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

[damNmad]

Thank you so much for this.
But when the OS is booted up,
When the F12 for Quake Terminal pops up,
nothing happens.

But its alright.
Thank you so much.
I'll try again.

When i ran into the xorg reboot loop it was because bios was set to boot using integrated video card on motherboard.   I changed that setting to pcie1 and the loop stopped and xorg was restored from backup and miner has run like a champ ever since.

Thanks, I think he already managed to get IN or just my assumption, but it is better to check and try this scenario as well.

Because, it is a must thing to connect the monitor to GPU (16x slot GPU, which is closer to processor) && Make sure in BIOS you are using 'pcie1' option to disable the integrated graphics.

[damNmad]

Just wondering, could i run nvOC 24/7 ? I tried but the /var/logs gets full.... so made it delete itself but then  / gets full in some cuda dir... only rebooting work with delete on boot.  I am using v0019-2.0. Thanks

Are you using USB? yeah those logs get full, but if they getting full that quick in less than a day then something must be wrong, becaue my RIG runs for a week nothing happens and I don't set it to delete logs on reboot too, it work just same as before the reboot.

We can perhaps set a cron job or as a feature to delete logs older than a day or so (just a thought).

[damNmad]

I've noticed recently Verge (Lyra2rev2 algo) XVG coin shooting up to three times the profit of other coins on WTM auto switcher by papampi so i wanted to provide this short guide to add XVG coin to nvOC.  I am using v0019-2.0, so i apologize if it's already included in the latest build.

Firstly, when you setup WTM you must uncheck the "Groestl" algo, as Verge coin allows for multiple algo mining.  WTM will only report out current profits for Groestl algo and not Lyra2rev2, which we want to mine.  If you don't uncheck Groestl algo, XVG coin will always be at the bottom of the WTM profit checking list and will never auto switch.  Once you have your WTM configured correctly, hit calculate, and follow the instructions in 1bash to add it (add in .json after coins).  Then add "XVG" to the list of coins for WTM to profit check.

Add "XVG" to list of coins for WTM to profit check (example below)

Code:

WTM_AUTO_SWITCH_COINS="ZEC;ZEN;ZCL;ETH;ETC;MONA;VTC;ZCOIN;BTG;FTC;XVG;XMR" ### coins to check profit or make the switch with format "ZEC;ETH;ETC;XMR"

Next add the following code to 1bash

Code:

# XVG ## No Need to add stratum+tcp:// to server address
XVG_WORKER="$WORKERNAME"
XVG_ADDRESS="BTC wallet address"         
XVG_POOL="lyra2v2.mine.zpool.ca"      
XVG_PORT="4533"
XVG_INTENSITY="0"

Add "-o $COIN == XVG" to this portion of code if you are using algo specific OC settings (these are my settings for GTX 1070)

Code:

# lyra2vRev2
  if [ $COIN == "MONA" -o $COIN == "VTC" -o $COIN == "XVG" ]
  then
    ALGORITHM="LYRA2REV2"
    POWERLIMIT_WATTS=130
    __CORE_OVERCLOCK=125
    MEMORY_OVERCLOCK=600
  fi

Add the following code to 0miner

Code:

if [ $COIN == "XVG" ]
then 
  HCD='/home/m1/ASccminer/ccminer'
  ADDR="$XVG_ADDRESS"
  screen -dmSL miner $HCD -a lyra2v2 -o stratum+tcp://$XVG_POOL:$XVG_PORT -u $ADDR -p c=XVG -i $XVG_INTENSITY
fi

I confirmed this works on Zpool as i was generating BTC (Zpool converts mined coins to BTC).

Thanks for such nice illustration on how to add this coin, I guess it was probably already there but with different algo, am not sure though.

Your presentation is pushing me to ask you if you can write up some tutorials on how to do things on nvOC (only if you up for it)  

Let me know if you are interested.

