Topic: More Epochs mod v1.1 for Claymore ETH miner 15. Epochs 385+ work, New Version! (Read 5957 times)

You talk about original version of the miner because it's not working since end of 2020.

My mod is working fine and I see that people continue to use it.

Everybody gives up the CLaymore

New Version just released!


Changelog:

~ Increased maximum number of supported DAG epochs to 600.

no, linux version of the mod hasn't released. I had many problems irl this summer, so I didn't have enough time to finish it.

any linux release for Simple mining os?

I've noticed that I unable to start my mod (and original Claymore miner too) on test rig with Win 10 and latest updates.

With recent Windows 10 updates, Microsoft enabled blocking of potentially unwanted apps (such as miners). You can read about it here.

Basicly, that setting was there all the time, but was disabled by default. Latest win 10 updates forced the setting to be enabled by default.

To use my mod with latest windows 10 updates you have to set Potentially unwanted app blocking to off, as it was set before August updates.

To do so, go to Setting, Windows Security app > App & browser control > Reputation-based protection > Potentially unwanted app blocking:

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And set it to off:

New Version just released!


Changelog:

~ Added unsigned version of strap driver that can work with Windows Update KB5004237. Unsigned driver requires Windows Test Mode.
  To enable Windows Test Mode make sure that "Secure Boot" is disabled in UEFI BIOS, then run "Enable_Windows_TestMode.cmd" from
  "strap_driver" folder in miner's archive as admin and reboot rig.
  To install unsigned strap driver run "install_Unsigned_strap_driver.cmd" (don't run as admin, it will ask for elevation after run).
  You can also install unsigned strap driver manually by running miner as admin with "-driver install_test" option.

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Who need to install this version of the mod:

1) you use -strap/-rxboost options and you have Windows auto updates enabled, this means that Windows most likely installed KB5004237 and
    that prevents miner's strap driver (driver that handles -strap/-rxboost options) from working.

To install unsigned strap driver:

a) After you've installed mod v2.6, disable "Secure Boot" in UEFI BIOS, then run "Enable_Windows_TestMode.cmd" from
"strap_driver" folder in miner's archive as admin and reboot rig. If Test Mode was successfully enabled, you will see "Test Mode" at
the right lower corner of the desktop.

b) in miner folder go to "\strap_driver" subfolder and run as admin "uninstall_strap_driver.cmd". This will stop and uninstall old strap
driver if it was installed. Reboot rig.

c) To install unsigned strap driver run "install_Unsigned_strap_driver.cmd" (don't run as admin, it will ask for elevation after run).
You can also install unsigned strap driver manually by running miner as admin with "-driver install_test" option.

d) If everything was done correctly, unsigned strap driver is installed and you can use miner's -strap/-rxboost options with installed
Windows update KB5004237.

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Who don't need to install this version of the mod:

1) you don't use -strap/-rxboost options

2) you do use -strap/-rxboost options, but you've disabled Windows updates and haven't installed latest updates (especially KB5004237), or removed it, and you don't plan to enable Windows update. In this case you can continue to use signed strap driver from v2.5

If you are using -strap and/or -rxboost command-line options and have problems with miner's strap driver after latest Windows update,
you have 2 options:

Update to mod v2.6, enable Windows Test Mode and install unsigned strap driver

OR

you have to remove update KB5004237 (thanks to shadowofthedamn for investigating and reporting the issue) that prevents strap driver from starting and disable automatic windows updates to prevent Windows from installing problematic update again.

1) Go to update history, write "update" in search field on taskbar and choose View your update history from the search results:

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2) Check if KB5004237 installed on your system and if it is then click on Uninstall updates

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3) Select update KB5004237 from list, right click and choose Uninstall. Click Yes, wait update to uninstall and click Restart computer.

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4) After restart, download Windows Update Blocker 1.6 from https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-6/. Scroll down to download section, there are hashes of files inside archive and virustotal report.
Download archive Wub.zip and extract to desktop.
If you have Windows 10 64 bit (most people have 64 bit version of the OS), run Wub_x64.exe as admin and choose to Disable updates, Protect Services Settings and click Apply Now

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5) Update Blocker should disable updates and now its window looks like this. Close Update Blocker by clicking on the cross:

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6) Now let's check if windows update services are disabled. Right click on the Start button, and choose Computer Managment:

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7) Select Services on the left and scroll down on the right side of the windows to check that both windows update services are not running and disabled:

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8 ) Close Computer Managment and go to Updates, it now should look like this with "Some setting are managed by your organisation" and "Your organisation has turned off automatic updates":

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Done. Problematic update KB5004237 removed and automatic windows updates disabled. This is temporary solution. If I'll find better solution, I'll post information about it in this topic.

not planned that because for AMD miner supports only rx4xx/5xx, Vega, Navi GPUs, and driver 20.12.1 is more than enough for those cards.
Newer drivers usually created for 6xxx series of cards and there are no added features or fixed bugs for older cards, so there is no point for you to install it and there is no point for me to do useless work of adding support for new amd drivers that are constantly changing internally just to provide everyone around with a job 

may be I'm not right, do you have specific reason to use drivers above 20.12.1? What driver version you are trying to use and what exactly doesn't work with my mod?

Changing group policy with gpedit.msc was only enough for old version of win10. In newer versions of win10 to completly stop updates you also have to disable update services, otherwise windows WILL install some of updates (like the one we are talking about).

Update blocker edits group policies and disables update services for the reason. Only combination of two methods stops win10 from updating. I recommended that tool because its easy to use (basicly 2 clicks of a mouse), and it doesn't require any special knowledge from users.

yes

Microsoft has always had a tool for shit like this and it's called group policy editor. Disable the update there and the problem is gone.

Of course you can do it manually, if you know how to disable windows update services (at least 3 of them) via registry, getting ownership of protected registry keys to change it and so on. Also seems like you are using old version of win10 (if you are saying about 4 years without updates), and it was  easier back then, because with every win10 major update MS hardened update service "protection". So I adviced really fast and easy way to disable update services with update blocker.

You you drop me a proper tutorial how you deactivate windows update? I've tried this so many times but updates still happens, even through registry edit no luck so far I needed up stopping the update per month  or should I call it postponed? 🤔🤔🤔

lol update blocker  
deactivate windows update in the right way and no one needs and "update blocker". my rigs makes no update in the last 4 years without any extra suspicious tool

The only fast solution here is to uninstall the update, and use Windows Update Blocker to stop Win 10 from autoinstalling it. You really don't need all those "security" updates on mining rig if you use firewall and don't use rig to constantly browse web. I've used old Ltsb ver of win10 from 2015 on my mining rigs for at least 2 years without any updates and there were zero problems.

You can get Windows Update Blocker 1.6 from https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-6/ , it allows to disable win update service and stop medic services that reenable windows update service.

do you mean AMD video drivers?

please see this post, maybe you have the same problem with windows update like me:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/windows-update-kb5004237-prevent-strap-driver-installation-of-claymore-mining-5349304
Windows Update KB5004237 prevent strap driver installation of CLAYMORE mining software.
After uninstalling the update the system works ok but the system installed it again after 5 hours when my automatic updates were disabled.
please help me get the claymore driver signature.

will you add support for newer drivers?

If you haven't updated to version 2.5 yet, do it to get lowest 0.6% devfee in the industry !