Optimized Datacoin DTC Windows - win64 Qt Solo Wallet miner.

[sugarkey]

Thanks for the good feedback and tip!

You could try testnet out I guess with the variants and calculate which one spits out more blocks over x time, as thats what really matters. dif is super low on testnet atm tho so be prepared to watch blocks fly

excuse me, may I ask what's the testnet?

I mean, how dose it work?

[maxsolnc]

Thanks for the good feedback and tip!

You could try testnet out I guess with the variants and calculate which one spits out more blocks over x time, as thats what really matters. dif is super low on testnet atm tho so be prepared to watch blocks fly

excuse me, may I ask what's the testnet?

I mean, how dose it work?

testnet is like a sandbox for developers who creates miners, pools etc.

[Palmdetroit]

Thanks for the good feedback and tip!

You could try testnet out I guess with the variants and calculate which one spits out more blocks over x time, as thats what really matters. dif is super low on testnet atm tho so be prepared to watch blocks fly

excuse me, may I ask what's the testnet?

I mean, how dose it work?

All you need to do is open up datacoin.conf and place"testnet=1" into the file.

When you restart the client it will use testnet coins instead of real chain, DTC icon on taskbar will be green, not yellow if it's working.  The benefit is on testnet if you pump out 1 block per day on the main chain, you can pump out 100 blocks a minute pretty much on testnet, so you know the client is working and creating blocks properly and need not run comparisons over days or longer on main chain. Works great to test on slower computers too.

You can also tweak client settings to optimize finding the most blocks and get results to your changes in real time. to find this file on windows look in c:\users\youruser\appdata\roaming\datacoin

[maxsolnc]

Many thanks to Palmdetroit I was online from smartphone, so could't explain in such a way

[sugarkey]

Thanks for the good feedback and tip!

You could try testnet out I guess with the variants and calculate which one spits out more blocks over x time, as thats what really matters. dif is super low on testnet atm tho so be prepared to watch blocks fly

excuse me, may I ask what's the testnet?

I mean, how dose it work?

All you need to do is open up datacoin.conf and place"testnet=1" into the file.

When you restart the client it will use testnet coins instead of real chain, DTC icon on taskbar will be green, not yellow if it's working.  The benefit is on testnet if you pump out 1 block per day on the main chain, you can pump out 100 blocks a minute pretty much on testnet, so you know the client is working and creating blocks properly and need not run comparisons over days or longer on main chain. Works great to test on slower computers too.

You can also tweak client settings to optimize finding the most blocks and get results to your changes in real time. to find this file on windows look in c:\users\youruser\appdata\roaming\datacoin

Very thx for you explanation, and one more question, is this testnet coins usefull or can be exchange?

[Palmdetroit]

I don't think anyone has ever monetized testnet coins before... at least for dtc lol

[sugarkey]

I don't think anyone has ever monetized testnet coins before... at least for dtc lol

ehhh...so that's just for fun to us.

[Palmdetroit]

Will post updated bins on the new source in a day or so,.. testing out the updates

[mpjetta]

Is there any optimized linux client?

I would also appreciate an optimized linux client. Thanks.

[Palmdetroit]

Updated Clients
https://sourceforge.net/projects/philosopherstone/files/DTC/

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Intel.zip - For newer Intel Line (i3i5i7)

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Bulldozer.zip For AMD bulldozer, Piledriver,Steamroller.

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Core2.zip - Legacy CPU or if the other ones crash on you.

If you want to make sure it's working, try out testnet=1 in your .conf file if you would like to test block generation between clients.  Solo mining is very difficult now but these can be usable until you switch to pools.



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[Armchair Miner]

Thank you, Palmdetroit! Just what I was looking for! Now to check out how it works for me!

[etrock]

Updated Clients
https://sourceforge.net/projects/philosopherstone/files/DTC/

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Intel.zip - For newer Intel Line (i3i5i7)

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Bulldozer.zip For AMD bulldozer, Piledriver,Steamroller.

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Core2.zip - Legacy CPU or if the other ones crash on you.

Make sure to try out testnet=1 in your .conf file if you would like to compare block generation between clients, and test them out.  Solo mining is very difficult now but these can be usable until you switch to pools.

"try out testnet=1 in your .conf file"

is it necessary? I only have one PC.

[MrMagic]

Updated Clients
https://sourceforge.net/projects/philosopherstone/files/DTC/

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Intel.zip - For newer Intel Line (i3i5i7)

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Bulldozer.zip For AMD bulldozer, Piledriver,Steamroller.

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Core2.zip - Legacy CPU or if the other ones crash on you.

Make sure to try out testnet=1 in your .conf file if you would like to compare block generation between clients, and test them out.  Solo mining is very difficult now but these can be usable until you switch to pools.

"try out testnet=1 in your .conf file"

is it necessary? I only have one PC.

It is not necessary. You can use testnet to get a better sense of any performance increases/decreases from different versions of the client because the difficulty is lower.

[Palmdetroit]

Updated Clients
https://sourceforge.net/projects/philosopherstone/files/DTC/

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Intel.zip - For newer Intel Line (i3i5i7)

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Bulldozer.zip For AMD bulldozer, Piledriver,Steamroller.

Datacoin-Qt_HP_Core2.zip - Legacy CPU or if the other ones crash on you.

Make sure to try out testnet=1 in your .conf file if you would like to compare block generation between clients, and test them out.  Solo mining is very difficult now but these can be usable until you switch to pools.

"try out testnet=1 in your .conf file"

is it necessary? I only have one PC.

It is not necessary. You can use testnet to get a better sense of any performance increases/decreases from different versions of the client because the difficulty is lower.

correct, I changed my wording in post, Testnet flag is just used if you want to compare clients in blockfinding, because obviously when you mine you want to find the most blocks, with testnet you can try many different command lines to optimize your block finding.

[sugarkey]

did anyone have active testnet node? my wallet in testnet cannot sync...

I just want to check my config is right, so I want test it in testnet.

[Palmdetroit]

did anyone have active testnet node? my wallet in testnet cannot sync...

I just want to check my config is right, so I want test it in testnet.

Usually 4-6 nodes active.

[sugarkey]

did anyone have active testnet node? my wallet in testnet cannot sync...

I just want to check my config is right, so I want test it in testnet.

Usually 4-6 nodes active.

But my wallet in testnet does't have any active node. Could you post some? Very THX!

[Tehfiend]

Any chance you could post the source so we can compile ourselves and avoid malware? Curious why your exe is over twice the size as default client. If this is legit thanks for your effort!

[Palmdetroit]

Any chance you could post the source so we can compile ourselves and avoid malware? Curious why your exe is over twice the size as default client. If this is legit thanks for your effort!

Source was posted on the first page of this thread:
Source: https://github.com/foo1inge/datacoin-hp

Yes it is 'legit' It's twice the size because its optimized standalone.

Also, this client has little use with the newly released external miner, please see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=364205.0

[Tehfiend]

Any chance you could post the source so we can compile ourselves and avoid malware? Curious why your exe is over twice the size as default client. If this is legit thanks for your effort!

Source was posted on the first page of this thread:
Source: https://github.com/foo1inge/datacoin-hp

Yes it is 'legit' It's twice the size because its optimized standalone.

Also, this client has little use with the newly released external miner, please see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=364205.0

Thank you, tip incoming!