Mining Profitability Calculator
Resources to Scour for Profitability Information
Coin profitability for all of your cards together at these sites:
https://crypt0.zone/calculator
Installing Teamviewer on Ubuntu
Enable Remote Access Through Teamviewer
Quick and dirty guide on how to install Teamviewer so you can remote into your mining rigs from anywhere.
sudo bash
mkdir /home/miner/teamviewer
cd /home/miner/teamviewer
wget https://download.teamviewer.com/download/linux/teamviewer-host_amd64.deb
dpkg -i teamviewer-host_amd64.deb
It will fail and that’s ok because we will fix it here
apt-get -f install
y
After it installs then run
teamviewer setup
Enter your teamviewer username (email@domain.com) and teamviewer password
You are now ready to go. Try connecting remotely.
Raven Mining on Ubuntu 18.04
Configuring NVidia 1080TI Cards and ccminer on Ubuntu 18.04
This is a Raw guide, assuming that Ubuntu Server 18.04 is already installed.
Login
reboot
Login
sudo bash
add-apt-repository universe
add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
apt-get udpate
apt-get -y dist-upgrade
apt-get -y install gcc libglu1-mesa libxi-dev libxmu-dev libglu1-mesa-dev screen git python-dev freeglut3-dev libx11-dev libgl1-mesa-glx gcc make libcurl4-openssl-dev autoconf libncurses5-dev opencl-headers build-essential protobuf-compiler libprotoc-dev libboost-all-dev libleveldb-dev hdf5-tools libhdf5-serial-dev libopencv-core-dev libopencv-highgui-dev libsnappy-dev libsnappy1v5 libatlas-base-dev cmake libgoogle-glog0v5 libgoogle-glog-dev libgflags-dev liblmdb-dev python-pip gfortran libjansson-dev uthash-dev autogen libtool pkg-config gcc-multilib dkms libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev zlib1g-dev linux-image-extra-virtual libopencv-dev python-numpy libssl-dev automake autotools-dev openssl libssl1.0.0 libssl-dev
reboot
Login
sudo bash
lspci | grep -i NVIDIA
Note NVIDIA has to be capital or no results will show, and now you should see all of your video cards listed here
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
mkdir /miner && mkdir /miner/drivers/ && mkdir /miner/drivers/ewbf && mkdir /miner/drivers/intel && mkdir /miner/drivers/nvidia && cd /miner/drivers/nvidia
apt-key adv –fetch-keys http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu1804/x86_64/7fa2af80.pub
sudo bash -c ‘echo “deb http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu1804/x86_64 /” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cuda.list’
apt update
apt install nvidia-driver-410
wget https://developer.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/10.0/Prod/local_installers/cuda_10.0.130_410.48_linux
mv cuda_10.0.130_410.48_linux cuda_10.0.130_410.48_linux.run
chmod +x cuda_10.0.130_410.48_linux.run
screen sh cuda_10.0.130_410.48_linux.run
Select No to the driver update
Yes to the toolkit install
cd /home/miner/ && nano .bashrc
Add this to the end of the file:
# add cuda tools to command path
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-10.0/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/cuda-10.0/bin:$PATH
nano /etc/ld.so.conf.d/cuda-10.0-x86_64
Put only one line:
/usr/local/cuda-10.0/lib64
CTRL X to Save and Exit the file
ldconfig
cd /miner/drivers
git clone https://github.com/tpruvot/ccminer.git
cd ccminer
nano Makefile.am
Remove comment on line which refers to “61”
CTRL X
Yes
cd /miner/drivers/ccminer
./build.sh
make install
nano Start-Raven.sh
Fill the file with the following:
#!/bin/sh
nvidia-smi -pm 1
nvidia-smi -acp 0
#nvidia-smi -pl 300
sleep 2
export GPU_FORCE_64BIT_PTR=0
export GPU_MAX_HEAP_SIZE=100
export GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS=1
export GPU_MAX_ALLOC_PERCENT=100
export GPU_SINGLE_ALLOC_PERCENT=100
./ccminer -a x16r -i 20 -o stratum+tcp://us.ravenminer.com:4567 -u RMzHAFgqgjV5qLkajBjLQ325V7HWBpG3d9 -p c=RVN
Save the file
CTRL + X
Y
chmod +x Start-Raven.sh
reboot
Log back in
sudo bash
cd /miner/drivers/ccminer
screen ./Start-Raven.sh
Raven will begin to mine
Permanently Disable Windows Defender
Disable Windows Defender on Windows 10
Quick How-To on disabling Windows Defender.
