Claymore Cryptonote: Main features of the software, how to download, installation

Claymore Cryptonote is software that is used to mine cryptocurrencies using video cards. The software is compatible with most GPU models. This version of the software for mining digital currencies was created by the developers so that users have the opportunity to mine coins whose main algorithm is cryptonote. Among the most popular crypto assets for mining, Monero stands out.

Content

• What is in the new version of the program 4.0
• Downloading the program
• Software configuration features

The miner can be used by both beginners in the field of cryptocurrency mining and experienced miners, for whom the software provides many additional settings. It is worth noting that before working with the claymore s cryptonote amd gpu miner program, you must connect video cards. To do this, you can choose any modern models of AMD GPUs. The miner is currently not compatible with Nvidia products.

To use this program there are acceptable minimum hardware requirements which are as follows:

• GPUs from AMD must be used as hardware, since Nvidia is not supported even by the latest version of the application;
• The Windows operating system must be 64-bit. The program is not provided for version 32;
• The paging file size must be at least 16 gigabytes. This requirement is suitable when there are several GPUs at once.

Peculiarities

• Supports the use of optimized memory timings (belts) on the fly in Windows, without flashing VBIOS (currently only Polaris, Vega, Nvidia 10xx cards), acceleration up to 20%. The best belts for Ethereum are included.
• Supports new "dual mining" mode: mining Ethereum and Decred/Siacoin/Lbry/Pascal/Blake2s/Keccak at the same time, without affecting Ethereum mining speed. Ethereum-only mining mode is also supported.
• Effective Ethereum mining speed is 3-5% higher due to completely different miner code - much less invalid and stale shares, higher GPU load, optimized OpenCL code, optimized assembly cores.
• Supports AMD and nVidia cards, even mixed ones.
• No DAG files.
• Supports all Stratum versions for Ethereum: can be used directly without any proxies with all pools that support eth-proxy, qtminer or miner-proxy.
• Supports solo mining of Ethereum and Siacoin.
• Supports HTTP and Stratum for Decred.
• Supports both HTTP and Stratum for Siacoin.
• Supports Stratum for Lbry, Pascal, Blake2s, Keccak.
• Supports failover.
• Displays detailed mining information and hashrate for each card.
• Supports remote monitoring and management.
• Supports GPU selection, built-in GPU overclocking and thermal management.
• Versions for Windows and Linux.

What is in the new version of the program 4.0

The new program claymore cryptonote cpu miner v 4.0 has many positive qualities. Among the obvious advantages for users is the absence of a developer commission. In previous versions, it was charged during cryptocurrency mining. The pow7 function has appeared, which is an excellent solution for those who have been mining Monero for a long time and have extensive experience in this type of activity.

There is also a fix for issues related to Devfee. In previous versions, users had to deal with errors that caused the software to close. It also included the benefits that versions 3.8 and 3.9 received:

• The developers have eliminated errors that previously occurred when working with some types of multi-core processors;
• A new mpsw configuration has appeared.

The new software has no disadvantages. Previously, a miner for mining Monero had a disadvantage, which was that it was necessary to pay a commission to the developer in the process of mining crypto assets.

Table of the best processors for mining 2019

To figure out which processor for mining is best to buy in 2022, let’s look at a table comparing their hashrate for mining Monero and the approximate cost.

Based on the table, it can be seen that old processors either give little profit or are generally unprofitable when mining.

Downloading the program

You can download claymore cryptonote on our website. Before downloading software, it is recommended to disable your antivirus, since such programs most often mistake it for a virus, and this complicates the downloading procedure. This happens because the folder with files contains those that are used by scammers to harm computer devices, but are not viruses. But you can also do without disabling the antivirus program when downloading. The user only needs to add files like “CoinMiner” to the exceptions.

It is worth noting that claymore s cryptonote windows cpu miner software files are downloaded to the computer device in archived form. After downloading, you need to unpack the archive and place them in any convenient place on your computer.

Software configuration features

Among the main advantages of the software, simple setup stands out. Automation, there is no need to use additional parameters for the program to work to complete the tasks set by the user. After downloading the software and unpacking the archive, you need to open the Config.txt file in order to enter the pool address there. In addition, you need to indicate your wallet where cryptocurrency assets will be transferred.

If, after making settings in the claymore s cryptonote gpu miner program, error information appears, then in most cases a standard reboot of the computer device can help. In some cases, rebooting the farm works. There is another method to cope with the formation of an error - this is to increase the paging file to 20,000 megabytes.

To avoid problems with the operation of the software, we recommend updating it more often. For some errors, deleting environment variables helps if the previous methods do not help.

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Claymore CryptoNote CPU Miner

Download from the link from Google Drive.

This miner was created specifically for mining on a processor; of course, you won’t be able to mine much, after all, the processor mines several times less, for example, my 6-core AMD produces a hashrate of 140, when I get about 330 from a Radeon 460 video card.

