CCminer M7 (XCN) by djm34, fixed + optimized for cuda 8 and new cards by PALLAS

[Newton90]

are there any improvements for 9 series?what hashrate has gtx960?

[pallas]

are there any improvements for 9 series?what hashrate has gtx960?

I don't have a 960, but probably between 5% and 10% over original djm34 version.

[mirny]

@pallas: My build environment is broken, so no Win build from me at the moment. I do plan on fixing the damn thing, will just take me a couple days or so to get to it... From long ago, I recall some complications with MPIR being a dependency for Windows specifically, though it might no longer be needed? Once I can fix my build environment, I'll have a go at this.

Thanks.
Cpu verification is disabled, so the mpir library shouldn't be needed.

Hi pallas,
I'm trying to compile your m7 branch, I was able to compile that patch branch without any problem,
but when I'm trying to build master branch I'm getting this error

Code:

g++ -O3 -pthread -L/usr/local/cuda-8.0/lib64 -o ccminer ccminer-cpu-miner.o ccminer-util.o sph/ccminer-bmw.o sph/ccminer-blake.o sph/ccminer-groestl.o sph/ccminer-jh.o sph/ccminer-keccak.o sph/ccminer-skein.o ccminer-hefty1.o ccminer-scrypt.o ccminer-sha2.o sph/ccminer-sph_sha2.o sph/ccminer-tiger.o sph/ccminer-ripemd.o sph/ccminer-neoscrypt.o sph/ccminer-Lyra2.o sph/ccminer-Sponge.o heavy/cuda_blake512.o heavy/cuda_combine.o heavy/cuda_groestl512.o heavy/cuda_hefty1.o heavy/cuda_keccak512.o heavy/cuda_sha256.o ccminer-fuguecoin.o cuda_fugue256.o sph/ccminer-fugue.o ccminer-groestlcoin.o cuda_groestlcoin.o ccminer-myriadgroestl.o cuda_myriadgroestl.o JHA/jackpotcoin.o JHA/cuda_jha_keccak512.o JHA/cuda_jha_compactionTest.o quark/cuda_quark_checkhash.o quark/cuda_jh512.o quark/cuda_quark_blake512.o quark/cuda_quark_groestl512.o quark/cuda_skein512.o quark/cuda_bmw512.o quark/cuda_quark_keccak512.o quark/quarkcoin.o quark/animecoin.o quark/cuda_quark_compactionTest.o heavy/heavy.o cuda_nist5.o sph/ccminer-cubehash.o sph/ccminer-echo.o sph/ccminer-luffa.o sph/ccminer-shavite.o sph/ccminer-simd.o sph/ccminer-hamsi.o sph/ccminer-hamsi_helper.o sph/ccminer-shabal.o sph/ccminer-whirlpool.o sph/ccminer-haval.o sph/ccminer-sha2big.o qubit/qubit.o qubit/qubit_luffa512.o x13/x14.o x13/fresh.o x13/x17.o x13/x13.o x13/cuda_x13_hamsi512.o x13/cuda_x13_fugue512.o x13/x15.o x13/cuda_shabal512.o x13/cuda_whirlpool512.o x13/cuda_haval512.o x13/cuda_sha512.o qubit/doom.o x13/goalcoin.o x13/whirlpool.o Algo256/cuda_keccak256.o Algo256/keccak256.o Algo256/cuda_blake256.o Algo256/cuda_groestl256.o Algo256/cuda_skein256.o lyra2/cuda_lyra2.o lyra2/lyra2RE.o pluck/cuda_pluck.o pluck/pluck.o x11/x11.o x11/cuda_x11_luffa512.o x11/cuda_x11_cubehash512.o x11/cuda_x11_shavite512.o x11/cuda_x11_simd512.o x11/cuda_x11_echo.o x13/cuda_m7_sha256.o x13/cuda_mul.o x13/cuda_mul2.o x13/cuda_ripemd160.o x13/cuda_tiger192.o x13/m7_keccak512.o x13/m7.o qubit/deep.o -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lcurl compat/jansson/libjansson.a -lpthread -lcudart -fopenmp -lcrypto -lssl -lmpir -lcrypto -lssl
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmpir
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [ccminer] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory 

No matter what I do, I can't get rid of that mpir error.
Can you tell me how to solve this?
cheers

[pallas]

@pallas: My build environment is broken, so no Win build from me at the moment. I do plan on fixing the damn thing, will just take me a couple days or so to get to it... From long ago, I recall some complications with MPIR being a dependency for Windows specifically, though it might no longer be needed? Once I can fix my build environment, I'll have a go at this.

