mkxminer: Fast Lyra2Z/Lyra2rev2 miner for AMD GPU (ZCoin, GINcoin, VERT, MONA...

[dieblub]

Whats wrong with Adrenalin Edition 18.1.1 ?

 

Since I use this card for things besides mining at times I don't wanna lose the HBM overclock.
That's why I haven't kept up too well with drivers, btw the bios signature checks in newer drivers are only making trouble on Polaris not Fiji right?
I only tried the 16.x.x versions since they are most often advertised as the most compatible for certain mining programs I guess.  
I can test the newest drivers out today and report back what they do performance wise.

I'm curious if compute/graphics workload selection works for Fury too

That could bring you some more performance

So I did some quick testing and oh man does it not like compute mode ...idk if this is because my card is not a real Fury X ...but it crashed on load asap.  Even crashed a couple of times when I tried to get it out of Compute mode again.
And unfortunately other miners seem to flat out not work on 18.1.1 so I am probably rolling back the drivers.
One interesting thing to note though is that this time it let me set Intensities of 23 and 24 (25 straight up crashes the whole system not just the driver). The hashrate seems to dip more sometimes but generally it get's up to ~50 much faster. I didn't let it run long enough to see how it affected maxmium hashrates though....to loud and too toasty for me and it takes quite some time to tick up the last few Mh I suppose.
So having it run longer might get me over 50 (as OP said it takes some time to get the actual hashrate), but with standard No-OC options it draws around 280W+, fans are at 60% and temps are 68° - not ideal at least for me.
Over/Underclocking seemed to be way more finicky than on other drivers but it seemed like the loss of HBM OC did not really affect performance.
Just playing around I also seem to get it working with a -40% power limit so now it draws ~185W on average with the clock hovering around 930ish Mhz - the hashrate if it is to be trusted says ~45Mh/s after about 5 minutes. So I guess I pretty much have a R9 Nano with better cooling now?
But I need to do further testing to see if it is stable. Temps and fans are way lower much to my liking and it seems like it should have about the same profit/watt compared to mining equihash.

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[bluefist]

Maybe this is the issue, but I'm running mkxminer 3.0.1 under the multi mining pool wrapper and it was working last night. Today however the wrapper starts up and mkxminer just immediately closes. I've tried different intensities and --asm.  I can't even find a log to find out what's going wrong. The only thing different from last night when it was working was I restarted my computer because it's been on for 3 days straight.

Fury X @ stock clock and voltage. 18.1.1 driver w/ compute mode. Windows 10.

Copy and paste log from example.cmd edited for privacy.

C:\Users\ME\Desktop\MultiPoolMinerV2.7.1.4\Bin\Lyra2RE2-Mkxminer>mkxminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://lyra2rev2.usa.nicehash.com:3347 -u MYBITCOINADDRESSYESIKNOWIDONTHAVETOKEEPITPRIVATE.worker1 -p x -I 20
[13:42:01 - 0 days 00:00:00] Starting mkxminer v3.0.1...
[13:42:01 - 0 days 00:00:00] Non-standard pool: please consider using a recommended pool:
[13:42:01 - 0 days 00:00:00]   *      stratum+tls://stak.suprnova.cc:7710
[13:42:01 - 0 days 00:00:00]   *      stratum+tls://mona.suprnova.cc:3001
[13:42:01 - 0 days 00:00:00]   *      stratum+tls://vtc.suprnova.cc:5676
[13:42:01 - 0 days 00:00:00] More information: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2360168
[13:42:01 - 0 days 00:00:00] Connecting to stratum+tcp://lyra2rev2.usa.nicehash.com:3347 as MYBITCOINADDRESSYESIKNOWIDONTHAVETOKEEPITPRIVATE.yes1...
[13:42:02 - 0 days 00:00:01] Difficulty set to 128

C:\Users\ME\Desktop\MultiPoolMinerV2.7.1.4\Bin\Lyra2RE2-Mkxminer>pause

Note that it doesn't matter what stratum I use.

[microzono405]

Hello Mkxminer!

After read all post and try each advice , still I'm getting the following message:

Error: mkminer.exe error, (0xc000007b)

Running 2 RX580. Swap page is 40GB.

What to do?

[fr4nkthetank]

I'd love to try it out with my fury but it recently died for no good reason and will now go to RMA heaven with all the other victims of mining exploitation.  At least mine was...ah who am I kidding, even at -96mv I worked it to death.  Get a killawatt.  See what you are using for power and see if its worth the extra 10%.

[Elder III]

Hello Mkxminer!

After read all post and try each advice , still I'm getting the following message:

Error: mkminer.exe error, (0xc000007b)

Running 2 RX580. Swap page is 40GB.

What to do?

You could try installing AIO Runtimes - that has been a fix reported by others with the same error message. I don't remember which specific one is needed for the miner, but it won't hurt to install any that you don't already have.

[Boba_Fett]

Hello Mkxminer!

After read all post and try each advice , still I'm getting the following message:

Error: mkminer.exe error, (0xc000007b)

Running 2 RX580. Swap page is 40GB.

What to do?

Hi,

I had the same problem, you have to install MS Visual C++ 2013 (x86 and x64).

[Boba_Fett]

Hi,

I have a problem with mkxminer, it always crashes just after it starts.

I have reinstalled windows several times, generally I manage to run it once after a fresh install and after it always crashes.

