# examples of options to run with a bitcoin pool, I never ran it in single mode, but # poclbm is faster and uses less cpu than phoenix miner for me. # downloaded the full block chain for that date. # please note that bitcoin client cpu usage will be high until you've Sudo apt-add-repository ppa:stretch/bitcoin # compile the svn, but the svn server disapeared mid-July 2011, so I took # not really needed, but it's what I did because I thought I was going to Sudo apt-get install g++ libboost-all-dev subversion git-core python-numpy # if you don't have checkinstall to make. # Add the appropriate env variables to the shell. # it cannot be wget'd, use a browser to click through the EULA, save to / Sudo tar xfzv ati-stream-sdk-v2.1-ln圆4.tgz # it cannot be wget'd, use a browser to click through the EULA, save to /opt # I did not install my video driver manually. # I used the System->Administration->Hardware Drivers, proprietary driver for ATI. # git sourced poclbm command line examples. # to include new json-rpclib source and information on current # lots copied from the below guide, but updated Sept. It uses the obsolete ATI Stream SDK 2.1 with Ubuntu lucid repository drivers. cgminer -scrypt -o -u username.worker -p password -intensity 10 The below section is now outdated. $ cd /app_installs/litecoin/cgminer/SDK24-2.11.4 cgminer -scrypt -o -u username.worker -p password -intensity 10 Using AMD APP SDK 2.4 and Catalyst 13.1 w/cgminer 2.11.4 on Ubuntu 10.04 # Using Catalyst 13 and AMD APP SDK 2.4 # Litecoin 77Kh/s, 60 WU/m, R:0 HW:0 on old 5770 w/catalyst 13 and AMD APP SDK 2.8 on Ubuntu 10.04 cgminer -o stratum+tcp://:3333 -u username.worker -p password -intensity 4 # Bitcoin 2.5 Work Units per minute with actual 183 MH/s pool reported rate. # Don't try passing a bunch of configuration options the first few runs. $ cd ~/app_installs/litecoin/cgminer/cgminer-2.11.4 # Copy this folder to /opt/, or wherever you want it. Using cgminer on Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) w/AMD APP SDK2.8 and Catalyst 13.1 # Using Catalyst 13 and AMD APP SDK 2.8 usr/lib/fglrx/bin/aticonfig: No supported adapters detected Unable to open /etc/ati/control, please reinstall the driver. This'll soft link the opencl registration and update gl_conf

ati-installer.sh 9.012 -buildpkg Ubuntu/lucid # make sure the links are auto-updated when new gfx drivers are installed # and the following line had to be appended after line 151: # In case of Ubuntu 10.04 the following line had to be appended after line 69: $ gedit amd/packages/Ubuntu/dists/lucid/rules # Extract the files from the AMD installer $ sudo apt-get remove -purge fglrx fglrx_* fglrx-amdcccle* fglrx-dev* xorg-driver-fglrx

Using AMD APP SDK 2.8 and the Catalyst 13.1 drivers # Resources This is not about achieving absolutely max performance for a dedicated GPU miner. By background I mean I can have it running and still watch 1080p video fullscreen with dual monitors and have no desktop lag. This page is a semi-organized collection of my notes on setting up background bitcoin miner on an old'ish desktop computer. Bitcoin/Litecoin mining config Ubuntu 10.04 / Single Sapphire ATI Radeon 5770Ĭompletely obsolete as of 2015.

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