Topic: LinuxCoin A lightweight Debian based OS with everything ready to go. - page 4. (Read 285123 times)
February 24, 2012, 07:33:24 PM
Any word on getting this open sourced? I guess BAMT is a more capable substitute, but linuxcoin source would be nice to have.
February 24, 2012, 06:43:30 PM
so is this going to get some updates and/or support?
This OS is haunted as far as i am concerned. i can sometimes load it with ease and other times can't get past a blank screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner.
I got a rig working today, had to add some fans and then went to reboot and nothing. Plenty of PSU power, etc. just wouldn't work.
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
people can bitch about windows, but at least it works.
This OS is haunted as far as i am concerned. i can sometimes load it with ease and other times can't get past a blank screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner.
I got a rig working today, had to add some fans and then went to reboot and nothing. Plenty of PSU power, etc. just wouldn't work.
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
people can bitch about windows, but at least it works.
If it works on some and not others, maybe you should fix the rigs that don't work - right after you fix your attitude!
February 24, 2012, 06:28:55 PM
so is this going to get some updates and/or support?
This OS is haunted as far as i am concerned. i can sometimes load it with ease and other times can't get past a blank screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner.
I got a rig working today, had to add some fans and then went to reboot and nothing. Plenty of PSU power, etc. just wouldn't work.
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
people can bitch about windows, but at least it works.
This OS is haunted as far as i am concerned. i can sometimes load it with ease and other times can't get past a blank screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner.
I got a rig working today, had to add some fans and then went to reboot and nothing. Plenty of PSU power, etc. just wouldn't work.
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
people can bitch about windows, but at least it works.
You appear to be the type of person that needs to stay far far away from anything linux related. Go back to your windows.
February 24, 2012, 05:47:45 PM
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
Why should BAMT (or Linuxcoin , or any OSS) work with everything? Do you want your money back? Oh.. thats right... you are pissed that something offered for free doesn't match your situation. What an bunch of assholes the BAMT team must be, to give away a product that gives 95% of the machines in the world an awesome, easy way to mine.
Here's the real deal.. nobody cares if bamt works for you. If you want to use it, find the problem on your hardware, fix it, and submit the fix to me. I will include it in the next version. If you can't or won't do that.. be gone.
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This response is probably too harsh. Apologies for that. People with the attitude that open source should be provided to them just piss me off. OSS owes you nothing, if you can't understand or be OK with that concept, please just don't use it. If you want to use some OSS but it doesn't work for your system, it is your obligation to make it work, not the creators. This might mean simply submitting a useful bug report. It might mean doing some troubleshooting. It might mean doing some programming, or supporting someone who can code if you cannot. In all cases, it is your responsibility to make it work for yourself.
February 24, 2012, 01:34:36 PM
people can bitch about windows, but if you're too dumb to do anything in *nix, then you have to live with your limitations and pretend that random blue screens are better than evolving to something more stable.
Fixed it for you.
February 24, 2012, 12:46:11 PM
so is this going to get some updates and/or support?
This OS is haunted as far as i am concerned. i can sometimes load it with ease and other times can't get past a blank screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner.
I got a rig working today, had to add some fans and then went to reboot and nothing. Plenty of PSU power, etc. just wouldn't work.
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
people can bitch about windows, but at least it works.
Sometimes motherboards are weird about booting to certain USB ports. My windows gaming rig never boots when I plug a USB to the front. It makes no sense to me, but I can use the same drive in other USB ports and other machines and it works fine. This OS is haunted as far as i am concerned. i can sometimes load it with ease and other times can't get past a blank screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner.
I got a rig working today, had to add some fans and then went to reboot and nothing. Plenty of PSU power, etc. just wouldn't work.
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
people can bitch about windows, but at least it works.
February 24, 2012, 03:13:24 AM
so is this going to get some updates and/or support?
This OS is haunted as far as i am concerned. i can sometimes load it with ease and other times can't get past a blank screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner.
