Topic: KopiemTu 3.0 - ethash & equihash - NVIDIA USB linux distro - page 3. (Read 39817 times)

Ive been tweaking some builds of this for a bit now. I've got it working on multiple rigs. One of my rigs, though, only shows 3 GPUs in the monitor, but still outputs 6 GPU of hash to the pool. mine status and nvidia-smi show all 6 working. I can't get it to show all 6 in the monitor window. This is a clone of one I had for another rig and that one shows all 6. Any advice?

Is someone is able to make some modification in this build ?? I really like using it and have lot of idea to make it better but i dont have the skills to realise them !!!!

I can pay if someone is able to make that work !

Thanks

it is mate ...

i never used it ( or any other ) for the simple fact that is uses a debian based dostro for the base os ...

im a rhel user - and fedora is the bleeding edge that we use for thefarm ... it would be interesting to see how this fares - and whether our miner can 'fit' into this distro as well ... though it wouldnt be a difficult thing to do - we dont like messing too much with 'standard' distros like this ..

it seems a job well done in any case - and id like to see how it performs ... as thefarm rebuild is is not an easy one - and having restart it with pascal gpus - this would be a nice addition if it works the way we want it ...

kudos to the dev - from what we have seen so far ...

would like to work towards a fedora / centos - rhel based distro though for us ...

when should we continue our chat over what we started to talk about a few months ago mate? ...

...

#crysx

Well hahaha Just downloaded my first copy as well after seeing it on Litecointalk for years !

Small world haha !

well ...

after so many years of watching - im finally downloading this copy - and going to have a look ...

over the coming days - will be testing - and also modding where i can ...

time for an overhaul when thefarm is newly built i think ...

#crysx

Hi
If you have trouble with kopiemtu switching coins, stop the monitor (service monitor stop i think it is )

this also will stop some other functionality like restarting the miner if it stops working (which almost never happens anyway, i have it disabled) but it would prevent the coin switching which is a pain when it does not detect the hashrate like in your case (gpu not ok thing).

for help on how to configure on a specific pool, go to the pool, and look for help section, 90% of the pools have examples on how to configure every miner.

in the case of zcash , since the miner is very different from ccminer, it is very likely that you will need to modify by hand miner.sh in /opt/kopiemtu and add a line with the specific command of the miner.

if this is the case, analyze if it worth the trouble, unless you have good understanding of linux, it would be a pain to do so.

i have heavily modified kopiemtu 2.0 (to the extent that i no longer be able to use kopiemtu 3.0 because most of my crap does not compile on it hehe) so i cannot give you specific , clear commands to execute, sorry

if the zcash miner is installed in kopiemtu 3.0 , then it's easier, just look on the pool help so you can know how to configure it, also every pool has it's thread here in bitcointalk.
sorry i cannot help you more on this
cya
indkt.
[EDIT] look 1 page back, there is a post of the dev on how to install EWBF miner on kopiemtu 3.0, i forgot about that

Can i have an exemple of file for exemple mining zcash on a pool that dont ask for user registration exemple nano pool ??

Where i place the coin adress and what do i do whit "pass" as we dont have for that pool ??

Thanks !

And i have an other question too !!! Why when im mining LBRY on suprnova its most of the time working first time !!!
than i installed EWBF and try to mine zcash on suprnova too and its not working !! some time its automaticly change for the zclassic default setting ( i didnt change them ) or its seems too work but hashrate is too high ( like 6500 sols for 6x1070gtx near imposible ) and when its like this on suprnova pool my workers are not active !!!

is someone know what im doing wrong and what should i do if i want to mine on a pool that dont need password and dont need account ?? where i need to place my payout adresss !!!

and is it possible to get skype , google hangout , slack or anything that i can ask for help in real time if it have a pro here that can help me figure out all my question and learn me all details i need to know on KopiemTu ( i can pay if needed ) , i really like the soft but it surely need some guide or something to help noob like me .

Its still not working really i cant figure out why !!! I will try redownloading the kopiem image maybe mine as been corrupted !!! If not work i will try booting on ubuntu ( if ubuntu work !!!

I really cant figure it out my mobo is gigabyte !!!

Please some one i really want to mine using kopiem really like how its made !!!

If not do you have an othernos i could try as windows alternative for easy stable mining ?

Hi
don't worry about the GPU NOT OK in this specific case es because of the hash threshold, jk_14 programmed a threshold, if the hashing is below a certain level, it will detect as the GPU is fucked up and report as "not ok" i will take a look at the code later, but you have hash, the temperatures indicates that all the gpus are working so, don't worry, it's just the hash detection threshold. (or the miner has different output (which is a pain to program because every miner dev nowadays code the output the way they like, instead of use a standard hehe)

about the second question:

use usb flash drive
disable UEFI  (set to legacy)
disable secure boot   (se to non-windows OS)
disable USB 3.0
disable SATA/AHCI interfase completely
connect flash drive on a usb 2.0 (even if the flash drive is 3.0, doesn't matter)
don't use kingston flash drives, they SUCK, use sandisk / adata, they seems to be the best.
don't use 16x risers, use only 1x Risers with power.

try that and post back
cheers
indkt

i got 2 question !!!

