Questions tagged [mining]
The process of using a computer to verify transactions on the Monero network. Mining helps keep the network safe, since it is unlikely that one person or group of people can control a large portion of the total mining power. Monero is mined on the CryptoNight algorithm, and it is mined with both CPUs and GPUs.
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XMR-STAK - Does it detect CPU/GPU heat?
Will xmr-stak stop working if it detects either the CPU or GPU temperatures are too high?
Similar to the configurable options in Claymore?
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Can't get Biostar TB250 motherboard to recognise RX Vega 64 GPU for Monero mining
I'm trying to set up a basic rig for Monero mining and I just can't seem to get the motherboard to recognise the GPU. I'm beginning to wonder if the GPU might be faulty. I've tried every tutorial, ...
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What are the differences between the slow hash, fast hash, and tree hash on the monero github?
Additionally, if I wanted to put together my own implementation of the Monero CryptoNight PoW, specifically for mining, and was using one of those (with the corresponding tests on GitHub) to validate ...
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CoinHive javascript doesn't seem to work
I recently made a localhost website to easily mine Monero using my home computers. With CoinHive and the JavaScript miner (without the opt-in screen), I don't see my processor usage go up at all, ...
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0 - 100 % GPU spikes when mining [NVIDIA GTX 750 TI]
when I start mining using XMR-Stark my GPU (GTX 750 TI) is showing weird 0-100% spikes like this: Task Manager, GPU-Z.
My CPU (i7-4790K) is consistent: Task Manager.
My hashrate (cpu+gpu) is ...
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Where can I find some test inputs and outputs for the CryptoNight (Monero PoW) hash algorithm?
I'm interested in cobbling together my own implementation, but in order to validate it, I need to find some valid inputs/outputs (4 minimum, i.e. one that goes through the groestl path, one that goes ...
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Floating point exception during mining (monerod)
I have a strange error during mining. I'm running solo miner on AMD K10 (Phenom 9650). It is not for profit, more or less, it is for experiments. Anyway, I was able to sync the everything and mining ...
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Will CPU mining cause high power consumption?
I have an AMD FX 6300 and i'm using VirtualBox to assign two cores and mine. I get around 100h/s, however, will this cause a much higher energy consumption and a higher electricity bill?
Thanks.
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Why Are Mining Passwords 'x'
In any of the 'get started mining' type sites, I see that password is always x. In xmr-stak, it seems to suggest putting in 'mostly empty or x' as a password. Does this really mean I should be using ...
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How does difficulty impact on cpu small mining?
If there is a large group of small miners (100 H/s), which together have a high rate (10 KH/s), compared to a single larger miner having the same 10 KH/s
Do they have same possibility of mine a block?...
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Several basic questions about Monero and maybe crypto currency minning in general [closed]
I'am very new at crypto currency minning so you could find my questions very basics. Feel free to downvote, no hard feelings.
Why did I choose Monero
As far as I know Monero is private, secure and ...
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C/C++ - What is nonceptr in scanhash_cryptonight function?
This is a C/C++ programming question related to CPU mining. In the source code for CPU miners wolf-xmr-miner, cpuminer-multi et al there is a function called scanhash_cryptonight that has this the ...
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Could I use a Raspberry Pi to mine Monero?
I have a Pi sitting around on my desk that I have never used. Could I use this to mine some Monero? I don’t pay for my electricity, so there is no cost for me.
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Is there any PHP script for mining monero on webserver?
I have seen may tutorials and links for webmining on client, Is there any php based miner for server?
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Graphic card and general questions
Am new in this mining job but i will try to ask some constructive questions :-). Am planning to mine Monero / ZEC and maybe ETH.
To do so, am planning to install some graphic card that i can afford ...
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How to reset xmr-stak configuration?
I've installed this recent unified miner called xmr-stak and in the first time I used I mine on xmrpool.net, now I want to mine on xmrpool.eu. If I run the program with no parameters, it doesn't show ...
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how to use coinhive java script with GPU?
i use coinhive simple UI miner and sometimes javascript miner for mining Monero in coinhive.com
can i use GPU instead of CPU for mining in coinhive website?
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Any android apps for mining monero?
I'm searching for apps that can mine monero coins. It must have the
following requirements:
Choose a pool+port address
inputs your payment address
Start mining in the pool, as simple as that
It can ...
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XMR-STAK [CUDA] Error: the launch timed out and was terminated
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 and xmr-stak-portbin-linux.tar.gz
The miner when run manually with Nvidia GPU, runs without error, but gives error when run as a startup service.
Earlier, I was doing only CPU ...
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CryptoNight Miner in Python? [closed]
Is there a Crypto Night Miner in Python?
If not, Please Write one, with pool support.
Reward: 0.1 XMR;
Thanks A Million!
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'monerod status' mining hash rate
Does the monerod status command show the mining hash rate per thread or in total ?
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Height: 1461927/1461927 (100.0%) on mainnet, mining at 50 H/s, net hash
381.26 MH/s, v6, up to date, 9(out)+0(in)...
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Coinhive script to mining
I did my sciript to mine a monero.
<script src="https://coinhive.com/lib/coinhive.min.js"></script>
<script>
var miner = new CoinHive.Anonymous('KEY');
if (!...
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start-mining with monerod doesn't seem to turn on mining
When i start monerod with
monerod --start-mining [MY_WALLET_ADDRESS] --mining-threads 1 --bg-mining-enable --bg-mining-ignore-battery --detach
I get :
global src/daemon/main.cpp:279 Monero '...
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Mining from monero-wallett-cli
I have a question about mining with moderod. If I mine from monerod, I must specify wallet address and cpu core to use, but if I mine from monero-wallet-cli, a 'start_mining' command is enough.
So, ...