For this miner, we specify the following settings in the start.bat file:

NsCpuCNMiner64 -o stratum+tcp://xmr-eu.dwarfpool.com:8050 -u 463tWEBn5XZJSxLU6uLQnQ2iY9xuNcDbjLSjkn3XAXHCbLrTTErJrBWYgHJQyrCwkNgYvyV3z8zctJLPCZy24jvb3NiTcTJ .c6fd1f27c316423980b4c738fe5d100f3e1695e5ae564c4c981d85976a698972 -t 5 -px

Where can I mine on a processor?

Before moving on to the technical aspects of mining on a CPU, let’s figure out where exactly we will mine cryptocurrency. There are two options:

• look for the most suitable algorithms, cryptocurrencies, mining pools, or use a convenient service for all this.
• Such a service is the MinerGate multipool - the project is more than a year old and is truly convenient and believe me, people make money here.

The Minergate service, in our opinion, is the most optimal solution, since it gives approximately the same profitability as with an independent search (and often higher), and does not require a high level of technical knowledge and constant monitoring of the situation on the cryptocurrency market from the miner.

Advanced setup

-allcoins set to 1 to mine Ether forks

Intensity and performance

-ethi set Ethereum mining intensity. Reduce the intensity to avoid system slowdowns. Values: From 1 to 8: 0 - lightest load 8 - (default) Can be specified for individual cards. For example: "-ethi 4,5,8".

-asm enable GPU assembly cores. The option only works for AMD cards. Use the "-dcri" key or the "+" and "-" keys in the program console when it is running. This will allow you to set the best speed. Values: 0 — disable 1 — default Can be specified for individual cards. For example: "-asm 0,1,0"

-oldkernels use the old GPU kernel from Claymore v 10. May work more stable in some versions. "-oldkernels 1" to enable the option

-wd set "watchdog timer". By default "-wd 1" is enabled: the program will be stopped (or restarted, see the "-r" option) if any OpenCL call fails or the thread does not respond within 60 seconds. A value of "-wd 0" will disable the watchdog.

-minspeed restart the miner if the average speed is 5 minutes below (value) MH/s.

If the miner cannot reach this speed within 5 minutes for any reason (you can change this timeout using the -minspeedtime option), then the miner will be restarted (or the reboot file will be run - reboot.bat, if the program's batch file is set to value -r 1). Default value is 0 (function disabled).

You can also specify negative values ​​if you do not want to restart the miner due to problems connecting to the pool; for example, -minspeed -50 will only restart the miner if it fails to reach 50 MH/s with a good connection to the pool.

-li set low intensity mode. It will reduce the intensity of production. The function is useful when video cards overheat, but the speed of cryptocurrency mining will also decrease. Can be specified for individual cards. For example: "-li 1,3,50". The higher the value, the weaker the intensity. The default is “0”, the intensity reduction mode is disabled.

For Dual Mining:

-dcoin select the second coin to mine in the dual. Values: "-dcoin blake2s", "-dcoin keccak", "-dcoin pasc", "-dcoin dcr", "-dcoin lbc", "-dcoin sc".

dcri indicate the intensity of the second coin if you are mining in dual. Default is 30. Can be specified for individual cards

-dpool specify the pool for the second cryptocurrency

-dwal specify the wallet address of the second cryptocurrency

-dpsw specify the password for the second cryptocurrency pool

-djobtimeout specify the timeout for the second cryptocurrency mined in the dual, in minutes. If the program does not receive a new task within the specified time, it will disconnect from the pool. The default value is 30 minutes.

-ttdcr parameter reduces the speed of mining the second cryptocurrency if the temperature of the video card exceeds the specified value. For example, "-ttdcr 85"

General pool parameters:

-esm specify Stratum protocol mode. For eth mining, the value is 0 (default) - eth-proxy mode. 1 — qtminer mode (for example, ethpool.org), 2 — miner-proxy mode (for example, coinotron.com), 3 — mode for nicehash.

-epsw set the password for the pool. Most pools operate without passwords. Usually “x” is indicated - this means there is no password

-allpools Set "-allpools 1" if the program does not run on the specified pool. (due to the fact that he cannot mine currency for the developer on this pool)

-etht specify the time between http requests for new work in SOLO mode, in milliseconds (200ms by default).

-estale send stale Ethereum shares to the pool, this will help improve the effective hashrate. 1 send (default); 0—do not send.

-ejobtimeout specify the job timeout for Ethereum, in minutes. If the program does not receive a new task within the specified time, it will disconnect from the pool. Default - 10 minutes

DAG file management:

-eres set the number of DAG epochs for which the program will reserve a buffer. Values: 0 — if video cards have little video memory; 1; 2 (default)

-gser streamline the process of initializing video cards. "-gser 1" to order some processes or "-gser 2" to order all processes. (useful if the system crashes or old generation cards) “0” - quick initialization, do not arrange (default)

-lidag (value) slow down DAG generation to avoid crashes when switching DAG epochs (0-3, default: 0 - fast, 3 - slow). Can be specified for individual cards. Currently the option only works on AMD cards

Error log and statistics:

-showpower display graphics card power consumption statistics when pressing the “s” key. Default value is "1" (show power consumption statistics), use -showpower 0 to hide.

