Topic: run your miners invisibly with different arg when pc idle and pc used (Download) (Read 29900 times)

Quite to hijack the topic here is my announcement of a toolset which can accomplish the same (or a similar) goal; which is, mine only when the computer is not in use:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-farmcomm-spawnsterminates-processes-miners-etc-on-user-idleactive-265232

Note that this toolset can enable mining whether users are logged in or not (at bootup *and* after users log on and off).

At this writing it can only alter the commands (for example to run miners with different settings during the day vs. night) by altering the command text files. It may in the future be made to automatically run configurable (for example possibly alternate) commands upon user resume from activity, and/or on a configurable schedule.

Change the settings in the .ini file?

Great app. But how do I uninstall it when not needed anymore?

Yes it does remove the icon of the autoit script but does not remove the icon of the process started with the autoitscritp

Doesn't


Remove the tray icon?

Thank man...
If you need anything else feel welcome to request...


You Welcome

Thanks

Thanks dude, donating 1btc to you!

Fix the bug..



Plus...
Now there is a option to make the program run in all users... Not only current one.. But it require admin rights soo I made two version...

Everything is inside choose what you need
32bit version
http://www.mediafire.com/?dpz5inez7nn8wry

64bt version
http://www.mediafire.com/?gz7apde779a4alw

Thanks, just tried it with the 64bit one, but it still isn't working correctly. It works fine with the PC Idle setting, also with the PC not idle setting, but I want to use the Idle & Not Idle setting and that is apparently waiting for the PC to go idle before it starts mining. Would it somehow be possible to make it start mining as soon as the pc starts up, instead of when it goes idle?

Very nice...
My current version does kill all the process tree now ( meaning that it does close the programs started with guiminer)

But If you will be able to make it run before someone log in it will be great..

I didn't try to do it yet.



64bit version now uploaded.. The 32bit version should have worked also in the 64 one...
But anyway

Is there a version for 64bit windows 7? The current one doesn't seem to work on 64bit.

Hi, i've made a similar application that can run guiminer, and as of the latest version will also kill any processes started by guiminer when guiminer is killed.

See here: http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8403.0

A Service version is also likely in the future.

? I cannot run the program as I need it to run before user login :-)

Enjoy

Seeing as I have no BTC as of yet (0.09 so far on deepbit); I need the host of computers I own at work to do the computation for me.. ;-)

Hmm..

Ok. I'll see what I can do.

service version ... run as service ... for mutlple usersi

server version??

You mean you have windows server?
What version?

p.s
I'm happy its working for you...

Works now
I removed data.ini and re ran setup

rebooted windows and this time it started

Ps I was waiting for the server version to donate

click start the run..
write regedit -> click enter..

Go to HKet_Current_User\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
and tell me if processswi is there.
Plus
upload data.ini that I'll be able to see what is your setting.






Nice recap..
Well I understand what need to be done..
I dont have much time fixing it right now... And all I received in donation from doing the app was 0.2 BTC...  
Soo my motivation is not that high also.

does not start after login either
my Xp auto logs me in after start up

the previous version at least started the idler program once someone was logged in

Indeed, version 1.02 does not run at startup.
(To explain: before any user has logged in. It does start AFTER a user has logged in)

I tried installing the program as Service, resulting in ProcessSWI.exe running as SYSTEM, but the application it started as the local logged in user.

So in recap:
Does not function BEFORE login (need this feature)
Runs application (bitcoin-miner) as local logged in USER, not SYSTEM.

version 1.02
does not seem to run at startup
clicked save and activate
Xp PRO

Its a 32bit version...
I can compile it to 64bit.. Do you need?

Very nice program!!

I am having trouble getting it to run on a 2003 server 64-bit, should it work with 64-bit?
I'm a IT guy and I'm getting all my customers to let me install it, they dont mind since it doesnt get in there way or slow them down.

Thanks again for a very useful program.

You welcome..
Enjoy..

Great work.

Gonna make those Core i5 desktops at work sweat

hife<---

You mean Hide?
Yes it does..
If you set it to run guiminer and checkbox the run invisible , Guiminer will be totally invisible

Can this hife gui miner?

You're not doing it right.

Set the GPU miner process priority above-normal, and the CPU miner priority to low.

Exactly.
I dont have access to this computer right now... When i do (tonight or tomorrow). I'll upload the data.ini for you to investigate

This will require admin rights.. I'll fix it..

Why it does not work?

What are the setting you put??
ProcessSwi start when you start your computer? But it does not start the miner??

Can you upload data.ini ? I'll test it on my pc..

