Please Advise Me....Please

[richboypoor]

Hi

Im a very Newbee so forgive my stupidity..

I have the problem 'Problem Communicating with Bitcoin RPC 02   12   22'
when i try to start mining using GUIMiner v2011-08-24, Bitcoin0.3.21, BTCGuild, Windows XP 32 bit and ATI Stream v 2.3 32bit.

From reading all the posts on the problem i have, it appears i need to update my Bitcoin.conf. and either add my 'usr name' and 'pwd' and the 'IP address' of BTCGuild, or allow the Bitcoin.conf file to access and use BTCGuild....I think im right....Perhaps you could confirm these 2 ideas.

My problem is i cant find Bitcoin.conf and dont know how or if i need to create it.

PPLLEEAASSE help a newbee

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[Tril]

Hi

Im a very Newbee so forgive my stupidity..

I have the problem 'Problem Communicating with Bitcoin RPC 02   12   22'
when i try to start mining using GUIMiner v2011-08-24, Bitcoin0.3.21, BTCGuild, Windows XP 32 bit and ATI Stream v 2.3 32bit.

From reading all the posts on the problem i have, it appears i need to update my Bitcoin.conf. and either add my 'usr name' and 'pwd' and the 'IP address' of BTCGuild, or allow the Bitcoin.conf file to access and use BTCGuild....I think im right....Perhaps you could confirm these 2 ideas.

My problem is i cant find Bitcoin.conf and dont know how or if i need to create it.

PPLLEEAASSE help a newbee

1. Do not run 0.3.21.  Please upgrade to 0.3.24 or you are hurting the network.

2. You do not need to enable RPC on bitcoin/bitcoind at all to mine in a pool such as BTCGuild.  You only need to setup RPC for solo mining.  Just run the miner with the username and password of a worker you create at BTCGuild.  Just run bitcoin without RPC, let it download blocks and generate addresses. Then copy and paste one of the addresses from Bitcoin to set your btcguild account payout address.

[richboypoor]

Hi

Thanks for the help.

I was only running the older version of bitcoin because i read a post saying that it would fix this...iv now upgraded to 0.3.24

Please can you explain how i can run Bitcoin without RPC.
I cant find how to change any setting like that.

Thanks again from a novice....

[MiningBuddy]

richboypoor refer to the GUI miner thread and readme here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3878.0
You need to enter your btcguild pool worker name and password into GUI miner, the Bitcoin application is only used for sending/receiving payments and solo mining.

[richboypoor]

Hi

Thanks Very Much....

Im Mining......I think.....

At the bottom of GUIMining it says 'Shares : 0 aceppted                      350(ish) khash/s

I know thats slo but im just sticking my toe in for now.

My problem is when i go on BTCGuild and look under Management-Account, my 'worker summery' stats read 0.00 MHASH/s.
Infact everything reads 0.00.

Am i connected?
Am i Mining?

Any advise please

Many Thanks

[MiningBuddy]

Make sure you create workers on btcguild and enter those details into gui miner and not your btcguil account details.

[richboypoor]

Hey Buddy

Thats what i changed after your last advise, and its worked and according to GUI im mining, all be it very slowley. 350(ish)KHASH/s.
Thanks

The problem is that it looks like my worker on BTCGuild is not doing anything, the MH/s reads 0.00 and i cant see the KHASH/s FIGURE..

hOPE YOU CAN HELP FURTHER.

R