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Beginners Guide to Mining GroestlCoin with AMD cards and SPH-SGMiner

Started by child_harold, May 09, 2014, 12:54:58 PM

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child_harold

I have prepared a PDF guide, shortly to be uploaded to site server.
In the meantime you can get it here:
https://mega.co.nz/#!AFxziaoR!TyIyMn34EI3b7Gu2_hHQqkqH4CjWcygHQbGN99Yq8hU
Cyphermonk of  Algorithmic Order of PureGrøstl

Semedisenape

Hope some help.
This is what:
dmr@dminer:~/Mining/sph-sgminer$ [b]./autogen.sh[/b]
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
libtoolize: copying file `./config.guess'
libtoolize: copying file `./config.sub'
libtoolize: copying file `./install-sh'
libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
configure.ac:6: installing `./missing'
src/Makefile.am: installing `./depcomp'
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
libtoolize: copying file `./config.guess'
libtoolize: copying file `./config.sub'
libtoolize: copying file `./install-sh'
libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
configure.ac:52: installing `./compile'
configure.ac:22: installing `./missing'
ccan/Makefile.am: installing `./depcomp'


dmr@dminer:~/Mining/sph-sgminer$ [b]./configure --prefix=/usr/local/sph-sgminer[/b]
checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking target system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking minix/config.h usability... no
checking minix/config.h presence... no
checking for minix/config.h... no
checking whether it is safe to define __EXTENSIONS__... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for gcc... (cached) gcc
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... (cached) yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... (cached) none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... (cached) gcc3
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
checking whether gcc and cc understand -c and -o together... yes
checking how to print strings... printf
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for fgrep... /bin/grep -F
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864
checking whether the shell understands some XSI constructs... yes
checking whether the shell understands "+="... yes
checking how to convert x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu file names to x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu format... func_convert_file_noop
checking how to convert x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu file names to toolchain format... func_convert_file_noop
checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for objdump... objdump
checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
checking for dlltool... no
checking how to associate runtime and link libraries... printf %s\n
checking for ar... ar
checking for archiver @FILE support... @
checking for strip... strip
checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for sysroot... no
checking for mt... mt
checking if mt is a manifest tool... no
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for objdir... .libs
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... no
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking sys/mman.h usability... yes
checking sys/mman.h presence... yes
checking for sys/mman.h... yes
checking wchar.h usability... yes
checking wchar.h presence... yes
checking for wchar.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... (cached) yes
checking for mprotect... yes
checking for sigaction... yes
checking for sigaltstack... yes
checking for siginterrupt... yes
checking for mmap... yes
checking for MAP_ANONYMOUS... yes
checking whether memchr works... yes
checking whether memmem is declared... yes
checking for memmem... yes
checking whether memmem works... yes
checking for C/C++ restrict keyword... __restrict
checking for uid_t in sys/types.h... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking whether the preprocessor supports include_next... yes
checking whether system header files limit the line length... no
checking for wchar_t... yes
checking for unsigned long long int... yes
checking for long long int... yes
checking whether stdint.h conforms to C99... yes
checking whether memmem is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether mempcpy is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether memrchr is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether rawmemchr is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether stpcpy is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether stpncpy is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strchrnul is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strdup is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strncat is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strndup is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strnlen is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strpbrk is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strsep is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strcasestr is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strtok_r is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strerror_r is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strsignal is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether strverscmp is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether memmem works in linear time... yes
checking for memmem... (cached) yes
checking whether memmem works... (cached) yes
checking for struct sigaction.sa_sigaction... yes
checking for volatile sig_atomic_t... yes
checking for sighandler_t... yes
checking whether sigaction is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether sigaddset is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether sigdelset is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether sigemptyset is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether sigfillset is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether sigismember is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether sigpending is declared without a macro... yes
checking whether sigprocmask is declared without a macro... yes
checking for sigprocmask... yes
checking whether NULL can be used in arbitrary expressions... yes
checking for ANSI C header files... (cached) yes
checking syslog.h usability... yes
checking syslog.h presence... yes
checking for syslog.h... yes
checking for size_t... yes
checking for working alloca.h... yes
checking for alloca... yes
checking for OpenCL... yes
checking for pthread_create in -lpthread... yes
checking for ./ADL_SDK/adl_sdk.h... yes
checking for library containing addstr... -lncurses
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for LIBCURL... no
checking for LIBCURL... yes
checking whether to use git version if available... checking for git... git
checking for .git/... yes
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating compat/Makefile
config.status: creating ccan/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Makefile
config.status: creating sph/Makefile
config.status: creating config.h
config.status: executing depfiles commands
config.status: executing libtool commands
=== configuring in compat/jansson-2.5 (/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5)
configure: running /bin/bash ./configure --disable-option-checking '--prefix=/usr/local/sph-sgminer'  --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=.
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking how to print strings... printf
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
checking for fgrep... /bin/grep -F
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864
checking whether the shell understands some XSI constructs... yes
checking whether the shell understands "+="... yes
checking how to convert x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu file names to x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu format... func_convert_file_noop
checking how to convert x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu file names to toolchain format... func_convert_file_noop
checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for objdump... objdump
checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
checking for dlltool... no
checking how to associate runtime and link libraries... printf %s\n
checking for ar... ar
checking for archiver @FILE support... @
checking for strip... strip
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
checking for sysroot... no
checking for mt... mt
checking if mt is a manifest tool... no
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking for objdir... .libs
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking locale.h usability... yes
checking locale.h presence... yes
checking for locale.h... yes
checking for int32_t... yes
checking for long long int... yes
checking for inline... inline
checking for strtoll... yes
checking for localeconv... yes
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating jansson.pc
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating src/Makefile
config.status: creating src/jansson_config.h
config.status: creating config.h
config.status: executing depfiles commands
config.status: executing libtool commands



