skillrun,
Download and use an older version of cgminer, I use 3.6.6 and many miners I know use 3.5x versions as well. The newer versions of cgminer do not support mining with a GPU(graphics cards) or the mining of scrypt coins such as EarthCoin.
Hope that helps.
3.7.2 supports GPU mining ... that's the version I'm on.
Post your configuration, most importantly the command line w/flags you are using to start CGMiner or a copy of the configuration file you are using, and what video card(s) you are using. Can't help much without this info.
using a simple laptob so:
Thanks for your help
First off, I would never recommend mining on a
laptop. Mining is an intense process, and you will likely ruin your laptop before even coming close to making enough money to be worth that kind of risk.
Secondly, you can't just double click on CG miner to run, you have to specify (at the very least) what algorithm you're mining, a mining pool URL (or localhost URL), username and password.
Finally, I'm not sure that you would even get 10kh/s from your 4200 HD GPU... so I guess what I'm trying to say, is mining with your current hardware setup is probably one of the worst ideas ever.
If you really want to get into mining, do some research in the mining hardware subforums so you can get an idea of what it really takes. Your laptop is not going to cut it.
