noob needs help getting guiminer up and running

[beenjammin]

I have my bitcoin client downloaded, installed, and up to date as to the block chain (the 41 hour download of the blockchain is finished ... kinda eager to actually get mining now). I also have the guiminer downloaded and installed, have already set the path to the bitcoin client, and I have used the guiminer to launch my bitcoin client as a server. I also have the windows binaries file from slush's pool downloaded and installed so that stratum mining should be supportred per the instructions on slush's pool site. Basically, I have done as much as I could figure out alone

My first problem is that my avg antivirus software showed the guiminer as a virus ... I tried to set it to allow it but my pc froze and I had to do a restart. now I can not get the guiminer to do anything, so I do not know if the antivirus problem is solved or not. I have read the log file that guiminer points to for the errors but I can make no sense of it. I can post that logfile if anyone thinks it will help them to help me. My second problem is how to configure my windows 7 firewall to allow mining.

Over the last hour since these problems occurred, I have not gotten the solo, nor pooled mining approach to work. Before my antivirus started screeching tho it appeared as if it was going to work on the solo tab at least. Thanks for any help that may be provided

[beenjammin]

So I re-read that logfile and it is a huge list of two repeating sets of lines. Below I will post those two sets:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "guiminer.py", line 860, in toggle_mining
  File "guiminer.py", line 1008, in start_mining
  File "subprocess.pyo", line 679, in __init__
  File "subprocess.pyo", line 896, in _execute_child
WindowsError: [Error 267] The directory name is invalid


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "guiminer.py", line 860, in toggle_mining
  File "guiminer.py", line 1008, in start_mining
  File "subprocess.pyo", line 679, in __init__
  File "subprocess.pyo", line 896, in _execute_child
WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified

These two groups appear in no (at least to my eyes) apparent order throughout the logfile.

[beenjammin]

bump

[mitsanaga]

well i can tell you that i have had no problems with avg, as long as i tell it to allow things. but you already did that... try disabling avg. see that helps. normally avg is good for not being super intrusive. that being said, you said your pc froze. do you have any pre-existing issues that may be causing this on you. also, make sure that all your directories are full and complete. double check. i couldn't get guiminer to work with cgminer until fixing the directory myself. still prefer poclbm to cgminer... worked without a hitch for me.
try bfgminer as well, i just started dicking around with it and while it is in console command, it isnt that hard to use so far, just need a bit of a guide for it. ill be doing that today myself, so i can share links later with you if you like.

as for your logfile. sorry bud, cant help ya there, but once you google the windows error with guiminer attached to your search "gui miner (windows error)" im sure you should be able to find something if your determined to stick with guiminer.

good luck.

[beenjammin]

you said your pc froze. do you have any pre-existing issues that may be causing this on you.


I have no issues that I know of and this is the first time in the three years I have used avg that it froze my pc.


also, make sure that all your directories are full and complete. double check.


as for if the directories are complete or not ... I am a bit clueless there, but I understand that a directory is a folder full of files correct?


i couldn't get guiminer to work with cgminer until fixing the directory myself. still prefer poclbm to cgminer... worked without a hitch for me.
try bfgminer as well, i just started dicking around with it and while it is in console command, it isnt that hard to use so far, just need a bit of a guide for it. ill be doing that today myself, so i can share links later with you if you like.


yes any links would be appreciated ... "any info is good info on the battlefield." sorry I forget who said that.


as for your logfile. sorry bud, cant help ya there, but once you google the windows error with guiminer attached to your search "gui miner (windows error)"


headed off to do this web search now



im sure you should be able to find something if your determined to stick with guiminer.


I am not married to guiminer but it was the first one that I got to install and open.

good luck.

thanks

[beenjammin]

gave up on guiminer for now but I have cgminer up and going ... thanks to all who helped with that.