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Topic: Possible run moonlander 2 and gekkoscience on same pc windows? (Read 314 times)

legendary
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Hi all  Smiley. I'm a new unexperienced miner and a new user of this forum, i've got three Moonlander 2 and one  Gekkoscience New pac 2 and i'm in the same troubles: i can't run together BFG Miner for Moonlander 2 and CG miner for Gekkoscience New pac 2, even if i set the file bat as you done it works only for the Three Moonlander, when i start CGMiner the Gekko science new pac 2 doesn' t start, it seems that even the sets i do, CGMiner goes only to search the Moonlander, and i don't understand why...  Huh Huh Huh
Thanks in advance.


It might be that geekoscience has not implemented per port functionality on their software. You would need to contact them and ask them to include this in next software update.
newbie
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Hi all  Smiley. I'm a new unexperienced miner and a new user of this forum, i've got three Moonlander 2 and one  Gekkoscience New pac 2 and i'm in the same troubles: i can't run together BFG Miner for Moonlander 2 and CG miner for Gekkoscience New pac 2, even if i set the file bat as you done it works only for the Three Moonlander, when i start CGMiner the Gekko science new pac 2 doesn' t start, it seems that even the sets i do, CGMiner goes only to search the Moonlander, and i don't understand why...  Huh Huh Huh
Thanks in advance.
legendary
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Yes you can as long as you have enough Usb ports and enough Cpu power which nowadays all our computers have.

Even on old computers without much usb ports you can use a usb hub extender to power your miners but performance will be reduced.These usb miners don’t offer any profit and are only for tinkering around.
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Hello

Pieces of miner  Wink
if you have two then USB: 2,if you have three then usb: 3

cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://pool.ckpool.org:3333  --suggest-diff 128 -u address -p x  --usb :2 --gekko-newpac-freq 150 -p x

newbie
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Hello
start the cgminer for the Gekko's with the --usb: x (number of miner) command in the .bat file and later the bfg miner for the MLD 2 ...
that works too ;-)
best regards Jens

So for an example cgminer detects gekko in usb 7 and usb 8. Imagine my bat file:
cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://pool.ckpool.org:3333 -u address -p x --suggest-diff 128 --gekko-2pac-freq 150.
Were i put  the -- usb : 7 --usb: 8 command ?
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Hello
start the cgminer for the Gekko's with the --usb: x (number of miner) command in the .bat file and later the bfg miner for the MLD 2 ...
that works too ;-)
best regards Jens
legendary
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You have to specify the COM port for each stick in both software, so they dont mess with each other. If you leave it at the default AUTO scan then the software will scan both sticks while they are running and cause it screw up the first running stick.

Humm ok. But when you mean 'each stick ' you wann say each USB Hub or really all sticks.? Because if that I have some work to do😂😂 ( got 6 of each) .
Thanks for last reply btw

Yes each stick, its not that complicated, for all Moonlanders you just have to specify the COM port for each one and put all 6 in the start.bat file (ie -S \\.\COM1 -S \\.\COM2 -S \\.\COM3 etc).
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You have to specify the COM port for each stick in both software, so they dont mess with each other. If you leave it at the default AUTO scan then the software will scan both sticks while they are running and cause it screw up the first running stick.

Humm ok. But when you mean 'each stick ' you wann say each USB Hub or really all sticks.? Because if that I have some work to do😂😂 ( got 6 of each) .
Thanks for last reply btw
legendary
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I already try start with one and then start the other and the other way arround also and always got some erros.
If moonlander works gekko dont, the same if gekko works moonlander getting usb inactive...  Huh Huh
When installing drivers for one change all and the other stop working  Cry Cry
Dont know if even possible  Huh Huh

You have to specify the COM port for each stick in both software, so they dont mess with each other. If you leave it at the default AUTO scan then the software will scan both sticks while they are running and cause it screw up the first running stick.
newbie
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I already try start with one and then start the other and the other way arround also and always got some erros.
If moonlander works gekko dont, the same if gekko works moonlander getting usb inactive...  Huh Huh
When installing drivers for one change all and the other stop working  Cry Cry
Dont know if even possible  Huh Huh
newbie
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You can run different mining software and hardware on the same computer.
That's multi tasking  Wink
I'm mining with my GPU and Moonlander 2 on the same PC, no problem.
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Hi styleshifter .
Yes I know that. I am running my gpu rig with moonlanders at same time. But my problem is running moonlander with gekkoscience newpac at same time even using 2 separates hubs  .
I think it's a driver problem between winusb ( gekko) and uart vcp ( moonlander) drivers.
I dont know if they compatible? At least I am not having success.....
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Hi all. I got one question if anyone help out would be great.
Its possible run 2 small usb rigs with the different  devices  ?
In a old pc ( windows 8 ) and 2 well powered usb hubs.
Thanks in advance.

You can run different mining software and hardware on the same computer.
That's multi tasking  Wink
I'm mining with my GPU and Moonlander 2 on the same PC, no problem.
newbie
Activity: 25
Merit: 1
Hi all. I got one question if anyone help out would be great.
Its possible run 2 small usb rigs with the different  devices  ?
In a old pc ( windows 8 ) and 2 well powered usb hubs.
Thanks in advance.
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