Topic: Guiminer n00b for Nvidia (Read 1103 times)
Have read the review of these and alot are saying that they also are out of date. I don't what they mean, but maybe it is the hardware.
It will cost far to much to have these running.
I'm not an expert on Bitmining., but they look nice.
Yeah, you should try cudaminer, I got best results with that on my nvidia card.
You can find more info here.
You can find more info here.
But CUDAminer is for litcoin, right?
Litecoin is a scrypt-based coin. CudaMiner will work on any scrypt-based coin AFAIK, although I refer to them as "GPU Coins" for that reason. I've mined several different scrypt coins with Cudaminer without any problems.
Cudaminer is most certainly the way to go with scrypt based coins and Nvidia cards. I had some problems with my cudamine setup too at first but when I got it running there was no problems. Mined both lite coins and feathercoins at 230kH/s with a 560Ti 448 cores.
This was my *.bat file:
Here is a good site to get approximate setup for your Nvidia card (most setups are for cudaminer)
https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison
This was my *.bat file:
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cudaminer.exe -t 1 -H 1 -d 0 -i 0 -l F14x16 -C 1 -o stratum+tcp://global.wemineltc.com:3334 -O Illusmare.1:x
Here is a good site to get approximate setup for your Nvidia card (most setups are for cudaminer)
https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison
For first run you just should let cudaminer run with autoconfiguring, then you see which launch-profile is chosen (option -l).
Then you can insert that in your batch file.
Cudaminer is most certainly the way to go with scrypt based coins and Nvidia cards. I had some problems with my cudamine setup too at first but when I got it running there was no problems. Mined both lite coins and feathercoins at 230kH/s with a 560Ti 448 cores.
This was my *.bat file:
Here is a good site to get approximate setup for your Nvidia card (most setups are for cudaminer)
https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison
This was my *.bat file:
Quote
cudaminer.exe -t 1 -H 1 -d 0 -i 0 -l F14x16 -C 1 -o stratum+tcp://global.wemineltc.com:3334 -O Illusmare.1:x
Here is a good site to get approximate setup for your Nvidia card (most setups are for cudaminer)
https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison
litecoin and bitcoin (as far as mining goes) have only one major difference: hashing algo. With litecoin, if you have guiminer-scrypt, you can use the '--scrypt' option to mine litecoin. Otherwise, your mining CMD looks correct.
I have had problems like this, it's usually because I am mining on the wrong port, or because the mining pool only accepts stratum protocol. In that case, CUDA miner (CUDA is for NVIDIA cards) can only do longpoll mining (I think), I've never gotten it to do stratum. I've gotten around this by using the "protocol proxy" miner, it comes with gui miner. It proxies longpoll miners (like CUDA miner). You give it the web adress and port number for the stratum mining site, and the localhost port to use, and then your CMD should mine against that localhost port.
Clear as mud?
Here's a vid on how to mine with litecoin that I used:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HWOTJOLXlA
Note that he uses proxy to get around the stratum problem.
This vid is by the same guy which supposedly has better audio but same content:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_155712759&feature=iv&src_vid=0HWOTJOLXlA&v=MPoRc6FSA68
Remember, the only difference between mining litecoin and bitcoin is the '--scrypt' option (and the pool against which you're mining), omit that and the directions at that link work great.
I have had problems like this, it's usually because I am mining on the wrong port, or because the mining pool only accepts stratum protocol. In that case, CUDA miner (CUDA is for NVIDIA cards) can only do longpoll mining (I think), I've never gotten it to do stratum. I've gotten around this by using the "protocol proxy" miner, it comes with gui miner. It proxies longpoll miners (like CUDA miner). You give it the web adress and port number for the stratum mining site, and the localhost port to use, and then your CMD should mine against that localhost port.
Clear as mud?
Here's a vid on how to mine with litecoin that I used:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HWOTJOLXlA
Note that he uses proxy to get around the stratum problem.
This vid is by the same guy which supposedly has better audio but same content:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_155712759&feature=iv&src_vid=0HWOTJOLXlA&v=MPoRc6FSA68
Remember, the only difference between mining litecoin and bitcoin is the '--scrypt' option (and the pool against which you're mining), omit that and the directions at that link work great.
Check your firewall settings. Make sure that you have all the processes that it runs whitelisted.
You can do this by either pressing [Windows Key]+[R] and typing in "firewall.cpl", or by going to your control panel>system and security>windows firewall. (This is if you do not use an external firewall, of course)
Then, Open task manager by either pressing [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[ESC], or right clicking your task bar, and clicking "start task manager".
You will see a list of open windows. Right click whichever one is your miner's CMD, and click go to process. [If you already know where your miner is located, skip to the next paragraph] Once the process is selected, right click it and click on "Open File Location". This will show you the path of your miner.
Now, in the control panel window you've opened, click "Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall" on the far left column. Click on "Allow another program" and navigate to where your miner is.
Once you have the file selected, press OK, then check both boxes in the columns that say "Home/Work" & "Public". Press OK, and restart your miner.
[As a side note, NVidia and CPUs are not the best for mining, as they process hashes very poorly. If you are looking to get into mining more, you should either try a Radeon HD graphics card (An X9XX series (e.x. 6990)), Or if you are looking for a more cost effective way you could buy some USB Miners (http://www.amazon.com/ASICMiner-Block-Erupter-USB-Sapphire/dp/B00CUJT7TO)
Or, if you know someone locally / can find one on Amazon/eBay you could try an ASIC by BFL or someone else. But I would not order them online, as they take MONTHS to ship and they will probably be obsolete by the time you get one.
