Topic: Solo mining with bitcoin-qt (Read 3164 times)
Solomining BTC? What hardware do you have?
Please google for more information.
I have downloaded, compiled and installed it, but when running it it asked for pool username and password. Can it be used for solo?
I see there "cgminer.exe". That indicates a Windows program. Is there a cgminer for Linux?
Yes.
Thanks Gabi and koin
I see there "cgminer.exe". That indicates a Windows program. Is there a cgminer for Linux?
I see there "cgminer.exe". That indicates a Windows program. Is there a cgminer for Linux?
You are right Foxpup!
Envite, note that the built-in miner is a CPU miner, nothing more. You cannot GPU mine with it. So, get cgminer like koin said.
Envite, note that the built-in miner is a CPU miner, nothing more. You cannot GPU mine with it. So, get cgminer like koin said.
Many thanks, but question still is which tool should I use for GPU solo mining in Linux?
here:
bitcoind.exe -testnet
and then
cgminer.exe -u name -p password -o http://localhost:8332
Takes only a few seconds to find a block if you are lucky.
and then
cgminer.exe -u name -p password -o http://localhost:8332
Takes only a few seconds to find a block if you are lucky.
Hi koin
Many thanks, but question still is which tool should I use for GPU solo mining in Linux?
I'll test it in the testnet as you suggest
Many thanks, but question still is which tool should I use for GPU solo mining in Linux?
I'll test it in the testnet as you suggest
I want to test solo to get the feel of it before considering joining a pool. I want to learn about bitcoin, not just to make BTCs with it.
try mining on the testnet instead then, at least you could see some results that way.
I have version v0.7.2.0-g32a928e-beta and -gen option seems to be there.
I will try it, just to see if I'm lucky, but many thanks for the comments about the very very low probability.
Which tool would you recommend for solo mining in Linux (nVidia card)?
I just want to give it some use, as the computer is always switched on for other tasks.
I want to test solo to get the feel of it before considering joining a pool. I want to learn about bitcoin, not just to make BTCs with it.
Many thanks
I will try it, just to see if I'm lucky, but many thanks for the comments about the very very low probability.
Which tool would you recommend for solo mining in Linux (nVidia card)?
I just want to give it some use, as the computer is always switched on for other tasks.
I want to test solo to get the feel of it before considering joining a pool. I want to learn about bitcoin, not just to make BTCs with it.
Many thanks
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He's talking about Bitcoin-Qt's rarely-used (and for good reason) built-in miner
It was removed more than a year ago if i remember well. Quote
He's talking about Bitcoin-Qt's rarely-used (and for good reason) built-in miner
It was removed more than a year ago if i remember well.
Yes, but it only uses your CPU, not your graphics card, and is therefore completely useless (which is why the option was removed from the GUI). It will take you many years or even decades to find a block this way, if ever. If you actually hope to ever make even a small amount of bitcoins, download a real miner such as cgminer and join a pool.
What? About what option are you speaking about?
To solo mine (bad idea anyway lol) you need to run qt as server
He's talking about Bitcoin-Qt's rarely-used (and for good reason) built-in miner. Running as a server is not required when mining this way, though it is an astoundingly bad idea. To solo mine (bad idea anyway lol) you need to run qt as server
Of course it is possible, but...
To solo mine (bad idea anyway lol) you need to run qt as server
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I think I just need to start it with -gen option, is it that simple?
What? About what option are you speaking about?To solo mine (bad idea anyway lol) you need to run qt as server
Hi all
What can I expect by using bitcoin-qt for mining? Is it possible? I think I just need to start it with -gen option, is it that simple?
Thanks
What can I expect by using bitcoin-qt for mining? Is it possible? I think I just need to start it with -gen option, is it that simple?
Thanks
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