@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ The copy in cgminer (check to make sure it isn't older) is:
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ The copy in cgminer (check to make sure it isn't older) is:
I have said to select English for the install process for 2 reasons:
1) I don't know any other spoken language very well
and
2) I'm not sure what problems installing under a different language
might cause (it will probably cause no problems but I don't know)
Software
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Short hardware comment:
@ -19,7 +27,10 @@ Your mining computer doesn't need any HDD or CD/DVD/BD as long as it has at
@@ -19,7 +27,10 @@ Your mining computer doesn't need any HDD or CD/DVD/BD as long as it has at
least 2GB of RAM, can boot USB, has some network connection to the internet
and of course a reasonable mining ATI graphics card
... Or you can boot a windows PC with the USB to only do mining ... and ignore
the system HDD ... wasting energy running the HDD :)
the system HDD ... wasting energy running the HDD (roughly 10 Watts per HDD) :)
If you wish to install to an HDD instead of a USB,
see the changes to the instructions at the end
To create the USB, you need of course a 4GB USB and temporarily need a PC
with a CD (or DVD/BD) writer, a USB port and of course an internet
@ -30,6 +41,9 @@ connection to the PC
@@ -30,6 +41,9 @@ connection to the PC
2) Burn it to CD then boot that temporarily on any PC with a CD/DVD/BD and
a USB port (this and the next 2 step won't effect that PC)
Select "English" then select "Try Xubuntu without installing"
and wait for the desktop to appear
(this happens by default if you wait for the timeouts)
3) Plug in your 4GB USB device and it should appear on the desktop - you can
leave it's contents as long as there is at least 2.8GB free
@ -205,3 +219,87 @@ The fix is to simply link the old curses library to the new name e.g.:
@@ -205,3 +219,87 @@ The fix is to simply link the old curses library to the new name e.g.:
cd /lib64/
sudo ln -s libncurses.so.5 libtinfo.so.5
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If you wish to install to an HDD instead of a USB: