MultiMiner: Any Miner, Any Where, on Any Device (Free, Open Source, Cross Platform) - page 135.

nwoolls

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Quote from: skyhigh2004 on December 05, 2013, 11:41:14 PM

I for the love of god cannot get bfgminer to work for more than 5 mins. I have been trying ever since you released 2.0. I set everything up fine to my knowledge and just following your screen shots even but it just won't mine for long. Every time it switches coins it zeros out in hash rate and then restarts after 2-3 mins due to low hash rate 2 to 3 times then finally starts up good again. To lose that much time when I switch coins every 5 mins is a huge loss. If I switch to cgminer with all the same settings and a 1.x version of mm all is well.

Out of curiosity do you use Dynamic Intensity? If so there was a bug that caused MultiMiner to restart the miners if that was enabled along with the option to restart "suspect" miners.

Beyond that please give me a direct message in here or via email so we can discuss the specifics and try to figure out what is going wrong.

Quote from: skyhigh2004 on December 05, 2013, 11:41:14 PM

Is there any way you could add the ability back to use cgminer? At least an older version that was stable and good for scrypt like 3.3.1? Then just lock it there so you wouldn't have to worry about all the new versions that have been a headache for you to work with?

That's what version 1.4 is Grin

I'm not going to make it stop working with MobileMiner. I can and will go back and update 1.4 if needed and I have no intention of breaking anything.

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I for the love of god cannot get bfgminer to work for more than 5 mins. I have been trying ever since you released 2.0. I set everything up fine to my knowledge and just following your screen shots even but it just won't mine for long. Every time it switches coins it zeros out in hash rate and then restarts after 2-3 mins due to low hash rate 2 to 3 times then finally starts up good again. To lose that much time when I switch coins every 5 mins is a huge loss. If I switch to cgminer with all the same settings and a 1.x version of mm all is well.

Is there any way you could add the ability back to use cgminer? At least an older version that was stable and good for scrypt like 3.3.1? Then just lock it there so you wouldn't have to worry about all the new versions that have been a headache for you to work with? I'm sure that's a very big order and something that won't happen but I have to ask. As I love mm and have been using it since the beginning but I am sure eventually mobile miner will stop letting me use 1.x and the app will go out of support.

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Version 2.0.4 of MultiMiner is now available with the following changes:

Fixed a crash if the user has multiple devices reporting the same serial number
Fixed Stratum port for proxy always using 3333 (ignoring setting)
Fixed error parsing CoinWarz API reported as a CoinChoose API error
Fixed strategy checks every 15 minutes when the user specifies 2 hours
Fixed coin information not refreshing after saving

This will serve as a bug-fix update before version 2.1.

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Quote from: nwoolls on December 04, 2013, 04:06:36 PM

Okay - one more step. Can you right-click in the CMD window and click Mark. Then click and drag to select all of that text. Then right-click anywhere on the highlighted area. This should copy all of that text. Then past it in a reply in here.

Thanks!

After a couple of reinstallations I've totally lost control of it and now I a) Don't have an OpenCL support (and it won't install properly); b) Can't update my drivers (can't detect hardware). So I think it's a good time to reinstall Windows for all, I'll get down to it this weekend. Hopefully then I won't have any troubles with your soft. Thank you for your support!

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You cannot kill love

I downloaded and no hardware shows up after scanning?

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Quote from: Jhonka86 on December 04, 2013, 09:38:48 PM

One thing that might make the software even better is showing the fan speed. From what I remember, BFGminer includes fan speed in part of its display, which really helped me keep an eye on intensity arguments.

Sure - it's part of the API response so I can definitely include it. I'll add it in the next update.

Quote from: Jhonka86 on December 04, 2013, 09:38:48 PM

One other question: on what timescale is the dynamic intensity based off of? When I turn it on, it seems to drop my 250 hashrate (intensity 13) to about 20, and just idles there. I may not be waiting long enough, but it piqued my curiosity. Thanks!

Great question and I have absolutely no idea. I pass in -I D to bfgminer and it does all the magical mining stuff Grin

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Well that, indeed, was fast. Thank you! One thing that might make the software even better is showing the fan speed. From what I remember, BFGminer includes fan speed in part of its display, which really helped me keep an eye on intensity arguments.

One other question: on what timescale is the dynamic intensity based off of? When I turn it on, it seems to drop my 250 hashrate (intensity 13) to about 20, and just idles there. I may not be waiting long enough, but it piqued my curiosity. Thanks!

PS, -I 13 was a good suggestion. a 40 khs drop, but the computer is definitely still usable, and GPU seems to be averaging 75 degrees and ~70% fan (from noise guess).

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Version 2.0.3 of MultiMiner is now available with the following changes:

Fixed Scrypt coins being recognized as SHA-256 when using the CoinWarz API
Do not stop mining when a pool is down and automatic mining is disabled (now MultiMiner will continue mining with a non-obtrusive notification regardless of auto-mining strategies)
Do not restart GPU miners for "subpar hashrate" when Dynamic Intensity is enabled
Fixed lock up on first run under OS X
Fixed crash under Linux
Fixed device count not showing in some cases
Fixed constant wait cursor under Linux
Updated app icon under OS X
Removed cgminer specific timings and delays
Additional handling for "No servers could be used"

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Quote from: Jhonka86 on December 04, 2013, 04:27:00 PM

Ideally, I would like to set up the software to run my videocard at an intensity where the computer could still be used. I have the scrypt arguments set up as found on https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison (-I 18 -w 128 -thread-concurrency 5600), but this causes massive visual lag.

