Re: [ANN] Miner Control 1.5.2 - Auto profit switching miner controller

I've been stuck trying to config cudaminer all night for scrypt. for whatever reason it's most profit tonight. Nicehash keeps saying strutum auth failed. My config is as follows.

Code:

},
   "algorithms": [
   { "name": "scryptn", "hashrate": 700, "power": 60, "aparam1": "F:\\P\\MinerControl-1.2.2", "aparam2": "cudaminer.exe", "aparam3": "-a scrypt:2048 -d 0,1" },
],
   "nicehash": {
   "account": "btc",
   "worker": "1",
   "sparam1": "-o stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com",
   "sparam2": "-p x",
   "weight": 0.90,
   "algos": [
   { "algo": "scryptn", "folder": "_APARAM1_", "command": "_APARAM2_", "arguments": "_APARAM3_ _SPARAM1_:3335 -u _ACCOUNT_._WORKER_ _SPARAM2_" },,
]

this is what MC spits out

[18:29:36] Starting NiceHash Scrypt-N with F:\P\MinerControl-1.2.2\cudaminer.exe -a scrypt:2048 -d 0,1 -o stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com:3335 -u [#real wallet#].1 -p x
[2014-11-05 18:29:36] Starting Stratum on stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com:3335
[2014-11-05 18:29:36] 2 miner threads started, using 'scrypt' algorithm.
[2014-11-05 18:29:37] Stratum authentication failed
[2014-11-05 18:29:37] ...retry after 15 seconds

What am I missing?

As long as you have two video cards this looks fine. Very close to what I have mining against westhash right now.

2x 980s

Well, there's your problem!

You won't get very far using cudaminer with AMD cards. It only works with nVIDIA CUDA cards. You probably want to look at sgminer.

GTX 980s

[slap] duh, thanks.

Well, Scrypt-N is back in the gutter so hopefully ccminer is working for you on the X protocols now.

I think your problem may have been a local security issue keeping cudaminer from talking to the nicehash server. Try this. Open a command prompt window, change to the directory where you have cudaminer, and paste in this command:

Code:

cudaminer.exe -a scrypt:2048 -d 0,1 -o stratum+tcp://stratum.nicehash.com:3335 -u [#real wallet#].1 -p x

Replace the wallet number and then hit enter. You may end up seeing a popup warning about communicating on the network. If you do, select the option to always allow this.

If all this works right, you should be able to go back to Miner Control, stop whatever miner you have running, and then manually start Scrypt-N on NiceHash.

One more thing you can try is the "usewindow" option to force the miner into a separate command window instead of running inside of Miner Control. I don't have to do that for cudaminer but your mileage may vary.