Guide to Solo CPU Mining Scrypt-Based Crypto Currencies on Windows

bitfaz

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Ok thanks for explanation....i will check some information about that currency

bitfaz

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Hello, can i reach a good result mining with CPU INTEL QUAD CORE Q9550? Thanks for reply

Regards

Mrtree420

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Wow thank you for this. I didn't use it for this coin so I just replace the information with the one for the coin I needed it for and it worked with no problem. Wish the images would work but still got it. Thanks again.

jabo38

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mining is so 2012-2013

I've tried to mine so many times and failed. I'll give it a try once more

veertje

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This thread is no longer valid for casinoinsettings:

go to:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6824714

gunawanviram

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Wow great informations, and god news to me as amd its say my speed 0.73. I would try in linux the. Thanks

idiotnewb

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how much faster is using this cpu 'minerd' program to CPU-mine scrypt coins, compared to just using the base wallet and turning on mining (gen=1)

AngusCanine

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To weird to live To rare to die

is solomining cpu only coins the same?

itsik78

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Here's a great 24 hours comparison done by ReviewOutlaw for ALL CPU COINS.
http://www.reviewoutlaw.com/most-profitable-cpu-coin-list-alt-coin-profits-24-hours-mining/

Guess who the winner is?

MemoryCoin of course!

Here's another thread explaining how to CPU mine MMC efficiently:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/profitable-cpu-mining-mine-from-home-work-tutorial-439874

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Quote from: CartmanSPC on July 21, 2013, 06:41:38 PM

Quote from: transcoder on July 21, 2013, 11:33:17 AM

Code:

rpcuser=yourusername
rpcpassword=yourpassword
rpcallowip=*
rpcport=47970
server=1
addnode=seed.casinoco.in:47950
addnode=seed1.casinoco.in:47950
addnode=seed2.casinoco.in:47950
addnode=188.165.218.116:47950

I don't think you need the ":47950" unless the seed is running on a non-default port. Also specifying "rpcport=47970" shouldn't be needed unless you want to change it to something other than the default.

Tutorial has been updated. Thanks for the tip.

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Quote from: transcoder on July 21, 2013, 11:33:17 AM

Code:

rpcuser=yourusername
rpcpassword=yourpassword
rpcallowip=*
rpcport=47970
server=1
addnode=seed.casinoco.in:47950
addnode=seed1.casinoco.in:47950
addnode=seed2.casinoco.in:47950
addnode=188.165.218.116:47950

I don't think you need the ":47950" unless the seed is running on a non-default port. Also specifying "rpcport=47970" shouldn't be needed unless you want to change it to something other than the default.

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Good Guide.

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This guide is intended to help miners setup CPU solo mining of scrypt-based cryptos on Windows, and I am using CasinoCoin as an example. All other scrypt-based crypto currencies are free to point to this thread to help new miners get started, but please provide credit. For other cryptos, substitute the appropriate parameters (ie. RPC port, file names, etc) with those specific to to the crypto.

This tutorial is broken up into the following sections:

Downloads
File and Directory Setup
CasinoCoin Configuration
Solo Mining

Downloads
You'll need to download the following applications:

CasinoCoin wallet
Pooler's cpuminer, or find the latest from the SourceForge repository
7zip or any other unzipper application

NOTE: Most antivirus applications will identify cpuminer as a trojan horse -- however, this is a false positive, as noted here, here and here.

File and Directory Setup
If you already have an unzip program, then you won't need to download 7zip. Else, download and install 7zip.

I like to keep all crypto related applications grouped into one folder, so create a folder called "crypto" on your C: drive (ie. C:\crypto).

In Windows Explorer, create a new folder called "crypto" on your C: drive (ie. C:\crypto)
Move the wallet and cpuminer files that you just downloaded into this directory.
Extract the contents of the wallet using 7zip (right click on the file > 7-Zip > Extract Here)
Extract the contents of cpuminer using 7zip (right click on the file > 7-Zip > Extract to "")
Rename the CasinoCoin wallet folder (ie. casinocoin-1.0.0.3) to CasinoCoin.
Rename the cpuminer wallet folder (ie. pooler-cpuminer-2.3.2-win32) to cpuminer. The folder should look like something below:

CasinoCoin Configuration

Open up the CasinoCoin folder and create a shortcut to casinocoin-qt.exe. To create a shortcut, click on casinocoin-qt.exe and right-click. A sub-menu is displayed -- click on Create shortcut . A shortcut is now listed called casinocoin-qt.exe - Shortcut.
Right click on the shortcut and select Properties within the sub-menu.
In the Target field, add -server to the end of the existing path and hit OK. This sets the wallet in server mode when you launch the shortcut.
Drag this shortcut to your desktop for easy access when launching the wallet application.
Run the wallet application by double clicking on the shortcut.
An error message will be displayed. Click on OK. The wallet application will quit.
Open up Windows Explorer. In the file path bar, type in %appdata% and hit Enter.
Double click on the CasinoCoin folder.
Create an empty CasinoCoin configuration file by right clicking within the directory > New > Text Document
Name the file casinocoin.conf. Make sure the file doesn't end with a .txt extension. The file should be listed as casinocoin.conf
Open casinocoin.conf using your preferred text editor such as Notepad.
Copy and paste the following below:

Code:

rpcuser=yourusername
rpcpassword=yourpassword
rpcallowip=*
server=1
addnode=seed.casinoco.in
addnode=seed1.casinoco.in
addnode=seed2.casinoco.in
addnode=188.165.218.116

Change yourusername and yourpassword accordingly and save the file.

Solo Mining

Open up the Command Prompt by clicking on the Windows Start button > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
Type the following below and press Enter. You'll need to changing the rpcport, rpcuser and rpcpassword fields to match what is in the casinocoin.conf that you previously created.

Code:

"C:\crypto\cpuminer\minerd.exe" -a scrypt -o http://127.0.0.1: -O :

NOTE: When running cpuminer (minerd.exe), your anti-virus software might stop the execution of the program. You'll need to add minerd.exe onto the safe list in order for it to execute. Refer to your anti-virus manual on how to do this.
If everything goes well, you've begun hashing and should see a similar output:
CPU mining is very slow compared to GPU, FPGA and ASIC mining. When a block is discovered, the block reward will immediately show up in your wallet alongside the pickax icon.

Happy hashing! Cool

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