[XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)

[anon2301]

Any having problems, try my guide:
http://ecoinomist.com/xpm-primecoin-mining-guide-on-linux

What is your PPS per core?

[ivanlabrie]

Any having problems, try my guide:
http://ecoinomist.com/xpm-primecoin-mining-guide-on-linux

Tried it, but I keep getting Error 4 when compiling...I'm using ubuntu 12.10 i386 server.
I managed to do it succesfully using Digital Ocean vps but this is another vps provider and I can't make it work no matter what.

Tried FuzzyBear's guide over at devtome/ppcointalk, and the other guides...same thing.

I must be missing a dependency or something, installed a lot of them already. :/

Screenshot:

[markm]

How much RAM and swap?

-MarkM-

[ivanlabrie]

How much RAM and swap?

-MarkM-

256mb ram, 1gb swap...maybe I need moar?

[maco]

How much RAM and swap?

-MarkM-

256mb ram, 1gb swap...maybe I need moar?

Which distro you using? ubu 12.04?

[ivanlabrie]

How much RAM and swap?

-MarkM-

256mb ram, 1gb swap...maybe I need moar?

Which distro you using? ubu 12.04?

12.10

[maco]

How much RAM and swap?

-MarkM-

256mb ram, 1gb swap...maybe I need moar?

Which distro you using? ubu 12.04?

12.10

Not sure exactly
I only used 12.04 and 13.04 but some servers worked with one,
and some servers didn't.. I would even try the following.

apt-get install libgmp-dev
apt-get install git

sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev

sudo apt-get install libdb4.8-dev
sudo apt-get install libdb4.8++-dev
sudo apt-get install libboost1.37-dev

[ivanlabrie]

How much RAM and swap?

-MarkM-

256mb ram, 1gb swap...maybe I need moar?

Which distro you using? ubu 12.04?

12.10

Not sure exactly
I only used 12.04 and 13.04 but some servers worked with one,
and some servers didn't.. I would even try the following.

apt-get install libgmp-dev
apt-get install git

sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev

sudo apt-get install libdb4.8-dev
sudo apt-get install libdb4.8++-dev
sudo apt-get install libboost1.37-dev

Thanks, I'll give it a shot, and try to increase swap size too.

[markm]

Look at /var/log/messages, or maybe it might be in the output of the command "dmesg", to see if there is mention of killing the task.

The make says the thing was killed, using too much memory kills stuff. GeistGeld, that likes to eat itself out of memory, gets killed for example when it uses too much.

I just don't recall offhand whether it was /var/log/messages or the 'dmesg' command, or maybe even both, where it was recorded that the thing had been killed.

(It was something like hmm gotta kill this or its child tasks, hmm, okay think I'll kill it, type of deal it seemed.)

So yeah throw more RAM and/or swap at it. Not sure if in all cases swap is as good (other than slower) as RAM or not, especially in virtual setups, and of course especially if ratio of swap to RAM gets into swap-thrashing territory where the swapping itself needs more RAM and so on in a loop where no real work ends up getting done. A quarter of a gig of RAM seems really tiny, but hopefully the kernel isn't included in that but is outside in the virtuality engine? Or is it?

-MarkM-

[ivanlabrie]

Look at /var/log/messages, or maybe it might be in the output of the command "dmesg", to see if there is mention of killing the task.

The make says the thing was killed, using too much memory kills stuff. GeistGeld, that likes to eat itsself out of memory, gets killed for example when it uses too much.

I just don't recall offhand whether it was /var/log/messages or the 'dmesg' command, or maybe even both, where it was recorded that the thing had been killed.

(It was something like hmm gotta kill this or its child tasks, hmm, okay think I'll kill it, type of deal it seemed.)

So yeah throw more RAM and/or swap at it. Not sure if in all cases swap is as good (other than slower) as RAM or not, especially in virtual setups, and of course especially if ratio of swap to RAM gets into swap-thrashing territory where the swapping itself needs more RAM and so on in a loop where no real work ends up getting done. A quarter of a gig of RAM seems really tiny, but hopefully the kernel isn't included in that but is outside in the virtuality engine? Or is it?