In the Type here to search box, type in RUN and hit Enter
Type regedit and hit Enter
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender
In the window pane on the right, you will see one value only called Default
Right click and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value
Name it DisableAntiSpyware
Open up the entry, and change Value Data from 0 to 1
Click OK and Reboot. Defender will now be disabled
HUSH Wallet UI – Waiting for Daemon to Start
HUSH Wallet Continually Fails to Start
Updating the wallet to the latest version 0.72 causes an error where the daemon continually fails to start and you can wait or close the wallet. To fix the error on Windows 10, perform the following:
Open up your Windows Explorer and navigate to the root of C:\
In the Search Box, type hushd.exe and hit Enter
When the file is found, right click on it and select Open Folder Location
Select the full path in the bar at the top and copy it. It will be something like C:\Program Files\hush\etc…..
Now open a command prompt
Type cd C:\Program Files\hush\etc….. (here you will put your actual path in instead of mine C:\Program Files\hush\etc…..)
Once you are there type in the following:
start hushd.exe -daemon -reindex
Now leave the black boxes open, and Open your HUSH Wallet.
You should see the blockchain begin to download all over again. This will allow you to get access to the wallet, once everything is synchronized
MinexBank Coin Parking Renewal Process
How to Re-Park Your Minex Coins
Once you have your wallet setup to park, the renewal is pretty easy and quick. The guide below walks you through the process
Go to
Login using your wallet address and your previously setup minexbank password
Calculate the best return rate over the course of 1 year, and park the coins for that long, even though you are not going to park them for 1 year. For example the Weekly percentage is 1% (1% x 52 Weeks = 52% Return) and the Quarterly return is 27% (27% x 4 Quarters = 108% Return)
Select the amount of time you want the coins parked (ex: Quarterly)
Click Park All button
Click Create, and the coins are parked
Now take a look under the Active Parkings section of the web page, you will see the time left (89 days and whatever hours). Put a reminder in your calendar for when the parking return is paid, so 90 days from now, and then park the coins again.
Follow this process over and over for the greatest return.
LOKI Wallet – Windows Installation
How-To guide for installing the LOKI Desktop Wallet
This is a guide to installing the Windows version of the Loki Desktop Wallet. Save your Wallet Seed and Password in a secure place. Do NOT keep them on the same computer as your wallet.
Download the Loki-Gui-Win64 wallet from
https://github.com/loki-project/
Unzip/Extract the zipped folder loki-gui-win64 to your Desktop
Navigate to the Desktop of your computer
Open the new loki-gui-win64 folder
Double click on the start-low-graphics-mode.bat file
Loki will start
Select your Language
Click Create a New Wallet
Copy down your wallet seed. DO NOT LOSE THIS
Click the next Arrow
Create a strong Password. DO NOT LOSE THIS
Click the next Arrow
Click the next Arrow again
Click Use LOKI
Your wallet is now installed
To find out your wallet address, click Receive. Once you have that, you can use that in your miners to receive payments
Installing Teamviewer on Ubuntu Server
How-To guide for installing and running Teamviewer on your Ubuntu Mining Rig
This is the quick and dirty to get it up and running. I find that running Teamviewer on my Ubuntu Mining Rigs helps me manage them on the fly. For this guide you will replace the home directory named tacticalware with the name of your home directory. The rest of the commands will work as they are listed.
From a command prompt run the following commands:
sudo bash
mkdir /home/tacticalware/teamviewer
cd /home/tacticalware/teamviewer
wget https://download.teamviewer.com/download/linux/teamviewer-host_amd64.deb
dpkg -i teamviewer-host_amd64.deb
The installation will fail
Now run:
apt-get -f install
y
After it installs then run
teamviewer setup
Enter your username
Enter your password
Log into your email, and find the Teamviewer email
Allow/Add the device
And now you can log into your server using Teamviewer
Installing XMR-STAK on Ubuntu with NVidia 1080TI
How-To guide for installing XMR-STAK on Ubuntu 16.04.04 for Mining LOKI
I prefer linux (more specifically Ubuntu) for mining, and have preferred linux since I began mining in 2012/2013. I was finally fed up with Windows 10 mining of Loki after the most recent set of Windows updates broke several of my rigs. So I used a small ubuntu rig that I used for testing, and was able to install the XMR-STAK app onto it. As happy as ever to be able to mine Loki now with Ubuntu, I thought I should put together this quick guide and hope that it may be beneficial to others. Some of the steps are from github, some are from other sites, some I had found myself. This is a central place to get you up and running without having to look too far.
