I can’t get the GPU mining to work and I am at an utter loss as to why it is not working... So here is all the information which may be relevant:
The Computer:Windows 7 64-bit (SP1)
Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz
6GB PC3 12800 RAM
ASUS Rampage III Extreme Motherboard
Radeon HD 5750 1GB
850 Watt PSU
Software:GPU Caps Viewer will run the OpenCL demo
Bitcoin version 0.3.21-beta
first transaction has 28000 confirmations
33+ connections
number of blocks is current; verified repeatedly at
http://blockexplorer.com/q/getblockcountGUIMiner -v2011-07-01
Network:Router has ports 8332-8333 forwarded to Computer
Firewall is set to allow connections from 8332-8333
MSE exclusions are set for bitcoin.exe, bitcoind.exe, guiminer.exe
Bitcoin.confserver=1
rpcport=8332
rpcuser=**********
rpcpassword=**********
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcallowip=192.168.1.### -- where ### represents the reserved address of my PC
GUIMiner Configurations: (2)1) Solo Config (YES, I know, it isn’t worth it - but I should be able to get it to work anyway)
- username and password set
- Bitcoin client path set
- Bitcoin client launched as server
Server: Solo
Host: localhost
Port: 8332
Username: Set
Password: Set
Device: [0-0] Juniper -- not the CPU
Extra flags: non to start (have tried -v -w128)
CPU Affinity: 0, 4, 5, 6, 7 -- I don’t really see how this could affect it since I am not using the CPU, but...
Click start
lower right hand corner advances to “Connecting...” and sits there for hours
2) Pool mining (BTC Guild)
Server: BTC (any)
Website: listed
Username: Set accordingly
Password: Set accordingly
Device: [0-0] Juniper -- not the CPU
Extra flags: -v (have tried -v -w128)
CPU Affinity: 0, 4, 5, 6, 7 -- I don’t really see how this could affect it since I am not using the CPU, but...
Click start
Console reports:
Setting pool username @ btcguild.com:8332
Using new LP URL /LP
LP connected to btcguild.com:8332
Problems communicating with bitcoin RPC 0 2
repeats the last message continuously...
lower right hand corner also reads “Connecting...” and sits there for hours
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poclbm.exe:I have also tried running poclbm.exe in a terminal window with similar results - though I am not as comfortable with the command line. After attempting to connect for a few minutes is quits.
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Ironically, CPU mining works fine (for what little use it is) - for both solo and pool mining. I really don't get why I can't get the GPU to work...
I have been trying to figure out why GPU mining isn't working for nearly a week. Does anyone have any idea why I can’t get this to work? Any suggestions? Please help!