-logfile set the name of the log file. In order to erase old data, the file name must contain the string "noappend". To specify the path for the log file use "-logfile logs\path"

-logsmaxsize specify the maximum size of the log file, in megabytes. Default is 1000 MB.

-erate send hashrate to the Ethereum pool. 1 — send; 0 - do not send

-colors enable or disable console colorization. Value 0—remove all colors. And the values ​​2, 3, 4 - to remove some

Other settings:

-benchmark use test mode, additionally specify the epoch of the DAG file (for example, “-benchmark 150”). Use this setting to check your farm

-fanmax set the maximum fan speed, in percentage, for example “-fanmax 90” set the maximum speed to 90% (default 100%)

-di specify which cards will work. For example, for a rig of 6 cards, “-di 03” uses only the first and fourth (No. 0 and No. 4). Numbering in the program starts from zero, not from one.

First start

We launch the program by double-clicking on the .bat file and see what the console offers us:

first start

1. Program version
2. The pool that you configured or selected in the body file
3. The program warns that you need to set the swap file to 16 GB (how to do this is described at the end of the article)
4. The miner sees 6 video cards available for cryptocurrency mining

We wait a few seconds and see the following information in the miner window:

creating a DAG file

1. Tip: you can use the “+” and “-” buttons in the active miner window to select the best intensity
2. The program tries to connect to the selected pool
3. Miner operating mode (in our case MODE 1 - one coin - Ethereum)
4. watchdog is enabled. Great! It will help us to automatically restart the program if any errors occur
5. A warning that we did not set the intensity for the second coin, but since... we only mine one coin, you can skip this step (we have examples with two coins)
6. Successful connection to the pool
7. A DAG file and buffer for each video card begins to be created.

We wait a few more seconds and finally see the speed of the miner and the temperature:

the process of mining cryptocurrencies has begun

1. The program received a new job from the pool
2. Total speed of all video cards, number of sent shares (share of block solution)
3. The program automatically selected the best indicator -dcri
4. Detailed display of the hashrate of each video card
5. GPU No. 5 found the ball and the pool accepted it (the miner is paid specifically for the balls found, more details here - a guide to the reward structure in mining)
6. Detailed display of the temperature of each video card and fan speed (the color layout of the console can be changed, see the -colors key in the instructions above)

Having set up the miner, you can go have a coffee and let the program work for about 10 minutes. If everything is fine with it, it doesn’t crash or freeze, then you can move on to overclocking settings and reducing the voltage of video cards to maximize profits.

What coins can be mined?

Let's look at what you can “dig” with the help of a processor. Unfortunately, the choice of potential cryptocurrencies is not so extensive, but there are still opportunities in this direction. Among the main “coins” that are available for CPU mining, it is worth highlighting:

• Bytecoin;
• Monero;
• Dogecoin;
• Vertcoin;
• Electroneum (ETN);
• Zencash (ZEN);
• Dashcoin;
• Fantomcoin;
• Digitalnote;
• Aeon;
• Quazarcoin;
• Bitcoin gold;
• Zoin.

If we talk about the most profitable ones, then we will only talk about Monero (XMR), Dogecoin and Vertcoin. In the past, Zcash was added to the list, although today the mining speed of the “coin” is inferior to other options.

The choice of pool and miner for the processor will play a critical role. Among the popular pools we should highlight:

Problem with Claymore's miner

The developer regularly appeared online and posted updates to the miner. The latest such update was version v15.0, which was released on December 4, 2022. This version supports mining up to and including epoch 384.

Claymore's miner release

Let us remind you that all coins of the Ethash algorithm - also known as Dagger Hashimoto - have a special DAG file loaded into the video card memory. The latter increases in size with each era, and the era itself lasts 30 thousand blocks.

We checked the miner and made sure that at epoch 384 it still really works, but at epoch 385 it already produces the following error:

Pool sent wrong data, cannot set epoch, disconnect.

The developer Claymore has not been in touch with the community for almost a year, so the mining community is convinced that he will not appear again, and the development of the program has been abandoned. This means that starting from epoch 385 - namely block 11,550,000 (30,000 x 385 = 11,550,000) - the miner will refuse to work.

Let's count together when this will happen. At the time of writing, pools are working on blocks 11,460,317 on the ETC network and 11,112,083 on the ETH network. The average time to find a block is 13.2 seconds. This means there are 89,683 blocks left for ETC, or just under 14 days. At the same time, the ETH miner will work longer - 437917 blocks or 67 days.

Claymore's Dual Miner will stop mining Ethereum on New Year's Eve - December 29, 2022. The miner will “fall off” from the Ethereum Classic network on November 6, 2022.