash Rate Avg: 6365.5 H/s]
852.8 H/s GPU0
862.3 H/s GPU1
877.1 H/s GPU2
1923.9 H/s GPU3
1849.4 H/s GPU4
[Shares Found: 9364 | Avg Search Time: 29.9 sec]
8803 ( 94%) Accepted
0 ( 0%) Rejected by pool
1 ( 0%) Invalid result computation failed
0 ( 0%) Could not be submit because of network error
560 ( 6%) Outdated because of job change
@glph3k: When will you release a new version of your miner that this issue will be fixed?
Topic: [Cast XMR] high speed XMR/CryptoNight miner for RX Vega GPUs (2 KHash/s) - page 131. (Read 206406 times)
November 15, 2017, 02:39:39 PM
November 15, 2017, 02:37:14 PM
That's interesting, I don't remember if I opened anything on the rig during the process but will note it for next time. Is there any way to add settings to Cast for having it reset/restart itself when it sees a GPU falling below a certain hash speed/threshold or when it determines there is a backlog of shares that have not been submitted? I think it would be helpful to do that. Once I have worked out all the kinks I am going to create a complete walkthrough of how to setup everything using Cast XMR with the Vega cards, and using optimal settings.
After a few days now Cast finally hung. I have been checking the pool reports every 1 to 4 hours and have notice a decline from the 8000+ to all the instant and long term averages being in the 7500 to 7800 range. Before lunch I checked and instant was at 4000 so I logged in with Teamviewer. The miner was scrolling but not finding anything. As I watched it stopped reporting has rate. I hit the S key and it did it's normal catchup scrolling after a hang. lucky I caught it within minutes. Now 2 hrs later the pool trends are point back at a ~8100h/s rate.
There has bee no keystrokes in the miner cmd window in about 15 to 24hrs
I see two possible scenarios
1: The miner slowly over time hangs to a full stop and hitting "S" clears some buffer or something.
2: the miner has many "micro" hangs and clears itself most of the time.
I have noticed the occasionally during my tuning and testing that the miner at times won't respond to a CTRL-C command. hitting S first will cause it to respond to the keystroke following the status report.
When I get home tonight I am going to write an AutoHotKey script to send an "S" to the miner window once every 10 minutes and see if the hash rate fall that I witnessed happens again.
November 15, 2017, 11:38:15 AM
cast xmr works fine, but xmr-stack gave me graphical artefacts. dont want to bother why if cast xmr works better.
November 15, 2017, 11:37:14 AM
anyone can reccomend cheap motherboard?
or can be any?
was thinking about this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-P77P55D-PRO-Motherboard-G6950-Cpu-LGA1156/112622044687
or can be any?
was thinking about this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-P77P55D-PRO-Motherboard-G6950-Cpu-LGA1156/112622044687
That one is fine if you just want to test the waters and will be mining with a desktop computer case. Otherwise if you have longer term plans to add more GPUs, then you might want to go for something like ASRock H81 or H100. However beware that these special mining motherboards expect you to use pcie risers, I.e. the GPUs will not fit directly and the whole setup will not fit in a standard computer case.
November 15, 2017, 11:30:29 AM
anyone can reccomend cheap motherboard?
or can be any?
was thinking about this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-P77P55D-PRO-Motherboard-G6950-Cpu-LGA1156/112622044687
or can be any?
was thinking about this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-P77P55D-PRO-Motherboard-G6950-Cpu-LGA1156/112622044687
That one is fine if you just want to test the waters and will be mining with a desktop computer case. Otherwise if you have longer term plans to add more GPUs, then you might want to go for something like ASRock H81 or H100. However beware that these special mining motherboards expect you to use pcie risers, I.e. the GPUs will not fit directly and the whole setup will not fit in a standard computer case.
November 15, 2017, 11:12:57 AM
What's the point of the performance bump if this guy increases the fee which eats up any additional gain (plus some in some cases)
XMR-Stak-AMD 1%
This.... 1.5%
Performance gain over xmr-stak-amd... maybe 5%?
net gain? = 0%
That's some neat math you've got there. A 5% gain is offset by a 0.5% increase in fee?XMR-Stak-AMD 1%
This.... 1.5%
Performance gain over xmr-stak-amd... maybe 5%?
net gain? = 0%
Don't get me wrong, I think the fee should be lower as well, especially for how many people are using it... but let's be realistic when trying to make a point.
