[UPDATED 7/6] How-To Mine Steem Power in Windows

pfunk (72) · 8 years ago (edited)

I appreciate that! One thing to add is that you don't already need a Steem account to mine, finding proof of work makes an account for you. So if anyone reads this and doesn't have a Steem account and doesn't use Facebook or Reddit, you can mine for your account. That's how I got mine. Edit: Check https://steemd.com/@your-desired-account-name before committing to a name, as there can't be duplicates.

Another thing missing is setting mining-threads in the config.ini. Put mining-threads = X where X is the number of threads your CPU supports. If you're not sure, press CTL+Shift+ESC to open the Task Manager and click the Performance tab. The number of graph boxes under CPU usage history is the number of threads your CPU supports.

Edit: I'd also add how to get a WIF private key. My preferred method is saving the HTML from https://www.bitaddress.org and running it locally: After the mouse entropy is done, click on Bulk Wallet and uncheck the "Compressed addresses?" option, then press the Generate button. The WIF key(s) are the second string on each text line below.

Alternatively you can use the command suggest_brain_key in cli_wallet.exe.

Finally, to those that mine on Windows, please post your CPU model, speed, and hashrate! I'd like to see how it compares to Linux while using optimized libraries.

For maximum Windows mining hashrate, see my VM guide here: https://steemit.com/steem/@pfunk/guide-maximize-your-mining-hashrate-in-windows-by-mining-steem-in-a-vm

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sonarous (57) · 8 years ago (edited)

https://mega.nz/#!CI1wHJgS!s1hJFJJNICF54caFApWAvbrk-Ci06EREDBunbPyGLdw
Here is a link to a working config for everyone. Change nothing except your account name and WIF key. If the miner crashes, try generating a key from bitaddress.org like pfunk suggests. Don't use the private key from your account, it just crashes the miner (at least it did for me)

Edit: Oh and on a skylake i5 I'm getting about 30khash

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pfunk (72) · 8 years ago

What frequency is the i5 running at? And is 30K accurate to within 100 hps? I'd like to get an accurate idea of Windows mining efficiency.

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sonarous (57) · 8 years ago (edited)

The i5 is running at 3.9GHz, 4 threads.
The range for khash is between 20k and 31k, probably depending on my usage of the processor outside the miner

Additionally - how do I see the transactions going to my wallet? I have no idea how to tell if this is even mining to my account

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pfunk (72) · 8 years ago (edited)

In reply to your comment below (can't reply more than 6 deep), you can check http://steemd.com/@sonarous for "sonarous found a pow." Solving PoW puts you in the mining queue but it hasn't rewarded you yet. You have to keep your node running while your account is in queue. Steemd.com doesn't explicitly say if you've actually generated the block but you can keep a close eye on your VESTS balance with cli_wallet.exe.

There could be some kind of console monitoring program for Windows that you could use to log every time the word "generated" and phrase "proof of work" is output, but I don't know of one.

Here's what the console says when you enter the queue
th_a witness.cpp:504 operator() ] Broadcasting Proof of Work for pfunk
And when you generate the block and leave the queue
th_a witness.cpp:256 block_production_loo ] Generated block #XXXXXX with timestamp 2016-05-29TXX:XX:XX at time 2016-05-29TXX:XX:XX by pfunk

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sonarous (57) · 8 years ago (edited)

If cli-wallet is crashing and nothing is showing up under finding pow is something still not working?

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marciaurila (39) · 8 years ago

Thank you!

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graystone (51) · 8 years ago

What i need to do, when steemd wallet is show me this message:
Please use the set_password method to initialize a new wallet before continuing
New>>
???

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pfunk (72) · 8 years ago

In cli_wallet, you set a password that encrypts your wallet file (wallet.json) using the set_password command like this (replace 'password' with whatever password you feel is secure)

set_password password

Once set, you use the unlock command: unlock password

Then you use the import_key command to import the key(s) you used to mine to your account(s): import_key 5WIFprivatekeyxxxxxxxx

Now, when the wallet is unlocked, you can use cli_wallet to conduct transactions. You can also use Steemit.com's UI on your wallet page, mainly, to do most of the same transactions you can do with cli_wallet.

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tshering-tamang (61) · 8 years ago (edited)

I get the message in red that no witness and private keys and miner and private keys is configured even though I followed every step.

I tried the key from bitaddress.org, I tried every key from the permissions section of this account. posting, active, owner, memo.
But, the message keeps on occuring.

Edit : I had forgotten to delete the "#" in front of the lines edited. Duhhh Now it works fine.

i7/930 using 2 threads = around 7,000 hps

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krassvs (41) · 8 years ago

Your "edit" just solved my problem - yay!

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pfunk (72) · 8 years ago (edited)

Are you at the default speed of 2.8 GHz? I suggest using more threads, you've got 8 to work with :)

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tshering-tamang (61) · 8 years ago (edited)

Yeah, cool, I'll do that. I'm getting 1 hps today like @tuckfheman was getting yesterday and by reading the comments below, I think I should keep the miner running, is that right?

By the way, Is there any way to check how much steem your miner is making? The activities at steem account seems to be making steem power as well. Is there any way to know the exact amount of steem the miner is generating?

Edit - Checked the original post and found out it's updated regarding the 1 hps issue.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Sweet!

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sky-gu (25) · 8 years ago

how to get a WIF private key？ My Mined Always show false ？

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

On Steemit, click the avatar in upper right corner, then click Permissions from the dropdown, then click Show on the Active or Owner line.

Otherwise, see pfunk's instructions in the comments here.

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popper (25) · 8 years ago (edited)

Hi, I have 4 problems, Im mining for 24 hours but nothing happend I was never on the queue, I seen some names were more times by the time, how it is?
Second question is that suggest_brain_key command gave me different WIF private key than wallet-permission... why? which one to use?
Third is when im starting stemd.exe the witness name ,,popper,,(my name) is red is it correct?

4th is that

WIF PRIVATE KEY to be used by one or more witnesses or miners need to be setted up or

name of miner and its private key (e.g. ["account","WIF PRIVATE KEY"] ) is enough???

