(Dec 17, 2013 09:07 AM)Mint. Wrote:  Wow. Great stuff :D ive seen some crazy rigs people have made.

(Dec 17, 2013 09:14 AM)Infinity ツ Wrote:  Great tutorial mate! but still as of yet my problem haven't been fixed. 😟

(Dec 17, 2013 09:14 AM)Snorlax Wrote:  What's the issue? I'll be happy to help ya out ;)

(Dec 17, 2013 09:35 AM)Infinity ツ Wrote:  What ??? you forget so soon mate! Check out my pm's.

(Dec 17, 2013 07:34 AM)Snorlax Wrote:  Start your mining journey
Getting a pool
First you need to make an account on a pool. Do a simple Google search for "coin pool" where coin is the coin you want to mine.
Could be Litecoin, Bitcoin, Omnicoin, or Dogecoin. Any existing coin. I will use this
Omnicoin pool as an example. Once your account has been made, you can go to the "Getting Started" page.
That will contain pretty much all you need to know about the specific pool.

Nvidia
To start off mining with your Nvidia card, you need CUDAMiner.
Grab a copy of CUDAMiner here. Grab the 32 or 64-bit version!

Unpack the files somewhere on your computer, and make a new batch file inside that folder.
Now you need to make the configuration for the batch file. An example could look like this:

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cudaminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://omc.pools.doctor-blue.net:3333 -O accountUsername.workerName:workerPassword

Replace accountUsername with the username of your account. Replace workerName with the name of the worker (from previous step),
and at last you need to replace workerPassword with the password for your worker.
You could open the batch file now, and it would auto-tune settings, but we are not going to do that.
Now go back to the "How fast can I mine?" part, and open a link to one of the comparisons. Omnicoin is scrypt based, so we want Scrypt.
Now search for your graphics card, like before, and take a look to the second right column (Config)
Some people include their parameters (arguments) they use to tweak the settings to the max.
You want to use those settings. An example could be:

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-C 1 -l K112x2 -i 0

You want to paste that in after the last character of your configuration. In my example, that would be after workerPassword.
The final configuration would look something like this:

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cudaminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://omc.pools.doctor-blue.net:3333 -O accountUsername.workerName:workerPassword -C 1 -l K112x2 -i 0

If there is no configuration for your graphics card, then don't worry. Try without and CUDAMiner will automatically tune it.
If CUDAMiner crashes while tuning, just open it again. It might crash a few times.

Now open the batch file, and you should be mining!

AMD
For AMD mining you need CGMiner. Grab a copy here.
I would recommend getting 3.7.2, because I am not sure if graphics card mining is supported in the newest version!

Now you need to do the same thing as in the Nvidia mining part, but change a few stuff around.
Unpack the files to a folder and make a new batch file in that folder.
Now you need to make the configuration for the batch file. An example could look like this:

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cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://omc.pools.doctor-blue.net:3333 -u accountUsername.workerName -p workerPassword

Replace accountUsername with the username of your account. Replace workerName with the name of the worker (from previous step),
and at last you need to replace workerPassword with the password for your worker.
You could open the batch file now, and it would use the default settings, but we are not going to do that.
Now go back to the "How fast can I mine?" part, and open a link to one of the comparisons. Since we use CGMiner, we cannot use the Scrypt configs.
Now search for your graphics card, like before, and take a look at the last column (Notes).
Some people include their parameters (arguments) they use to tweak the settings to the max.
You want to use those settings. An example could be:

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-v -w 256

You want to paste that in after the last character of your configuration. In my example, that would be after workerPassword.
The final configuration would look something like this:

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cgminer --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://omc.pools.doctor-blue.net:3333 -u accountUsername.workerName -p workerPassword -v -w 256

If there is no configuration for your graphics card, then don't worry. Try without and CGMiner will automatically use the default configuration.

Now open the batch file, and you should be mining!

CPU
CPU mining will not get you a lot, but it's good if you have a PC you don't need. It will lag your PC a lot, so I wouldn't suggest doing it unless you're not using it.
Start off by grabbing a copy of CPUMiner here and unpack the files into a folder.
Next up you need to create a batch file inside that folder, and make a configuration for it. I simply use no arguments, because that works perfectly for me.
Inside the batch file, you need to paste in your configuration, which could look like this:

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minerd.exe --url=stratum+tcp://omc.pools.doctor-blue.net:3333 --userpass=accountUsername.workerName:workerPassword

Replace accountUsername with the username of your account. Replace workerName with the name of the worker (from previous step),
and at last you need to replace workerPassword with the password for your worker.

Save the file and open the file, and you're now mining with your CPU!

Conclusion of this thread
Okay.. Maybe not the ULTIMATE thread of mining. I won't be able to cover all the needs and every miner out there, so this is what I made instead.

Help
Feel free to contact me at any time for help. Post on this thread with your question, and people might help you before me.

(Dec 18, 2013 11:31 AM)Moshiro Wrote:  How can I get an account? "Replace accountUsername with the username of your account. Replace workerName with the name of the worker (from previous step),
and at last you need to replace workerPassword with the password for your worker."

Where am I getting that? I am using BlockChain

(Dec 18, 2013 01:10 PM)Doctor Blue Wrote:  You suck. This is the worst guide I have ever read.
Spoiler (Click to View)/sarcasm

I would put AMD above NVIDIA because AMD is masterrace.
Furthermore you forgot to link to my bitcoin guide in your introduction :(

Mining is simply running a hash function on a random integer (the nonce) until the calculated hash equals the target hash (specified in the blockchain). The nonce is then broadcast to the network and every computer on the network will hash the nonce and verify that it matches the target. After x number of confirmations (Depending on the cryptocurrency) the block has been confirmed along with all the transactions listed within it.