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

[organofcorti]

Rav3n_pl forwarded me a link to his local p2Pool stats page, which was very useful.

Can anyone else do that? Or take a screenshot or something? You can pm me the screenshot so it wont end up public.

[rjk]

Rav3n_pl forwarded me a link to his local p2Pool stats page, which was very useful.

Can anyone else do that? Or take a screenshot or something? You can pm me the screenshot so it wont end up public.

I was sort of assuming that they would all have the same stats? I run a node that I don't mine to, and that I don't advertise on a fast box with a decent connection. Do you still want the url?

[cabin]

Rav3n_pl forwarded me a link to his local p2Pool stats page, which was very useful.

Can anyone else do that? Or take a screenshot or something? You can pm me the screenshot so it wont end up public.

These two pools are/were advertised publicly.. although it looks like p2pmining.com recently reset their stats. The other one goes from April to June.

http://p2pmining.com:9332/static/graphs.html

http://linode.bouton.name:9332/static/graphs.html

[gyverlb]

http://linode.bouton.name:9332/static/graphs.html

That's my node !
I don't mine on it currently (waiting for the efficiency problems to be fixed) but I thought I'd left it up anyway as it runs like a boss with automatic updates and next to no maintenance time needed. It probably is in the 99.9 / 99.99% availability range so it is my backup pool...

[Subo1977]

Hi all,

has someone time to test my public node?

It has 0% Fee.

http://p2pool-cologne.dyndns.org:9332

Thanks

[rav3n_pl]

Update progress report: v4 sharehain is on 85%  of nodes!

If you still not have v3.1 update NOW!

[freshzive]

any idea how to fix this error on start?

Code:

File "run_p2pool.py", line 3, in <module>
    from p2pool import main
  File "/Users/christian/p2pool/p2pool/main.py", line 22, in <module>
    from nattraverso import portmapper, ipdiscover
  File "/Users/christian/p2pool/nattraverso/ipdiscover.py", line 24, in <module>
    @defer.inlineCallbacks
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'inlineCallbacks'

[tucenaber]

any idea how to fix this error on start?

Code:

File "run_p2pool.py", line 3, in <module>
    from p2pool import main
  File "/Users/christian/p2pool/p2pool/main.py", line 22, in <module>
    from nattraverso import portmapper, ipdiscover
  File "/Users/christian/p2pool/nattraverso/ipdiscover.py", line 24, in <module>
    @defer.inlineCallbacks
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'inlineCallbacks'

Your python version is too old?

inlineCallbacks require version 2.5 or later

[rav3n_pl]

Yep, update to 2.7  and install twisted and zope

[rav3n_pl]

Update on github: commit 002d037ca1
Zipped scrs: https://github.com/forrestv/p2pool/zipball/master
or

Code:

git clone https://github.com/forrestv/p2pool.git

Win64 binary on my skydrive: http://sdrv.ms/NtmDt5

[freshzive]

Yep, update to 2.7  and install twisted and zope

I'm running 2.7.2 and twisted is installed. I'll try zope

edit: zope is only for windows? i'm on OS X Lion

[forrestv]

Yep, update to 2.7  and install twisted and zope

I'm running 2.7.2 and twisted is installed. I'll try zope

edit: zope is only for windows? i'm on OS X Lion

Your Twisted is too old. It's not Python.

[shad]

afaik you can get zope and twisted over macports

[Red Emerald]

afaik you can get zope and twisted over macports

Just use pip. The system python should be fine.

[Naelr]

OK I am not new to Bitcoin mining.. but I am new to P2Pool.... I really understand and like the idea of a decentralized mining pool.  I think it is what bitcoin pool mining should have started out as rather then the other pools out there.  Fact of the matter is right now p2pool is only 220 GH/s compared to say BTC Guild which is running at about 1400 GH/s  So the odds of BTC getting a block before p2pool will plus the fact they are PPS it makes it hard to make the decision to switch if your in it for the coin and not the technology.  So to satisfy my curiosity  I ran a bit of a test run for myself.  I took my 6970 and added it to p2pool for about 48 hours  It averages about 350 MH/s according to speed reports I get from BTC Guild over the last 6 months..... and this page shows (i think I am reading this correctly) the fruits of my labor

http://blockchain.info/address/1DEzdV816gayTFSTSdN96BkT4iLrBhXRkr

Now for my questions....

