Topic: Running Miner as Service (Read 425 times)
Do you mean GuiMiner? I can't find a GPUMiner program to download.
I'd just install gpuminer, although it's not a "service", you can have it auto-start mining on bootup. Using the -f option, you can even have it mine while he's playing games with minimal impact to his gaming (although mining is pretty slow).
I currently use -f90 which works great. If he complains about it slowing down his gaming too much, just increase the -f90 to 100, 110, 120, or whaterver.
This has the benefit of once it's setup, it's automagic and nothing for him to fiddle with.
I currently use -f90 which works great. If he complains about it slowing down his gaming too much, just increase the -f90 to 100, 110, 120, or whaterver.
This has the benefit of once it's setup, it's automagic and nothing for him to fiddle with.
It should be possible, there are crackers making millions of benefit using their zombie networks without being noticed.
maybe try with 1 core enabled in GPUminer.
maybe try with 1 core enabled in GPUminer.
Hello,
Just got into bitcoin mining a couple months ago, playing around with it a little bit, but nothing too serious.
I am looking for a way to run a miner as a service. My nephew is wanting me to build him a new PC and says if I buy him a card to put in it, I can mine from it while he is not using it, since he only games a couple hours a night. Now, I admire his spirit in getting a good video card without saving the money for it, plus it gives me a chance to increase my hashrate, but I wonder if it is possible to have something run as a service in the background, even if he isn't logged in.
Anyone know of a way to do this? He would be running Windows 7 or 8.
Just got into bitcoin mining a couple months ago, playing around with it a little bit, but nothing too serious.
I am looking for a way to run a miner as a service. My nephew is wanting me to build him a new PC and says if I buy him a card to put in it, I can mine from it while he is not using it, since he only games a couple hours a night. Now, I admire his spirit in getting a good video card without saving the money for it, plus it gives me a chance to increase my hashrate, but I wonder if it is possible to have something run as a service in the background, even if he isn't logged in.
Anyone know of a way to do this? He would be running Windows 7 or 8.
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