I came home to the rig only showing 4 cards and the 5th's fan spinning at 100%.  moved the 5th card in to a different pci slot, increased virtual mem to 18GB:

5x Sapphire R9 290 Tri X @ 1000/1250

Speed: 3731 h/s, TotalHashes: 503585K, DevHashes: 12588K Mining time: 38:14

10:07:25:440   99c   GPU 0: HashCnt = 1280, time = 1698 ms, hashrate = 753 h/s
10:07:25:480   99c   Round
10:07:25:880   594   GPU 4: HashCnt = 1280, time = 1702 ms, hashrate = 752 h/s
10:07:25:905   594   Round
10:07:26:035   eb0   GPU 1: HashCnt = 1280, time = 1697 ms, hashrate = 754 h/s
10:07:26:070   eb0   Round
10:07:26:100   890   GPU 3: HashCnt = 1280, time = 1696 ms, hashrate = 754 h/s
10:07:26:115   890   Round
10:07:26:705   77c   GPU 2: HashCnt = 1280, time = 1746 ms, hashrate = 733 h/s
10:07:26:740   77c   Round

Looking good.

Thanks for the reply, I've got 8GB in the system, will try increasing the virtual memory.

Any idea what could be causing this:

09:29:03:320   f9c   buf: {"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","error":null,"result":{"id":"124601006298325","job":{"blob":"0100beffc9a80519953029eb35686e6603c415a5ce146464a18fc5d4a2ba148c54fce948f82f4e0 0000000e347b57b530720a0174765f22dd11afec72266a4aca2468563cb9692cc5c52ee03","job_id":"148032830562442","target":"7b5e0400"},"status":"OK"}}

09:29:03:320   f9c   parse packet: 303
09:29:03:325   f9c   new buf size: 0
09:29:03:325   f9c   DevFee: Pool Diff 15000
09:29:04:244   f64   GPU 2, GpuMiner k1a failed -4
09:29:04:246   6ec   GPU 3, GpuMiner k1a failed -4
09:29:04:249   f64   GPU memory allocation failed. Try to set at least 16 GB of Virtual Memory: Computer Properties / Advanced System Settings / Performance / Advanced / Virtual Memory

5x 290 rig, I have virtual memory set to 16GB, no overclock, I've actually set memory down to 1250 from stock 1300.

Thanks.

Edit: using 13.12 drivers with 9.2 13.12.

That's not what I get with that script, it starts the miner and then if the -wd 1 option kills the app and restarts is after 30 seconds, I've been using that since version 2 of the miner.

I've now got 2 rigs that just will not stay running on windows 8.1 with either 13.12 or 14.6 drivers and any version of the miner app, I get watchdog: thread {some big number} hangs. exit.....but it doesn't exit and instead takes out the OS, absolute pain in the ass.

Why are we paying a 5% fee if the app doesn't work with certain configurations and there have been no updates, feedback from the dev.  It may work on your system, but is your system like many peoples out there, probably not, and if we are paying a fee then you should be asking questions from people who are having issues with your app.

I have three 7950 rigs that have been hashing away for weeks with no issues yet I have nothing but problems with my tri-x 290 rigs.  I'm about to give up and mine any old shit x1* coin as the only windows miner doesn't work yet I'm paying for the privilege, great....please sort it out.

Tell me where to send some coin towards a bounty where someone isn't going to run off with it and I'll donate.

The speed increase and the power reduction are nice though and I would like to be able to take advantage, but this app just crashes out.  What are we paying 5% for if not for further production of the app?

This miner app is pissing me right off, I cannot get any version past 3.4 to run stable without the OS hanging.  I have tried a load of different settings, drivers, underclock's etc and all the same, app crashes and takes out the OS.  My batch file looks like this:

:BEGIN
start "CryptoNote" /low /wait NsGpuCNMiner.exe -o stratum+tcp://pool.minexmr.com:7777 -p x -u [XMR Address] -a 2 -wd 1 -ee 1
timeout /t 30
GOTO BEGIN
exit

I have tried both 13.12 and 14.6 drivers, Windows 7 and 8.1, I currently have my tri-x cards underclocked to 947/1250 but it also happens with them at stock clocks, I have 6 cards in each rig and nothing I do seems to fix the hangs in OpenCL call, app crash and then OS hang.

Beyond frustrated.

Anyone running similar set-ups, what OS, drivers, miner version etc?

Please create a Linux version of this app, with the 5% fee you have made from everyone surely should fund a Linux version, or maybe even just open source it and let the community make this application better.

I would like to see a Linux version so as when the app crashes it doesn't take out the whole OS.  Windows is shit for mining, having a linux miner that could work with BAMT/PiMP would be a preferred solution.

People who are running 5,6+ card rigs might want to take a look at lbr's application - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=712228.msg8045134 - works well with my setups, just wish the miner would be a bit more stable.

There ain't no Linux miner available and please refer to page 1 of this thread for a link to the latest miner for AMD cards.

Thanks for the link to the hdmi dummy plug, if these others that I have bought don't work I will try them and I'll give the setx command a go, will let you know how that works out.

Thanks for replying to my questions.

