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Hi,
I'm new to bitcoin and recently started to mine as a hobby using CGminer on solo pool.
I'm using a Gekkoscience NEWPAC USB miner.
Can someone please show me how to set up multiminer to run off the Bitcoin Core that I have on my laptop instead of the pool?
I'm not a programmer, just an ordinary guy so a simplified explanation would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
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I'm a newbie and started to mine using the GekkoScience NewPac. The most I have used is at 200Mhz via Solo pool. I run it on its own 2amp power supply USB hub and have a dedicated cooling fan on it. Can I run it at 300Mhz?? On the table on the first page, all frequencies above 200Mhz are greyed out.  Thank you Abulig. |
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I would appreciate some help.
I would like to mine bitcoinZ using the miniZ miner.
I have a lenovo flex with an Nvidia GeForce 820M.
I have the latest driver installed (391.35).
I get this error message when I try to use the miner:
btcz.app:3032 –par=144,5 –pers=BitcoinZ
************ miniZ v1.7×3 ************
miniZ: Excluding GPU#0 GeForce 820M
Number of CUDA[8.0] devices found: 0
No devices selected, exiting…
I have contacted the miniZ developer for help regarding the mining error message and this is what they have said :
"Try adding to your command line: -cd n, where n is your GPU number. Kepler GPUs are excluded by default, you need to include them ‘by hand’.
I'm not a programmer, so if anyone knows what I have to do, I'd be very grateful. What do I have to write exactly?
Thank you.
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Thank you, I'll do that 😊.
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2pac freq is not for the NEWPAC stick.
Sorry meant to say --gekko-newpac-freq 200 But what about "--usb :1 2>%LOGFILE%" do I leave that in?? |
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Thank you for pointing that out, so I know to include --gekko-2pac-freq 150. but what do I do about this part: --usb :1 2>%LOGFILE%.
Thank you.
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Hi all, I have started running my GekkoScience NewPac using cgminer. I'm new to all this and I'm not a programmer, just someone eager to learn. Can you please tell me what I have to change in the batch file in order to "overclock" (? increase hash rate). The syntax of the batch file is the following: @echo off
for /F "tokens=2-8 delims=/:. " %%i in ("%DATE%.%TIME%") do @set TS=%%k%%i%%j_%%l%%m%%n%%o
set LOGFILE=cgminer_%TS%.log
set /p log=Should we log? (y/n)
if %log%==y ( title Logging to : cgminer_%TS%.log ) else ( set LOGFILE=nul )
mode con: cols=120 lines=60
cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 --suggest-diff 128 -u bc1mybitcoinaddress123456789 -p x --usb :1 2>%LOGFILE%
echo. & pause
How do I increase the frequency?? I'm running it at 100 at the moment. How high can it safely go (with fan cooling)? Thank you very much. Abulig. |
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Thank you very much for your help.  |
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Thank you very much. I will give it a go and see. Appreciate your help
Final question, the command line cgminer -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u "zzzzMY BITCOIN ADDRESSzzzZ.0 -p x has a .0 at the end of the bitcoin address, this is not some sort of typo, so I put my bitcoin address and add a .0 at the end?? Thank you very much. |
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You mean I run this cgminer -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u "zzzzMY BITCOIN ADDRESSzzzZ.0 -p x in the command line in the CGMiner directory without altering anything in the batch files?
Thank you very much.
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Start mining to solo.ckpool.org first. Once you get that to work correctly then move on to your Bitcoin core node. There are several threads on how to set that up. But get mining to solo.ckpool.org first to make sure your equipment is setup correctly.
Thank you, but how do I configure and start this? Do I alter both the test_mining or single_test_mining batch files to the following: cgminer -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u "zzzzMY BITCOIN ADDRESSzzzZ.0 -p x (this is the configuration on the solo.ckpool website: https://solo.ckpool.org/ ) And then just run the cgminer.exe application? Thank you for your help Abuling |
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Hi, I would really appreciate some help. I'm trying to solo mine Bitcoin using my own full bitcoin node. I know that I will not make ANY money, but I am keen to do it, so your help in this matter is very much appreciated. I'm using a Windows 10 laptop with a full bitcoin node. This is what I have done so far: 1. Purchased a Gekkoscience NEWPAC USB Stick ASIC Miner 2. Purchased a powered USB hub + USB fan for cooling. 3. Downloaded Zadig USB driver: I have seen videos online of how to set this up, so I'm OK here. 4. Downloaded and extracted CGminer - I'm not sure this is the latest build (May 26, 2019 @ 9e51f0b - cgminer-4.11.1-windows-gekko-9e51f0b.7z) I got it from here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5053833.0All the instruction videos online are about setting things up for pooled mining with one of the bit pools online, but that's not what I'm after. Can someone please show me how to configure this so that I am able to do solo mining on my laptop using my own Bitcoin node? My understanding is that I have to configure the test_mining or single_test_mining batch file. I know that I will have to obviously use my own bitcoin address but what about other configurations? The current single_test_mining batch file is: cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://pool.ckpool.org:3333 --suggest-diff 128 -u "MY BITCOIN ADDRESS 123" -p x --usb :1 2>%LOGFILE% Can someone please help me set this up? Please, please bear in mind that I'm not a computer expert or programer, just an ordinary guy who is experimenting with Bitcoin and what I have managed to achieve so far is the limit of my technical ability (I can't believe I have reached this far by myself already!). Any simplified instructions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. |
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You can no longer solo mine to the BTC wallet.
