[OS] nvOC easy-to-use Linux Nvidia Mining

[LuKePicci]

I would like to underline that you basically have various ways of testing the next beta, pick that one you are more comfortable with:

• by reimaging the drive: use a stable official image of your choice, edit firstboot.json selecting "3.1-dev" branch in place of "release", add a new 1bash from the template ont the [urlhttps://github.com/papampi/nvOC_by_fullzero_Community_Release/tree/3.1-dev]github 3.1-dev repo[/url] and go
  
• by firstboot re-run: this will only work on official nvoc images, basically this has the very same effect as the first point here but you won0t need to reimage or detach the drive from the rig, just edit the same files (firstboot.json and 1bash in the FAT partition), switch gnome-terminal profile to "firstboot" (you should have this already on official recent images) and reboot.
  
• by cloning from git: you can get some general instruction about this in the github wiki, this will allow you to quickly switch back to the stable setup where you were running before

I will now report here some hints for 3.1 beta testers I already posted some days ago in the discord channel that will also let you get a preview of what has been worked on in the past few months. Please, don't care any technical detail below if you just love the "easy-to-use" nature of nvOC, you will not be required to know about such things to get nvOC up and running when this becomes stable.

- Foreman monitoring integration: here is just something new, so by definition, no regressions are expected on this

- Selective GPU disable: this is totally new also, but has been worked on for a while and no regressions are expected when you don't select any specific gpu set

- Tempcontrol: its behavior has been changed in order to let it run regularly for other gpus during the grace period of a failed single one. Please note that by its parallel construction if a gpu stops responding for more than an entire loop period you could see more than an alert about the same gpu which is not responding. Just let it go and report if you ever see any patterns like this: thread:1->GPU1->ko | thread:2->GPU1->ko | thread:1->GPU1->ok | thread:2->GPU1-> still ko, reboot

- Pluggable miners: all miners which have been ported to PM has been removed from the legacy places to avoid confusion, there may be some newer versions that have been upgraded in the stable branch and not yet on the beta branch, report if any. You are also invited to try updating on your own meanwhile to see if everything works as expected with the updated/added miner. I'm not sure if you are already familiar wth our new PM approach, but if you ever had the necessity or the wish of adding a new miner for a new algo to nvOC you will be quite happy to see that after "a bit" of rework you should now be able to achieve this with no edits to nvOC scripts of code.

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[dhan000]

Fri Jan 25 07:07:21 MST 2019 - [WARNING] - GPU0 under 75% threshold - UTILIZATION: 0%
Fri Jan 25 07:07:22 MST 2019 - [WARNING] - GPU1 under 75% threshold - UTILIZATION: 0%
Fri Jan 25 07:07:22 MST 2019 - [WARNING] - GPU2 under 75% threshold - UTILIZATION: 0%

Thu Jan 24 14:03:10 MST 2019 - [WARNING] - GPU0 under 75% threshold - UTILIZATION: 72%
Thu Jan 24 16:57:42 MST 2019 - [WARNING] - GPU0 under 75% threshold - UTILIZATION: 71%
Thu Jan 24 17:04:04 MST 2019 - [WARNING] - GPU0 under 75% threshold - UTILIZATION: 70%

What is the cause of this problem.
How can I fix.

[LuKePicci]

If the hashrate is still stable despite the warnings, just lower the warning threshold in 1bash.

[dhan000]

If the hashrate is still stable despite the warnings, just lower the warning threshold in 1bash.

hashrate stable. I'il try what you say.

[papampi]

Updated nvOC 3.0-stable Gminer to 1.25 with Cuckaroo29 and Cuckoo support.

Updated  1bash.template and 0miner to support Grincoin (GRIN) and Aeternity (AE).

Update your nvOC with:

Code:

bash ~/NVOC/mining/nvoc upgrade

Edit and add new arguments from 1bash.template to your 1bash. (Changes shown in the link above)

Please let us know if there was any problems here or in GitHub issues

[dhan000]

Updated nvOC 3.0-stable Gminer to 1.25 with Cuckaroo29 and Cuckoo support.

Updated  1bash.template and 0miner to support Grincoin (GRIN) and Aeternity (AE).

Update your nvOC with:

Code:

bash ~/NVOC/mining/nvoc upgrade

Edit and add new arguments from 1bash.template to your 1bash. (Changes shown in the link above)

Please let us know if there was any problems here or in GitHub issues

Add algo MTP  fix Zcoin

[papampi]

Add algo MTP  fix Zcoin

Done.

1bash.template

But asking nicely would be more appreciated.
I know it maybe a lost in translation but its never late to learn how to be polite.

[dhan000]

Add algo MTP  fix Zcoin

Done.

1bash.template

But asking nicely would be more appreciated.
I know it maybe a lost in translation but its never late to learn how to be polite.

Add MTP algo 0miner.
## Various Algos $ALGO == MTP ||

[Heguli97]

Hi, i need some advice regarding my problems with a new rig.

