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81  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] dstm's ZCash / Equihash Nvidia Miner v0.5.8 (Linux / Windows) on: January 04, 2018, 05:23:55 AM
Any advice on which pol to mine ZCL and which exchange is good for it?
thx

Random answer for you: suprnova.cc and zclmine.pro both have ZCL pools.  Bittrex has ZCL wallets.

But really, you can find this stuff yourself!
82  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] Bminer: a fast Equihash miner for CUDA GPUs on: January 04, 2018, 05:01:40 AM
But before mass moving to Bminer I have two questions:
1. What the "firmware.bin" file is for? Does Bminer reflash your video cards? Can this affect guarantee?
2. Why it keeps connections not only to the specified pool but two more hosts nowhere mentioned?

Good questions. Would also like to know an answer to those before mass moving to bminer.

I don't think these questions have actually been definitely answered? I see speculation on #2, and nothing on #1. Thanks.

1. It contains runtime and licensing information. It does not flash the video card and will not affect the warranty.
2. They are related to devfee.

Thanks! I appreciate the response.
83  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: ASUS B250 Mining Expert ? on: January 03, 2018, 07:02:54 AM
It was talked about in this thread quite a bit. I think it has issues running more than 16 cards. It needs an upcoming bios update to be released to address the issue, apparently.
84  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] Bminer: a fast Equihash miner for CUDA GPUs on: January 03, 2018, 06:54:35 AM
Recently tested Bminer: agree, the performance is just amazing. More than 15% faster than EWBF on the same cards. Up to stable 320 Sol/s for 1060 3GB and 600 Sol/s for G1 1080.

But before mass moving to Bminer I have two questions:
1. What the "firmware.bin" file is for? Does Bminer reflash your video cards? Can this affect guarantee?
2. Why it keeps connections not only to the specified pool but two more hosts nowhere mentioned?

Good questions. Would also like to know an answer to those before mass moving to bminer.

I don't think these questions have actually been definitely answered? I see speculation on #2, and nothing on #1. Thanks.
85  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] dstm's ZCash / Equihash Nvidia Miner v0.5.8 (Linux / Windows) on: January 03, 2018, 06:38:00 AM
ID   DEVICE NAME   °C   ∅ SOL/S   ∅ SOL/W   ∅ WATT   SHARES   LAT
0   GeForce GTX 1070   48   505.02   2.71   186.26   54 / 0   47
1   GeForce GTX 1070   48   501.41   2.74   183.29   52 / 1   32
2   GeForce GTX 1070   47   507.20   2.71   187.49   75 / 0   47
3   GeForce GTX 1070   51   507.76   2.74   185.52   64 / 0   47
4   GeForce GTX 1070   50   505.82   2.77   182.45   58 / 1   78
5   GeForce GTX 1070   50   502.89   2.81   178.85   81 / 0   54
Total   -   3030.11   2.75   1103.87   384 / 2   50

Dstm version 0.5.8 win 10 pro

Can I ask you to share your GPU power level (watts) and overclock settings? I can get that hashrate from bminer, but haven't from dstm-zm...

Edit: Holy, I just noticed your watts/GPU in the output (sorry, didn't see it before). That's pretty high watts/sol. Nevermind, I think I'll stick with what I've got. Smiley
86  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] Bminer: a fast Equihash miner for CUDA GPUs on: January 03, 2018, 05:12:04 AM
This is WHY I keep trying to tell folks "specify watts, NOT PERCENT" on TDP numbers as % means NOTHING unless you specify the specific card model and even THEN it's confusing.

Absolutely, yes. That, and also specify if your OC settings are from Windows or Linux - there's a difference (one is double the other).
87  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] dstm's ZCash / Equihash Nvidia Miner v0.5.8 (Linux / Windows) on: January 02, 2018, 04:36:08 PM
Rock solid on Ubuntu Server.  I don't even bother to actively monitor the rig.  Just SSH into it daily to make sure everything is running along.

Exactly! It's relatively easy to get an Ubuntu headless server running; tweaking nVidia OC settings on the command line is simple and scriptable. When big enough, I can see something like https://www.ansible.com/ being handy for managing rigs.
88  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Differences between nVidia 1070 GPU variants on: January 02, 2018, 06:55:30 AM
Zotac have +3 years gwaranty if you register your card on zotac website.

True, I haven't been considering warranties - I just assumed that if you used them for mining, it kind of voids the warranty, and if you registered 8 cards, they'd label you a miner. That sort of thing. But you raise a good point!
89  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Experience on building a remotely managed mining garage on: January 02, 2018, 06:48:19 AM
My target is being able to run an autonomous mining garage with a very minimum effort for on-site intervention, this garage is running 600km from my home, that's for getting colder weather (~3°C now and a max of 26°C in summer), so definitely on-site management will be a headache.