Nope... It wont work when i restart the computer. The process is started, but it wont start the miner. Works if i do everything manual though

I use phoenix miner

new version seems ok
I tried to run this at startup/service but no good
need a version to work with multiple logins ... or no one logged in ... like the machine restarted

New Version:
1.02
* Changed the way the processSwi end the program It started.. Now it will also end all of the process started by the program started... It kill the all process tree ... Very Important !! Update

* Now more then 1 processSwi can be open at the same time.. But they have to be in different directories

Windows 7 & Source code
http://www.mediafire.com/?6wg4957s92gxe7d

Windows xp & Source code
http://www.mediafire.com/?fdqk9mfvr5mc19u

Ok, I stopped using the cpu. Thanks for the tip!
I think you could find out which processes has been opened by guiminer.exe..  Actually I know you can, I don't remember how exactly. Is your program written in autohotkey?
The guiminer is ok, except from the gpu support(difficult to implement) and maybe a checkbox to open with windows.

About the cpu and gpu ... as keybaud told you .. This may reduce your minning if you also mine in cpu and gpu...
Have you checked it...

About the processess that guiminer open ,Yes I know that they stay open.. The do not work but do stay open..
I can not change it because I can not know which miner you use with guiminer..
If you will open poclbm with processSwi it will kill it when needed...

Actually now that I think about it a couple of  more days of work and I can build Another guiminer.. 
But I don't think there is a need for another one....

Or maybe there is ??/
 

If you run the CPU miner you may find it reduces the hash rate of GPU mining by more than you get from the CPU.

I want to run both cpu and gpu miners. It's an alternative to runong the guiminer, which cannot be hidden (at least for me). Also there is another bug with it. The proccesses that it opens are not killed when it is killed so they stay running in memory. (I mean the command line miners that guiminer open in background).

It work for me with gui miner...

What exactly is  the problem?

about ruunning more then one miner(You can not use the "&&"...) I think I can do it that that  you'll have 2 processswi working in the same time (each one in a different directory each one with different parameters)

I can also make it That it will be only in one gui and processswi But I dont know how much is it needed.. It will make the gui more massie..
What do you think?

Can you give me a example of what two miners are you want to run

Mhm, your program does not work with guiminer.
Also, I would like to be able to run more more than one miner at the same time.. Is this possible using "&&"? (cant test now).

Anyway thanks, this is a great program.

bobR
Do what ever you want the source code is there...
For me its good... If I'll see more interest maybe I'll develop it further

I been at this computer stuff soo LOONG
I even run linux as god

ether way what you got is better than messin with task schedules & scripts
I did that and have some machines that just give me an ass ache

If nothing else I can make prossessSwi... what ever run as a service

The multilogin require you to be administrator...
So I need to add a option and in the GUI and so on so on...
I'll do that when I have more time and motivation..

 

Seams to work fine .. at least for me
now on to the multi login

Ho....
Yes sorry A bit of a bug...
New version 1.011

windows xp and vista version & Source Code:
http://www.mediafire.com/?1nzzqcxieq3rzi7




windows 7 & Source code :
http://www.mediafire.com/?b52yil9zk666dpb

wipe out

processSWI wont even run

New Version 1.01:
*Made it that only one instance of the program can be active
* add option for  not idle args
* add a option to choose when to active the program idle/non idle/ idle & not idle/ never
* add option to run after X seconds since startup


Because there are so many option , I will be happy if someone can find a bug or something...
Very hard to test every thing...

Donation will be nice : 1GjpJnLU8zdfEHW7FoCx2UUosJgc9prXN4

OK, I'll think about some way that you will know if its active... (You can always do ctrl+alt+del and see if its active)

Yes it is only for the current user logon ,I'll do it so it will be for all users logon , If anyone will ask the option to do it only for current user logon I'll make it choice able

Just debugging and will give you latest version 

I mean if you check run hidden there is no way to see if it's active
Would be nice if it ran as a service then it really would start when the machine was powered up
and not require some logon

 hope its not just for one person's logon
 if you run a multi logon so each member of the family has a logon

No program start until a user is logged in..(I think)

About processswi...
I changed it so that only one instance of the program will be active...
I'm trying to add the idle not idle option and then I'll put it all together  soon

One question , What do you mean about "does not show that it is already active " If you run SWIsetup it does not say that the process is active ?

Or just that processswil does not know that there is a active instance ?

Huston we have a problem

It doesnt appear to work at start up if nobody is logged in

also starting processswi if you have the hidden checked starts another instance of the program
and does not show that it is already active

For poclbm only argument to change values would be -f, still needs miner restart.

