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@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ MORE INFORMATION ON EACH.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON USAGE:
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-After saving configuration from the menu, you do not need to give BFGMiner any
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-arguments and it will load your configuration.
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-
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-Any configuration file may also contain a single
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- "include" : "filename"
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-to recursively include another configuration file.
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-Writing the configuration will save all settings from all files in the output.
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Single pool:
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bfgminer -o http://pool:port -u username -p password
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@@ -55,11 +46,11 @@ Multiple pools:
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bfgminer -o http://pool1:port -u pool1username -p pool1password -o http://pool2:port -u pool2usernmae -p pool2password
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-Single pool with a standard http proxy, regular desktop:
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+Single pool with a standard http proxy:
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bfgminer -o http://pool:port -x http://proxy:port -u username -p password
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-Single pool with a socks5 proxy, regular desktop:
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+Single pool with a socks5 proxy:
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bfgminer -o http://pool:port -x socks5://proxy:port -u username -p password
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@@ -75,6 +66,16 @@ Proxy support requires cURL version 7.21.7 or newer.
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If you specify the --socks-proxy option to BFGMiner, it will only be applied to
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all pools that don't specify their own proxy setting like above
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+After saving configuration from the menu, you do not need to give BFGMiner any
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+arguments and it will load your configuration.
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+Any configuration file may also contain a single
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+ "include" : "filename"
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+to recursively include another configuration file.
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+Writing the configuration will save all settings from all files in the output.
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---
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BUILDING BFGMINER
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@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ path like this (if you are in the bfgminer directory already): ./bfgminer
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Usage instructions: Run "bfgminer --help" to see options:
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-Usage: . [-atDdGCgIKklmpPQqrRsTouvwOchnV]
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+Usage: bfgminer [-DdElmpPQqUsTouOchnV]
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Options for both config file and command line:
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--api-allow Allow API access (if enabled) only to the given list of [W:]IP[/Prefix] address[/subnets]
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This overrides --api-network and you must specify 127.0.0.1 if it is required
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@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ Q: Work keeps going to my backup pool even though my primary pool hasn't
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failed?
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A: BFGMiner checks for conditions where the primary pool is lagging and will
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pass some work to the backup servers under those conditions. The reason for
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-doing this is to try its absolute best to keep the GPUs working on something
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+doing this is to try its absolute best to keep the devices working on something
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useful and not risk idle periods. You can disable this behaviour with the
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option --failover-only.
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@@ -726,8 +728,7 @@ other factors.
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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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-defined settings lead to worse performance. The ONLY thing most users should
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-need to set is the Intensity for GPUs.
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+defined settings lead to worse performance.
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Q: What happened to CPU mining?
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A: Being increasingly irrelevant for most users, and a maintenance issue, it is
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@@ -755,7 +756,7 @@ of thermal damage. It is highly recommended not to mine on a Mac unless it is to
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a USB device.
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Q: My network gets slower and slower and then dies for a minute?
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-A; Try the --net-delay option.
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+A; Try the --net-delay option if you are on a getwork or GBT server.
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Q: How do I tune for P2Pool?
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A: P2Pool has very rapid expiration of work and new blocks, it is suggested you
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