Today i set up a new rig with ASUS B250 mining expert(was only 25€ new!) and first time using mining cards; 5x ASUS Mining P104-100 cards to be exact(were dirt cheap as well).

The problem is that GPU fan control doesn't work at all(manual or temp control) so they're going pretty much full blast while temps are in the 40c's and 50c's.

also when starting the rig, i end up in a restart loop with the error:
"Xorg Problem Detected

Restoring Xorg

Restore default xorg.conf
Rebooting in 5 seconds"

I'm not sure if these issues are related but i assume so since i found an earlier post in this thread with an similar issue
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.msg27727923#msg27727923

Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/8CvAvol

I'm using the newest version from Github(19_30)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks guys  .

[papampi]

Hi, i need some advice regarding my problems with a new rig.

Today i set up a new rig with ASUS B250 mining expert(was only 25€ new!) and first time using mining cards; 5x ASUS Mining P104-100 cards to be exact(were dirt cheap as well).

The problem is that GPU fan control doesn't work at all(manual or temp control) so they're going pretty much full blast while temps are in the 40c's and 50c's.

also when starting the rig, i end up in a restart loop with the error:
"Xorg Problem Detected

Restoring Xorg

Restore default xorg.conf
Rebooting in 5 seconds"

I'm not sure if these issues are related but i assume so since i found an earlier post in this thread with an similar issue
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.msg27727923#msg27727923

Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/8CvAvol

I'm using the newest version from Github(19_30)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks guys  .

Have you disabled internal GPU in bios?
Also since you have p104 cards it's better to enable headless mode in 1bash.

[Heguli97]

Hi, i need some advice regarding my problems with a new rig.

Today i set up a new rig with ASUS B250 mining expert(was only 25€ new!) and first time using mining cards; 5x ASUS Mining P104-100 cards to be exact(were dirt cheap as well).

The problem is that GPU fan control doesn't work at all(manual or temp control) so they're going pretty much full blast while temps are in the 40c's and 50c's.

also when starting the rig, i end up in a restart loop with the error:
"Xorg Problem Detected

Restoring Xorg

Restore default xorg.conf
Rebooting in 5 seconds"

I'm not sure if these issues are related but i assume so since i found an earlier post in this thread with an similar issue
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.msg27727923#msg27727923

Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/8CvAvol

I'm using the newest version from Github(19_30)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks guys  .

Have you disabled internal GPU in bios?
Also since you have p104 cards it's better to enable headless mode in 1bash.

I have not done those things, i'll try them, Will i still be able to use teamviewer normally with it?

[papampi]

Hi, i need some advice regarding my problems with a new rig.

Today i set up a new rig with ASUS B250 mining expert(was only 25€ new!) and first time using mining cards; 5x ASUS Mining P104-100 cards to be exact(were dirt cheap as well).

The problem is that GPU fan control doesn't work at all(manual or temp control) so they're going pretty much full blast while temps are in the 40c's and 50c's.

also when starting the rig, i end up in a restart loop with the error:
"Xorg Problem Detected

Restoring Xorg

Restore default xorg.conf
Rebooting in 5 seconds"

I'm not sure if these issues are related but i assume so since i found an earlier post in this thread with an similar issue
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.msg27727923#msg27727923

Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/8CvAvol

I'm using the newest version from Github(19_30)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks guys  .

Have you disabled internal GPU in bios?
Also since you have p104 cards it's better to enable headless mode in 1bash.

I have not done those things, i'll try them, Will i still be able to use teamviewer with it?

Yup you can also set TeamViewer resolution if you like.

[Heguli97]

Hi, i need some advice regarding my problems with a new rig.

Today i set up a new rig with ASUS B250 mining expert(was only 25€ new!) and first time using mining cards; 5x ASUS Mining P104-100 cards to be exact(were dirt cheap as well).

The problem is that GPU fan control doesn't work at all(manual or temp control) so they're going pretty much full blast while temps are in the 40c's and 50c's.

also when starting the rig, i end up in a restart loop with the error:
"Xorg Problem Detected

Restoring Xorg

Restore default xorg.conf
Rebooting in 5 seconds"

I'm not sure if these issues are related but i assume so since i found an earlier post in this thread with an similar issue
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.msg27727923#msg27727923

Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/8CvAvol

I'm using the newest version from Github(19_30)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks guys  .

Have you disabled internal GPU in bios?
Also since you have p104 cards it's better to enable headless mode in 1bash.

I have not done those things, i'll try them, Will i still be able to use teamviewer with it?

Yup you can also set TeamViewer resolution if you like.

Ok, i did those changes, now it isn't restarting anymore which is good but i still can't control the fans, not even manually through Nvidia X Server like i can my other "normal" rigs.

[papampi]

Hi, i need some advice regarding my problems with a new rig.

Today i set up a new rig with ASUS B250 mining expert(was only 25€ new!) and first time using mining cards; 5x ASUS Mining P104-100 cards to be exact(were dirt cheap as well).