------------------------------------------------------------------------
sgminer 4.1.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------


Configuration Options Summary:

  Use git version......: yes
  libcurl(GBT+getwork).: Enabled: -lcurl 
  curses.TUI...........: FOUND: -lncurses
  OpenCL...............: FOUND. GPU mining support enabled
  ADL..................: SDK found, GPU monitoring support enabled

Compilation............: make (or gmake)
  CPPFLAGS.............:
  CFLAGS...............: -g -O2
  LDFLAGS..............:  -lpthread
  LDADD................: -ldl -lcurl   compat/jansson-2.5/src/.libs/libjansson.a -lpthread -L/opt/AMDAPP/lib/x86_64 -lOpenCL    -lm -lrt

Installation...........: make install (as root if needed, with 'su' or 'sudo')
  prefix...............: /usr/local/sph-sgminer


dmr@dminer:~/Mining/sph-sgminer$ sudo make
[sudo] password for dmr:
make  all-recursive
make[1]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer"
Making all in lib
make[2]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/lib"
  GEN    arg-nonnull.h
  GEN    c++defs.h
  GEN    warn-on-use.h
  GEN    signal.h
  GEN    string.h
make  all-recursive
make[3]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/lib"
make[4]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/lib"
  CC     dummy.o
  AR     libgnu.a
make[4]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/lib"
make[3]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/lib"
make[2]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/lib"
Making all in compat
make[2]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat"
Making all in jansson-2.5
make[3]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5"
make  all-recursive
make[4]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5"
Making all in src
make[5]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5/src"
  CC     dump.lo
  CC     error.lo
  CC     hashtable.lo
  CC     load.lo
  CC     memory.lo
  CC     pack_unpack.lo
  CC     strbuffer.lo
  CC     strconv.lo
  CC     utf.lo
  CC     value.lo
  CCLD   libjansson.la
make[5]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5/src"
make[5]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5"
make[5]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5"
make[4]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5"
make[3]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat/jansson-2.5"
make[3]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat"
make[3]: Nessuna operazione da eseguire per "all-am".
make[3]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat"
make[2]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/compat"
Making all in ccan
make[2]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/ccan"
  CC     opt/libccan_a-helpers.o
  CC     opt/libccan_a-opt.o
  CC     opt/libccan_a-parse.o
  CC     opt/libccan_a-usage.o
  AR     libccan.a
make[2]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/ccan"
Making all in sph
make[2]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/sph"
  CC     bmw.o
  CC     echo.o
  CC     jh.o
  CC     luffa.o
  CC     simd.o
  CC     blake.o
  CC     cubehash.o
  CC     groestl.o
  CC     keccak.o
  CC     shavite.o
  CC     skein.o
  CC     sha2.o
  CC     sha2big.o
  CC     fugue.o
  CC     hamsi.o
  CC     panama.o
  AR     libsph.a
make[2]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer/sph"
make[2]: ingresso nella directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer"
  CC     sgminer-sgminer.o
sgminer.c: In function 'set_difficulty_multiplier':
sgminer.c:1065:35: warning: comparison of distinct pointer types lacks a cast [enabled by default]
sgminer.c: In function 'app_restart':
sgminer.c:3179:2: warning: passing argument 2 of 'execv' from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
/usr/include/unistd.h:564:12: note: expected 'char * const*' but argument is of type 'const char * const*'
  CC     sgminer-api.o
  CC     sgminer-util.o
  CC     sgminer-sha2.o
  CC     sgminer-logging.o
  CC     sgminer-driver-opencl.o
  CC     sgminer-ocl.o
  CC     sgminer-findnonce.o
  CC     sgminer-adl.o
  CC     sgminer-scrypt.o
  CC     sgminer-darkcoin.o
  CC     sgminer-qubitcoin.o
  CC     sgminer-quarkcoin.o
  CC     sgminer-myriadcoin-groestl.o
  CC     sgminer-fuguecoin.osudo make
  CC     sgminer-inkcoin.o
  CC     sgminer-animecoin.o
  CC     sgminer-groestlcoin.o
  CC     sgminer-sifcoin.o
  CC     sgminer-twecoin.o
  CC     sgminer-marucoin.o
  CCLD   sgminer
make[2]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer"
make[1]: uscita dalla directory "/home/dmr/Mining/sph-sgminer"