Thanks.
Cpu verification is disabled, so the mpir library shouldn't be needed.

Hi pallas,
I'm trying to compile your m7 branch, I was able to compile that patch branch without any problem,
but when I'm trying to build master branch I'm getting this error

Code:

g++ -O3 -pthread -L/usr/local/cuda-8.0/lib64 -o ccminer ccminer-cpu-miner.o ccminer-util.o sph/ccminer-bmw.o sph/ccminer-blake.o sph/ccminer-groestl.o sph/ccminer-jh.o sph/ccminer-keccak.o sph/ccminer-skein.o ccminer-hefty1.o ccminer-scrypt.o ccminer-sha2.o sph/ccminer-sph_sha2.o sph/ccminer-tiger.o sph/ccminer-ripemd.o sph/ccminer-neoscrypt.o sph/ccminer-Lyra2.o sph/ccminer-Sponge.o heavy/cuda_blake512.o heavy/cuda_combine.o heavy/cuda_groestl512.o heavy/cuda_hefty1.o heavy/cuda_keccak512.o heavy/cuda_sha256.o ccminer-fuguecoin.o cuda_fugue256.o sph/ccminer-fugue.o ccminer-groestlcoin.o cuda_groestlcoin.o ccminer-myriadgroestl.o cuda_myriadgroestl.o JHA/jackpotcoin.o JHA/cuda_jha_keccak512.o JHA/cuda_jha_compactionTest.o quark/cuda_quark_checkhash.o quark/cuda_jh512.o quark/cuda_quark_blake512.o quark/cuda_quark_groestl512.o quark/cuda_skein512.o quark/cuda_bmw512.o quark/cuda_quark_keccak512.o quark/quarkcoin.o quark/animecoin.o quark/cuda_quark_compactionTest.o heavy/heavy.o cuda_nist5.o sph/ccminer-cubehash.o sph/ccminer-echo.o sph/ccminer-luffa.o sph/ccminer-shavite.o sph/ccminer-simd.o sph/ccminer-hamsi.o sph/ccminer-hamsi_helper.o sph/ccminer-shabal.o sph/ccminer-whirlpool.o sph/ccminer-haval.o sph/ccminer-sha2big.o qubit/qubit.o qubit/qubit_luffa512.o x13/x14.o x13/fresh.o x13/x17.o x13/x13.o x13/cuda_x13_hamsi512.o x13/cuda_x13_fugue512.o x13/x15.o x13/cuda_shabal512.o x13/cuda_whirlpool512.o x13/cuda_haval512.o x13/cuda_sha512.o qubit/doom.o x13/goalcoin.o x13/whirlpool.o Algo256/cuda_keccak256.o Algo256/keccak256.o Algo256/cuda_blake256.o Algo256/cuda_groestl256.o Algo256/cuda_skein256.o lyra2/cuda_lyra2.o lyra2/lyra2RE.o pluck/cuda_pluck.o pluck/pluck.o x11/x11.o x11/cuda_x11_luffa512.o x11/cuda_x11_cubehash512.o x11/cuda_x11_shavite512.o x11/cuda_x11_simd512.o x11/cuda_x11_echo.o x13/cuda_m7_sha256.o x13/cuda_mul.o x13/cuda_mul2.o x13/cuda_ripemd160.o x13/cuda_tiger192.o x13/m7_keccak512.o x13/m7.o qubit/deep.o -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lcurl compat/jansson/libjansson.a -lpthread -lcudart -fopenmp -lcrypto -lssl -lmpir -lcrypto -lssl
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lmpir
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [ccminer] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory 

No matter what I do, I can't get rid of that mpir error.
Can you tell me how to solve this?
cheers

Since cpu validation is disabled, I think you can safely remove -lmpir (likely into Makefile.am).

