Just wondering - is anyone developing a pool?
Right now I don't believe Primecoin has any protocol defined for custom miners, let alone a pool. 
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legendary
Activity: 1862
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Reverse engineer from time to time
July 11, 2013, 05:01:46 AM
July 11, 2013, 02:26:59 AM
I'm starting to worry that I've minted my last block...
July 11, 2013, 05:01:05 AM
Hi,
has anybody tried to compile primecoind him/herself on linux (in my case Ubuntu 12.04)?
I tried to do so, installed the required packages and as recommended "BerkeleyDB.4.8" (I followed primecoin-0.1.0-linux/src/doc/build-unix.md)
The first attempt to run make ended with errors regarding db_cxx.h (db.h:14:20: fatal error: db_cxx.h: No such file or directory).
I set the variables regarding the BerkeleyDB that are used by makefile.unix to
BDB_LIB_PATH=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8/lib/ and
BDB_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8/include/
without success.
make still ends with errors and I might be too newbish to find out what's wrong...
Can anybody help?
Kind regards
masterOfDisaster
If someone could post IPv6 addresses of nodes, that would be great, too. Maybe the IPv6 flag has been used for compiling primecoind and I only lack of nodes...
has anybody tried to compile primecoind him/herself on linux (in my case Ubuntu 12.04)?
I tried to do so, installed the required packages and as recommended "BerkeleyDB.4.8" (I followed primecoin-0.1.0-linux/src/doc/build-unix.md)
The first attempt to run make ended with errors regarding db_cxx.h (db.h:14:20: fatal error: db_cxx.h: No such file or directory).
I set the variables regarding the BerkeleyDB that are used by makefile.unix to
BDB_LIB_PATH=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8/lib/ and
BDB_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8/include/
without success.
make still ends with errors and I might be too newbish to find out what's wrong...
Can anybody help?
Kind regards
masterOfDisaster
If someone could post IPv6 addresses of nodes, that would be great, too. Maybe the IPv6 flag has been used for compiling primecoind and I only lack of nodes...
July 11, 2013, 05:00:59 AM
1 block now less than 17 XPM. I miss the days when it was over 20
July 11, 2013, 04:59:48 AM
July 11, 2013, 02:14:16 AM
Anyone know the Primecoin prefix so we can use vanitygen? I don't know where to look for it in the source.
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Thanks. Could you tell me where to find it in the source?
July 11, 2013, 04:58:31 AM
There is no real hashrate, because the proof-of-work is not based on hashes. The best equivalent is the "primespersec" line. ~200 seems to be a level for a desktop processor.
I'm pushing out 5500 pps, but no block for 2 hours now.
With the block spacing ~12-15 seconds and the default gensieveroundlimitms set to 1 second, each miner has very little time to find a chain. Consider that: some time can be lost due to peer lag in being notified of a new block; a small amount of time is lost validating the pseudoprimality of the previous block; then the remaining time is usually lost cycling through thousands of unsuccessful sieves.
All the miners have the equal disadvantage, so this is irreverent, unless someone is using a private optimized version not released.
I also run my primecoin daemons with the datadir in ram memory to reduce orphans. Every millisecond counts to get a solved block out to the network, don't want any messing about with slow hard drives.
I'm getting a lot of orphans (~1 per hour) so I've been comparing debug.log with blockchain records based on UTC time... In most cases I'm ~1 second late so peer lag is to blame. But a few cases have been within the second, so you're absolutely right that efficiency getting solved blocks out is key.
July 11, 2013, 04:58:23 AM
Just wondering - is anyone developing a pool?
July 11, 2013, 02:10:32 AM
Anyone know the Primecoin prefix so we can use vanitygen? I don't know where to look for it in the source.
July 11, 2013, 04:56:10 AM
Blocks take a LONG time to mature, "primecoind getbalance" is always lagging behind!
If your balance stays at 0, use "primecoind listtransactions" so you can see maturing blocks (if you have them)
If your balance stays at 0, use "primecoind listtransactions" so you can see maturing blocks (if you have them)
legendary
Activity: 1862
Merit: 1011
Reverse engineer from time to time
July 11, 2013, 04:56:01 AM
@Sonny King
Primecoin as it is now, does it enable custom-made miners that use getwork to submit solutions?
Primecoin as it is now, does it enable custom-made miners that use getwork to submit solutions?
July 11, 2013, 04:52:21 AM
It looks like the primespersec value is calculated by counting up how many primes are found in one minute (with some minor corrections if the time between primespersec calculations isn't exactly one minute), and then resetting the primes counter. It would be much more accurate if it either operated on a longer time period, or even just never reset the primes counter.
July 11, 2013, 04:42:16 AM
how to see my amount and address ?
how to see my speed ?
thanks
To see your balance:
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primecoind getinfo
Adress:
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primecoind getaccountaddress
Speed:
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primecoind getmininginfo
"primespersec" is your speed.
July 11, 2013, 04:37:43 AM
how to see my amount and address ?
how to see my speed ?
thanks
July 11, 2013, 04:36:06 AM
There is no real hashrate, because the proof-of-work is not based on hashes. The best equivalent is the "primespersec" line. ~200 seems to be a level for a desktop processor.
I'm pushing out 5500 pps, but no block for 2 hours now.
With the block spacing ~12-15 seconds and the default gensieveroundlimitms set to 1 second, each miner has very little time to find a chain. Consider that: some time can be lost due to peer lag in being notified of a new block; a small amount of time is lost validating the pseudoprimality of the previous block; then the remaining time is usually lost cycling through thousands of unsuccessful sieves.
All the miners have the equal disadvantage, so this is irreverent, unless someone is using a private optimized version not released.
I also run my primecoin daemons with the datadir in ram memory to reduce orphans. Every millisecond counts to get a solved block out to the network, don't want any messing about with slow hard drives.
July 11, 2013, 04:34:20 AM
There is no real hashrate, because the proof-of-work is not based on hashes. The best equivalent is the "primespersec" line. ~200 seems to be a level for a desktop processor.
I'm pushing out 5500 pps, but no block for 2 hours now.
No.
July 11, 2013, 01:40:48 AM
should i sell now or will the value go up in future?
Brb, let me get my crystal ball.I know, right? He's asking us like we know.
July 11, 2013, 04:33:50 AM
It's a smart idea, but mathematically, Primecoin is on a race to the bottom, so I have to play a little Game Theory.
$40 for just typing setgenerate true 3 days ago is clearly unsustainable, sooo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX0fIi3H-es
$40 for just typing setgenerate true 3 days ago is clearly unsustainable, sooo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX0fIi3H-es
Of course. But think about this: the harder they get to generate, the more they may be worth. So price may go UP, not down.
I'm with Wolf0 on this one, anyone 'dumping' their XPM now because they think the price is going to drop is not understanding the exponential difficulty increases that lye ahead for primecoin.
or they merely understand what lack of liquidity does to a market.
July 11, 2013, 04:33:34 AM
There is no real hashrate, because the proof-of-work is not based on hashes. The best equivalent is the "primespersec" line. ~200 seems to be a level for a desktop processor.
I'm pushing out 5500 pps, but no block for 2 hours now.
With the block spacing ~12-15 seconds and the default gensieveroundlimitms set to 1 second, each miner has very little time to find a chain. Consider that: some time can be lost due to peer lag in being notified of a new block; a small amount of time is lost validating the pseudoprimality of the previous block; then the remaining time is usually lost cycling through thousands of unsuccessful sieves.
July 11, 2013, 04:31:44 AM
Another thing, how to restart the daemon?
Use "primecoind stop" to kill it.
Silly me, trying "restart" and "exit" but not "stop"
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