GuiMiner not connecting

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ajazza
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GuiMiner not connecting

Post by ajazza » Sat Apr 02, 2016 6:24 pm

trying to use Guiminer.. and I get the following in the console:

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2016-04-02 22:18:17: Running command: poclbm.exe ajazza:[email protected]:3333 --device=0 --platform=0 --verbose -r1 
2016-04-02 22:18:17: Listener for "Default" started
2016-04-02 22:18:19: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:19, checking for stratum...
2016-04-02 22:18:19: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:19, started OpenCL miner on platform 0, device 0 (Cayman)
2016-04-02 22:18:24: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:24, no response to getwork, using as stratum
2016-04-02 22:18:35: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:35, Failed to subscribe
2016-04-02 22:18:37: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:37, IO errors - 1, tolerance 2
2016-04-02 22:18:47: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:47, Failed to subscribe
2016-04-02 22:18:49: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:49, IO errors - 2, tolerance 2
2016-04-02 22:18:54: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:54,  timed out
2016-04-02 22:18:55: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:55, IO errors - 3, tolerance 2
2016-04-02 22:18:55: Listener for "Default": prohashing.com:3333 02/04/2016 22:18:55, No more backup servers left. Using primary and starting over.
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Chris Sokolowski
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Re: GuiMiner not connecting

Post by Chris Sokolowski » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:34 pm

Hi. Poclbm is a SHA-256 (Bitcoin algorithm) miner, but we are a scrypt pool. I recommend cgminer -scrypt if you are mining with a GPU.

That said, it's not possible anymore to make a profit with a GPU mining scrypt; the difficulty is just too high and only specialized ASIC miners can make a profit. If you want to mine with a GPU, I would recommend mining Ethereum at another pool.
ajazza
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Re: GuiMiner not connecting

Post by ajazza » Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:15 pm

Ok. thanks. any pointers on what gear to look at investing to work with your pool?
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Chris Sokolowski
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Re: GuiMiner not connecting

Post by Chris Sokolowski » Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:20 pm

I honestly do not know what scrypt miners are in the market right now. Supply of scrypt ASICs is very low for some reason. I have bought from ZoomHash before, but they have no scrypt miners in stock at the moment. The only other suggestion is to look on eBay. Be wary of KnC Titans though - they have a reputation for hardware failures, so be sure of what you are getting before you buy one.
Some1notu
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Re: GuiMiner not connecting

Post by Some1notu » Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:32 pm

I have two Zeus miner Cyclones for sale if you are interested. PM me ;)
valta4065
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Re: GuiMiner not connecting

Post by valta4065 » Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:41 pm

Be careful with zeus thunder x3 I bought 2 and the plugin on power supplies get very hot and burn, I had to totaly solder new wires in the board and wire the blades direct to keep them running but you may find them on ebay or amazom
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