The problem is that GPU fan control doesn't work at all(manual or temp control) so they're going pretty much full blast while temps are in the 40c's and 50c's.

also when starting the rig, i end up in a restart loop with the error:
"Xorg Problem Detected

Restoring Xorg

Restore default xorg.conf
Rebooting in 5 seconds"

I'm not sure if these issues are related but i assume so since i found an earlier post in this thread with an similar issue
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.msg27727923#msg27727923

Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/8CvAvol

I'm using the newest version from Github(19_30)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks guys  .

Have you disabled internal GPU in bios?
Also since you have p104 cards it's better to enable headless mode in 1bash.

I have not done those things, i'll try them, Will i still be able to use teamviewer with it?

Yup you can also set TeamViewer resolution if you like.

Ok, i did those changes, now it isn't restarting anymore which is good but i still can't control the fans, not even manually through Nvidia X Server like i can my other "normal" rigs.

Which version of ubuntu image you used?
Is it 16.04 or 18.04?

[Heguli97]

Hi, i need some advice regarding my problems with a new rig.

Today i set up a new rig with ASUS B250 mining expert(was only 25€ new!) and first time using mining cards; 5x ASUS Mining P104-100 cards to be exact(were dirt cheap as well).

The problem is that GPU fan control doesn't work at all(manual or temp control) so they're going pretty much full blast while temps are in the 40c's and 50c's.

also when starting the rig, i end up in a restart loop with the error:
"Xorg Problem Detected

Restoring Xorg

Restore default xorg.conf
Rebooting in 5 seconds"

I'm not sure if these issues are related but i assume so since i found an earlier post in this thread with an similar issue
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.msg27727923#msg27727923

Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/8CvAvol

I'm using the newest version from Github(19_30)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks guys  .

Have you disabled internal GPU in bios?
Also since you have p104 cards it's better to enable headless mode in 1bash.

I have not done those things, i'll try them, Will i still be able to use teamviewer with it?

Yup you can also set TeamViewer resolution if you like.

Ok, i did those changes, now it isn't restarting anymore which is good but i still can't control the fans, not even manually through Nvidia X Server like i can my other "normal" rigs.

Which version of ubuntu image you used?
Is it 16.04 or 18.04?

I have 16.04.

Would 18.04 be better?

[papampi]

Hi, i need some advice regarding my problems with a new rig.

Today i set up a new rig with ASUS B250 mining expert(was only 25€ new!) and first time using mining cards; 5x ASUS Mining P104-100 cards to be exact(were dirt cheap as well).

The problem is that GPU fan control doesn't work at all(manual or temp control) so they're going pretty much full blast while temps are in the 40c's and 50c's.

also when starting the rig, i end up in a restart loop with the error:
"Xorg Problem Detected

Restoring Xorg

Restore default xorg.conf
Rebooting in 5 seconds"

I'm not sure if these issues are related but i assume so since i found an earlier post in this thread with an similar issue
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1854250.msg27727923#msg27727923

Here are some screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/8CvAvol

I'm using the newest version from Github(19_30)

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks guys  .

Have you disabled internal GPU in bios?
Also since you have p104 cards it's better to enable headless mode in 1bash.

I have not done those things, i'll try them, Will i still be able to use teamviewer with it?

Yup you can also set TeamViewer resolution if you like.

Ok, i did those changes, now it isn't restarting anymore which is good but i still can't control the fans, not even manually through Nvidia X Server like i can my other "normal" rigs.

Which version of ubuntu image you used?
Is it 16.04 or 18.04?

I have 16.04.

16.04 is more stable.

As I noted in GitHub 18.04 has some conflicts with tempcontrol that we couldnt solve yet.

[papampi]

Maybe try to restore xorg via nvOC command see how it goes

Code:

bash ~/NVOC/mining/nvOC restore-xorg

It may reboot 2 times after run the command, which is normal.

[Heguli97]

Maybe try to restore xorg via nvOC command see how it goes

Code:

bash ~/NVOC/mining/nvOC restore-xorg

It may reboot 2 times after run the command, which is normal.

Still no change after doing that, and it looks like it did do it successfully.

[papampi]

Maybe try to restore xorg via nvOC command see how it goes

Code:

bash ~/NVOC/mining/nvOC restore-xorg

It may reboot 2 times after run the command, which is normal.

Still no change after doing that, and it looks like it did do it successfully.

I'm out of ideas
Try to flash the image again, maybe the internal GPU messed up something.

[Heguli97]

Maybe try to restore xorg via nvOC command see how it goes

Code:

bash ~/NVOC/mining/nvOC restore-xorg

It may reboot 2 times after run the command, which is normal.

Still no change after doing that, and it looks like it did do it successfully.

I'm out of ideas
Try to flash the image again, maybe the internal GPU messed up something.

I'm going re-flash it tomorrow, One thing is strange. It looks like the bios is not saving the setting for the Primary Display option, it always defaults to Auto when i change it to PCIE from integrated graphics.