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[marcus556]

The Windows version is already pre-compiled into an EXE and is ready to rock out of the box...
The instructions to "install msys/mingw" are to compile the exe yourself from the source code.

Long story short, just open a command prompt and do a "CD" to the folder you extracted it to (that contains the EXE file) and run the file with the desired arguments.

Here is a better guide on How to use the Windows GPU Plotter:

1) The GPU Plotter is archived in a .7z file, so you will need to Download and install 7-zip to be able to extract it (if you don't already have it):
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

2) Download the (Windows) GPU plot generator v2.0.0:
https://mega.co.nz/#!2BNDXY4L!jgwHDZXDJyFp2Jg5mN8sxtpplgXEInSMf1cQGbPc5lM

3) Right-click & extract the "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.0.0.7z" file and select 7-zip -> extract to "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.0.0\"

4) open the newly created "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.0.0" folder

5) In an empty space within the "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.0.0" folder do the following:
Hold down the "shift" key and right-click in an empty spot. Select "Open command window here"
(Note: the "Open command window here" option is only available if you hold Shift and Right-Click)
(Alternatively, you could just open a command window manually and do a "CD" to the folder containing the gpuPlotGenerator.exe file)

6) find the GPU's Platform and Platform ID:
gpuPlotGenerator.exe list platforms

(Note down the "ID" number for the proper device platform, this will be <platformId>)

7) Find the DeviceID of the device to use:
gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices <platformId>

(Note down the "ID" number for the proper device to use, this will be <deviceId>)

Type the desired plot information:
gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate <platformId> <deviceId> "<Plot folder path>" <AccountNumber> <StartingPlot> <NumberOfPlots> <Stagger> <Threads> <Hashes>

As an example, this is the command that I used on my AMD Radeon 7800:
gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate 0 0 "C:\Plots" 11111222223333344444 14670000 7335000 1000 64 1024

These directions are better than nothing, but I still start to lose it on step 6.  Where the hell am I supposed to find these ID numbers and why can't the damn program find them on its own?  And in the above example, it seems that a pair of zeroes are used for these purposes?  WTF?

And as shown in step 8 - go into more detail about how and why each character, symbol, and space was typed. Define what each group of numbers is and what I'd want to write there for use on a 7950 / 270X / 280X.  I need pictures and words and arrows!  To install it on 7 64 bit.

These instructions seem to work but my GPU is not listed... I have an R9 290, do i need to change drivers?  OpenCL was downloaded and installed but I dont understand the readme where it says change the path....

Any help is appreciated

anyone???

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[alexrossi]

Can someone write a well done explanation about these three columns?

[Amph]

Can someone write a well done explanation about these three columns?

lol the second one is my address

[coin1974]

Hey guys, is it possible to mine with 2 different hard disks in one pc with a single miner as a single plot? If yes how we do it? How to create plot for that miner? Anyone know any guide on this? Please help me guys. 

Yes, you just need to generate the plot on the second hard disk, and then softlink it to the "plots" folder on the hdd when the miner is running,

Thanks for the reply bro. But how to softlink? Can you guide me on that? I am in windows 8. Thanks.

Just generate the plot on the 2nd hard drive and then make a simple shortcut on the miner "plots" folder

Just shortcut works? I will try it now. Thanks for the help.

[bitminer82]

Just generate the plot on the 2nd hard drive and then make a simple shortcut on the miner "plots" folder

FYI, a regular shortcut works with Linux but in Windows you need to use a symbolic link or you'll get errors.

[alphateam]

Can someone write a well done explanation about these three columns?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=769473.0

[coin1974]

Just generate the plot on the 2nd hard drive and then make a simple shortcut on the miner "plots" folder

FYI, a regular shortcut works with Linux but in Windows you need to use a symbolic link or you'll get errors.

I will try with MKLINK also, that seems a useful tool. Just to make sure when im generating plot, i have to start from latest finish plot nonce not to overlap right?

[SpeedDemon13]

Setting OpenCL step3 kernel static arguments
0.0576701% (10652672/5326848 nonces), 8299.71 nonces/minutes...
0.11534% (10655744/5326848 nonces), 10400.3 nonces/minutes...
0.17301% (10658816/5326848 nonces), 11357.2 nonces/minutes...
0.230681% (10661888/5326848 nonces), 11893.5 nonces/minutes...
0.288351% (10664960/5326848 nonces), 12215.5 nonces/minutes...
0.346021% (10668032/5326848 nonces), 12467.4 nonces/minutes...
0.403691% (10671104/5326848 nonces), 12626.9 nonces/minutes...
0.461361% (10674176/5326848 nonces), 12742.9 nonces/minutes...
0.519031% (10677248/5326848 nonces), 12851.2 nonces/minutes...
0.576701% (10680320/5326848 nonces), 12947.5 nonces/minutes...
0.634371% (10683392/5326848 nonces), 13030.8 nonces/minutes...
0.692042% (10686464/5326848 nonces), 13093.8 nonces/minutes...
0.749712% (10689536/5326848 nonces), 13161.1 nonces/minutes...
0.807382% (10692608/5326848 nonces), 13223.1 nonces/minutes...
0.865052% (10695680/5326848 nonces), 13281.6 nonces/minutes...
0.922722% (10698752/5326848 nonces), 13347.3 nonces/minutes...
0.980392% (10701824/5326848 nonces), 13393.2 nonces/minutes...
1.03806% (10704896/5326848 nonces), 13444.7 nonces/minutes...
1.09573% (10707968/5326848 nonces), 13473.2 nonces/minutes...
1.1534% (10711040/5326848 nonces), 13509.5 nonces/minutes...
1.21107% (10714112/5326848 nonces), 13537.3 nonces/minutes...
1.26874% (10717184/5326848 nonces), 13566 nonces/minutes...
gpuplotgenerator generate 0 0 G:\plots blablabla 10649600 5324800 3072 128 1024
r9 280x

Your doing better than me on v.2.0.0, I'm doing 11.5k nonces/min, but my hashes is at 8160. biphen still hasn't answered my question how stagger_size/hashes ratio relates in this gpu plotter as the read me vaguely discusses it.

