This is a very basic guide for using cgminer 3.7.2 with Mac OS X.
Use at your own risk - not responsible for any damages, loss, etc.
cgminer for Mac OSX supports Litecoin use up to version 3.7.2 (Nov 6, 2013).
I've worked with it on OSX 10.7-10.9 local and remote on mac minis and iMacs
with both AMD and NVIDIA chipsets. You do want to be careful about heat
and I would recommend monitoring your systems temp. Again, use at your own risk
- not responsible for any damages, loss, etc.
1. Download cgminer for Mac OSX from
http://spaceman.ca/cgminer/• for use in Terminal, select the “download miner only” option
• this will download a .zip file (cgminer-3.7.2-mac.slim.zip)
• move this file to an appropriate location like Applications
• double-click your hard-drive icon
• double-click Applications folder
• drag zip file here
2. Install cgminer
• double-click the zip file to unzip
• this will create a folder called cgminer-3.7.2-mac-slim
• SINGLE CLICK the cgminer-3.7.2-mac-slim folder so it highlights
• rename it cgminer for ease
3. Open Terminal
• Click on your desktop space so Finder appears in the menu up top
• Click Go...Utilities
• Double click Terminal and a window will open with a command prompt
• type cd /Applications/cgminer
• hit enter
4. Run cgminer with your pool and user info
• type ./cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://us3.wemineltc.com:3333 -u workername.number -p workerpassword
let’s explain
./ is Terminal’s way of saying ‘run whatever program follows’
cgminer is the program (or executable because it’s allowed to execute, or run commands)
--scrypt (with two dashes) very important for Litecoin or it won’t work
-o tells cgminer what pool (or o for output to). You need to use the address and port (the thing after the colon)
-u your worker’s name and number
-p your worker’s password
Example
I have an account at wemineltc.com which uses stratum+tcp://us3.wemineltc.com:3333 for connections
- the worker name is johndoe.1
- the password is coinzrcool
our command would look like this ./cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://us3.wemineltc.com:3333 -u johndoe.1 -p coinzrcool
At this point you should see it connecting and beginning to process.
Thanks for the tutorial. I followed your steps multiple times and kept getting errors in the terminal
cgminer Sleeper$ ./cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://lite.coin-pool.com:3333 -u ModalMechanica.1 -p x
[2013-12-06 16:35:36] ./cgminer: --scrypt: unrecognized option
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