Take the -I setting down to reduce lag but also reduce your hashrate, e.g. -I 13.

Quote from: Jhonka86 on December 04, 2013, 04:27:00 PM

When I turn on the dynamic throttling option on the software, it will start at 290 kh/s, then slowly wind down to 50, then restart both the GPU and the ASIC, repeating the cycle.

Can you check the Process Log when this happens and tell me why MultiMiner restarted the process? My assumption is that the "Subpar hashrate" check is kicking in and restarting it, which would be something I need to fix.

Edit: Confirmed - this is a bug and I will fix it for the next update (due any day). Thank you for reporting it!

Quote from: Jhonka86 on December 04, 2013, 04:27:00 PM

My ideal setup would be where the GPU's target temperature is 65-70, with an emergency override at 80 (instead of the defaults). I would also prefer to not have the fan run at 100% intensity, so as to prolong the fan's life.

I would use either the AMD Control Center or MSI Afterburner to set the GPU fan speed. It's also possible to do with additional arguments passed to bfgminer (under Settings, Advanced miner settings).

Quote from: Jhonka86 on December 04, 2013, 04:27:00 PM

When the computer is used, I would like it to throttle, but when it's not I would like it to run at a relatively safe intensity. Can anyone give any suggestions on how I should proceed? Thanks!

Ideally the Dynamic Intensity setting would do this if we can keep it from restarting on you. Also, check under Settings, Advanced miner settings as there's another option in there to toggle Dynamic Intensity based on computer use and idle time like you are asking.

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I downloaded the software, and everything is running beautifully for my BFL ASIC. I'm having some trouble adapting my ATI 7870 to mine at Hashcows, however.

Ideally, I would like to set up the software to run my videocard at an intensity where the computer could still be used. I have the scrypt arguments set up as found on https://litecoin.info/Mining_hardware_comparison (-I 18 -w 128 -thread-concurrency 5600), but this causes massive visual lag. When I turn on the dynamic throttling option on the software, it will start at 290 kh/s, then slowly wind down to 50, then restart both the GPU and the ASIC, repeating the cycle.

My ideal setup would be where the GPU's target temperature is 65-70, with an emergency override at 80 (instead of the defaults). I would also prefer to not have the fan run at 100% intensity, so as to prolong the fan's life. When the computer is used, I would like it to throttle, but when it's not I would like it to run at a relatively safe intensity. Can anyone give any suggestions on how I should proceed? Thanks!

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Amazing piece of software, and inspired me a little. Going to work on coding a throttle gauge like bitminter has for graphical purposes instead of just the text readout of the hashrate. I My PC is plugged into a 32 Inch flastscreen mounted on the wall so i can see it from a distance, and i loved the bitminter client because while on the other side of the room i could look over and see my hashing rates indicated on the large gauge. If any other coders out there would like to help on this "adding a hash rate gauge" project with me to further enhance the features of this software please let me know in private message. i hate digging through threads to find replys.

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Quote from: tectus on December 04, 2013, 03:59:05 PM

Yep. Blank window and that's it. Of course I've tried to scan for hardware multiple times, nothing.

Okay - one more step. Can you right-click in the CMD window and click Mark. Then click and drag to select all of that text. Then right-click anywhere on the highlighted area. This should copy all of that text. Then past it in a reply in here.

Thanks!

tectus

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Quote from: nwoolls on December 04, 2013, 03:49:53 PM

Right - neither bfgminer nor cgminer have CPU mining compiled in. It's not going to recognize your CPU without that. The above output looks okay. Are you saying MultiMiner still doesn't show that GPU now that bfgminer does?

Yep. Blank window and that's it. Of course I've tried to scan for hardware multiple times, nothing.

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Quote from: tectus on December 04, 2013, 03:35:22 PM

Okay, so what i have now is

Drivers updated/reinstalled. And this damn thing even can't find my CPU!

Right - neither bfgminer nor cgminer have CPU mining compiled in. It's not going to recognize your CPU without that. The above output looks okay. Are you saying MultiMiner still doesn't show that GPU now that bfgminer does?

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Quote from: nwoolls on December 03, 2013, 05:17:08 PM

You have a type-o in there, it's -S opencl:auto not -S open:clauto

Okay, so what i have now is

http://i.imgur.com/a6Fv4RM.png

Drivers updated/reinstalled. And this damn thing even can't find my CPU!

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Quote from: tectus on December 03, 2013, 05:04:59 PM

Mustave been my both left hands somewhere...now it reads like this:

You have a type-o in there, it's -S opencl:auto not -S open:clauto

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Quote from: nwoolls on December 03, 2013, 04:49:38 PM

Can you please post a screenshot of the command and output from:

Code:

bfgminer -S opencl:auto -d?

Mustave been my both left hands somewhere...now it reads like this:
http://i.imgur.com/UD6ejXY.png

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Quote from: tectus on December 03, 2013, 04:36:34 PM

Yes I know how to utilize the cmd — didn't go well. Tried with a shortcut also (C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\MultiMiner\Miners\bfgminer\bfgminer.exe bfgminer -S opencl:auto -d? ), didn't work either.

Can you please post a screenshot of the command and output from:

Code:

bfgminer -S opencl:auto -d?

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Quote from: nwoolls on December 03, 2013, 04:14:40 PM

Run it from the command line (cmd), not by double-clicking:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/open-a-command-prompt-window
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsc/p/command-prompt.htm

Yes I know how to utilize the cmd — didn't go well. Tried with a shortcut also (C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\MultiMiner\Miners\bfgminer\bfgminer.exe bfgminer -S opencl:auto -d? ), didn't work either.

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