[Awesome Miner] - Powerful Windows GUI to manage and monitor up to 200000 miners

[Rockburn]

Hi Patrik,

I'm trying to add the X17 and Phi algorithms for my ahashpool.com profit managed miner.

After I add the algorithms, update managed software (ccminer) and user defined online services, they aren't showing up in the "Online Services" tab of my profit managed mining profile.

I tested the AM included ccminer.exe with proper x17 and phi args, and it mines as expected, so the AM version of ccminer.exe does mine X17 and phi.

I thought since x17 and phi are already included in the normal ahashpool.com api query (http://www.ahashpool.com/api/status), AM should be able to get the new algorithm profit details as it already does for other predefined AHashPool serviece algorithms (i.e. blake2s, nist5, etc...)?

Am I missing something?

-Rockburn

[patrike]

I have been mining for a while and noticed that miners are restarting roughly every 2 minutes. I am running GPU mining on Nvidia 980, and it doesn't matter which miner program is running, ccminer/ewbf/excavator, after 2 minutes of mining, the process would stop and restart immediately. I even tried CPU mining, it would run through the same stop/restart cycle.

This is what I found in the logs, showing only when the stop restart happens (the time it takes for each stop/restart cycle is exactly 02min 24sec):

Code:

28-Dec-17 10:11:35 AM.612 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Mining Engine Process started, PID: 4264
28-Dec-17 10:11:37 AM.619 [001] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Interface connected
28-Dec-17 10:14:02 AM.173 [005] [W][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] process not running. Restarting...
28-Dec-17 10:14:02 AM.173 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Stopping...
28-Dec-17 10:14:03 AM.176 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Performing stop
28-Dec-17 10:14:03 AM.176 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Stopping Mining Software
28-Dec-17 10:14:03 AM.176 [005] [S]  Process already closed
28-Dec-17 10:14:05 AM.184 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Starting...
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28-Dec-17 10:14:07 AM.208 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Mining Engine Process started, PID: 10812
28-Dec-17 10:14:09 AM.620 [001] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Interface connected
28-Dec-17 10:16:33 AM.784 [005] [W][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] process not running. Restarting...
28-Dec-17 10:16:33 AM.784 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Stopping...
28-Dec-17 10:16:34 AM.786 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Performing stop
28-Dec-17 10:16:34 AM.786 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Stopping Mining Software
28-Dec-17 10:16:34 AM.786 [005] [S]  Process already closed
28-Dec-17 10:16:36 AM.793 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Starting...
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28-Dec-17 10:16:39 AM.005 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Mining Engine Process started, PID: 1904
28-Dec-17 10:16:41 AM.655 [001] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Interface connected
28-Dec-17 10:19:03 AM.542 [005] [W][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] process not running. Restarting...
28-Dec-17 10:19:03 AM.542 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Stopping...
28-Dec-17 10:19:04 AM.546 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Performing stop
28-Dec-17 10:19:04 AM.546 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Stopping Mining Software
28-Dec-17 10:19:04 AM.546 [005] [S]  Process already closed
28-Dec-17 10:19:06 AM.547 [005] [S][ManagedMiner#5 - gpu miner] Starting...

I do not have any rules setup, in fact I have disabled any rules from the settings. Profit switching interval is set to 30 minutes

How can I get the miners to keep mining without the stop/restart every 2 minutes?

Thanks for your help.

"process not running. Restarting..." is typically an indication that the mining software has crashed and Awesome Miner detects that the process is no longer running and initiates a restart of it. What is a bit strange here is that it happens so frequently and always 2 - 3 minutes in between. Is this with only Awesome Miner itself or is a Remote Agent involved as well? Could you click the Diagnostics button in the toolbar just to verify that the output from the mining software is OK?

[patrike]

Hello everyone, currently having another issue.

For the past few days whenever the miner would open it would fail and try again until it just stops. This is the message it gives:

Code:

*** ccminer 2.2.3 for nVidia GPUs by tpruvot@github ***
    Built with VC++ 2013 and nVidia CUDA SDK 9.0 64-bits

  Originally based on Christian Buchner and Christian H. project
  Include some kernels from alexis78, djm34, djEzo, tsiv and krnlx.

