VERSION HISTORY
v10.0
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- added assembler kernels for ETH+LBC mining mode (AMD cards only), major speedup
for LBC.
- about 1% ETH speedup for Vega cards.
- fixed issues with voltage/clocks management for latest AMD blockchain drivers
(not completely).
- new GPU sorting method for NVIDIA cards. Now GPUs are sorted by physical bus
index (it matches AfterBurner list of GPUs).
- for ETH+LBC mining mode maximal "dcri" value is 1000 now.
- added "-platform" option.
- added "ESTALE" option support in failover file epools.txt (see "-estale" option
for details).
- several minor bug fixes and improvements.
v9.8
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- added Vega cards support (ASM mode).
- added fan/OC support for 17.7.2 (and higher) drivers.
- fixed issue with -ttli and -ttdcr option for Nvidia cards.
- improved support for systems with more than 10 GPUs, check readme for "-di" and
"-mode" options description for details.
- a few minor bug fixes and improvements.
v9.7
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- Added ASM mode for RX460/560 cards, up to 30% speedup for second coin in dual
mode.
- Improved ETH speed for some Nvidia cards.
- Improved speed in dual mode for Nvidia cards.
- reduced initialization time.
- a few minor bug fixes and improvements.
- EthMan: added ability to select several rigs.
- EthMan: several minor bug fixes and improvements.
v9.6
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- new GPU sorting method for AMD cards. Now GPUs are sorted by physical bus index
(it matches AfterBurner list of GPUs). Also the list of temperatures/fans matches
the list of GPUs automatically.
Therefore "-di detect" and "-gmap" options are not necessary and not supported
anymore.
WARNING: be careful if you use use separate overclock/temperature settings for
every card, due to new sorting method GPUs can get different indexes!
- added "-minspeed" option to restart miner/system if miner cannot reach specified
speed.
- now watchdog monitors initialization steps too, e.g. it will restart miner even
if miner hangs at GPUs initialization.
- added "-allcoins etc" option for ETC pools that require Username.Worker, in this
mode devfee will be mined on some default ETC pools and DAG will not be recreated.
- added current DAG size info when "s" key is pressed.
- added 1 minute average speed for ETH when "s" key is pressed.
- fixed connection timeout issue in Linux version.
- fixed some issues related to remote management via TCP/IP.
- added "-ejobtimeout" and "-djobtimeout" options.
- fixed epoch #0 support.
- a few minor bug fixes and improvements.
- EthMan: fixed issue with lost connection to some rigs.
- EthMan: added password for webserver.
- EthMan: added separate settings for every event.
- EthMan: added "retrigger" option for lost connection event.
v9.5
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- fixed issue with PASC, miner could check some nonces twice. Effective hashrate
must be a bit higher now.
- improved SIA support for Nicehash, added "mining.extranonce.subscribe" and
"client.reconnect" commands support. Effective hashrate must be a bit higher now.
- a few minor bug fixes and improvements.
- EthMan: added ability to enable/disable GPUs remotely (see API.txt for tech
details).
- EthMan: added notification for too high fan speed.
- EthMan: several minor bug fixes and improvements.
v9.4
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- added alternative Sia Stratum support (Siamining, Nicehash). Stratum version
detection is automatic.
- improved fans management for latest drivers and Polaris cards.
- added "-mpsw" option.
- added shares-per-GPU statistics when "s" key is pressed.
- Included EthMan v3.0 which supports passwords and email notifications.
v9.3
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- improved dual mining speed stability in ASM mode.
- added "-altnum" option for alternative GPU indexing.
- a few minor bug fixes and improvements.
v9.2
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- improved mining speed stability.
- added changes in DCR mining protocol.
- fixed possible issue with rejected DCR shares on Nicehash pool.
- added pool selection in runtime ("e" and "d" keys).
- now if devfee mining fails for a long time, miner will not stop mining, it will
turn on "-nofee" option temporarily with appropriate warnings, until successful
devfee mining.
- some minor improvements.
- EthMan: added ReasonID parameter to .bat file which is executed when some rig has
problems, check "sample.bat" for details.
v9.1
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- added assembler kernels for ETH+SIA and ETH+PASCAL modes (major speedup for SIA
and PASCAL).
- added alternative assembler kernels for Tonga and Polaris cards for ETH-only
mode. Use them if you get best speed at "-dcri 1" (i.e. you cannot find speed
peak), use "-asm 2" option to enable this mode.
