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Title: GUIMiner-scrypt hangs on 'Starting': "Error -1: Getting Device IDs"
Post by: wolfblitz3r on May 30, 2013, 01:56:58 PM

2013-05-30 09:45:23: Running command: C:\Users\r\Desktop\guiminer-scrypt_win32_binaries_v0.03\cgminer\cgminer.exe --scrypt -u [deleted]  -p [deleted] -o stratum+tcp://coinotron.com:3334 --gpu-platform 0 -d 0 -w 256 -v 1 -I 13 -g 1 -l 1 -T  --thread-concurrency 8192
2013-05-30 09:45:23: Listener for "Default" started
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": [2013-05-30 09:45:23] Started cgminer 2.11.3
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": [2013-05-30 09:45:23] Error -1: Getting Device IDs (num)
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": [2013-05-30 09:45:23] Probing for an alive pool
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": [2013-05-30 09:45:24] Stratum from pool 0 detected new block
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": [2013-05-30 09:45:24] Error -1: Getting Device IDs (num)
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": [2013-05-30 09:45:24] Failed to init GPU thread 0, disabling device 0
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": [2013-05-30 09:45:24] Restarting the GPU from the menu will not fix this.
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": [2013-05-30 09:45:24] Try restarting cgminer.
2013-05-30 09:45:26: Listener for "Default": (1s):0.000 (avg):0.000h/s | Q:1  A:0  R:0  HW:0  E:0%  U:0.0/m
2013-05-30 09:45:35: Listener for "Default" shutting down

Host: coinotron.com
Port: 3334
U:
P:
Device: [0-0] Intel Core i5-3570
TC: 8192
W: 256
V: 1
GPU Threads: 1
Intensity: 13
Stratum: yes

Also I have installed AMD-APP-SDK-v2.8, and I've tried with several versions of Catalyst video drivers including v12.8 which is recommended..

thnx for any help!



Title: Re: GUIMiner-scrypt hangs on 'Starting': "Error -1: Getting Device IDs"
Post by: wolfblitz3r on May 31, 2013, 02:42:28 PM
FIXED!!  lol, ok so for anyone making the same stupid mistake and getting this error all u have to do is change the 'device' from your cpu to some weird codename that will be listed for your gpu ie 'pitcairn' for me.  would have been nice for this to have been pointed out in tutorials!! :P


Title: Re: GUIMiner-scrypt hangs on 'Starting': "Error -1: Getting Device IDs"
Post by: inmabs on November 14, 2013, 12:22:31 PM
FIXED!!  lol, ok so for anyone making the same stupid mistake and getting this error all u have to do is change the 'device' from your cpu to some weird codename that will be listed for your gpu ie 'pitcairn' for me.  would have been nice for this to have been pointed out in tutorials!! :P

Can you explain me how can I do that?