beginner trying to get my feet wet

[golfwidow]

I just bought a cheap  ASIC block erupter USB to get started mining. I'm not trying to make a fortune, just to figure the whole thing out. I'd like to run it on a windows 7 desktop that we leave on all the time anyway. Since it's been a "coon's age" since I used any command prompts, is there a miner with a GUI that would work with my ASIC USB? I tried Easy Miner, but it shows "no devices". There is precious little info out there geared to the newbie who isn't trying to run a "farm" full of miners, so any help would be appreciated!

[Trading]

Probably, you will get better help here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=40.0

[golfwidow]

I managed to get up and running on BitMinter, and have actually even earned some (fractional) coins!  I had to uninstall/reinstall a driver, but otherwise it was very easy. Looking forward to learning more and maybe trying other pools. BitMinter has my recommendation for beginners!

[ShameOnYou]

Glad you got it up and running. As another poster mentioned, these types of questions will probably gather more responses in one of the mining support sub-forum. Good luck!

[Phasebird]

sign seems good ,how make it colored

[DolanDuck]

sign seems good ,how make it colored

To have a colored signature you must be a full member+

Signature Restrictions:
- Newbie: No styling (including links) allowed. Max 50 characters.
- Jr. Member: Links allowed. Max 150 characters.
- Member: Unlimited length.
- Full: Color allowed.
- Sr. Member: Size allowed
- Hero: Background color allowed

[DolanDuck]

I just bought a cheap  ASIC block erupter USB to get started mining. I'm not trying to make a fortune, just to figure the whole thing out. I'd like to run it on a windows 7 desktop that we leave on all the time anyway. Since it's been a "coon's age" since I used any command prompts, is there a miner with a GUI that would work with my ASIC USB? I tried Easy Miner, but it shows "no devices". There is precious little info out there geared to the newbie who isn't trying to run a "farm" full of miners, so any help would be appreciated!

As others said, try to ask questions in the mining section of the forum, in the meantime take a look at
this site which will help you to get started:

http://www.bitcoinmining.com/getting-started/

[Swordsoffreedom]

Congrats on setting up your first miner it won't make to many Bitcoins but it is nice as a hobby tool to learn about Bitcoin
If you want to take a gander at how much you are likely to generate and factor in costs feel free to use a calculator like this one
https://tradeblock.com/mining/
Also welcome to Bitcoin

[gondel]

sign seems good ,how make it colored

To have a colored signature you must be a full member+

Signature Restrictions:
- Newbie: No styling (including links) allowed. Max 50 characters.
- Jr. Member: Links allowed. Max 150 characters.
- Member: Unlimited length.
- Full: Color allowed.
- Sr. Member: Size allowed
- Hero: Background color allowed

Looking very nice. Actually how much activitie i must have to be a sr member?
BR

[Mikez]

Looking very nice. Actually how much activitie i must have to be a sr member?
BR

240 for Sr. Member.
480 for Hero Member.

Or check the the full list, plus the way activity is calculated:

The activity number is determined in this way:
time = number of two-week periods in which you've posted since your registration
activity = min(time * 14, posts)

Activity is updated every 30 minutes.

The new membergroup limits work like this:

Group	Requirement
Brand New	0 posts
Newbie	(none)
Jr. Member	activity: 30
Member	activity: 60
Full Member	activity: 120
Sr. Member	activity: 240
Hero Member	activity: 480

I'm not 100% sure that the membergroups work correctly. Tell me if you see any bugs.

Also, this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.0

[ashe]

sign seems good ,how make it colored

To have a colored signature you must be a full member+

Signature Restrictions:
- Newbie: No styling (including links) allowed. Max 50 characters.
- Jr. Member: Links allowed. Max 150 characters.
- Member: Unlimited length.
- Full: Color allowed.
- Sr. Member: Size allowed
- Hero: Background color allowed

I was going to ask something related to signature questions like this, regarded why some signatures have bold colors and some dont.

Thanks for this info.