well that sorta makes sense, but I already now how to start mining in the pool i'm in.

is this the same .conf file located at AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin?

what does the .conf file need to include?

looks like this now

server=1
rpcuser=the user name for my BTC Guild miner_1
rpcpassword=the password I have for BTC Guild


say what?



how? do I do that once the .conf is made?

had the same problem...its the printer setup...at least it was for me

I get this message a lot


An Error Has Occurred!
The last posting from your IP was less than 360 seconds ago. Please try again later. 

since I just logged on...wtf does that mean?

hey all...appreciate the commentary and advice...

the BFL 50 GH/s was exactly what I was contemplating. when I get it up and running i'll let you know.


Who is better and at what cost and how fast?

right now im using bfgniner on an ASUS computer with NVIDIA GTX 660
gpu mining to start, but considering a BFL 50GH/s miner

I didn't think they did refunds? powersupply for what?

Here's a response I rec'd regarding delivery of the 50 GH/s Bitcoin Miner

Thank you for your interest in Butterfly Labs. All products are made in the order in which they are received. In response to your delivery inquiry, upon placing an order from us today, it will be a few weeks before your product arrives, and that depends on what part of the country you're in. I hope this helps. Again Thank you for choosing Butterfly Labs.

SO why can't a company making and selling a product tell you when it will be shipped? Should they be trusted?

PLEASE somebody help me understand....

I find pages a lot that tell you about the .conf, but I just don't get it. I know my way around the computer, but not the programming side.

In the example.conf file in bfgminer 3.10.0 win64 this is what shown

{"pools" : [   {      "url" : "http://url1:8332",      "user" : "user1",      "pass" : "pass1"   },   {      "url" : "http://url2:8344",      "pool-proxy" : "socks5://127.0.0.1:1080",      "user" : "user2",   "pass" : "pass2"   },   {      "url" : "http://url3:8332",      "user" : "user3",      "pass" : "pass3"   }],"intensity" : "d,9,9,9","gpu-engine" : "0-985,0-950,0-960,0-1000","gpu-fan" : "0-85,0-85,0-85,0-85","gpu-memclock" : "860,825,835,875","gpu-powertune" : "20,20,20,20","temp-cutoff" : "95,95,95,95","temp-overheat" : "85,85,85,85","temp-target" : "75,75,75,75","auto-fan" : true,"auto-gpu" : true,"expiry" : 120,"failover-only" : true,"gpu-threads" : 2,"log" : 5,"queue" : 1,"scan-time" : 60,"temp-hysteresis" : 3,"scan-serial" : [   "/dev/ttyUSB0",   "/dev/ttyUSB1",   "/dev/ttyUSB2","/dev/ttyUSB3"],"kernel-path" : "/usr/local/bin"}

I have no idea what this means. Do I need this file? What goes in it? 

sorry...my computer is an ASUS...right now I'm GPU mining.

Can someone tell me what this is and how to set up?
I created one .conf file when I tried to join p2pool, but have switched back to mining with the BTC Guild.

This is what is looks like now

server=1
rpcuser=xxxxxxxxx
rpcpassword=I71pMDMcB6hfHwNyvn1KJKaWeLMDvJn7ibvBuXMRPcS8IVee9SwwIuHF1N37ZTCuRZQTICp6McncJoiW2TxNrsz9A7oAGlcbs5vr

fyi...x's replaced username & password is not real

Can/should I still use this or do I have or edit or even delete?

Hey all

New to bitcoin mining. Started out a BTC Guild, but decided to switch to p2Pool. I followed instructions from here http://p2pool.in, but not sure if it's running properly. Experiencing a lot of "dead" area (?) and some increased latency. I'm using an ASUS rig now so I don't have much of a hash rate going on right now, but I plan on getting a mining rig in the near future. Could use some help so I can contribute to the pool more efficiently.