Thanks

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Thanks for the extra info!

AMD A10/7700 using 4 threads = 14.5 hps avg.

I still can't get the miner going on my old i7/860 (shuts down immediately after syncing). I'm not sure what the issue is but I'll give it another fresh try tomorrow.

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bbqbear (63) · 8 years ago

Great, That was the info I was looking for. So generate an address with the bulk wallet page, uncheck compressed addresses, then use your new name and the private key?

Mine crashes and references the witnesses and witness\privatekey line. and does the same crash just faster if I put the private key in the # WIF PRIVASTE KEY line. What am I doing wrong?

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pfunk (72) · 8 years ago

For each account you plan on mining with (see other mining posts for why you might want to use more than one) you need a witness = "bbqbear" and miner = ["bbqbear","5yourprivkeyhere"] lines in your config.ini. You do not need the private-key = line for mining.

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bbqbear (63) · 8 years ago

Hmm, I deleted the config file and started again. The private key is from Account\Permissions\owner right?
The seed nodes cause a config file error if there is more than one,
3063457ms th_a main.cpp:119 main ] Error parsing logging config from config file D:\STEEM\witness_node_data_dir\co
nfig.ini, using default config

With only 1 seed node it just gives an error on the name line every time. these are the witness and miner lines
witness = "bbqbear"
miner = ["bbqbear","bigolprivatekeyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"]
and this is the error
initminer public key: STMxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
chain id: 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

2411656ms th_a witness.cpp:98 plugin_initialize ] _witnesses: []
Can someone post a complete working windows config file?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

"get it going with only 1 hps" according to @arhag that means you are in the queue! And as long as you are in the queue, you can't hash with the same account.

lmao! I've been shutting it down each time it says that. omg I'm an idiot. :/ Thanks for letting me know!

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Welp, mine shut down after no issue for several hours and now I can't get it going again. Even with a fresh start I either get it going with only 1 hps or it exits right when it starts mining. So I'm pretty tired and going to get some sleep and get on slack tomorrow, hopefully with arhag to see if we can figure out what's causing the problems.

I've updated the config.ini info above to what most say works for them, but will go over everything tomorrow in slack and hopefully we can get a consensus on proper format, then I will post one here.

If anyone comes across some new info prior to that please post it here for everyone, thanks!

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pfunk (72) · 8 years ago

Complete minus private keys of course :)

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anonimau5 (52) · 8 years ago

@tuck-fheman
"get it going with only 1 hps" according to @arhag that means you are in the queue! And as long as you are in the queue, you can't hash with the same account.

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krassvs (41) · 8 years ago

Your "edit" just solved my problem - yay!

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getssidetracked (57) · 8 years ago (edited)

Hey, I get this weird "no witness configured" and "no miners configured" error when I start the miner, even though I've added them to the config file.

Is it mining now or how do I know what's going on?

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lucenius (41) · 8 years ago (edited)

delete # symbol in config.ini in front of the lines where you are declare your witness and miners

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getssidetracked (57) · 8 years ago

Yeah thanks I did that an hour or so later. :)

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krispy123 (45) · 8 years ago

blockchain download speed is unbearable though. 100kbps..

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

@bitcube's new v0.11.0 miner for Windows : https://github.com/btscube/steem/releases/download/v0.11.0/steem-win-x64-011.zip

Source: https://github.com/btscube/steem/releases

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ainen (35) · 8 years ago (edited)

I was able to quickly begin mining at a higher hash rate than with Ubuntu VM mining. This was quick and easy to get set up, thanks for the link!

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http://steemitup.eu/witness_node_data_dir.tar.gz

ainen (35) · 8 years ago

Anyone following this guide, please keep in mind that the primary link to the Blockchain download is incorrect. The correct link is the following:

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kodachrome (43) · 8 years ago

FYI, I built a Windows binary off 0.11.0 sources so Windows users can start mining again:
Using Arhag's guide to cross compiling Steem to Windows I managed to produce a working Steemd.exe and CLI_wallet.exe! Its hashing right now on my Windows 10 PC.

https://github.com/vonkoda/steembuilds/blob/master/release/0.11.0/0.11.0.zip

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thebatchman (61) · 8 years ago (edited)

It works! Confirmed!! Just replace the cli-wallet.exe and steemd.exe over the original ones, download the new blockchain and run steemd.exe --replay. For me it worked!

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jeky-jeky (2) · 8 years ago

where download a new blockchain please

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http://steemitup.eu/witness_node_data_dir.tar.gz
Backup : https://mega.nz/#!bUQBjADa!754D4TDs8_9J1tQ4lZyZrby5lS1bTaWpx5vtdsKI1R0

tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

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navydude (25) · 8 years ago

Miner crashes just after it starts mining. Tried it on two machines and same thing. It Does actually begin to mine unlike the other one.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

You may have to wait on bitcube's which seem to work on most machines.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Unfortunately they have removed our ability to edit paid post, so hopefully people will see your comment here. Please post your link in #mining on the Steem Slack and get your well deserved credit and make a post of your own so people can upvote/tip you. Thanks!

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

New Windows Miner 7-25-16 v0.12.2 from @bitcube : https://steemit.com/steem/@bitcube/steem-windows-wallet-and-miner-v0-12-2

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denverliu (34) · 8 years ago

how to update the Ubuntu miner?

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ladeblah (39) · 8 years ago

Wonderful article. Thank you for taking the time to write this.. still syncing but hopefully will be earning some STEEM shortly!

Is it possible/recommended to use the same witness names across multple computers? or should every machine that is mining have its own set of witness names?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

I'm fairly certain you need to use different names on multiple boxes.

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tallmansteez (28) · 8 years ago

I was informed that you only should have one active witness on your node computer. On all of the slaves leave the "# name of witness controlled by this node (e.g. initwitness )" blank with a # but you can copy over the configuration in line below it "# name of miner and its private key (e.g. ["account","WIF PRIVATE KEY"] )"

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becker (35) · 8 years ago

great tutorial, thanks!

