Ok, found some answers here:
http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=19001.0
I went back to a batch file. I now see 0 Accepted 0 Rejected over and over along with my current speed. I'm guessing if Accepted goes to 1, that's a block?
I think I finally grasp this concept of it being a 'lottery' with no 'progress' to be lost if I stop for a bit.
Topic: Solo Mining Stats Question (Read 2097 times)
Ok, been mining for a few weeks with pools, and I want to try my luck with solo mining. I know this can be a long and fruitless process.
My question is, how can you follow stats when mining solo? On pools, you have shares, and they tell you when a block is found. How is this accomplished solo?
I have been using batch files, but am now using guiminer.
Since starting it up solo, its just told me the Mhash/s, Difficulty 1 hashes: 0
So, can I find out the equivalent of how many 'shares' I have? I know that's a pooling term, but I figure, for example, if it takes 1,000,000 'shares' on a pool, I should be able to see where I'm at in terms of meeting the equivalent solo mining...
Also, how do I know when I've solved a block? Do I just need to wait until coins show up in my Client or what??
Does this make sense?!?
Edit: also, if I stop my miner for a few hours, then start again, does that essentially 'reset' the clock? I know its not all about time, mostly luck, but I'm not sure about how this works when stopping/starting miners when working solo...
Should I stop using guiminer and go back to batch files? I also read it had some issues, not sure if that was only for pool mining though.
Thanks for any input or comments!
My question is, how can you follow stats when mining solo? On pools, you have shares, and they tell you when a block is found. How is this accomplished solo?
I have been using batch files, but am now using guiminer.
Since starting it up solo, its just told me the Mhash/s, Difficulty 1 hashes: 0
So, can I find out the equivalent of how many 'shares' I have? I know that's a pooling term, but I figure, for example, if it takes 1,000,000 'shares' on a pool, I should be able to see where I'm at in terms of meeting the equivalent solo mining...
Also, how do I know when I've solved a block? Do I just need to wait until coins show up in my Client or what??
Does this make sense?!?
Edit: also, if I stop my miner for a few hours, then start again, does that essentially 'reset' the clock? I know its not all about time, mostly luck, but I'm not sure about how this works when stopping/starting miners when working solo...
Should I stop using guiminer and go back to batch files? I also read it had some issues, not sure if that was only for pool mining though.
Thanks for any input or comments!
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