[ANN] ptsweb.beeeeer.org - Protoshares mining sub-pool

[r05]

Last question about ram influence on mining results. Is it better to use maximum amount? It's obvious to me.. but better asking

I've actually got lower performance by using the 1024mb option over the 512mb option. No idea why - there doesn't seem to be any clear correlation to me..

[xolokram]

@btc2084:
it would be possible to do this (one big file with all optimized code), but this is really difficult & complex, introducing more bugs/problems which i want to avoid atm as there's enough to do.

if you have a modern cpu you should use the avx version and it --should-- also activate avx on its own.
if you're unsure about your cpu then use the sse4 version and it --should-- also activate sse4 on its own, otherwise it will fallback (just like the avx version) to sphlib.

if you encounter multiple random crashs, then your cpu is not suitable for avx and sse4 at all (aka your cpu is old), then you should use the sph version.

@Harvester:
you should use the default of the ram usage parameter. if you're feeling lucky (aka you have very fast ram/cpu) and have enough ram then you can increase it. if you dont have enough ram, decrease it. but maxing it out with even more ram, just because you have enough ram is not very useful as the ram with rapidly become your new bottleneck for the computation.

@zvs:
thank you.

- xolokram

[superresistant]

Last question about ram influence on mining results. Is it better to use maximum amount? It's obvious to me.. but better asking

For me not too much difference.

[Harvester]

Thanks.

I have a noob question:
Can anyone explain me the differences between the executables:
ptsminer_avx_intel.exe
ptsminer_intel.exe
ptsminer_sse4.exe

And the parameters:
-avx
-sse4
-sph

I have one i7 2600k@3.40GHz (8 threads) and one Xeon (12 threads). Which setting is better for my rigs? I've done some test mixing things, but I can't notice the differences.

Thank you.

cat /proc/cpuinfo or use cpu-id to see if they have avx or sse4.   

well, i can tell you the i7 2600 has avx & sse4, unsure about whatever xeon that is.  since it's a hexacore i think it also has avx (all the hexacore xeons do dont they?)

avx is better, theoretically.  i dont notice much diff between avx and sse4, either.   the diff between avx/sse4 and sph should be noticeable though, maybe over a longer period of time

some machines are more suited to something like quark, eg dual core Xeon L5420 which will max out at around 100 collisions on ptsminer vs 650khash/s on minerd...   1240v3 will get around 800khash/s but 170-180'ish collisions

Thanks for the reply.
The cpus have avx, so I use that version.

Last question about ram influence on mining results. Is it better to use maximum amount? It's obvious to me.. but better asking

[superresistant]

Anyone using AMD Opteron (6164HE) ?
What are the best setting you found ?
Any advice on AMD processor ?

About the RAM, does the clockrate make a difference for you ?

Thanks

EDIT :
More ram is better only if the ram is fast enough.

[Gilligan]

sorry, i forgot to activate the cronjobs again after the small maintenance yesterday evening
the 'missing' payouts should be executed within the next minutes

:slap:

 

Thanks Xolo but now I see a paid but have not received payment:

31373 2013-12-10 23:41:50 91 / 245485 -> 0 PTS / 0 PTS -> ORPHAN
31357 2013-12-10 23:04:15 5 / 13440 -> 0.00849 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> added
31355 2013-12-10 23:01:24 166 / 495769 -> 0.00764 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> added
31269 2013-12-10 19:50:03 56 / 172592 -> 0.00740 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> PAID
31262 2013-12-10 19:26:07 64 / 215624 -> 0.00677 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> added
31249 2013-12-10 18:56:44 4 / 12155 -> 0.00751 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> added
31246 2013-12-10 18:54:07 168 / 495848 -> 0.00773 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> added31223

It seems to have been about 9 hours now since your fixed the issue.  Curious if it is just me.

Nevermind, I restarted my wallet and the payout showed up. 

Thanks Xolo

[btc2084]

@xolokram:  Might you be able to compile a "fat" binary and have the code just test to see what capabilities are available, and then have it run the right code?  That would be soooo much easier for users to get the best results, wouldn't it?

I have the same problem - I really have no idea what to use.

I found the wikipedia article that shows the following so I just assumed AVX is the best thing to run if my processor works with it. But it sure would be grand if the app would choose for us.

 "AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions) is an advanced version of SSE announced by Intel featuring a widened data path from 128 bits to 256 bits and 3-operand instructions (up from 2). Intel released processors in early 2011 with AVX support.[4] AVX requires support from the operating system. AVX cannot be used on older operating systems like Windows XP or Windows Vista, even if the CPU supports AVX." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_SIMD_Extensions

... differences between the executables:
ptsminer_avx_intel.exe
ptsminer_intel.exe
ptsminer_sse4.exe

And the parameters:
-avx
-sse4
-sph
...
Thank you.

[zvs]

Thanks.

I have a noob question:
Can anyone explain me the differences between the executables:
ptsminer_avx_intel.exe
ptsminer_intel.exe
ptsminer_sse4.exe

And the parameters:
-avx
-sse4
-sph

I have one i7 2600k@3.40GHz (8 threads) and one Xeon (12 threads). Which setting is better for my rigs? I've done some test mixing things, but I can't notice the differences.

Thank you.

cat /proc/cpuinfo or use cpu-id to see if they have avx or sse4.   

well, i can tell you the i7 2600 has avx & sse4, unsure about whatever xeon that is.  since it's a hexacore i think it also has avx (all the hexacore xeons do dont they?)

avx is better, theoretically.  i dont notice much diff between avx and sse4, either.   the diff between avx/sse4 and sph should be noticeable though, maybe over a longer period of time

some machines are more suited to something like quark, eg dual core Xeon L5420 which will max out at around 100 collisions on ptsminer vs 650khash/s on minerd...   1240v3 will get around 800khash/s but 170-180'ish collisions

[Harvester]

Thanks.

