Mining 7970 with linuxcoin bounty [20 btc] - page 4.

yochdog

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Quote from: Inaba on February 15, 2012, 10:04:09 AM

Why would someone mine with Windows on a dedicated rig? I can understand it if it's your desktop, but it's absolutely ludicrous to mine a dedicated rig with Windows.

I assume you are referring to the license cost? Assuming you had access to unlimited licenses, any other reason why this would be ludicrous?

jjiimm_64

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Quote from: Inaba on February 15, 2012, 12:15:32 PM

No, the other one. Dunno what the link is off hand, but it's the new version of the guide.

reading the other post, it sounds like an entire operating system... i just need the 7x drivers on linuxcoin, not trying to change everything.

Inaba

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No, the other one. Dunno what the link is off hand, but it's the new version of the guide.

jjiimm_64

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Quote from: Inaba on February 15, 2012, 10:04:09 AM

Why would someone mine with Windows on a dedicated rig? I can understand it if it's your desktop, but it's absolutely ludicrous to mine a dedicated rig with Windows.

Hey Jim... if you want to send me a 7xxx card, I will get it working for you.

Or.. you could use my Natty guide and install the latest AMD drivers and it will probably work.

do you mean this post?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.110331

which does not address the 7 series cards

Inaba

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Why would someone mine with Windows on a dedicated rig? I can understand it if it's your desktop, but it's absolutely ludicrous to mine a dedicated rig with Windows.

Hey Jim... if you want to send me a 7xxx card, I will get it working for you.

Or.. you could use my Natty guide and install the latest AMD drivers and it will probably work.

m3sSh3aD

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Quote from: jjiimm_64 on February 15, 2012, 08:31:46 AM

Quote from: cuz0882 on February 15, 2012, 05:22:24 AM

Is there even a reason to mine with linux?

Yes,
1. easy headless rigs. with windoz you loose temp control
2. operating system on a usb
3. new operating system up in 3 minutes. nothing to mining in 4 minutes
4. ssh access to the rigs.

do I need to go on?

It's Free

Windowz SUCKS

Better/friendlier support

The list goes on

jjiimm_64

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Quote from: cuz0882 on February 15, 2012, 05:22:24 AM

Is there even a reason to mine with linux?

Yes,
1. easy headless rigs. with windoz you loose temp control
2. operating system on a usb
3. new operating system up in 3 minutes. nothing to mining in 4 minutes
4. ssh access to the rigs.

do I need to go on?

cuz0882

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Is there even a reason to mine with linux?

Davyd05

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free bump at the least, you should troll or just pm an existing member who has posted about running similar setups in the various 79xx mining threads, who knows lots of nice people willing to help you out.

I'd assume you're issue is porting the new drivers for the 79xx series cards, I also heard it took a while for a stable driver to appear, but yeah troll the threads, it doesn't hurt to try as long as you ain't over volting lol

jjiimm_64

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moved it up to 7 BTC

jjiimm_64

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I am stuck using windoz until I can get linuxcoin to load drivers for the 79xx series cards.

I know a little about the linux operating system, enough to get myself in trouble.

I could figure this out but do not have the time.

offering a 7 btc bounty for the first step by step instructions to make a 7970 run on linuxcoin linuxcoin-v0.2-final.iso.

you can leave out the steps for installing cgminer.

edit: 50 bucks is not enough??? how about 75. bounty raised to 15btc

edit: bounty upped to 20 btcs

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