BTC donation address: 1AJdfCpLWPNoAMDfHF1wD5y8VgKSSTHxPo (tpruvot)

[2017-12-28 07:55:55] Starting on stratum+tcp://neoscrypt.mine.zpool.ca:4233
[2017-12-28 07:55:55] NVML GPU monitoring enabled.
[2017-12-28 07:55:55] NVAPI GPU monitoring enabled.
[2017-12-28 07:55:55] 2 miner threads started, using 'neoscrypt' algorithm.
[2017-12-28 07:55:56] API open to the network in read-only mode on port 4029
[2017-12-28 07:55:59] Stratum difficulty set to 512 (0.00781)
[2017-12-28 07:55:59] neoscrypt block 22314, diff 418.190
[2017-12-28 07:56:00] GPU #0: Intensity set to 16 (+5), 65536 cuda threads
[2017-12-28 07:56:00] GPU #1: Intensity set to 13 (+5), 8192 cuda threads
Cuda error in func 'neoscrypt_hash_k4' at line 1519 : an illegal memory access was encountered.

I also get a windows popup message saying "ccminer has stopped working" and prompts me to close the program. Normally after I close the program and reopen it it will start working again.

I have been miner for about a week now with no issues and haven't changed anything. Any ideas??

If a specific algorithm is failing - try to disable it from the profit switcher as it may simply not be stable in your setup. Right click on the miner and select Edit Profit Profile. In the Profit Profile Properties, uncheck this algorithm to exclude from the profit switcher.

[patrike]

I'm currently on the v4.2.4 which is somewhat old. The AM detects the new version and when I try to update it, after the installation procedure, it still says I'm on v4.2.4. I tried downloading the latest v4.2.9 from the website and installed that. Afterwards, it still says I'm on v4.2.4.

Is the latest version misreporting the version number, or is my app not getting updated? I have setup the exclusion in the Windows defender already - no warnings during the installation.

Thanks.

It was not updated correctly. Can you please send me the log files in "%ProgramData%\IntelliBreeze\" via mail (info at awesomeminer.com)?

[patrike]

Lost all 17 of my miners configurations after reboot. Running Premium Edition 4.2.7  and now AM boots to defaults with no miners or any configuration (just like a clean install). How can I recover my miners configurations?

Awesome Miner keeps 3 copies of the configuration file to reduce the risk of any file getting corrupt and resulting in lost settings. I have received maybe 2-3 reports in the past where all configuration files have been replaced by NULL characters, due to file system issues. The most common scenario is however if someone uninstall Awesome Miner and install an older version that is unable to read a newer configuration file. I'm not saying that's the case here - but it's good to know.

If you send me your log file (via the toolbar: Tools -> Log File) I will probably be able to recover the configuration for you - and also see why it was failing. Thanks!

[patrike]

Is this application compatible with xmrig-proxy?

I'm not familiar with that software. XMRig mining software itself is not supported.

[patrike]

I just installed and benchmarked and set up my workers and after it started mining windows defender scanned Trojan:Win32/Azden.A!cl
Is it just false detection by windows defender?
Thanks for the help

That sounds like a false positive.
http://www.awesomeminer.com/help/defender.aspx

[patrike]

Hey Guys...

How do I add  Verge-Groestl(XVG) - Myriad-Groestl Algo to Awesome Miner...

Love the software for my miners... but missing a few algo's and coins unfortunately.

Any help great...
thanks in advance

The next release will include this one and a few more algorithms.

[patrike]

I've posted before, but can someone please help me figure out why my benchmarks will not save?

I can edit configurations just fine under options, however whenever I run the benchmark with the proper profile selected and algorithms checked... I click "Save to Profile", the configured hashrate column changes, but no changes are made when I go back into options and look at the profile.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled the software, ran as admin, etc. and I cannot figure out why my benchmarks will not save.  Is there a log somewhere I can submit to have further troubleshooting assistance?

I've made some correctons to the profit profile in v4.3 that soon will be made available. Can you please try to upgrade once availale and reproduce again? If you run into any issues, please send the exact steps to me via mail (info at awesomeminer.com)

[patrike]

Same profit switching issue as well. I noticed under the View Details tab the profitable coin that it's not mining has disappeared yet under the same Profit Profile/Online Services the algo/coin that is most profitable still appears.

