From aff55fab32ccd743eef5157e8d59755122f03b1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Dashjr Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:59:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Bugfix: "-S auto" is the default if no -S is specified, and there is no such delay in using it --- README | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 871382df..e327a5ee 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ FPGA mining boards(BitForce, Icarus) only options: --scan-serial|-S Serial port to probe for FPGA mining device - With "-S auto", BitForce enabled and only on linux, cgminer will attempt - to automatically find BitForce FPGA devices - Note that the computer may take some time to recognise the USB device - when it is first plugged in - especially if the system is slow or busy - (e.g. already GPU mining) + By default, cgminer will scan for autodetected FPGAs unless at least one + -S is specified. If you specify -S and still want cgminer to scan, you + must also use "-S auto". Note that presently, autodetection only works + on Linux, and might only detect one device depending on the version of + udev being used. On linux is usually of the format /dev/ttyUSBn On windows is usually of the format COMn