My configuration :

Windows 10 pro x64
4 GB RAM
6 x RX580
48 GB virtual memory
Adrenalin 18.1.1 drivers

I have tried to use the Beta blockchain drivers and last versions of crimson drivers, same problem.

I have tried to use only one RX580 with stock bios without OC, same problem.

I have tried with different coins / pools, same problem.

I use a lot of differents miners without any problem, it's the only one with this problem.

Sorry, screenshots are in French but I can translate or change my OS language if necessary.

Thank you for your help.

https://preview.ibb.co/nydLKG/Crash.png
https://preview.ibb.co/bGR7zG/Report1.png
https://preview.ibb.co/bAGkmw/Report2.png

[minerbaba]

Hi,

I have a problem with mkxminer, it always crashes just after it starts.

I have reinstalled windows several times, generally I manage to run it once after a fresh install and after it always crashes.

My configuration :

Windows 10 pro x64
4 GB RAM
6 x RX580
48 GB virtual memory
Adrenalin 18.1.1 drivers

I have tried to use the Beta blockchain drivers and last versions of crimson drivers, same problem.

I have tried to use only one RX580 with stock bios without OC, same problem.

I have tried with different coins / pools, same problem.

I use a lot of differents miners without any problem, it's the only one with this problem.

Sorry, screenshots are in French but I can translate or change my OS language if necessary.

Thank you for your help.

https://preview.ibb.co/nydLKG/Crash.png
https://preview.ibb.co/bGR7zG/Report1.png
https://preview.ibb.co/bAGkmw/Report2.png

remove asm from your .bat file

[Mahuro]

Is there any way to get the miner status from remote (like claymore's does, by connecting to worker ip:port) Thanks

[Boba_Fett]

remove asm from your .bat file

Same problem, I have also tried with an intensity of only 8, no success.

When I use the file "example.cmd" it crashes too...

[oup59]

Anybody with a Vega 64 mining VTC? What are your hash values and settings?
Appreciate some feedback to use Vega 64 for VTC with this miner.

[scottiec]

Is there any update on the Linux version?

[formum]

Is there any update on the Linux version?

No. We wait

A good miner

[CreamyG31337]

3x rx 580
1x rx 570
1x rx 470

Windows 10
AMD driver 17.12.2

attempt 1 & 2
-I 23 --asm
instant computer lockup, need to disconnect power

attempt 3
-I 20
works fine

attempt 4
-I 23 --asm -d 0,1,2,4
to exclude rx 470
mkxminer frozen at 0 m/h status until sick, but cannot exit
forced to reboot computer

attempt 5
-I 23 --asm -d 0,1,4
to exclude 470 and 570
mkxminer frozen at 0 m/h status until sick, but cannot exit
forced to reboot computer

updated to AMD driver 18.1

attempt 6
Still dead GPUs
reboot again

attempt 7
-I 20 --asm -d 0
dead GPU
reboot again

Please fix your asm kernel. I'll see what speeds I get without it, but it's not very reliable, is it?

[Branko]

Please fix your asm kernel. I'll see what speeds I get without it, but it's not very reliable, is it?

Pretty much same experience here, miner version 2 was more stable for me

[Boba_Fett]

3x rx 580
1x rx 570
1x rx 470

Windows 10
AMD driver 17.12.2

attempt 1 & 2
-I 23 --asm
instant computer lockup, need to disconnect power

attempt 3
-I 20
works fine

attempt 4
-I 23 --asm -d 0,1,2,4
to exclude rx 470
mkxminer frozen at 0 m/h status until sick, but cannot exit
forced to reboot computer

attempt 5
-I 23 --asm -d 0,1,4
to exclude 470 and 570
mkxminer frozen at 0 m/h status until sick, but cannot exit
forced to reboot computer

updated to AMD driver 18.1

attempt 6
Still dead GPUs
reboot again

attempt 7
-I 20 --asm -d 0
dead GPU
reboot again

Please fix your asm kernel. I'll see what speeds I get without it, but it's not very reliable, is it?

Yesterday I wasn't able to use the miner at all (see my message here : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2360168.msg28952992#msg28952992)

Today I can launch the miner without any problem (without the asm mode), and I did absolutely nothing, no change at all on my config... Very strange.

I've tried to launch the miner in asm mode but it crashes the driver or the entire system like you...

I use last drivers (18.1.1).

[Nick1488]

Can I ASK a stupid question... can you only mine Lyra2Rev2 with this miner or also other algoritmes with this miner?

Do you have the same hashrate?

[mrpoet2k]

#######   Note  ########

You must you the Beta Blockchain Drivers, Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition Beta Version 17.30.1029 (Windows Driver Store Version 22.19.659.0), for a stable system.


I've tested all the drivers with Afterburner 4.4.2 and the above drivers produce a rock solid miner.


1) DDU
2) Install the above, all cards can be installed
3) Reboot & Restart
4) Run Miner


PS: Can't post the link to AMD's site!

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Radeon-Software-Crimson-ReLive-Edition-Beta-for-[Suspicious link removed]pute-Release-Notes.aspx

[drogasi]

Hello,
I've a problem with miner, the error is 0xc000007b   unable to start
 this is my config:
setx GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR 0
setx GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 100
setx GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS 1
setx GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT 100

mkxminer.exe --exitsick --asm -o stratum+tcp://vtc.suprnova.cc:5678 -u work1 -p x -I 23 -d 0,1,2,3,4,5


I've 5 Vega 56 and 1 Vega 64.

Please help me

[drogasi]

sg miner doesn't start too