Re-adding and restarting seems to fix it temporarily but after a few minutes it disappears and switches to a less profitable option.

Hopefully this helps in debugging the issue.

I've identified some scenarios where the Profit Profiles didn't fully work as expected. Once v4.3 is made available, can you please try again?

I've noticed a few similar posts about the profit switcher as well. So once you are on version 4.3 and if you run into any issues again, please send me an e-mail with the following details:
1) A screenshot of the View Details dialog showing the Profit switching information
2) Information about which coin is being mined and if that is what was expected or not
3) Log files both for Awesome Miner and from the Remote Agent (if used)
4) The exact time when it happend

Version 4.3 will be relesed within the next 8 - 10 hours. Many thanks!

[patrike]

Hello Patrike,
On zpool online service, i have added Blakecoin algorithm. It seems there's a problem as it display a very high revenue, like there was a mistake regarding MH/GH.
Could you check this please ?

You need to edit this pool you added as a user define Online Service, and specify the Profit factor like 0.001. For the user defined entries Awesome Miner will not know which unit to use as the API's from zpool doesn't indicate this

[evolart]

Same profit switching issue as well. I noticed under the View Details tab the profitable coin that it's not mining has disappeared yet under the same Profit Profile/Online Services the algo/coin that is most profitable still appears.

Re-adding and restarting seems to fix it temporarily but after a few minutes it disappears and switches to a less profitable option.

Hopefully this helps in debugging the issue.

I've identified some scenarios where the Profit Profiles didn't fully work as expected. Once v4.3 is made available, can you please try again?

I've noticed a few similar posts about the profit switcher as well. So once you are on version 4.3 and if you run into any issues again, please send me an e-mail with the following details:
1) A screenshot of the View Details dialog showing the Profit switching information
2) Information about which coin is being mined and if that is what was expected or not
3) Log files both for Awesome Miner and from the Remote Agent (if used)
4) The exact time when it happend

Version 4.3 will be relesed within the next 8 - 10 hours. Many thanks!

Will do - thanks!

[cryptom00n5]

• I have set up my own pool group which consists of 10 coins across 3 different algos, do i need to priority for each coin or just leave them default (all 0) & the software will jump between coins based on profitability? I have the switching interval set to 10minutes but i have never seen it switch in the last few hours, it seems to just mine XMR even though WHATTOMINE says ZCLASSIC is the most profitable at present? I think i am doing something wrong here? I have already benchmarked my gpu & entered the power/hashrate for each algo.
  
• Is there a way to display "balances" via the cloud service dashboard? I'm often not near my mining gear & it would be super awesome to see all the info from the one website?
• I'm using a RX580 card & setting the below commands via PROFIT PROFILES>AMD GPU>Claymore XXX, whilst it is allowing me to set clock speeds & underclock i cannot get the fans to respond to -fanmin 60?? It seems the only way i can do this is via Sapphire Trixx?
• Is there a way to see how much AUD$ worth of coin you have mined for the day in total?
• I notice in OPTIONS>PROFIT SWITCHING it asks for power cost in USD? I am in Australia, do i need to convert my power cost to USD first or just enter the cost in AUD?
• I have also tried creating my own pool group with 10 diiferent coins in it but it still doesn't seem to mine the most profitable coin when compared to miningpoolhub or whattomine.com??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[SpriterQC]

Hi Patrik,

I'm trying to add the X17 and Phi algorithms for my ahashpool.com profit managed miner.

After I add the algorithms, update managed software (ccminer) and user defined online services, they aren't showing up in the "Online Services" tab of my profit managed mining profile.

I tested the AM included ccminer.exe with proper x17 and phi args, and it mines as expected, so the AM version of ccminer.exe does mine X17 and phi.

I thought since x17 and phi are already included in the normal ahashpool.com api query (http://www.ahashpool.com/api/status), AM should be able to get the new algorithm profit details as it already does for other predefined AHashPool serviece algorithms (i.e. blake2s, nist5, etc...)?

Am I missing something?

-Rockburn

I did so Rockburn by adding the online service at the bottom part of that same online service screen.

Mine shows the following: Zpool, X17, zpool.ca:3737, x17, x17, 1, x17

Work well.

