Steem Mining issues?

in steem •  8 years ago  (edited)

I was just wondering if anyone had any clues why my steem mining isn't working?

I'm running windows 10 64 bit.

I tired to configure the INI file as per a youtube tutorial
but I get this error...

UNEXPECTED CHARACTER 106 IN STEEMNAME
{"c":106."s":"STEEMNAME"}

there is nothing wrong with my steemname.

I downloaded the (3gb?) blockchain and put it where it belongs.
In the config ini I have set;
witness = BLAH
miner = [BLAH:BLAH] (i used the ACTIVE key for this right?
mining-threads = 2
I'm starting steemd.exe

have I missed something?

BTW how much am I likely to earn mining?
Is there a mining calculator somewhere I haven't found yet?

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  ·  8 years ago Reveal Comment

Do you have Quotes on your name it needs to be witness = "BLAH"

Dang it THANK YOU !!!
I started out with quotes, but it hadn't worked the first tiem (some other user error I guess)
and when I checked the youtube video it showed the witness without quotes

THANK YOU so much ! It seems to be mining now ;-)

Glad i could help :)

  ·  8 years ago (edited)

You can check this guide and see if you've done everything properly in ur INI file: https://steemit.com/steemit/@cryptos/getting-started-mining-steem-on-windows

Missing quotes are most likely the issue here for witness, miner and WIF private key... at least based on what you have posted.

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