[Avaahnaa]

Just seen this message, I dont think its my .bat file because when i do the list platformId command, my GPU doesnt show up there either only my CPU.  Im still trying to setup my bat file...

'list platforms' should return you with information about AMD APP SDK, assuming you have that installed and will have an Id #

'list devices <platformId>' will return you information on your gpu(s) and cpu.


So for my case and I am also running an R9 290

'list platform' tells me that my platform Id for APP is '0'
'list devices 0' tells me that my gpu has Id '0' and my cpu is recognised with Id '1'.

This is where the two zeros following 'gpuPlotgenerator generate' are coming from in the examples that have been posted.  

[paduser]

not recommended due to "failed to submit share" error. cause of high pool load i think.

Does someone know how to run the burst-pool by uray? I downloaded the source but I dont know how to run it.

That's why I want to build my own pool on my own server to get rid of the high pool load problem.

[alexrossi]

i have to start from latest finish plot nonce not to overlap right?

latest finish plot + 1, or you will overlap 1 nonce (well, not a big problem indeed )

[marcus556]

not recommended due to "failed to submit share" error. cause of high pool load i think.

Does someone know how to run the burst-pool by uray? I downloaded the source but I dont know how to run it.

That's why I want to build my own pool on my own server to get rid of the high pool load problem.

Thats what im saying, is that it only list the CPU and its Device number 1

I installed amd sdk 2.9.1.  After installation do i need to do anything else to get it to work?

[Avaahnaa]

not recommended due to "failed to submit share" error. cause of high pool load i think.

Does someone know how to run the burst-pool by uray? I downloaded the source but I dont know how to run it.

That's why I want to build my own pool on my own server to get rid of the high pool load problem.

Thats what im saying, is that it only list the CPU and its Device number 1

I installed amd sdk 2.9.1.  After installation do i need to do anything else to get it to work?

What Catalyst driver version do you have?  Mine is 14.7

[marcus556]

not recommended due to "failed to submit share" error. cause of high pool load i think.

Does someone know how to run the burst-pool by uray? I downloaded the source but I dont know how to run it.

That's why I want to build my own pool on my own server to get rid of the high pool load problem.

Thats what im saying, is that it only list the CPU and its Device number 1

I installed amd sdk 2.9.1.  After installation do i need to do anything else to get it to work?

What Catalyst driver version do you have?  Mine is 14.7

Same...

[coin1974]

i have to start from latest finish plot nonce not to overlap right?

latest finish plot + 1, or you will overlap 1 nonce (well, not a big problem indeed )

Ah cool. For sure i dont want to miss a single mb space also so that reply was very helpful bro Cheers.

[Avaahnaa]

not recommended due to "failed to submit share" error. cause of high pool load i think.

Does someone know how to run the burst-pool by uray? I downloaded the source but I dont know how to run it.

That's why I want to build my own pool on my own server to get rid of the high pool load problem.

Thats what im saying, is that it only list the CPU and its Device number 1

I installed amd sdk 2.9.1.  After installation do i need to do anything else to get it to work?

What Catalyst driver version do you have?  Mine is 14.7

Same...

Other than checking that your files are correctly located I am afraid that I have no idea why your gpu isn't 'seen'.
Sorry
Hopefully someone else can help you out though.

[coinits]

Going to throw this out there....I find that if I reboot my computers once per day it really helps keep the CPUs running with minimal load. Haswell Chips with 32 GB RAM allows me to mine with my GPUs while mining BURST. I run about 3-10% CPU usage and around 14.5 GB RAM. This is what I have on both rigs as I type...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r50qbde6ajodoxo/Screenshot%202014-09-11%2012.21.57.png?dl=0

[marcus556]

not recommended due to "failed to submit share" error. cause of high pool load i think.

Does someone know how to run the burst-pool by uray? I downloaded the source but I dont know how to run it.

That's why I want to build my own pool on my own server to get rid of the high pool load problem.

Thats what im saying, is that it only list the CPU and its Device number 1

I installed amd sdk 2.9.1.  After installation do i need to do anything else to get it to work?

What Catalyst driver version do you have?  Mine is 14.7

Same...

Other than checking that your files are correctly located I am afraid that I have no idea why your gpu isn't 'seen'.
Sorry
Hopefully someone else can help you out though.

Where exactly should they be and what files?  I tried following the readme attached to the 2.0 plotter but i have no clue about the setup and how modify the makefile...

[LosingCoins]

So I started plotting last night (been 14 hours) using the command:
sh run_generate.sh myaddress 0 7549747200 8121 4    (for my 2TB drive)

I looked today and see that I have one plot (~185GB).

Does this sound correct?

I thought this was supposed to generate a bunch of plots around the 2GB range?

I am on 64-bit linux (14.04) 4gb ram and just testing it out with my 2 TB drive before adding more.

Thanks.

Regards,

LC

[Amph]

the ram problem seems fixed, basically i can throw others TB with 8gb, and win 7 will adjust the usage in auto