I installed the wallet on a different computer. It's connected now. Bootstrap loading is taking a while though.
How do I configure the minerd.exe program? The Emerald website states:
start the miner
./minerd -t -a scrypt -o stratum+tcp://crypto.office-on-the.net:12125 -u -p x
Where does this go and what goes in the placeholder? I'm assuming the <> marks are removed.
Right now when I click on the minerd.exe file, it flashes a small screen for a second and disappears.
Also, do I have to add nodes to my wallet configuration?
There is no need for addnodes
When the wallet starts, it looks at a dedicated node for connections.
as for cpu mining - the ./minerd is for linux
For windows, if you want to join a pool, the easiest would be to make a batch file.
open up notepad and saving as START.BAT
minerd --url stratum+tcp://thepool.address.goes.here:poolportnumber --userpass USERNAME.WORKERNAME:PASSWORD
the start.bat should go into the same folder as the minerd.exe
You will of course need to sign up for a pool, there should be several listed on the Emerald web site - just click the link in your wallet to open a browser to the home page.
Most pools have a help section that will explain things better, like how to make a worker, what port number to use ...
If you want to simply use your wallet to mine, you can add the line:
gen=1
to your emerald.conf file.(which you might have to create - in the same directory as the wallet.dat file C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Roaming\Emerald )
emerald.conf
rpcuser=bla-bla
rpcpassword=bla-bla-bla
gen=1
The gen=1 turns on the miner that's built into most wallets -
unfortunately, mining difficulty is high enough that I would be surprised if you found more that one block in a 24 hour time.
most mining pools are setup so that you get a share of each block found in proportion to the work you do.