EWBF's CUDA Zcash miner

[induktor]

I am use ubuntu 14.04, and I have five gpus, :

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
03:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
04:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
06:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
07:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)

but when I run :

it only show 4 gpus:


GPU0: 74 Sol/s GPU1: 281 Sol/s GPU2: 283 Sol/s GPU3: 281 Sol/s

I don't know why, can anybody help me ?

what GPUs are you using? they are all 1060 ? (or are you mixing different GPUs?), what power limit?, are you OCing?, what motherboard, what kind of risers, are your risers powered?, EWBF miner on 1404 is a no brainer, it just works perfectly, it has to be something in the hardware, :p plz answer that, see if we can figure it out
cheers
Indkt.

I use 5 1060 gpus, they all are 1060.
I don't know how to set the power limit, and don't set OCing...
The MB is mis z170-a-pro

I aslo think it's the problem of hardware

I have found the problem,  i run : dmesg | grep NVRM

[    2.312373] NVRM: This PCI I/O region assigned to your NVIDIA device is invalid:
[    2.312373] NVRM: BAR1 is 0M @ 0x0 (PCI:0000:07:00.0)
[    2.312374] NVRM: The system BIOS may have misconfigured your GPU.
[    2.313548] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine failed for 1 device(s).
[    2.313551] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  375.51  Wed Mar 22 10:26:12 PDT 2017 (using threaded interrupts)

So the 0000:07:00.0 is the unmount gpu, but i don't know how to solve it , this is my mb: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-PRO.html#hero-specification

if you have a free port PCI-E try different combinations leaving always one port free, on MSI sometimes the one at the left of the 16x one is shared with the primary 16x and sometimes will not detected it as a GPU.

if you have populated all the PCI-E then it's more complicated
try reset the bios to defaults.
disable EVERTHING you don't need (onboard audio, serial and parallel ports, if you boot from USB flash drive, disable SATA controller) disable onboard video if you have it, disable HDMI audio, disable USB 3.0 interfase (leave 2.0 only) doing it it will free enough resources so you have more extra for the remaining GPU

it could be a faulty Riser, the only way to know is trying 1 card, then 2 , then three , until you get them all, once you found which one is it, then go back to the previous combination that worked (ie if 4 worked, but not 5, go back to 4) but now, unplug one of the good ones and plug the problematic one, if you still can see 4, then it's not the riser/card it is the motherboard.

i'm not sure i explained myself correctly on the last one hehe, hope you get what i try to say hehe
cheers
indkt

[eli_lyd1]

I am use ubuntu 14.04, and I have five gpus, :

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
03:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
04:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
06:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
07:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)

but when I run :

it only show 4 gpus:


GPU0: 74 Sol/s GPU1: 281 Sol/s GPU2: 283 Sol/s GPU3: 281 Sol/s

I don't know why, can anybody help me ?

what GPUs are you using? they are all 1060 ? (or are you mixing different GPUs?), what power limit?, are you OCing?, what motherboard, what kind of risers, are your risers powered?, EWBF miner on 1404 is a no brainer, it just works perfectly, it has to be something in the hardware, :p plz answer that, see if we can figure it out
cheers
Indkt.

I use 5 1060 gpus, they all are 1060.
I don't know how to set the power limit, and don't set OCing...
The MB is mis z170-a-pro

I aslo think it's the problem of hardware

I have found the problem,  i run : dmesg | grep NVRM

[    2.312373] NVRM: This PCI I/O region assigned to your NVIDIA device is invalid:
[    2.312373] NVRM: BAR1 is 0M @ 0x0 (PCI:0000:07:00.0)
[    2.312374] NVRM: The system BIOS may have misconfigured your GPU.
[    2.313548] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine failed for 1 device(s).
[    2.313551] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  375.51  Wed Mar 22 10:26:12 PDT 2017 (using threaded interrupts)

So the 0000:07:00.0 is the unmount gpu, but i don't know how to solve it , this is my mb: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-PRO.html#hero-specification

Try changing PCIE ports speed to Gen1 in BIOS.

I set to gen2, and solved this problem

[eli_lyd1]

I am use ubuntu 14.04, and I have five gpus, :

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
03:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
04:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
06:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)
07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1c02 (rev a1)
07:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 10f1 (rev a1)

but when I run :

it only show 4 gpus:


GPU0: 74 Sol/s GPU1: 281 Sol/s GPU2: 283 Sol/s GPU3: 281 Sol/s

I don't know why, can anybody help me ?

what GPUs are you using? they are all 1060 ? (or are you mixing different GPUs?), what power limit?, are you OCing?, what motherboard, what kind of risers, are your risers powered?, EWBF miner on 1404 is a no brainer, it just works perfectly, it has to be something in the hardware, :p plz answer that, see if we can figure it out
cheers
Indkt.

