From 1c2621a9a2bdbf8c79482ea2ac7b6b181b801145 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ckolivas Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:58:33 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Add MAC FAQ. --- README | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index d3e4aae4..ee7f2744 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -959,6 +959,14 @@ their various features. Linux offers much better long term stability and remote monitoring and security, while windows offers you overclocking tools that can achieve much more than cgminer can do on linux. +Q: Can I mine with cgminer on a MAC? +A: cgminer will compile on OSX, but the performance of GPU mining is +compromised due to the opencl implementation on OSX, there is no temperature +or fanspeed monitoring, and the cooling design of most MACs, despite having +powerful GPUs, will usually not cope with constant usage leading to a high +risk of thermal damage. It is highly recommended not to mine on a MAC unless +it is to a USB device. + Q: Cgminer cannot see any of my GPUs even though I have configured them all to be enabled and installed OpenCL (+/- Xorg is running and the DISPLAY variable is exported on linux)?