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dyausdiu (40) · 8 years ago

For those encountering the following errors:

witness.cpp: 98 _wtinesses: ["steem username"]
database.cpp:118 reindex !no last block
database.cpp:119 reindex last_block

Download http://www.steemitup.eu/witness_node_data_dir.tar.gz
Backup Config.ini file
Delete Witness_node_data_dir
rm -r witness_node_data_dir
Untar the downloaded file (witness_node_data_dir.tar.gz)
tar -xzvf witness_node_data_dir.tar.gr witness_node_data_dir
Replace the Config.ini file w/ Backup Config.ini file

+gratuitous gratuity to to steemychicken1

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steamit (56) · 8 years ago

Having the witness error, but the download link provided is down... Could you provide a mirror by any chance?

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kirill7 (39) · 8 years ago

Tuck-fheman Thanks for tutorial!
My i5-4690 mining 15300 hps (2 core use)
I just start mine. Anyone knows how many steem per 1 day i mine?
Can i see mined steem at my account at steemit.com?

ps: sry for my english)

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

You'll likely get 1-6 per day. You can see your found POW at http://steemd.com/@youraccountname

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kirill7 (39) · 8 years ago

I'm sorry, feel dumb(
https://steemd.com/@kirill7 i go to this page (with my name) but can't find any stats about speed or something like mining or POW, i'll be thankful if you explain more concrete pls

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

You can see your mining hashrate in the mining console "xxxxx hps". If you find a POW, you'll see, "found a pow" on that page above. If your hashrate drops really low, you're in the queue and you can see that here... https://steemd.com/witnesses

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kirill7 (39) · 8 years ago

Thx for help, now i understand)
And last question: where i can see my mined steem, they go wallet/steam power? how often?

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jrfantasma (49) · 8 years ago

Hello me a hand? you already gained some steam with its mining? in my wallet only appears 4788.6216 Vests this is normal'm mining for 1 day.

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rina (46) · 8 years ago

Good Job

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bones (43) · 8 years ago (edited)

I can't get my miner to break free from a fork. I am getting a similar error to the person with the reply above. I have both replayed and rescanned. Nothing helps. I tried joining slack and keep getting "token revoked." I've spent hours on this to no avail. I guess that I will not be mining Steem.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Due to the hack today you will need to wait for a new Windows miner or use a VM to mine under Ubuntu.

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navydude (25) · 8 years ago

Is this the error i keep getting about cant push to block because the miner is down?

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bones (43) · 8 years ago

I'm going camping early in the morning. I'll check out what is going on when I come back home on Monday. I'll probably open up my case and use some canned air to clean off my CPU fan. I want my CPU to help me generate Steem, not smoke.

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will-zewe (61) · 8 years ago

That makes two of us glad to see I found an answer.

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bangking (59) · 8 years ago (edited)

I got it to work. Here's how:
Follow the instructions but....
Don't skip Step 5!
Add "" to the witness name (witness = "bangking")
Use your Active (or Owner) Private Key. Not your regular login password.

daniel-ehiwario (31) · 8 years ago

very impressive, l am learning much now

krispy123 (45) · 8 years ago

thanks for a great tutorial

arhag (67) · 8 years ago

Be aware, setting the mining-threads field is not optional to mine. It should be at least set to 1.

smooth (70) · 8 years ago

Easy to specify on the command line with -t though, which is how I've always done it.

fuzzyvest (62) · 8 years ago

"mining-threads", for the newbies here, is how many "threads" the cpu uses to process instruction sets required by various processes (like running firefox, for instanse!) :)

So basically if you say 0 "mining-threads" you are saying "don't mine".

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

Doh! I thought it was defaulted to 2, but I set it up from scratch again and see it's not set at all. I will update above.

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vato (56) · 8 years ago

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alex-dinu (42) · 8 years ago

did u manage to solve the issue?

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steempower (73) · 8 years ago (edited)

I have this same issue when i tested on my Dell laptop; haven't worked out the issue is but i can say that it is nothing to do with the config as i have the exact same config working on my i7 2 thread = 13900 hps | 4threads = 24000 hps

Issue happens when i sync the chain, picks up seemly random number of blocks and then crashes. i have tried with and without preloaded blockchain; and it is the same eitherway; after the crash no data has been added to the chainstate. i.e. 'blocks' file is still 0 bytes :(

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vato (56) · 8 years ago

Funny I'm also on a DELL laptop.
However, I got it running twice by just rerun the exe.
But now I'm tired of trying to start it and the possible reward seems not to be compensating for the pain to bring this thing online.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Try bitcube's miner, see Step 1 for link.

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robsteady (61) · 8 years ago

Every once in a while I'm getting a message about an unlinkable block that looks like something to do with a database for and all the rest of the time I'm seeing "application.cpp:436 handle_block Got 1 transactions from network on block xxxxxxx" and I've never seen a notice for hashpower. Does this look like something to do with my machine just being insufficient or am I setting something up incorrectly?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Sorry, I missed this comment. I think we solved this in another thread, if not feel free to reply here again.

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arkanaprotego (48) · 8 years ago

Don't you need some quotes there?

witness = "your-steem-account-name"

Otherwise I get a parsing error (on the Linux version at least).

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Not sure. I was running without quotes without issue. Perhaps for hyphenated accounts it is required? Maybe @arhag can confirm.

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bangking (59) · 8 years ago

I have to put in "" for it to run pass witness.
I am stuck on the miner line. it keeps closing the program. miner = ["account","WIF PRIVATE KEY"] I don't think it's the correct format. Can you confirm?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

That's the format I'm using and is given as the example in the config.ini and on Joseph's tutorial

["account","WIF PRIVATE KEY"]

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Latest Windows Miner Build : https://steemit.com/steem/@bitcube/steem-windows-wallet-and-miner-v0-12-0

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magnebit (58) · 8 years ago

Hello. I know that per 6/30/16 : Miner v0.5.0 is no longer functional. Does this mean that the Windows version will not sync past block 2790881? My Windows 7 seems stuck at that block. (bitCube version)

steemd.exe:

3080000 unlinkable_block_exception: unlinkable block
block does not link to known chain
{}
th_a fork_database.cpp:63 steemit::chain::fork_database::_push_block

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

I'm not sure of the block, but yes it will no longer work past a certain block. As soon as we have a Windows version of 0.8.4 I will update this post with a link.