November 15, 2017, 11:01:44 AM
How to save the settings of the graphics card driver after rebooting the windows?
November 15, 2017, 11:01:20 AM
Stick with XMR-Stak-Amd..
What's the point of the performance bump if this guy increases the fee which eats up any additional gain (plus some in some cases)
XMR-Stak-AMD 1%
This.... 1.5%
Performance gain over xmr-stak-amd... maybe 5%?
net gain? = 0%
What's the point of the performance bump if this guy increases the fee which eats up any additional gain (plus some in some cases)
XMR-Stak-AMD 1%
This.... 1.5%
Performance gain over xmr-stak-amd... maybe 5%?
net gain? = 0%
November 15, 2017, 10:51:40 AM
Thanks for this ! Good for the cryptonight family
November 15, 2017, 10:51:09 AM
anyone can reccomend cheap motherboard?
or can be any?
was thinking about this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-P77P55D-PRO-Motherboard-G6950-Cpu-LGA1156/112622044687
or can be any?
was thinking about this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-P77P55D-PRO-Motherboard-G6950-Cpu-LGA1156/112622044687
November 15, 2017, 07:36:12 AM
Hi.
Param "--help" is not working. (-h, /?, -help ... also)
Can anybody put a list of commands in a text file here?
Param "--help" is not working. (-h, /?, -help ... also)
Can anybody put a list of commands in a text file here?
...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Generic options:
-h [ --help ] show this help message
-G [ --gpu ] arg (=0) index of the GPUs to use. Separate by comma to specify multiple GPUs e.g 0,1,2
--opencl arg (=0) index of the OpenCL plattform to use (in case multiple OpenCL verions are installed)
Pool Configuration:
-S [ --pool ] arg pool server for a cryptonight based currency
-u [ --user ] arg user or wallet address for the pool
-p [ --password ] arg password for the pool server (if needed)
--nicehash enable nicehasher 3 byte nonce
Optimizations:
-I [ --intensity ] arg (=5) intensity level
(0=min power usage, 9=max performance)
November 15, 2017, 05:53:40 AM
Hi.
Param "--help" is not working. (-h, /?, -help ... also)
Can anybody put a list of commands in a text file here?
Param "--help" is not working. (-h, /?, -help ... also)
Can anybody put a list of commands in a text file here?
Open CMD and do it from there. Here is what it kicks out
Cast XMR 0.6.0 CryptoNight mining optimized for AMD Radeon Vega GPUs
Coded by [glph3k] for more info visit http://www.gandalph3000.com
Donating 1.5% mining power to developer. Thanks.
For current stats press 's'
For seamless exit press 'q'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Generic options:
-h [ --help ] show this help message
-G [ --gpu ] arg (=0) index of the GPUs to use. Separate by comma to specify multiple GPUs e.g 0,1,2
--opencl arg (=0) index of the OpenCL plattform to use (in case multiple OpenCL verions are installed)
Pool Configuration:
-S [ --pool ] arg pool server for a cryptonight based currency
-u [ --user ] arg user or wallet address for the pool
-p [ --password ] arg password for the pool server (if needed)
--nicehash enable nicehasher 3 byte nonce
Optimizations:
-I [ --intensity ] arg (=5) intensity level
(0=min power usage, 9=max performance)
November 15, 2017, 05:44:36 AM
Hi, just tried it out and is the best miner for Vega card I ever seen! It will be great if you can add backup pool option or run from config file like Claymore's miner.
November 15, 2017, 02:08:13 AM
Hi.
Param "--help" is not working. (-h, /?, -help ... also)
Can anybody put a list of commands in a text file here?
Param "--help" is not working. (-h, /?, -help ... also)
Can anybody put a list of commands in a text file here?
November 15, 2017, 01:45:00 AM
This is a great miner! I use it on both Vega 56 and RX 580. Would it be possible to enable support for RX 560? It should be similar to RX 580.
Are you getting higher hashrate with it than with Claymore on your 580s out of curiosity?I get about 700-750 on cast-xmr vs 650-700 on Claymore. However the greatest is the stability. With Claymore I was getting random restarts. Therefore, in average I get better hash rate.
