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Quote from: kjj on July 07, 2011, 08:26:02 AM

Quote from: spiccioli on July 07, 2011, 08:05:04 AM

Quote from: drgr33n on July 07, 2011, 07:27:33 AM

Be careful using /etc/rc.local you scripts might be executed before the WDM can start your cards Cheesy

drgr33n,

you're right, I have a

Code:

sleep 20

before /home/user/mining.sh to give it time to start X (this is on an USB key with a sempron CPU).

spiccioli.

Odd. Why don't you just do it the right way?

kjj,

because I don't want it running in a terminal on X, I'm headless.

spiccioli

ps. maybe I could just use it to start /home/user/mining.sh and then go my route... I'll try it

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Quote from: error on July 07, 2011, 02:30:09 PM

Quote from: Smalleyster on July 06, 2011, 05:42:10 PM

Ha! well I can't seem to find any option to allow a 9 months old TigerDirect computer w/ AMD Athlon dual core 2.31 ghz boot to the USB. I knew it was a piece of crap.

Some computers will not show the USB boot option unless a bootable USB stick is plugged in at boot time, AND certain options to enable it are set in the BIOS. These vary from BIOS to BIOS.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I would have never guessed such a simple solution. I was getting ready to look into flashing the Bios with a more current version.

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar and I thank you for the bottom of my heart for not having to figure out how to cajole my wife into turning her computer into "the miner".

(did I say thank you? 8^)

error

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Quote from: Smalleyster on July 06, 2011, 05:42:10 PM

Ha! well I can't seem to find any option to allow a 9 months old TigerDirect computer w/ AMD Athlon dual core 2.31 ghz boot to the USB. I knew it was a piece of crap.

Some computers will not show the USB boot option unless a bootable USB stick is plugged in at boot time, AND certain options to enable it are set in the BIOS. These vary from BIOS to BIOS.

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Quote from: Fjordbit on July 07, 2011, 02:23:08 AM

Quote from: drgr33n on May 14, 2011, 12:22:31 PM

Yes sorry its 64bit only. I didn't think anyone would be running old machines like that anymore Cheesy

I could add a 32bit kernel if people required this ?

Is there a 32bit kernel now?

No sorry I haven't created a 32bit version as yet. To rip out the core of linuxcoin and replace with a 32 bit so to speak would be lots of headache. I'm switching distros after the final release and then I will build up bot 32bit / 64bit and maybe even arm Cheesy

Working on the final version as we speak. Been tweaking pyopencl and have squeezed a 0.1% improvement lol !! << GEEK

EDIT:

450MH/s + radeon 5870 Cheesy

kjj

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Quote from: spiccioli on July 07, 2011, 08:05:04 AM

Quote from: drgr33n on July 07, 2011, 07:27:33 AM

Be careful using /etc/rc.local you scripts might be executed before the WDM can start your cards Cheesy

drgr33n,

you're right, I have a

Code:

sleep 20

before /home/user/mining.sh to give it time to start X (this is on an USB key with a sempron CPU).

spiccioli.

Odd. Why don't you just do it the right way?

spiccioli

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Quote from: drgr33n on July 07, 2011, 07:27:33 AM

Be careful using /etc/rc.local you scripts might be executed before the WDM can start your cards Cheesy

drgr33n,

you're right, I have a

Code:

sleep 20

before /home/user/mining.sh to give it time to start X (this is on an USB key with a sempron CPU).

spiccioli.

drgr33n

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Quote from: spiccioli on July 07, 2011, 01:57:34 AM

To all those that want to have mining starting up with system:

put inside /etc/rc.local, before the

Code:

exit 0

command a call to a script like

Code:

/home/user/mining.sh

The mining.sh script can do what it likes, like starting up miners, calling other scripts, calling screen to detach them and so on.

I think that in this thread there are several examples of such a configuration.

spiccioli.

Be careful using /etc/rc.local you scripts might be executed before the WDM can start your cards Cheesy

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Quote from: drgr33n on May 14, 2011, 12:22:31 PM

Yes sorry its 64bit only. I didn't think anyone would be running old machines like that anymore Cheesy

I could add a 32bit kernel if people required this ?

Is there a 32bit kernel now?

spiccioli

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To all those that want to have mining starting up with system:

put inside /etc/rc.local, before the

Code:

exit 0

command a call to a script like

Code:

/home/user/mining.sh

The mining.sh script can do what it likes, like starting up miners, calling other scripts, calling screen to detach them and so on.

I think that in this thread there are several examples of such a configuration.

spiccioli.

Smalleyster

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Quote from: drgr33n on July 06, 2011, 07:27:08 PM

Working on a wiki guys so all the info from this thread can be added plus more info etc. Will be up by the weekend. One thing that is lacking and I have overlooked to my peril is the lack of documentation Cheesy

also working on LinuxCoin 0.2 final as we speak. This on will be the last debian release as I'm switching distros. Should be ready in a week or so just want to take my time and look at getting this noob proof once and for all.

I learned many years ago that it is extremely hard to make any system idiot proof, because we idiots are extremely ingenious!