I have a noob question:
Can anyone explain me the differences between the executables:
ptsminer_avx_intel.exe
ptsminer_intel.exe
ptsminer_sse4.exe

And the parameters:
-avx
-sse4
-sph

I have one i7 2600k@3.40GHz (8 threads) and one Xeon (12 threads). Which setting is better for my rigs? I've done some test mixing things, but I can't notice the differences.

Thank you.

[xolokram]

sorry, i forgot to activate the cronjobs again after the small maintenance yesterday evening
the 'missing' payouts should be executed within the next minutes

:slap:

 

[jabbaah]

Same for me. No block confirmation for the last ~ 14 hours or so.

Hopefully this does not trigger a new chain of orphans...

[nitrominer]

Payouts appear to have stopped after this last orphan.  Is it just me or is there something going on?

31467 2013-12-11 03:43:14 14 / 100638 -> 0.00317 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31459 2013-12-11 03:26:05 363 / 1099556 -> 0.00753 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31399 2013-12-11 00:38:27 115 / 361649 -> 0.00726 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31373 2013-12-10 23:41:50 91 / 245485 -> 0.00846 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31357 2013-12-10 23:04:15 5 / 13440 -> 0.00849 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31355 2013-12-10 23:01:24 166 / 495769 -> 0.00764 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31269 2013-12-10 19:50:03 56 / 172592 -> 0.00740 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31262 2013-12-10 19:26:07 64 / 215624 -> 0.00677 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31249 2013-12-10 18:56:44 4 / 12155 -> 0.00751 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31246 2013-12-10 18:54:07 168 / 495848 -> 0.00773 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31223 2013-12-10 17:54:02 609 / 2217644 -> 0 PTS / 0 PTS -> ORPHAN
31125 2013-12-10 13:27:57 43 / 217822 -> 0.00450 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> added
31114 2013-12-10 13:01:38 12 / 43695 -> 0 PTS / 0 PTS -> ORPHAN

...

31512 2013-12-11 05:24:20 23 / 567821 -> 0.00092 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31469 2013-12-11 03:50:46 4 / 38844 -> 0.00235 PTS / 22.83 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31467 2013-12-11 03:43:14 6 / 100638 -> 0.00136 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31459 2013-12-11 03:26:05 96 / 1099556 -> 0.00199 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31399 2013-12-11 00:38:27 18 / 361649 -> 0.00114 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31373 2013-12-10 23:41:50 19 / 245485 -> 0.00177 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31357 2013-12-10 23:04:15 1 / 13440 -> 0.00170 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31355 2013-12-10 23:01:24 21 / 495769 -> 0.00097 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31269 2013-12-10 19:50:03 11 / 172592 -> 0.00145 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31262 2013-12-10 19:26:07 16 / 215624 -> 0.00169 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31247 2013-12-10 18:54:48 1 / 3840 -> 0.00594 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31246 2013-12-10 18:54:07 31 / 495848 -> 0.00143 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31223 2013-12-10 17:54:02 127 / 2217644 -> 0 PTS / 0 PTS -> ORPHAN
31125 2013-12-10 13:27:57 8 / 217822 -> 0.00084 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> added

[Gilligan]

Payouts appear to have stopped after this last orphan.  Is it just me or is there something going on?

31467 2013-12-11 03:43:14 14 / 100638 -> 0.00317 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31459 2013-12-11 03:26:05 363 / 1099556 -> 0.00753 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31399 2013-12-11 00:38:27 115 / 361649 -> 0.00726 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31373 2013-12-10 23:41:50 91 / 245485 -> 0.00846 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31357 2013-12-10 23:04:15 5 / 13440 -> 0.00849 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31355 2013-12-10 23:01:24 166 / 495769 -> 0.00764 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31269 2013-12-10 19:50:03 56 / 172592 -> 0.00740 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31262 2013-12-10 19:26:07 64 / 215624 -> 0.00677 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31249 2013-12-10 18:56:44 4 / 12155 -> 0.00751 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31246 2013-12-10 18:54:07 168 / 495848 -> 0.00773 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> block waiting for confirmations
31223 2013-12-10 17:54:02 609 / 2217644 -> 0 PTS / 0 PTS -> ORPHAN
31125 2013-12-10 13:27:57 43 / 217822 -> 0.00450 PTS / 22.82 PTS -> added
31114 2013-12-10 13:01:38 12 / 43695 -> 0 PTS / 0 PTS -> ORPHAN

[ahpigsy]

system:10060 = timeout for connection
but the pool is definetely running and connectable
something's blocking your connection

(except you were "lucky" and tested your connection while i was working on the pool software for ~3 minutes...)

Having the same issue on 2 machines at physically different places. I also can't ping the server.

Same problem for me using v0.7RC3 just kick me out using this bat.

ptsminer_sse4.exe Ptc5F6gWdDfRiGNtSy4jGc6QwgDtF4x8nb 8 26

Have had to revert back to RC2 which works fine.

[nitrominer]

this is using the wallet mining from protoshares:


18:20:33

getmininginfo


18:20:33

{
"blocks" : 31365,
"currentblocksize" : 11795,
"currentblocktx" : 25,
"difficulty" : 0.00647256,
"errors" : "",
"generate" : true,
"genproclimit" : 3,
"collisionspermin" : 0.00000000,
"pooledtx" : 25,
"testnet" : false
}


I don't see a hashrate?