[patrike]

Awesome Miner Version 4.3

- Added 7 new algorithms together with more predefined pools for the Managed Profit Switcher
- Bulk edit of External Miner worker names
- Managed Templates can optionally include worker name information and be applied to Managed Miners
- Benchmarking can optionally be launched with all GPU's used at the same time
- Changed priority order of HTTPS connection to always favor TLS before SSL
- Decred Block Explorer included for balance feature
- Configurable to send password for Claymore miner API requests
- Cleanup of older log files
- Show a total of 9 coins with exchange rates in the status bar
- Show application version in the status bar
- Double click on miner in the Miners tab to open the Properties
- Performance improvments to Dashboard and for scenarios where a very large number of unique worker names are used
- Correction to profit profiles
- Correction to Last Share Time display on Summary tab

[patrike]

• I have set up my own pool group which consists of 10 coins across 3 different algos, do i need to priority for each coin or just leave them default (all 0) & the software will jump between coins based on profitability? I have the switching interval set to 10minutes but i have never seen it switch in the last few hours, it seems to just mine XMR even though WHATTOMINE says ZCLASSIC is the most profitable at present? I think i am doing something wrong here? I have already benchmarked my gpu & entered the power/hashrate for each algo.
  
• Is there a way to display "balances" via the cloud service dashboard? I'm often not near my mining gear & it would be super awesome to see all the info from the one website?
• I'm using a RX580 card & setting the below commands via PROFIT PROFILES>AMD GPU>Claymore XXX, whilst it is allowing me to set clock speeds & underclock i cannot get the fans to respond to -fanmin 60?? It seems the only way i can do this is via Sapphire Trixx?
• Is there a way to see how much AUD$ worth of coin you have mined for the day in total?
• I notice in OPTIONS>PROFIT SWITCHING it asks for power cost in USD? I am in Australia, do i need to convert my power cost to USD first or just enter the cost in AUD?
• I have also tried creating my own pool group with 10 diiferent coins in it but it still doesn't seem to mine the most profitable coin when compared to miningpoolhub or whattomine.com??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

1) You don't have to manually set pool priority. The best way to get insight in what the profit switcher is doing is to right click on the miner and select View details as indicated here:
http://www.awesomeminer.com/help/profitswitching.aspx#viewcalc

2) Not today. The plan is to improve the web interface during next year and Balance is one of the features that will be made available via the web as well

3) Awesome Miner can pass this parameter to the Claymore mining software, but Awesome Miner cannot resolve the scenario if the Claymore software isn't reacting correctly on this parameter.

4) Not supported. Awesome Miner currently only show you the estimated profit per day and month. You can also set AUD as display currency in the Options dialog. However, the actual payout information (how much you earned) is not available in Awesome Miner. In the future Awesome Miner will try to get this information from the pools, which is the only source for this information.

5) Power cost is always specified in USD. There are probably some room for improvements here

6) See #1 about insight to the profit switcher. For general information about profit statistics, please see:
http://www.awesomeminer.com/help/coinstats.aspx

[patrike]

I would like to say thanks to everyone participating in these good discussions. I really appreciate all feedback and comments because it makes the software better and it also helps me to prioritize the most requested features. Let's continue working together on making it better.

Happy new year and I wish you all a great 2018!

[proteus7]

Some questions and issues..

Since this was working great on my first dual 1080ti node, I upgraded, but running into the following problem.
I have a remote AMD node, running 3x R9 290s and a pair of RX580s. Two sets of cards, with very different performance. I’d like to be able to run this as 2 additional “groups” of cards but can’t figure out how. Also, how do I keep different sets of benchmarks? I’ve read the faq, but seems very unclear to me.

Also having some major issues with sgmimer, which I don’t normally use. It keeps detecting my igpu. Also noticed that it’s the old 32bit version?

Lastly, for my nvidia rig, how do I use different versions of ccminer for different algorithms? I see the main tpruvot 2.23 fork, and the Alexis78, but need to add others as well. There doesn’t seem to be an easy way to do this?

Thanks!

[cashen]

Make sure you delete x17 and myr-gr if you added them manually.

I had an issue x17 was not connecting due to having 2.

[robl450]

For profit per day that the miner shows, is that after power costs?  or where do I see after power costs?  I assume it shows that since its making us input power costs.