[OS] rxOC easy-to-use Linux AMD Mining v_stopgap

[366Cobra]

Hi,
I finally got my rig working and am using this cool tool.
I do have one issue though. Under windows I can get 31.8MH/s at 102W, but under Linux I can only get 27.6MH/s and am using ~40W more power.
The BIOS has been modded and the voltages have been set to 950mV.
The cards that I am using are the Sapphire Nitro+ 8GB rx580 special edition (blue case, has both Samsung and Hylinx memory).

There are several users here, where some have reported better values than under windows.
Would you be able to share your bios files, so that i can see where I messed up?
I really do not want to mine under windows.

Thanks
Martin

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[QuintLeo]

Sounds like you may have not set the clocks for optimal under LINUX?

Might also be a driver issue - the "blockchain" driver was all about FIXING some sort of issue with ETH mining in particular, and I don't know which driver version rxOC uses.

[ianspooky]

Hi fullzero,

Thank you again for your great work. I've been using your latest version on 2 of my rigs w/ 13gpu each. I just redo the auto mining script on boot because of the GUI not loading when adding 7+ gpu. I just wanted to ask what tool do you use to create the image so i wont reconfigure again the mining on boot when i add again another rig.

[QuintLeo]

Hi fullzero,

Thank you again for your great work. I've been using your latest version on 2 of my rigs w/ 13gpu each. I just redo the auto mining script on boot because of the GUI not loading when adding 7+ gpu. I just wanted to ask what tool do you use to create the image so i wont reconfigure again the mining on boot when i add again another rig.

 Get one copy working.

 Use "dd" to copy that DRIVE to another drive of the same or larger size.

 If you use the same MB and GPU setup (CPU and RAM can vary), you now have a working clone of the first system.


 In some cases, you can even use a DIFFERENT motherboard, but might have to go in and edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf to match up to the correct PCI bus identifiers.

[PdeW]

Hi! Just joined the forum because I urgently need to know why I cannot get the startup of rxOC to complete. Has anybody got this running on a ASUS B250 MINING EXPERT motherboard? I tried all settings suggested for different motherboards, but the initial startup hangs every time. Used two different USB Sandisk 16Mb sticks with same result. Verified that the download has the correct hash value. Cannot figure out what next to try. Please help.

[kaprman]

Hello, please can you help me? I have this problem. I can’t login. I use password miner1. What i do bad? https://youtu.be/jsMZ9yqs1ng

[Vip11mkd]

Hi guys. I am new with all this and i need a little help setting up tje onebash file. I am using asus prine z270p mobo and 2x rx580 and 3x rx570. Can somebody please tell me what are the settings for the best hash rate?

[Vip11mkd]

So i am using 2x rx580 8gb and one rx570. The one rx580 that is o  the main x16 pcie only mines at 16.3mh/s and the other 2 gpus at 21 and 22mh . Anybody can tell me how to get more out of them?

[Vip11mkd]

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So i am using 2x rx580 8gb and one rx570. The one rx580 that is o  the main x16 pcie only mines at 16.3mh/s and the other 2 gpus at 21 and 22mh . Anybody can tell me how to get more out of them?

[Dhodge87]

reserved

Are you supporting this still?

[Dhodge87]

How do I set the power limit for the 570/580 cards?
Can I copy the code from the Nvidia version?

[bumbu100]

1. I can't login, after correct credentials and enter, it is going back to the login screen
2. can't start miner through terminal too

-----------------------------------++++++++++-----------------------------------

root@m1-desktop:~# bash 2unix
workername: 108
rig IP: 192.168.3.108
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 1902 (rev 06)
07:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Tahiti XT [Radeon HD 7970/8970 OEM / R9 280X]
08:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Tahiti XT [Radeon HD 7970/8970 OEM / R9 280X]
===================   ROCm System Management Interface   ===================
============================================================================
GPU[0]       : PowerPlay not enabled - Cannot display clocks
============================================================================
===================          End of ROCm SMI Log         ===================

===================   ROCm System Management Interface   ===================
GPU[0]       : Cannot reset clocks: Performance Level not supported
===================          End of ROCm SMI Log         ===================

===================   ROCm System Management Interface   ===================
============================================================================
GPU[0]       : Unable to set current PowerPlay Level to high
============================================================================
===================          End of ROCm SMI Log         ===================

