OFFICIAL CGMINER mining software thread for linux/win/osx/mips/arm/r-pi 4.11.1

[Anvi]

I use the very first driver that supported the 7970, aka 11.12 with 7970 hotfix:
amd-driver-installer-8.921-x86.x86_64.run
I also use SDK 2.7 which seemed the best.

Once again, your mileage may vary since all hardware is different, more system ram might help etc. Note also that setting the CPU frequency to performance instead of ondemand also helped a little.

Thanks for the tips. I'll give it another try tomorrow. Intensity 14+ is not working at all (kills performance), so I'm hoping it's a driver issue.

[-ck]

I use the very first driver that supported the 7970, aka 11.12 with 7970 hotfix:
amd-driver-installer-8.921-x86.x86_64.run
I also use SDK 2.7 which seemed the best.

Once again, your mileage may vary since all hardware is different, more system ram might help etc. Note also that setting the CPU frequency to performance instead of ondemand also helped a little.

Thanks for the tips. I'll give it another try tomorrow. Intensity 14+ is not working at all (kills performance), so I'm hoping it's a driver issue.

You know that's what happened with earlier versions... are you sure you're on the latest cgminer!?

[ChiangYay]

cgminer-2.11.3-win32

 fpgaonly

not working.

2.10.5 works perfectly.

May be I should modify/change something on my config file.

{
"pools" : [
   {
      "url" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "user" : "xxxxxxxxxxx",
      "pass" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
   },
   {      "url" : "xxxxxxxxxxx",
               "user" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
               "pass" : " "
   }
],

"api-port" : "4028",
"disable-gpu" : true,
"scan-serial" : [ "bitforce:COM3", "bitforce:COM4", "bitforce:COM5", "bitforce:COM6", "bitforce:COM7" ],
"expiry" : "180",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-platform" : "0",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"log" : "5",
"net-delay" : true,
"protocol-dump" : true,
"queue" : "1",
"retry-pause" : "5",
"scan-time" : "60",
"temp-hysteresis" : "1",
"shares" : "0",
"kernel-path" : "/usr/local/bin"
}

Any help would be appreciated.

[-ck]

cgminer-2.11.3-win32

 fpgaonly

not working.

2.10.5 works perfectly.

Any help would be appreciated.

Try NOT ignoring the big fat warning at startup that says you need to install a new driver?

[ChiangYay]

cgminer-2.11.3-win32

 fpgaonly

not working.

2.10.5 works perfectly.

Any help would be appreciated.

Try NOT ignoring the big fat warning at startup that says you need to install a new driver?

Thanks.
But the warning/message run so fast I can read it and dont know how to pause it.
Where can I get the new driver?  I'm running BFL FGPA Single.

[vapourminer]

But the warning/message run so fast I can read it and dont know how to pause it.
Where can I get the new driver?  I'm running BFL FGPA Single.

read FPGA-Readme in cgminer folder.

[jborkl]

You need to run terminal from command line, so it does not close on you.

windows (shift + right click) open command window here

you need to change your driver with zadig to the new driver.

[ChiangYay]

Thanks a lot to everybody.
Now it works.
Great community!

[dmcurser]

can sombody give me  write up of the commnds they used for 12.10 unbuntu

i need the apt-get thats need for the drivers for flgrx bc it seems to keep failing.
ive done a complete reinstall strting from scratch and goolged the issuse and got the apt-get many other have had luck with but i didn't

im running dual core 6 gigs mem
2 5970 which is were the issuse lies it only sees two decives even after aticconfig =all blah blah
lso what  is the best drivers for the 5000 seires is it still 11.11 or no?

[-ck]

Best drivers for 5000 series were 11.6, but they won't even run on ubuntu 12.10 because of the newer Xorg.

[dmcurser]

so whats my best option even with the newest one flgrx still has install issues it seems

is there a irc channel for support/help

[pekv2]

New release: 2.11.3, 17th March 2013

ckolivas, just a headsup, mining away fantastically, 2 5850's. At first, I pulled my original cfg from my ckolivas-cgminer-43752ee directory, to the cgminer-2.11.3-win32 directory, cgminer kept crashing, so I changed platform to 0 from 1, it was hesitant, then I looked at the example config, seen that platform was not there, so I removed platform from the cfg file, and bam, mining away and plus I went from 384.6 to 386.2 khash/s from ckolivas-cgminer-43752ee to cgminer-2.11.3-win32, fantastic work man! And seems to have less stales or rejects. Thumbs up.

Edit:
2 5850's.
Win7x64
13.2B7 with supplied sdk.
386.2 khash/s on each card.

From 12.6ccc with sdk 2.6 to the 13.2beta7 with supplied sdk, I gained a .4 khash/s, then I went from 384.6 to 386.2 khash/s from ckolivas-cgminer-43752ee to cgminer-2.11.3-win32. SO i got two speed boosts.

[pekv2]

Since 10.5 CGMiner crashes on launch and all the versions following that. 10.4 works fine. Using Windows 7 64bit. Any ideas on what to look for?

cgminer-2.11.3-win32

 fpgaonly

not working.

2.10.5 works perfectly.

May be I should modify/change something on my config file.