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magnebit (58) · 8 years ago

Installed and running on win 7 amd and intel i3 laptop.

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denverliu (34) · 8 years ago

What if I have 4 computers in my LAN? All of them use the same .ini file ?

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marcgodard (55) · 8 years ago

I am trying to figure out the same thing. Let me know if you figure it out please :)

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jiren (16) · 7 years ago

appreciate this so important information
quick question does this work on windows 7 pro ?

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hossary (61) · 8 years ago

how to get the WIF private key for my miner ??

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

On Steemit, click the avatar in upper right corner, then click Permissions from the dropdown, then click Show on the Active or Owner line.

Otherwise, see pfunk's instructions in the comments here.

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hossary (61) · 8 years ago

Thank You!

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adrehajiuh (41) · 8 years ago

HELP ME!

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alex-dinu (42) · 8 years ago (edited)

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sethobrvt (25) · 8 years ago

Got it all setup and it appears to be mining properly. I have a couple questions:

How do I know I am actually mining to my account? I used my account I registered here on Steemit and the Owner Private Key in the config. I have 4 mining rigs going at a total of about 110,000hps. I don't see anything in my wallet though so I want to make sure I am actually mining to my account...maybe I just haven't found a POW yet??
Is it ok to mine on 4 different rigs with the same account?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

How do I know I am actually mining to my account?

Your hps will be in the thousands. If hps = 1 you're syncing. If hps =1 or very low you're in the queue.

I don't see anything in my wallet though

You're mining STEEM POWER, so it will go into your SP balance. To see if you found a POW, go to https://steemd.com/@youraccount and search for "found a pow".

Is it ok to mine on 4 different rigs with the same account?

You should use different accounts for each rig.

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killswitch (40) · 8 years ago

The last thing the miner says is "Started witness node on a chain with 0 blocks" and now it's just sitting there. Is this normal?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Let it sit for a while and it should start syncing. What I usually do from scratch is ...

Start steemd and let it tell me I need to fix the config. CTRL-C out.
Edit config.ini with proper settings.
Restart steemd and let it start syncing till it shows "1 hps" for about 30 seconds and CTRL-C out again.
Copy the downloaded blockchain and overwrite what's there.
Restart steemd and let it start syncing.

And it works every time.

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

is this right? I followed all instructions http://prntscr.com/bsm9nd

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

just stuck there now

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

nevermind! did this and it works-
Things to try ...

Try each miner to see which one works for you.
Make sure everything in config.ini is correct.
Backup config.ini. Try deleting the witness_node_data_dir folder and restarting, exit with CTRL-C when you get the message about config.ini. Recopy config.ini into witness_node_data_dir and restart then let it sync without adding blockchain file.

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jdegraaf (25) · 8 years ago (edited)

Thanks techsaavy for sharing your feedback. I did however now try everything as well without any luck. Still the same message. Will wait a bit longer now keeping the window open to see whether it just needs time (more than the 15mins it is open now). Did download the config file shared in the original post and quite sure that I did include the correct key (I do hope :)). Will check in again if in the end it does work!

EDIT: Solved! What was the issue? Trying to start mining using my work laptop to test during lunch, apparently the internal WiFi channel prevented the connection. On public WiFi it does work! So in case of similar issues, also check this.

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anarcharos (42) · 8 years ago (edited)

Hi there,
Thank you for the guide. I am mining now for 24 hours and got this:

list_my_accounts
anarcharos 0.000 STEEM 18964.733651 VESTS 0.122 SBD

TOTAL 0.000 STEEM 18964.733651 VESTS 0.122 SBD

I am using my steemIt account name and private key. I thought the "gains" will go strait into my steemit account but it doesn't....I guess the local mining needs to be transferred to my steemIt account. so I have a couple of questions if I may:

1- How much steem or steem dollars have I made so far in 24 hours?

2-How do I tranfer gains mined on my computer to my Steemit account or any other acount or wallet for that matter?

3- where can I find a document listing the commands available for the cli_wallet.

Many thanks !!

Anarcharos.

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anarcharos (42) · 8 years ago

My hash rate:

hash rate: 11953 hps target: 25 queue: 84 estimated time to produce: 46 minutes

is it worth minig lioke this?
THX!!

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whatissteem (46) · 8 years ago

So mine screen says "Started witness node on a chain with 0 blocks." what does that mean ? have I missed some steps or something ? sorry for noob question but I am new to steem.

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edd.dragon (25) · 8 years ago

Same problem I had with downloaded version of blockchain.
Delete it. Run steemd --resync. Wait several hours. And all must be fine.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

There was a hardfork. You'll need to wait for a new Windows miner or use a VM to mine under Ubuntu.

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mianeri (45) · 8 years ago

put this in miner gate to make it more easy! :D

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feder (25) · 8 years ago

Could this damage your computer?
When i look at the performance i see 100% cpu usage

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politicasan2 (47) · 8 years ago

how much steem approximally we earn with 2 core cpu 24 hours / day

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

You will earn Steem Power and not much.

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majestymage (35) · 8 years ago

this is what i get..but no hps???

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maxkoud (41) · 8 years ago (edited)

Check your setting in config.ini file:

witness = "majestymage"

and add owner or active WIF key for you account

miner = ["majestymage ","5K8S*****************************H"]

Good luck! 8)

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isteemit (64) · 8 years ago

What if I use the bitaddress instead? How do I proceed from there? I am mining and I get a decent 10k hps consistently. However, where does that account activity occur? Where do I see it other than my console?

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majestymage (35) · 8 years ago

yup..i did not have " " on the witness

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Horizontal rules are currently not working on Steemit so some sections in the Help are running together. I would fix it but they will probably fix it quickly and I don't want to muck it up with hyphens in the meantime. Until they fix it, if something is not clear just ask!

