Namecoin and bitcoin mining question

[Miner SiX]

Since there is this newbie restriction please help me here.

First about bitcoin miners. I'm using a guiminer and everytime i try to load video or some webpage loads a video while the miner is on it crashes. No matter what i set fror the -f or -w value for. Any workarounds for this? I would like to us the power of my oc'd 6950 while watching movies etc.

And then about namecoin. For some reason i did not find a usable guide how to set it up on windows/or requirements for it. I installed it and when i try "namecoind.exe getnewaddress" i get:
C:\Users\... ...\namecoin_win32>namecoind.exe getnewaddress
error: couldn't connect to server

I am behind NAT and some firewall that i have no access to. Any way to get it working?

[SomeoneWeird]

Since there is this newbie restriction please help me here.

First about bitcoin miners. I'm using a guiminer and everytime i try to load video or some webpage loads a video while the miner is on it crashes. No matter what i set fror the -f or -w value for. Any workarounds for this? I would like to us the power of my oc'd 6950 while watching movies etc.

And then about namecoin. For some reason i did not find a usable guide how to set it up on windows/or requirements for it. I installed it and when i try "namecoind.exe getnewaddress" i get:
C:\Users\... ...\namecoin_win32>namecoind.exe getnewaddress
error: couldn't connect to server

I am behind NAT and some firewall that i have no access to. Any way to get it working?

1) Disable hardware acceleration. On the video, right click > Settings > Untick.

2) Doubt it.

[Miner SiX]

1) so it wont work with hardware on? Even opening video settings from amd vision center crashed this comp.

2) So how should i do it and whats the namecoin server or shomething to ping/check to be sure there is a connection that can be made.

ps. sorry for my english.

[Rob P.]

1)  Can't help, don't run Windows.
2)  Why are you mining Namecoin?  Just making sure you know why you're doing it.

[foo]

And then about namecoin. For some reason i did not find a usable guide how to set it up on windows/or requirements for it. I installed it and when i try "namecoind.exe getnewaddress" i get:
C:\Users\... ...\namecoin_win32>namecoind.exe getnewaddress
error: couldn't connect to server

You need to start namecoind before you can send commands to it... Just run namecoind.exe in a command prompt and leave it running.

[talpan]

Hey,

is your problem now solved?


regards, talpan

[ANSYSiC]

Everyone else having issues with HD 6950: you have to wait for a newer driver (>10.6) or switch to linux ;)
AMD is working on it...

[Maxim Gladkov]

LinuxCoin and lower agression can help you

Agree!