[XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)

[Zalfrin]

Stuck here:

gen=1" > ~/.primecoin/primecoin.conf

Copy the two lines above it with it... All 3 lines at once, not just that one line.

Terminal is not responding after I type this.

Thanks.

Edit: After I have created one droplet. Can I clone it and make another one?

rethaw, thanks man!

Getting 188pps on each of my instances...have two atm.
Is there an easy way to clone them without stopping the mining?

You have to stop mining temporarily, but it doesn't take very long so not a big deal. Power down your droplet either via DO control panel or using poweroff command from a command prompt. Then in the control panel you can select the droplet you want to clone and choose snapshots->take a snapshot. Then you can use that snapshot when you create new droplets. Instead of picking "Ubuntu 13.04 x64", go to My Images and choose the image you just created.

[jubalix]

why is my pps so low

my 2 cpu < 1 cpu

and geting 4 pps to 20 pps max

[Teka]

I just got an orphan block 

[xavenged]

why is my pps so low

my 2 cpu < 1 cpu

and geting 4 pps to 20 pps max

lulz im getting 30pps on my Raspberry Pi

[Moebius327]

Thanks Zalfrin!

Now I am stuck at

Code:

sudo mv primecoind /usr/local/bin/.

 

mv: cannot stat 'primecoind': No such file or directory

[Zalfrin]

Thanks Zalfrin!

Now I am stuck at

Code:

sudo mv primecoind /usr/local/bin/.

 

mv: cannot stat 'primecoind': No such file or directory

Have you done these steps:

cd ~/primecoin/src
make -f makefile.unix USE_UPNP=-

You should be in the primecoin/src directory to run that move command.

[cbeast]

I have been unable to get a block in two days. Now I am only getting 1 and 0 PPS. I rebooted the drop, but it didn't help.

[Zalfrin]

I have been unable to get a block in two days. Now I am only getting 1 and 0 PPS. I rebooted the drop, but it didn't help.

follow the instruction in post 1 under "Update" and you should be getting 150-ish. read the last few pages as well, you need a bigger droplet or an additional command to use swap space so you can compile successfully.

[Moebius327]

Thanks Zalfrin!

Now I am stuck at

Code:

sudo mv primecoind /usr/local/bin/.

 

mv: cannot stat 'primecoind': No such file or directory

Have you done these steps:

cd ~/primecoin/src
make -f makefile.unix USE_UPNP=-

You should be in the primecoin/src directory to run that move command.

I did all the steps as described.. Here is a ls command of src

Code:

~/primecoin/src# ls
addrman.cpp     bitcoinrpc.h        clientversion.h  init.cpp      leveldb.cpp           makefile.unix  obj-test           rpcdump.cpp            sync.cpp        util.cpp
addrman.h       bloom.cpp           compat.h         init.h        leveldb.h             mruset.h       prime.cpp          rpcmining.cpp          sync.h          util.h
alert.cpp       bloom.h             crypter.cpp      json          limitedmap.h          net.cpp        prime.h            rpcnet.cpp             test            version.cpp
alert.h         checkpoints.cpp     crypter.h        key.cpp       main.cpp              net.h          primecoind         rpcrawtransaction.cpp  threadsafety.h  version.h
allocators.h    checkpoints.h       db.cpp           key.h         main.h                netbase.cpp    protocol.cpp       rpcwallet.cpp          txdb.cpp        wallet.cpp
base58.h        checkpointsync.cpp  db.h             keystore.cpp  makefile.linux-mingw  netbase.h      protocol.h         script.cpp             txdb.h          wallet.h
bignum.h        checkpointsync.h    hash.cpp         keystore.h    makefile.mingw        noui.cpp       qt                 script.h               ui_interface.h  walletdb.cpp
bitcoinrpc.cpp  checkqueue.h        hash.h           leveldb       makefile.osx          obj            rpcblockchain.cpp  serialize.h            uint256.h       walletdb.h

I am on 2GB 40GB

Edit: Doing this through mac osx terminal if this matters.

[Zalfrin]

Thanks Zalfrin!

Now I am stuck at

Code:

sudo mv primecoind /usr/local/bin/.

 

mv: cannot stat 'primecoind': No such file or directory

Have you done these steps:

cd ~/primecoin/src
make -f makefile.unix USE_UPNP=-

You should be in the primecoin/src directory to run that move command.

I did all the steps as described.. Here is a ls command of src

Code:

~/primecoin/src# ls
addrman.cpp     bitcoinrpc.h        clientversion.h  init.cpp      leveldb.cpp           makefile.unix  obj-test           rpcdump.cpp            sync.cpp        util.cpp
addrman.h       bloom.cpp           compat.h         init.h        leveldb.h             mruset.h       prime.cpp          rpcmining.cpp          sync.h          util.h
alert.cpp       bloom.h             crypter.cpp      json          limitedmap.h          net.cpp        prime.h            rpcnet.cpp             test            version.cpp
alert.h         checkpoints.cpp     crypter.h        key.cpp       main.cpp              net.h          primecoind         rpcrawtransaction.cpp  threadsafety.h  version.h
allocators.h    checkpoints.h       db.cpp           key.h         main.h                netbase.cpp    protocol.cpp       rpcwallet.cpp          txdb.cpp        wallet.cpp
base58.h        checkpointsync.cpp  db.h             keystore.cpp  makefile.linux-mingw  netbase.h      protocol.h         script.cpp             txdb.h          wallet.h
bignum.h        checkpointsync.h    hash.cpp         keystore.h    makefile.mingw        noui.cpp       qt                 script.h               ui_interface.h  walletdb.cpp
bitcoinrpc.cpp  checkqueue.h        hash.h           leveldb       makefile.osx          obj            rpcblockchain.cpp  serialize.h            uint256.h       walletdb.h

I am on 2GB 40GB

primecoind exists there, so it SHOULD work. Don't know what else to say on that, hopefully someone else has a suggestion. FWIW, I used "mv primecoind /usr/local/bin/."

