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February 01, 2016, 01:49:54 PM |
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Hi all,
As a test, I would like to mine coins on Testnet via the QT wallet. However, I can't seem to find the correct command to start mining via the console. Anyone has an idea?
I also update my conf file like: testnet=1 GEN=1 rpcuser=test rpcpassword=password rpcport=30200
Many thanks!
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Shibashi Dogemoto
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February 01, 2016, 01:51:07 PM |
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Hi all,
As a test, I would like to mine coins on Testnet via the QT wallet. However, I can't seem to find the correct command to start mining via the console. Anyone has an idea?
I also update my conf file like: testnet=1 GEN=1 rpcuser=test rpcpassword=password rpcport=30200
Many thanks!
I might be mistaking, but wasn't mining from the QT wallet removed a long time ago?
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ArpFlush (OP)
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February 01, 2016, 02:05:16 PM |
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Hm, I read something like that too but I thought in Testnet it might still work. Apparently not then ![Cry](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cry.gif) Is it possible via cgminer then?
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February 01, 2016, 02:07:30 PM |
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What you are probably wanting to do is use "-regtest" (rather than "-testnet"). To "mine" enough blocks to be able to send up to 50 TBTC when using "-regtest" is as simple as this RPC: > ./bitcoin-cli -rpc_password=xxx generate 101
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Shibashi Dogemoto
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February 01, 2016, 02:09:22 PM |
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Hm, I read something like that too but I thought in Testnet it might still work. Apparently not then ![Cry](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cry.gif) Is it possible via cgminer then? AFAIK, cgminer should work (altough i'm not sure, i've never tried it myself... i only mine with a geccoscience stick on slush's pool). Do note tough: the testnet Difficulty is pretty high to: https://coinplorer.com/Charts/Difficulty/BTCT It's not completely sure that you'll be able to mine a single block with cpu/gpu mining, not even on the testnet!
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ArpFlush (OP)
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February 01, 2016, 02:11:29 PM |
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Hm, I read something like that too but I thought in Testnet it might still work. Apparently not then ![Cry](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cry.gif) Is it possible via cgminer then? AFAIK, cgminer should work (altough i'm not sure, i've never tried it myself... i only mine with a geccoscience stick on slush's pool). Do note tough: the testnet Difficulty is pretty high to: https://coinplorer.com/Charts/Difficulty/BTCT It's not completely sure that you'll be able to mine a single block with cpu/gpu mining, not even on the testnet! I know but it's just for hands on in a class environment. ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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February 01, 2016, 02:13:16 PM |
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I know but it's just for hands on in a class environment. ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) Well - I guess it depends if you want to involve the use of a console (if so then "-regtest" will work and you can always effectively hide the console bits by using scripts).
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ArpFlush (OP)
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February 01, 2016, 02:28:16 PM |
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I know but it's just for hands on in a class environment. ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) Well - I guess it depends if you want to involve the use of a console (if so then "-regtest" will work and you can always effectively hide the console bits by using scripts). Thanks! I tried it in Windows with command "setgenerate true" and immediately got 50TBTC Hope it will work on the Linux conf as well with bitcoin-cli -regtest generate 101
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ArpFlush (OP)
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February 01, 2016, 02:39:33 PM |
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Oh I forgot to ask: When in RegTest mode, can participants in the network send BTC to each other?
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February 01, 2016, 02:44:13 PM |
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Oh I forgot to ask: When in RegTest mode, can participants in the network send BTC to each other?
Unfortunately I don't think it can do that (it is not intended for sharing). The best you can do to emulate that would be to use different wallets (and restart bitcoind each time with a different one). Also "testnet" has become a pretty much useless thing (always having re-orgs and not processing txs as you'd expect) so I would not recommend its usage at all.
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ArpFlush (OP)
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February 01, 2016, 03:10:02 PM |
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Oh I forgot to ask: When in RegTest mode, can participants in the network send BTC to each other?
Unfortunately I don't think it can do that (it is not intended for sharing). The best you can do to emulate that would be to use different wallets (and restart bitcoind each time with a different one). Also "testnet" has become a pretty much useless thing (always having re-orgs and not processing txs as you'd expect) so I would not recommend its usage at all. Crap ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) That would be too easy for my hands on ![Undecided](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/undecided.gif) Thanks for the replies!
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ArpFlush (OP)
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February 01, 2016, 03:10:29 PM |
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OK, thanks man, wil check this regression test out.
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February 01, 2016, 05:21:32 PM |
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OK, thanks man, wil check this regression test out. How much testnet coins do you need?
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ArpFlush (OP)
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February 02, 2016, 08:03:18 AM |
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How much testnet coins do you need?
I already have 20+ testnet coins. Think I have enough for my hands on. Now I'm looking for a practical solution to distribute each other Testnet addresses in a class environment so everyone can just copy/paste an address in order to send some coins.
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