You can contact PM me here or on our official discord channel : https://discord.gg/8YDFEvY

[damNmad]

MPH usually takes 5-15 minutes to show worker and hashrate

You can use this to check your miner command :

Code:

ps ax | grep miner

This was the command I was looking for.
Unfortunately it is showing me that the miner never changes ports to match what the switcher says I am now mining.
It appears to be stuck on port 20570, ZCASH:

Code:

m1@m1-desktop:~$ ps ax | grep miner
  385 ?        Ss     0:00 SCREEN -dmSL miner /home/m1/zec/zm/latest/zm_miner --server us-east.equihash-hub.miningpoolhub.com --user xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx --pass x --port 20570 --time
  386 pts/27   Ssl+  53:21 /home/m1/zec/zm/latest/zm_miner --server us-east.equihash-hub.miningpoolhub.com --user xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx --pass x --port 20570 --time
11073 pts/2    S+     0:00 grep --color=auto miner
32670 pts/26   Sl+  34608:17 /home/m1/cpuOPT/cpuminer -a cryptonight -o stratum+tcp://xmr-us-east1.nanopool.org:14444 -u 47xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx -p x -t 31
m1@m1-desktop:~$

Could the fact I am CPU mining XMR as well be causing some issues?
I also have other rigs that are not yet using the WTM switcher and are still using the MPH_Equihash switcher until my testing is complete.
Could their setup on MPH be forcing this rig to stay on Equihash switching some how? Seems very unlikely.

And this is the print from the miner but not a single coin is showing in the balance other than ZCASH:

Code:

LAST 10 AUTO SWITCHES: 
Sun Feb 11 13:56:10 MST 2018 - Mining switched from ZCL to ZEN 
Sun Feb 11 14:21:06 MST 2018 - Mining switched from ZEN to ZEC 
Sun Feb 11 15:01:36 MST 2018 - Mining switched from ZEC to FTC 
Sun Feb 11 15:07:49 MST 2018 - Mining switched from FTC to ZEC 
Sun Feb 11 15:38:59 MST 2018 - Mining switched from ZEC to ZEN 
Sun Feb 11 16:03:55 MST 2018 - Mining switched from ZEN to ZCL 
Sun Feb 11 16:41:19 MST 2018 - Mining switched from ZCL to ZEC 
Sun Feb 11 16:54:16 MST 2018 - Mining switched from ZEC to FTC 
Sun Feb 11 17:03:37 MST 2018 - Mining switched from FTC to ZEC 
Sun Feb 11 17:22:19 MST 2018 - Mining switched from ZEC to ZCL 

Any comments on this? At this point I do not believe the switcher is actually switching, just "reporting" correctly some stuff but stuck on one coin.
I see the COIN= getting updated in 1bash when a change occurs. Is some line of code in WTM suppose to restart 1bash when a switch is expected?
Wouldn't you expect to see some balances of random coins on MPH if you were mining them?
Thanks.

I doubt that CPU mining has any impact on it as they are just two different processes running independently.

Ok, I'm just checking the basic things first. I assume you are trying to use 'SALFTER_MPH_PROFIT_SWITCHING' switcher, its logging the switches but the actual switching isn't happening?

So, you see no balance increases at all with other coins? Was it mining a single coin fine??

In the above switches, all the coins except FTC uses equihash, and MPH_SWITCH works in a way that it doesn't switch ports for every single coin, also am not sure that COIN='XXX' value doesn't change in 1bash as MPH switch doesn't bother about the COIN variable at all.

This is my understanding from my experience of using it in past.

I will try to run it with latest version, tell you if its any different from past and update you.

Actually I am trying Papampi's WTM switcher now. That's what my post above is about.
I had SALFTER's version running fine but was seeing no increase in coins vs. straight mining so I decided to try WTM instead.
The list above shows what the nvOC wtm-log shows as it switches.
So, many coin types have been "switched" to, but zero coins of those types have ever shown up in the balance sheet on MPH except for the one that appears locked.
Mining MPH_Equihash and MPH_Ethash both switched fine and mining single coins works fine.
Also, the reason I mention the COIN type changing in 1bash is I have peeked in 1bash after several supposedly coin switch (in the list) and COIN=xxxx has changed to the type now supposedly being mined.
Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me.  
To run WTM switcher the COIN= entry in 1bash does not need any special coin type, correct?
Thanks for looking at my question.

