[ANN] Miner Control 1.6.1 - Auto profit switching miner controller

[StuffOfInterest]

Bug report time.
I think I may have caught a crash, though I'm not sure since I was at work when it occurred.  Still, I have logs that look like they go right up to the time of the apparent crash.  In addition, it looks like the Miner Control crash also caused the crash (or perhaps just closure) of numerous other processes running…my desktop was devoid of all apps and/or windows when I got home, including several background tasks (had to reboot my PC to get everything back up & running).  The log is rather lengthy, so you may want to grab a snack & a drink before diving in:

Code:

logs removed because they weren't posting right

Apparently the logs are too long for this message board to handle properly.  Let me know another way of getting them to you, and I'll send them that way. 

How about trying the issue tracker over at GitHub? link

It may be able to handle longer text.  You probably don't need to include the entire file either, just the last 10 minutes or so.  Most of the file is probably failed connects to the remote API providers.

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[StuffOfInterest]

Please, add NeoScrypt for NiceHash.
https://www.nicehash.com/index.jsp?p=allorders&a=8

and TMB - NeoScrypt Port 8880

Done and released as version 1.5.3.

For NiceHash you need to use sgminer.   https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=632503.msg9459003#msg9459003

Here is my conf for it for my 750 ti

Code:

{ "algo": "neoscrypt", "folder": "C:\\Users\\Jim\\Desktop\\cpuminer\\sgminer", "command": "sgminer.exe", "arguments": "_SPARAM1_:3341 -u _ACCOUNT_._WORKER_ -p d=32 -I 14 -k neoscrypt", "usewindow": true },

Ahh, thanks, I'll have to give that a try.  I tried to use cgminer last night without any luck, which is one reason why I didn't publish any concrete config examples for NeoScrypt.

[StuffOfInterest]

OK, someone posted last night about the broken auto-start (to tray) and then apparently removed the posting later today.

Fixing that is on my radar.  I've unfortunately been time squeezed lately.  Adding in the new algos was a lot easier than diagnosing the start-up issues so I was able to squeeze that work in.  Hopefully I'll have some time to work on getting auto-start in tray mode working again in a few days.

[kaltar]

Is it just me or TMB Neo, doesn't seem to work, i can connect manually but Miner Control just sees the pool as dead.
yes i checked all my config, X11 connects, X15 sometimes, Neo, never
but NEO works fine on Nicehash

[ltc_bilic]

Is it just me or TMB Neo, doesn't seem to work, i can connect manually but Miner Control just sees the pool as dead.
yes i checked all my config, X11 connects, X15 sometimes, Neo, never
but NEO works fine on Nicehash

Yep, can confirm, there appears to be an API parsing error with TMB neo. Needs fixing.

[StuffOfInterest]

Is it just me or TMB Neo, doesn't seem to work, i can connect manually but Miner Control just sees the pool as dead.
yes i checked all my config, X11 connects, X15 sometimes, Neo, never
but NEO works fine on Nicehash

Yep, can confirm, there appears to be an API parsing error with TMB neo. Needs fixing.

I'm not following.  Do you see an issue with NeoScrypt on TMB or NeoScrypt for TMB within Miner Control?  I'm seeing pricing information which means I am parsing the incoming API.  Launching the miner doesn't have anything to do with the API so I'm wondering if it is an issue with the miner not talking to TMB.  Have you tried launching the miner manually?

[kaltar]

yes, the pricing shows up, but when i click auto, the pools shows up dead in the listing.

maybe pointing to the wrong port or something.

and yup, lauchning the miner manually works..

[StuffOfInterest]

yes, the pricing shows up, but when i click auto, the pools shows up dead in the listing.

maybe pointing to the wrong port or something.

and yup, lauchning the miner manually works..

Look at the starting command which is echoed in the console window (if if you are running with 'usewindow').  See if the port number listed there matches what TMB is expecting.  If it looks good, try running that command in a command prompt window.  This really sounds like just a configuration issue.

