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Title: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: Zman0101 on September 17, 2011, 10:04:35 PM Can anyone please help me install CGMINER 2.03 on Ubuntu 11.04. Im a noob on Linux. I couldn't stand my windows boxes crashing anymore. Thanks
Title: Re: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: gnar1ta$ on September 17, 2011, 10:27:02 PM I just set one up a couple days ago. Do you have any specific issues, or are you looking for a start to finish guide?
Title: Re: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: Zman0101 on September 17, 2011, 10:42:14 PM start to finish guide.
Title: Re: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: gnar1ta$ on September 17, 2011, 11:44:41 PM ok....I don't know how familiar you are with linux installs or command line, and I'm not a linux expert myself but I'll try anyway.
Ubuntu installation instructions can be found here: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download) Basically, download iso, burn to CD, boot from CD, run installer. Then you need open a terminal "Applications->Accessories->Terminal" run these commands (you will need to enter your password) Code: sudo apt-get update Install Catalyst 11.6 - reference here http://mygeekopinions.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-install-atiamd-catalyst-linux.html (http://mygeekopinions.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-install-atiamd-catalyst-linux.html) Code: cd ~/; mkdir catalyst11.6; cd catalyst11.6/ Code: sudo apt-get -f install Update X.org file Code: sudo DISPLAY=:0 aticonfig -f --initial --adapter=all Reboot Installation of SDK and CG can be found on github page https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer (https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer) Install SDK (2.4) Go here accept agreement and download, save file (default location). (http://developer.amd.com/membership/licenseagreement.aspx?id=39b7c439-12cc-471c-aa99-01de35df54e8&ReferUrl=http%3a%2f%2fdeveloper.amd.com%2fsdks%2fAMDAPPSDK%2fdownloads%2fpages%2fAMDAPPSDKDownloadArchive.aspx[/url) Code: sudo -s Install CG Code: cd ~ Do the following before configuring, (from readme in cgminer-2.0.3/ADL_SDK): Please insert AMD ADL files adl_defines.h adl_sdk.h adl_structures.h here. (http://developer.amd.com/gpu/adlsdk/Pages/default.aspx (http://developer.amd.com/gpu/adlsdk/Pages/default.aspx)) accept agreement and download, save file (default location) Code: cd ~/Downloads Then configure: Code: cd ~/cgminer-2.0.3/ OpenCL...............: FOUND. GPU mining support enabled ADL..................: SDK found, GPU monitoring support enabled Then make: Code: make Now you can run cgminer from the directory with Code: DISPLAY=:0 ./cgminer <options> Or do the following Code: sudo cp cgminer /usr/bin Just remember you need to set the DISPLAY variable for SDK support either by putting Code: DISPLAY=:0 Code: export DISPLAY=:0 EDIT: I cleaned this up by testing on a fresh VM but I don't have any ATI cards on this machine to actually run the miner. Let me know if you find any errors - it's late and beer makes it all look right to me. Title: Re: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: gnar1ta$ on September 18, 2011, 05:12:38 PM Just realized a much easier procedure, instead of compiling from source an easier way to install CG is using the Ubuntu bianary.
Code: cd ~ Now just start cg from any command line Code: DISPLAY=:0 cgminer <options> This should probably be moved to mining?? Title: Re: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: CA Coins on September 18, 2011, 05:28:56 PM From an earlier post:
Good walk-through on Ubuntu: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7514.0 I like BAMT if this is a dedicated machine. Burn the image onto a USB stick. Boot up, edit a few lines in the config file and it's ready to mine: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28967.0 Title: Re: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: gnar1ta$ on September 18, 2011, 05:48:22 PM From an earlier post: Good walk-through on Ubuntu: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=7514.0 I like BAMT if this is a dedicated machine. Burn the image onto a USB stick. Boot up, edit a few lines in the config file and it's ready to mine: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28967.0 Inaba's guide is very good but cgminer 2 + has all clock and fan control built in, much simpler to use for linux noobs. And BAMT is definitely the easiest for dedicated rigs, that's what I use on all but one rig. I have one rig that won't run BAMT because of hardware issues and a crappy connection that cg handles much better than phoenix. Here is a procedure for making cg run at startup: Set auto login System->Administration->Login Screen Unlock, enter password, select Log in as xxxxx automatically, close Create mine start script open terminal Code: cd ~ If you plan on connecting with ssh put this in file Code: #!/bin/sh Code: #!/bin/sh Ctrl x then y and enter to save Make it executable Code: sudo chmod +x mine.sh Now set the script to run at startup System->Preferences->Startup Applications Click add, enter a name and comment, for command - click Browse and select the mine.sh script you just created. Click Add, and Close. Reboot and test. This should launch cg in a screen session. To view the session Code: screen -r cgminer Title: Re: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: CA Coins on September 19, 2011, 05:36:45 AM Great, thanks. I have yet to try CGminer but maybe I will check it out on my Ubuntu box. I have heard lots of good things about it.
Title: Re: Install CGMiner on UBUNTU 11.4 x64 Post by: Zman0101 on September 19, 2011, 03:05:50 PM Thanks guys. I will give this a shot. I reformatted the one windows box that's giving me an issue and it works fine now with the new CGMiner but, i will set up a dual boot on the system and try it again. I wiped the whole hard drive last time and thought... oh this will be easy i can figure it out LOL. I got as far as getting linux installed. Loading the new Catalyst drivers and installing SDK. But i couldnt figure out the compiling of CG Miner. Thanks for your help.
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