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on0tole (51) · 8 years ago

http://www.steemitup.eu/blockchain.zip
this link does not work(( anybody can upload STEEM blockchain?
Thanks

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Works for me. All it does is download the blockchain. There is no webpage to load.

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jasonmcz (62) · 8 years ago

Guys the blockchain.zip is no longer available. Could you take a look?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Backup blockchain file : https://mega.nz/#!bUQBjADa!754D4TDs8_9J1tQ4lZyZrby5lS1bTaWpx5vtdsKI1R0

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Thanks for letting me know, I'm uploading a copy to Mega and will post link shortly.

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jasonmcz (62) · 8 years ago

Yep not a problem!!

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agusnb (25) · 8 years ago (edited)

Where do the Steem that i mine go? To my Steemit.com account wallet?
I am mining but i can't see if the miner is active (www.steemd.com/@agusnb). I put my private key in the config file of the miner, so it should be working. In the stats page it says "Mined : false". Maybe i have to wait some hours...

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

They will go to your wallet as Steem Power.

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danthomson (25) · 8 years ago

Why Steem Power instead of Steem? You can't buy or sell Steem Power can you? So there is no way to cash in mining rewards?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

STEEM mining ended a while back. You can only mine Steem Power now and you can "Power Down" to cash out, which takes 104 weeks total. While that's going on you're earning interest on your SP, so you could possibly cash all of your mined SP out and still not affect your balance.

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syadastinasti (53) · 8 years ago (edited)

I did everything to make sure it should work, downloaded the latest blockchain file so it was already synced, but as soon as it starts mining, the program crashes with no clear reason. I created the bat file to check what happened, but this is all I get:
(open in new tab for a bigger image)

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Things to try ...

Try each miner to see which one works for you.
Make sure everything in config.ini is correct.
Backup config.ini. Try deleting the witness_node_data_dir folder and restarting, exit with CTRL-C when you get the message about config.ini. Recopy config.ini into witness_node_data_dir and restart then let it sync without adding blockchain file.

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syadastinasti (53) · 8 years ago

thanks for the tips! I only found out you replied just now. Gonna try these out.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Did you get it working?

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syadastinasti (53) · 8 years ago

I haven't yet, no. It was getting late after your tips and eventually I just called it a day. I think I'll wait until there's more stable software available or when I have time and patience to play around with it again.

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syadastinasti (53) · 8 years ago

fiddled around, now im only getting an assertion failed error, it won't resync

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danyalmanzar (25) · 8 years ago

What algo does steem work on? is there a deamon for it. I am just playing around on an exchange and want to see if I can run this as a trading pair.

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https://steem.io/documentation/consensus/

tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

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moh-rokib (49) · 8 years ago

ok, i will try with my old laptop.. hope not broke. :D
(dual core) -_-

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niquebs (39) · 8 years ago

Need to give this a try!

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

Ok, so I am getting the 1 hps and have been running the miner for over an hour now - is that normal or have I done something wrong?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

You're either syncing or in the queue.

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

I guess a better question is.. how long should I expect to sync or queue?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Syncing from scratch can take many hours. If you're in the queue, I'm not really sure how long it takes to get to the top, but you can ask in Slack #mining and someone can probably give you a good estimate.

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will-zewe (61) · 8 years ago (edited)

Worked great thanks man, took a few hours to sink the whole thing, nothing to crazy. The only question I have is, is there a place to see how much SP you've gained from mining separate from what's accumulating already in my account since I used my personal steemit account?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

@will-zewe

Is there a place to see how much SP you've gained from mining separate from what's accumulating already in my account since I used my personal steemit account?

Not really. You could manually add it up on https://steemd.com/@will-zewe but that sucks.

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will-zewe (61) · 8 years ago (edited)

When you're paid from mining does it show in your history in the wallet section? Also will my https://steemd.com/@will-zewe show mined saying "true" after I've been paid a reward? Its showing false now so I'm assuming that'll change after I actually get a reward? Sorry for the questions, I'm trying to make the answers to the questions either yes or no to save you time I swear :-p lol

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danthomson (25) · 8 years ago

I'm getting the same thing. I'm curious to know how long it takes you or what the fix was. I'll let you know as well.

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asabovesobelow (52) · 8 years ago (edited)

Be certain there is no error message when steemd.exe starts (no red/orange text). Also, my config.ini file was not being parsed, so it loaded the default one, which led to the same issue you are describing here.

Error parsing logging config from config file C:\Users... \config.ini, using default config

fwiw, It seems if i have more than 1 seed-node entry in the config.ini file, it fails to parse and loads the default one.

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

How long does it take you to go from the 1hps syncing / queuing to actual mining?

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

There was an error there and the 1 seed-node fixed that problem. Now it hangs at "ntp_delta_time updated to -27739us" and just sits there. Any idea what that is? Upvoted for fixing my first problem =)

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asabovesobelow (52) · 8 years ago

OK, the "Error parsing config file...." is actually not an issue, in fact, you kinda need that error message, as it's best to have multiple seed nodes, and having more than 1 in the config file does trip that message. However, it can be safely ignored.
So what i did was add back in the seed nodes listed here, made sure my config file was correct (witness, miner and WIF keys correctly entered) and re-ran steemd after a replay. Took only a few seconds of 1hp until i was mining again.

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asabovesobelow (52) · 8 years ago

In step 5, it says:

Step 5

Unzip the contents of steemblockchain5-28-2016.zip into the following folder ...

steem-v0-5-0-windows\witness_node_data_dir\blockchain

What is the full path for the steem-v0-5-0-windows folder? I've ran the steemd.exe file, it seems to crash, but i can't locate the folders it was supposed to create..?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Try the other miner and see if it works for you. When you start steemd.exe for the first time it should create all folders.

The blockchain file used was updated and I forgot to update Step 5, thanks for letting me know. Uncompress the blockchain into this folder overwriting any existing files.

witness_node_data_dir\blockchain\database\block_num_to_block

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

What am I doing wrong here or do I just wait?

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brie (25) · 8 years ago

Boot OS? =)

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

I waited all damn day, it just kept going on hard forks. No idea why this is happening..

