Mining on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B using Raspbian desktop

[carterlil21]

So I am very new to using a Raspberry Pi. This whole project is a learning experience for me. I have downloaded Raspbian onto my micro sd card and have the Pi up and running. There were two download options for Raspbian. I downloaded the one with "desktop" not knowing what that meant. my running Pi has a desktop like interface, so I can only assume the other download option would have been just the terminal for running code. This desktop version is very nice for me to transition over to, but will it complicate mining? Should I have downloaded the other Raspbian with just the terminal?

Also, I have been following the steps on https://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-raspberry-pi-bitcoin-miner--cms-20353 for setting up the Pi, but have hit a wall within the section "installing BFGMiner". I have done up to ./autogen.sh successfully, but for the next step, I am asked to access the configure section through "./configure" to setup my personal mining address, but it comes up saying "no such file or directory". I am not sure what I have done wrong, or if the new BFGMiner has changed and I am following an outdated instructions list. Whatever the case, I need help.

More info: I have usb Block Eruptors to plug into my usb hub and mine. All of the hardware is accounted for and correct. Before I get all of the negative comments about this not being profitable, I am not paying for the power (complicated) so whatever I get is profit.

[gt_addict]

Block eruptors wont be enough hasrate to register on any decent pool so you probably wont ever get a payout from a pool. Bitminter is a smaller pool which may offer a decent compromise as you set uo an "account" and they keep hold of your coins until you reach the payput threshold. But with block eruptors you will be waiting for a very long time.

On a different note i use the "desktop" type raspbian and run a terminal screen within it just like you would use a command prompt window on windows.

[Ecureuilp]

In response I used this french site to configure mine:
https://medium.com/@straumat/tutorial-miner-des-bitcoins-a-la-maison-avec-un-raspberry-pi-c1631bb11a06

Just do a translation and you should be OK

cd bfgminer
./autogen.sh
sudo chmod +x ./configure
sudo ./configure CFLAGS=”-O3" --enable-scrypt
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig

If you dont want it to start when you boot the RPI3 skip "Étape 5"/ Step 5

like the other said just open a terminal and put
cd /bfgminer
bfgminer -o xxxxxx -u user.worker -p 123