I got a rig working today, had to add some fans and then went to reboot and nothing. Plenty of PSU power, etc. just wouldn't work.
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
people can bitch about windows, but at least it works.
This OS is haunted as far as i am concerned. i can sometimes load it with ease and other times can't get past a blank screen with an underscore in the upper left hand corner.
I got a rig working today, had to add some fans and then went to reboot and nothing. Plenty of PSU power, etc. just wouldn't work.
i can't even get f'in BAMT to load so f that. i get to the boot screen and then a bunch of shit passes the screen and then black screen. Easy my ass. linuxcoin loaded easier for me the first time I used it.
Maybe BAMT is easy once it boots, but nothing is easy when it won't boot. I also see it's a little bitch with certain hardware. that just sucks, should work with everything.
people can bitch about windows, but at least it works.
February 23, 2012, 07:39:38 PM
The imminent v0.5 release has support for wireless via the GUI, though it makes me a little more dead inside every time I think about it.
LOL...you should be hanging your head in shame
All you GUI fans will find the new release much easier to use. As a last act of desperation, I changed the popup help on the GUI menu items to scold and shame you for using them at all.
It won't help. GUI people don't read the words on the screen.
anyway... 0.5 is out, and its fully stocked with gui nonsene.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bamt-version-05-easy-usb-based-mining-linux-with-farm-wide-management-tools-65915
February 23, 2012, 06:02:51 PM
The imminent v0.5 release has support for wireless via the GUI, though it makes me a little more dead inside every time I think about it.
LOL...you should be hanging your head in shame
All you GUI fans will find the new release much easier to use. February 23, 2012, 10:09:40 AM
That's right.
Alternative you could use a wireless bridge. Most routers can also be used as a bridge. From BAMT point of view it is simply a hardwired ethernet connection.
I have not tried linux coin either, can you control your miners remotely with it?Alternative you could use a wireless bridge. Most routers can also be used as a bridge. From BAMT point of view it is simply a hardwired ethernet connection.
You can control your machine from any OS by logging into it by SSH. LinuxCoin is old & not well supported. I wouldn't use it.
BAMT works far better and is optimized to running a rig very quickly. It doesn't support wireless though.
BAMT has always supported wireless adapters, however you had to type a few commands in to make em work. Those of you who used computers back when men were men and bytes were bytes will have no trouble.
The imminent v0.5 release has support for wireless via the GUI, though it makes me a little more dead inside every time I think about it.
February 22, 2012, 06:12:29 PM
That's right.
Alternative you could use a wireless bridge. Most routers can also be used as a bridge. From BAMT point of view it is simply a hardwired ethernet connection.
I have not tried linux coin either, can you control your miners remotely with it?Alternative you could use a wireless bridge. Most routers can also be used as a bridge. From BAMT point of view it is simply a hardwired ethernet connection.
You can control your machine from any OS by logging into it by SSH. LinuxCoin is old & not well supported. I wouldn't use it.
BAMT works far better and is optimized to running a rig very quickly. It doesn't support wireless though.
February 22, 2012, 05:55:46 PM
That's right.
Alternative you could use a wireless bridge. Most routers can also be used as a bridge. From BAMT point of view it is simply a hardwired ethernet connection.
I have not tried linux coin either, can you control your miners remotely with it? Alternative you could use a wireless bridge. Most routers can also be used as a bridge. From BAMT point of view it is simply a hardwired ethernet connection.
February 22, 2012, 05:28:12 PM
That's right.
Alternative you could use a wireless bridge. Most routers can also be used as a bridge. From BAMT point of view it is simply a hardwired ethernet connection.
Alternative you could use a wireless bridge. Most routers can also be used as a bridge. From BAMT point of view it is simply a hardwired ethernet connection.
February 22, 2012, 05:20:22 PM
From what I've heard BAMT does not auto detect wireless adapters like linuxcoin does. So you need wired connections or a fair knowledge of linux to get it working, is this right?