I'm considering the following considerations:
  • All rigs are running Linux, i dont trust a Windows OS to be reliable for an industrial scale,
  • Using Claymore or Ethminer,
  • All my rigs must be reachable through a VPN connection, using SSH console,
  • No AC must be used,
  • Any air sucking fan, or any other fans must not work 24/7, they must be running only when a temperature threshold is met,

...

Hopefully i'll not have to travel 600km every weekend Wink

A big concern would be rain/dust/pollen/insects/grass - depending on how your shed air intake(s) are set up, any/all of those could be problematic if you cannot be semi-regularly on-site. Do you plan to have air filtering of any sort? If your exhaust fans are temperature-triggered, then insects can easily get in.  I'm super new to mining, but I've read others talking about air/critter filtering, so thought I'd pass it along.
90  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Differences between nVidia 1070 GPU variants on: January 02, 2018, 06:36:53 AM
Thanks ThunderousDreamer. Good answers! On this:

I have a mix of Gigabyte, Asus and MSI 1070 TI's. They all perform very close to each other, about 500-510 sols/s each on equihash. I overclocked them the same.

... out of curiosity, what is power draw (watts) per 1070ti to achieve that hashrate? Just curious if I should be ignoring the power/performance ratio of the 1070 and be looking elsewhere at other models. Also, what overclocking are you doing to achieve that?

Thanks again!
91  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Differences between nVidia 1070 GPU variants on: January 02, 2018, 05:38:46 AM
I'm pretty new to mining. I picked up 6 Asus ROG Strix 1070s (8G, not O8G) for my first rig because they're supposed to run quiet and perform well - I'm happy with them, but my experience is limited. Anyhow, I ordered another 2 of them to max out the rig at 8 GPUs. I run Ubuntu 16.04 headless - ssh all the way.

As many of you know, getting your hands on 1070 GPUs these days as a small time operator is hard - particularly if you're focusing on a particular brand and model! I originally spent quite a bit of time researching hardware & understanding the power requirements, but I'm wondering - does it really matter that much? Are 1070 variants that different from one another in heat distribution, overclocking, etc?

Can I order another 8 1070s of any brand/model that is more available and I'll generally be happy, mining-wise?
(I'm not a gamer, so I don't care for the hardware in any other way other than perhaps potential resale value)

However, as many of you know, getting your hands on 1070 GPUs these days as a small time operator is hard - particularly if you're focusing on a particular brand and model!

Random notes:
  • I like the idea of having each rig be uniform (ie. same cards).
  • I like the idea of multiple fans - seems better that the founder's edition design.
  • I'm aware of Samsung vs Micron memory.
  • Quiet is good, but not the most important thing.

Bonus, random questions:
  • Is there any way to determine if I have Micron memory in Linux? Yes, I know about GPU-Z on Windows.
  • Is there any way to upgrade the 1070 bios in Linux?

I don't have anything particularly against Windows, it would just be handier to be able to accomplish this without. I've read I can run a (slow) never-ending trial install of Windows from a USB stick to handle these operations, so that's an option too.
92  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Owners of GTX 1070, what is your hashrate? on: January 02, 2018, 04:54:17 AM
Asus Rog Strix 1070 (8G model) with dstm `zm` miner, I'm seeing 485-495 sols/s mining zclassic. 6 of them:

Code:
2018-01-01 08:50:51 PM|   GPU0  46C  Sol/s: 488.2  Sol/W: 3.64  Avg: 489.8  I/s: 262.4  Sh: 1.15   1.00 211 ++
2018-01-01 08:50:53 PM|   GPU1  52C  Sol/s: 480.5  Sol/W: 3.59  Avg: 483.6  I/s: 259.3  Sh: 1.14   1.00 212
2018-01-01 08:50:56 PM|   GPU3  40C  Sol/s: 492.2  Sol/W: 3.63  Avg: 488.5  I/s: 261.8  Sh: 1.19   1.00 215
2018-01-01 08:50:57 PM|   GPU4  58C  Sol/s: 493.3  Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 487.2  I/s: 261.1  Sh: 1.26   0.99 213 +
2018-01-01 08:51:07 PM|   GPU5  57C  Sol/s: 485.9  Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 487.1  I/s: 261.0  Sh: 1.20   0.99 234
2018-01-01 08:51:07 PM|   ========== Sol/s: 2924.4 Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 2922.5 I/s: 1565.7 Sh: 7.15   1.00 217

dstm zm miner has a 2% fee, but I feel (but maybe I'm wrong?) that the increase in hashrate is worth it.
93  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] dstm's ZCash / Equihash Nvidia Miner v0.5.8 (Linux / Windows) on: January 02, 2018, 01:53:24 AM
Agreed! I was pleasantly surprised as well. Managed to tweak overclock settings even further compared to ewbf/ccminer attempts. Running 6 1070s (zclassic):

