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Luke Dashjr 12 years ago
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@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ MORE INFORMATION ON EACH.
 
 
 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON USAGE:
 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON USAGE:
 
 
-After saving configuration from the menu, you do not need to give BFGMiner any
-arguments and it will load your configuration.
-
-Any configuration file may also contain a single
-	"include" : "filename"
-to recursively include another configuration file.
-Writing the configuration will save all settings from all files in the output.
-
-
 Single pool:
 Single pool:
 
 
 bfgminer -o http://pool:port -u username -p password
 bfgminer -o http://pool:port -u username -p password
@@ -55,11 +46,11 @@ Multiple pools:
 
 
 bfgminer -o http://pool1:port -u pool1username -p pool1password -o http://pool2:port -u pool2usernmae -p pool2password
 bfgminer -o http://pool1:port -u pool1username -p pool1password -o http://pool2:port -u pool2usernmae -p pool2password
 
 
-Single pool with a standard http proxy, regular desktop:
+Single pool with a standard http proxy:
 
 
 bfgminer -o http://pool:port -x http://proxy:port -u username -p password
 bfgminer -o http://pool:port -x http://proxy:port -u username -p password
 
 
-Single pool with a socks5 proxy, regular desktop:
+Single pool with a socks5 proxy:
 
 
 bfgminer -o http://pool:port -x socks5://proxy:port -u username -p password
 bfgminer -o http://pool:port -x socks5://proxy:port -u username -p password
 
 
@@ -75,6 +66,16 @@ Proxy support requires cURL version 7.21.7 or newer.
 If you specify the --socks-proxy option to BFGMiner, it will only be applied to
 If you specify the --socks-proxy option to BFGMiner, it will only be applied to
 all pools that don't specify their own proxy setting like above
 all pools that don't specify their own proxy setting like above
 
 
+
+After saving configuration from the menu, you do not need to give BFGMiner any
+arguments and it will load your configuration.
+
+Any configuration file may also contain a single
+	"include" : "filename"
+to recursively include another configuration file.
+Writing the configuration will save all settings from all files in the output.
+
+
 ---
 ---
 BUILDING BFGMINER
 BUILDING BFGMINER
 
 
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ path like this (if you are in the bfgminer directory already): ./bfgminer
 
 
 Usage instructions:  Run "bfgminer --help" to see options:
 Usage instructions:  Run "bfgminer --help" to see options:
 
 
-Usage: . [-atDdGCgIKklmpPQqrRsTouvwOchnV] 
+Usage: bfgminer [-DdElmpPQqUsTouOchnV]
+
 Options for both config file and command line:
 Options for both config file and command line:
 --api-allow         Allow API access (if enabled) only to the given list of [W:]IP[/Prefix] address[/subnets]
 --api-allow         Allow API access (if enabled) only to the given list of [W:]IP[/Prefix] address[/subnets]
                     This overrides --api-network and you must specify 127.0.0.1 if it is required
                     This overrides --api-network and you must specify 127.0.0.1 if it is required
@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ Q: Work keeps going to my backup pool even though my primary pool hasn't
 failed?
 failed?
 A: BFGMiner checks for conditions where the primary pool is lagging and will
 A: BFGMiner checks for conditions where the primary pool is lagging and will
 pass some work to the backup servers under those conditions. The reason for
 pass some work to the backup servers under those conditions. The reason for
-doing this is to try its absolute best to keep the GPUs working on something
+doing this is to try its absolute best to keep the devices working on something
 useful and not risk idle periods. You can disable this behaviour with the
 useful and not risk idle periods. You can disable this behaviour with the
 option --failover-only.
 option --failover-only.
 
 
@@ -726,8 +728,7 @@ other factors.
 
 
 Q: What are the best parameters to pass for X pool/hardware/device.
 Q: What are the best parameters to pass for X pool/hardware/device.
 A: Virtually always, the DEFAULT parameters give the best results. Most user
 A: Virtually always, the DEFAULT parameters give the best results. Most user
-defined settings lead to worse performance. The ONLY thing most users should
-need to set is the Intensity for GPUs.
+defined settings lead to worse performance.
 
 
 Q: What happened to CPU mining?
 Q: What happened to CPU mining?
 A: Being increasingly irrelevant for most users, and a maintenance issue, it is
 A: Being increasingly irrelevant for most users, and a maintenance issue, it is
@@ -755,7 +756,7 @@ of thermal damage. It is highly recommended not to mine on a Mac unless it is to
 a USB device.
 a USB device.
 
 
 Q: My network gets slower and slower and then dies for a minute?
 Q: My network gets slower and slower and then dies for a minute?
-A; Try the --net-delay option.
+A; Try the --net-delay option if you are on a getwork or GBT server.
 
 
 Q: How do I tune for P2Pool?
 Q: How do I tune for P2Pool?
 A: P2Pool has very rapid expiration of work and new blocks, it is suggested you
 A: P2Pool has very rapid expiration of work and new blocks, it is suggested you