Semedisenape

So then:

[18:35:39] Started sgminer 4.1.0-103-g00015
[18:35:40] ATI ADL Overdrive6's API is missing or broken.

[18:35:39] Started sgminer 4.1.0-103-g00015
[18:35:40] ATI ADL Overdrive6's API is missing or broken.
[18:35:40] Kernel groestlcoin is experimental.
[18:35:41] Error -11: Building Program (clBuildProgram)
[18:35:41] /usr/local/sph-sgminer/bin/groestl.cl(107): warning: type qualifier
specified
          more than once
  __constant static const sph_u64 T0[] = {
                    ^

/usr/local/sph-sgminer/bin/groestl.cl(107): error: a global-scope declaration

[18:35:41] Failed to init GPU thread 0, disabling device 0
[18:35:41] Restarting the GPU from the menu will not fix this.
[18:35:41] Try restarting sgminer.


Restart:
[18:40:36] Failed to reinit GPU thread 0
[18:40:36] Thread 0 no longer exists
[18:40:36] Thread 1 no longer exists
[18:40:36] Thread 2 no longer exists
[18:40:36] Thread 3 no longer exists
[18:40:36] Kernel groestlcoin is experimental.
[18:40:37] Error -11: Building Program (clBuildProgram)
[18:40:37] /usr/local/sph-sgminer/bin/groestl.cl(107): warning: type qualifier
specified
          more than once
  __constant static const sph_u64 T0[] = {
                    ^

/usr/local/sph-sgminer/bin/groestl.cl(107): error: a global-scope declaration

[18:40:37] Failed to reinit GPU thread 0


In sph-sgminer they wrote:
Error -11: Building Program (clBuildProgram) - execute miner from the directory where "kernel" directory is present

But that is my directory.

Thanks a lot.

srcxxx

Hi!

This seems to me that you have a too old / too new AMD driver.

Perhaps try BAMT?

ALso, sgminer has its official support forum. I definitely have seen the duplicate "const" error there.

I'd recommend that you check here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=475795.0

jackielove4u

hi,

what catalyst version did u install? Can u post ur config here.

Try this:
1. Reinstall/upgrade/downgrade to catalyst 13.12
2. After catalyst upgrade, run sudo aticonfig --adapter=all --initial -f and reboot
3. Check that aticonfig detects card properly, and reinstall AMD-APP-SDK 2.9
4. Re-compile sph-sgminer

Otherwise try BAMT or Windows 8.1 (i can have a look with teamviewer if needed).

Semedisenape

Thanks guys.
After that I have read I think that you are right.

I'm on Xubuntu 12.04 with ADM 11.11 that was OK for scrypt mining and keccak,
but too old for groestl.

Now I try to update to 13.9. Do you think 13.12 are better?
I've got HD 5970 and 2x5870.

jackielove4u


Semedisenape

[SOLVED] My problem was the driver.
With 14.4 and amd app sdk 2.9 everything works fine.