I use 5 1060 gpus, they all are 1060.
I don't know how to set the power limit, and don't set OCing...
The MB is mis z170-a-pro

I aslo think it's the problem of hardware

I have found the problem,  i run : dmesg | grep NVRM

[    2.312373] NVRM: This PCI I/O region assigned to your NVIDIA device is invalid:
[    2.312373] NVRM: BAR1 is 0M @ 0x0 (PCI:0000:07:00.0)
[    2.312374] NVRM: The system BIOS may have misconfigured your GPU.
[    2.313548] NVRM: The NVIDIA probe routine failed for 1 device(s).
[    2.313551] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  375.51  Wed Mar 22 10:26:12 PDT 2017 (using threaded interrupts)

So the 0000:07:00.0 is the unmount gpu, but i don't know how to solve it , this is my mb: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z170A-GAMING-PRO.html#hero-specification

if you have a free port PCI-E try different combinations leaving always one port free, on MSI sometimes the one at the left of the 16x one is shared with the primary 16x and sometimes will not detected it as a GPU.

if you have populated all the PCI-E then it's more complicated
try reset the bios to defaults.
disable EVERTHING you don't need (onboard audio, serial and parallel ports, if you boot from USB flash drive, disable SATA controller) disable onboard video if you have it, disable HDMI audio, disable USB 3.0 interfase (leave 2.0 only) doing it it will free enough resources so you have more extra for the remaining GPU

it could be a faulty Riser, the only way to know is trying 1 card, then 2 , then three , until you get them all, once you found which one is it, then go back to the previous combination that worked (ie if 4 worked, but not 5, go back to 4) but now, unplug one of the good ones and plug the problematic one, if you still can see 4, then it's not the riser/card it is the motherboard.

i'm not sure i explained myself correctly on the last one hehe, hope you get what i try to say hehe
cheers
indkt

Thank you, I have found the problem, just set the PCIE max links to gen2, 

[eli_lyd1]

I loveee my Gigabyte 1060 6G - currently sitting at 51c - 323 Sol/s - practically silent, ticks over like a perfectly manufactured slinky slinking its way down a never ending set of stairs. Bulletproof, in every sense of the word. I'd shoot it, but I enjoy hating my AMD rig so much sometimes that it would render any gunfire scenario impractical/nonsensical.

Super important post, coming through! More-so bordering on the realm of Law, rather than personal opinion.

So, yeah, if you can get a good deal on a 1060 - or find yourself at a krux - I can at least give the thumbs up re the 1060 6gb - as it was a spontaneous purchase, hadn't planned to get anything - but was quickly tiring of  the alternative.

I use 1060 3G, set to 78C, only 270 Sol/s.........., why?

[eli_lyd1]

I loveee my Gigabyte 1060 6G - currently sitting at 51c - 323 Sol/s - practically silent, ticks over like a perfectly manufactured slinky slinking its way down a never ending set of stairs. Bulletproof, in every sense of the word. I'd shoot it, but I enjoy hating my AMD rig so much sometimes that it would render any gunfire scenario impractical/nonsensical.

Super important post, coming through! More-so bordering on the realm of Law, rather than personal opinion.

So, yeah, if you can get a good deal on a 1060 - or find yourself at a krux - I can at least give the thumbs up re the 1060 6gb - as it was a spontaneous purchase, hadn't planned to get anything - but was quickly tiring of  the alternative.

I use 1060 3G, set to 78C, only 270 Sol/s.........., why?

This is my config:

--log 2 --logfile /home/miner/m.log   --pec  --pass x --port 3333 --tempunits C --templimit 78  --solver 1 0 0 0 0 0

Can anybody give me some advice?

[eli_lyd1]

I loveee my Gigabyte 1060 6G - currently sitting at 51c - 323 Sol/s - practically silent, ticks over like a perfectly manufactured slinky slinking its way down a never ending set of stairs. Bulletproof, in every sense of the word. I'd shoot it, but I enjoy hating my AMD rig so much sometimes that it would render any gunfire scenario impractical/nonsensical.

Super important post, coming through! More-so bordering on the realm of Law, rather than personal opinion.

So, yeah, if you can get a good deal on a 1060 - or find yourself at a krux - I can at least give the thumbs up re the 1060 6gb - as it was a spontaneous purchase, hadn't planned to get anything - but was quickly tiring of  the alternative.

I use 1060 3G, set to 78C, only 270 Sol/s.........., why?

This is my config:

--log 2 --logfile /home/miner/m.log   --pec  --pass x --port 3333 --tempunits C --templimit 78  --solver 1 0 0 0 0 0

Can anybody give me some advice?

