[XPM] Working on a GPU miner for Primecoin, new thread :)

[mtrlt]

Yes it had the wrong source file. It's fixed now, please redownload.

Hey Mtrlt,

Any info on how to fix the appcrash? seems many of us here are experiencing that.

I have no idea why it happens. Post your config.

[ivanlabrie]

Yes it had the wrong source file. It's fixed now, please redownload.

Hey Mtrlt,

Any info on how to fix the appcrash? seems many of us here are experiencing that.

I have no idea why it happens. Post your config.

This happens on my windows system with beta 1 using cat 12.8 (64 bit win 7) on a 7970. Have no clue how to compile from windows btw.

[wyldfire]

Any info on how to fix the appcrash? seems many of us here are experiencing that.

I had a crash until I patched libblkmaker to support primecoin.  Have you already done that?

[mtrlt]

Any info on how to fix the appcrash? seems many of us here are experiencing that.

I had a crash until I patched libblkmaker to support primecoin.  Have you already done that?

Crap. I thought the libblkmaker I had was already patched. I have patched the library now, everyone should redownload it: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/55025350/bitcoin-libblkmaker.zip

[DeaDTerra]

There is a lot of whining in here.
Most people don't seem to understand what a donation is,
Instead they thought about a potential gain and misunderstood this for a promised or guaranteed gain.
You have no grounds to whine on, so take it somewhere else.

I donated, the miner isn't working at all for me, constant crashes.
I was aware of the possibility of this and I did not expect anything else.
I donated to support the developer not for personal gain.

So please take the whining to another thread, so we can focus on bug reports and getting the miner to work
//DeaDTerra

[cosurgi]

ermm..

So is it faster than CPU? is it slower?

Is there any mining hardware comparison for primecoins?

thanks

[bitwarrior]

Yes it had the wrong source file. It's fixed now, please redownload.

Hey Mtrlt,

Any info on how to fix the appcrash? seems many of us here are experiencing that.

I have no idea why it happens. Post your config.

windows 7 64-bit  AMD Radeon 7970 Already upgraded to Catalyst 13.8

host 127.0.0.1
port 9914
user user
pass pass

protocol primecoin

worksize 64
aggression 24
sievepercentage 15
sievesize 25165824

primecoin_address xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
debug false
opencldebug false
cpu_mining_threads 4
use_gpu true
use_gpu_fermat_test true
getwork_rate 4000

//////////////////////////////////////////////////// already tried the HP7 and HP10 XPM client while the reaper is mining.

With this beta 2 , I can see the new info of
number of candidates found

But still crashes due to integer overflow as per the provided error


Problem Event Name:   APPCRASH
  Application Name:   reaper.exe
  Application Version:   0.0.0.0
  Application Timestamp:   5226da9a
  Fault Module Name:   reaper.exe
  Fault Module Version:   0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:   5226da9a
  Exception Code:   c0000095
  Exception Offset:   0002621a

  Locale ID:   1033
  Additional Information 1:   13a8
  Additional Information 2:   13a84480b0d9c766a5e4c95aa1171a8d
  Additional Information 3:   13a8
  Additional Information 4:   13a84480b0d9c766a5e4c95aa1171a8d

[paulthetafy]

Yes it had the wrong source file. It's fixed now, please redownload.

Hey Mtrlt,

Any info on how to fix the appcrash? seems many of us here are experiencing that.

I have no idea why it happens. Post your config.

windows 7 64-bit  AMD Radeon 7970 Already upgraded to Catalyst 13.8

host 127.0.0.1
port 9914
user user
pass pass

protocol primecoin

worksize 64
aggression 24
sievepercentage 15
sievesize 25165824

primecoin_address xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
debug false
opencldebug false
cpu_mining_threads 4
use_gpu true
use_gpu_fermat_test true
getwork_rate 4000

//////////////////////////////////////////////////// already tried the HP7 and HP10 XPM client while the reaper is mining.

With this beta 2 , I can see the new info of
number of candidates found

But still crashes due to integer overflow as per the provided error


Problem Event Name:   APPCRASH
  Application Name:   reaper.exe
  Application Version:   0.0.0.0
  Application Timestamp:   5226da9a
  Fault Module Name:   reaper.exe
  Fault Module Version:   0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:   5226da9a
  Exception Code:   c0000095
  Exception Offset:   0002621a

  Locale ID:   1033
  Additional Information 1:   13a8
  Additional Information 2:   13a84480b0d9c766a5e4c95aa1171a8d
  Additional Information 3:   13a8
  Additional Information 4:   13a84480b0d9c766a5e4c95aa1171a8d

Have you tried decreasing the sievesize to 1000000, the percent to 10, and probably more importantly, increasing the worksize to 256?