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

Start from scratch and read the comments section for help or join Slack and go to #mining for more help. You can also try starting with steemd --replay

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

I have started from scratch several times. I will try steemd --replay and head over to #mining

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

I have started from scratch several times. I will try steemd --replay and head over to #mining

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logicwins (56) · 8 years ago

I have started from scratch several times. I will try steemd --replay and head over to #mining

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brie (25) · 8 years ago

Hey,

How im gonna configure my antminer s1 to use steem?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

;) I'm assuming you're joking. If not, the answer is ... you can't.

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brie (25) · 8 years ago

Damn it uses sha-256 anyway?

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calaber24p (74) · 8 years ago

I still just keep getting a red message saying that I havent configured any miners.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

You likely need to edit config.ini or you have edited it incorrectly. Join the Slack channel and go to #mining for help.

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ash (73) · 8 years ago

how do I mine an account without having and existing one?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

As soon as you find your first POW the account name you specified in config will be created for you.

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ash (73) · 8 years ago

witness = my future account name, right? I get errors there

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Ya witness and miner will be the same name. Use pfunk's instructions in comments to generate WIF key.

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ash (73) · 8 years ago

thx... resyncing the chain now. will report back

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saimegh (60) · 6 years ago

Is it possible now to mine steem ?

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sabbybibi (25) · 8 years ago

what i'd like to know is... how can a full node, reading the blockchain, and trying to validate it, possibly tell whether all the accounts claimed to be spun off out of Facebook or Reddit really were spun off out of Facebook or Reddit?!

I mean, that's something that depends on proprietary data of those two companies!

can someone in possession of the true, raw blockchain, look inside it and see how F&R-spun-off accounts are represented? what's to stop a miner just inventing dozens of them that aren't really linked to F&R at all?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Try asking this in #mining on Slack. Someone there may be able to help you.

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murattatar (67) · 7 years ago

Can we still mining on Windows?

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

what does this mean? http://prntscr.com/bsuuxq I am mining- but got that red text

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Likely forked. Restart like this steemd --replay

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edd.dragon (25) · 8 years ago

I have this error every time I start steemd. Just right after "replay".

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thebodyshape.com (31) · 8 years ago

Where to go and what to write in this case if you are using Windows 8 for STEEM and running steemd.exe?

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neozero (25) · 8 years ago

This is the issue I got whenever it crashes:

Assertion failed!

Program: G:\steem-v0-5-0-windows\steemd.exe
File: /r/src/steem/libraries/chain/block_database.cpp, Line 109

Expression: block_num != 0

also:

witness.cpp:98                plugin_initialize    ] _witnesses: ["neozero"]

...is highlighted red. Any clues? Could it be because the wif key isn't associated with the account name?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

This is the error I receive most often as well, when I do receive an error.

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neozero (25) · 8 years ago

How often do you receive an error? happens every time I run it.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

See the possible fix at the bottom of the guide. It worked for me!

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Try bitcube's miner, I updated Step 1.

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

Highly suggest this! https://steemit.com/mining/@tedvernon/steem-mining-on-windows-fast in this vid- he shows you can the most latest blockchain here http://www.steemitup.eu/

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hafizmbilal (25) · 8 years ago

how can i see whether it is working properly or not??

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

actually it's not- I just tried.. in ubuntu-- start with no blockchain and wait for it to download

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thebodyshape.com (31) · 8 years ago

Guys, I have been mining for few days and it all showed normal procedure until today when the screen started shoring red and yellow messages and failed linking with blocks, can somebody explain please what does this screenshot mean? http://screenshot.net/m5kddhm

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

me too - need to wait for a new windows version after the hack- or load ubuntu-- I'm trying ubuntu in a VM, will let you know if that works

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will-zewe (61) · 8 years ago

That's where I'm headed after I walk the dogs, keep us posted and good luck :-).

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

it works in ubuntu! But here's the caveat- do NOT download the blockchain zip or you will be stuck at that "0" again... just let it download .... if you already downloaded the blockchain (like I did) then you need to delete it in ubuntu with the sudo rm witness_node_data_dir to delete that folder .. run steem ./steemd ctrl c to close it... go to steem/programs/steemd with the cd command then nano config.ini to reconfigure that.. ctrl o ctrl x then go back to the steemd directory and run steem again and it should start building

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will-zewe (61) · 8 years ago

So if I made it to the mining 1hps I've done it correctly? Also where do the additional witness accounts come from to mine into?

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

see my reply to carson below-- couldn't reply to your reply for some reason

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carsonkt (25) · 8 years ago

I thought I am the only one having the problem, as I searched and haven't seen anyone talk about this.
My guess was because of the hack, so ubuntu in VM is the way to go then

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techsaavy (41) · 8 years ago

so far it looks like it is the way to go- the 1 hps is it building- I'm letting it sit overnight and see by morning if it starts mining for real ... additional miner accounts- here's what I read "I was informed that you only should have one active witness on your node computer. On all of the slaves leave the "# name of witness controlled by this node (e.g. initwitness )" blank with a # but you can copy over the configuration in line below it "# name of miner and its private key (e.g. ["account","WIF PRIVATE KEY"] )""

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jeewaka (25) · 8 years ago

I am minning away well as per the instructions . Thanks.
I am using a account that I had created newly for it but not created on steemit.com
so the account used for mining was not created on steemit, would this cause issues?
Also how do i check my wallet to the account created and is mining for?

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http://steemd.com/@accountname

tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

the account used for mining was not created on steemit, would this cause issues?

If you created via the CLI you shouldn't have issues.

how do i check my wallet to the account created and is mining for?

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nelu.ceban (60) · 8 years ago

for MAC?

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nadian (9) · 8 years ago

I less understand it , i think STEEMIT simply social networking

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clayop (73) · 8 years ago

Awesome job!

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

I couldn't have created this without a lot of people's input. It is they who deserve all the congrats since I'm just repeating their knowledge passed down to me. ;)

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rolik (51) · 8 years ago (edited)

https://steemit.com/mining/@rolik/mining-steem this is group in telegram about mining

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dmitriy (25) · 8 years ago

27300 hps AMD FX 8320 8 threads
Is it normal?
mining at videocard is real?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Only CPU mining right now. I don't know about what you should expect from that processor, but that's double what my A10 is getting.