Ok Make sense now, apologies for misunderstanding.

So, I've seen many people using PAPAMPI_WTM_SWITCH without having problems, so my guess is something wrong with the configuration or some flag not enabled right or something.

I would suggest you to get a fresh 1bash of your version, go through 1 by 1 add the necessary flags and add your address, then start testing it with 3-4 coins and see if it is switching (I know its painful to watch because switching rarely happens!), but for this pick the top 3/4 coins from the WTM list and let us know what happened.

Yes COIN="XXX" variable doesn't matter i believe!

We also offer debug/support/help on discord too, pop in to say hello  

https://discord.gg/8YDFEvY

[damNmad]

I have two rigs both mining ZCL on Supernova and this has happened twice that both rigs will freeze within a minute of eachother. I saw the first time while being connected via teamviewer that the server "disconnects" briefly within the miner and that watchdog will then re-start the 3main, get hung up and freeze. I assume this is what happened again. I would point to a hardware issue, but both separately going down at the same time with no telegram errors? Too much of a coincidence. I don't have any of the cards overclocked at this point, both systems were up for almost two days before the last freeze.

This keeps happening over and over again. I am going to try a new mining pool, but I've liked SuperNova. I have zero issues with it on my personal desktop with two 1070 Ti's on windows and using Awesome Miner.

Any thoughts would be great.

That's strange, what miner were you using??

If its ZM miner, it had history of issues with its fee, when it tries to mine fee with the pool (zm dev set this up), if the pool is down it crashes. Its something they need to sort.

If its happening with other miners then it is something we could investigate!

I would suggest you to stick with your suprnova pool and just switch the mining software and see how it goes.

Please let us know if you make any progress of it.

Good to know with ZM as that is what I am using! I am switching to EWBF and back to Supernova and will update in a few days. It usually doesn't run longer than that.

I wish Supernova's "Idle Worker" notification actually worked. I tested on MPH and their's actually does work. Won't be mining ZCL for much longer anyways so I'll figure it out then as if it does freeze, a notification is key.

Yeah better try EWBF or bminer and test it.

Agree, MPH worker idle notification works much better.

Just a tip, if you mine ZCL on the official pool (pool that is created for the fork) they are giving rewards actually, I mean if you mine 1 ZCL on their pool after fork they reward 1.25 BTCP, if BTCP is what you are after its worth mining on their pool.

[Rig4p]

So, I've seen many people using PAPAMPI_WTM_SWITCH without having problems, so my guess is something wrong with the configuration or some flag not enabled right or something.

I would suggest you to get a fresh 1bash of your version, go through 1 by 1 add the necessary flags and add your address, then start testing it with 3-4 coins and see if it is switching (I know its painful to watch because switching rarely happens!), but for this pick the top 3/4 coins from the WTM list and let us know what happened.

Yes COIN="XXX" variable doesn't matter i believe!

We also offer debug/support/help on discord too, pop in to say hello  

https://discord.gg/8YDFEvY

I looked through all the flags in 1bash and reduced the number of coins to just a couple and have run it for 3 hours.
The switcher changed a couple of times between ETH, MONA and FTC but the miner only mined ETH as that was the coin found most profitable first.
It seems that what ever the most profitable coin is at startup that's the one that gets stuck.
No switching is going on.
I question if the people who have used the WTM_SWITCHER have gone to the depths I have to prove it is actually switching (or not).
If so I would love to get a copy of their 1bash and WTM_SWITCHER files to compare to mine.
I am running a fairly up to date version:

Code:

Software info:
Report ver    :  v0019-2.0.002
nvOC (1bash)  :  nvOC v0019-2.0 - Community Release
nvOC (3main)  :  nvOC v0019-2.0 - Community Release
1bash ver     :  v0019-2.0.003
3main ver     :  v0019-2.0.006
5watchdog ver :  v0019-2.0.011
6tempcontrol v:  v0019-2.0.003
wtm switch ver:  v0019-2.0.0011
Kernel        :  4.4.0-97-generic
OS            :  Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
System        :  (gcc 5.4.0 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4)
nvidia driver :  387.12

And I have run the miner re-compile on every miner installed.
But I have no idea if I broke some flag/setting while editing 1bash since I originally built this drive.
Thanks again. I will try to get on discord and ask for help.