===================   ROCm System Management Interface   ===================
GPU[0]       : PowerPlay not enabled - Cannot set clocks
===================          End of ROCm SMI Log         ===================

===================   ROCm System Management Interface   ===================
GPU[0]       : PowerPlay not enabled - Cannot set clocks
===================          End of ROCm SMI Log         ===================

Tue Dec 26 10:49:53 EST 2017
Action: Removing ...
systemctl stop teamviewerd.service
Failed to stop teamviewerd.service: Unit teamviewerd.service not loaded.
fail

kill '/opt/teamviewer/tv_bin/script/teamviewer' - root (/home/m1/.local/share/teamviewer12 / /home/m1/.local/share/teamviewer12)

Failed to execute operation: No such file or directory
try again, full path...
Failed to execute operation: Invalid argument

===================   ROCm System Management Interface   ===================
============================================================================
GPU[0]       : Unable to determine current fan speed
============================================================================
GPU[0]       : PowerPlay not enabled - Cannot set fan speed
===================          End of ROCm SMI Log         ===================

mining in screen: screen -r miner

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and that's all........

[QuintLeo]

How do I set the power limit for the 570/580 cards?
Can I copy the code from the Nvidia version?

 Nope, the interface is completely different IF it exists at all under AMDGPU-PRO - that's a question I've been trying to find an answer to for many months (and most recently did ANOTHER round of web searching yesterday) and have yet to find an answer.

 AMD is WAY overdue to release a replacement for aticonfig from the fglrx days, though I'd REALLY prefer for MSI to release a LINUX version of Afterburner.

[psi3000]

Hi! Just joined the forum because I urgently need to know why I cannot get the startup of rxOC to complete. Has anybody got this running on a ASUS B250 MINING EXPERT motherboard? I tried all settings suggested for different motherboards, but the initial startup hangs every time. Used two different USB Sandisk 16Mb sticks with same result. Verified that the download has the correct hash value. Cannot figure out what next to try. Please help.

I am TRYING to use it.  It only hangs if i use the on board video.  If I unplug the on board video it works for a few hours before it just stops mining.  Not sure why.  Im going to turn off overclocking, if i can figure out the settings (I believe its different then in my NVOC rig).  Then I will re image the usb drive and let it re-run the config the first time.  After that Im not sure what to do.  Maybe playing with settings in the bios, as the B250 Mining expert mobo is not mentioned in the list of mobos and custome bios settings.

[HaberHash]

+1 unable to logon using miner1.  Looks like we're stuck in some Ubuntu logon loop.  I've tired deleting .Xauthority with no luck

[papampi]

+1 unable to logon using miner1.  Looks like we're stuck in some Ubuntu logon loop.  I've tired deleting .Xauthority with no luck

I don't have much experience with rxOC, but your problem usually comes from a broken display driver.
Try to run this command from ssh or terminal (Ctrl - Alt - f1) then reboot

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Hope it helps

[honus85]

I tried using this. Im not sure if I downloaded an old version or what. Rx580 4GB was hashing at 14MH/s so I tried upgrading the drivers. The OS using a custom 4.11 kernel which the blockchain drivers don't support to top it off damn difficult to upgrade Xserver to 1.19 Hwe stack! Spent so long trying to configure it that I gave up. The setup is quite bad sets your fan to 100% as well and ubuntu support sucks for the amd card. Spent two hard nights trying to get it working and no luck.  Stick with windows 10, unlicensed it's free anyway. You can install gpu-z to check memory is Hynix or Elpida which doesn't seem possible in ubuntu. Save you all the hassle from installing windows 10 to initial stock 2xMH/s hashrate to flashing bios, 30.x MH/s in three hours!

[QuintLeo]

It's not that Ubuntu has poor AMD support - it's that AMD has poor LINUX support since the move to AMDGPU-PRO when it comes to those of us doing compute-type work.

[davidwillis]

I am also stuck at the login screen loop.

sudo dpkg --configure -a didn't help.   Any other ideas?

[bumbu100]

I am also stuck at the login screen loop.

sudo dpkg --configure -a didn't help.   Any other ideas?

seems like many of us are stucked here.... but no way to pass over...