The official MacMiner thread [BTC/LTC-CPU/GPU/FPGA/ASIC]

[Kdaddy Warbucks]

Anybody having luck getting their GAW Furys going on this? If so, can you point me in the right direction to get it figured out. I'm having trouble setting up the config file and also am not sure of what drivers to use for the usb.

Thanks.

[collins6542]

So I am using MacMiner 1.5.18 for Snow Leopard. Every time I attempt to open up the program I get a crash report. I have tried to open it up immediately after installation. I also have tried after downloading BFGMiner 5 and replaced the BFGMiner and JAN file in the MacMincer package contents... still failing.. this is a script from the crash report I am getting... I had to wipe and reinstall everything on the computer so I am attempting to reinstall macminer.

Exception Type:  EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread:  0  Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Application Specific Information:
abort() called
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSRangeException', reason: '*** -[NSConcreteScanner setScanLocation:]: Range or index out of bounds'
*** Call stack at first throw:
(
   0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff86c6e784 __exceptionPreprocess + 180
   1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff89feef03 objc_exception_throw + 45
   2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff86c6e5a7 +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 103
   3   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff86c6e534 +[NSException raise:format:] + 148
   4   Foundation                          0x00007fff87a51ebb -[NSConcreteScanner setScanLocation:] + 131
   5   MacMiner                            0x000000010001dd66 0x0 + 4295089510
   6   MacMiner                            0x000000010001da32 0x0 + 4295088690
   7   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff86c1c9fd -[NSSet makeObjectsPerformSelector:] + 205
   8   AppKit                              0x00007fff8350a85b -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:topLevelObjects:] + 1445
   9   AppKit                              0x00007fff83508a91 loadNib + 226
   10  AppKit                              0x00007fff83507fa1 +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 248
   11  AppKit                              0x00007fff83507dd9 +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:] + 326
   12  AppKit                              0x00007fff8350535b NSApplicationMain + 279
   13  MacMiner                            0x000000010000105c 0x0 + 4294971484
)

[Anonymailer]

Anybody having luck getting their GAW Furys going on this? If so, can you point me in the right direction to get it figured out. I'm having trouble setting up the config file and also am not sure of what drivers to use for the usb.

Thanks.

Use the GPU Miner window and in the setting panel set it to mine Scrypt and enter

-S zus:all

in the manual flags field

apply, start mining, and you should be good to go!

For more details see here:
http://fabulouspanda.co.uk/forum/discussion/714/gaw-miner-fury-a-k-a-zeus-blizzard

re:collins6542 I believe we sorted your issue on the fabulous panda forum

[Anonymailer]

Oh and you'll need these drivers, Kdaddy

http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx

[nobody77]

Macminer will not start anymore. Bounces and then nothing happens
It worked first for a short time.
I do not remember changing anything.
This is on a Mac book pro with Mavericks.
I tried the latest version, deleted and then downloaded an earlier version but does not run either.

The console outputs this:

Code:

14/04/2015 8:27:30.601 pm MacMiner[294]: *** -[__NSCFString substringWithRange:]: Range {94, 18446744073709551615} out of bounds; string length 103. This will become an exception for apps linked after 10.9. Warning shown once per app execution.
14/04/2015 8:27:30.603 pm MacMiner[294]: An uncaught exception was raised
14/04/2015 8:27:30.603 pm MacMiner[294]: *** -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:]: object cannot be nil
14/04/2015 8:27:30.603 pm MacMiner[294]: (
	0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a6a125c __exceptionPreprocess + 172
	1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff9598ee75 objc_exception_throw + 43
	2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a5626c7 -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:] + 951
	3   MacMiner                            0x000000010735fe72 MacMiner + 65138
	4   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a5c1549 -[NSSet makeObjectsPerformSelector:] + 201
	5   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d30c8d -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:topLevelObjects:] + 1157
	6   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d2575e loadNib + 327
	7   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d24cfc +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 288
	8   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d24aec -[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:topLevelObjects:] + 197
	9   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d248db +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:] + 357
	10  AppKit                              0x00007fff93d20727 NSApplicationMain + 448
	11  MacMiner                            0x000000010735166c MacMiner + 5740
)
14/04/2015 8:27:30.604 pm MacMiner[294]: *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:]: object cannot be nil'
*** First throw call stack:
(
	0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a6a125c __exceptionPreprocess + 172
	1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff9598ee75 objc_exception_throw + 43
	2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a5626c7 -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:] + 951
	3   MacMiner                            0x000000010735fe72 MacMiner + 65138
	4   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8a5c1549 -[NSSet makeObjectsPerformSelector:] + 201
	5   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d30c8d -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:topLevelObjects:] + 1157
	6   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d2575e loadNib + 327
	7   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d24cfc +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 288
	8   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d24aec -[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:topLevelObjects:] + 197
	9   AppKit                              0x00007fff93d248db +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:] + 357
	10  AppKit                              0x00007fff93d20727 NSApplicationMain + 448
	11  MacMiner                            0x000000010735166c MacMiner + 5740
)
14/04/2015 8:27:31.020 pm com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[154]: ([0x0-0x1d01d].com.fabulouspanda.macminer[294]) Job appears to have crashed: Abort trap: 6

Is there anything like a config file saved on the MAC when MacMiner is installed that I have to delete ? ..and where?
There is no MacMiner entry in my user/library folder

[nobody77]

Found the MacMiner entry in library/applications folder and deleted it.
It now loads but will not authenticate.
I have switched OFF the Firewall on the Mac .
The pool and user credentials are OK. I use them with my Gridseed and Rasberry Pi the whole time.
I also tried scrypt coins, with the same authentication error, but I want to mine x11 coins with the Mac's CPU.