And I find that: I set the gpu0 to solver 1, but it alway to touch the 78C, but the other set solver to 0, and always to stay to 73C.....

[induktor]

I loveee my Gigabyte 1060 6G - currently sitting at 51c - 323 Sol/s - practically silent, ticks over like a perfectly manufactured slinky slinking its way down a never ending set of stairs. Bulletproof, in every sense of the word. I'd shoot it, but I enjoy hating my AMD rig so much sometimes that it would render any gunfire scenario impractical/nonsensical.

Super important post, coming through! More-so bordering on the realm of Law, rather than personal opinion.

So, yeah, if you can get a good deal on a 1060 - or find yourself at a krux - I can at least give the thumbs up re the 1060 6gb - as it was a spontaneous purchase, hadn't planned to get anything - but was quickly tiring of  the alternative.

I use 1060 3G, set to 78C, only 270 Sol/s.........., why?

This is my config:

--log 2 --logfile /home/miner/m.log   --pec  --pass x --port 3333 --tempunits C --templimit 78  --solver 1 0 0 0 0 0

Can anybody give me some advice?

270 Sols is normal for a 1060 3GB, the 6GB version probably will give you 10-15 sols more, to reach something in the 320 range, you will need to push TDP to the max, OC the memory and core significantly, it's not worth it IMHO, it will probably kill the card in a few months, and the power efficiency will be so low that it would be best to use AMD instead hehe, the main reason to use NVIDIA it's because of power efficiency, but if you push TDP to the max to get that numbers, it's just a waste of energy.
but that's just my point of view

[eli_lyd1]

I loveee my Gigabyte 1060 6G - currently sitting at 51c - 323 Sol/s - practically silent, ticks over like a perfectly manufactured slinky slinking its way down a never ending set of stairs. Bulletproof, in every sense of the word. I'd shoot it, but I enjoy hating my AMD rig so much sometimes that it would render any gunfire scenario impractical/nonsensical.

Super important post, coming through! More-so bordering on the realm of Law, rather than personal opinion.

So, yeah, if you can get a good deal on a 1060 - or find yourself at a krux - I can at least give the thumbs up re the 1060 6gb - as it was a spontaneous purchase, hadn't planned to get anything - but was quickly tiring of  the alternative.

I use 1060 3G, set to 78C, only 270 Sol/s.........., why?

This is my config:

--log 2 --logfile /home/miner/m.log   --pec  --pass x --port 3333 --tempunits C --templimit 78  --solver 1 0 0 0 0 0

Can anybody give me some advice?

270 Sols is normal for a 1060 3GB, the 6GB version probably will give you 10-15 sols more, to reach something in the 320 range, you will need to push TDP to the max, OC the memory and core significantly, it's not worth it IMHO, it will probably kill the card in a few months, and the power efficiency will be so low that it would be best to use AMD instead hehe, the main reason to use NVIDIA it's because of power efficiency, but if you push TDP to the max to get that numbers, it's just a waste of energy.
but that's just my point of view

ok, I see, Thank your answer.
I have another question, What's the best templimit for 1060 ? I just set to 78C, I don't know if this is good

[kopija]

I loveee my Gigabyte 1060 6G - currently sitting at 51c - 323 Sol/s - practically silent, ticks over like a perfectly manufactured slinky slinking its way down a never ending set of stairs. Bulletproof, in every sense of the word. I'd shoot it, but I enjoy hating my AMD rig so much sometimes that it would render any gunfire scenario impractical/nonsensical.

Super important post, coming through! More-so bordering on the realm of Law, rather than personal opinion.

So, yeah, if you can get a good deal on a 1060 - or find yourself at a krux - I can at least give the thumbs up re the 1060 6gb - as it was a spontaneous purchase, hadn't planned to get anything - but was quickly tiring of  the alternative.

I use 1060 3G, set to 78C, only 270 Sol/s.........., why?

This is my config:

--log 2 --logfile /home/miner/m.log   --pec  --pass x --port 3333 --tempunits C --templimit 78  --solver 1 0 0 0 0 0

Can anybody give me some advice?

You need to overclock or downclock, depending on whether you want to be power-saver or go for the maximum hashrate.
Install Nvidia Inspector and follow these instructions for power saver setup https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1707546.msg18806798#msg18806798
If you want maximum hashrate leave power limit at 100% and set core clock to +160 to +220 (depends on card type/manufacturer) and memory to +600. That way you can get 300 S/s easily.

