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[Amph]

burst is controlled by fucking commis!!!!!!!
don't fall for this trap!!!!!

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burst means communism and is anti american

the fudders are here

[twig123]

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

Getting Started
Download/Install GPU Drivers and OpenCL support:

For Nvidia GPU Users:
I don't have an Nvidia GPU, so I still need confirmation from ya'll on what is required
According to Nvidia "OpenCL support is included in the latest NVIDIA GPU drivers, available at http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us"


For AMD/ATI GPU Users:
Download/Install drivers for your video card:
(Note, you should already have video drivers installed. But you may need to play around with installing different versions of the driver for best performance)
Latest Version - http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+7+-+64
Archived Versions - http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/previous?os=Windows%207%20-%2064

Download/Install the AMD APP SDK for your version of Windows:
http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/opencl-zone/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/


Download/Extract 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 (v2.1.1):
Windows x86 binaries: https://mega.co.nz/#!HMEUHKAL!WQuhun7OlODiV1VvxJv5GHjPo9MsccfyuubQgJEAUYU
Sources: https://mega.co.nz/#!7VExxQ7Z!EoUPH_XzXEFQXnQ41XQ6fiHjMfnXpR9HdxUztmPaeH8

3) Right-click & extract the "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.1.1.7z" file and select 7-zip -> extract to "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.1.1\"


Using the Windows GPU Plotter:
1) open the newly created "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.1.1" folder that was created in the previous step

2) In an empty space within the "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.1.1" 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)

3) Run the following command to list the GPU's Platform and Platform ID:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe list platforms

Note down the "ID" number for the proper device platform, this number will be <platformId> in the next step

Example:


4) Run the following commands to find the DeviceID's of the device in your system, replacing <platformId> with the number you noted down in the last step:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices <platformId>

Example:
gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices 0



Note down the "ID" number for the proper device to use, this will be <deviceId> in the next step
Note down the "Max global memory size" number, this will be the MAXIMUM <Stagger> we are able to set (may be more with trial/error)
Note down the "Max work group size" number, this will be the MAXIMUM <Threads> we are able to set

5) Finally, create the desired plotting information. Here is the basic syntax for the app:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate <platformId> <deviceId> "<Plot folder path>" <AccountNumber> <StartingPlot> <NumberOfPlots> <Stagger> <Threads> <Hashes>

<platformId> = The ID# we found in Step 3 (In my case, this was 0)
<deviceId> = The ID# we found in Step 4 (In my case, this was also 0)
<Plot folder path> = The folder you wish to have plots created (Ex: C:\Path to\plots)
<AccountNumber> = This is your Numeric Burstcoin wallet address (Ex: 11111222223333344444)
<StartingPlot> = The plot number you would like to start generating at
<NumberOfPlots> = The number of plots to create from the StartingPlot (This needs to be a number that is evenly dividable by the <Stagger> you set)
<Stagger> = Amount of memory to use on the GPU, in MB. (Ex: I set mine to 1024, instead of my MAX of 1265) (I've been told you may be able to set this higer, but would be a trial and error testing on your part if you wish to try setting the stagger higher)
<Threads> = Amount of parallel GPU threads to use (Typically either 64, 128 or 256 depending on the capabilities of your card, which is indicated by the "Max work group size" above)
<Hashes> = Number of chunks the GPU will split work into. (Ranges from 1 to 8160, this is purely guess work... so start low-ish and try to go up as close to 8160 as you can as higher numbers stress the GPU more)

As an example, this is the command that I used on my AMD Radeon 7800:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate 0 0 "C:\Path to\plots" 11111222223333344444 14670000 7335000 1000 64 1024

Note: The above command is probably not optimized for the best speed... but it's just an example that works for my card


Troubleshooting

[ERROR] An OpenCL error occured in the generation process, aborting...
[ERROR] [-1001] Unable to retrieve the OpenCL platforms

There are no OpenCL devices detectable. Try Installing the latest Drivers/OpenCL for your device (Listed in "Getting Started" above).
Also, could be thrown if you are using a Remote Desktop app such as RDP (as it uses a generic mirror driver instead of the GPU driver). Try using something like TeamViewer or VNC instead of Remote Desktop.

[ERROR] [-61] Unable to create the OpenCL GPU generation buffer

Stagger size is too large for the GPU, reduce the stagger size

Contribution needed for more troubleshooting steps...

Revised instructions for using the Windows GPU Plotter, as some were still getting confused.

Also, thank you to bipben for the amazing job on getting a GPU Plotter functional
(also, you are more than welcome to steal any of my notes for your ReadMe if it would help users)

[marcus556]

Intel HD Graphics wouldnt affect the gpu plotter from detecting my R9 290 would it?