- a few minor bug fixes and improvements.
v9.0
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- added "-asm" option (AMD cards only) which enables assembler GPU kernels. In this
mode some tuning is required even in ETH-only mode, use "-dcri" option or or "+/-"
keys in runtime to set best speed.
Currently only ETH-only and ETH-DCR modes are supported in assembler. Use "-asm
0" if you don't want to use new assembler kernels.
If ASM mode is enabled, miner must show "GPU #x: algorithm ASM" at startup.
- improved ETH mining speed in ASM mode for some cards, also a bit reduced power
usage for some cards (fine-tuning is required via "-dcri" or "+/-" keys in
runtime).
NOTE 1: if GPU throttles, best "-dcri" value is different.
NOTE 2: speed peak can be rather short, so change "-dcri" value slowly.
- dramatically increased DCR mining speed in assembler mode (up to 70%). Be
careful, power usage is higher too.
- added "-gmap" option.
- fixed DCR Nicehash support.
- added "FINE-TUNING" section to Readme file.
- A lot of minor improvements and bug fixes.
v8.1
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- added Ethereum+Pascal mode for NVidia cards.
- improved "-di detect" option: now after GPU order detection miner starts mining
with the detected order.
- now remote management is working in read-only mode by default.
- improved "-mport" option, now you can specify network adapter IP for incoming
connections for remote management.
- added "-benchmark" option.
- fixed issue with "-retrydelay" option.
- added "-v" option.
- a few minor bug fixes and improvements.
- EthMan: added option for font color selection.
v8.0
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- added new coin for dual mode: PASCAL(PASC). Now you can mine Ethereum,
Ethereum+Decred, Ethereum+Siacoin, Ethereum+Lbry or Ethereum+Pascal. NOTE:
Currently Pascal is not available for NVidia cards.
- added "-nofee" option.
- added ability to use environment variables in "epools.txt", "dpools.txt" and
"config.txt" files. For example, define "WORKER" environment variable and use it as
"%WORKER%" in config.txt.
- added "License.txt" file.
- some minor improvements.
v7.4. This version is assumed to be stable, so it is not marked as "beta".
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- added "-retrydelay" option.
- EthMan: added "View miner console" command.
v7.3. This version is assumed to be stable, so it is not marked as "beta".
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- now miner supports HTTP for remote monitoring, you can check miner state remotely
via browser, check "-mport" option for details.
- added temperature management for Linux gpu-pro drivers. Note: root access is
required to manage fans speed.
- added "-fanmin" option.
- fixed issue with "-allcoins exp" option.
- EthMan: added options for number of decimal points in displayed statistics.
- some minor improvements and bug fixes.
v7.2
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- added "-lidag" option to reduce intensity of DAG generation, it can help with OC
or weak PSU.
- added temperature/fan monitoring for Linux version for gpu-pro drivers. Only
monitoring is supported currently, not management.
- "r" key reloads pools from epools.txt and dpools.txt in runtime.
- fixed issue with wrong detection of card names.
- systems with up to 32 GPUs are supported now (with some minor limitations).
- Linux version: fixed issue with closing miner with "Ctrl-C".
- several minor improvements and bug fixes.
- EthMan: added "total online miners" and "total working gpus" info.
- EthMan: added color and font size options for the list of miners.
v7.1. This version is assumed to be stable, so it is not marked as "beta".
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- now "-etha 2" is set automatically for Linux and 4xx cards. You can change it by
specifying "-etha" directly if necessary.
- if miner manages fans, it returns management back to drivers at closing.
- added text coloring in Linux version. You can use "-colors 0" option to disable
it if necessary.
- several minor improvements and bug fixes.
- EthMan: added ability to start .bat file if miner has problems.
- EthMan: added support for CryptoNote miner.
v7.0
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- added new coin for dual mode: LBRY(LBC). Now you can mine Ethereum,
Ethereum+Decred, Ethereum+Siacoin or Ethereum+Lbry.
- some minor improvements and bug fixes.
v6.4
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- added "-etha 2" option value for gpu-pro Linux drivers.
- fixed issue with a bit lower mining speed of previous version (AMD cards).
- Improved speed by about 3% for NVIDIA 10xx cards in Windows 10 (CUDA 8.0 build).
- NVIDIA: added build with CUDA 8.0, it is default now, there are also CUDA 6.5 and
7.5 builds in separate folders.