You're thinking of the mining software built in to the wallet, that no longer exists. You can still mine solo using RPC, it's required for any mining to be possible. It's just futile to do so with a CPU. I think the user's problem is the firewall, Port 13000 needs to be opened for local clients. Can you kindly tell me how I open the 1300 Port, please? I know it's futile, but still want to try Configuring your firewall is not a mining issue and it depends on the OS you're using. Do a little research, it shouldn't be too hard to find tutorials and howtos. I have looked up how to get the firewall to allow the 13000 port, but do I set it for Inbound or Outbound traffic or for both? Thank you Abu. |
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You can no longer solo mine to the BTC wallet.
You're thinking of the mining software built in to the wallet, that no longer exists. You can still mine solo using RPC, it's required for any mining to be possible. It's just futile to do so with a CPU. I think the user's problem is the firewall, Port 13000 needs to be opened for local clients. Can you kindly tell me how I open the 1300 Port, please? I know it's futile, but still want to try Configuring your firewall is not a mining issue and it depends on the OS you're using. Do a little research, it shouldn't be too hard to find tutorials and howtos. Thank you for this, I'll look it up. |
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You can no longer solo mine to the BTC wallet.
You're thinking of the mining software built in to the wallet, that no longer exists. You can still mine solo using RPC, it's required for any mining to be possible. It's just futile to do so with a CPU. I think the user's problem is the firewall, Port 13000 needs to be opened for local clients. Can you kindly tell me how I open the 1300 Port, please? I know it's futile, but still want to try |
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My system is as follows: 400GB free. my RAM is 8GB Intel Core i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz 2.40 GHz Bitcoin Client Software and Version Number: V0.20.1 Operating System: Windows 10 (64)I already have bitcoin core running on this laptop. I appreciate your help in this matter. I would like to run a CPU Bitcoin miner on my laptop for a few hours- I know I will not earn anything, but I'm keen to do some mining. I downloaded Poolers CPU miner from Github and used this instructional video ( https://youtu.be/kFudfJ7fTrI) on how to set it up. Please bear in mind that I'm not a programmer or coder, just a guy with an interest in Bitcoin with some superficial knowledge on computing who is eager to learn. I switched the antivirus off and I was able to run the "minerd.exe" program using the CMD. When I run the program, I get this error message: [2021-01-15 20:25:11] HTTP request failed: Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1 port 13000: Connection refused I'm not sure why this is happening. I am connected to the internet. I switched my VPN off in case it was the cause. I'm running Bitcoin Core and it has multiple connections and is synched up to date. The configuration file "Bitcoin.conf" is located within the "Bitcoin" folder in %AppData% and is as follows: server=1 rpcuser=user rpcpassword=password rpcallowip=127.0.0.1 rpcport=13000 I ran the "minerd.exe" program with the following command: minerd.exe -a sha256d -O user:password -o 127.0.0.1:13000 --coinbase-addr=""xxxxxxx bitcoing address xxxxxxx" -t 2 I also tried this: minerd.exe -a sha256d -O user:password -o http://127.0.0.1:13000/ --coinbase-addr=bc1q5d7lfmu9esswxjayjyynk5tn8jd2w9x5jxn0n5 -t 2 On both occasions I get the error: HTTP request failed: Failed to connect to 127.0.0.1 port 13000: Connection refused Can you please give some guidance as to what I should do to resolve this issue?? Thank you very much. Abu |
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Hi all,
I'm new to Bitcoin and over the past week started to run Bitcoin core on my laptop. I would like to make better use of it., and was wondering if there is a way to actually use Bitcoin core as a "watch only" wallet to keep tabs on the coins held by a Trezor Model T.
I'm not a programmer etc, just a simple guy, so would very much appreciate any simple step-by-step explanation that is easy to do. If this process is in fact complex then I don't think I want to try for fear of losing my sats or ruining my laptop etc.
400GB free.
my RAM is 8GB
Intel Core i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz 2.40 GHz
Bitcoin Client Software and Version Number: V0.20.1
Operating System: Windows 10
Thank you.
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Dear I really appreciate your guidance and patience. [/quote] You won't risk security or privacy when allowing inbound connections. The main risks arises when you're using Tor, allowing inbound connections and if some nodes connect to you through your clearnet. If you want to avoid this from happening, either bind the IP to 127.0.0.1 or disable it completely which is the default behavior for proxied Bitcoin Core. [/quote] Maybe I'm not using Tor correctly. I have checked the box SOCKS5 proxy: IP to 127.0.0.1 and port to 9050. I have also checked the box underneath it "use separate SOCKS5 proxy to reach peers via Tor hidden services" proxy: IP to 127.0.0.1 and port to 9050 I allow incoming connections. I start the Tor browser When I do the above, there are zero active connections to bitcoin network. |
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Dear Ranochigo Thank you for your reply, but sounds like I'm in way over my head here... I'm a doctor, with no IT background. I think I'll get bitcoin core to connect via VPN, it's much simpler. If I connect via VPN, does it still compromise my privacy? I want to help others, but not at the expense of privacy and security, so should I UNCHECK "allow incoming connections" while using VPN? Many thanks for your help on this |
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Thank you all for your help, I have managed to download the whole blockchain now.
I'm running it through Tor using the proxy IP: 127.0.0.1 Port 9050
Just a couple of questions (sorry if this seems basic):
1) I have checked "allow incoming connections" - would that still work via Tor and does it jeopardise my security to allow incoming connections?
2) in the bottom Right-hand corner, I seem to have "0" active connections the bitcoin network, but when I run it using VPN and NOT use the IP: 127.0.0.1 Port 9050 - I have 10 connections - Am I missing something?
Thank you
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