Code:
2018-01-01 10:00:28 AM|   GPU1  52C  Sol/s: 485.7  Sol/W: 3.59  Avg: 483.6  I/s: 259.1  Sh: 1.12   0.99 195
2018-01-01 10:00:30 AM|   GPU2  58C  Sol/s: 481.0  Sol/W: 3.61  Avg: 486.6  I/s: 260.8  Sh: 1.21   1.00 197 +
2018-01-01 10:00:38 AM|   GPU4  58C  Sol/s: 484.0  Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 487.4  I/s: 261.2  Sh: 1.19   0.99 285
2018-01-01 10:00:43 AM|   GPU0  46C  Sol/s: 478.8  Sol/W: 3.64  Avg: 489.8  I/s: 262.5  Sh: 1.22   1.00 202 +
2018-01-01 10:00:43 AM|   GPU3  40C  Sol/s: 492.8  Sol/W: 3.63  Avg: 488.6  I/s: 261.8  Sh: 1.19   1.00 197
2018-01-01 10:00:45 AM|   GPU5  57C  Sol/s: 494.0  Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 487.2  I/s: 261.0  Sh: 1.27   1.00 202 +
2018-01-01 10:00:45 AM|   ========== Sol/s: 2916.3 Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 2923.2 I/s: 1566.3 Sh: 7.21   1.00 213

Do you mind sharing your OC settings? My current setting only gives me 460-470 Sol/s with 3.0-3.1 Sol/W...
Also how do you get to display the date and time?

Certainly! To clarify, I'm running on Ubuntu Linux. These are the commands I'm running to OC all the cards:

Code:
sudo nvidia-smi -pm 1
sudo nvidia-smi -pl 135
sudo nvidia-settings -a GPUPowerMizerMode=1 -a GPUGraphicsClockOffset[3]=200 -a GPUMemoryTransferRateOffset[3]=1050 -a GPUFanControlState=1 -a GPUTargetFanSpeed=35

You're probably aware, but from what I understand, the overclocking uses a different numbering scheme on Windows (half of what Linux uses?) as well as power levels are %-based on Windows, but watt-based on Linux. Hope this helps!

Edit: adding the date/time is via an option: `zm --time <other options here>`
94  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: [ANN] dstm's ZCash / Equihash Nvidia Miner v0.5.8 (Linux / Windows) on: January 01, 2018, 06:03:43 PM
Thought I would give dtsm a try for mining zencash have to say I'm pretty impressed a massive gain in sols. Hitting over 310 with a gtx 1060 3gb.

Agreed! I was pleasantly surprised as well. Managed to tweak overclock settings even further compared to ewbf/ccminer attempts. Running 6 1070s (zclassic):

Code:
2018-01-01 10:00:28 AM|   GPU1  52C  Sol/s: 485.7  Sol/W: 3.59  Avg: 483.6  I/s: 259.1  Sh: 1.12   0.99 195
2018-01-01 10:00:30 AM|   GPU2  58C  Sol/s: 481.0  Sol/W: 3.61  Avg: 486.6  I/s: 260.8  Sh: 1.21   1.00 197 +
2018-01-01 10:00:38 AM|   GPU4  58C  Sol/s: 484.0  Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 487.4  I/s: 261.2  Sh: 1.19   0.99 285
2018-01-01 10:00:43 AM|   GPU0  46C  Sol/s: 478.8  Sol/W: 3.64  Avg: 489.8  I/s: 262.5  Sh: 1.22   1.00 202 +
2018-01-01 10:00:43 AM|   GPU3  40C  Sol/s: 492.8  Sol/W: 3.63  Avg: 488.6  I/s: 261.8  Sh: 1.19   1.00 197
2018-01-01 10:00:45 AM|   GPU5  57C  Sol/s: 494.0  Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 487.2  I/s: 261.0  Sh: 1.27   1.00 202 +
2018-01-01 10:00:45 AM|   ========== Sol/s: 2916.3 Sol/W: 3.62  Avg: 2923.2 I/s: 1566.3 Sh: 7.21   1.00 213
95  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / ethminer monitoring restart script (hanging, CUDA errors, etc) on: December 30, 2017, 01:16:50 AM
I've put together an `ethminer` Python3-based process wrapper to monitor output and restart as necessary. This lets you increase overclock settings a bit more as it will restart on CUDA error output and generally be a bit more hands off your rigs. Not sure if it works on Windows (I've only tested on Ubuntu 16.04) It doesn't work on Windows; see notes below - sorry!