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kamal (38) · 8 years ago

hey https://steemit.com/earn/@kamal/really-earn-2usd-5usd-per-day-or-more-just-by-chatting go here to reallly get 1-5 mbtc per day guide

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kamal (38) · 8 years ago

earn 1-5$ without even using soo much of electricity and money on hardware it really helped me it could also help you https://steemit.com/earn/@kamal/really-earn-2usd-5usd-per-day-or-more-just-by-chatting

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bbqbear (63) · 8 years ago

Even with the new config file by sonarous, (and a witness name in quotes, and miner name and key)
seed-node = seed.steemed.net:2001
witness = "itseasytryit"
miner = ["itseasytryit","5xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"]
mining-threads = 2
it still just crashes on the witness line with this error.
2792457ms th_a witness.cpp:98 plugin_initialize ] _witnesses: ["itseasytryit"]

The cli wallet also crashes immediately with this error:
3250045ms th_a main.cpp:154 main ] wdata.ws_server: ws://localhost:8090
0 exception: unspecified Underlying Transport Error
{"message":"Underlying Transport Error"} asio websocket.cpp:439 operator()
{"uri":"ws://localhost:8090"} th_a websocket.cpp:668 connect
The windows event viewer error says this for every crash (no matter what drive or freshly unpacked files used:
Windows cannot access the file for one of the following reasons: there is a problem with the network connection, the disk that the file is stored on, or the storage drivers installed on this computer; or the disk is missing. Windows closed the program steemd.exe because of this error.

I must be missing some required tools or something.
Has anyone tried it on a fresh windows 7 install? Does this require C++ or some coding tools to be installed?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Did you try the fix at the bottom of the guide?

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bbqbear (63) · 8 years ago

Yes. I even added the directories to the PATH. The only difference is if I comment out the miner\witness\threads lines I get this error too
2614689ms th_a application.cpp:299 startup ] Detected unclean shutdown. Replaying blockchain...

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

So if you just comment out mining-threads it still crashes?

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bbqbear (63) · 8 years ago

yes

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Try bitcube's miner, I updated Step 1.

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bbqbear (63) · 8 years ago

That works! on one machine anyway. I think the c++ vcredist helped.
The fix for the cli_wallet transport error is to add rpc-endpoint = 127.0.0.1:8090
Thanks for all your help.

aem (59) · 8 years ago

I also get this same case with the same errors (both in steemd and in the cli_wallet) on an AMD Opteron based Windows 10 machine (Windows just tell me it has stopped working rather than talking about permissions etc.). Another machine I have that is an i7 is able to run the exact same installation and config without any errors. Is your machine AMD? Maybe its something about the hardware that steemd doesn't like?

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bbqbear (63) · 8 years ago

Yes, This is happens an AMD box. I tried it on a different AMD machine and it got 3 blocks downloaded before crashing.
It seems like a required component is missing, since I can't run either exe without a crash.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Try ...

overwriting blockchain with pfunk's again
turning mining off (comment out mining-threads in config.ini)
start steemd and let it sync until you see the same block # (or as near as possible) as on steemd.com under head_block_number
then CTRL-C to exit and turn mining back on in config.ini
restart steemd.exe

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aem (59) · 8 years ago

I overwrote the blockchain and turned mining off but it just crashed again witness.cpp:98

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

I overwrote the blockchain and turned mining off but it just crashed again witness.cpp:98

Come into the slack channel and perhaps arhag or someone else can help. I've posted all I know to do on this page so I'm out of options and I got them all from arhag, bhuz or pfunk. ;)

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bbqbear (63) · 8 years ago

Can't join the slack channel, it says

If you have an @steemit.com, @syncad.com or @cryptonaut.vc email address, you can create an account.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Can't join the slack channel, it says

Sorry, you need to go here to signup...
http://steem.herokuapp.com/

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

I'm able to run on AMD A10 so far, but still having issues getting it going on my old i7/860.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Try bitcube's miner, I updated Step 1.

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krispy123 (45) · 8 years ago

can you specify which blockchain and index should be used to overwrite the existing files? is it the blockchain and index files you see if you uncompress the folder or is it the blockchain and index files in blockchain\database\block_num_to_block (downloaded separate blockchain folder)?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Overwrite the contents of witness_node_data_dir\blockchain\database\block_num_to_block with the two files in the compressed file.

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yuhhans (5) · 8 years ago

Still not working on windows?

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tsojin (25) · 8 years ago

yes you have to wait for the new release, or use the VM miner

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tim-johnston (57) · 8 years ago

I keep getting this error

application.cpp:442 handle_block ] Error when pushing block:
3080000 unlinkable_block_exception: unlinkable block
block does not link to known chain

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gsus (57) · 8 years ago

Damn did you ever solve the issue? I see people mentioning it no longer works on Windows...Hoping that's not 100% the case :(

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Try the new miner.

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lemooljiang (73) · 8 years ago

very good. I want to mining some steem

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wenden (44) · 8 years ago (edited)

Nothing work with my DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 3045 MHz (15 x 203) 6000+

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

=/ Sorry.

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denverliu (34) · 8 years ago (edited)

I configed denverliu and denverliu2 (miner and witness), after it found a pow waitting in queue, then return nothing to denverliu, 2 times. Where did the mined properties go?

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daowisp (55) · 8 years ago

http://www.steemit.com/@denverliu2
If you go to your wallet, it shows 1.004 Steem Power.

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denverliu (34) · 8 years ago (edited)

NO with account denverliu. That's why I am here. I made an experiment last night, it happened again, got nothing.
Experiment with another account denverliu2, it showed the number successfully.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

To your Steem Power in your wallet.

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lfcdragon (37) · 8 years ago

How do I get my cli-wallet working properly despite the erorrs?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Make sure your config.ini has the following line in it ...

# Endpoint for websocket RPC to listen on
rpc-endpoint = 127.0.0.1:8090

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moh-rokib (49) · 8 years ago

not familiar with POW steem coin.
can i mine steem with cpu miner?