[pallas]

New commit: "Removed mpir library dependency".
libmpir is not needed as long as cpu validation stays disabled, as it is now.
(need to rerun autogen.sh and configure)

[mirny]

New commit: "Removed mpir library dependency".
libmpir is not needed as long as cpu validation stays disabled, as it is now.
(need to rerun autogen.sh and configure)

Yes, can confirm, now it's working fine.
Thank you.

[ioglnx]

Well I would also try but since all the distros send me in nirvana on install due to nouveu crap driver I give up on install any Linux distro atm.
The only the Gentoo Admin minimal gives me an option but then to compile all again takes days :-( where i can't mine.

[pallas]

Well I would also try but since all the distros send me in nirvana on install due to nouveu crap driver I give up on install any Linux distro atm.
The only the Gentoo Admin minimal gives me an option but then to compile all again takes days :-( where i can't mine.

Removing Nouveau (advanced/expert users)
Nouveau, an open source driver, is installed by default. It's possible to remove it completely, but it is not necessary and therefore not recommended.

If you still desire to remove it, you can do so by entering the following command in a terminal:

sudo apt-get --purge remove xserver-xorg-video-nouveau

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia

[ioglnx]

Lol Pallas i don't even get to the terminal when it loads this crap Nouveau - either Kernel Panics or the screen goes black.
I'm not stupid :-D even setting on kernel boot params blacklist or nomodeset doesn't help. tried it all...sh*t Nouveau crap should be banned really why it loads when it doesn't support the GFX
Instead of automatic failover to..oh i see this card i can't handle so I unload myself and let standard VGA do the job..but nooo it is persistent and you can't unload this stupid module. GRRRRR ...

[pallas]

Lol Pallas i don't even get to the terminal when it loads this crap Nouveau - either Kernel Panics or the screen goes black.
I'm not stupid :-D even setting on kernel boot params blacklist or nomodeset doesn't help. tried it all...sh*t Nouveau crap should be banned really why it loads when it doesn't support the GFX
Instead of automatic failover to..oh i see this card i can't handle so I unload myself and let standard VGA do the job..but nooo it is persistent and you can't unload this stupid module. GRRRRR ...

boot from a usb stick, disable module and/or X, reboot.
or boot on a text console from grub
or ssh in
there are tons of possibilities ;-)

[ioglnx]

Mh you dont understand i tried..but it always loads nouveau on boot and bang..now i hope it is more clear?

[pallas]

Mh you dont understand i tried..but it always loads nouveau on boot and bang..now i hope it is more clear?

I'm sure if you delete the file it will not be loaded :-)

[ioglnx]

If I could reach the console yes..but I can't even get into anything after grub started the system. Thats the problem. It's like a cat hunting his own tail in circles.

[pallas]

If I could reach the console yes..but I can't even get into anything after grub started the system. Thats the problem. It's like a cat hunting his own tail in circles.

Did you try changing kernel command line from "quiet splash" to "text" (from grub)?

[bensam1231]

Are Windows binaries available yet?

[ioglnx]

Well I used nouveau.blacklist=1, nomodeset block.module=nouvau.ko and so on..but indeed i didn't tried TEXT yet..does it work with ubuntu?


No Windows build yet

[myagui]

My Windows build environment is fine again, can compile just about any ccminer fork I tried, setup with VS2013 and Cuda 7.5.
I still can't get past the multitude of issues while trying to compile this one. Will have to put it on hold until further notice, next few days I have no chance of spending any time on it, and even if I had all the time in the world, it looks to be more than I can handle... 

[ioglnx]

I also spend one day in trying to compile it..
I setup Windows 7 and VS2013 and all CUDA Libs, also Windows 8.1...

While SP_ last version compiles with just some warning this one won't...hmpf

[mirny]

@igolnx, @myagui

Can you guys post links with exact dependencies?
I can try it then.

[pallas]

I used cuda 8, but also the autotools and gcc so it shouldn't matter for visual studio.
BTW you can't remove heavy.cu, it contains routines used by the main miner procedure.