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-This README contains extended details about FPGA mining with cgminer
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+This README contains extended details about FPGA mining with BFGMiner
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ModMinerQuad (MMQ)
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ModMinerQuad (MMQ)
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-The mining bitstream does not survive a power cycle, so cgminer will upload
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+The mining bitstream does not survive a power cycle, so BFGMiner will upload
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it, if it needs to, before it starts mining
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it, if it needs to, before it starts mining
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@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ If you get an error at the end of the BFL flash process stating:
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it may have worked successfully anyway.
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it may have worked successfully anyway.
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Test mining on it to be sure if it worked or not.
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Test mining on it to be sure if it worked or not.
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-You need to give cgminer about 10 minutes mining with the BFL to be sure of
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+You need to give BFGMiner about 10 minutes mining with the BFL to be sure of
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the MH/s value reported with the changed firmware - and the MH/s reported
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the MH/s value reported with the changed firmware - and the MH/s reported
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will be less than the firmware speed since you lose work on every block change.
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will be less than the firmware speed since you lose work on every block change.
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@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ will be less than the firmware speed since you lose work on every block change.
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Icarus (ICA)
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Icarus (ICA)
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-There are two hidden options in cgminer when Icarus support is compiled in:
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+There are two hidden options in BFGMiner when Icarus support is compiled in:
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--icarus-options <arg> Set specific FPGA board configurations - one set of values for all or comma separated
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--icarus-options <arg> Set specific FPGA board configurations - one set of values for all or comma separated
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baud:work_division:fpga_count:quirks
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baud:work_division:fpga_count:quirks
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@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ It is also used to determine the elapsed time when it should abort a nonce range
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letting the Icarus go idle, but also to safely maximise that time
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letting the Icarus go idle, but also to safely maximise that time
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'short' or 'long' mode should only be used on a computer that has enough CPU available to run
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'short' or 'long' mode should only be used on a computer that has enough CPU available to run
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-cgminer without any CPU delays (an active desktop or swapping computer would not be stable enough)
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+BFGMiner without any CPU delays (an active desktop or swapping computer would not be stable enough)
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Any CPU delays while calculating the hash time will affect the result
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Any CPU delays while calculating the hash time will affect the result
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'short' mode only requires the computer to be stable until it has completed ~315 difficulty 1 shares
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'short' mode only requires the computer to be stable until it has completed ~315 difficulty 1 shares
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'long' mode requires it to always be stable to ensure accuracy, however, over time it continually
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'long' mode requires it to always be stable to ensure accuracy, however, over time it continually
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Luke Dashjr