The sudo is extraneous since we're logged in as root.

[Moebius327]

Thanks Zalfrin!

Now I am stuck at

Code:

sudo mv primecoind /usr/local/bin/.

 

mv: cannot stat 'primecoind': No such file or directory

Have you done these steps:

cd ~/primecoin/src
make -f makefile.unix USE_UPNP=-

You should be in the primecoin/src directory to run that move command.

I did all the steps as described.. Here is a ls command of src

Code:

~/primecoin/src# ls
addrman.cpp     bitcoinrpc.h        clientversion.h  init.cpp      leveldb.cpp           makefile.unix  obj-test           rpcdump.cpp            sync.cpp        util.cpp
addrman.h       bloom.cpp           compat.h         init.h        leveldb.h             mruset.h       prime.cpp          rpcmining.cpp          sync.h          util.h
alert.cpp       bloom.h             crypter.cpp      json          limitedmap.h          net.cpp        prime.h            rpcnet.cpp             test            version.cpp
alert.h         checkpoints.cpp     crypter.h        key.cpp       main.cpp              net.h          primecoind         rpcrawtransaction.cpp  threadsafety.h  version.h
allocators.h    checkpoints.h       db.cpp           key.h         main.h                netbase.cpp    protocol.cpp       rpcwallet.cpp          txdb.cpp        wallet.cpp
base58.h        checkpointsync.cpp  db.h             keystore.cpp  makefile.linux-mingw  netbase.h      protocol.h         script.cpp             txdb.h          wallet.h
bignum.h        checkpointsync.h    hash.cpp         keystore.h    makefile.mingw        noui.cpp       qt                 script.h               ui_interface.h  walletdb.cpp
bitcoinrpc.cpp  checkqueue.h        hash.h           leveldb       makefile.osx          obj            rpcblockchain.cpp  serialize.h            uint256.h       walletdb.h

I am on 2GB 40GB

primecoind exists there, so it SHOULD work. Don't know what else to say on that, hopefully someone else has a suggestion. FWIW, I used "mv primecoind /usr/local/bin/."

The sudo is extraneous since we're logged in as root.

It seems this is the problem:

Code:

/usr/local/bin# primecoind --daemon
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'
  what():  locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid

Is this related to setting environmental variable LC_ALL LC_ALL="en_GB.utf8"


Edit: Solved by this

Code:

export LC_ALL="en_US.utf8"

[Zalfrin]

Edit: Solved by this

Code:

export LC_ALL="en_US.utf8"

Don't you love linux?

[Moebius327]

Edit: Solved by this

Code:

export LC_ALL="en_US.utf8"

Don't you love linux?

never had anything to do with linux fist time today

[Zalfrin]

Edit: Solved by this

Code:

export LC_ALL="en_US.utf8"

Don't you love linux?

never had anything to do with linux fist time today

Yeah... I've seen that little gem before. Thank god for google.

[tomhammers]

stuck at

Code:

apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libboost-all-dev libdb5.3++-dev -y

gives

Code:

E: Unable to locate package libdb5.3++-dev
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libdb5.3++-dev'

help! lol

apt-get update

I have the same problem here even after trying

apt-get update

Any help please?

[nabworth]

stuck at

Code:

apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libboost-all-dev libdb5.3++-dev -y

gives

Code:

E: Unable to locate package libdb5.3++-dev
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libdb5.3++-dev'

help! lol

apt-get update

I have the same problem here even after trying

apt-get update

Any help please?

on that line, delete back to libdb5. and then hit tab and see what version gets auto filled in. for some reason i didnt have 5.3 either but 5.1 was avail so i installed libdb5.1++-dev , and it built just fine.

[Entz]

Try it without the version numbers

I Use

Code:

apt-get install build-essential libboost-dev libboost-system-dev \
    libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev \
    libssl-dev libdb++-dev libminiupnpc-dev

[rethaw]

Thanks everyone for being so helpful! So far PrimeCoin has made two world records for large prime chains! Happy priming!

[tomhammers]

stuck at

Code:

apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libboost-all-dev libdb5.3++-dev -y

gives

Code:

E: Unable to locate package libdb5.3++-dev
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'libdb5.3++-dev'

help! lol

apt-get update

I have the same problem here even after trying

apt-get update

Any help please?

on that line, delete back to libdb5. and then hit tab and see what version gets auto filled in. for some reason i didnt have 5.3 either but 5.1 was avail so i installed libdb5.1++-dev , and it built just fine.

Many thanks, that worked 

Thanks for your help also Entz 

[ivanlabrie]

why is my pps so low

my 2 cpu < 1 cpu

and geting 4 pps to 20 pps max

You need to optimize the client...

Instructions:

Create 1gb swap:

Code:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=64M count=16
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile

Compile/make/whatever xD the miner:

Code:

apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/primecoin/primecoin.git
apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libboost-all-dev libdb5.3++-dev -y
cd ~/primecoin/src 
make -f makefile.unix USE_UPNP=-
mkdir ~/.primecoin
echo "rpcuser=ARPCUserName
rpcpassword=SomethingReallyLongOK
gen=1" > ~/.primecoin/primecoin.conf
sudo mv primecoind /usr/local/bin/.
primecoind --daemon
watch 'primecoind listtransactions & primecoind getmininginfo'

Replace the rpcuser and password with your own, and run that.