[StuffOfInterest]

Is it just me or TMB Neo, doesn't seem to work, i can connect manually but Miner Control just sees the pool as dead.
yes i checked all my config, X11 connects, X15 sometimes, Neo, never
but NEO works fine on Nicehash

Yep, can confirm, there appears to be an API parsing error with TMB neo. Needs fixing.

I'm not following.  Do you see an issue with NeoScrypt on TMB or NeoScrypt for TMB within Miner Control?  I'm seeing pricing information which means I am parsing the incoming API.  Launching the miner doesn't have anything to do with the API so I'm wondering if it is an issue with the miner not talking to TMB.  Have you tried launching the miner manually?

FYI, I'm happily mining away on NeoScrypt right now via TMB. Of note, I had to use the "usewindow" option or sgminer went haywire.

Code:

[20:26:45] Starting TradeMyBit NeoScrypt with C:\CryptoMining\sgminer-5-dev-neoscrypt-windows\sgminer.exe -k neoscrypt -I 14 -T -o stratum+tcp://east01.us.trademybit.com:8880 -u MinerControl.1 -p x

[Joe9]

I can't seem to get more than 25KHS per 750 Ti using neoscrypt on sgminer. Do I need to install any extra bits like opencl drivers? I'm using Nvidia driver version 344.11

Also what to put in the sgminer.conf file or just delete it? I've removed it for now.

my current settings for nicehash look like this:

{ "algo": "neoscrypt", "folder": "C:\\Users\\xxx\\Desktop\\sgm5", "command": "sgminer.exe", "arguments": "_SPARAM1_:3341 -u _ACCOUNT_._WORKER_ -p d=.08 -w 128 -g 1 -I 12 -k neoscrypt", "usewindow": true }

[StuffOfInterest]

I can't seem to get more than 25KHS per 750 Ti using neoscrypt on sgminer. Do I need to install any extra bits like opencl drivers? I'm using Nvidia driver version 344.11

Also what to put in the sgminer.conf file or just delete it? I've removed it for now.

my current settings for nicehash look like this:

{ "algo": "neoscrypt", "folder": "C:\\Users\\xxx\\Desktop\\sgm5", "command": "sgminer.exe", "arguments": "_SPARAM1_:3341 -u _ACCOUNT_._WORKER_ -p d=.08 -w 128 -g 1 -I 12 -k neoscrypt", "usewindow": true }

Probably a better question to ask on the sgminer thread.  Just for comparison, however, I'm getting about 40KHS per 750 Ti SC (eVGA) on my machine.

[frazier34567]

I can't seem to get more than 25KHS per 750 Ti using neoscrypt on sgminer. Do I need to install any extra bits like opencl drivers? I'm using Nvidia driver version 344.11

Also what to put in the sgminer.conf file or just delete it? I've removed it for now.

my current settings for nicehash look like this:

{ "algo": "neoscrypt", "folder": "C:\\Users\\xxx\\Desktop\\sgm5", "command": "sgminer.exe", "arguments": "_SPARAM1_:3341 -u _ACCOUNT_._WORKER_ -p d=.08 -w 128 -g 1 -I 12 -k neoscrypt", "usewindow": true }

Try -I 14  My Config code

Code:

{ "algo": "neoscrypt", "folder": "C:\\Users\\Jim\\Desktop\\cpuminer\\sgminer", "command": "sgminer.exe", "arguments": "_SPARAM1_:3341 -u _ACCOUNT_._WORKER_ -p d=32 -I 14 -k neoscrypt", "usewindow": true },

[Joe9]

Tried a couple of things including I -14, and just using sgminer on it's own. It lags the whole system both amd (cpu) and intel rigs. I've disabled neoscrypt for now within minercontrol, and will wait to see if any cuda miners add neoscrypt. Thanks for the replies.