I checked the box for Modify Registry and ran the app, restarted the machine and still had one of the cards showing a 43 error code.  I then checked the box for Modify Registry and Force, ran the app and also merged the reg file manually then restarted and all cards were working.  I should have restarted first without merging the reg file to test properly but it had been a long day so sorry for the poor testing there.

Headless, I was running windows 7 x64 with 6x Sapphire Tri-x 290's and mining Monero but kept getting lockups with any of Claymore's miners past 3.4 so I decided to give windows 8.1 a try.  I have four of these rigs but testing on two of them, if I remove the monitor and then teamviewer in, all I get is a black screen.  This issue was present before the mod and I have read a few people stating the exact same thing - http://www.reddit.com/r/litecoinmining/comments/1wdawz/headless_windows_81_290x/ - With windows 7 I was restricted to a 640x480 teamviewer window, but at least I could see the desktop and there was just enough space to use the machine, windows 8.1 I get nothing.  I have ordered a few of these - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C9UB9OK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - as the cards only have dvi-d, hdmi and display port and all of the dvi converters I have are dvi-i > vga.  Fingers crossed.

Hasn't worked for me, win 8.1 x64, 14.6rc2, I still have one of the cards showing code 43 (5 out of 6 working) what am I doing wrong?

Also, do you run your rig headless, every time I unplug the monitor my teamviewer session shows a black screen, I can't see anything.

Edit: Manually merged the reg file and it seems to have worked this time, now I just need to work out the headless side of it.

That's nice but I have 6 card rigs that all work mining x11/13 etc with no problems and getting 6 cards to run under windows 7 I have only seen the LBR mod allowing them all to work with 13.12 cats.

Anyone using more than 5 cards, running windows 7 or 8, what drivers?

On a few of my rigs using any miner after 3.4, I get constant crashes and machine hangs which is a PITA as I have to drive to my location to restart them.

I've ran a lot of tests, clocks set to stock, over and underclocked and I get constant machine lockups after a few hours.  The worst rigs are my 6x tri-x 290'with the machine hang issue, I have a few 4x 7950 rigs as well and get a lockup on a couple of those.  Logs on all are similar to the following:

18:59:33:839   5c8   watchdog - thread 0, hb time 1965
18:59:33:839   c68   Round
18:59:33:849   5c8   WATCHDOG: Thread 0 hangs in OpenCL call, exit
18:59:33:859   5c8   watchdog - thread 1, hb time 671
18:59:33:859   5c8   watchdog - thread 2, hb time 1950
18:59:33:859   5c8   watchdog - thread 3, hb time 0
18:59:33:859   5c8   watchdog - thread 4, hb time 234
18:59:33:859   5c8   watchdog - thread 5, hb time 0
18:59:33:849   f00   Time gpu (2): 1950563
18:59:33:869   5c8   Restarting OK, exit...

It looks like the miner app restarts a couple of times as there are a couple of additional logs files that are just 1kb in size with only the following in:

19:01:34:659   b2c   
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19:01:34:739   b2c   º            Claymore CryptoNote GPU Miner  v6.1 Beta            º
19:01:34:739   b2c   ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ

It then hangs the system but there is very little info in the event viewer as to why.  Once this happens the machine drops off the network and I have to reset it to get it going again.

Something a bit odd with my 290 rigs, if I actually downclock the core/mem to 947/1250, I get a faster hashrate...? at stock and any overclock I get under 3900, but down clocking the cards results in a higher hashrate.  Bit odd.  I see no hashrate increases by adjusting mem, only changes to the core appear to have an effect on hashrate.



It doesn't work with my 7950 rigs, but I'll take lower power usage from the 6 card rigs any day.

I'm running 13.12 drivers with LBR's mod from https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=11761.msg85946#msg85946 to get 6+ cards running under windows 7. I'll stick with 3.4 for now but anyone else having similar issues?

I've tried 4.2 and 5.0 on my rigs, either the OS hangs or the application hangs and I have to physically restart them.  Going back to 3.4 as I had zero trouble with that.

4x7950 @ 1120/1250

6x290 @ 1100/1300

3.1 miner was very stable for myself, have updated them to 3.4 miner and it looks as stable but with the added bonus of going back to main pool.  All rigs are running windows 7x64, 13.12 cats, 8GB RAM and 16GB pagefile.  For the 6 card rigs I'm using the 13.12 mod https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=11761.0, that trick has also worked on one of my rigs with 4x7950 and 1x 280x.

I was running one of my rigs with an 8GB pagefile for a while without realising, changed it to 16GB and got the same hashrate, so not sure what that was about.

I have a few rigs running 4x7950 (msi) and get around 1900h/s, 475h/s per card with 1120/1250.  I also have a few rigs running 6x290 (sapphire) with 1100/1300 getting around 3900h/s, 650h/s per card.

I have tried upping memory but see very little changes in speed compared to say scrypt mining so performance/power suits myself best with those clocks.

Something like that, similar to cg/sgminer and check to see if it is primary pool is alive and auto switch back without dropping any hashes.

Thanks for the updated miner, is there a way to swap back to the primary pool once it becomes active again?

What cards, clocks and cat's are you running there?