[1500 TH] p2pool: Decentralized, DoS-resistant, Hop-Proof pool

[wachtwoord]

After I go to http://127.0.0.1:9332/graphs/ it says I need to install python-rrdtool but I can only find source distributions and I'm really too lazy to compile it myself (it never runs out of the box and just ends up costing a lot of time). Are there binary distributions of this project?

Are you using Windows?

Yes, I am looking for a windows binary

[cheat_2_win]

Normal output is like this: http://im.forre.st/pb/07231883.txt

Can you pastebin the output that you're getting?

The first part of the output from p2pool execution is exactly similar to your output. The second part looks like this:

http://pastebin.com/NVst55VW

It seems to be running fine. After a while cgminer is unable to access run_p2pool. I checked bitcoind by accessing it at port 8332. Bitcoind is working fine.

[forrestv]

The first part of the output from p2pool execution is exactly similar to your output. The second part looks like this:

http://pastebin.com/NVst55VW

It seems to be running fine. After a while cgminer is unable to access run_p2pool. I checked bitcoind by accessing it at port 8332. Bitcoind is working fine.

That looks normal... Though it might be still downloading shares. Try running cgminer in debug mode (-D option) and checking if you see any errors saying "p2pool is downloading shares". Have you let P2Pool run for a while?

[cheat_2_win]

The first part of the output from p2pool execution is exactly similar to your output. The second part looks like this:

http://pastebin.com/NVst55VW

It seems to be running fine. After a while cgminer is unable to access run_p2pool. I checked bitcoind by accessing it at port 8332. Bitcoind is working fine.

That looks normal... Though it might be still downloading shares. Try running cgminer in debug mode (-D option) and checking if you see any errors saying "p2pool is downloading shares". Have you let P2Pool run for a while?

How long does P2pool usually take to download the shares?

Initially, cgminer actually is able to communicate with run_p2pool.exe. Only after a while, it complains about problems while communicating.

Anyway, I will let it run for a while just to see if that solves the problem.

[Red Emerald]

The first part of the output from p2pool execution is exactly similar to your output. The second part looks like this:

http://pastebin.com/NVst55VW

It seems to be running fine. After a while cgminer is unable to access run_p2pool. I checked bitcoind by accessing it at port 8332. Bitcoind is working fine.

That looks normal... Though it might be still downloading shares. Try running cgminer in debug mode (-D option) and checking if you see any errors saying "p2pool is downloading shares". Have you let P2Pool run for a while?

How long does P2pool usually take to download the shares?

Initially, cgminer actually is able to communicate with run_p2pool.exe. Only after a while, it complains about problems while communicating.

Anyway, I will let it run for a while just to see if that solves the problem.

You might have answered this, but what's your hash rate? Remember that it takes longer to find shares on p2pool compared to a traditional pool, so you have to be patient

[cheat_2_win]

The first part of the output from p2pool execution is exactly similar to your output. The second part looks like this:

http://pastebin.com/NVst55VW

It seems to be running fine. After a while cgminer is unable to access run_p2pool. I checked bitcoind by accessing it at port 8332. Bitcoind is working fine.

That looks normal... Though it might be still downloading shares. Try running cgminer in debug mode (-D option) and checking if you see any errors saying "p2pool is downloading shares". Have you let P2Pool run for a while?

How long does P2pool usually take to download the shares?

Initially, cgminer actually is able to communicate with run_p2pool.exe. Only after a while, it complains about problems while communicating.

Anyway, I will let it run for a while just to see if that solves the problem.

You might have answered this, but what's your hash rate? Remember that it takes longer to find shares on p2pool compared to a traditional pool, so you have to be patient

Hash rate is approx. 300 MH/s.

[cheat_2_win]

It seems P2pool is still downloading the shares. Do I need to have all the shares before I am able to mine?

[cheat_2_win]

Finally, everything seems to be working. Now, I am officially P2pool miner from Deepbit.

[btc_artist]

I still can't get p2pool to talk to bitcoind. 

[Costia]

did bitcoind finish the chainblock download? (its faster with 0.5.2)

[cheat_2_win]

I still can't get p2pool to talk to bitcoind. 

I used the latest Bitcoin-Qt (0.5.2) and let the run_p2pool.exe run for a while. You can also keep the cgminer running. Until there are enough shares, output will mostly be complaining about communication errors. Once enough shares are downloaded, you will see a lot of activity on the console. Then, you will know that it has worked.

[btc_artist]

did bitcoind finish the chainblock download? (its faster with 0.5.2)

No, it has not.  But I don't think that should keep p2pool from talking to bitcoind?

[Costia]

from my experience bitcoind refuses any rpc request until it has the full blockchain
so just wait

[btc_artist]

from my experience bitcoind refuses any rpc request until it has the full blockchain
so just wait

Hmm, ok I'll do taht.

[ancow]

from my experience bitcoind refuses any rpc request until it has the full blockchain
so just wait

That's wrong. It refuses RPC requests until it has finished loading, which takes quite a while.
If you want to verify this, start the bitcoin client with "server=1" in the config file and wait until it shows. Then issue any old command via RPC (I like "getinfo") before it has caught up with the network.

[Costia]

I know it refuses when its loading.
But does it refuse when it doesnt have the blockchain even after it finished loading but still downloading the chain?
I got the bitcoind client from git master, and accidentally messed up my blockchain. couldnt get p2pool to work. so i waited for it to sync and then it worked fine.

1:20:14.481000 p2pool.util.jsonrpc.Error: -10 Bitcoin is downloading blocks...

maybe its a specific call that fails...
so it actually doesnt refuse rpc

[ancow]

But does it refuse when it doesnt have the blockchain even after it finished loading but still downloading the chain?

No, that's what I was trying to say above.

I got the bitcoind client from git master, and accidentally messed up my blockchain. couldnt get p2pool to work. so i waited for it to sync and then it worked fine.

As far as I understood, p2pool shouldn't work properly while the download is still in progress. It will, however, connect to bitcoind (I tried that a day or two back).

[btc_artist]

For the record, I reinstalled bitcoind and now p2pool can connect to it (even though it's still downloading the blockchain).

[Comepradz]

Is there any plan to pull p2pool support to mainstream bitcoin client?
I know it's kinda too early, but the whole process of mining will be a lot easier to implement, just as easy as old time mining via bitcoin client itself.

[CrazyGuy]

Is it possible to specify more than one merged URL and pass?