[marcus556]

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

Getting Started
Download/Install GPU Drivers and OpenCL support:

For Nvidia GPU Users:
(Sorry, I don't have an Nvidia GPU, so I don't have needed Driver/OpenCL info at the moment)


For AMD/ATI GPU Users:
Download/Install drivers for your video card:
(Note, you should already have video drivers installed. But you may need to play around with installing different versions of the driver for best performance)
Latest Version - http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+7+-+64
Archived Versions - http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/previous?os=Windows%207%20-%2064

Download/Install the AMD APP SDK for your version of Windows:
http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/opencl-zone/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/


Download/Extract 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\"


Using the Windows GPU Plotter:
1) open the newly created "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.0.0" folder that was created in the previous step

2) 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)

3) Run the following command to list the GPU's Platform and Platform ID:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe list platforms

Note down the "ID" number for the proper device platform, this number will be <platformId> in the next step

Example:
https://i.imgur.com/9c2txQj.jpg

4) Run the following commands to find the DeviceID's of the device in your system, replacing <platformId> with the number you noted down in the last step:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices <platformId>

Example:
gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices 0
https://i.imgur.com/wkc79hw.jpg


Note down the "ID" number for the proper device to use, this will be <deviceId> in the next step
Note down the "Max global memory size" number, this will be the MAXIMUM <stagger> we are able to set

5) Finally, create the desired plotting information. Here is the basic syntax for the app:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate <platformId> <deviceId> "<Plot folder path>" <AccountNumber> <StartingPlot> <NumberOfPlots> <Stagger> <Threads> <Hashes>

<platformId> = The ID# we found in Step 3 (In my case, this was 0)
<deviceId> = The ID# we found in Step 4 (In my case, this was also 0)
<Plot folder path> = The folder you wish to have plots created (Ex: C:\Path to\plots)
<AccountNumber> = This is your Numeric Burstcoin wallet address (Ex: 11111222223333344444)
<StartingPlot> = The plot number you would like to start generating at
<NumberOfPlots> = The number of plots to create from the StartingPlot
<Stagger> = Amount of memory to use on the GPU, in MB. (Ex: I set mine to 1024, instead of my MAX of 1265)
<Threads> = Amount of parallel GPU threads to use (Typically either 64, 128 or 256 depending on the capabilities of your card) (believe this may be tied to "Max work group size", but have no way to confirm)
<Hashes> = Number of chunks the GPU will split work into. (Ranges from 1 to 8160, this is purely guess work... so start low-ish and try to go up as close to 8160 as you can as higher numbers stress the GPU more)

As an example, this is the command that I used on my AMD Radeon 7800:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate 0 0 "C:\Path to\plots" 11111222223333344444 14670000 7335000 1000 64 1024

Note: The above command is probably not optimized for the best speed... but it's just an example that works for my card

Revised instructions for using the Windows GPU Plotter, as some were still getting confused.

Also, thank you to bipben for the amazing job on getting a GPU Plotter functional
(also, you are more than welcome to steal any of my notes for your ReadMe if it would help users)

Nice guide!  Think you could explain my problem?

[twig123]

Intel HD Graphics wouldnt affect the gpu plotter from detecting my R9 290 would it?

I don't believe so. Have you made sure you have the latest Drivers as well as the AMD APP SDK installed?

[SpeedDemon13]

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

Getting Started
Download/Install GPU Drivers and OpenCL support:

For Nvidia GPU Users:
(Sorry, I don't have an Nvidia GPU, so I still need Driver/OpenCL info from ya'll on what is required)


For AMD/ATI GPU Users:
Download/Install drivers for your video card:
(Note, you should already have video drivers installed. But you may need to play around with installing different versions of the driver for best performance)
Latest Version - http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+7+-+64
Archived Versions - http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/previous?os=Windows%207%20-%2064

Download/Install the AMD APP SDK for your version of Windows:
http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/opencl-zone/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/


Download/Extract 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\"


Using the Windows GPU Plotter:
1) open the newly created "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.0.0" folder that was created in the previous step

2) 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)

3) Run the following command to list the GPU's Platform and Platform ID:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe list platforms

Note down the "ID" number for the proper device platform, this number will be <platformId> in the next step

Example:


4) Run the following commands to find the DeviceID's of the device in your system, replacing <platformId> with the number you noted down in the last step:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices <platformId>

Example:
gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices 0



Note down the "ID" number for the proper device to use, this will be <deviceId> in the next step
Note down the "Max global memory size" number, this will be the MAXIMUM <stagger> we are able to set