I hope to be of service if I can (old time systems designer w/ Industrial Engineering and MBA as backgrounds. Old time AutoCAD geeks may remember me for SeCAD, AutoLog and ProCAD, I quit all that crap in 95)

Your instructions so far are way too free flowing offering way too many options for the clueless. I strongly suggest step 1 X, step 2 Y, step 3 Z...

I think the genius in your design is the whole miner on it's own "sandbox" USB.

IMHO the next step is another totally self contained bootable wallet USB that makes it super easy for both encryption and backup.

Now Grandma can mine and shop totally protected (I hope).

Briliant system. truly looking forward to being in the position of sending you some coin DrGreen.

Thank you.

(Now I gotta go learn LC!)

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Working on a wiki guys so all the info from this thread can be added plus more info etc. Will be up by the weekend. One thing that is lacking and I have overlooked to my peril is the lack of documentation Cheesy

also working on LinuxCoin 0.2 final as we speak. This on will be the last debian release as I'm switching distros. Should be ready in a week or so just want to take my time and look at getting this noob proof once and for all.

Smalleyster

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This is hilarious. This is computer #3 (wife's that is aol nightmare) I was going to throw it away not too long ago as multiple re-formats of windoze (including fdisk delete partitions a format c:/s) would not stop the viri.

In desperation I totally reformated it to Ubuntu and now it is a dream.

This message is being typed from USB Linuxcoin!

And the funny part is this is a cheapie bought some 4 years ago in Costa Rica. Beats the crap out of the TigerDirect scam that won't boot to usb.

Now the hard part, how to convince my wife that her computer will be the new miner test.

LOL

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Quote from: mikeo on July 06, 2011, 06:11:57 PM

Quote from: Smalleyster on July 06, 2011, 05:42:10 PM

Ha! well I can't seem to find any option to allow a 9 months old TigerDirect computer w/ AMD Athlon dual core 2.31 ghz boot to the USB. I knew it was a piece of crap.
...

Seems to me that any recent computer would have an option in BIOS to select Boot Device, or at least select boot device during boot (for my MSI motherboard it's F11 during boot).

Same-Same I have some old Dell's at work and they have the option, tell us what motherboard you have and we can tell you what key press it is

Jonathan Ryan Owens

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I need some configuration help..

how can i have my miner scripts execute without a monitor attached? i see that under /etc/xdc or whatever that i can include my .sh for aticonfig and my .sh for spinning up my gpus against a pool. i've been able to get as far as that - i.e. turn it on, sit and wait, and if the monitor is attached, it all starts automatically. of course, since the GUI isn't starting without the monitor attached, it's running a different set of scripts, but i can't seem to use outside references with linuxcoin effectively with the seemingly complex solutions to this problem that i've found online.

is there a particular directory in which i can simply add an autostart script referencing my ati and mining scripts?

Help!

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Quote from: Smalleyster on July 06, 2011, 05:42:10 PM

Ha! well I can't seem to find any option to allow a 9 months old TigerDirect computer w/ AMD Athlon dual core 2.31 ghz boot to the USB. I knew it was a piece of crap.
...

Seems to me that any recent computer would have an option in BIOS to select Boot Device, or at least select boot device during boot (for my MSI motherboard it's F11 during boot).

Smalleyster

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Ha! well I can't seem to find any option to allow a 9 months old TigerDirect computer w/ AMD Athlon dual core 2.31 ghz boot to the USB. I knew it was a piece of crap.

AND my wallet.dat file is gone after tweaking my MSSE scan settings. LOL

good thing there was only .3BTC in it.

So much for my bitcoin test, looks like it all went to hell in a handbasket within 24 hours.

Of coures I had not backlet it up or encrypted it yet.

I'm going to punt and give it another go on another computer. sheesh!

TripHammer

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that's my plan, I also want to change the run level so that it does not bother to boot to the gui interface, despite the lovely backgrounds Wink

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Quote from: TripHammer on July 06, 2011, 12:06:46 PM

Hi,

I've got my mining script going on 0.21b a little unstable, but it runs. I'm using a USB drive with persistence, the next step is to get the script called at boot time, but the first step is to get LinuxCoin to boot into the persistence mode automatically without having to choose in the menu each time.

How do I do that?

Thanks

Trip

I'm looking to do the same thing. I have the miner machine running headless now, but I currently need to reconnect the necessary periphials to re-start it. I want to be able to accomplish a warm re-start via my VNC connection.

TripHammer

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Hi,

I've got my mining script going on 0.21b a little unstable, but it runs. I'm using a USB drive with persistence, the next step is to get the script called at boot time, but the first step is to get LinuxCoin to boot into the persistence mode automatically without having to choose in the menu each time.

How do I do that?

Thanks

Trip

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Quote from: organofcorti on July 06, 2011, 07:00:27 AM

Hi, I noticed in both posts you spelled DISPLAY wrong. Could it be that? I'm not being an arse - i find typos are a big reason for my bash mistakes since I can't touch type.

Good luck - I've had no problems using remote desktop on OSX and chicken of VNC (built-in OSX vnc wont work).

Hi, no since i typed it right in 0.2a and couldnt mistake it every time in 0.21b

finally dragged mining rig to tv and 0.21b cant start x server. and windows7 from another rig refuses to start on this mb. oh well, back to 0.2a.

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