- NVIDIA: added temperatures/fans monitoring. Note that fans management is not
available, only monitoring is possible.
- EthMan now shows "off" or "stopped" status for disabled/stopped cards in detailed
hashrate stats.
v6.3. This version is assumed to be stable, so it is not marked as "beta".
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- added support for NVIDIA 10xx cards in Linux.
- fixed issue with gpu-pro drivers in Linux.
- minor improvements in OpenCL kernels.
- bug fixes.
v6.2
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- released version for Linux with nvidia support.
- fixed Ethereum solo mining mode.
- added "-cvddc" and "-mvddc" options for adjusting voltages for latest AMD 4xx
cards.
- now you can turn on/off cards in runtime with "0"..."9" keys.
- bug fixes.
v6.1
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- fixed issue with high CPU load for NVIDIA cards.
- NVIDIA: now two builds are available: for CUDA 7.5 and for CUDA 6.5.
- fixed issue with resetting WattMan settings.
v6.0
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- added nVidia support. Tested on 970, 980 and 1070 cards, both single and dual
modes are supported. Mixed AMD+nVidia cards are supported too.
- added temperature management for latest AMD 4xx cards.
- added "-ttli" option.
- fixed possible issues with fan management when "-di detect" is used.
v5.3
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- added "-di detect" option value to detect correct GPU order for temperatures
management.
- improved Nicehash pool support (mining.extranonce.subscribe).
- fixed issue with sending config.txt to EthMan.
- fixed issue in EthMan (possible garbage during remote editing config.txt).
v5.2
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- added Stratum for Siacoin. Currently not all Stratum versions are supported,
check help page of your pool for details.
- bug fixes.
v5.1
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- fixed issue with crash in Ethereum solo mode.
- fixed issue in Linux version when http server does not respond.
- increased timeout to detect bad pool state when no jobs are received for a long
time.
- added FAQ section to readme.
v5.0
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- added new coin for dual mode: Siacoin. Now you can mine Ethereum, Ethereum+Decred
or Ethereum+Siacoin.
- added "-dcoin" option to select a coin for dual mode.
- added "-allcoins exp" option value that allows you to mine Expanse and don't
recreate DAG for devfee mining.
- added Decred support for Nicehash pool.
- default "-dcrt" option value is "5" now.
- improved detection of bad pool state: miner will disconnect if pool rejected more
than a half of last 10 shares.
- "s" key: now miner also shows current difficulty so you can calculate how long it
will take to find a share or a block.
- bug fixes.
v4.7. This version is assumed to be stable, so it is not marked as "beta".
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- improved stability of Linux version.
- fixed issue with possible crash if pool sends several jobs at once.
- added "-li" option.
- bug fixes.
- EthMan: added more options for sound notification.
- EthMan: added option to adjust hashrate warning threshold.
v4.6
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- added "-esm 3" option value to support Nicehash Stratum implementation.
- added "-ttdcr" option.
- improved "-tstop" option - now you can specify negative values to close miner
instead of stopping GPU.
- added "-fanmax" option.
- failover if pool rejects too many shares.
- fixed issue with wrong "-esm" value that miner could show.
- bug fixes.
- EthMan: added sound notification.
v4.5. This version is assumed to be stable, so it is not marked as "beta".
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- improved "-tstop" option - if it turned off wrong card (see "KNOWN ISSUES"
section in readme about possible GPU order issue), it will close miner in 30
seconds.
- added more statistics for "s" key.
- added "-logfile" option.
- fixed issue with "-mclock" and "-cclock" options for some cards.
- a few minor improvements.
- bug fixes.
- EthMan: added more info - number of restarts, number of failovers, number of
invalid shares.
- EthMan: added option to display detailed statistics about GPU hashrates.
- EthMan: added command "Execute reboot.bat".
- EthMan: added command "Edit config.txt".
- EthMan: added "GPU warning temperature" option.
- EthMan: if some table columns are hidden, webserver won't show them too.
v4.4
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- "-tstop" option now stops mining on overheated GPU instead of closing miner.
- if GPU fan is not available (non-standard cooling), miner still shows
temperature.
- now miner sends also worker name (if specified) when sends current hashrate to
pool.
- now you can specify configuration file name in the command line.
- improved failover files parsing, now commas can be used as parameter values.
- Fixed issues with remote control after miner restarting in Linux version.