[MeistroUK]

I've got 6 x ASUS Turbo 1060 3GB and 5 are doing between 260-270 each and 1 is always just under 260 on a Gigabyte 990FX board... Total system power draw is ~650w

[ComaWombat]

I have another question, What's the best templimit for 1060 ? I just set to 78C, I don't know if this is good

I don't use a temp limit myself but I run mine at 50-60 celcius. Pascal cards are hardcoded to slow down when they get warm, far before than they actually start noticeably throttling. I'd also avoid very high fan speeds for better fan longevity.

[eli_lyd1]

I have another question, What's the best templimit for 1060 ? I just set to 78C, I don't know if this is good

I don't use a temp limit myself but I run mine at 50-60 celcius. Pascal cards are hardcoded to slow down when they get warm, far before than they actually start noticeably throttling. I'd also avoid very high fan speeds for better fan longevity.

If I don't set templimit, one of the gpu will go to 80C + .... I don't know why

[induktor]

I have another question, What's the best templimit for 1060 ? I just set to 78C, I don't know if this is good

I don't use a temp limit myself but I run mine at 50-60 celcius. Pascal cards are hardcoded to slow down when they get warm, far before than they actually start noticeably throttling. I'd also avoid very high fan speeds for better fan longevity.

@ComaWombat I didn't know that, never saw one throttling but i actually never had a Pascal card above 70C (and even that was in extreme cases where the fan speed reset to default curve, which is usually crap)

@eli_lyd1 I set templimit to 75C, being 75C the absolute limit where the miner will disconnect the card, but i rarely get to that temps.
i regulate fan speeds to keep the cards below 60C, maybe 65C in the summer but not more, but i use the cards at low TDP, so it is very rare to get 70C on a 1060, except on the single fan ones that the thermal solution is crap hehe.

[eli_lyd1]

I have another question, What's the best templimit for 1060 ? I just set to 78C, I don't know if this is good

I don't use a temp limit myself but I run mine at 50-60 celcius. Pascal cards are hardcoded to slow down when they get warm, far before than they actually start noticeably throttling. I'd also avoid very high fan speeds for better fan longevity.

@ComaWombat I didn't know that, never saw one throttling but i actually never had a Pascal card above 70C (and even that was in extreme cases where the fan speed reset to default curve, which is usually crap)

@eli_lyd1 I set templimit to 75C, being 75C the absolute limit where the miner will disconnect the card, but i rarely get to that temps.
i regulate fan speeds to keep the cards below 60C, maybe 65C in the summer but not more, but i use the cards at low TDP, so it is very rare to get 70C on a 1060, except on the single fan ones that the thermal solution is crap hehe.

Can you tell me how to control the fan speed?

[Bones972]

I have another question, What's the best templimit for 1060 ? I just set to 78C, I don't know if this is good

I don't use a temp limit myself but I run mine at 50-60 celcius. Pascal cards are hardcoded to slow down when they get warm, far before than they actually start noticeably throttling. I'd also avoid very high fan speeds for better fan longevity.

@ComaWombat I didn't know that, never saw one throttling but i actually never had a Pascal card above 70C (and even that was in extreme cases where the fan speed reset to default curve, which is usually crap)

@eli_lyd1 I set templimit to 75C, being 75C the absolute limit where the miner will disconnect the card, but i rarely get to that temps.
i regulate fan speeds to keep the cards below 60C, maybe 65C in the summer but not more, but i use the cards at low TDP, so it is very rare to get 70C on a 1060, except on the single fan ones that the thermal solution is crap hehe.

Can you tell me how to control the fan speed?

Download MSI Afterburner 4.3.0 (Also works on AMD cards now!) for Free.  Great tool!

https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/msi-afterburner-beta-download.html

[azioprismm]

can make this miner use 90% of my gpu power instead of 100%?

i would like to browse web and stuff.

[Heguli97]

Maybe use integrated graphics for the main display? You'll have no lag at all, most Intel chips have them and some AMD ones have it as well.

[Zealotki11er]

can make this miner use 90% of my gpu power instead of 100%?

i would like to browse web and stuff.

You do not need to do that. We need a Intensity option. I can use my 290X for gaming and web browsing and it will adjust performance on the fly. With this miner I can't play and games and desktop is super laggy.

[nUm81]

I think that you are better off to just pause the mining if you want to use the GPU for gaming.  It does work to use the integrated gpu for desktop and videos if you want to keep the GPU busy though.  I have done this in the past with good success.

[Zealotki11er]

I think that you are better off to just pause the mining if you want to use the GPU for gaming.  It does work to use the integrated gpu for desktop and videos if you want to keep the GPU busy though.  I have done this in the past with good success.

It's only light gaming like HoTS and Dota 2. I am fine for turning off for gaming but desktop usage is unbearable. There needs to be a intensity option just like every AMD miner for the past 5 years.