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[drgr33n]

Hi,

I finally tried Linux and your ISO is the first.

Some things I found on this forum and tried which didn't work (and found no sollution for them):

Enable overclocking ..

Code:

aticonfig --enable-od

Result: aticonfig: unrecognized option ' --enable-od'
aticonfig: pairing the command line failed.
This should be:

Code:

aticonfig --od-enable

Code:

aticonfig --odsc 900,900 --adapter=youradapter

Works to set GPU to 900 and Mem to 900, but how to set mem to 300? When I try

Code:

aticonfig --odsc 900,300 --adapter=youradapter

it says that's not valid.

For mining, when I try

Code:

cd /opt/miners/phoenix
./phoenix.py -u http://username:password@deepbit.net:8332/ -k poclbm VECTORS BFI_INT AGGRESSION=12 WORKSIZE=128 DEVICE=0

I get: ./phoenix.py permission denied

I read someone else got this error but I did not read how he got around it.
Any help?

Yes seem s I put yet another typo it should be --od-enable. You cannot set your memory below 900 because its the lowest you can set it as it probably locked by the bios. You can edit the bios on some cards to allow you to set it lower but its out of the scope of this post. I suggest you search the forums for instructions.

The last error with phoenix is due to the permissions not being set properly. there's several posts on this thread that explains how to get around this. In short run the command like this

Code:

python ./phoenix.pl .....

[Folax]

The last error with phoenix is due to the permissions not being set properly. there's several posts on this thread that explains how to get around this. In short run the command like this

Code:

python ./phoenix.pl .....

Thank you for your reply.

So you suggest I try:

Code:

cd /opt/miners/phoenix
python ./phoenix.pl -u http://username:password@deepbit.net:8332/ -k poclbm VECTORS BFI_INT AGGRESSION=12 WORKSIZE=128 DEVICE=0

I get: Python: can't open file './phoenix.pl': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

I tried python /phoenix.pl and ./phoenix.pl too but no luck.
How could it be this works for some and not for others, while they are using the same ISO?

BTW the unetbootin link in your OP is broken.

[mewantsbitcoins]

Folax,

Code:

chmod +x poenix.pl

[Folax]

Folax,

Code:

chmod +x poenix.pl

Thanks, tried that too:

Code:

cd /opt/miners/phoenix
chmod +x phoenix.pl -u http://username:password@deepbit.net:8332/ -k poclbm VECTORS BFI_INT AGGRESSION=12 WORKSIZE=128 DEVICE=0

chmod: invalid option -- 'k'
Is that the -k I used? When I take that out I get a bunch of errors of course...

[mewantsbitcoins]

nooooooooooo   these are separate commands. copy and paste them one at a time. and sorry for the typo it's pheonix.py not .pl

Code:

cd /opt/miners/phoenix
chmod +x phoenix.py
python phoenix.py -u http://username:password@deepbit.net:8332/ -k poclbm VECTORS BFI_INT AGGRESSION=12 WORKSIZE=128 DEVICE=0

[Folax]

Ah had to make it into an executable
Thanks both of you, looking forward to the new version of the ISO!

[mewantsbitcoins]

Me too. I'm desperate for the v0.2 as I can't install atioverdrive in v0.1 and my cards are running very hot

[Folax]

Me too. I'm desperate for the v0.2 as I can't install atioverdrive in v0.1 and my cards are running very hot

Why can you not install atioverdrive?

[mewantsbitcoins]

Comes up with some depencacies errors. I tried installing those packages separately with -f but it didn't work either. Also tried apt-get upgrade - no luck. One more problem - can't get persistence to work.

[PabloW]

Is it easy to use linux to do mining with this distribution without having any great knowledge about linux? I have some VEEEEEEEEEERY basic experiencie. Is it worth to try?

I mean, its aall ready to go or I have to do something (anything) ?

[de4l]

this probably isn't the appropriate place, but I didn't want to start a whole new thread, per suggestions I have started using the phatk kernal, but I've also tried some overclocking/underclocking on my 5970 using radeon bios editor, I can get the voltages to stick but for some reason I can not get the clock to come away from the default 750/1000... which I'd really like to do in bios (because windows won't let me go lower than 500 for ram) so that I can just boot and go in linux. I followed these instructions but the clock settings don't stick http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1739618&postcount=34

[drgr33n]

Lol I can see people are struggling with 0.1a. It's not really for people with no experience with Linux. It has all the tools nessecery for overclocking and to change the fan speeds etc buy of you are used to GUIs your going to struggle with this version and I suggest you wait for 0.2a because it has all the GUIs included and has been designed with the Linux newb in mind.

I'm very close to finishing now. I've had some troubles with power supplies on the computer where Linuxcoin is installed and my crazy ex girlfriend lol so it's been a liitle slow coming but it will be well worth the wait trust me

[Folax]

Is it easy to use linux to do mining with this distribution without having any great knowledge about linux? I have some VEEEEEEEEEERY basic experiencie. Is it worth to try?

I mean, its aall ready to go or I have to do something (anything) ?

Read every post in this topic, make sure to make a txt file of every piece of info/code you find and start.
You will find trouble but also solutions in your txt file. I managed to get it working with help here, as you will read when you look at every post.

Good luck!

[de4l]

Lol I can see people are struggling with 0.1a. It's not really for people with no experience with Linux. It has all the tools nessecery for overclocking and to change the fan speeds etc buy of you are used to GUIs your going to struggle with this version and I suggest you wait for 0.2a because it has all the GUIs included and has been designed with the Linux newb in mind.

I'm very close to finishing now. I've had some troubles with power supplies on the computer where Linuxcoin is installed and my crazy ex girlfriend lol so it's been a liitle slow coming but it will be well worth the wait trust me

the reason I was asking if anyone knew how to get the memory downclocking to stick in radeon bios editor for the powercolor 5970 was because the aticonfig included did not allow me to set anything below 500, when I wanted to go to 300 for memory speed.

[Folax]

Getting the memory down to 300 will give me about 20 Mhash/s extra per card, so yeah, would be great to being able to do that.

[drgr33n]

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/154/2

Should get you to where you want to be

I'm now finishing of the last bits and then will be uploading the next ISO

[de4l]

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/154/2

Should get you to where you want to be

I'm now finishing of the last bits and then will be uploading the next ISO

thanks but I did read the whole RBE manual and even went to the side tutorial that was linked in the manual (the link I posted earlier http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1739618&postcount=34 )

[drgr33n]

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/154/2

Should get you to where you want to be

I'm now finishing of the last bits and then will be uploading the next ISO

thanks but I did read the whole RBE manual and even went to the side tutorial that was linked in the manual (the link I posted earlier http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1739618&postcount=34 )

Ahh ok well let me just finish what I'm doing here and I'll take a look at what you have posted and see if i can help you out bud.

[drgr33n]

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/154/2

Should get you to where you want to be

I'm now finishing of the last bits and then will be uploading the next ISO

thanks but I did read the whole RBE manual and even went to the side tutorial that was linked in the manual (the link I posted earlier http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1739618&postcount=34 )

Ahh ok well let me just finish what I'm doing here and I'll take a look at what you have posted and see if i can help you out bud.

That guide you posted should modify your BIOS to lower the limits. Can you post the output of

Code:

aticonfig --odgc

[antz123]

hows the upload coming along? I'm looking forward to trying out the new version!


One thing, does it come with AMDOverdrive?