Once question. My cpu with sph-sgminer works more than cgminer.
Can I make something for it?

child_harold

I dont think you can reduce cpu footprint of sph - maybe someone knows better...
Cyphermonk of  Algorithmic Order of PureGrøstl

jackielove4u

Quote from: child_harold on May 09, 2014, 12:54:58 PM
I have prepared a PDF guide, shortly to be uploaded to site server.
In the meantime you can get it here:
https://mega.co.nz/#!AFxziaoR!TyIyMn34EI3b7Gu2_hHQqkqH4CjWcygHQbGN99Yq8hU

Great pdf!

Some suggestions:
i would insert these into the bat:
--difficulty-multiplier 0.00390625

and i would remove this one:
--lookupgap 2

Optional:
setx GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE 50
--no-submit-stale (depens of pool)
--failover-only -o stratum+tcp://pool:port -u username.workername -p password (always setup a backup server)

bbbbbb2014

Quote from: child_harold on May 09, 2014, 12:54:58 PM
I have prepared a PDF guide, shortly to be uploaded to site server.
In the meantime you can get it here:
https://mega.co.nz/#!AFxziaoR!TyIyMn34EI3b7Gu2_hHQqkqH4CjWcygHQbGN99Yq8hU

Hi there!

For some reason, I am not able to push R9 280x pass 6.4 MHash/s mark. I am using the following miner:

https://github.com/badman74/sph-sgminer

I am not able to use your suggested miner as it does not submit any shares at dwarfpool.com. The machine hashes and hashes - AND EVEN IF I MINE with your miner and your suggested settings, I cannot push it over 6.3 MHash/s mark.

The card is in good shape, I have always able to push it when mining Scrypt. GPU clock is set to 1100, mem clock is set to 1500.

Settings I use, are:
    "auto-fan" : true,
    "gpu-fan": "30-99",
    "temp-cutoff" : "95",
    "temp-overheat" : "85",
    "temp-target" : "79",
    "worksize": "256",
    "intensity" : "20",
    "gpu-threads" : "1",
    "thread-concurrency" : "8192",
    "lookup-gap" : "0",
    "vectors" : "1",
    "shaders" : "2048",
    "api-port": "4028",
    "api-listen": true,
    "api-allow": "W:127.0.0.1",
    "failover-only" : true,
    "no-pool-disable": true,
    "no-submit-stale" : true,
    "queue": "0",
    "log" : "5",
    "gpu-powertune" : "20",
    "algorithm" : "groestlcoin",


Iam using BAMT 1.6.0 and I have compiled miners from scratch without any problems. The card is not overheating and I have a good PSU.

bbbbbb2014

Quote from: child_harold on May 09, 2014, 12:54:58 PM
I have prepared a PDF guide, shortly to be uploaded to site server.
In the meantime you can get it here:
https://mega.co.nz/#!AFxziaoR!TyIyMn34EI3b7Gu2_hHQqkqH4CjWcygHQbGN99Yq8hU

And very similar -  HD 5850 was cited to hash at 6 MHash/s speeds. Once again - I cannot push it over 5.4 MHash/s mark.

    "auto-fan" : true,
    "gpu-fan": "30-99",
    "temp-cutoff" : "95",
    "temp-overheat" : "85",
    "temp-target" : "79",
    "worksize": "256",
    "xintensity" : "182",
    "gpu-threads" : "2",
    "thread-concurrency" : "6144",
    "lookup-gap" : "2",
    "vectors" : "1",
    "shaders" : "1440",
    "api-port": "4028",
    "api-listen": true,
    "api-allow": "W:127.0.0.1",
    "failover-only" : true,
    "no-pool-disable": true,
    "no-submit-stale" : true,
    "queue": "0",
    "log" : "5",
    "gpu-powertune" : "20",
    "algorithm" : "groestlcoin",
    "kernel-path": "/usr/local/bin"


Core speed is 850, mem speed is 1000. Once again - platform BAMT 1.6.0, good quality card and a PSU.

child_harold

[Copied from my btctalk answer to same Q]

1.If u are experiencing difficulty running suggested/latest miner pls try this tip from the official FAQ:
http://www.groestlcoin.org/faq/

QuoteMy AMD GPU is hashing, but no shares are accepted and I don't see my hashrate on the pool. What's wrong?
Try adding

--difficulty-multiplier 0.0039062500

parameter to your sgminer command line. If your sgminer reports unrecognized option – please update to the recent version from here If this doesn't help – report the problem in bitcointalk thread

Apologies for not including this tip in the tutorial. Will update pdf soon.


