GUI mining - updated Dec 3 with 7970 bugfix, also supports Stratum!

[Ten98]

Is there a way to set up GUIMiner to restart crashed/frozen miners in the case of unstable overclocks? I'm trying to max out my system, and it really frustrated me to set an OC, go to work, and come back 8 hours later to learned the miner froze 10 minutes into mining because the display driver had to reset and recover.

Not really unless you set up a task to kill and restart GUIminer every 30 minutes to an hour so you don't lose that much mining time.  It's probably better to not set clocks to unknown levels unless you can let it run and watch it for a few hours.  Usually if you go too high it'll crash right away or within an hour or so.

Also, just a thought.  Totally overclocking your cards to the extremes for a few extra MH isn't really worth it in the long run.  Say you can squeeze another 20 MH out of it, that equates to a whopping .32 BTC / month at the current difficulty.  While it may seem good, if you have to replace the card after 4-6 months, is it really worth the 1-2 extra BTC?

Not to mention an overclock that nets you an extra 20mhz is going to make the card use a lot more power, so your MH per Watt goes down.

I actually underclock my cards to get the sweet spot between power consumption and hash rate.

[dub0matic]

its weird how it doesnt list share but im happy with the increase of hash thanks

[bal3wolf]

alot of issues here with the new update.

2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G1": Traceback (most recent call last):
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G1": File "poclbm.py", line 67, in <module>
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G1": File "BitcoinMiner.pyo", line 32, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G1": File "HttpTransport.pyo", line 20, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G1": File "Transport.pyo", line 46, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G1": AttributeError: 'HttpTransport' object has no attribute 'failure'
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5870": Traceback (most recent call last):
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5870": File "poclbm.py", line 67, in <module>
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5870": File "BitcoinMiner.pyo", line 32, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5870": File "HttpTransport.pyo", line 20, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5870": File "Transport.pyo", line 46, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5870": AttributeError: 'HttpTransport' object has no attribute 'failure'
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G2": Traceback (most recent call last):
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G2": File "poclbm.py", line 67, in <module>
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G2": File "BitcoinMiner.pyo", line 32, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G2": File "HttpTransport.pyo", line 20, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G2": File "Transport.pyo", line 46, in __init__
2011-08-23 22:13:21: Listener for "5970G2": AttributeError: 'HttpTransport' object has no attribute 'failure'

[Exonumia]

The GUIMiner doesn't have the latest version of Ufasoft CPU miner. It took me several hours to figure out. Please add this to the download.

It is not included in the 082311 version but here is the link to the ufasoft forum message http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3486.0

It is still supported, but not included in the distro.

I realize you were referring to the old version just putting this here for the ones that used it in the past (and to bump this new version, couldn't find it in the forum ).


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I am also not showing shares accepted updating (useing a preset, or a custom built entry to a pool)... but they are indeed being accepted on the pool (verified on worker status page at the pool website).

[Callius]

Only thing I've noticed was a 2-4 mhash/s drop, and refresh balance button was gone along with slush's pool set to Other.

Went back to v2001-07-01.

I think this is the same problem I've got, please pardon me if you've answered this but I can't see an explanation reading your posts. Is it just a bug with my system or has the refresh balance for slush's pool disappeared? I don't run it through "other" either, just curious why this has been removed if it's not a problem on my end.

[dub0matic]

Only thing I've noticed was a 2-4 mhash/s drop, and refresh balance button was gone along with slush's pool set to Other.

Went back to v2001-07-01.

I think this is the same problem I've got, please pardon me if you've answered this but I can't see an explanation reading your posts. Is it just a bug with my system or has the refresh balance for slush's pool disappeared? I don't run it through "other" either, just curious why this has been removed if it's not a problem on my end.

well i someone ask for him to take the refresh button out so he did. i use this http://razorzero.deviantart.com/art/Bitcoin-Pool-Monitor-PXT-222472360 its for rainmeter. there are also afew different pool gadget https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=38450.0     https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=14307.0    there are plenty of widgets outthere just search for them pesonally i use the raimeter one

[pekv2]

Wonder "I know it could be done" if a Settings/Options could be created then a check box for if you want or don't want the refresh button, along with w/e else options, instead of removing it completely. Give the end user the decision to have it hidden or shown.

[jwzguy]

My shares are stuck at 0(0) now. 

[rTech]

My shares are stuck at 0(0) now. 

i had same issue, so im using earlier version for mining

[Kiv]

Thanks for the issue reports guys, I'll look into it and do another release today or tomorrow. Guess I didn't test thoroughly enough... maybe I should have dedicated beta testers or something.

Known issues so far are:
- slush pool refresh balance missing
- shares accepted staying at 0
- "AttributeError: 'HttpTransport' object has no attribute 'failure'"

[dub0matic]

My shares are stuck at 0(0) now. 

i had same issue, so im using earlier version for mining

dont worry your still getting shares it just not telling you
been using for about 12hrs 5share/11 stale but really done like 10k so dont worry for now

[ssateneth]

Can't wait for updated updated version with fixed share display! I'm antsy to use new phoenix.

[Kiv]

New bugfix release is out! Thanks to everyone for your patience and prompt bug reporting.

guiminer-20110824.exe (stable)

Changes:

- Fix accepted shares not being recognized under the newest poclbm version
- Fix balance not being recognized for slush's pool

[fcmatt]

phoenix 1.5 with newest phatk. Using AMD 11.6 drivers on win7 x64.
2 5830 in the box with dual core proc but both processes tied down to one core..

i get better performance than this new release.


323 mh/s per card with my custom job.
318-319 mh/s per card with this new release.

it seems to me you have not really taken a good look at phatk 2.2.

Er.. yes you have. one just needs to switch to phatk2 in the command line args!!!

so basically upgrading phoenix, only for me personally, was not really needed like
I mentioned in a diff post unless you wanted new args to phoenix binary.

time to try it with some 6950s.

nice job.

[fcmatt]

very very slight increase on 6950x2 at 437-438 mh/s in the same board with a 5850 that stayed the same at 396-397 mh/s

[dub0matic]

well im getting 323 on both my 5830s and 223 on my 5770. was getting 320 and 220
using win7 opencl. 11.7 and sdk 2.3

and thanks for the update

[fcmatt]

.5 BTC sent as a donation to Kiv for the update.

[Kiv]

Thanks for the donation! For anyone who was in on the bounty for this update, you can send the coins to:

1MDDh2h4cAZDafgc94mr9q95dhRYcJbNQo

.5 BTC sent as a donation to Kiv for the update.

[Beta-coiner1]

^Sent .3 to the address as that is all I currently have,but it was worth it for the update,please confirm.

[dub0matic]

just so you know it list shares now but not stales.