[papampi]

So, I've seen many people using PAPAMPI_WTM_SWITCH without having problems, so my guess is something wrong with the configuration or some flag not enabled right or something.

I would suggest you to get a fresh 1bash of your version, go through 1 by 1 add the necessary flags and add your address, then start testing it with 3-4 coins and see if it is switching (I know its painful to watch because switching rarely happens!), but for this pick the top 3/4 coins from the WTM list and let us know what happened.

Yes COIN="XXX" variable doesn't matter i believe!

We also offer debug/support/help on discord too, pop in to say hello  

https://discord.gg/8YDFEvY

I looked through all the flags in 1bash and reduced the number of coins to just a couple and have run it for 3 hours.
The switcher changed a couple of times between ETH, MONA and FTC but the miner only mined ETH as that was the coin found most profitable first.
It seems that what ever the most profitable coin is at startup that's the one that gets stuck.
No switching is going on.
I question if the people who have used the WTM_SWITCHER have gone to the depths I have to prove it is actually switching (or not).
If so I would love to get a copy of their 1bash and WTM_SWITCHER files to compare to mine.
I am running a fairly up to date version:

Code:

Software info:
Report ver    :  v0019-2.0.002
nvOC (1bash)  :  nvOC v0019-2.0 - Community Release
nvOC (3main)  :  nvOC v0019-2.0 - Community Release
1bash ver     :  v0019-2.0.003
3main ver     :  v0019-2.0.006
5watchdog ver :  v0019-2.0.011
6tempcontrol v:  v0019-2.0.003
wtm switch ver:  v0019-2.0.0011
Kernel        :  4.4.0-97-generic
OS            :  Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
System        :  (gcc 5.4.0 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4)
nvidia driver :  387.12

And I have run the miner re-compile on every miner installed.
But I have no idea if I broke some flag/setting while editing 1bash since I originally built this drive.
Thanks again. I will try to get on discord and ask for help.

I think there was a bug in wtm script with cpuminer, I fixed it but forgot to change dev version for it
Can you check and see if you have this line :

Code:

if  [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "NO" && $plusCPU == "NO" ]] || [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "YES"  &&  $CURRENT_COIN_ALGORITHM == $TOP_COIN_ALGORITHM ]]; then

   

If yes change it to :

Code:

if  [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "NO" ]] || [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "YES"  &&  $CURRENT_COIN_ALGORITHM == $TOP_COIN_ALGORITHM ]]; then

Restart wtm and 3main and see how it goes.

Code:

pkill -f 8wtm
pkill -e screen
pkill -f 3main

[fk1]

nvOC v0019-2.0 Community Release - Miner Update Script

@papampi: can this work also with latest rxOC?

I dont have any amd rigs and dont use rxOC
But I think the set of compile miners has same path as rxOC, but others like ethminer, dstm, bminer, ... may have different path in rxOC that should be changed in 3main/1bash or move them to the appropriate location.

well I'll try and when Im done I will report different paths in rxOC thread. ty

Hi,  I just tried that update on rxOC nogap. When compiling there is one cuda error of course but I can say that after adding /home/m1/eth/claymore/latest/ethdcrminer64 to the oneBash it worked. Just in case anybody wondered

[kopija]

Here is a snippet from a message FZ sent me in April 2017. I asked him how he predicted major rise in altcoins  in March of 2017.

 ME: How did you know altcoins were to rise mid March?
You turned out to be right, although they seem to defy laws of gravity and refuse to go down



FZ: Well I didn't expect this level of fiat pump; so technically I was wrong.