Code:
import os
import signal
import subprocess
import sys

try:
   TIMEOUT_NO_ACTIVITY_SECONDS = int(os.getenv('TIMEOUT_NO_ACTIVITY_SECONDS', 60))
except:
   TIMEOUT_NO_ACTIVITY_SECONDS = 60


class MinerException(Exception):
    pass


class TimeoutException(Exception):
    pass


def timeout_handler(signum, frame):
    raise TimeoutException("No activity from etnminer for {} seconds".format(TIMEOUT_NO_ACTIVITY_SECONDS))


def execute(cmd):
    signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)

    shutdown = False
    while not shutdown:
        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
                                bufsize=0,
                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
                                universal_newlines=True)

        try:
            signal.alarm(TIMEOUT_NO_ACTIVITY_SECONDS)
            for line in iter(proc.stdout.readline, ""):
                line = line.strip()
                print(line)
                if line.startswith('CUDA error'):
                    raise MinerException('****** Restarting due to CUDA error')
                signal.alarm(TIMEOUT_NO_ACTIVITY_SECONDS)
        except (MinerException, TimeoutException) as e:
            print('\n\n', str(e), '\n\n')
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            shutdown = True

        signal.alarm(0)

        proc.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
        proc.stdout.close()

        try:
            proc.wait(timeout=15)
        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
            print("Miner didn't shutdown within 5 seconds")
            proc.kill()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    execute(sys.argv[1:])

It starts ethminer in a subprocess; it then:

  • checks ethminer output for CUDA error (usually related to overclocking memory errors) and
  • detects long waits/delays for output (sometimes ethminer gets hung waiting for server to respond, etc)

If either happens, the wrapper will kill the ethminer subprocess and restart it.  To use it, download the script and use it like this:

Code:
python3 emwrapper.py ethminer -v 9 -U <farm/stratum, worker options, etc>

Change the number of seconds to wait for ethminer to output text (ie. hanging/freeze/delay detection) by setting the TIMEOUT_NO_ACTIVITY_SECONDS environment variable (defaults to 60 seconds):

Code:
TIMEOUT_NO_ACTIVITY_SECONDS=300 python3 emwrapper.py ethminer -v 9 -U <farm/stratum, worker options, etc>

  • Note that Python2 is not supported as it does not have `subprocess.TimeoutExpired`
  • Note that Windows is not supported as it does not have `signal.alarm`
  • If this helped you, please send a small ETH donation to 0x4B005e68D323bdABD8eeD1D415117Ff1B57b3EC5
  • If you have any questions/comments/issues/fixes with this, post a comment below
96  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Graceful Shutdown on: December 22, 2017, 05:40:12 PM
Not sure if you're Windows or Linux... but:


I could be wrong re: Windows not having something built in, I'll admit.
97  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / [Solved] First rig power problems on: December 22, 2017, 05:27:02 PM
Edit: I'm a dope, yet again. I completely ignored the SATA -> VGA/PCIe adapters that come with the risers. Problem solved.



Just received the following components for my first rig:

  • biostar TB250-BTC+ (8xGPU)
  • 6x Asus ROG GTX 1070 (will be 8 in total in a few weeks)
  • 8x risers ver007
  • 2x EVGA 850w P2 80+ Platinum rated
  • mainboard power connector splitter to power on both PSUs at the same time
  • 4GB ram
  • other stuff, not important to the problem...

Being new to the scene, I misjudged:

  • the number of VGA/PCIe (6 and 6+2 pin) power cables these PSUs have (just 4) and support AND
  • the fact that both the GPU AND the risers need power

I totally assumed that if you powered the GPU directly, you didn't need to power the riser. Ok, my bad - I'm a dufus. I need 8 VGA/PCIe connectors so each PSU can power 4 risers and 4 GPUs. Each PSU only supports 4 cables, but 2 of the cables have both 8pin (6+2) and 6pin connectors (but too close together to reach both GPU and riser!).

How can I salvage this situation and get my rig up and running?

  • Power splitters? Unsure of safety here - can I power both a riser and a GPU from a single VGA power cable?
  • Obviously return the PSUs and get a higher/pricier model

BTW, been a long time lurker on BCT, this is my first post. BCT has been super helpful, thanks to everyone!

Cheers!
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