1: i installed the ewbf miner , and start it on 2 of my rigs and the 2 have worked , than i try to rechange to lbry and one of the rig doenst seem to start ( i reboot couple time and still the same ) on top of its says 6 gpu not OK. i really dont know why i made nothing wrong i think !!! is there a command to make them work

while i was writting the post the miner has started to mine ( maybe i needed to wait a little bit more !!! ) but the 6 GPU NOT OK still appear but i have hashrate !!! do you know why Kopiem say their not OK http://hpics.li/bab18e6



2: i tryed to place KopiemTu on my gigabyte 1060 rig on gigabyte mobo that was working good on windows but the rig dont want to boot its always stopping at ''R 4 line'' . Did this happens to someone ?? i tryed on hdd and ssd multiple time and still the same, tryed to change uefi and legacy too and still the same !!!!http://hpics.li/23ab800

Now all work for me in lbry !!!! But another question where and how i can Overclock

And wich miner soft are allready ( wich algo can be mine with pre installed ) installed just to know because i cant compile for now hehehe need to learn again !!!

The idea of Kopiemtu is to NOT use a GUI, GUI requires resources, and adds unnecessary instability.
command line is the way to go for maximum efficiency.

so, login as root on the box, and do ipconfig | grep addr

copy that address (192.168.0.22 for example, yours would be different)

now get PUTTY (it's a free remote SSH tool, to connect to linux boxes from windows machines)

use putty to connect to the box from your windows machine, entering the ip address, user & pass (user always as root)

also get winscp, it's like a file copy utility, you get one screen is windows the other screen is the remote linux box, useful to edit configuration files from the linux box from the windows machine, it would make your life A LOT EASIER if you are not a linux person

it's also free, type of connection would be scp.

ok, back to business

you need to create a file in /etc/kopiemtu with the extension .conf that would represent every coin you are going to make.

i recommend look at the files that are already there, and modify them with your data (pool, wallet addr, coin, etc) following the format in the example.

then from the command line mine stop
mine switch several times until you get the file with the name of the one you have edited

mine start
that will start the miner automagically

note , you'll need to have the proper miner for your coin if the coin is not supported obviously will not work until you install, compile and configure the miner in the box,so better to mine a coin that it's already supported.

ok, you got enough to get your hands dirty, try all that and post back.
cya
indkt.

How install GUI on it Is it possible to get a quick guide like first thing to do at first boot ( install GUI , how to start miner to mine exemple LBRY , how to see the web panel )

Just get some easy detailled info to start !!!

Thanks and i surely send you a 24 beer without problem !!! I need info quick , my miner was on windows and all always crashing now their offf sooo need to fox those as soon as possible !!!

Thanks again, Alex

thanks a lot, for six really good beers

Thanks jk_14!
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probably your ccminer produce output, what monitor is not able to properly discover hashrates from,

just: monitor stop

(and remove files in /tmp like above: failover done reboot
it definitely should correct that issue, while killing monitor never stop the mining...)


P.S. in fact, there is so many new syntax in different ccminer clones, that monitor should be rewritten long time ago (instead of patching it)
I will do it some day - as it is not comfortable for me, too

Hi jk_14,

I'm trying to run KopiemTu with 2 GTX 1070 FE. Unfortunately every few minutes it switches algo and after few more minutes it restarts.
Also in web interface there is "2 GPUs not OK".
Also tried with only 1 GPU. Same behaviour.
I've tried to lower the power in /root/powerlimit.conf. Same behaviour.

I've noticed that /tmp/failover and /tmp/done files do appear.

Killing monitor seems to stop the algo switching and rebooting.

Any idea how to solve this?

Thanks,
Lastbit

Hi jk_14

evga sc operates at 72 C (with 25C ambient) and the fan is at 28 %, shittiest temperature curve i have ever seen.

even worst than gigabyte, so far the best cooling solution is the asus strix.

Now i am at 55% fan, manual speed and card is at 56C, huge difference!
if i go up to 60% fan, temp lowers even more, to 53C but at 60% the fan starts to make some noise
 (nothing unbearable but noticeable, at 55% does not).

i think 70C is insane, it will kill the GPU in less than a year, keep in mind it's not he gpu but the mem and even more, the vrm/mosfets that usually are 20C above the temp of the gpu core, very close to the mosfet limit (max junction temp).

you know me, i babysit my cards   i am happy if they are below 60C, anything above it, it triggers my OCD rig temp!  

btw: still haven't found a way to automate it, no matter where i put it, it will not auto execute, i have to manually ssh into the box, and run the script i made for it

 
cheers
indkt.

Hi, Induktor!

very thorough investigation, thanks a lot

btw: for you card is hot at what temperature?

I have now 65-70C and fan in 40-50% with bios settings, so not too slow it seems, and not too fast neither (for longer life of fans)