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[l1nkdna]

ooh new data on my bitcoincz account page


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[Anonymailer]

should mean shares have been accepted and it's working!

[l1nkdna]

Groovy

[emunebtk]

one bad news..but two good news on this version for my 10.7 machine. Bad News: still wont do anything after I hit start in Poclbm Miner then wont let me hit stop..basically freezes.
Good News: CPUminer still works great for Scrypt and BFGminer on a intensity of 9 is giving me 160 on my 5770 again so back in business! Keep the updates coming my friend..goodstuff!

[l1nkdna]

ahh yes, i also have the wont stop problem in the other miners when i had BFG running

[l1nkdna]

as an update, i'm on 250Mh BFG intensity 10 on xfx 6870 its using about 100 watts at a temp of 68degrees with the side door off

[Anonymailer]

Thanks for the reports! Please give this beta version 1.3.5 a shot which fixes poclbm window and updates the update mechanism allowing for automatic downloads of updates and anonymous system profile reports (both off by default but can be enabled in preferences)

http://fabulouspanda.co.uk/macminer/downloads/MacMiner.app-1.3.5.zip

[l1nkdna]

seems to be working for me.
thnx

....

if i have BFG running and i start BFL i can not stop BFL ...

[emunebtk]

Thanks for the reports! Please give this beta version 1.3.5 a shot which fixes poclbm window and updates the update mechanism allowing for automatic downloads of updates and anonymous system profile reports (both off by default but can be enabled in preferences)

http://fabulouspanda.co.uk/macminer/downloads/MacMiner.app-1.3.5.zip

poclbm window gives me this error :

Code:

No PyOpenCL


Not using OpenCL


Nothing to mine on, exiting

What would be an advantage in using poclbm vs BFGminer anyways? btw BFGminer works just as well as previous version

Also how come it never saves our pool information on application startup? Would love to not have to add both LTC and BTC pools everytime please

[Anonymailer]

if i have BFG running and i start BFL i can not stop BFL ...

Whoops, there was a change to the internals and BFL wasn't corrected for it. I'll get on that, but the good news is that it'll work with the BFG Miner window! Did you finally get your pre-order?

poclbm window gives me this error :

Code:

No likey

What would be an advantage in using poclbm vs BFGminer anyways? btw BFGminer works just as well as previous version

Also how come it never saves our pool information on application startup? Would love to not have to add both LTC and BTC pools everytime please

it seems poclbm is only working with 10.8 right now, sorry about that. I'd say poclbm is quite good for people who don't want to tune the settings, it gets a good amount out of your hardware without stressing it too hard and scales back well with the default settings, but BFGMiner actually uses a poclbm kernel so in a way it's the same thing, but it's configured differently and you have a bit more control over it. I've actually considered dropping poclbm window because it's written in Python and that's a pain, but I think some people are using it.

I hear you on the having to config every version thing, it's high on the list of priorities!

[l1nkdna]

well i've got to say thanks for the intro and help and such but after this statement ---->


"The average time to generate a block at 250.0 Mhps, given difficulty of 15605632.6813, is 8 years, 26 weeks, 1 day, 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 58 seconds"



what with my lonely 1 gpu 6870 (250-300MH) sett-up that runs at approx. 288W on an elec rate of 14.43KW/h and a standing charge of 18pence a day......i'm out.

i'll be back next year when i have a Pi and a BFL Jal'

so long and thnx for all the fish.

sob.
Have fun, dont break anything whilst i'm gone.
good luck anonymailer on your work, i'll be around if you require build tests.

[emunebtk]

well i've got to say thanks for the intro and help and such but after this statement ---->


"The average time to generate a block at 250.0 Mhps, given difficulty of 15605632.6813, is 8 years, 26 weeks, 1 day, 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 58 seconds"



what with my lonely 1 gpu 6870 (250-300MH) sett-up that runs at approx. 288W on an elec rate of 14.43KW/h and a standing charge of 18pence a day......i'm out.

i'll be back next year when i have a Pi and a BFL Jal'

so long and thnx for all the fish.

sob.
Have fun, dont break anything whilst i'm gone.
good luck anonymailer on your work, i'll be around if you require build tests.