-MarkM-

There's a swap partition for the kernel I think...not 100% sure.
It was the cheapest option xD

I'm trying with 2gb swap, tried the commands above but those don't seem to work on 12.10.
It's a pity there's no 13.04 image at the vps' site.

[markm]

Has anyone been using 256MB systems successfully? I thought they were using 512 and up...

-MarkM-

[ivanlabrie]

has anyone been using 256GB systems successfully? I thought they were using 512 and up...

-MarkM-

I'm gonna have to go with the 512 one...I think you're right with the loop thing. Keep getting error 4 and that kill stuff, even though I know have 2gb swap.

EDIT: Tested, could compile succesfully, but when trying to run primecoind I got this: Command not found.
O.o wth?
I didn't get a single error...I'll go to bed now and reinstall the whole thing tomorrow.
Thanks for the help guys.

[RandyFolds]

I thought you guys might find this interesting...

I was chatting with the support people from Digital Ocean, and apparently our heavy CPU utilization hasn't even been an issue, it's been the sheer volume of abusive signups that really screwed them. From the sound of it, someone botted up. I suspect that all sorts of people were just fleecing the shit out of that promo. Shame on whomever is responsible for that garbage. Yeah, they should have staged their promo differently, but I doubt they even had time to react before the damage was well underway.

I have no fucking clue how to use a VPS outside of what I did setting up these miners, but I'll let these bastards sit idle for few months to do the little I can to help a business that has been chill as fuck with me. I say it not to pat myself on the back, but because I am fucking embarrassed that a group I am part of would house such nutsacks, and I feel their asshattery reflects poorly on me and the good people of the majority.

Profit-whoring has and will continue to be the single greatest threat to cryptocurrency. It's a bummer that a few scumbags manage to draw the picture that no one has any fucking ethics or ideals at all.

[markm]

Re command not found, if you don't put it on the PATH such as by putting it into /usr/local/bin then you need to specify where to find it, like ./primecoind if it is in your current directory and that directory is not on the PATH.

For example if you compile it then try to run it right there where it got built.

-MarkM-

[ivanlabrie]

Re command not found, if you don't put it on the PATH such as by putting it into /usr/local/bin then you need to specify where to find it, like ./primecoind if it is in your current directory and that directory is not on the PATH.

For example if you compile it then try to run it right there where it got built.

-MarkM-

Don't get it...tried reinstalling the os, and now getting error 4 and killed stuff again.
My head is about to explode. :/

[maxsolnc]

http://www.coindesk.com/discount-code-and-primecoin-mining-enthusiasm-cause-cloud-server-overload/

Miners of Primecoin, a new digital currency, caused DigitalOcean, a cloud server provider, to restrict sign ups in some regions of the world. Primecoin was recently announced, with the aim of creating a currency that had a useful proof of work system: the search for prime numbers.

At the time of writing, 1 Primecoin (XPM) was worth 0.00516662 BTC, and 0.13238239 LTC, according to the Coins-E exchange

[bidji29]

I found an easy way to restart the miner when it crashes.

Code:

watch -n60 primecoind --daemon

Every 60 seconds, the instance try to launch primecoind. If it's already running, it fail.
It's clearly not the best way but it works.

[eCoinomist]

I have an automated way to make sure Primecoind runs all the time:
http://ecoinomist.com/xpm-primecoin-mining-guide-on-linux#autostart

Anyone having kill error message, that is because you are low on RAM.

[Tamis]

How much did you gain rethaw ???

18000 with your referal ? oO

At 10$ the referal that made your day !

[rethaw]

How much did you gain rethaw

18000 with your referal ? oO

At 10$ the referal that made your day !

I wish. Trying to resolve some issues regarding this still, but I can tell you the majority of my referrals haven't gone past the $10 promo.