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doc: remove old references to NVidia cards.
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@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ BUILDING FOR GPU SUPPORT:
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Install AMD APP sdk, ideal version (see FAQ!) - no official place to
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Install AMD APP sdk, ideal version (see FAQ!) - no official place to
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install it so just keep track of where it is if you're not installing
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install it so just keep track of where it is if you're not installing
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the include files and library files into the system directory.
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the include files and library files into the system directory.
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(Do NOT install the ati amd sdk if you are on nvidia.)
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To build with GPU monitoring & clocking support:
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To build with GPU monitoring & clocking support:
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Extract the AMD ADL SDK, latest version - there is also no official
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Extract the AMD ADL SDK, latest version - there is also no official
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place for these files. Copy all the *.h files in the "include"
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place for these files. Copy all the *.h files in the "include"
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@ -416,12 +416,11 @@ 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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yes, using the --gpu-platform option.
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Q: Can I mine with Nvidia or Intel GPUs?
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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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A: No. Those have separate dedicated software.
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energy than you'll be earning in coins.
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Q: Can I mine on both Nvidia and AMD GPUs at the same time?
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Q: Can I mine on both Nvidia and AMD GPUs at the same time?
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A: No, you must run one instance of sgminer with the --gpu-platform option for
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A: You must run one instance of sgminer with the --gpu-platform option for
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each.
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AMD cards, and other software with similar flags for non-AMD cards.
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Q: Can I mine on Linux without running Xorg?
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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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A: With Nvidia you can, but with AMD you cannot.
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@ -500,9 +499,8 @@ A: It only disables GPUs if you enable the --auto-gpu option. If you don't give
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it parameters for engine clock it will not adjust engine clocks with this
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it parameters for engine clock it will not adjust engine clocks with this
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option.
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option.
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Q: Can I use the open source radeon driver for AMD GPUs or the nouveau driver
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Q: Can I use the open source radeon driver for AMD GPUs?
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for NVIDIA GPUs?
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A: It is not yet supported.
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A: None of them currently support OpenCL, so no you cannot.
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@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ SUMMARY: Setting this for reasonable hashrates is mandatory.
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is an option where you tell sgminer how many shaders your GPU has. This
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is an option where you tell sgminer how many shaders your GPU has. This
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helps sgminer try to choose some meaningful baseline parameters. Use
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helps sgminer try to choose some meaningful baseline parameters. Use
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this table below to determine how many shaders your GPU has, and note
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this table below to determine how many shaders your GPU has, and note
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that there are some variants of these cards, and nvidia shaders are
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that there are some variants of these cards. If this is not set, sgminer
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much much lower and virtually pointless trying to mine on. If this is
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will query the device for how much memory it supports and will try to
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not set, sgminer will query the device for how much memory it supports
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set a value based on that.
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and will try to set a value based on that.
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SUMMARY: This will get you started but fine tuning for optimal
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SUMMARY: This will get you started but fine tuning for optimal
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performance is required. Using --thread-concurrency is recommended
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performance is required. Using --thread-concurrency is recommended
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@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ when unzipped.
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* Install AMD APP SDK, latest version (only if you want GPU mining) *
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* Install AMD APP SDK, latest version (only if you want GPU mining) *
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**************************************************************************************
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Note: You do not need to install the AMD APP SDK if you are only using Nvidia GPU's
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Go to this url for the latest AMD APP SDK:
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Go to this url for the latest AMD APP SDK:
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http://developer.amd.com/tools/heterogeneous-computing/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/downloads/
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http://developer.amd.com/tools/heterogeneous-computing/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/downloads/
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Go to this url for legacy AMD APP SDK's:
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Go to this url for legacy AMD APP SDK's:
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@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ Note2: If you update your APP SDK later you might want to recopy the above files
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**************************************************************************************
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* Install AMD ADL SDK, latest version (only if you want GPU monitoring) *
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* Install AMD ADL SDK, latest version (only if you want GPU monitoring) *
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**************************************************************************************
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Note: You do not need to install the AMD ADL SDK if you are only using Nvidia GPU's
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Go to this url ==> http://developer.amd.com/tools/graphics-development/display-library-adl-sdk/
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Go to this url ==> http://developer.amd.com/tools/graphics-development/display-library-adl-sdk/
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Download and unzip the file you downloaded.
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Download and unzip the file you downloaded.
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Pull adl_defines.h, adl_sdk.h, and adl_structures.h out of the include folder
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Pull adl_defines.h, adl_sdk.h, and adl_structures.h out of the include folder
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