[bitwarrior]

Have you tried decreasing the sievesize to 1000000, the percent to 10, and probably more importantly, increasing the worksize to 256?

Yes, its just slowed the time before it hits the appcrash.. let me try those 3 variables all at the same time.

Nope.. same results.. still appcrash..

[DeaDTerra]

I can't turn the fermat test off because then it crashes straight on start and I get fraction assserts error.
I have gotten the program to work for roughly 30-45 sec then it crashes.
I have 2x7990 and I am running all 4 cores.
I have the latest drivers and I run on windows 7 64 bits.
I have the following settings

host 127.0.0.1
port 9332
user username
pass password

protocol primecoin

worksize 256
aggression 16
sievepercentage 10
sievesize 1000000

primecoin_address AbJSsYd5cnj2MxmBEHxtWo8kwpt7qA77xM
debug false
opencldebug false
cpu_mining_threads 4
use_gpu true
use_gpu_fermat_test true
getwork_rate 1000

Any suggestions on how to fix it?
//DeaDTerra

[paulthetafy]

you're absolutely certain you have the user/pass/IP/port correct, as per your primecoin.conf for the QT?  I found it crashed if it couldn't getwork from the rpc server

[DeaDTerra]

you're absolutely certain you have the user/pass/IP/port correct, as per your primecoin.conf for the QT?  I found it crashed if it couldn't getwork from the rpc server

It is working and it is getting work from the QT
It starts to look for prime numbers and finds one/two chains but then it crashes after a couple of seconds.
//DeaDTerra

[mhps]

I'm getting "The procedure entry point clEnqueueFillBuffer could not be located in the dynamic link library" and crash. Win8 x64 & GTX 560

You need to upgrade your amd/nvidia drivers to fix that one, but it will probably still crash after that.

Same here on Win8 x64 Nvidia C2075. The driver was updated in July and should support  openCL 1.1

[EgotisticalElf]

I'm getting "The procedure entry point clEnqueueFillBuffer could not be located in the dynamic link library" and crash. Win8 x64 & GTX 560

You need to upgrade your amd/nvidia drivers to fix that one, but it will probably still crash after that.

Same here on Win8 x64 Nvidia C2075. The driver was updated in July and should support  openCL 1.1

You assume clEnqueueFillBuffer works in OCL 1.1

[mtrlt]

I'm getting "The procedure entry point clEnqueueFillBuffer could not be located in the dynamic link library" and crash. Win8 x64 & GTX 560

You need to upgrade your amd/nvidia drivers to fix that one, but it will probably still crash after that.

Same here on Win8 x64 Nvidia C2075. The driver was updated in July and should support  openCL 1.1

You assume clEnqueueFillBuffer works in OCL 1.1

It seems clEnqueueFillBuffer indeed requires OpenCL 1.2. I could do without it but it's kind of a pain in the ass. Nvidia doesn't have drivers that support OpenCL 1.2?

[mhps]

I'm getting "The procedure entry point clEnqueueFillBuffer could not be located in the dynamic link library" and crash. Win8 x64 & GTX 560

You need to upgrade your amd/nvidia drivers to fix that one, but it will probably still crash after that.

Same here on Win8 x64 Nvidia C2075. The driver was updated in July and should support  openCL 1.1

You assume clEnqueueFillBuffer works in OCL 1.1

It seems clEnqueueFillBuffer indeed requires OpenCL 1.2. I could do without it but it's kind of a pain in the ass. Nvidia doesn't have drivers that support OpenCL 1.2?

Nvidia seems to only support OpenCL1.2 on one or two models to some extend. http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=24747

[Olimpiata]

I have it running just fine, however my gandalfs are far lower on the beta 2 version. Anyone finding the same?

[Hero_Member]

I have it running just fine, however my gandalfs are far lower on the beta 2 version. Anyone finding the same?

I redownload the miner. same, crashed on Window8 64bit. How did you make it work?

[balanghai]

Can anyone post their generation rates? Like how fast is it hitting chains?

[crendore]

I'm getting "The procedure entry point clEnqueueFillBuffer could not be located in the dynamic link library" and crash. Win8 x64 & GTX 560

You need to upgrade your amd/nvidia drivers to fix that one, but it will probably still crash after that.

Same here on Win8 x64 Nvidia C2075. The driver was updated in July and should support  openCL 1.1

You assume clEnqueueFillBuffer works in OCL 1.1

It seems clEnqueueFillBuffer indeed requires OpenCL 1.2. I could do without it but it's kind of a pain in the ass. Nvidia doesn't have drivers that support OpenCL 1.2?

Ahhhh so this is why it crashes on OSX 10.8, which ships with OpenCL 1.1 and there is no newer driver available.

According to Wikipedia, when OS X 10.9 Mavericks ships this Fall, OpenCL 1.2 and OpenGL 4.1 will be built in.