Code:

[2015-04-15 10:55:13] 2 miner threads started, using 'X11' algorithm.
[2015-04-15 10:55:13] Starting Stratum on stratum+tcp://pools1.cryptopia.co.nz:5094
[2015-04-15 10:55:13] Binding thread 0 to cpu 0
[2015-04-15 10:55:13] Binding thread 1 to cpu 1
[2015-04-15 10:55:15] Stratum session id: deadbeefcafebabefa00000000000000
[2015-04-15 10:55:16] Stratum difficulty set to 0.001
[2015-04-15 10:55:17] Stratum authentication failed
[2015-04-15 10:55:17] ...retry after 30 seconds

[Anonymailer]

I wonder whether the Mac's 2 CPU cores are insufficient for the pool, perhaps it's an issue of mimimum pool difficulty seeing it set to 0.001 but that's total speculation. To be fair I can't remember what the state of affairs was when I added X11 support and I think the standards for it might have changed since then.

[Anonymailer]

I'm sad to announce that the MacMiner project has for the most part come to an end.

http://fabulouspanda.co.uk/forum/discussion/1275/readme-dev-status-ongoing-help

Dear users of MacMiner,

It has been a pleasure helping so many Mac users enter the world of cryptocurrency. For a while now it's been obvious first that miners were moving away from USB interfaces and controllers on a standard computer to network interfaced boxes running Linux, with no need for a controller computer beyond miner monitoring. And now it seems mining may be moving in to corporate environments as it is no longer cost effective for every-day users.

As a result of that shift in the environment it is no longer worthwhile for me to update MacMiner as the major function of it has become near obsolete. The github remains for any who wish to run MacMiner with updated backends.

If there is a significant demand for a Mac miner monitoring app I will consider a new app with that focus, or focused on useful suggestions put to me by the user base. If you require assistance with MacMiner or cryptocurrency more generally I will be happy to help with quick enquiries, and if you would like more detailed assistance, set up of rigs, sites or servers, or even a custom app for Apple/web platform, please feel free to contact me and discuss it.

Thank you again for making my work worthwhile, and I welcome any suggestions for the future you may have for me.

All the best,

John

[Anonymailer]

Didn't realise I hadn't updated this thread re the move to macminer.fabulouspanda.com - the .co.uk urls still work but redirect there now. Anyhow

Due to a request on twitter I've compiled cgminer 4.9.2 for Mac
http://macminer.fabulouspanda.com/commandline/cgminer/

And recompiled MacMiner to include it with no other changes (not even docs changing re the move from fabulouspanda.co.uk to fabulouspanda.com - both work but I'm using .com now)
http://macminer.fabulouspanda.com/macminer/downloads/

ran in to an issue with bfgminer so that's not updated, sorry guys, hope someone picks up my slack here

[fryarminer]

Hi, Did anyone ever figure out how to make the Antminer U3 work at 63GH with MacMiner? I'm only able to get 35gh out of it and I've tried everything!

[Anonymailer]

Hi, Did anyone ever figure out how to make the Antminer U3 work at 63GH with MacMiner? I'm only able to get 35gh out of it and I've tried everything!

The programmers of cgminer and bfgminer had a lot of trouble with the U3, seems to be a very unreliable device. I'd try both bfgminer and cgminer backends and see which gives you the best results.

MacMiner has been updated with bfgminer 5.3

[ShanghaiTimes]

Well, I had to be the first to post this year - 2016 is a good year. :-)

I finally have MacMiner working on my El Capitan Mac Mini.
It's running both an FPGA/ASIC miner, and a GPU miner.

It took some doing - but it's working

Oddly enough, I have two urls in the bfgurls.conf file, and the Antminer is using both of them, or appears to be -  not sure if that's right or not, and the GPU miner is only using the nicehash lotto stratum address.

So in order to mine any useful coin... I have to up the Antminer to at least 1THz...

Code:

{
"pools" : [
	{
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://eu.stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333",
		"user" : "ShanghaiTimes.worker1",
		"pass" : "*"
	},
	{	"url" :  "stratum+tcp://stratum.solo.nicehash.com:3334",
		"user" : "17FrGCZZNGtrruYkY8ZTUrRzeA9891Qd6E",
		"pass" : "17FrGCZZNGtrruYkY8ZTUrRzeA9891Qd6E"
	}

]

}
zeus:MacMiner robert$ 

And of course, I may be talking to myself. It seems very few people are now involved at the "home/office" level. Which is odd, because the more that a Bitcoin increases in value, the more those little bits are going to be worth... like panning for gold. No one throws back the gold dust because it's not a nugget....