5) Finally, create the desired plotting information. Here is the basic syntax for the app:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate <platformId> <deviceId> "<Plot folder path>" <AccountNumber> <StartingPlot> <NumberOfPlots> <Stagger> <Threads> <Hashes>

<platformId> = The ID# we found in Step 3 (In my case, this was 0)
<deviceId> = The ID# we found in Step 4 (In my case, this was also 0)
<Plot folder path> = The folder you wish to have plots created (Ex: C:\Path to\plots)
<AccountNumber> = This is your Numeric Burstcoin wallet address (Ex: 11111222223333344444)
<StartingPlot> = The plot number you would like to start generating at
<NumberOfPlots> = The number of plots to create from the StartingPlot
<Stagger> = Amount of memory to use on the GPU, in MB. (Ex: I set mine to 1024, instead of my MAX of 1265)
<Threads> = Amount of parallel GPU threads to use (Typically either 64, 128 or 256 depending on the capabilities of your card) (believe this may be tied to "Max work group size", but have no way to confirm)
<Hashes> = Number of chunks the GPU will split work into. (Ranges from 1 to 8160, this is purely guess work... so start low-ish and try to go up as close to 8160 as you can as higher numbers stress the GPU more)

As an example, this is the command that I used on my AMD Radeon 7800:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate 0 0 "C:\Path to\plots" 11111222223333344444 14670000 7335000 1000 64 1024

Note: The above command is probably not optimized for the best speed... but it's just an example that works for my card

Revised instructions for using the Windows GPU Plotter, as some were still getting confused.

Also, thank you to bipben for the amazing job on getting a GPU Plotter functional
(also, you are more than welcome to steal any of my notes for your ReadMe if it would help users)

The best gpu plotter guide to date....

The Threads are linked to work size, but not exactly if it's the same as regular gpu mining. I run 8160 hashes and the card seems to still run fine for normal desktop stuff.

[marcus556]

Intel HD Graphics wouldnt affect the gpu plotter from detecting my R9 290 would it?

I don't believe so. Have you made sure you have the latest Drivers as well as the AMD APP SDK installed?

Many times... I'm currently uninstalling everything and running a driver cleaner.  Then re-installing everything based of the links you posted.  Will post back with results.

You don't think a PCI Express riser would change things would it?

[SpeedDemon13]

Intel HD Graphics wouldnt affect the gpu plotter from detecting my R9 290 would it?

I don't believe so. Have you made sure you have the latest Drivers as well as the AMD APP SDK installed?

Many times... I'm currently uninstalling everything and running a driver cleaner.  Then re-installing everything based of the links you posted.  Will post back with results.

You don't think a PCI Express riser would change things would it?

It shouldn't.

[Amph]

need a better nvidia plotter

btw uray pool payment seems a bit bad recently

[twig123]

The best gpu plotter guide to date....

The Threads are linked to work size, but not exactly if it's the same as regular gpu mining. I run 8160 hashes and the card seems to still run fine for normal desktop stuff.

So, you can confirm that "Max work group size" is the maximum <Threads> that can be used?

[newuser01]

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

Getting Started
Download/Install GPU Drivers and OpenCL support:

For Nvidia GPU Users:
I don't have an Nvidia GPU, so I still need confirmation from ya'll on what is required
According to Nvidia "OpenCL support is included in the latest NVIDIA GPU drivers, available at http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us"


For AMD/ATI GPU Users:
Download/Install drivers for your video card:
(Note, you should already have video drivers installed. But you may need to play around with installing different versions of the driver for best performance)
Latest Version - http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+7+-+64
Archived Versions - http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/previous?os=Windows%207%20-%2064

Download/Install the AMD APP SDK for your version of Windows:
http://developer.amd.com/tools-and-sdks/opencl-zone/amd-accelerated-parallel-processing-app-sdk/


Download/Extract 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\"


Using the Windows GPU Plotter:
1) open the newly created "gpuPlotGenerator-bin-win-x86-2.0.0" folder that was created in the previous step

2) 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)

3) Run the following command to list the GPU's Platform and Platform ID:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe list platforms

Note down the "ID" number for the proper device platform, this number will be <platformId> in the next step

Example:


4) Run the following commands to find the DeviceID's of the device in your system, replacing <platformId> with the number you noted down in the last step:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices <platformId>

Example:
gpuPlotGenerator.exe list devices 0



Note down the "ID" number for the proper device to use, this will be <deviceId> in the next step
Note down the "Max global memory size" number, this will be the MAXIMUM <stagger> we are able to set

5) Finally, create the desired plotting information. Here is the basic syntax for the app:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate <platformId> <deviceId> "<Plot folder path>" <AccountNumber> <StartingPlot> <NumberOfPlots> <Stagger> <Threads> <Hashes>