{
"pools" : [
   {
      "url" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "user" : "xxxxxxxxxxx",
      "pass" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
   },
   {      "url" : "xxxxxxxxxxx",
               "user" : "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
               "pass" : " "
   }
],

"api-port" : "4028",
"disable-gpu" : true,
"scan-serial" : [ "bitforce:COM3", "bitforce:COM4", "bitforce:COM5", "bitforce:COM6", "bitforce:COM7" ],
"expiry" : "180",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-platform" : "0",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"log" : "5",
"net-delay" : true,
"protocol-dump" : true,
"queue" : "1",
"retry-pause" : "5",
"scan-time" : "60",
"temp-hysteresis" : "1",
"shares" : "0",
"kernel-path" : "/usr/local/bin"
}

Any help would be appreciated.

Both of you, remove

Code:

"gpu-platform" : "0",

setting from your config file.

Here is my config.

Code:

"intensity" : "19,19",
"thread-concurrency" : "5760,5760",
"vectors" : "1,1",
"worksize" : "256,256",
"kernel" : "scrypt,scrypt",
"gpu-fan" : "0-75,0-75",
"gpu-vddc" : "1.088,1.088",
"gpu-engine" : "0-908,0-908",
"gpu-memclock" : "1160,1160",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0,0",
"gpu-powertune" : "0,0",
"temp-cutoff" : "0,0",
"temp-overheat" : "102,102",
"temp-target" : "100,100",
"api-port" : "4028",
"expiry" : "120",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-threads" : "1",
"log" : "5",
"queue" : "1",
"retry-pause" : "5",
"scan-time" : "60",
"scrypt" : true,
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",
"shares" : "0",
"kernel-path" : "/usr/local/bin"

Does anyone know how to enable this option here?

Code:

pool block counter

[amigaman]

Hello,
i had my rigs (2 7970 on Win7 Pro 32bit with catalyst 12.8 and cgm 2.8.7) mining btc for months now (with an automatic restart script every day at 4am just to be sure), steady income, no hangers.
I switched to 2.11.3 because after the fork rumours and pools ceasing merged mining, forcing btcd0.8.1 and the increasing btc/usd ratio i felt like it was the time to upgrade and service my rigs.
What an error i did make there....

I have a quite unstable DSL with Dyn IP, but that was never a problem since 2.8.7 came out.
Now, the machines will just mine until "something" happens, then stop, giving windows a finger. It then shows a window "cgminer has stopped working".
I did not change any settings, just updated the exe.
As the error window states some vga related dll (forgot the name, but was AMD related) has ceased working i thought updating catalyst to 13.8 may help, but it doesn't.

CGMiners window shows no hardware errors, all looks like usual, besides it is not moving anymore.
I did not overclock the cards, although i can't recall the actual settings, but they did work since 2.8.7 came out, and temperature is not a problem, we had colder and hotter days there, both were no problem.
Also, i did not change protocols, i was mining stratum with BTCGuild and ozco.in before and after the incident, using getwork mtred as backup, but that almost got no shares.

What did change from 2.8.7 to 2.11.3 that causes this, and what can i do to stop it?

[kano]

...
Does anyone know how to enable this option here?

Code:

pool block counter

Completely vague question ... I'll take a guess at meaning: "Is there a block counter for each pool?"
The answer is no - only a total blocks found.
People don't usually find many anyway

[pekv2]

...
Does anyone know how to enable this option here?

Code:

pool block counter

Completely vague question ... I'll take a guess at meaning: "Is there a block counter for each pool?"
The answer is no - only a total blocks found.
People don't usually find many anyway

Yup, that is what I mean't, the total blocks found. How would I go forward, enabling this option? Thanks.

[kano]

...
Does anyone know how to enable this option here?

Code:

pool block counter

Completely vague question ... I'll take a guess at meaning: "Is there a block counter for each pool?"
The answer is no - only a total blocks found.
People don't usually find many anyway

Yup, that is what I mean't, the total blocks found. How would I go forward, enabling this option? Thanks.

As documented in the API-README ... the 'summary' command returns that total sum for all pools ...

[rav3n_pl]

...
I did not change any settings, just updated the exe.
...
What did change from 2.8.7 to 2.11.3 that causes this, and what can i do to stop it?
...

WRONG! Update all files, not only exe. Kill all .bin files.

[amigaman]

...
I did not change any settings, just updated the exe.
...
What did change from 2.8.7 to 2.11.3 that causes this, and what can i do to stop it?
...

WRONG! Update all files, not only exe. Kill all .bin files.

Yay, maybe i told wrong.
I exchanged the complete folder extracted from the zip downloaded from ckolivas website.
But my settings are stored in the cmd-file starting via autostart folder, not in any conf or the like.
I renamed the old folder, extracted the new, renamed the new to not have a version in it, restarted the cmd, cgm ran.
But a few hours after that it stopped.

[pekv2]

...
Does anyone know how to enable this option here?

Code:

pool block counter

Completely vague question ... I'll take a guess at meaning: "Is there a block counter for each pool?"
The answer is no - only a total blocks found.
People don't usually find many anyway

Yup, that is what I mean't, the total blocks found. How would I go forward, enabling this option? Thanks.

As documented in the API-README ... the 'summary' command returns that total sum for all pools ...

I tried these both, in separate occasions

Code:

"summary" : "summary"
"summary" : "1"

I still don't see anything about blocks found, even 0 blocks found.

Screenshot, below.