GOSTSec/sgminer
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/GOSTSec/sgminer synced 2025-01-11 07:17:58 +00:00
Code Issues Releases Wiki Activity

doc: Reorder FAQ to have more common questions on top, fix a few links.

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
Noel Maersk 2014-02-08 14:09:36 +02:00
parent bf8e37ce19
commit dde099f224
1 changed files with 19 additions and 19 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

38
doc/FAQ.md
View File

@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
# FAQ # FAQ
Q: Why don't you provide binaries?
A: Binaries are a hassle to maintain. On Linux, they should be provided
by your distribution's package manager anyway. Runnning an unoptimised
binary gives a minor performance penalty. Running binaries from
untrusted providers is a security risk. There has not been sufficient
community interest to provide distributed determininstic builds.
Q: Why is the network difficulty wrong? Q: Why is the network difficulty wrong?
A: It is not wrong. Sharediff of 1 (historically) corresponds to a A: It is not wrong. Sharediff of 1 (historically) corresponds to a
network difficulty of 1/65536. Throughout the inteface, share difficulty network difficulty of 1/65536. Throughout the inteface, share difficulty
@ -9,6 +16,14 @@ using true network difficulty to display share difficulty, there is no
reason to display difficulty differently. This is a vicious cycle and a reason to display difficulty differently. This is a vicious cycle and a
remnant of Bitcoin mining on GPUs. remnant of Bitcoin mining on GPUs.
Q: Can you modify the display to include more of one thing in the output
and less of another, or can you change the quiet mode or can you add
yet another output mode?
A: Everyone will always have their own view of what's important to
monitor. The shipped NCurses TUI is intentionally ascetic, and is only
provided as a fallback. It is recomended to use an API client if you
want to customise the display.
Q: Can I mine on servers from different networks (eg litecoin and Q: Can I mine on servers from different networks (eg litecoin and
dogecoin) at the same time? dogecoin) at the same time?
A: No. `sgminer` keeps a database of the block it's working on to ensure A: No. `sgminer` keeps a database of the block it's working on to ensure
@ -17,7 +32,7 @@ networks would make it invalidate the work from each other.
Q: Can I configure sgminer to mine with different login credentials or Q: Can I configure sgminer to mine with different login credentials or
pools for each separate device? pools for each separate device?
A: No. A: No. Run separate instances with `-d`.
Q: Can I put multiple pools in the config file? Q: Can I put multiple pools in the config file?
A: Yes, check the `example.conf` file. Alternatively, set up everything A: Yes, check the `example.conf` file. Alternatively, set up everything
@ -47,14 +62,6 @@ being the actual virus, rather than whatever it is being packaged with.
If you had built sgminer yourself, then you do not have a virus on your If you had built sgminer yourself, then you do not have a virus on your
computer. Complain to your antivirus software company.. computer. Complain to your antivirus software company..
Q: Can you modify the display to include more of one thing in the output
and less of another, or can you change the quiet mode or can you add
yet another output mode?
A: Everyone will always have their own view of what's important to
monitor. The shipped NCurses TUI is intentionally ascetic, and is only
provided as a fallback. It is recomended to use an API client if you
want to customise the display.
Q: GUI version? Q: GUI version?
A: No. The API makes it possible for someone else to write one though. A: No. The API makes it possible for someone else to write one though.
@ -71,16 +78,9 @@ A: No. Consider using [cpuminer](https://github.com/pooler/cpuminer).
Q: I'm having an issue. What debugging information should I provide in Q: I'm having an issue. What debugging information should I provide in
the bug report? the bug report?
A: See `doc/BUGS.md` in your source distribution directory, or A: See `doc/BUGS.md` in your source distribution directory, or
[doc/BUGS.md](https://github.com/veox/sgminer/blob/master/doc/BUGS.md] [doc/BUGS.md](https://github.com/veox/sgminer/blob/master/doc/BUGS.md)
for an online version. for an online version.
Q: Why don't you provide binaries?
A: Binaries are a hassle to maintain. On Linux, they should be provided
by your distribution's package manager anyway. Runnning an unoptimised
binary gives a minor performance penalty. Running binaries from
untrusted providers is a security risk. There has not been sufficient
community interest to provide distributed determininstic builds.
Q: Is it better to mine on Linux or Windows? Q: Is it better to mine on Linux or Windows?
A: It comes down to choice of operating system for their various A: It comes down to choice of operating system for their various
features. Linux offers specialised mining distributions, much better features. Linux offers specialised mining distributions, much better
@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ A: Most often no.
Q: How do I add my own kernel? Q: How do I add my own kernel?
A: See `doc/KERNEL.md` in your source distribution directory, or A: See `doc/KERNEL.md` in your source distribution directory, or
[doc/KERNEL.md](https://github.com/veox/sgminer/blob/master/doc/KERNEL.md] [doc/KERNEL.md](https://github.com/veox/sgminer/blob/master/doc/KERNEL.md)
for an online version. for an online version.
Q: I run PHP on Windows to access the API with the example Q: I run PHP on Windows to access the API with the example
`miner.php`. Why does it fail when PHP is installed properly but `miner.php`. Why does it fail when PHP is installed properly but
I only get errors about Sockets not working in the logs? I only get errors about Sockets not working in the logs?
A: http://us.php.net/manual/en/sockets.installation.php A: See [this](http://us.php.net/manual/en/sockets.installation.php).
Q: Will sgminer support FPGAs or ASICs? Q: Will sgminer support FPGAs or ASICs?
A: No. sgminer will only support GPUs. It is bad software design A: No. sgminer will only support GPUs. It is bad software design