[Anonymailer]

Updated to add a cryptonight CPU miner on request

[Anonymailer]

Updated for the first time in over a year to add nicehash sgminer support to the GPU miner window. Lots of new algorithms to play with! Please let me know how you get on.

[willeyy]

Hi, is there a possibility of the macminer supporting the new coin Signatum? All other options I've tried via wine with no success unfortunately.

[Anonymailer]

Hi, is there a possibility of the macminer supporting the new coin Signatum? All other options I've tried via wine with no success unfortunately.

I compiled the miner that supports it but I'm getting 100% HW rejects on Signatum. You could give it a shot though:
http://macminer.fabulouspanda.com/commandline/sgminer/
(it's the tpruvot sgminer)
If you get it working let us know your setup and config.

[RedB]

Hey

I just got an eGPU with a RX580 + MBPro 13" over tb3 and was interested to see how the performance would hold up in a mining environment.

I've got it working with nicehash but I suspect that both GPUs are trying to be used for mining. Or atleast thats what I gather from the console. Device 0 being the internal Chip and 1 being the RX580. If this is the case I would like to just use the eGPU for mining and exclude the internal if possible. Is there a command or setting to chose exactly which GPU is used? I can provide more details and console messages if needed.

Cheers

[Anonymailer]

Hey

I just got an eGPU with a RX580 + MBPro 13" over tb3 and was interested to see how the performance would hold up in a mining environment.

I've got it working with nicehash but I suspect that both GPUs are trying to be used for mining. Or atleast thats what I gather from the console. Device 0 being the internal Chip and 1 being the RX580. If this is the case I would like to just use the eGPU for mining and exclude the internal if possible. Is there a command or setting to chose exactly which GPU is used? I can provide more details and console messages if needed.

Cheers

I would love to know how an eGPU manages! Check out the API Output window of MacMiner - it's fed cleaner output than the GPU Miner window and you can see which devices are in use. You can choose which devices to mine with like so:

--device|-d <arg>   Select device to use, one value, range and/or comma separated (e.g. 0-2,4) default: all

so in GPU Miner window 'Manual flags' add --device 1 if that's the eGPU. Alternatively, you can add "device":"1" to the .config file for whatever currency you're mining in ~/Library/Application Support/MacMiner i.e.:

{
"pools":[
    {
        "url":"stratum+tcp://pool.ip:8334",
        "user":"user",
        "pass":"x"
    }
],
"device":"1"
}

You can also list devices like so in Terminal:
/Applications/MacMiner.app/Contents/Resources/sgminer/bin/sgminer --ndevs

Please let me know how you get on and with which algorithm!

[RedB]

Hey

I just got an eGPU with a RX580 + MBPro 13" over tb3 and was interested to see how the performance would hold up in a mining environment.

I've got it working with nicehash but I suspect that both GPUs are trying to be used for mining. Or atleast thats what I gather from the console. Device 0 being the internal Chip and 1 being the RX580. If this is the case I would like to just use the eGPU for mining and exclude the internal if possible. Is there a command or setting to chose exactly which GPU is used? I can provide more details and console messages if needed.

Cheers

I would love to know how an eGPU manages! Check out the API Output window of MacMiner - it's fed cleaner output than the GPU Miner window and you can see which devices are in use. You can choose which devices to mine with like so:

--device|-d <arg>   Select device to use, one value, range and/or comma separated (e.g. 0-2,4) default: all

so in GPU Miner window 'Manual flags' add --device 1 if that's the eGPU. Alternatively, you can add "device":"1" to the .config file for whatever currency you're mining in ~/Library/Application Support/MacMiner i.e.:

{
"pools":[
    {
        "url":"stratum+tcp://pool.ip:8334",
        "user":"user",
        "pass":"x"
    }
],
"device":"1"
}

You can also list devices like so in Terminal:
/Applications/MacMiner.app/Contents/Resources/sgminer/bin/sgminer --ndevs

Please let me know how you get on and with which algorithm!

If you are interested I shared my experience on egpu.io: https://egpu.io/forums/mac-setup/my-experience-with-cryptomining-on-macos/

Right now I got Keccak working pretty nice but I haven't tested out all of them. I'm planning on testing out other algorithm later this week and keep sharing my experiences on egpu.io

Super happy it works on High Sierra Beta with native eGPU detection!

[Anonymailer]

If you are interested I shared my experience on egpu.io: https://egpu.io/forums/mac-setup/my-experience-with-cryptomining-on-macos/

Right now I got Keccak working pretty nice but I haven't tested out all of them. I'm planning on testing out other algorithm later this week and keep sharing my experiences on egpu.io

Super happy it works on High Sierra Beta with native eGPU detection!

Nice, thanks for sharing that with us!