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BFGMiner is an open source ASIC/FPGA miner for Windows

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How to solo-mine bitcoins with bfgminer?

I'm completely new to Bitcoin, so my understanding of mining is still improving. I downloaded BFGMiner, and now I would like to perform some solo mining. (I would rather have it use my GPU, but if a CPU is noticeably easier than I'll go that route…
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BFGMiner vs. CGMiner

What is the difference between BFGMiner and CGMiner in Laymen's terms? Also, the longterm outcome will be exactly the same if mining is done with or without a pool, correct?
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Overclock Antminer U3 running on raspberry pi

I have an Antminer u3 running on a raspberry pi using bfgminer. Its currently running at 47GH/s. Does anyone know if is possible to over clock it using BGFminer so that it will run at 55 - 60 GH/s? if i cant do it using BFGminer is there another…
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Administration of bfgminer in linux

I'm just starting to screw around with bitcoin mining. I've been a long time Boinc pseudo-enthusiast and so I just had to check out bitcoin mining. I've started using bfgminer and I'm a little confused as to how its administration should go. I get…
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BFGMiner + CGMiner solo mining, how to specify payout address

I am currently trying my luck at solo mining a few types of crypto-currencies. My question is why does BFGMiner require a --coinbase-addr- argument for solo mining to know where to payout rewards to and CGMiner does not? I am because today I found a…
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Cannot connect to slushpool with bfgminer

I am a complete newbie and just want to see how mining works in principle. No profit required. I have created an account on slushpool and have username and password. Then I go to my Ubuntu machine (a desktop, with GPU, no ASICs or something) and…
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Gridseed not mining bitcoin - no shares accepted

So I have had my Gridseed (5 chips) for about a week now, and still couldn't mine any Bitcoin, only Scrypt. I am currently only able to mine with minerd, using Scrypt, and I am on a Mac. I tried to mine Bitcoin using cgminer, bfgminer, minerd…
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Zeusminer not being recognized with BFGminer

I'm trying to run bfgminer on a Raspberry Pi but the zeusminer is not being recognized. When I run the command: sudo bfgminer-5.1.0/bfgminer -S zeusminer:all -d? -D I get: [2015-05-31 19:47:42] setrlimit: Soft fd limit not being changed from 1024…
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How can i set up CPU mining on bfgminer?

I just downloaded Bitcoin Core and BFGminer on linux and I would like to start CPU mining just to see how it works, maybe later I'll buy ASIC. So, how can I configure CPU mining on BFGminer?
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Can you specify Antminer overclock settings in bfgminer config file?

I've just started upgrading my USB miners with Antminer U2's and so far everything is running well. I am able to run all of my miners OC'd to 2.0GH/s with the following command: bfgminer --set-device antminer:clock=x0981 -o POOL_URL -u…
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BFGminer running on GPU on Windows 7

I can't get the BFGminer to work on my Windows 7 machine. I've followed the instructions on https://www.btcguild.com/index.php?page=support. But when ever I run bfgminer.exe I get the following message at the top: Waiting for devices; press 'M+' to…
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Can I mine with BFGMiner on an ATI Radeon

I have managed to connect to the pool via the command line but when I went to manage devices it says I have none. I tried to use auto and all commands to add the GPU and seemingly it will not pick it up. Is it even possible to use a amd m880g? Any…
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BFGMINER error while loading shared libraries

I just installed BFGMINER on my Ubuntu 12.04LTS laptop and it won't let me set it up with my pool. administrator@T41-Server:~$ sudo bfgminer -o api.bitcoin.cz:8332 -u wizardmorax.ibm_ubuntu -px -S all bfgminer: error while loading shared libraries:…
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Keep getting Trgval? no (false positive; hash > target),

Yes, I am a Noob. Getting acquainted with bitmining before I move up to big rigs investments. Learning rig is a RPI 3 B+ with Bitmain ASIC eruptors. Using BDGminer and get connection and hashes with it. Problem is, when computations done I recieve…
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mining command-key term explanation

Could you please explain me the meaning behind the terms and actions of the cmd line like: bfgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -O YourAddress and this: bfgminer -o stratum+tcp://uk1.ghash.io:3333-u username.worker -p…
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