February 20, 2012, 06:38:37 PM
i hear you guys, going to go for BAMT on the next rig. Got three running at 6 Gh/s on linuxcoin right now and will just leave those alone.
BAMT for my next build this weekend.
BAMT for my next build this weekend.
February 19, 2012, 03:21:25 PM
So you just load putty on say a windows 7 laptop and get the ssh going in BAMT and you're good to go?
I know you need to figure out the IP addresses or something on your mining rigs, assign them numbers, something like that. This is the only part that confuses me a little because I seriously feel like anytime I touch ANYTHING in a linux distro it's a cluster F.
The problem in linux for me as a noob is I really don't even understand the basic commands like how to remove stuff, or restore things if I f something up. I really need to go through some online tutorials and just quit bitching.
Everyone in this forum has already been of great help, so I really can't complain, it's a hell of a community similar to the overlocking forums I visit.
All my rigs are connected to my network via an ethernet switch, so it should be easy enough. the laptop connects wirelessly of course.
I mean I'm not a netwokring idiot, I did install my own modem and wireless network at my house, but whoop te do, that's easy. I still just have a limited understanding of how to figure out which IP address is assigned to a given machine, etc.
I know you need to figure out the IP addresses or something on your mining rigs, assign them numbers, something like that. This is the only part that confuses me a little because I seriously feel like anytime I touch ANYTHING in a linux distro it's a cluster F.
The problem in linux for me as a noob is I really don't even understand the basic commands like how to remove stuff, or restore things if I f something up. I really need to go through some online tutorials and just quit bitching.
Everyone in this forum has already been of great help, so I really can't complain, it's a hell of a community similar to the overlocking forums I visit.
All my rigs are connected to my network via an ethernet switch, so it should be easy enough. the laptop connects wirelessly of course.
I mean I'm not a netwokring idiot, I did install my own modem and wireless network at my house, but whoop te do, that's easy. I still just have a limited understanding of how to figure out which IP address is assigned to a given machine, etc.
Use your router. It should have something called DHCP reservation. It will give the same machine the same IP address always based on MAC address. Then you don't need to configure anything.
My rigs are 192.168.0.181 to 192.168.0.186
I can install a new copy of BAMT, or another Linux OS or hell Windows and their IP addresses will never change.
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My big issue is I now have at least 150-200 hours into this over the last 6 months and all I want is a little break before I try something new. I have two more machines to build and I'd rather focus on that. Looking at idle graphics cards is very frustrating as I'm sure all of you know.
Time you aready spent on something that doesn't work is meaningless. If you have more than 1 rig learn BAMT. Linuxcoin is never going to do what you want. Hooking monitors to each rig is never going to do what you want. Note BAMT does support a monitor but once you get a rig booted the first time there really is no need to use anything other that SSH. The entire distro is run from 2 or 3 config files. All you need is an SSH client.
I have 6 rigs 13 GH/s and I had no outages in last week. Had one rig crash 2? 3? weeks ago. With BAMT it is painfully easy. I cut power, cut in back on and it reconfigured itself and began mining in 30 seconds or so.
It seems like you rant could be paraphrased as
"I have been beating my head against the wall for 200 hours so I am not going to stop until it starts working." If what you are doing isn't working there is no guarantee that after 200 more hours you will be anymore stable. Seems silly.
February 18, 2012, 04:31:48 PM
So you just load putty on say a windows 7 laptop and get the ssh going in BAMT and you're good to go?
I know you need to figure out the IP addresses or something on your mining rigs, assign them numbers, something like that. This is the only part that confuses me a little because I seriously feel like anytime I touch ANYTHING in a linux distro it's a cluster F.
The problem in linux for me as a noob is I really don't even understand the basic commands like how to remove stuff, or restore things if I f something up. I really need to go through some online tutorials and just quit bitching.
Everyone in this forum has already been of great help, so I really can't complain, it's a hell of a community similar to the overlocking forums I visit.
All my rigs are connected to my network via an ethernet switch, so it should be easy enough. the laptop connects wirelessly of course.