I just found a used 7970 from craigslist to stay in the game as my 5770 and couple NVIDIA GPU's weren't cutting it one bit. If you enjoy mining as much as the next bloke on here I would spend 2-300$ and pick up just one 7970 which has enough power to have some fun. Of course though now I want another

if i have BFG running and i start BFL i can not stop BFL ...

Whoops, there was a change to the internals and BFL wasn't corrected for it. I'll get on that, but the good news is that it'll work with the BFG Miner window! Did you finally get your pre-order?

poclbm window gives me this error :

Code:

No likey

What would be an advantage in using poclbm vs BFGminer anyways? btw BFGminer works just as well as previous version

Also how come it never saves our pool information on application startup? Would love to not have to add both LTC and BTC pools everytime please

it seems poclbm is only working with 10.8 right now, sorry about that. I'd say poclbm is quite good for people who don't want to tune the settings, it gets a good amount out of your hardware without stressing it too hard and scales back well with the default settings, but BFGMiner actually uses a poclbm kernel so in a way it's the same thing, but it's configured differently and you have a bit more control over it. I've actually considered dropping poclbm window because it's written in Python and that's a pain, but I think some people are using it.

I hear you on the having to config every version thing, it's high on the list of priorities!

Thanks for clearing up the Poclbm issue as I was always quite curious about that. When it worked I liked it but am just as happy using BFGminer. If you end up getting the other working on 10.7 again id be interested in playing with the differences but imo the saving config file is much more important Thanks again for all your hard work in helping us mac users get up and running. This app really has paved the way for OSX Mining!

[l1nkdna]

ok  i may just do satday and sundays just too keep me hand in...

oh heres a question i'm finding difficulty finding instructions on 'manual flags' for bfgminer

particularly i watch to have me gpu fan set between a couple of numbers

and any other flags i may have to use, are thr any comprehensive instructions please


soemthing like --gpu- 40-65 ?

[Anonymailer]

and any other flags i may have to use, are thr any comprehensive instructions please

soemthing like --gpu- 40-65 ?

Unfortunately fan control doesn't work on Mac cards but if you're mining you should install smcfancontrol
http://www.eidac.de/?cat=40

I'll integrate it in a later version of MacMiner

Thanks for clearing up the Poclbm issue as I was always quite curious about that. When it worked I liked it but am just as happy using BFGminer. If you end up getting the other working on 10.7 again id be interested in playing with the differences but imo the saving config file is much more important Thanks again for all your hard work in helping us mac users get up and running. This app really has paved the way for OSX Mining!

No problem! the 1.3.6 beta just out addresses the saving config so it's not overwritten by each update (but of course, you still have to set up one last time :/ ) but not the poclbm issue yet.

[Anonymailer]

1.3.7 updates bfgminer to 3.1

[Anonymailer]

1.3.8 adds cgminer 3.2.2 which I'm told allows you to use USB devices for mining without installing usb serial drivers

1.3.9 will polish the current feature set and assuming it's a bug-free release become the new stable version, 1.4

[emunebtk]

1.3.8 adds cgminer 3.2.2 which I'm told allows you to use USB devices for mining without installing usb serial drivers

1.3.9 will polish the current feature set and assuming it's a bug-free release become the new stable version, 1.4

Awesome! Will give the newest one a try today on my 10.7..your on a roll my friend!

p.s. thanks for fixing the save config...ahhhh! i can relax now

[Anonymailer]

1.3.8 adds cgminer 3.2.2 which I'm told allows you to use USB devices for mining without installing usb serial drivers

1.3.9 will polish the current feature set and assuming it's a bug-free release become the new stable version, 1.4

Awesome! Will give the newest one a try today on my 10.7..your on a roll my friend!

p.s. thanks for fixing the save config...ahhhh! i can relax now

Thanks! Let me know how it goes. Just updated it with an icon display for the current speed of cg, bfg and cpu miner/

[Anonymailer]

1.3.11 updates cgminer to 3.3 - can I get some feeback on how the latest version compares to the earlier version and whether everything works as expected? I want to make this the stable v soon.

[DeviledMoon]

Seems I am unable to detect my Jala, Settings do not pop up for it. Any suggestions?