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@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ Q quits the application.
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G gives you something like:
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G gives you something like:
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-GPU 0: [124.2 / 191.3 Mh/s] [Q:212 A:77 R:33 HW:0 E:36% U:1.73/m]
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+GPU 0: [124.2 / 191.3 Mh/s] [A:77 R:33 HW:0 U:1.73/m WU 1.73/m]
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Temp: 67.0 C
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Temp: 67.0 C
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Fan Speed: 35% (2500 RPM)
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Fan Speed: 35% (2500 RPM)
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Engine Clock: 960 MHz
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Engine Clock: 960 MHz
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@@ -461,17 +461,17 @@ dedicated to this program,
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http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=28402.0
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http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=28402.0
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The output line shows the following:
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The output line shows the following:
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-(5s):1713.6 (avg):1707.8 Mh/s | Q:301 A:729 R:8 HW:0 E:242% U:22.53/m
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+(5s):1713.6 (avg):1707.8 Mh/s | A:729 R:8 HW:0 U:22.53/m WU:22.53/m
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Each column is as follows:
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Each column is as follows:
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5s: A 5 second exponentially decaying average hash rate
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5s: A 5 second exponentially decaying average hash rate
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avg: An all time average hash rate
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avg: An all time average hash rate
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-Q: The number of requested (Queued) work items from the pools
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A: The number of Accepted shares
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A: The number of Accepted shares
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R: The number of Rejected shares
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R: The number of Rejected shares
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HW: The number of HardWare errors
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HW: The number of HardWare errors
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-E: The Efficiency defined as number of shares returned / work item
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U: The Utility defined as the number of shares / minute
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U: The Utility defined as the number of shares / minute
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+WU: The Work Utility defined as the number of diff1 shares work / minute
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+ (accepted or rejected).
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GPU 1: 73.5C 2551RPM | 427.3/443.0Mh/s | A:8 R:0 HW:0 U:4.39/m
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GPU 1: 73.5C 2551RPM | 427.3/443.0Mh/s | A:8 R:0 HW:0 U:4.39/m
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@@ -486,11 +486,10 @@ The number of hardware erorrs
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The utility defines as the number of shares / minute
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The utility defines as the number of shares / minute
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The cgminer status line shows:
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The cgminer status line shows:
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- ST: 1 SS: 0 DW: 0 NB: 1 LW: 8 GF: 1 RF: 1 WU:4.4/m
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+ ST: 1 SS: 0 NB: 1 LW: 8 GF: 1 RF: 1 WU:4.4/m
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ST is STaged work items (ready to use).
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ST is STaged work items (ready to use).
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SS is Stale Shares discarded (detected and not submitted so don't count as rejects)
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SS is Stale Shares discarded (detected and not submitted so don't count as rejects)
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-DW is Discarded Work items (work from block no longer valid to work on)
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NB is New Blocks detected on the network
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NB is New Blocks detected on the network
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LW is Locally generated Work items
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LW is Locally generated Work items
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GF is Getwork Fail Occasions (server slow to provide work)
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GF is Getwork Fail Occasions (server slow to provide work)
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@@ -897,12 +896,6 @@ A: The defaults are sane and safe. I'm not interested in changing them
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further. The starting fan speed is set to 50% in auto-fan mode as a safety
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further. The starting fan speed is set to 50% in auto-fan mode as a safety
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precaution.
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precaution.
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-Q: Why is my efficiency above/below 100%?
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-A: Efficiency simply means how many shares you return for the amount of work
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-you request. It does not correlate with efficient use of your hardware, and is
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-a measure of a combination of hardware speed, block luck, pool design and other
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-factors
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Q: What are the best parameters to pass for X pool/hardware/device.
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Q: What are the best parameters to pass for X pool/hardware/device.
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A: Virtually always, the DEFAULT parameters give the best results. Most user
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A: Virtually always, the DEFAULT parameters give the best results. Most user
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defined settings lead to worse performance. The ONLY thing most users should
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defined settings lead to worse performance. The ONLY thing most users should
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@@ -929,9 +922,10 @@ penalty on generating new binaries. It is recommended to not use this SDK at
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this time unless you are using an ATI 7xxx card that needs it.
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this time unless you are using an ATI 7xxx card that needs it.
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Q: Which ATI SDK is the best for cgminer?
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Q: Which ATI SDK is the best for cgminer?
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-A: At the moment, versions 2.4 and 2.5 work the best. If you are forced to use
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-the 2.6 SDK, the phatk kernel will perform poorly, while the diablo or my
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-custom modified poclbm kernel are optimised for it.
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+A: At the moment, versions 2.4 and 2.5 work the best for R5xxx and R6xxx GPUS.
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+If you are need to use the 2.6+ SDK ofr R7xxx or later, the phatk kernel will
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+perform poorly, while the diablo or my custom modified poclbm kernel are
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+optimised for it.
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Q: I have multiple SDKs installed, can I choose which one it uses?
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Q: I have multiple SDKs installed, can I choose which one it uses?
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A: Run cgminer with the -n option and it will list all the platforms currently
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A: Run cgminer with the -n option and it will list all the platforms currently
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@@ -960,7 +954,7 @@ with -g 1. It is also recommended to use --failover-only since the work is
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effectively like a different block chain. If mining with a minirig, it is worth
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effectively like a different block chain. If mining with a minirig, it is worth
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adding the --bfl-range option.
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adding the --bfl-range option.
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-Q: Are kernels from other mining software useable in cgminer?
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+Q: Are OpenCL kernels from other mining software useable in cgminer?
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A: No, the APIs are slightly different between the different software and they
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A: No, the APIs are slightly different between the different software and they
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will not work.
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will not work.
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