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# FAQ |
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# FAQ |
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Q: Why don't you provide binaries? |
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A: Binaries are a hassle to maintain. On Linux, they should be provided |
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by your distribution's package manager anyway. Runnning an unoptimised |
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binary gives a minor performance penalty. Running binaries from |
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untrusted providers is a security risk. There has not been sufficient |
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community interest to provide distributed determininstic builds. |
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Q: Why is the network difficulty wrong? |
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Q: Why is the network difficulty wrong? |
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A: It is not wrong. Sharediff of 1 (historically) corresponds to a |
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A: It is not wrong. Sharediff of 1 (historically) corresponds to a |
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network difficulty of 1/65536. Throughout the inteface, share difficulty |
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network difficulty of 1/65536. Throughout the inteface, share difficulty |
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reason to display difficulty differently. This is a vicious cycle and a |
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reason to display difficulty differently. This is a vicious cycle and a |
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remnant of Bitcoin mining on GPUs. |
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remnant of Bitcoin mining on GPUs. |
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Q: Can you modify the display to include more of one thing in the output |
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and less of another, or can you change the quiet mode or can you add |
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yet another output mode? |
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A: Everyone will always have their own view of what's important to |
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monitor. The shipped NCurses TUI is intentionally ascetic, and is only |
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provided as a fallback. It is recomended to use an API client if you |
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want to customise the display. |
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Q: Can I mine on servers from different networks (eg litecoin and |
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Q: Can I mine on servers from different networks (eg litecoin and |
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dogecoin) at the same time? |
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dogecoin) at the same time? |
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A: No. `sgminer` keeps a database of the block it's working on to ensure |
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A: No. `sgminer` keeps a database of the block it's working on to ensure |
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Q: Can I configure sgminer to mine with different login credentials or |
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Q: Can I configure sgminer to mine with different login credentials or |
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pools for each separate device? |
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pools for each separate device? |
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A: No. |
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A: No. Run separate instances with `-d`. |
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Q: Can I put multiple pools in the config file? |
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Q: Can I put multiple pools in the config file? |
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A: Yes, check the `example.conf` file. Alternatively, set up everything |
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A: Yes, check the `example.conf` file. Alternatively, set up everything |
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If you had built sgminer yourself, then you do not have a virus on your |
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If you had built sgminer yourself, then you do not have a virus on your |
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computer. Complain to your antivirus software company.. |
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computer. Complain to your antivirus software company.. |
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Q: Can you modify the display to include more of one thing in the output |
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and less of another, or can you change the quiet mode or can you add |
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yet another output mode? |
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A: Everyone will always have their own view of what's important to |
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monitor. The shipped NCurses TUI is intentionally ascetic, and is only |
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provided as a fallback. It is recomended to use an API client if you |
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want to customise the display. |
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Q: GUI version? |
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Q: GUI version? |
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A: No. The API makes it possible for someone else to write one though. |
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A: No. The API makes it possible for someone else to write one though. |
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@ -71,16 +78,9 @@ A: No. Consider using [cpuminer](https://github.com/pooler/cpuminer). |
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Q: I'm having an issue. What debugging information should I provide in |
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Q: I'm having an issue. What debugging information should I provide in |
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the bug report? |
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the bug report? |
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A: See `doc/BUGS.md` in your source distribution directory, or |
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A: See `doc/BUGS.md` in your source distribution directory, or |
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[doc/BUGS.md](https://github.com/veox/sgminer/blob/master/doc/BUGS.md] |
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[doc/BUGS.md](https://github.com/veox/sgminer/blob/master/doc/BUGS.md) |
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for an online version. |
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for an online version. |
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Q: Why don't you provide binaries? |
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A: Binaries are a hassle to maintain. On Linux, they should be provided |
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by your distribution's package manager anyway. Runnning an unoptimised |
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binary gives a minor performance penalty. Running binaries from |
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untrusted providers is a security risk. There has not been sufficient |
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community interest to provide distributed determininstic builds. |
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Q: Is it better to mine on Linux or Windows? |
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Q: Is it better to mine on Linux or Windows? |
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A: It comes down to choice of operating system for their various |
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A: It comes down to choice of operating system for their various |
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features. Linux offers specialised mining distributions, much better |
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features. Linux offers specialised mining distributions, much better |
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Q: How do I add my own kernel? |
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Q: How do I add my own kernel? |
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A: See `doc/KERNEL.md` in your source distribution directory, or |
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A: See `doc/KERNEL.md` in your source distribution directory, or |
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[doc/KERNEL.md](https://github.com/veox/sgminer/blob/master/doc/KERNEL.md] |
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[doc/KERNEL.md](https://github.com/veox/sgminer/blob/master/doc/KERNEL.md) |
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for an online version. |
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for an online version. |
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Q: I run PHP on Windows to access the API with the example |
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Q: I run PHP on Windows to access the API with the example |
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`miner.php`. Why does it fail when PHP is installed properly but |
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`miner.php`. Why does it fail when PHP is installed properly but |
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I only get errors about Sockets not working in the logs? |
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I only get errors about Sockets not working in the logs? |
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A: http://us.php.net/manual/en/sockets.installation.php |
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A: See [this](http://us.php.net/manual/en/sockets.installation.php). |
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Q: Will sgminer support FPGAs or ASICs? |
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Q: Will sgminer support FPGAs or ASICs? |
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A: No. sgminer will only support GPUs. It is bad software design |
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A: No. sgminer will only support GPUs. It is bad software design |
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