Most likely in a year or two; it will become clear how I came to that conclusion.  Sorry I can't be more forthcoming.  To answer your question I would need the permission of others; which I find unlikely in this case.



I was planning to ask him in March of this year to be more "forthcoming" about this mysterious claim.
I guess we will find out "in a year or two".
RIP Fullzero.

[papampi]

RIP Fullzero.

Can I ask what you mean by this?
Anything happened to him we don't know?

[CryptAtomeTrader44]

Here is a snippet from a message FZ sent me in April 2017. I asked him how he predicted major rise in altcoins  in March of 2017.

 ME: How did you know altcoins were to rise mid March?
You turned out to be right, although they seem to defy laws of gravity and refuse to go down



FZ: Well I didn't expect this level of fiat pump; so technically I was wrong.

Most likely in a year or two; it will become clear how I came to that conclusion.  Sorry I can't be more forthcoming.  To answer your question I would need the permission of others; which I find unlikely in this case.



I was planning to ask him in March of this year to be more "forthcoming" about this mysterious claim.
I guess we will find out "in a year or two".
RIP Fullzero.

And so what ?
What do we need to understand from this small extranet of your past exchanges?

Tell us the background of what you think

[kopija]

I fear the worst.
He disappeared without a word.
I have nothing but respect for him. 

[damNmad]

RIP Fullzero.

Can I ask what you mean by this?
Anything happened to him we don't know?

I think he is only sharing the conversation he had, don't think he actually know what happened to fullZero.

Also, that is April 2017, he was here until November after that conversation.

I truly hope and believe that he will come back one day, not to work on nvOC but to just see and say hello.

I fear the worst.
He disappeared without a word.
I have nothing but respect for him. 

Yep, we all do respect him to the heart.

[Rig4p]

I think there was a bug in wtm script with cpuminer, I fixed it but forgot to change dev version for it
Can you check and see if you have this line :

Code:

if  [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "NO" && $plusCPU == "NO" ]] || [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "YES"  &&  $CURRENT_COIN_ALGORITHM == $TOP_COIN_ALGORITHM ]]; then

   

If yes change it to :

Code:

if  [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "NO" ]] || [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "YES"  &&  $CURRENT_COIN_ALGORITHM == $TOP_COIN_ALGORITHM ]]; then

Restart wtm and 3main and see how it goes.

Code:

pkill -f 8wtm
pkill -e screen
pkill -f 3main

Thanks for looking Papampi.
But what directory and what file should I search for this piece of code?

Edit: I found it.  It was in 8wtm_auto_switch in the home folder.
I have made the change and at first glance it appears to have solved the issue.
I started it with ETH and I now see a switch to lyra2v2 and MONA coin.
If this is correct I should see some amount of MONA in the balance on MPH soon enough.
I will report what my results are.
Thanks again for your help!

[taltom]

RIP Fullzero.

Can I ask what you mean by this?
Anything happened to him we don't know?

I think he is only sharing the conversation he had, don't think he actually know what happened to fullZero.

Also, that is April 2017, he was here until November after that conversation.

I truly hope and believe that he will come back one day, not to work on nvOC but to just see and say hello.

I fear the worst.
He disappeared without a word.
I have nothing but respect for him. 

Yep, we all do respect him to the heart.

So, is the OS still being maintained / upgraded or is going to stay as is?

[leenoox]

RIP Fullzero.

Can I ask what you mean by this?
Anything happened to him we don't know?

I think he is only sharing the conversation he had, don't think he actually know what happened to fullZero.

Also, that is April 2017, he was here until November after that conversation.

I truly hope and believe that he will come back one day, not to work on nvOC but to just see and say hello.

I fear the worst.
He disappeared without a word.
I have nothing but respect for him. 

Yep, we all do respect him to the heart.

So, is the OS still being maintained / upgraded or is going to stay as is?

Yes it is maintained. Version 19-2.0 Community Release has been up for a while now (check link in my signature). Work on 19-2.1 is ongoing. The project development is stronger than ever with the help of the community. In the absence of fullzero, community devs stepped up and released 19-2.0 with lots of bug fixes, improvements and new features.

