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ckolivas 12 years ago
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@ -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 remote monitoring and security, while windows offers you overclocking tools
that can achieve much more than cgminer can do on linux. 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 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 to be enabled and installed OpenCL (+/- Xorg is running and the DISPLAY
variable is exported on linux)? variable is exported on linux)?

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