I mean I'm not a netwokring idiot, I did install my own modem and wireless network at my house, but whoop te do, that's easy. I still just have a limited understanding of how to figure out which IP address is assigned to a given machine, etc.
My big issue is I now have at least 150-200 hours into this over the last 6 months and all I want is a little break before I try something new. I have two more machines to build and I'd rather focus on that. Looking at idle graphics cards is very frustrating as I'm sure all of you know.
I got a 4 x 5970 with extenders set up last night on linuxcoin finally and it has been rolling at 725/300 for over 24 hours at about 2.5 GH/s and power draw of 1060 watts or so.
My biggest issue has really probably been my overzealous overclocking with these shitty diamond cards. I really don't think they want go beyond 800/300 even with replaced TIM and thermal pads.
I know you need to figure out the IP addresses or something on your mining rigs, assign them numbers, something like that. This is the only part that confuses me a little because I seriously feel like anytime I touch ANYTHING in a linux distro it's a cluster F.
The problem in linux for me as a noob is I really don't even understand the basic commands like how to remove stuff, or restore things if I f something up. I really need to go through some online tutorials and just quit bitching.
Everyone in this forum has already been of great help, so I really can't complain, it's a hell of a community similar to the overlocking forums I visit.
All my rigs are connected to my network via an ethernet switch, so it should be easy enough. the laptop connects wirelessly of course.
I mean I'm not a netwokring idiot, I did install my own modem and wireless network at my house, but whoop te do, that's easy. I still just have a limited understanding of how to figure out which IP address is assigned to a given machine, etc.
My big issue is I now have at least 150-200 hours into this over the last 6 months and all I want is a little break before I try something new. I have two more machines to build and I'd rather focus on that. Looking at idle graphics cards is very frustrating as I'm sure all of you know.
I got a 4 x 5970 with extenders set up last night on linuxcoin finally and it has been rolling at 725/300 for over 24 hours at about 2.5 GH/s and power draw of 1060 watts or so.
My biggest issue has really probably been my overzealous overclocking with these shitty diamond cards. I really don't think they want go beyond 800/300 even with replaced TIM and thermal pads.
my suggestion would be to wait for the upcoming v0.5 image release if you're interested in trying BAMT. Not that the current image is hard, but the new version is even easier. it displays your IP address and mining status right on the screen from boot. all config items are in the gui menu.
This is the desktop screen:
btw, if you're having trouble with IP management, highly recommend to learn about dhcp and dhcp reservations especially.
February 18, 2012, 12:06:31 PM
So you just load putty on say a windows 7 laptop and get the ssh going in BAMT and you're good to go?
I know you need to figure out the IP addresses or something on your mining rigs, assign them numbers, something like that. This is the only part that confuses me a little because I seriously feel like anytime I touch ANYTHING in a linux distro it's a cluster F.
The problem in linux for me as a noob is I really don't even understand the basic commands like how to remove stuff, or restore things if I f something up. I really need to go through some online tutorials and just quit bitching.
Everyone in this forum has already been of great help, so I really can't complain, it's a hell of a community similar to the overlocking forums I visit.
All my rigs are connected to my network via an ethernet switch, so it should be easy enough. the laptop connects wirelessly of course.
I mean I'm not a netwokring idiot, I did install my own modem and wireless network at my house, but whoop te do, that's easy. I still just have a limited understanding of how to figure out which IP address is assigned to a given machine, etc.
My big issue is I now have at least 150-200 hours into this over the last 6 months and all I want is a little break before I try something new. I have two more machines to build and I'd rather focus on that. Looking at idle graphics cards is very frustrating as I'm sure all of you know.
I got a 4 x 5970 with extenders set up last night on linuxcoin finally and it has been rolling at 725/300 for over 24 hours at about 2.5 GH/s and power draw of 1060 watts or so.
My biggest issue has really probably been my overzealous overclocking with these shitty diamond cards. I really don't think they want go beyond 800/300 even with replaced TIM and thermal pads.