<platformId> = The ID# we found in Step 3 (In my case, this was 0)
<deviceId> = The ID# we found in Step 4 (In my case, this was also 0)
<Plot folder path> = The folder you wish to have plots created (Ex: C:\Path to\plots)
<AccountNumber> = This is your Numeric Burstcoin wallet address (Ex: 11111222223333344444)
<StartingPlot> = The plot number you would like to start generating at
<NumberOfPlots> = The number of plots to create from the StartingPlot
<Stagger> = Amount of memory to use on the GPU, in MB. (Ex: I set mine to 1024, instead of my MAX of 1265)
<Threads> = Amount of parallel GPU threads to use (Typically either 64, 128 or 256 depending on the capabilities of your card) (believe this may be tied to "Max work group size", but have no way to confirm)
<Hashes> = Number of chunks the GPU will split work into. (Ranges from 1 to 8160, this is purely guess work... so start low-ish and try to go up as close to 8160 as you can as higher numbers stress the GPU more)

As an example, this is the command that I used on my AMD Radeon 7800:

Code:

gpuPlotGenerator.exe generate 0 0 "C:\Path to\plots" 11111222223333344444 14670000 7335000 1000 64 1024

Note: The above command is probably not optimized for the best speed... but it's just an example that works for my card

Revised instructions for using the Windows GPU Plotter, as some were still getting confused.

Also, thank you to bipben for the amazing job on getting a GPU Plotter functional
(also, you are more than welcome to steal any of my notes for your ReadMe if it would help users)

excellent guide, I just wanted to point out that I have this line for my 280x
Max global memory size:  3072 MB

but I can create plots with 4000 stagger so it is possible to have higher

I am using one of the early versions. I dont have the settings for hashes.

[twig123]

excellent guide, I just wanted to point out that I have this line for my 280x
Max global memory size:  3072 MB

but I can create plots with 4000 stagger so it is possible to have higher

I am using one of the early versions. I dont have the settings for hashes.

Thanks for the info. If this the case, I have no idea what Max stagger is related to...
So, I'd need some more information as to what contributes to the Max stagger limit.

Edit: Ah, I see you edit. It may be a limitation of the newer version of the GPU Plotter to prevent the GPU from crashing. But I'm not the dev, so I don't know.

[SpeedDemon13]

The best gpu plotter guide to date....

The Threads are linked to work size, but not exactly if it's the same as regular gpu mining. I run 8160 hashes and the card seems to still run fine for normal desktop stuff.

So, you can confirm that "Max work group size" is the maximum <Threads> that can be used?

Just by my personally tests. I can run at 256, but 128 seems to be the sweet spot for my MSI HD7970. I tried 64, the results were less than either 128 or 256.

excellent guide, I just wanted to point out that I have this line for my 280x
Max global memory size:  3072 MB

but I can create plots with 4000 stagger so it is possible to have higher

I am using one of the early versions. I dont have the settings for hashes.

Thanks for the info. If this the case, I have no idea what Max stagger is related to...
So, I'd need some more information as to what contributes to the Max stagger limit.

Edit: Ah, I see you edit. It may be a limitation of the newer version of the GPU Plotter to prevent the GPU from crashing. But I'm not the dev, so I don't know.

More likely...On v.1.1.0, while plotting, my miner would crash with the gpu plotter stagger at 4096....On v.2.0.0, miner hasn't crash since then with gpu plotter stagger at 3072...

[Trollollo]

Anyone else have problems with new 1.1.0 client?It run and closes after couple of seconds later on my laptop with windows 8.But on mining rig with windows 7 running without any problems.

[TheIcky]

I am attempting to CPU plot on an external USB 1tb drive. I have around 600gb free and even though I have gone through and deleted large files, I am continuously running into "Not enough space on disk" error at the same plot number that is about 3gb into plotting. Does anyone have any suggestions? My error does not seem to be related to the actual amount of disk space.


Note: I have other drives plotted and mining.

[twig123]

I am attempting to CPU plot on an external USB 1tb drive. I have around 600gb free and even though I have gone through and deleted large files, I am continuously running into "Not enough space on disk" error at the same plot number that is about 3gb into plotting. Does anyone have any suggestions? My error does not seem to be related to the actual amount of disk space.


Note: I have other drives plotted and mining.

Is your drive formatted as NTFS? If it is formatted as FAT32, there is a limitation of file size.

[cad_cdn]

http://burstmultipool.com/miner

the 'worker stats' page comes up as offline.

[LivsUA]

burst is controlled by fucking commis!!!!!!!
don't fall for this trap!!!!!

we are going down to 0$

burst means communism and is anti american

hahahaha
the laugh of the day !

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[LivsUA]

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[Amph]

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