- Linux version, "-r 1" option: if "reboot.bash" not found, miner will execute
"reboot.sh".
- EthMan: sending epools.txt and dpools.txt - they are applied in the miner
immediately now.
- EthMan shows the percentage of rejected shares.
- EthMan: added "Comments" field in miner properties.
- EthMan: added table header and auto-refresh for web page.
- EthMan: added warning if some miners in table are red.
- EthMan: added ability to minimize to system tray.
- bug fixes.
v4.3
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- added "EthMan" - an utility for remote monitoring/management.
- added "-estale" option to send stale shares for Ethereum, it can increase
effective hashrate a bit.
- now all options can be stored in "config.txt" file.
- added "-ftime" option.
- added "-erate" option.
- added "-tstop" option.
- now miner sends hashrate to geth in solo mining mode.
- added "-mport" option for remote management.
- bug fixes.
v4.2
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- added support for Ethereum solo mining.
- added "-gser" option.
- added "-eres" option.
- added "-powlim" option.
- added "-etht" option.
- "-tt 1" (default) now does not manage fans but shows GPU temperature and fan
status.
- added support for "client.reconnect" stratum command for Decred.
v4.1. This version is assumed to be stable, so it is not marked as "beta".
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- UPDATE: Added build for Linux x64 (tested on Ubuntu 12.04).
- improved working with DAG on GPUs during epoch changing, it must work fine now.
- added watchdog for threads that communicate with pools.
- minor bug fixes.
v4.0
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- no DAG files anymore.
- removed "-dir" option.
- Bug fixes.
v3.3
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- failover for both Ethereum and Decred.
- added CRC check for DAG files. Now if DAG file is corrupted, miner will detect it
and re-create DAG.
Don't remove DAG files manually if you think that they can be corrupted - miner
will do it automatically if necessary.
- default value for "-ethi" option is "8" now (instead of "16"), it slightly
reduces delays when miner accepts new job.
- Bug fixes, a few minor improvements.
v3.2
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- reduced number of rejected shares for Decred-Stratum.
- miner sends its current hashrate to pool, some pools have "reported hashrate"
column and you can see miner hashrate there.
- miner shows how long it takes pool to accept share.
- option "-r 1" closes miner and calls "reboot.bat" if some GPU failed, so you can
create "reboot.bat" to perform any actions.
- Bug fixes, a few minor improvements.
v3.1
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- reduced delays at shares sending, it must improve speed on pools a bit.
v3.0
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- improved Ethereum mining speed by 1-15% (depends on mining mode and card model,
slower card - more speed improvement).
- added "-etha" option to select Ethereum algorithm optimized for your cards.
- added "-allcoins" option to support Ethereum forks mining.
- miner checks all Ethereum shares before sending them to the pool. You will be
warned if some GPU finds invalid share, usually due to overclocking.
- miner disconnects from the pool if there are not any new jobs for a long time.
- "-tt" option now can set target temperature for every card individually.
- "-tt" option now can set static fan speeds.
- fixed issue with -cclock and -mclock options. However, AMD blocked underclocking
for some reason, you can overclock only.
- option "-wd 1" is set by default now.
- option "-ethi" for values less than "4" now sets very low GPU load to avoid any
freezes in Windows. The most low GPU load is "-ethi 0".
Also "-ethi" now can set intensity for every card individually.
You can also specify negative values, for example, "-ethi -8192", it exactly
means "global work size" value that is used in official miner.
- Bug fixes.
v2.0
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- Added Stratum support for Decred.
- Added "-esm 2" option for "miner-proxy" Stratum version - for such pools like
coinotron, coinmine, etc.
- Default "-dbg" value is "0" now, log file is created by default. You can disable
it with "-dbg -1" option.
- If GPU thread hangs and its speed is not updated, miner shows zero speed for that
card.
- Added "-wd" option.
- Added "-r" option.
- Additional checks related to DAG files: checking disc space, removing invalid DAG
files.
- Bug fixes.
v1.2
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- Added "-ethi" option.
- Added coloring.
- "-mode" option now can be set for every card individually.
- "-dcri" option now can be set for every card individually.
- Added "-allpools" option.
v1.1
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Fixed issue with rejected shares for dwarfpool (and for other pools that use
similar code).
Fixed issue with f2pool pool.
Added "-eworker" option.
"-dcri" option: max value is 500 now.
Added "Rejected shares" info.
v1.0
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- First version.