2. What core-clock speed r  u running? Have you used TrixX or AFterburner to overclock core and underclock mem as described in the pdf?

thanks
CH


Quote from: bbbbbb2014 on May 13, 2014, 11:54:39 PM
Quote from: child_harold on May 10, 2014, 09:36:42 PM

Download my complete guide for Groestlcoin AMD mining from the official GRS Forum:
http://groestlcoin.org/forum/index.php?topic=23.0

THX!

Hi there!

For some reason, I am not able to push R9 280x pass 6.4 MHash/s mark. I am using the following miner:

https://github.com/badman74/sph-sgminer

I am not able to use your suggested miner as it does not submit any shares at dwarfpool.com. The machine hashes and hashes - AND EVEN IF I MINE with your miner and your suggested settings, I cannot push it over 6.3 MHash/s mark.

The card is in good shape, I have always able to push it when mining Scrypt. GPU clock is set to 1100, mem clock is set to 1500.

Settings I use, are:
    "auto-fan" : true,
    "gpu-fan": "30-99",
    "temp-cutoff" : "95",
    "temp-overheat" : "85",
    "temp-target" : "79",
    "worksize": "256",
    "intensity" : "20",
    "gpu-threads" : "1",
    "thread-concurrency" : "8192",
    "lookup-gap" : "0",
    "vectors" : "1",
    "shaders" : "2048",
    "api-port": "4028",
    "api-listen": true,
    "api-allow": "W:127.0.0.1",
    "failover-only" : true,
    "no-pool-disable": true,
    "no-submit-stale" : true,
    "queue": "0",
    "log" : "5",
    "gpu-powertune" : "20",
    "algorithm" : "groestlcoin",


Iam using BAMT 1.6.0 and I have compiled miners from scratch without any problems. The card is not overheating and I have a good PSU.

Cyphermonk of  Algorithmic Order of PureGrøstl

bbbbbb2014

It seems that only AMD drivers could be the problem, albeit I am running 13.25 drivers already. I'd like to recompile drivers with 13.xx latest drivers. But no 13.25 (or other stable drivers) are available from AMDs site. Only 14.40 drivers are avail<ble, but people are reporting loosing hashes instead of gaining them...

So, where are latest 13.xx drivers?

Quote from: child_harold on May 14, 2014, 09:10:57 AM
2. What core-clock speed r  u running? Have you used TrixX or AFterburner to overclock core and underclock mem as described in the pdf?

thanks
CH


Quote from: bbbbbb2014 on May 13, 2014, 11:54:39 PM
Quote from: child_harold on May 10, 2014, 09:36:42 PM

Download my complete guide for Groestlcoin AMD mining from the official GRS Forum:
http://groestlcoin.org/forum/index.php?topic=23.0

THX!

Hi there!

For some reason, I am not able to push R9 280x pass 6.4 MHash/s mark. I am using the following miner:

https://github.com/badman74/sph-sgminer

I am not able to use your suggested miner as it does not submit any shares at dwarfpool.com. The machine hashes and hashes - AND EVEN IF I MINE with your miner and your suggested settings, I cannot push it over 6.3 MHash/s mark.

The card is in good shape, I have always able to push it when mining Scrypt. GPU clock is set to 1100, mem clock is set to 1500.

Settings I use, are:
    "auto-fan" : true,
    "gpu-fan": "30-99",
    "temp-cutoff" : "95",
    "temp-overheat" : "85",
    "temp-target" : "79",
    "worksize": "256",
    "intensity" : "20",
    "gpu-threads" : "1",
    "thread-concurrency" : "8192",
    "lookup-gap" : "0",
    "vectors" : "1",
    "shaders" : "2048",
    "api-port": "4028",
    "api-listen": true,
    "api-allow": "W:127.0.0.1",
    "failover-only" : true,
    "no-pool-disable": true,
    "no-submit-stale" : true,
    "queue": "0",
    "log" : "5",
    "gpu-powertune" : "20",
    "algorithm" : "groestlcoin",


Iam using BAMT 1.6.0 and I have compiled miners from scratch without any problems. The card is not overheating and I have a good PSU.