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Add extensive GPU FAQs for the flood of new Scrypt miners.
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@ -890,9 +890,9 @@ need to set is the Intensity.
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Q: What happened to CPU mining?
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A: Being increasingly irrelevant for most users, and a maintenance issue, it is
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no longer under active development and will not be supported unless someone
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steps up to help maintain it. No binary builds supporting CPU mining will be
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released but CPU mining can be built into cgminer when it is compiled.
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no longer under active development and will not be supported. No binary builds
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supporting CPU mining will be released. Virtually all remaining users of CPU
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mining are as back ends for illegal botnets.
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Q: I upgraded cgminer version and my hashrate suddenly dropped!
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A: No, you upgraded your SDK version unwittingly between upgrades of cgminer
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@ -910,7 +910,8 @@ this time unless you are using an ATI 7xxx card that needs it.
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Q: Which ATI SDK is the best for cgminer?
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A: At the moment, versions 2.4 and 2.5 work the best for R5xxx and R6xxx GPUS.
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If you are need to use the 2.6+ SDK ofr R7xxx or later, the phatk kernel will
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SDK 2.6 or 2.7 works best for R7xxx. SDK 2.8 is known to have many problems.
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If you are need to use the 2.6+ SDK or R7xxx or later, the phatk kernel will
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perform poorly, while the diablo or my custom modified poclbm kernel are
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optimised for it.
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@ -931,6 +932,69 @@ Q: cgminer reports no devices or only one device on startup on Linux although
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I have multiple devices and drivers+SDK installed properly?
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A: Try "export DISPLAY=:0" before running cgminer.
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Q: cgminer crashes immediately on startup.
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A: One of the common reasons for this is that you have mixed files on your
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machine for the driver or SDK. Windows has a nasty history of not cleanly
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uninstalling files so you may have to use third party tools like driversweeper
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to remove old versions. The other common reason for this is windows
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antivirus software is disabling one of the DLLs from working. If cgminer
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starts with the -T option but never starts without it, this is a sure fire
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sign you have this problem and will have to disable your antivirus or make
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exceptions.
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Q: Why don't you provide win64 builds?
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A: Win32 builds work everywhere and there is precisely zero advantage to a
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64 bit build on windows.
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Q: Is it faster to mine on windows or linux?
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A: It makes no difference. It comes down to choice of operating system for
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their various features. Linux offers much better long term stability and
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remote monitoring and security, while windows offers you overclocking tools
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that can achieve much more than cgminer can do on linux.
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Q: Cgminer cannot see any of my GPUs even though I have configured them all
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to be enabled and installed OpenCL (+/- Xorg is running and the DISPLAY
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variable is exported on linux)?
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A: Check the output of 'cgminer -n', it will list what OpenCL devices your
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installed SDK recognises. If it lists none, you have a problem with your
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version or installation of the SDK.
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Q: Cgminer is mining on the wrong GPU, I want it on the AMD but it's mining
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on my on board GPU?
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A: Make sure the AMD OpenCL SDK is installed, check the output of 'cgminer -n'
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and use the appropriate parameter with --gpu-platform.
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Q: I'm getting much lower hashrates than I should be for my GPU?
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A: Look at your driver/SDK combination and disable power saving options for
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your GPU. Specifically look to disable ULPS.
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Q: Can I mine with AMD while running Nvidia or Intel GPUs at the same time?
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A: If you can install both drivers successfully (easier on windows) then
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yes, using the --gpu-platform option.
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Q: Can I mine with Nvidia or Intel GPUs?
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A: Yes but their hashrate is very poor and likely you'll be using much more
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energy than you'll be earning in coins.
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Q: Can I mine on Linux without running Xorg?
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A: With Nvidia you can, but with AMD you cannot.
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Q: I'm trying to mine litecoin but cgminer shows MH values instead of kH and
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submits no shares?
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A: Add the --scrypt parameter.
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Q: I can't get anywhere near enough hashrate for scrypt compared to other
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people?
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A: You may not have enough system RAM as this is also required.
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Q: My scrypt hashrate is high but the pool reports only a tiny proportion of
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my hashrate?
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A: You are generating garbage hashes due to your choice of settings. Your
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Work Utility (WU) value will confirm you are not generating garbage. You
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should be getting about .9WU per kHash. If not, then try decreasing your
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intensity, do not increase the number of gpu-threads, and consider adding
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system RAM to match your GPU ram.
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Q: My network gets slower and slower and then dies for a minute?
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A; Try the --net-delay option.
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@ -978,6 +1042,9 @@ To permanently give your account the 'dialout' group:
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sudo usermod -G dialout -a `whoami`
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Then logout and back in again
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Q: Can I mine scrypt with FPGAs or ASICs?
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A: No.
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Q: What is stratum and how do I use it?
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A: Stratum is a protocol designed for pooled mining in such a way as to
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minimise the amount of network communications, yet scale to hardware of any
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