For this guide I am assuming you already have a mining rig built with the following:
Ubuntu 16.04.04
NVidia 1080TI Cards
Loki Wallet already downloaded, installed, and the wallet address ready
I am going to run the commands logged in as sudo to make this quick and easy
Now, onto the guide:
sudo bash
apt-get install libmicrohttpd-dev libssl-dev cmake build-essential libhwloc-dev screen
mkdir /miner && mkdir /miner/drivers
git clone https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak.git
mkdir xmr-stak/build
cd xmr-stak/build
cmake ..
make install
cd /miner/drivers/xmr-stak/build/bin/
./xmr-stak
You will need to insert a port for monitoring the progress. I use port 30131 and press Enter
Next type in cryptonight_heavy and press Enter
For the pool address, I use loki.ingest.cryptoknight.cc:7733 press Enter
Your username will be your wallet address, for example
LChtjHqr29p5FojLdMtcUW5ApLWyQHH5j4366V78YECEjUkgK99Y7uLDVLpHjXpYM3UcZ39FFL5Gvd4debF95mcJHbnx5ke
The password will be your worker name. For example mine is Miner23
Your Rig Identifier can be empty, so just press Enter
Input N for TLS and press Enter
Insert N for Nicehash and press Enter
Input N for multiple pools and press Enter
Select Yes when prompted
Mining will begin!
Once you see it mining properly, hit CTRL + C to cancel the mining. You will want to run it in screen, so you can disconnect from the terminal and the miner will continue to run. To do that run:
screen ./xmr-stak
It will run and you can now disconnect from your putty session or whatever way you are logged in. If you want to reconnect to your terminal at any time, run the following and you can see your miner running
screen -r
That’s it! Thanks for reading!
The hardware that I used in this guide:
Gigabyte AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (QTY 6):
https://amzn.to/2JqvXC8
Motherboard (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/2JqGJZ7
CPU (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/3qevp2X
Memory (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/2JqHn8Z
Hard Drive (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/3lic3X5
Risers (QTY 6):
https://amzn.to/33rIgVE
Power Supplies (QTY 2):
https://amzn.to/3fTRpLR
Add2PSU (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/39s4URY
Power Switch (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/3ljmNVk
Mining with the Z270X Ultra-Gaming Motherboard
How-To Enable all 6 GPUs with the Z270X Ultra-Gaming Motherboard
I use a fair amount of the Gigabyte Z270X motherboards in my rigs, and have run into an issue where only 5 of the 6 GPUs will be seen by Microsoft Windows 10. To get the 6th one to display there are a few steps, that I can list below. The good news is your system will see the GPUs…Windows just doesnt know how to allow the OS to access them all.
First thing….install the latest BIOS for the motherboard. You can get this from the Gigabyte manufacturer site.
Next, configure the bios by performing the following:
Reboot
Press DEL
Enter Setup
On the M.I.T Tab, navigate to Miscellaneous Settings and select it.
Then select Max Link Speed
Scroll down to Gen 2 and select that option
Next you want to Navigate to the BIOS tab
Scroll down to Windows 8/10 Features and select that option
Make sure Windows 8/10 is selected, not Other OS
Scroll down to CSM Support and select that option
Set it to Disabled
You can now Save and Exit your Bios, reboot your rig, and all of your video cards will be functional. If you find that you cannot boot your Windows installation, it may be that you need to install the OS using UEFI support. If that is the case and you do not want rebuild at this time, simply undo the changes above and you are back to where you began.
Hardware I used in this build:
Motherboard (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/2JqGJZ7
CPU (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/3qevp2X
Memory (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/2JqHn8Z
Hard Drive (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/3lic3X5
Risers (QTY 6):
https://amzn.to/33rIgVE
Power Supplies (QTY 2):
https://amzn.to/3fTRpLR
Add2PSU (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/39s4URY
GPUs (QTY 6):
https://amzn.to/2JqvXC8
Power Switch (QTY 1):
https://amzn.to/3ljmNVk
