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Topic: Holy Crap, did I just mine a block with my block eruptor? (Read 4339 times)

sr. member
Activity: 252
Merit: 250
Oh shit, does that mean that? Daaaaaaamn I mined one with my GPU about a year ago, then!

Shit. Shitshit shiiiiiiiit!  Angry
hero member
Activity: 955
Merit: 1004
I knew the answer, I was just messing with you.   Grin
legendary
Activity: 1834
Merit: 1020
So what if your best share is higher than the difficulty and then the difficulty subsequently rises to a number that is higher than your best share?  Did you still find a block?

Yes, because difficulty adjustments only happen when new blocks are solved.  You solved a block at the current difficulty, then more blocks were solved and then the difficulty adjusted.  It's not like the block you solved gets erased.  If that were the case, then the vast majority of solved blocks would've been erased, and we wouldn't have a working blockchain.
hero member
Activity: 955
Merit: 1004
So what if your best share is higher than the difficulty and then the difficulty subsequently rises to a number that is higher than your best share?  Did you still find a block?
sr. member
Activity: 275
Merit: 250
I don't understand, as I am also just a newbie. So Best share: 217M means a block?

When your best share is higher than the difficulty... it means you found a block.
member
Activity: 84
Merit: 10
I don't understand, as I am also just a newbie. So Best share: 217M means a block?
full member
Activity: 224
Merit: 100
Wow, congratulations. How long did you started mining?
hero member
Activity: 618
Merit: 500
a clockwork miner
Wow, congratulations.  Smiley
full member
Activity: 220
Merit: 100
Wow nice, just out of curiosity how much did you make from being in a pool and not solo

for the 217M share? I dunno, something like 0.000001 BTC
legendary
Activity: 1029
Merit: 1000
Shit happens, as some says ;-) My Lancelot with 400MH also found a block, when diff was 3M. I have console output saved as a suvenire ;-)
legendary
Activity: 952
Merit: 1000
Remember, if you had been solo, the coinbase would have been different, which changes your hash, and you would not have found that block.

Just proof that any hash can be lucky. Doesn't matter where the hash came from.
legendary
Activity: 2058
Merit: 1431
Wow nice, just out of curiosity how much did you make from being in a pool and not solo
look at the console output:
Connected to mmpool.bitparking.com
sr. member
Activity: 342
Merit: 250
Wow nice, just out of curiosity how much did you make from being in a pool and not solo
-ck
legendary
Activity: 4088
Merit: 1631
Ruu \o/
cgminer version 3.4.1 - Started: [2013-09-22 23:23:48]
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 (5s):1.553G (avg):1.336Gh/s | A:51456  R:0  HW:458  WU:18.6/m
 ST: 2  SS: 6  NB: 401  LW: 107892  GF: 3  RF: 0
 Connected to mmpool.bitparking.com diff 1 with stratum as user Newtoke2
 Block: 000f324fbb7093fc...  Diff:113M  Started: [21:34:17]  Best share: 217M
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 [P]ool management Settings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 AMU 0:                | 334.2M/334.1Mh/s | A:12930 R:0 HW: 99 WU: 4.7/m
 AMU 1:                | 334.5M/334.1Mh/s | A:12955 R:0 HW:109 WU: 4.7/m
 AMU 2:                | 334.5M/334.2Mh/s | A:12849 R:0 HW:129 WU: 4.6/m
 AMU 3:                | 334.6M/334.2Mh/s | A:12722 R:0 HW:121 WU: 4.6/m
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Am I reading that correctly?!

God DAMN it, I knew I shoulda been solo mining!
Check in the Pool menu in pool info, you should be able to tell if you found a block (or use the API to do the same if you know how to).
sr. member
Activity: 426
Merit: 250
newbie
Activity: 40
Merit: 0
GZ mate ^^
legendary
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1003
We are the champions of the night
Looks like your Block Eruptor just earned it's name  Grin
sr. member
Activity: 251
Merit: 250
You did
full member
Activity: 220
Merit: 100
 cgminer version 3.4.1 - Started: [2013-09-22 23:23:48]
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 (5s):1.553G (avg):1.336Gh/s | A:51456  R:0  HW:458  WU:18.6/m
 ST: 2  SS: 6  NB: 401  LW: 107892  GF: 3  RF: 0
 Connected to mmpool.bitparking.com diff 1 with stratum as user Newtoke2
 Block: 000f324fbb7093fc...  Diff:113M  Started: [21:34:17]  Best share: 217M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [P]ool management Settings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 AMU 0:                | 334.2M/334.1Mh/s | A:12930 R:0 HW: 99 WU: 4.7/m
 AMU 1:                | 334.5M/334.1Mh/s | A:12955 R:0 HW:109 WU: 4.7/m
 AMU 2:                | 334.5M/334.2Mh/s | A:12849 R:0 HW:129 WU: 4.6/m
 AMU 3:                | 334.6M/334.2Mh/s | A:12722 R:0 HW:121 WU: 4.6/m
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Am I reading that correctly?!

God DAMN it, I knew I shoulda been solo mining!
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