minerstat: mining OS + ASIC monitoring + Windows mining

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msOS Update
 Added amdgpu 18.30, 20.20 for amd-update (latest 20.40 and future version support coming before the new RX6000 series release).
 Added network safety check for ClockTune after boot - to make sure clocks applied.
 Vega overclock improvements.
 dhcp and static commands are now clearing previous wifi settings.

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msOS Miner Update  
 gminer v2.28

Windows Miner Update  
 gminer v2.28

gminer: support ETH/ETC+ZIL mining, fixed compatibility with luckypool for Zano, fixed "All DevFee pools are unavailable" error for Grimm

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msOS Miner Update
 trex 0.18.1

Windows Miner Update
 trex 0.18.1

trex: Bug fixes, improvements. New algos: progpow-veriblock, progpow-veil, megabtx.

msOS Update
 - ClockTune will apply much faster for AMD GPUs.
 - Motherboard network adapter driver is now visible in the Specs menu.
 - Pool IP caching. Mining pool IP address will stay cached, making pool connection more reliable as it won't rely on DNS servers.
 - Theoretical code base support for upcoming new AMD GPUs (sienna cichlid).
 - Added support for amdgpu-pro 20.40 and future versions of AMD drivers. Available trough amd-update --install 20.40 tool on msOS. Don't make manual updates just yet! The current recommended driver is still 19.30/20.30. Preview package that includes the latest drivers coming after the new RX6000 Series announcement.

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msOS Miner Update  
 srbminer-multi v0.5.4

Windows Miner Update  
 srbminer-multi v0.5.4

srbminer-multi: Bug fixes and improvements. New algorithm: argon2id_chukwa2 (turtlecoin).

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A short overview of our new crypto mining merchandise.

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msOS v1.6
We are regularly updating msOS packages to include the latest updates to make new rig setup a much smoother experience.

 Updated minerstat codebase for faster first boot.
 Updated kernel to: 5.4.0-48-generic.

The updated kernel in the v1.6 package supports more recent motherboards/CPUs/Wi-Fi devices and works better with the current 20.30 AMD driver.

Currently recommended miners for NAVI GPUs to mine Ethash are: teamredminer and lolminer.

msOS Update
 New tool: kernel-update to update kernel from 5.0.21 to 5.4.0.
Disclaimer: 8GB RAM recommended to run this tool. This update is optional and the next boot can fail. In that case, reflash the drive is necessary.
 Improvements with IP caching for resisted networks. msOS will now be able to boot and start mining without any nameserver request on most of the available pools.
 Updated minfo will now also display the running kernel version.

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msOS Update
Improved NVIDIA fans and OC.
Auto applying dhcp command upon boot if DHCP=YES in network.txt configuration to avoid conflicts with wifi configuration.

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msOS Update
 pci.ids list cached within the OS codebase.
 ClockTune improved for Polaris GPUs

msOS Miner Update  
 teamredminer v0.7.14

Windows Miner Update  
 teamredminer v0.7.14

teamredminer: This release wraps up our work for 4GB GPUs mining Ethash. Linux 4GB are verified to mine up to and including epoch 381 on drivers 18.50/19.30/19.50/20.10. After that, added support for extended mining from epoch 382 and up. Extended mining is a trade-off between hashrate and being able to mine at all, GPUs will lose additional hashrate for every extra epoch.

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msOS Update
 Fan curve improvements
 ClockTune for Polaris forcing voltage and core states.

msOS Miner Update  
 lolminer v1.11

Windows Miner Update  
 lolminer v1.11

lolminer: Added experimental ZOMBIE mode for 4G AMD GPUs (Fiji & Polaris). This method allows continuing mining Ethash above the 4G DAG size limit with some time-memory trade-off. Expected efficient ETH mining until ~February in Linux and the end of this year in Windows. Complete rework of Ethash memory allocation strategies

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msOS Miner Update  
 wildrig-multi v0.28.1

Windows Miner Update  
 wildrig-multi v0.28.1

wildrig-multi: lowered devfee on megabtx and megamec to default 1%

msOS Update
 Updated force reboot method
 Full support for Radeon RX 580 2048SP
 ClockTune applies defined mem straps to make sure they always applied.

Benchmark
Adjusted hashrate units on some algorithms.

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We have published free mining pools whitelist which can also be used as a DNS record on your farm.

It will speed up the connection time to the pools and avoid some delays/errors on DNS.
Also if you have some blockages set up on the firewall or by ISP, you'll likely bypass even that.

msOS users already got this file implemented so it will get regularly updated automatically.
If you have some other OS, follow the instructions that you can find on the provided page.

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msOS Update
 Resolved an issue when some GPUs have not reported detailed data about clocks and temperatures. (RX550)
 AMD GPUs applying FAN settings quicker during the ClockTune script.
 Improved compatibility for RX400/500/Vega mixed rigs.
 Improved ClockTune for Vega56/64
 

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Learn more about our new mining pools' DNS records collection: https://medium.com/minerstat/new-collection-mining-pools-dns-records-4b4e2b083c22

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msOS Miner Update  
 trex v0.18.2
 gminer v2.29

Windows Miner Update  
 trex v0.18.2
 gminer v2.29

gminer: caching DAG file miner will not spend time on creating DAG file on Ethash/ZIL change after caching, minimize memory allocation for DAG file
trex: Bugfixes and performance improvements.

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msOS Update
 Resolved a power consumption display issue with over 10GPU rigs.
 Reboot script available under /home/minerstat/minerstat-os/bin/reboot.sh​ for miners to define custom reboot action upon crash.
 Forcing core states for Polaris cards to make sure they on the highest states.

msOS Miner Update  
 xmrig v6.4.0

Windows Miner Update  
 xmrig v6.4.0

xmrig: removed rx/loki algorithm, Added argon2/chukwav2 algorithm. Bug fixes and other improvements.

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msOS Miner Update  
 teamredminer v0.7.15

Windows Miner Update  
 teamredminer v0.7.15

teamredminer: fixed bug for ZIL (epoch 0) mining on 4GB GPUs (bug appeared in 0.7.14). Reverted to v0.7.10 kernels for stability purposes except for ROCm-based rigs.

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DAG size calculator and calendar
We have published new page with 18 Ethash coins where you can calculate DAG size and view DAG calendar that is being updated regularly.

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msOS Miner Update  
 teamredminer v0.7.16b

Windows Miner Update  
 teamredminer v0.7.16b

teamredminer: BETA release for the Turtlecoin fork. Only change is Turtlecoin support with the new algo trtl_chukwa2

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msOS Miner Update  
 teamredminer v0.7.16c

Windows Miner Update  
 teamredminer v0.7.16c

teamredminer: Chukwa2 Update. fixed kernels loading for Radeon VII gpus, fixed mem footprint for 2GB gpus.

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Learn more about our DAG size caculator.