[taltom]

RIP Fullzero.

Can I ask what you mean by this?
Anything happened to him we don't know?

I think he is only sharing the conversation he had, don't think he actually know what happened to fullZero.

Also, that is April 2017, he was here until November after that conversation.

I truly hope and believe that he will come back one day, not to work on nvOC but to just see and say hello.

I fear the worst.
He disappeared without a word.
I have nothing but respect for him. 

Yep, we all do respect him to the heart.

So, is the OS still being maintained / upgraded or is going to stay as is?

Yes it is maintained. Version 19-2.0 Community Release has been up for a while now (check link in my signature). Work on 19-2.1 is ongoing. The project development is stronger than ever with the help of the community. In the absence of fullzero, community devs stepped up and released 19-2.0 with lots of bug fixes, improvements and new features.

Excellent! Now if only I can figure out how to install drivers for my USB wifi adapter. 

Many thanks to the community!

[papampi]

nvOC v0019-2.0 Community Release - Miner Update Script

This script will check your nvOC miners and download new ones.
As requested, after download it will ask to recompile them.

Code:

Downloading and checking new miners for nvOC-v0019-2.x finished

Do you want to re-compile your miners (y/N)?  y

Checking if bn.h bignum error is fixed for compiling miners or not

Select miners to compile, (multiple comma separated values: 1,6,7)
1- ASccminer
2 -KTccminer
3 -KTccminer-cryptonight
4- KXccminer
5 -NAccminer
6- SPccminer
7- TPccminer
8- vertminer

Do your Choice: [A]LL [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [E]xit:

Miners Update Script:

Code:

cd /home/m1/Downloads
wget -N https://raw.githubusercontent.com/papampi/nvOC_miners/master/nvOC_miner_update.sh
bash /home/m1/Downloads/nvOC_miner_update.sh

Miner Versions:

Code:

Claymore                      11.0
Tpruvot ccminer               2.2.4
Bminer                        5.3.0
DSTM                          0.6
KlausT ccminer                8.20
KlaustT ccminer-cryptonight   2.06
Ethminer                      0.13.0
nanashi-ccminer               2.2-mod-r2	
vertminer	              1.0.2 Stable
ANXccminer 	              valexis-1.0

DSTM zm_miner updated to version 0.6

[Rig4p]

I think there was a bug in wtm script with cpuminer, I fixed it but forgot to change dev version for it
Can you check and see if you have this line :

Code:

if  [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "NO" && $plusCPU == "NO" ]] || [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "YES"  &&  $CURRENT_COIN_ALGORITHM == $TOP_COIN_ALGORITHM ]]; then

   

If yes change it to :

Code:

if  [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "NO" ]] || [[ $ALGO_SPECIFIC_OC == "YES"  &&  $CURRENT_COIN_ALGORITHM == $TOP_COIN_ALGORITHM ]]; then

Restart wtm and 3main and see how it goes.

Code:

pkill -f 8wtm
pkill -e screen
pkill -f 3main

Thanks for looking Papampi.
But what directory and what file should I search for this piece of code?

Edit: I found it.  It was in 8wtm_auto_switch in the home folder.
I have made the change and at first glance it appears to have solved the issue.
I started it with ETH and I now see a switch to lyra2v2 and MONA coin.
If this is correct I should see some amount of MONA in the balance on MPH soon enough.
I will report what my results are.
Thanks again for your help!

Ok an update. The WTM switching is working great right now.
I am about to move the changes over to my other rigs to see what the overall effect is on profit.
I need to tune the OC's and power numbers some because I see quite a delta between coins.
Equihash coins run right at the 180W level I have for the 1080.
Neoscrypt seems to run around 140W so I have upped the intensity a bit to see what effect it has.
There has likely been a discussion here about the WTM settings for power and clock tuning but I haven't found it yet if anyone can point me to it.
Thanks again for all the help!

[$ONOFCOIN]

Does anyone know how i can start mining Ellasim with Nvoc 19.2. I currently mining Pirl, but can't seem to start mining Ella.