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How to setup a cgminer using xubuntu 11.04 live on a USB courtesy of Kano
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Software
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Short hardware comment:
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Your mining computer doesn't need any HDD or CD/DVD/BD as long as it has at
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least 2GB of RAM, can boot USB, has some network connection to the internet and
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of course a reasonable mining ATI graphics card
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... Or you can boot a windows PC with the USB to only do mining ... and ignore
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the system HDD ... wasting energy Smiley
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To create the USB, you need of course a 4GB USB and temporarily need a PC with a
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CD (or DVD/BD) writer, a USB port and of course an internet connection to the PC
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1) Download the xubuntu 11.04 desktop live CD iso for amd64
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( look here for mirrors: http://www.xubuntu.org/getubuntu )
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2) Burn it to CD then boot that temporarily on any PC with a CD/DVD/BD and a USB
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port (this and the next 2 step won't effect that PC)
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3) Plug in your 4GB USB device and it should appear on the desktop - you can
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leave it's contents as long as there is at least 2.8GB free
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4) Now run "Startup Disk Creator" in "Applications->System" (the system menu is
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the little rat in the top left corner)
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(if you have no mouse you can get the menu with <ctr><esc> and navigate the menu
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with the arrow keys and <return> key)
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From here select the boot CD as the "Source" and the USB as the "Disk to use"
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lastly move the slider to 2GB for reserved extra space
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The 2GB should be enough for modifications
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Click: "Make Install Disk"
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After about 10-15 minutes you have a base xubuntu 11.04 boot USB
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(you can shut down this computer now)
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5) Boot your cgminer PC with this USB stick, select "English"
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then select "Try Xubuntu without installing" and wait for the desktop to
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appear
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(this happens by default if you wait for the timeouts)
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6) Start a terminal
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"Applications->Accessories->Terminal Emulator"
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7) sudo apt-get install openssh-server screen
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if you have a problem here then it's probably coz the internet isn't
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available ... sort that out by reading elsewhere about routers etc
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Cool sudo apt-get install fglrx fglrx-amdcccle fglrx-dev
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sudo sync
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sudo shutdown -r now
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N.B. always do a "sudo sync" and wait for it to finish every time before
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shutting down the PC to ensure all data is written to the USB
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9) sudo aticonfig --lsa
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this lists your ATI cards so you can see them
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sudo aticonfig --adapter=all --odgt
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this checks it can access all the cards ...
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10) aticonfig --adapter=all --initial
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this gets an error - no idea why but the xorg.conf is OK
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sudo sync
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sudo shutdown -r now
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11) sudo aticonfig --adapter=all --odgt
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this checks it can access all the cards ...
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12) get AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx64.tgz from
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http://developer.amd.com/sdks/amdappsdk/downloads/pages/default.aspx
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( http://developer.amd.com/Downloads/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx64.tgz )
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sudo su
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cd /opt
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(replace /home/ubuntu/ with wherever you put the file: )
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tar -xvzf /home/ubuntu/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx64.tgz
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cd AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx64/
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cp -pv lib/x86_64/* /usr/lib/
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rsync -avl include/CL/ /usr/include/CL/
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tar -xvzf icd-registration.tgz
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rsync -avl etc/OpenCL/ /etc/OpenCL/
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ldconfig
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sync
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shutdown -r now
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You now have an OpenCL enabled xubuntu
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13) cgminer:
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sudo apt-get install curl
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get the binary linux cgminer (see the bitcoin forum cgminer thread for where to
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get it)
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./cgminer -n
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this shows you the GPU's it found on your PC
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14) An OC option:
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sudo apt-get install libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/amdovdrvctrl/
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for an Over/underclocking application and get the file listed below then:
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sudo dpkg -i amdoverdrivectrl_1.2.1_amd64.deb
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15) set the screen saver to ONLY blank ...
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Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen and you see a set of icons like on
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an Apple PC
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Click on Settings, then in the Settings window "Screensaver"
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Set "Mode:" to "Blank Screen Only"
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Edit: originally left this somewhat useful addition out:
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16) apt-get install ntpd
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An accurate clock is always a good idea Smiley
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Initial setup complete.
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========
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If you want to SSH into the machine and run cgminer:
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From a terminal on the miner display each time after you boot:
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xhost +
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Then after ssh into the machine:
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export DISPLAY=:0
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before running cgminer
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Also note, that you should force the screen to blank when mining if the ATI card
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is displaying the screen (using the screen saver application menu)
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In my case it takes away 50Mh/s when the screen isn't blanked
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This is of course just the basics ... but it should get you a computer up and
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running and able to run cgminer
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