I'm getting 800 on Claymore on my 570's (clocks @ 1200/1900). Don't think there's much more to extract. I hear you on the stability though, that's always been a pain with Claymore's builds. Well, not all of them tbh, but I reckon the blockchain driver is partially at fault there. Do you use overdriventool to overclock?
Agreed on the blockchain driver; I hope AMD will release an update soon. I can get Claymore to reach 800, however on my setup, it will cause 30% downtime. So in the end the average hashrate is lower.
I miss the days in late summer where Monero was so profitable... the version of Claymore based on the old driver was a lot stabler. One of my miners went on for almost two months without a restart. For a Windows-based system, that's quite exceptional. Now this rig reboots half a dozen times a day as even substantially downclocked GPUs will randomly hang in OpenCL.
I had issues with hanging etc but after ensuring my oc's are good i've been running stable for 2 days now.
4 vega, flashed 64 bios. 800mem powerplay reg
adjusted in oc tool 1360/1100
adjust all to manual in Settings
devcon bat file before running settings
750w at wall inc base sys
1925-1950 h/s each
November 15, 2017, 01:09:32 AM
Can u also implement this mining script into a software that I share on my website?
November 15, 2017, 12:04:18 AM
Hello,
Are there tags for the config file for this miner?
I have a mixed rig why 2 Vegas and my old R9 290 in it
Is there a way to get the miner to ignore the non Vega gpu?
Are there tags for the config file for this miner?
I have a mixed rig why 2 Vegas and my old R9 290 in it
Is there a way to get the miner to ignore the non Vega gpu?
Yeah, you just have to specify the GPU numbers. For example, in my case I have "--opencl 1 -G 0,1,2"
opencl 1 because 0 is my onboard Intel graphics. And 0,1,2 are my first 3 cards which are compatible with cast-xmr. If you do not know your GPU numbers, just try it and remove any numbers that error out.
November 14, 2017, 11:22:01 PM
Hello,
Are there tags for the config file for this miner?
I have a mixed rig why 2 Vegas and my old R9 290 in it
Is there a way to get the miner to ignore the non Vega gpu?
Are there tags for the config file for this miner?
I have a mixed rig why 2 Vegas and my old R9 290 in it
Is there a way to get the miner to ignore the non Vega gpu?
November 14, 2017, 05:18:41 PM
This is a great miner! I use it on both Vega 56 and RX 580. Would it be possible to enable support for RX 560? It should be similar to RX 580.
Are you getting higher hashrate with it than with Claymore on your 580s out of curiosity?I get about 700-750 on cast-xmr vs 650-700 on Claymore. However the greatest is the stability. With Claymore I was getting random restarts. Therefore, in average I get better hash rate.
I'm getting 800 on Claymore on my 570's (clocks @ 1200/1900). Don't think there's much more to extract. I hear you on the stability though, that's always been a pain with Claymore's builds. Well, not all of them tbh, but I reckon the blockchain driver is partially at fault there. Do you use overdriventool to overclock?
Agreed on the blockchain driver; I hope AMD will release an update soon. I can get Claymore to reach 800, however on my setup, it will cause 30% downtime. So in the end the average hashrate is lower.
I miss the days in late summer where Monero was so profitable... the version of Claymore based on the old driver was a lot stabler. One of my miners went on for almost two months without a restart. For a Windows-based system, that's quite exceptional. Now this rig reboots half a dozen times a day as even substantially downclocked GPUs will randomly hang in OpenCL.
November 14, 2017, 11:50:02 AM
This is a great miner! I use it on both Vega 56 and RX 580. Would it be possible to enable support for RX 560? It should be similar to RX 580.
Are you getting higher hashrate with it than with Claymore on your 580s out of curiosity?I get about 700-750 on cast-xmr vs 650-700 on Claymore. However the greatest is the stability. With Claymore I was getting random restarts. Therefore, in average I get better hash rate.
I'm getting 800 on Claymore on my 570's (clocks @ 1200/1900). Don't think there's much more to extract. I hear you on the stability though, that's always been a pain with Claymore's builds. Well, not all of them tbh, but I reckon the blockchain driver is partially at fault there. Do you use overdriventool to overclock?
Agreed on the blockchain driver; I hope AMD will release an update soon. I can get Claymore to reach 800, however on my setup, it will cause 30% downtime. So in the end the average hashrate is lower.
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