Why are you all freaking out? I have had zero problems solo mining once I got everything configured properly.
I suggest that you all learn how to properly set up your system to solo mine so you don't have to rely on pools during a coin launch.
There shouldn't even BE any pools for at least a few hours into a coin launch. They cause inevitable forks and ACTUALLY kill coins.
PROTIP: THE OP SOLO MINING INSTRUCTIONS WERE INCORRECT
What was incorrect?
The .conf file was missing a required parameter and he didn't instruct how to set up your wallet as a server so you can actually mine to it.
Any mining you do to a wallet that's not set up properly will get orphaned.
scrypt mining is always the same setup. Don't assume OP knows what they're doing.
C'mon guys, we do this every day.