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Main Category => Mining & Pools => Topic started by: shyte on September 11, 2013, 08:53:43 PM

Title: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: shyte on September 11, 2013, 08:53:43 PM
Guys, could you help me setup cgminer.... currently using windows 8 (64bit)...
So I can start with mining GLD..

All necessary drivers are installed Catalyst 13.1 and SDK App.... everytime I start cgminer it crashes...

 TIA
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: ipaint on September 11, 2013, 09:09:16 PM
Try this, it's what I use.If you still have trouble with cgMiner try using BFGminer.


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{
"pools" : [

        {
                "url" : "URL To POOL",
                "user" : "USERNAME",
                "pass" : "PASSWORD"
        }
]
,
"intensity" : "10",
"vectors" : "2",
"worksize" : "128",
"kernel" : "scrypt",
"lookup-gap" : "2",
"thread-concurrency" : "1028",
"shaders" : "0",
"gpu-engine" : "760",
"gpu-fan" : "0-85",
"gpu-memclock" : "800",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0",
"gpu-powertune" : "0",
"gpu-vddc" : "0.000",
"temp-cutoff" : "95",
"temp-overheat" : "85",
"temp-target" : "75",
"api-port" : "4028",
"expiry" : "120",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-platform" : "0",
"gpu-threads" : "1",
"hotplug" : "5",
"log" : "5",
"no-pool-disable" : true,
"queue" : "1",
"scan-time" : "60",
"scrypt" : true,
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",
"shares" : "0",
"kernel-path" : "/usr/local/bin"
}
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: shyte on September 11, 2013, 09:33:08 PM
Where to put this... do I need to make another bat file? or to the current one I'm using...?

Thanks
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 11, 2013, 09:53:38 PM
make sure your worker connection deatils are the same on the pool as your config file also make sure the wallet is open if your mining solo.
maybe post a copy of your .conf file or .bat file  plus what kind of gpu are you using?  i use cgminer so i can try to help.  you can make a text document in the cgminer folder and rename it cgminer.conf then copy i paints conf file over exactly and fill out the url user and pass

Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: ipaint on September 11, 2013, 10:00:21 PM
Copy and past the info and name it cgminer.conf and put it in the same folder as the cgminer.exe There should be an example.conf file in the folder.
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: shyte on September 11, 2013, 10:10:14 PM
no config file in the folder.... I'm using Sapphire 7970 OC...

does the setting above applies to 7970's?
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 11, 2013, 10:18:30 PM
i have some sapphire 7970;s make the new cgminer.conf  file by going into the cgminer folder right click make new text document rename it cgminer.conf then copy and paste the config file into it and i will shoot you some settings to change in the config for your gpu in a few minutes
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: shyte on September 11, 2013, 10:24:22 PM
ok.. will do... thanks
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 11, 2013, 10:25:32 PM
{
"pools" : [
   {
      "url" :  "stratum+tcp://gld.cryptocoinmine.com:2020",
      "user" : "     ",
      "pass" : "     "
   }
],

"auto-fan" : true,
"intensity" : "13,13,13,13",
"vectors" : "1,1,1,1",
"worksize" : "256,256,256,256",
"kernel" : "scrypt,scrypt,scrypt,scrypt",
"lookup-gap" : "2,2,2,2",
"thread-concurrency" : "8192,8192,8192,8192",
"shaders" : "0,0,0,0",
"gpu-engine" : "0-1044,0-1044,0-1044,0-1044",
"gpu-fan" : "0-85,0-85,0-85,0-85",
"gpu-memclock" : "1500,1500,1500,1500",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0,0,0,0",
"gpu-powertune" : "20,20,20,20",
"gpu-vddc" : "1.170,1.170,1.170,1.170",
"temp-cutoff" : "95,95,95,95",
"temp-overheat" : "85,85,85,85",
"temp-target" : "70,70,70,70",
"api-port" : "4028",
"expiry" : "120",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-platform" : "0",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"hotplug" : "5",
"log" : "5",
"no-pool-disable" : true,
"queue" : "1",
"scan-time" : "60",
"scrypt" : true,
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",
"shares" : "0",
"kernel-path" : "/usr/local/bin"
}
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 11, 2013, 10:28:11 PM
these gpu and mem settings give me about 730mh/sec for each gpu.  i have to go out now but i can try to help some more later
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: shyte on September 11, 2013, 10:32:47 PM
... done with making the .conf file, also applied the settings given... how do I run this.. do I have to make a .bat file to make it run...

I forgot to mention my mobo has onboard VGA, should I disable it...

Thanks
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 12, 2013, 02:45:37 AM
as long as your config file is in the same folder as cgminer.exe all you should have to do is open cgminer.exe make sure you have signed up at the pool and configured your worker
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 12, 2013, 02:54:20 AM
another thing you may want to try "thread-concurrency" : "2048"  if it doesnt work with the other settings
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 12, 2013, 03:19:33 AM
golcoin.bat file settings

setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://gld.cryptocoinmine.com:2020 -u -p  --expiry 1 --queue 0 --thread-concurrency 10240 --gpu-threads 2 --intensity 13 --lookup-gap 2 --worksize 256 --auto-fan --gpu-engine 1044 --gpu-memclock 1500


just need user name and password and maybe change thread concurrency
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: shyte on September 12, 2013, 03:31:08 AM
 I tried without the .bat file... clicked cgminer.exe... it just popped open and closed...
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: jimbo on September 12, 2013, 03:35:14 AM
try to make a copy of your conf file but rename it to a .bat and run the bat file hope that helps :)
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: ipaint on September 12, 2013, 03:43:14 AM
I have a question how many cards do you have?

The settings dustint gave you are for four (4) cards.
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: shyte on September 12, 2013, 04:06:04 AM
I'm have 2 GPUs... I just disabled the onboard GPU..

It's working now... but it seems it's not synching with the pool... my worker is not detected

(http://i.imgur.com/vO3uNi6.jpg)
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 12, 2013, 04:14:51 AM
lot of hw errors maybe try I - 12 for now
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 12, 2013, 04:41:08 AM
i see you are submitting some shares now but not enough try without -g2 maybe or try using the bat file i posted
Title: Re: Cgminer setup for Win 8 (64bit)
Post by: dustint on September 13, 2013, 03:28:48 AM
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
cgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://gld.cryptocoinmine.com:2020 -u -p --thread-concurrency 10240 -I 13 -g 2