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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Mining (Altcoins) => Topic started by: Aidanmott on February 18, 2017, 07:22:28 PM



Title: Coding miners and general information
Post by: Aidanmott on February 18, 2017, 07:22:28 PM
Im looking for information on coding miners (openCl) and information on modifying miners, anyone recommend any guides? Also are there any slacks or forums related to alt coin mining that you know of? any info is helpful


Title: Re: Coding miners and general information
Post by: doktor83 on February 18, 2017, 07:35:47 PM
you wont find this info in the form you want it.. you have to learn a lot of stuff first.
Zcoin slack : https://zcoinofficial.slack.com


Title: Re: Coding miners and general information
Post by: Aidanmott on February 18, 2017, 07:39:30 PM
you wont find this info in the form you want it.. you have to learn a lot of stuff first.
Zcoin slack : https://zcoinofficial.slack.com

Yes i understand what you are saying theres not an all in one guide or how to do. Im just trying to aborb enough information and apply it


Title: Re: Coding miners and general information
Post by: joblo on February 18, 2017, 07:57:37 PM
Learning OpenCL is one thing. Developping a miner with it is quite another.

Cuda has some pretty good documentation for its extensions to C. There is probably something
similar for OpenCL if you look hard enough.

You can always study the existing miner code and try to understand it.