I am new to crypto currency, but I like the idea of Magi.  I have 2 unrelated questions.

First, my son-in-law has been investing in LiteCoin and did quite well.  I want to invest in Magi.  Now he needs cash and wants to sell some LiteCoin.  This looks like an opportunity for me.

Can someone spell out (for dummies) how to best convert his LiteCoin into XMG?  My first thought is to DL a LTC wallet, have him send me some LTC (for cash) and then create an account on Cryptopia where I can send from the LTC wallet and receive into my Magi wallet.  Is this really that simple?  I see where folks are having problems with Cryptopia.  Is this still the case?


My second question regards solo mining.  I get it that solo is not profitable, but this seems like my last chance to try it before solo mining for ANYTHING becomes obsolete.

Can someone walk me through what I am looking at in the terminal (still for dummies) and/or debug logs?  The terminal is running the linux cmd: ./m-minerd --url http://127.0.0.1:8232 --user XXXX --pass XXXX.  It updates several times per second with a hashrate per CPU core (~13.5 khash.sec) but nothing else ever (or not for the 2 days I have been mining).  m-wallet console with the command 'getmininginfo' occasionally reports 1 or 2 blocks as 'currentblocktx:2'.  Does that mean I found 2 blocks?  What must I find to earn any XMG?  Am I looking for a whole chain?  A certain number of blocks?  Is there a way to find the current status/progress toward a solve?

A "Solo Mining for Idiots" guide could be most helpful for guys like me.  Most newb questions are how to set up or get started.  I am computer savvy enough to get it up and running, but not cryptoCurrency savvy enough to know what I am looking at once I do.

Thanks.