Solo mining with BITMAIN AntMiner U1 (USB)

[Aexcu]

How to do it:
1) Get Bitcoin wallet https://bitcoin.org/en/download
2) Run Bitcoin wallet app: "bitcoin-qt.exe -rpcuser=username -rpcpassword=password -server -listen" and wait for the BTC blockchain go through (this takes serious time)
3) Get cgminer from v3.12.3 or later (this version has official support for AntMiner U1) http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/
4) Run bitcoin mining software "cgminer.exe -o 127.0.0.1:8332 -u username -p password" and it will automatically start to mine with the U1 (ANU 0)

 cgminer version 3.12.3 - Started: [2014-02-14 14:50:35]
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 (5s):1.647G (avg):1.600Gh/s | A:0  R:0  HW:20  WU:22.5/m
 ST: 2  SS: 0  NB: 51  LW: 0  GF: 0  RF: 0
 Connected to
 127.0.0.1 diff 2.62G without LP as user username
 Block: c0d78cc9...  Diff:2.62G  Started: [17:38:39]  Best share: 21.3K
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 [P]ool management [ S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 ANU 0:                | 1.595G/1.600Gh/s | A:0 R:0 HW:20 WU:22.5/m
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 [2014-02-14 17:21:13] Network diff set to 2.62G

What's your best share? For me 21.3K today..

[Remember remember the 5th of November]

And the point in trying this? Without some serious Terrahashes, it's not worth it to even try to solo mine.

[Xyver]

And the point in trying this? Without some serious Terrahashes, it's not worth it to even try to solo mine.

Its better then the lottery! You may never get a block, but if you do...

[Aexcu]

Friend, there is no point. Yet, neither does it matter whether there is or not. If one would dig further, you could say something on the line of "because you can".

[descarte]

I keep seeing threads that discourage people from soloming.

"I am not doing it for profit. why do you care?"

[smooth]

I would absolutely encourage small miners to solo mine if they are doing it as a hobby. As someone said earlier, it is much better than playing the lottery.

[Aexcu]

When turning on some more verbose output in cgminer you seem to get a lot of these messages:

[2014-02-16 14:37:00] ANU 0: Share above target

Any understanding of what that is about? It seems that Internets are very brief/not enlightening on this particular topic.

Best share 54.3K today, while 13K yesterday (you got it right, I just mine for fun with the computer while it is turned on).

[BearByte]

You might want to try solo mining just some random Alt SHA-256 coins too, I do that some with just one of my miners and every now and then I do get a block, if you watch the random difficulty on some coins you can really up your chances of getting lucky too.  I know what you mean when mining for fun solo, feels good to get your own block knowing your the only one that made it happen 

[ikilledkeebler]

How to do it:
1) Get Bitcoin wallet https://bitcoin.org/en/download
2) Run Bitcoin wallet app: "bitcoin-qt.exe -rpcuser=username -rpcpassword=password -server -listen" and wait for the BTC blockchain go through (this takes serious time)
3) Get cgminer from v3.12.3 or later (this version has official support for AntMiner U1) http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/
4) Run bitcoin mining software "cgminer.exe -o 127.0.0.1:8332 -u username -p password" and it will automatically start to mine with the U1 (ANU 0)

 cgminer version 3.12.3 - Started: [2014-02-14 14:50:35]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (5s):1.647G (avg):1.600Gh/s | A:0  R:0  HW:20  WU:22.5/m
 ST: 2  SS: 0  NB: 51  LW: 0  GF: 0  RF: 0
 Connected to
 127.0.0.1 diff 2.62G without LP as user username
 Block: c0d78cc9...  Diff:2.62G  Started: [17:38:39]  Best share: 21.3K
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [P]ool management [ S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 ANU 0:                | 1.595G/1.600Gh/s | A:0 R:0 HW:20 WU:22.5/m
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2014-02-14 17:21:13] Network diff set to 2.62G

Im a noob everything is correct tillll it asks for URL then Username then Password can you help me do you know it?

What's your best share? For me 21.3K today..

[Aexcu]

My U1 solo miner got a Best share of 8.88M today.

That'd have brought a block back in April, 2013 

[axpguy]

My U1 solo miner got a Best share of 8.88M today.

That'd have brought a block back in April, 2013 

Just got my ant today and started on BTCGuild.....
BestShare
9,865,189

!!!! no block 

[ringtail]

How to do it:
1) Get Bitcoin wallet https://bitcoin.org/en/download
2) Run Bitcoin wallet app: "bitcoin-qt.exe -rpcuser=username -rpcpassword=password -server -listen" and wait for the BTC blockchain go through (this takes serious time)
3) Get cgminer from v3.12.3 or later (this version has official support for AntMiner U1) http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/
4) Run bitcoin mining software "cgminer.exe -o 127.0.0.1:8332 -u username -p password" and it will automatically start to mine with the U1 (ANU 0)

 cgminer version 3.12.3 - Started: [2014-02-14 14:50:35]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (5s):1.647G (avg):1.600Gh/s | A:0  R:0  HW:20  WU:22.5/m
 ST: 2  SS: 0  NB: 51  LW: 0  GF: 0  RF: 0
 Connected to
 127.0.0.1 diff 2.62G without LP as user username
 Block: c0d78cc9...  Diff:2.62G  Started: [17:38:39]  Best share: 21.3K
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [P]ool management [ S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 ANU 0:                | 1.595G/1.600Gh/s | A:0 R:0 HW:20 WU:22.5/m
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2014-02-14 17:21:13] Network diff set to 2.62G

What's your best share? For me 21.3K today..

Please let us know when/if you ever find a block. Best of luck!

[ManeBjorn]

I would love to have about 20 S1 Ants.
18 would be on BTCGuild and 2 I would let solo mine.
That would be great.

[valkir]

How do you solo mine btc I have 10 BE that I will like to put on solo just for fun.

Anyone can help? 

[irrational]

When turning on some more verbose output in cgminer you seem to get a lot of these messages:

[2014-02-16 14:37:00] ANU 0: Share above target

Any understanding of what that is about? It seems that Internets are very brief/not enlightening on this particular topic.

Best share 54.3K today, while 13K yesterday (you got it right, I just mine for fun with the computer while it is turned on).

The target your miner is referring to is the artificially lower pool share target. Unless your solo mining your miner has no idea what the true target (difficulty) of Bitcoin is.

[Groc]

with a couple ghs, megamultipool is your best bet.

[tesene]

Have you been able to solo mine any SHA-256 altcoins?

[pabpete]

Does getting a block make a difference ?

[Dannie]

Does getting a block make a difference ?

You can get 25btc + tx fee if you find a block.

[pabpete]

What would your un:pw be?