Since I can't find it or figure it out I'll ask.

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Quote from: -ck on November 11, 2013, 08:46:27 PM

Quote from: Trongersoll on November 11, 2013, 08:34:11 PM

If not, could CGminer be hacked/patched to do this?

It would require me to write support for the most low level GBT support which I've been avoiding doing since it's a lot of work, and the demand for better solo mining support has never been big or on my priority list for obvious reasons...

Thanks, that gives me an idea of the degree of difficulty. I wouldn't expect you to mod your software for something like this. I thought maybe it was just a matter of changing the value in a field somewhere.

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Quote from: os2sam on November 11, 2013, 08:36:16 PM

Quote from: -ck on November 11, 2013, 08:29:48 PM

Cgminer does not support adding a text identifier and will generate whatever block is generated based on the work from bitcoind/qt which will be all random.

But, I could have sworn there was a bitcoin client/bitcoind command line option that would do that too, so that the mining software didn't have to do it.

Could be, could be. I'm no expert on the bitcoin client software.

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Quote from: Trongersoll on November 11, 2013, 08:34:11 PM

If not, could CGminer be hacked/patched to do this?

It would require me to write support for the most low level GBT support which I've been avoiding doing since it's a lot of work, and the demand for better solo mining support has never been big or on my priority list for obvious reasons...

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Quote from: -ck on November 11, 2013, 08:29:48 PM

Cgminer does not support adding a text identifier and will generate whatever block is generated based on the work from bitcoind/qt which will be all random.

But, I could have sworn there was a bitcoin client/bitcoind command line option that would do that too, so that the mining software didn't have to do it.

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Quote from: -ck on November 11, 2013, 08:29:48 PM

Cgminer does not support adding a text identifier and will generate whatever block is generated based on the work from bitcoind/qt which will be all random.

I didn't think CGminer would support this. Is there support for this in bitcoin-QT? If not, could CGminer be hacked/patched to do this?

Thanks for your response ckolivas.

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Cgminer does not support adding a text identifier and will generate whatever block is generated based on the work from bitcoind/qt which will be all random.

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Ok, assuming that i'm solo mining by pointing cgminer at bitcoin-QT in server mode. what do i have to modify, or how do i add a text identifier in a found block like the pools do. Like a pool name. Huh

BTW, don't bother with the "it is a waste" "don't do it" comments. They are falling on deaf ears. I don't care for you opinion. If you don't have an answer to the question, don't waste the electrons.

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