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doc: update faq to remove non-scrypt (irrelevent) information

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Joseph Bruggeman 11 years ago
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Q: I'm having an issue. What debugging information should I provide? Q: I'm having an issue. What debugging information should I provide?
A: Start sgminer with your regular commands and add -D -T --verbose and provide A: Start sgminer with your regular commands and add -D -T --verbose and provide
the full startup output and a summary of your hardware, operating system, ATI the full startup output and a summary of your hardware, operating system, AMD
driver version and ATI stream version. driver version and AMD stream version.
Q: Why don't you provide win64 builds? Q: Why don't you provide win64 builds?
A: Win32 builds work everywhere and there is precisely zero advantage to a A: Win32 builds work everywhere and there is precisely zero advantage to a
@ -85,12 +85,7 @@ A: sgminer will compile on OSX, but the performance of GPU mining is
compromised due to the opencl implementation on OSX, there is no temperature compromised due to the opencl implementation on OSX, there is no temperature
or fanspeed monitoring, and the cooling design of most MACs, despite having 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 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 risk of thermal damage. It is highly recommended not to mine on a MAC.
it is to a USB device.
Q: I'm trying to mine litecoin but sgminer shows MH values instead of kH and
submits no shares?
A: Add the --scrypt parameter.
Q: I switch users on windows and my mining stops working? Q: I switch users on windows and my mining stops working?
A: That's correct, it does. It's a permissions issue that there is no known A: That's correct, it does. It's a permissions issue that there is no known
@ -116,19 +111,8 @@ it fail when php is installed properly but I only get errors about Sockets not
working in the logs? working in the logs?
A: http://us.php.net/manual/en/sockets.installation.php A: http://us.php.net/manual/en/sockets.installation.php
Q: What is a PGA?
A: At the moment, sgminer supports 3 FPGAs: BitForce, Icarus and ModMiner.
They are Field-Programmable Gate Arrays that have been programmed to do Bitcoin
mining. Since the acronym needs to be only 3 characters, the "Field-" part has
been skipped.
Q: What is an ASIC?
A: sgminer currently supports 2 ASICs: Avalon and BitForce SC devices. They
are Application Specify Integrated Circuit devices and provide the highest
performance per unit power due to being dedicated to only one purpose.
Q: Can I mine scrypt with FPGAs or ASICs? Q: Can I mine scrypt with FPGAs or ASICs?
A: No. A: As of Jan 15 2014, no.
Q: What is stratum and how do I use it? Q: What is stratum and how do I use it?
A: Stratum is a protocol designed for pooled mining in such a way as to A: Stratum is a protocol designed for pooled mining in such a way as to
@ -162,13 +146,6 @@ Q: Can I make a donation in litecoin?
A: Yes, see SCRYPT-README for the address, but the author prefers bitcoin if A: Yes, see SCRYPT-README for the address, but the author prefers bitcoin if
possible. possible.
Q: My keyboard input momentarily pauses or repeats keys every so often on
windows while mining?
A: The USB implementation on windows can be very flaky on some hardware and
every time sgminer looks for new hardware to hotplug it it can cause these
sorts of problems. You can disable hotplug with:
--hotplug 0
Q: What should my Work Utility (WU) be? Q: What should my Work Utility (WU) be?
A: Work utility is the product of hashrate * luck and only stabilises over a A: Work utility is the product of hashrate * luck and only stabilises over a
very long period of time. Assuming all your work is valid work, bitcoin mining very long period of time. Assuming all your work is valid work, bitcoin mining

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