1. why does the first one have Unconfirmed transaction next to it... does that mean p2pool didn't get that block.. something bad happened on my end?

2. why when I stop bitcoind and run bitcoin gui wallet I see 115 confirmations but that mined bit isn't available for 5 more blocks.. more over the most recent one says mined balance isn't available for 117 more blocks?  I understand the 6 confirmations but what is the wait time on 100+ blocks for?

I am not complaining I am about to add 840 more MH/s to my rigs I just need information...

Thanks for all the help  Keep up the great work p2poolers

Naelr

[Smoovious]

2. why when I stop bitcoind and run bitcoin gui wallet I see 115 confirmations but that mined bit isn't available for 5 more blocks.. more over the most recent one says mined balance isn't available for 117 more blocks?  I understand the 6 confirmations but what is the wait time on 100+ blocks for?

Unlike the centralized pools, which pay you regular send transactions to get your share of the coin, P2Pool does not keep a central wallet to dole out rewards from.

The coin you are receiving from p2pool mining, are generated transactions, just like if you are mining solo.

Generated coin takes more transactions to confirm them in the block chain before they are released.

6 confirmations for sent coins, 120 confirmations for generated coins.

The centralized pools have to wait 120 confirmations for the coins the pool generates, but typically have a stash of already matured coin to draw from for payouts. Either the pool operator has added them in, or the matured coin is from other miners who haven't withdrawn payouts yet.

Anyways, that's why you're seeing more confirmations. Once they have the 120 confirmations, you are left with freshly minted coin nobody else has had in their wallet yet.

-- Smoov

[ChanceCoats123]

I think I can answer number 1... Check p2pool.info for the block which was found, it may have been an orphan. Orphaned blocks will give wallet transactions (on block explorer), but since p2pool didn't actually find the block, the transaction remains unconfirmed.

[Naelr]

2. why when I stop bitcoind and run bitcoin gui wallet I see 115 confirmations but that mined bit isn't available for 5 more blocks.. more over the most recent one says mined balance isn't available for 117 more blocks?  I understand the 6 confirmations but what is the wait time on 100+ blocks for?

Unlike the centralized pools, which pay you regular send transactions to get your share of the coin, P2Pool does not keep a central wallet to dole out rewards from.

The coin you are receiving from p2pool mining, are generated transactions, just like if you are mining solo.

Generated coin takes more transactions to confirm them in the block chain before they are released.

6 confirmations for sent coins, 120 confirmations for generated coins.

The centralized pools have to wait 120 confirmations for the coins the pool generates, but typically have a stash of already matured coin to draw from for payouts. Either the pool operator has added them in, or the matured coin is from other miners who haven't withdrawn payouts yet.

Anyways, that's why you're seeing more confirmations. Once they have the 120 confirmations, you are left with freshly minted coin nobody else has had in their wallet yet.

-- Smoov

Thank you Smoov after reading your post I now remember that info from before pooled mining was the only way to get anything... Thank you for reminding me of the obvious I already should have known hahaha.

Naelr

[bitpop]

My node is back
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=68743.0
Can someone verify my version even though it doesn't say 3.1?

[rav3n_pl]

My node is back
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=68743.0
Can someone verify my version even though it doesn't say 3.1?

Only linux build will tell full version, windows ones telling only commit number.
Search https://github.com/forrestv/p2pool/commits/master
002d037 is 2 days old now, 9 commits  after it;]

edit:
Win32 binary (no LTC) that shows full version is on my skydive. Win64 will be later this day.
http://sdrv.ms/NtmDt5