Note/Disclaimer -
I am aware that solo mining is generally not profitable. I am just trying to set this up for learning purposes.ProblemI have been having trouble setting up a solo miner for alt coins and was wondering if anyone could help. I'm on Windows 10 x64.
Steps Taken So Far- I just picked two random newer altcoins to test solo mining on: Innova Coin - neoscrypt and Aerium - skunk
- Downloaded the wallet for each coin, installed, and sync'd
- In C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\aerium and C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\InnovaCore I either created or edited the aerium.conf and innova.conf files with the following:
listen=1
daemon=1
server=1
rpcuser=aeriumpc
rpcpassword=X
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rcpconnect=127.0.0.1
rpcport=44445
- I have an RX470, and have tried using both sgminer and prospector.
In sgminer, I created a .bat file with the following
setx GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR 0
setx GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 100
setx GPU_MAX_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
setx GPU_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC_PERCENT 100
sgminer.exe -k neoscrypt -o 127.0.0.1:44445 -u USERNAMEFROM.CONF -p PASSWORDFROM.CONF -w 256 -g 2
pause
In prospector, I edited the config.toml file to:
[general]
gpu-coin = "sigt"
cpu-coin = "xmr"
default-username = "USERNAMEFROM.CONF"
default-password = "PASSWORDFROM.CONF"
[pools.sigt]
url = "127.0.0.1:44445" - For Innova (INN), I also tried using gatelessgate 0.1.3 and CPUMiner
I edited the gateless-INN.conf file to:
{
"algorithm": "neoscrypt",
"intensity": "13",
"worksize": "256",
"gpu-threads": "1",
"load-balance": true,
"auto-fan": true,
"temp-cutoff": "90",
"temp-overheat": "85",
"temp-target": "75",
"pools": [
{
"name": "MAIN",
"user": "USERNAMEFROM.CONF",
"pass": "PASSWORDFROM.CONF",
"quota": "99;127.0.0.1:44445"
},
{
"__comment": "Please keep this entry. Otherwise, I won't be able to continue open-source development. - zawawa",
"name":"DEVFEE",
"user": "zawawa.gatelessgate",
"pass": "x",
"quota": "1;s1.theblocksfactory.com:3333"
}
]
}
In CPUminer I edited the Innova.bat to:
cpuminer-gw64-corei7 -a neoscrypt -o 127.0.0.1:44445 -u USERNAMEFROM.CONF -p PASSWORDFROM.CONF
pause - I then started the respective wallets in server mode by going to "Start" -> "Run" -> "C:/Miner/{coinname}/{coinname}-qt.exe -server" and letting the wallets fully sync
- After syncing, I started the miners from bat or toml file
Errors I'm ReceivingWith respect to prospector, I was getting a repeating error that it couldn't connect.
With respect to sgminer, I'm getting an error that:
127.0.0.1 slow/down or URL or credentials invalid
No servers were found that could be used to get work from.
Please check the details from the list below of the servers you have input
Most likely you have input the wrong URL, forgotten to add a port, or have not set up workers.
With respect to CPUMiner, I'm getting an error that:
4 miner threads started, using 'neoscrypt' algorithm.
Current block is 21012
No payout address provided, switching to getwork
Long-polling on
http://127.0.0.1:44445 json_rpc_call failed, retry after 10 seconds (
note- this line just keeps repeating)
With respect to gatelessgate, I'm just getting a "Press any key" then closing.
Other troubleshooting steps taken- I have tried editing the .conf/.bat/.toml files by changing the address to "localhost" and "http://localhost" and have not had success with either.
- I tried several different ports, including 4233 and 14520
- I tried creating a rule in Windows Firewall to open the TCP ports entered on the miner and wallet. I also tried temporarily disabling the firewall on my router.
- I tried running the miner as administrator
Help? Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong? I've spent hours dickin around with this to no avail, and have made several posts without response. This is starting to drive me nuts and I'm willing to make small donation to whoever manages to figure this out.Sorry for wall of text. Thank you in advance for your time and help!!!