You can do this by either pressing [Windows Key]+[R] and typing in "firewall.cpl", or by going to your control panel>system and security>windows firewall. (This is if you do not use an external firewall, of course)
Then, Open task manager by either pressing [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[ESC], or right clicking your task bar, and clicking "start task manager".
You will see a list of open windows. Right click whichever one is your miner's CMD, and click go to process. [If you already know where your miner is located, skip to the next paragraph] Once the process is selected, right click it and click on "Open File Location". This will show you the path of your miner.
Now, in the control panel window you've opened, click "Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall" on the far left column. Click on "Allow another program" and navigate to where your miner is.
Once you have the file selected, press OK, then check both boxes in the columns that say "Home/Work" & "Public". Press OK, and restart your miner.
[As a side note, NVidia and CPUs are not the best for mining, as they process hashes very poorly. If you are looking to get into mining more, you should either try a Radeon HD graphics card (An X9XX series (e.x. 6990)), Or if you are looking for a more cost effective way you could buy some USB Miners (http://www.amazon.com/ASICMiner-Block-Erupter-USB-Sapphire/dp/B00CUJT7TO)
Or, if you know someone locally / can find one on Amazon/eBay you could try an ASIC by BFL or someone else. But I would not order them online, as they take MONTHS to ship and they will probably be obsolete by the time you get one.
Yeah, you should try cudaminer, I got best results with that on my nvidia card.
You can find more info here.
You can find more info here.
But CUDAminer is for litcoin, right?
Yeah, you should try cudaminer, I got best results with that on my nvidia card.
You can find more info here.
You can find more info here.
Maybe you missed a space or two while entering the command in cmd to run the miner 
This is what I have been written in the CMD
cudaminer.exe -o http://eclipsemc.com:8080 -O neato_w1:x
and this is the outcome:
[2013-12-10 14:17:04] 2 miner threads started, using 'scrypt' algorithm.
[2013-12-10 14:17:08] HTTP request failed: Failed connect to eclipsemc.com:8080; No error
[2013-12-10 14:17:08] json_rpc_call failed, retry after 15 seconds
Maybe you missed a space or two while entering the command in cmd to run the miner
In my opinion CUDAminer works best for nVidia cards.
I'm getting 70 Kh/s with GTS 450.
I'm getting 70 Kh/s with GTS 450.
I tried that also, but thought it only works with lightcoins.
Anyway, I tried it and it came with errors.
I will post another thread regarding this.
Maybe you can help me.
In my opinion CUDAminer works best for nVidia cards.
I'm getting 70 Kh/s with GTS 450.
I'm getting 70 Kh/s with GTS 450.
you do it right man 
Hi.
I have 2 FX 4600 installed in my 64bit system and I have added my info to GUIminer.
I have started mining, but status it is just "connecting"
The Summary is this:
Do someone have an idea why it is just connecting?
The computer is located in my firm. Could it be something with proxy?
I have 2 FX 4600 installed in my 64bit system and I have added my info to GUIminer.
I have started mining, but status it is just "connecting"
The Summary is this:
Code:
2013-12-10 13:37:09: Running command: C:\Users\BC\Desktop\guiminer\miners\puddinpop\rpcminer-cuda.exe -user=neato_worker1 -password=x -url=http://eu.eclipsemc.com:8337 -v -w128
2013-12-10 13:37:09: Listener for "Neato" started
2013-12-10 13:37:09: Listener for "Neato": Client will start 1 miner threads
2013-12-10 13:37:09: Listener for "Neato": Work will be refreshed every 4000 ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": 2 CUDA GPU devices found
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Setting CUDA device to first device found
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Loading module bitcoinminercuda_10.cubin
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": CUDA initialized
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (16,16)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (16,16) 2044ms prev best=9223372036854775807ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (16,32)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (16,32) 998ms prev best=2044ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (16,64)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (16,64) 515ms prev best=998ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (16,128)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (16,128) 359ms prev best=515ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (16,256)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (16,256) 390ms prev best=359ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (32,16)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (32,16) 1248ms prev best=359ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (32,32)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (32,32) 546ms prev best=359ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (32,64)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (32,64) 280ms prev best=359ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (32,128)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (32,128) 312ms prev best=280ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (32,256)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (32,256) 266ms prev best=280ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (64,16)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (64,16) 1014ms prev best=266ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (64,32)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (64,32) 514ms prev best=266ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (64,64)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (64,64) 297ms prev best=266ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (64,128)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (64,128) 265ms prev best=266ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (64,256)
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (64,256) 265ms prev best=265ms
2013-12-10 13:37:19: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (128,16)
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (128,16) 796ms prev best=265ms
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (128,32)
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (128,32) 390ms prev best=265ms
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (128,64)
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (128,64) 249ms prev best=265ms
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (128,128)
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (128,128) 250ms prev best=249ms
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (128,256)
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Finding best configuration step end (128,256) 234ms prev best=249ms
2013-12-10 13:37:29: Listener for "Neato": Done allocating CUDA resources for (128,256)
Do someone have an idea why it is just connecting?
The computer is located in my firm. Could it be something with proxy?
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