PhoenixMiner 5.5c (release candidate) is ready. You can download
PhoenixMiner 5.5c from here (both Windows and Linux versions):
https://mega.nz/folder/HQ9EyYBD#qIGApl7-ZB1mLq3rjM1XOg (MEGA)
If you want to check the integrity of the downloaded file, please use the following hashes (you need the last file PhoenixMiner_NVRTC_Windows.zip only if you want to mine BCI with Nvidia cards under Windows):
File: PhoenixMiner_5.5c_Windows.zip
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SHA-1: 9a3efe6130ba21ab2ade9df38ff9d52a539d9693
SHA-256: 0bb20989cd107c6b65d08da30f014df0b3cb94f8124253e2caee1dfa99431c2d
SHA-512: 2e1aa259f6519d6759ccf679bf1b989c36fe504c9066cc3ba79537bf34129fb168b2956e385a4cf593e45c3a22e89590319870fb502ff13a371932aad441b250
File: PhoenixMiner_5.5c_Linux.tar.gz
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SHA-1: 43bc9221582c8e90188fb1b416df14a8259d5b4e
SHA-256: 66914e1b5011c35cf6af3f0d3e7540f5fa1bbe1563105fd242a67a96437b8e69
SHA-512: 1088fcfd06b1bf63a3ab0d92089504b37e634bc138290c432797594ed25d37f8e5a658cf4124b6bb4495592b2b90f89bf0a68d03f51ce97e61b69efbe0667943
File: PhoenixMiner_NVRTC_Windows.zip
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SHA-1: ff6fa5e018adbd52caf631c42b7c2fac7ce48a51
SHA-256: 8087757169405d51ea8ba818347fb05d0450aef985c29272165070346eb5a54a
SHA-512: 7b2d832f7f40578bb1f501d5174467f5ae06612e601dab769fd56d39da48a471b18c6373435a485155f70fec4017d8378797bf1e1dfe5d62fee30fa6a1d992c4
The changes in this release (since 5.5b) include the following:
- Added support for the latest AMD Windows driver 21.1.1 (still, we don't recommend using the 21.1.1 driver yet - we had some instability issues with it even when just idling on the desktop!)
- Added new -mcdag parameter to reset the memory overclock on Nvidia cards during DAG generation. This may allow you to set higher memory overclock on your Nvidia cards without risking corrupt DAG buffer, which can lead to excessive number of incorrect shares. Use -mcdag 1 (by default the value is 0, which means turned off) to use this new feature.
Under Linux -mcdag 1 will execute a shell script named daggen.sh (if present in the current directory) for each Nvidia GPU, passing the GPU index as the first argument, and PCIE bus ID as second argument. The miner will then wait for about 7 seconds before starting DAG generation to allow the script enough time to reset the memory overclock.
- The -tt parameter is now strictly for controlling the fan behavior. E.g. -tt 60 sets auto-fan speed with target temperature 60C; -tt -70 sets fixed fan speed 70%; and -tt 0 turns off the fan control. All these can be specified per GPU.
- There is a new -hwm parameter that allows controlling the frequency of the hardware monitoring, which was also done by -tt in the previous versions of PhoenixMiner
- Other small improvements and fixes
The changes of the previous beta (5.5b) since the last version (5.4c) are:
- Added native kernels for AMD RX6800 and RX6900 GPUs. These are faster than the generic kernels and produce a lot less stale shares
- Updated kernels for AMD Polaris, Vega and Navi GPUs that are slightly faster and use less power than before when mining ETH. To use these updated kernels, you need to use drivers 20.5.1 or later under Win10, or 20.10.x or later under Linux
- The Nvidia mining cards (P106, P104, etc.) can now use straps and hardware control options (power limit, memory overclock, max temperature, etc.) under Windows
- Added support for AMD Linux drivers 20.45-1164792 and 20.45-1188099. Use this drivers only if you have RX6800 or RX6900 GPU. WARNING: Vega and Navi GPUs won't work with these drivers!
- Automatically set -ttli instead of -tmax when the later is not supported by the driver. This will throttle down the GPUs when they reach the specified temperature to avoid overheating
Please let us know if you have any problems or questions related to PhoenixMiner 5.4c
Thanks for the new version. It will need to be tested over the weekend.