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Re: [XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
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rethaw
on 06/02/2014, 05:06:32 UTC
What do you guys think about buying used Xeons versus renting servers?

Had a xeon running for two weeks, found no blocks at current diff. :sad:

but you can still pool mine, right?

Of course.
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Re: Turing complete language vs non-Turing complete (Ethereum vs Bitcoin)
by
rethaw
on 05/02/2014, 04:01:28 UTC
There are grey-goo outcomes if you are not careful with even something as constrained as an extrospection op code to existing language.   There will be whole classes of not yet imagined grey goo opportunities lurking in a full TC language.  You cant easily systematically defend against whole classes of such issues without intentional constrained language.

I figure the grey goo nightmare is an unspoken goal of Ethereum. Has Vitalik written on this elsewhere?
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Re: language of choice for a secure orderbook ?
by
rethaw
on 05/02/2014, 03:42:20 UTC
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"Best bet is to get some implementation. Most services fail due to lack of traction, not failure to scale."

can you elaborate on this ? what do you mean by lack of traction ?
thanks

Lack of traction means people not choosing to use it, and come back to it. If Mt. Gox had waited until they had a full featured socketed API, or DDoS protection, they may not have become such a popular exchange, for example. I would call this the businessman's answer.

This is so very much the wrong way to ask the question. Figure out what your orderbook design will be, and how you will make it consistent at scale. Your strategy for that will determine what databases or locking frameworks you intend to use, and then look at which languages integrate best with that infrastructure.

This is the engineer's answer.
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Re: [XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 05/02/2014, 03:38:28 UTC
My electricity costs don't warrant it, but who doesn't love bear metal?!

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Re: Euler's totient function algorithm compatible with SHA-256?
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rethaw
on 01/02/2014, 03:56:45 UTC
That was a random jumble of buzz words and phrases saying absolutely nothing.



This should point you in the right direction.
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Re: language of choice for a secure orderbook ?
by
rethaw
on 01/02/2014, 03:54:17 UTC
If you are talking security, the language is relatively unimportant. Its whether you understand the security risks and guard against them. You can achieve this in several languages. For a speedy trading engine, certainly C.

Best bet is to get some implementation. Most services fail due to lack of traction, not failure to scale.
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Re: [XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 30/12/2013, 03:48:42 UTC
Sorry to bother you again. I have one more question:

If I want to make some changes like value of 'genproclimit=1' how can I do it?

It's this part of the command, just change it to what you want to use.

Code:
screen ./primeminer -poolip=54.200.248.75 -poolport=1337 -pooluser=Acrenf7WMZ3yFc7xkdbF8rGuuLw36Bkknr -poolpassword=PASSWORD -genproclimit=1
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Re: [XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 29/12/2013, 02:20:08 UTC
I suppose most of these directions apply to any VPS with a Debian or Ubuntu image.

As far as optimizing solo mining... could you be more specific? The point of pooled mining is to reduce variance, so for many, solo mining is long bet.
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Re: [GROUP BUY 5] 3.15 BTC - Bitmain Antminer 180GH/s Holiday Special 300 Units
by
rethaw
on 26/12/2013, 17:34:40 UTC
I'll take 6.
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Re: [XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 14/12/2013, 06:32:34 UTC
I'm curious - does digitalocean still limit the max # of instances to 5? This is what I experienced last time - they wouldn't support primecoin mining.

They will increase your instance limit if you ask them.

Sorry for a noob question, How can I go back to mining screen after I exit by pressing Ctrl + A and D?

Code:
screen -r

Added to the OP.
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Re: [XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 09/12/2013, 01:53:44 UTC
how many cores does each package have?


The number of cores is equal to the number of CPUs.
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Re: [ANN] US/North American Bitfury sales now open ***full prototype pics***
by
rethaw
on 08/12/2013, 04:28:19 UTC
I have 4 v2 M-boards and 1 v1 M-board. Contact me if you're interested.
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Re: [XPM] Primecoin High Performance Linux Compilation Guide
by
rethaw
on 07/12/2013, 04:37:07 UTC
I am trying to get this installed on an online AWS server. like digital Ocean. I have compiled everything and i am trying to run everything. but when i check the mining, i get little to nothing.

2013-12-03 21:30:27 primemeter     86321 prime/h   1368657 test/h    0 5-chains/h 0.012314 chain/d
2013-12-03 21:31:28 primemeter    110984 prime/h   1721939 test/h   59 5-chains/h 0.016618 chain/d
2013-12-03 21:32:29 primemeter    114366 prime/h   1822189 test/h    0 5-chains/h 0.016676 chain/d
2013-12-03 21:33:29 primemeter    105579 prime/h   1629647 test/h    0 5-chains/h 0.013099 chain/d
2013-12-03 21:34:29 primemeter    105275 prime/h   1566544 test/h    0 5-chains/h 0.014631 chain/d

it seems like its very low for the server.

also i have changed my rpcuser to my beeeeer address and password. was that where i mine for a pool? or could i put my wallet address in  the config somewhere?

If you want to pool mine, you need to use a pool miner, not the full client. There are a number of threads on this, check out this one! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=252944.0
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Re: Alt coin backers
by
rethaw
on 03/12/2013, 15:36:49 UTC
Check out peercoin and primecoin, both implemented by Sunny King.
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Re: [XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 03/12/2013, 15:35:27 UTC
Just wanted to say, someone appears to be mining using the address in the OP. Though I appreciate the donation, remember to change that address to your primecoin address!
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Re: [XPM] [ANN] Primecoin Release - First Scientific Computing Cryptocurrency
by
rethaw
on 03/12/2013, 05:21:01 UTC
how can you mine such thing in a POOL? cuz cgminer don't work with this

Check out this thread about primecoin mining using a VPS here. There are still limited options for pools, though.
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Re: [XPM] Pool mining primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 01/12/2013, 04:30:26 UTC
Looks good to me!
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Re: [XPM] Pool Mining Primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 30/11/2013, 17:14:35 UTC
I've only used it against beeeer.org.
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Re: [XPM] Pool Mining Primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 29/11/2013, 03:53:42 UTC
Bonus points: turn it into a service that starts at boot so you can clone a bunch of droplets!

First, write a miner script:

Code:
cd ~
echo '
cd /root/primecoin/src
screen -d -m ./primeminer -poolip=54.200.248.75 -poolport=1337 -pooluser=Acrenf7WMZ3yFc7xkdbF8rGuuLw36Bkknr -poolpassword=PASSWORD -genproclimit=1' > startprime

chmod +x startprime

Now make the service that will keep it alive:

Code:
echo '
#!/bin/bash

until /root/startprime; do
  echo "Restarting miner">&2
  sleep 1
done' > primeservice
chmod +x primeservice

Now you can edit crontab to include this service to start at reboot. Type `crontab -e`, and in the last line of the file add:

Code:
@reboot   /root/primeservice

Now reboot the droplet with `sudo reboot`. When you've logged back in, check to see if it worked by sending `screen -r`. This should open the miner info.

You can then `sudo poweroff` the droplet and take a snapshot. This snapshot is then used when creating a new droplet!
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Re: [XPM] Pool Mining Primecoin using DigitalOcean (VPS)
by
rethaw
on 28/11/2013, 21:15:21 UTC
I'll write up more in the first post, but you can take a snapshot of a miner and create identical droplets. The limit is set by DigitalOcean and can be increased if you request it.