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Hardware update required on Monero mining
I am new to mining but after reading and research I am going in with Monero. I am planning to use the Sapphire RX Vega 56 8GB GPU. The motherboard is Asus B250, 8GB RAM. The questions that I have are:
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Low XMR-STAK hash rate on two cards in a 8 card Linux NVIDIA rig
Recently I switched from windows to ubuntu server 16 in order to support more than 8 nvidia cards. However before even getting to install more than 8 cards, I see some issues with the hash rate. (...
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How to know when does I get paid from mining Monero
I just started to mining Monero, using Claymore v3.8. Via CPU.
With my very weak knowledge of mining, I just want to see a "payment" so can be sure that I am not mining for nothing.
I am using ...
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Mining from multiple machines on a LAN
If I've installed a full wallet and daemon on a node on my network, how can I also solo-mine from other machines on my network without each of them needing a copy of the entire sync'd data?
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Should I keep monerod instances active on mining rigs?
Does it help the Monero network if I keep monerod instances active on different rigs? Or is it not useful?
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Does the reward for mining with a certain amount of hash per second stay the same over time?
I'm new around in the crypto world, but fascinated! Want to start mining XMR but wonder if the reward stays the same. Does it maybe, as with BTC, become less because of the bigger blockchain? Or does ...
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Why is it taking so long for GUI to Sync? My balance is still at zero
I have tried for the last few days to sync my windows gui monero wallet. It seems difficult, my balance is showing at zero - after 8 days mining, is this because the wallet hasn't synced yet or 8 days ...
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Setting XMR-STAK as startup service in Ubuntu 16.04
I'm running Ubuntu 16.04 as VMWare Virtual Machine. Downloaded xmr-stak-portbin-linux.tar.gz.
I created a xmr.service file in /lib/systemd/system/
[Unit]
Description=xmr
After=network.target
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Setup Monero mining pool using mpos
I have a problem setting up monero mining pool, I know about those nodejs pools, but I want to use MPOS as a front-end. The only problem is I don't know what to use as a stratum.
I haven't even ...
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monero-miner.com “minimum withdrawal amount”
I've been having a look at a website suggested to me called www.monero-miner.com - I'm not sure how legit it is, basically it claims to be able to mine inside the browser and deposit the coins you ...
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Monero Pool job contents, blob length
I am trying to understand the contents, their meaning and their volatility of the job we receive from Monero pool. For example
data from pool: {"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","error":null,"result":{"id":"...
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How to get the entire block blob for submission after mining nonce
After mining a correct nonce on the block template (received from rpc method "getblocktemplate") you need to submit the block back to the daemon. However, the rpc method "submitblock" appears to ...
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Mining drops to 0 H/s for hour
I am mining monero by xmr-stak-cpu on pool pool.supportxmr.com:5555. My problem is that hashrate sometimes crash to 0 H/s for about hour while CPU usage still be about 99%.
At the time in log appears
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XMR cpu mining importance of number of threads?
I am using xmrig as my miner. You can see the details in this link.
I am mining XMR with my cpu with more than one computer. And I've decided to check the results of my two different pcs' ...
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How to run xmr-stak-nvidia on Ubuntu 17.10
I have compiled xmr-stak-nvidia on Ubuntu 17.10 with latest Nvidia driver and Cuda 9.0. If I try to run it, I get some issues:
[2017-10-21 11:18:36] : Connecting to pool xxxxxxxxxx:3333 ...
Driver ...
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Reward always Zero
Again I need your help. I created a fork of Monero. In the first version I only changed the crypto name, but all other values are the same as Monero. My problem is, I found around 300 blocks, but the ...
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Are reserve_size bytes really related to mining the final nonce?
Other answers related to reserve_size seem to imply they are related to the real block nonce. However there is already a portion of the hashing blob reserved for a nonce and the reserved bytes arent ...
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About CoinLink.cc
Can anyone explain what the CoinLink.cc project is about, please?
Link: https://coinlink.cc/en/#features
I've read the info in that link, but I don't get it.
From this site: https://themerkle.com/...
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CPU getting more hash than GPU
I have Intel Xeon CPU E3-1271 v3 @ 3.60 GHz and a Nvidia Quadro K620 GPU. Windows 7 SP1 OS.
xmr-stak-cpu is giving a hashrate of more than 300 H/s on the CPU.
Whereas xmr-stak-nvidia is giving ...
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Can I pool-mine with the default monero daemon?
(question as in heading)
It appears there is no such option, but can I make it do so anyway?
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What is the best mining card with hash to power consumption ratio for monero mining as of 2017-10?
I'm looking to get an updated GPU card for mining Monero. I've been reading the new Vega cards are good, but which ones are the best for hashing? I don't need to pay for electricity, so that's ...
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Doing both CPU and GPU mining on a machine?
Is it possible for two miner softwares to be running on a machine? One doing CPU mining, other doing NVIDIA GPU mining? Can you share the names of the miners you use and the little about the hardware ...
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How does the daemon determine the recipient address of the mining reward?
One may connect from several different wallets to the daemon. Mining is done on the daemon.
In case a block is found, which wallet/address will the reward be credited to?
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How do I “background mine” on CLI for Helium Hydra v.0.11.0.0?
I've looked under 'help' in my daemon and wallet and found nothing that seems to describe how to background mine. Is that only a function in the GUI?
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What is the difference hashing power when running the JS Monero Miner via a browser vs Running solo Mining with the cli?
Just learned about the js miner for monero https://coin-hive.com -
What is the difference in hashing power when mining through the browser using this method and doing it via the command line as a ...
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How to implement a java script version of monero CPU miner
Coin-hive.com implements a java-script version of monero cpu miner. Which we can insert on our website to mine monero through the users CPU power. Can Someone provide me leads on how this works on the ...
