Mining pools for noobs

[hiddenvalleyranch]

If you can't even figure out how to modify a .bat file you probably shouldn't mess with things that have the potential to fry your CPU. Please do not mine on a laptop.

[fishseeds]

start with what miner you are using?

If you cant see the .bat file, you are probably using bytemasters miner

If thats the case, you need to create a .bat file inside your minerbin folder

1- in minerbin folder right click and create a new .txt file,  name it whatever you want, and change the.txt  to  .bat

2- save this in the new .bat file... 

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POOL_MINER.EXE the-iland.net PruMNRMkp3C1dVAkGRsmUxqtVoNdMyVcKT (replace my address with your address and click save

3- double click the new .bat file and your miner should start mining with the PTS address you entered

I am using Coyote and when i run the file (address is set to my PTS-qt wallet) coyote opens in cmd and does a benchmark test then closes. So i then open protoshares-qt and start mining there, but something seems off. After mining all day, there is no balance update. Is there any way to tell if it is running properly? Also, I was under the impression that the protoshares-qt.exe was just the wallet and the coyote miner would be doing the mining.

[soniq]

start with what miner you are using?

If you cant see the .bat file, you are probably using bytemasters miner

If thats the case, you need to create a .bat file inside your minerbin folder

1- in minerbin folder right click and create a new .txt file,  name it whatever you want, and change the.txt  to  .bat

2- save this in the new .bat file... 

Code Select Expand

POOL_MINER.EXE the-iland.net PruMNRMkp3C1dVAkGRsmUxqtVoNdMyVcKT (replace my address with your address and click save

3- double click the new .bat file and your miner should start mining with the PTS address you entered

[BitNoob]

You need to edit the .bat file and replace the PTS address with yours. Right now you are mining for someone else. How kind of you.  ;)

I'm so Noob that i don't see the .bat file and i don't know how to modify it. I have a beautifull black windows giving me my HPM, a bunch of .dll and nothing else... Could you give me another step?

[blue5peed]

Holy smokes that's wild! Its suspicious how this had not been mentioned until now. There should be a readme or something, I guess I'm in way over my head. I wont let this experience deter me from learning all I can about cryptocurrencies. Thanks for the hep!

[MisO69]

You need to edit the .bat file and replace the PTS address with yours. Right now you are mining for someone else. How kind of you.  ;)

[blue5peed]

I have been trying to join the PTS pool but as a total noob (command lines scare me) I'm not really sure what you are supposed to to after you download the miner and run it. I see it ticking away and my cpu is at 100% usage but how will I receive PTS if I haven't typed in a wallet or anything? could someone please help me understand this mining thing  :-\