#Cgminer vs sgminer how to

To change sgminer's settings, go through steps 20-23 again. When you want to stop it, press 'q' or 'ctrl+c'. Only a couple minor changes, but I also made a sweet ascii image.ġ- Run this as one, single command (to download the right scripts for your distribution): If you'd rather run some scripts than copy and paste every single step below, you have the option to do that now.ġ3 Nov-14: Updated the scripts. (I had to reinstall Ubuntu 3 times trying to figure all this out, hence the reason why I'm making this guide.) Be on the safe side so it's not the end of the world if something odd happens and you have to reinstall Ubuntu. Your computer probably won't turn into a nuclear bomb if something goes wrong, but BACK UP beforehand just in case. Note: This won't work for every AMD GPU, but it should work for the most common ones used for mining (as of the time this thread was posted).Even if you're a Linux noob, you should be able to do this fine. This guide looks daunting, but it's just because I tried to cover every single base I could think of. I've spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure all of this out, so I've made this guide ridiculously *DETAILED* to prevent any more headaches.

#Cgminer vs sgminer how to

I figured out how to run sgminer on Linux Mint and Arch Linux. I can't get it to work for Linux Mint or Arch Linux.

***This guide shows how to set up sgminer (GPU miner) on 64-bit Linux when your computer has an AMD/ATI GPU or APU.*** This is targeted for Ubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.