I know you need to figure out the IP addresses or something on your mining rigs, assign them numbers, something like that. This is the only part that confuses me a little because I seriously feel like anytime I touch ANYTHING in a linux distro it's a cluster F.
The problem in linux for me as a noob is I really don't even understand the basic commands like how to remove stuff, or restore things if I f something up. I really need to go through some online tutorials and just quit bitching.
Everyone in this forum has already been of great help, so I really can't complain, it's a hell of a community similar to the overlocking forums I visit.
All my rigs are connected to my network via an ethernet switch, so it should be easy enough. the laptop connects wirelessly of course.
I mean I'm not a netwokring idiot, I did install my own modem and wireless network at my house, but whoop te do, that's easy. I still just have a limited understanding of how to figure out which IP address is assigned to a given machine, etc.
My big issue is I now have at least 150-200 hours into this over the last 6 months and all I want is a little break before I try something new. I have two more machines to build and I'd rather focus on that. Looking at idle graphics cards is very frustrating as I'm sure all of you know.
I got a 4 x 5970 with extenders set up last night on linuxcoin finally and it has been rolling at 725/300 for over 24 hours at about 2.5 GH/s and power draw of 1060 watts or so.
My biggest issue has really probably been my overzealous overclocking with these shitty diamond cards. I really don't think they want go beyond 800/300 even with replaced TIM and thermal pads.
February 18, 2012, 03:01:33 AM
yeah sorry about the rant, but bamt doesn 't look easy to me at all. i guess i just have to download it and try it on a test rig.
I finally got my rig up with linuxcoin again after finding some obscure commands to restore the ati drivers.
I like having some type of GUI interface and i also don't want tio be forced into SSH and it seems you need this for BAMT.
I'm just a little out of energy for learning something new right now. I have two more rigs to build and I just want some god damn stable mining for at least a month, then I will have the energy to consider something new, but i already have tons of hours into linuxcoin.
Looking forward to what Inaba can get going since I mine on his pool anyway, maybe he'll give me some extra support..lol I have 10 GH/s at his pool right now.
I finally got my rig up with linuxcoin again after finding some obscure commands to restore the ati drivers.
I like having some type of GUI interface and i also don't want tio be forced into SSH and it seems you need this for BAMT.
I'm just a little out of energy for learning something new right now. I have two more rigs to build and I just want some god damn stable mining for at least a month, then I will have the energy to consider something new, but i already have tons of hours into linuxcoin.
Looking forward to what Inaba can get going since I mine on his pool anyway, maybe he'll give me some extra support..lol I have 10 GH/s at his pool right now.
Configuring BAMT is extremely simple. You can use the GUI if you really want to, but it is almost universally agreed that remote management via SSH is much easier and a huge time saver.
February 18, 2012, 02:53:05 AM
yeah sorry about the rant, but bamt doesn 't look easy to me at all. i guess i just have to download it and try it on a test rig.
I finally got my rig up with linuxcoin again after finding some obscure commands to restore the ati drivers.
I like having some type of GUI interface and i also don't want tio be forced into SSH and it seems you need this for BAMT.
I'm just a little out of energy for learning something new right now. I have two more rigs to build and I just want some god damn stable mining for at least a month, then I will have the energy to consider something new, but i already have tons of hours into linuxcoin.
Looking forward to what Inaba can get going since I mine on his pool anyway, maybe he'll give me some extra support..lol I have 10 GH/s at his pool right now.
I finally got my rig up with linuxcoin again after finding some obscure commands to restore the ati drivers.
I like having some type of GUI interface and i also don't want tio be forced into SSH and it seems you need this for BAMT.
I'm just a little out of energy for learning something new right now. I have two more rigs to build and I just want some god damn stable mining for at least a month, then I will have the energy to consider something new, but i already have tons of hours into linuxcoin.
Looking forward to what Inaba can get going since I mine on his pool anyway, maybe he'll give me some extra support..lol I have 10 GH/s at his pool right now.
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