Help with CGminer and 5870's.....2 BTC bounty (solved)

[Joshwaa]

That is just too much work wow. I would use Diablo simple install latest AMD driver. Install the msi file for 2.1SDK i can show you where to get. run diablo with just -v2 and get better results than all that other crap. I have a 5850 that is on that setup at 950/400 it gets almost 400MHash average. But if you like a lot of work go the other route.

[yochdog]

Settings for CGMiner:

-v 2 -w 256 -g 4 -k phatk -I 8 --gpu-memclock 300 --temp-target 65 --auto-fan

Where do I input these?  Specifically the -v 2 -w 256?

This is what I was looking for in the first place.....

[rjk]

Settings for CGMiner:

-v 2 -w 256 -g 4 -k phatk -I 8 --gpu-memclock 300 --temp-target 65 --auto-fan

Where do I input these?  Specifically the -v 2 -w 256?

This is what I was looking for in the first place.....

You could do it by opening a command prompt and pasting those in after cgminer.exe, but the cleaner thing to do is open up 'example.conf' with notepad, and modify the values to suit you. It is somewhat difficult to edit because it has such strict requirements on syntax, but once you get it right all you need is a shortcut to cgminer.exe in your startup folder. (After renaming example.conf to cgminer.conf of course) Then, it will auto load the config values from the file, with no need to pass any arguments or anything.

[yochdog]

Settings for CGMiner:

-v 2 -w 256 -g 4 -k phatk -I 8 --gpu-memclock 300 --temp-target 65 --auto-fan

Where do I input these?  Specifically the -v 2 -w 256?

This is what I was looking for in the first place.....

You could do it by opening a command prompt and pasting those in after cgminer.exe, but the cleaner thing to do is open up 'example.conf' with notepad, and modify the values to suit you. It is somewhat difficult to edit because it has such strict requirements on syntax, but once you get it right all you need is a shortcut to cgminer.exe in your startup folder. (After renaming example.conf to cgminer.conf of course) Then, it will auto load the config values from the file, with no need to pass any arguments or anything.

I have written my config file.....I just cannot for the LIFE of me figure out where to put the -v -w 256. 

I feel like a complete idiot. 

[P4man]

Last line:

Code:

"algo" : "c",
"auto-fan" : true,
"expiry" : "120",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"log" : "5",
"queue" : "1",
"retry-pause" : "5",
"scan-time" : "60",
"submit-stale" : true,
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",
"worksize" : "256",

[rjk]

I have written my config file.....I just cannot for the LIFE of me figure out where to put the -v -w 256. 

I feel like a complete idiot. 

Those are only if you are appending the values to the command line. In the config file, as P4man pointed out, its "worksize" : "256", instead of w 256 for example. It is rather confusing.

[yochdog]

I have written my config file.....I just cannot for the LIFE of me figure out where to put the -v -w 256. 

I feel like a complete idiot. 

Those are only if you are appending the values to the command line. In the config file, as P4man pointed out, its "worksize" : "256", instead of w 256 for example. It is rather confusing.

OK, so I got that changed, and now my 5870 is cranking 400+......but the 6950 I have with it dropped 100 MH.   Is there a way I can use different settings per card on the worksize? 

[ragingazn628]

Settings for CGMiner:

-v 2 -w 256 -g 4 -k phatk -I 8 --gpu-memclock 300 --temp-target 65 --auto-fan

Where do I input these?  Specifically the -v 2 -w 256?

This is what I was looking for in the first place.....

open up note pad and copy paste this in and make sure you edit the stuff out

cd C:\Users\NAMEOFYOURCOOMPUTER\Desktop\cgminer-2.2.3-win32

start /affinity 0x2 cgminer -o pit.deepbit.net:8332 -u ACCOUNT -p PASSWORD  -v 2 -w 256 -g 4 -k phatk -I 1 --gpu-memclock 300 --temp-target 65 --auto-fan

and make sure you SAVE AS .bat file

then run it

[P4man]

For the 6950:
"worksize" : "256","128",

Assuming its your second card. Otherwise switch the values obviously.

[DeathAndTaxes]

open up note pad and copy paste this in and make sure you edit the stuff out

cd C:\Users\NAMEOFYOURCOOMPUTER\Desktop\cgminer-2.2.3-win32

start /affinity 0x2 cgminer -o pit.deepbit.net:8332 -u ACCOUNT -p PASSWORD  -v 2 -w 256 -g 4 -k phatk -I 1 --gpu-memclock 300 --temp-target 65 --auto-fan

and make sure you SAVE AS .bat file

then run it

Oh god it made me puke in my mouth a little to see that horrible string of command line arguments & windows batch files when cgminer has such an easy to configure config file.  

It would be like putting a cargo topper on the roof of a ferrari.

On edit: looks like someone did that

[ragingazn628]

open up note pad and copy paste this in and make sure you edit the stuff out

cd C:\Users\NAMEOFYOURCOOMPUTER\Desktop\cgminer-2.2.3-win32

start /affinity 0x2 cgminer -o pit.deepbit.net:8332 -u ACCOUNT -p PASSWORD  -v 2 -w 256 -g 4 -k phatk -I 1 --gpu-memclock 300 --temp-target 65 --auto-fan

and make sure you SAVE AS .bat file

then run it

Oh god it made me puke in my mouth a little to see that horrible string of command line arguments & windows batch files when cgminer has such an easy to configure config file.  

It would be like putting a cargo topper on the roof of a ferrari.

who cares if it works!

[Lord F(r)og]

I'm curious about how you'll split up those valuably 2 btc to all the knowledge revealed here.

[yochdog]

For the 6950:
"worksize" : "256","128",

Assuming its your second card. Otherwise switch the values obviously.

when I use just "256", the 5870 runs great, and the 6950 runs slow.

When I use "128, 256", (5870 the 2nd gpu) the 6950is back to normal, but the 5870 runs slow.  


AAARRRGGGGG

[yochdog]

I'm curious about how you'll split up those valuably 2 btc to all the knowledge revealed here.

I was thinking the exact same thing. 

Either a lottery of some feats of strength. 

[DeathAndTaxes]

I'm curious about how you'll split up those valuably 2 btc to all the knowledge revealed here.

I was thinking the exact same thing. 

Either a lottery of some feats of strength. 

Paper, rock, scissors via posted SHA-256 hashes.

[P4man]

For the 6950:
"worksize" : "256","128",

Assuming its your second card. Otherwise switch the values obviously.

when I use just "256", the 5870 runs great, and the 6950 runs slow.

When I use "128, 256", (5870 the 2nd gpu) the 6950is back to normal, but the 5870 runs slow.  

You are missing 2 quotes there:

"worksize" : "128", "256",

[Joshwaa]

If you have a 6 series and a 5 series in the same computer you should just run two instances of a miner and set it correct for each.

[Joshwaa]

BTW that was a Lambo. Really yall couldn't tell?

[yochdog]

For the 6950:
"worksize" : "256","128",

Assuming its your second card. Otherwise switch the values obviously.

when I use just "256", the 5870 runs great, and the 6950 runs slow.

When I use "128, 256", (5870 the 2nd gpu) the 6950is back to normal, but the 5870 runs slow.  

You are missing 2 quotes there:

"worksize" : "128", "256",

I tried that, and it would not even load the config with the extra quotations.....

[P4man]

Looks I was wrong.
Try this, no space:
"worksize" : "128,256",

Or paste your config file.