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testz (65) · 8 years ago

Yes, no GPU miner yet, use instruction from this topic to mine with CPU.

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jerome-colley (55) · 8 years ago

I'm lost after executing "Step #2"
At the prompt screen on Mega there is a box that states, "Enter decryption key".
What is the key or where do I look for it?
Please help Me. I'm lost.

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

The key is included in the link, but here it is.

!ipmJvklQXd3cR2r_9RqJC9wkVTqqM8lfD33eqsm1ZiY

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bestmalik (38) · 8 years ago

Help me !!! What s wrong ?

Thanks much in advance ....

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Looks like you've forked. Try to replay the chain.
steemd --replay

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bitmaxt (45) · 8 years ago

re intal your blockchain see my post

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Added bitcube's newest compile v0.5.0. Those who had issues running arhag's try bitcube's and I recommend that you start from scratch. I have bitcube's running without issues on both AMD and Intel chips.

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jocelyn16 (27) · 8 years ago

How do i know that is mining and how much can i expect to earn per day with a i7 laptop? thank you

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kainmarx (53) · 8 years ago

Thank you for the guide! I'm just getting started mining it, hoping I'm lucky enough to find success especially since the userbase is growing immensely lately! :)

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stephenfrost (33) · 8 years ago

Is there anyway to get a report on what your CPU has mined? I have been taking manual notes, though with increases during sleep time, interest adding post additional vesting of other funds and such things it is getting difficult to be certain how much has been mined. The only true indication I have at the moment is the dip in hashrate prior to the block/proof of work being verified. Be awesome to find if there is a way to check actual amount mined as I would like to run efficiency and productivity checks.
Thanks! :D

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thebodyshape.com (31) · 8 years ago

Guys,
Are we mining or what?

Can somebody tell what does this screen mean?
How to check where all the STEEM is going?
Screenshot: http://imgur.com/mvGZ70h

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago (edited)

You're either syncing or in the queue.

Check http://steemd.com/@youraccount to see if you've "found a POW".

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thebodyshape.com (31) · 8 years ago (edited)

Do you think this is mining now?
Screenshot: http://imgur.com/SJMdIQK

When you enter your account name in Witness field and Private Active Key in WIF key field, does that automatically direct mined coins to your wallet?

What do you think one can mine per 24h with this speed that I have?

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sflaherty (58) · 8 years ago

Great guide, just having a tad bit of an issue. I inputted everything you stated here, removed the # at the front of the input lines. Even added the rcp endpoint just in case due to needing to trouble shoot this thing. Issue I am having is I get the wallet up and running, I copied the blockchain.zip to speed up the sync process but what I see is "Started witness node on a chain with 0 blocks" and it just sits there. What am I missing? Do I need a fresh install and let it sync up fully or something? Any help here would be majorly appreciated, not seeing any answer to my issue

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

This guide is old, mining has ended.

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sflaherty (58) · 8 years ago

lol that explains it. I actually just came to that conclusion myself due to another article saying the mining may end around last year. No worries, guess its off to mining other coins and trading up for some Steem on the exchanges. Gotta get my Power Ups up to par lol. Thanks for the help.

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arkanaprotego (48) · 8 years ago

Nice. So you don't need people to elect you like in Bitshares to be able to mine?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

Nope.

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arkanaprotego (48) · 8 years ago

After checking the whitepaper, I am not convinced it is worth it...
First, in each round of block generation, 20 out of 21 witnesses are selected by DPOS like in Bitshares, and only 1 is selected by POW. So that does not leave much for miners.
Second, the block reward is now 0.0476 STEEM (after block #864,000, down from 1 STEEM previously, which was like DPOS witnesses). That's currently 0.02 USD.
I am not sure how long it takes to find a block, but it looks like this ship has sailed.

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dantheman (73) · 8 years ago

Block reward has not changed. It is still 1 steem. This means $0.50 per minute.

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vinaypsychic (37) · 7 years ago

I am getting this message when trying to mine. The blockchain is not synchronizing can someone help me out what would I do?

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khunfarang (37) · 7 years ago

Warning! mining STEEM is not possible anymore.
Save your time.

Can I mine STEEM?
No. Proof of work mining has been removed from Steem.
https://steemit.com/faq.html#Can_I_mine_STEEM

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tylerpena01 (23) · 7 years ago

Interesting post. I was about to post a similair thread. I do believe most coins are currently overrated. But the future lies in blockchain. Do you know this interesting site? https://www.coincheckup.com The site that lets you check all there is to know about the team, product, communication transparency, advisors and investment statistics on every crypto.

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yaak (14) · 7 years ago

i made the all steps, but steemd just crush

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hunzlakhan (62) · 7 years ago

I am getting this problem plz tell me what to do @tuck-fheman
Plz guide me bro

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https://steemit.com/faq.html#Can_I_mine_STEEM

jujupinto85 (34) · 7 years ago

Looks like we can't mine STEEM any more.

Can I mine STEEM?
No. Proof of work mining has been removed from Steem.

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william-noe (61) · 8 years ago

which WIF key do you use?
https://steemit.com/steemhelp/@william-noe/wif-keys

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william-noe (61) · 8 years ago

sorry I see above Owner or Active thanks

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danthomson (25) · 8 years ago

How long should it take to sync the blockchain? I've been seemingly in the sync phase for a couple hours now. I am blazing through line after line showing:

3087137ms th_a witness.cpp:430 on_applied_block ] hash rate: 1 hps target: 29 queue: 100 estimated time to produce: 8947848 minutes

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tallmansteez (28) · 8 years ago (edited)

I am having the same issues, I started the download from scratch because I had problems getting the downloaded blockchain to work. did yours resolve?

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will-zewe (61) · 8 years ago

I'm on the same page I believe, watching line after line fly by with 1hps showing waiting for it to sync. I believe this is working, correct?

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tuck-fheman (74) · 8 years ago

It will take a while to sync from scratch. You can download the blockchain above and save some time.

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tadakaluri (44) · 8 years ago

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