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Hi, can anyone help me set up a solo miner for starcoin using GUIMiner scrypt and its reaper.
I followed basic instructions here http://bitcoinflow.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/grain-gra-solo-mining-tutorial-for.html
But changed the starcoin.conf file to these settings here: http://www.starcoin.info/help.php

Made up my own name password
And put those settings in the roaming starcoin folder named starcoin.conf
I then started starcoin wallet that closed shortly to update settings.
Restarted starcoin wallet and waited for it to sync.

Started GUIMiner scrypt, new miner, new reaper miner. Details filled were: 18217 for the port, local host and my name and password from the starcoin.conf file. 
Choses the right device and GPU settings that work in other pools.

Started GUIMiner scrypt reaper miner and stale/invalid shares started flying up. About 1 minute later finally got K/hs but it was like 7-13 max. Should be 750 K/hs
Restarted PC - same thing!

I then chose Solo utilities, set bitcoin client path and chose starcoin-qt.exe
Then I set bitcoin data directory and chose the Roaming Starcoin folder.
Then create solo password and used my previous starcoin.conf settings.

Guiminer then made a folder called reaper.Star. I copied my earlier starcoin.conf to here and its still hashing the same with mega stale invalid.

What am I doing wrong???

And you are mining with what hardware?

hi,
2x7970, 1x7950
thanks

First thing ditch the guiminer and use cgminer 3.7.2 or lower

Hi again,

The reason I wanted to go with GUIMiner scrypt is because I have had so much trouble config cgminer. I never got it to work with my gpus, but did get BFGMiner to work with usb's.
Anyway I have cgminer 3.7.2 ready when you are.

cgminer --scrypt -o ip.of.your.pc.with.wallet:18217 -u username.from.conf -p pass.from.conf

let me know the result.

also can you post config file just to check on it.

I don't have a config file, can you recommend one? thx

So I have to set a static I gather? Just checking and yes I know how to do that. bat file created.

So password must be "something dot something" always in any of these miners scripts?

sorry I meant miners name not password!

no, forget about dot's. you can write what ever you want as username, any word.

I wan't to see starcoin.conf file

it should be like this:


rpcuser=Yourusername
rpcpassword=Yourpassword
rpcallowip=127.0.0.*
rpcport=18217
listen=1
daemon=1
server=1


so if you are mining at same pc that you have wallet installed command will be like
cgminer --scrypt -o http://127.0.0.1:18217 -u username.from.conf -p pass.from.conf

Ok my star coin config file looked like this from the link above

listen=1
daemon=1
server=1
rpcuser=**Yourusername**
rpcpassword=**Yourpassword**
rpcallowip=10.1.1.*
rpcport=18217

so I gather Im changing it to your version?
Ok I will do that now, and this is going in the starcoin roaming folder yes?

So the funky little star at the end of local host has to be their? rpcallowip=127.0.0.*
Im thinking not? can I just write localhost? what is meant to be in place of the *??

change it and save it to starcoin %appdata% Roaming/Starcoin folder

you can leave the star ore just type 1.
like 127.0.0.1

ok all done, now the bit that screws me everytime the config.

Ok heres what I have from GUIMiner Script to help you put it together.

2x7970 1x7950
Device 0-0, 0-1, 0-2
TC - 8192
Worksize - 256
Vectors - 1
Intensity - 13
Gpu threads - 2

have shut down starcoin wallet and restarted it also.

working on this!
stand by...

Does it matter my wallet is encrypted? Im thinking yes?

umm, maybe not hey. I got Minting suspended with solo hey?

ok, this is by assumption that:
device 0-0 is 7970
device 0-1 is 7970
device 0-2 is 7950

add this to your command:

--thread-concurrency 8192,8192,24000 -w 256,256,256 -I 13,13,18 -g 2,2,1

Ok you mean the batch file yeah, sorry.

shit
unlock it

how do you unlock wallet? lol

I don't know how to unlock, really!!
I mean I know my paraphrase but wheres the unlock button??

you have any coins in it??

if not, just close wallet, delete wallet.dat file and open wallet.
it will create new unlocked wallet/address.

ooooor

Close Wallet
Find your wallet.dat
Rename to wallet.old
Start Wallet
Copy the address from the new empty wallet
Close Wallet
Rename (new) wallet.dat to wallet.new
Rename wallet.old to wallet.dat
Start Wallet
Send all your coins to the copied address from new wallet
Enter your password
Close Wallet
Rename wallet.dat to wallet.old
Rename wallet.new to wallet.dat
Start Wallet


this way you can transfer any coins if you have them

Umm I have lots of coins so what do I do now? Should I move them to cryptsy ? Does my address change if I delete the file?

just follow above guide and you'll save them all

Shit Im due for a payment any minute, cmon wallet hurry up and start!!!

This is taking forever! Ok theirs no address in wallet??? O wait wrong button pressed.
Up to here Rename wallet.old to wallet.dat
Start Wallet.....cmon you monkey funker

So the new address will be my new wallet address? The old ones gone?
Still waiting, need to update payment address on pool I gather?

change everything on pool-s but keep somewhere old wallet.dat just i case!!!!!

you mean the wallet.new,? That was close had one confirmation to go after changing the address. Just waiting for new wallet to start. Fun times! Glad these weren't BTC but! lol

Shit somehow I forgot the last three lines, that's why I made re dumb comment wallet.new. Sorry for the hold up but its all been transferred to my new wallet, whew, and thanks!

But yeah I understand Its all safe anyway! Now if only I could find my old wallet.dat from my formatted harddrive?

Wallet now unlocked

Been AFK
What's the status?

 Glad you are back!
Ok were up to doing the config file for cg miner.
I have the batch file done which looks like this: cgminer --scrypt -o 192.168.2.2:18217 -u XXX -p XXX --thread-concurrency 8192,8192,24000 -w 256,256,256 -I 13,13,18 -g 2,2,1
And I also have a static ip.

And I have starcoin.conf file in starcoins roaming folder which looks like this:

rpcuser=XXX
rpcpassword=XXX
rpcallowip=127.0.0.*
rpcport=18217
listen=1
daemon=1
server=1

and its a .conf file!

New wallet is running and not locked!

Dam, must have gone AWOL again??

I'm here.
Sorry abouth that.
Status?
Did you start hashing?

Hi,
Umm no, were up to you giving me a working cgminer.conf
Im always around hopefully will bump into you later about the same time you were on last night/day.
cheers!

next time hit me with PM.
so you have your conf file saved?
wallet unlocked?
hit this command with your name and pass

cgminer --scrypt -o 127.0.0.1:18217 -u XXX -p XXX --thread-concurrency 8192 -w 256 -I 13 -g 2

one more thing, are you having wallet on same computer where you mining?

i'm here
let's get this thing running!

pm'd