For other miners there might be 2 arguments. I think pheonix has this FASTLOOP thing that isn't good when AGGRESSION is high.

About the other arguments when Idle and not idle .... I think I can do something like that...
What miner do you use?
Can you give me example or the arguments ?
Does the program work for you?



About the delay in miner startup , If I'll add the idle/non Idle option I think I can set it also..
If not just choose a bigger delay time ...

I love the idea, its just missing one feature, the ability to run the miner with different arguments when your not idle.
So you could run a miner at full power in idle and then when the computer is used it stops the miner then restarts with lower priority.
Also possibly allow for a delay in miner startup when you login. For some reason i crash my pc if i start my miners to early after a login (possibly some program interfering or driver not fully ready).

Its not a wallet stealer...
read this

I have no intension in stealing anyone money

I didnt even know that there are wallet stealer....
Anyway..
I'll give the source code now in the main page...

But it took me a while...
Please be nice and donate

Be aware, running it on other people's PC's might cause more trouble than you'd expect.  

I essentially do the exact same thing on my girlfriend/son's gaming PC [they know about it] but you have to set the aggression really low (high-end 58xx series:4, 48xx series:3) for it not to interrupt their games.

And if it cancels the mining when someone is actively using the computer, some GPU's have bugs where killing a CUDA/OpenCL program in the middle of processing will stick the GPU into 2D clocks mode (My GTX570 for example) and the only way to get it out is by actually restarting the computer.

Then there's also the shady issue of pulling 2.5 KWh per day MINIMUM on their electric bill while they wonder which one of their kids was running the Air Conditioning too much during that billing cycle to cause the bill to be so high.

haha grue. thanks It wasn't that hard. I just had 30 tabs open. I'm clearing them now I get your point

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=packed+exe

What's an UPX (& inb4?) Sorry I don't understand 'packed' too...

inb4 a wallet stealer.

edit:
it's packed with UPX. beware, most programs are NOT packed.

edit2:
the source is released, so look through it (just to be safe), and compile it yourself.

Erm. I'm not a programmer, I've been looking for something like that (as have a few others). But could you should the code for them so everyone can take a look, I really appreciate this contribution but my only concern is any spyware type menace. I'm sorry if I'm doubtful but as I'm not technically inclined I tend to get this way. Sorry.

Hello ,
I'm the famaliy pc manager and I always fix all of my family pc when they broke..
So I have access to allot of pc must of them don't have a good gpu and mining in them is not worth while..
But some are pretty good, I wanted to mine in those pcs only when the pc is idle (so not to make truble) and to make the minning totally invisible
It took me some time but I made a app that is totally configurable and that will run what ever program that you want after X s when the pc is IDLE

[EDIT] As some pepole requested I add a option for different arg when pc Is used and when Pc is IDLE ... So now the tool is different

You can use it..

If you have any advise , Or request all is welcome

There are two version's windows xp/ vista and windows 7 ( This is becuase removing the trayicon is different )

The program is divided to two part the SWIsetup.exe and ProcessSwi.exe

SWIsetup is the setup gui..
and ProcessSwi is the monitor of the computer idle time and start the other app that you want after X idle time exc...

screenshot:


Program = the program directory  ( Click v to browse)
Idle Opt arguments = Optional command-line arguments  to run with the program when the pc is Idle
Not Idle Opt arguments = Optional command-line arguments  to run with the program when the pc is not Idle
autostart with windows = If the check-box is clicked then ProcessSwi will start in windows startup
start program invisible = This option will make the program you want SWI to active invisible or not
Run Program when = Here you choose when do you want the program active (Coputer Idle/Computer Idle and not Idle exc...)
ProcessSwi = show you if ProcessSwi is active or not .

after you finish with setup and saved you can close SWIsetup.exe

exemples:


New Version:(13/6/2011)
1.03
* Now you can choose if to install the program for all users in the PC or only current user.. (Require admin )
*Fix a bug


1.02  Very Important !! Update
* Changed the way the processSwi end the program It started.. Now it will also end all of the process started by the program started... It kill the all process tree ...

* Now more then 1 processSwi can be open at the same time.. But they have to be in different directoriesVersion 1.02


32bit &  Source Code:

http://www.mediafire.com/?dpz5inez7nn8wry




64bit & Source code :
http://www.mediafire.com/?gz7apde779a4alw

Make Sure you uninstall previous version's from the startup!!


If you do not believe that the exe is same as source code you can compile it yourself with this compiler:
Manual