[varthshenon]

I'm getting this error. bat tested directly doesn't gives error, only with Miner Control

Code:

[14:38:59] Starting TradeMyBit X15 with F:\Desktop\sgminer-5.1-dev-2014-11-10-win32\sgminer.exe  -o stratum+tcp://am01.eu.trademybit.com:6660 -u xxxx -p xxxx -k bitblock -I 18 -w 256 --vectors 1 --thread-concurrency 8192 --lookup-gap 2 --gpu-threads 2 
[14:38:59] Global quota greatest common denominator set to 1
[14:38:59] Set default algorithm to bitblock
[14:38:59] Default Devices = all
[14:38:59] set_devices(all)
[14:38:59] GPU 0 Worksize set to 256.
[14:38:59] Loading settings from default_profile for pool 0
[14:38:59] Pool 0 Algorithm set to "bitblock"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 devices set to "all"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 lookup gap set to "2"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 Intensity set to "18"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 XIntensity set to ""
[14:38:59] Pool 0 Raw Intensity set to ""
[14:38:59] Pool 0 Thread Concurrency set to "8192"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 GPU Clock set to "(null)"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 GPU Memory clock set to "(null)"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 GPU Threads set to "2"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 GPU Fan set to "(null)"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 GPU Powertune set to "(null)"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 GPU Vddc set to "(null)"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 Shaders set to "(null)"
[14:38:59] Pool 0 Worksize set to "256"
LINES value must be >= 2 and <= -4904: got -1
initscr(): Unable to create SP

EDIT : Just finished searcheing google, and it seems I missed -T command :O . Might be useful if you put this on first post for windows user I don't know if it's sgminer or miner control

[Joltheadq]

Am I the only one having to close out MC with Task Manager?   It won't close otherwise. Even after mining has been stopped.

[jjjordan]

I haven't checked in a while and just saw manual configuration and failovers are now implemented.
Great job! Will start looking into it now.

I see some people are using cgminer/sgminer based nvidia miners.
Can you tell me how to find these? I've been looking for a while, but no luck.
I would really love the APIs that sgminer offers.

[kaltar]

Am I the only one having to close out MC with Task Manager?   It won't close otherwise. Even after mining has been stopped.

No, i have the same problem

[Travis9x]

Am I the only one having to close out MC with Task Manager?   It won't close otherwise. Even after mining has been stopped.

I only had this issue a while back, with CudaMiner (not ccMiner), and that was several releases ago, shortly after console integration.  Haven't had the issue since then.

I haven't checked in a while and just saw manual configuration and failovers are now implemented.
Great job! Will start looking into it now.

I see some people are using cgminer/sgminer based nvidia miners.
Can you tell me how to find these? I've been looking for a while, but no luck.
I would really love the APIs that sgminer offers.

As far as I'm aware, the only reason anyone is using SGminer is either because they have AMD cards, or because they're mining neoScrypt (there is no ccMiner or any other NVIDIA-specific miner for neoScrypt yet).

[jjjordan]

Am I the only one having to close out MC with Task Manager?  It won't close otherwise. Even after mining has been stopped.

I only had this issue a while back, with CudaMiner (not ccMiner), and that was several releases ago, shortly after console integration.  Haven't had the issue since then.

I haven't checked in a while and just saw manual configuration and failovers are now implemented.
Great job! Will start looking into it now.

I see some people are using cgminer/sgminer based nvidia miners.
Can you tell me how to find these? I've been looking for a while, but no luck.
I would really love the APIs that sgminer offers.

As far as I'm aware, the only reason anyone is using SGminer is either because they have AMD cards, or because they're mining neoScrypt (there is no ccMiner or any other NVIDIA-specific miner for neoScrypt yet).

Well, too bad... I'd really like to look at fans and temps, to be switching pools with cgminermonitor (all miners - amd and nvidia) etc...
Anyway - I guess I'll keep using sgminer with AMD cards and ccminer with nvidia. Thanks, Travis!

[StuffOfInterest]

Am I the only one having to close out MC with Task Manager?   It won't close otherwise. Even after mining has been stopped.

No, i have the same problem

It will close eventually but it is a problem with shutting down the multicast receiver.  If you disable remotereceive then you won't have the delay.  I'll have a fix in the next version which sets a max time for shutting down (0.5 seconds) and then continues on regardless.  I'll see if I can get that release out later today.