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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Crypto currency Mining => Topic started by: Joseph12 on July 31, 2020, 07:23:33 PM

Title: [ANN] TeamRedMiner 0.7.7 - Nimiq/Kawpow/Ethash/Cryptonight/Chukwa Thread
Post by: Joseph12 on July 31, 2020, 07:23:33 PM

New Release TeamredMiner v0.7.7

This is an optimized miner for AMD GPUs created by todxx and kerney666.
This is the Nimiq/Kawpow/Ethash/Cryptonight/Chukwa thread for this miner.

Algorithms:

• Ethash (eth, etc, etp, others)
• Kawpow (ravencoin)
• Nimiq (nimiq)
• Cryptonight R (monero)
• Cryptonight v8 turtle (turtlecoin, loki)
• Cryptonight v8 half (stellite, masari)
• Cryptonight v8 double (x-cash)
• Cryptonight v8 reverse waltz (graft)
• Cryptonight v8 upx2 (uPlexa)
• Cryptonight v8
• Cryptonight heavy
• Cryptonight haven (haven)
• Cryptonight saber (bittube)
• Cryptonight conceal (conceal)
• Chukwa (trtl)
• x16rv2 (rvn)
• x16r (rvn)
• x16s (pgn, xsh)
• x16rt (veil, gin)
• MTP (zcoin)
• Cuckarood29 (grin)
• Cuckatoo31 (grin)
• Lyra2rev3 (vtc)
• Lyra2z
• Phi2 (lux, argoneum)

GPUs Supported and Tested:

• RX 5700(XT)/5600(XT)/5500(XT) for ethash, kawpow, and nimiq only
• RX 580/570/480/470
• RX Vega 64/56
• RX 560/550
• Radeon VII

Windows Download (https://github.com/Robertkulaga/teamredminer-v0.7.7-win-/archive/master.zip)
Linux Download (https://github.com/Robertkulaga/teamredminer-v0.7.7-linux-/archive/master.zip)


API: The miner includes a read-only api based on the sgminer-5.5 API.
Both the json and text formats are supported. For more details, we refer to the sgminer api documentation.

Software Requirements:

• For chukwa, mtp, cryptonight algos and lyra2rev3 on linux, only amdgpu-pro drivers are supported. Version 18.30 or newer is needed for Vegas. ROCm is not supported.

This miner includes the following dev fees:

• Ethash on Polaris GPUs: 0.75%
• Ethash on all other GPUs: 1.0%
• Kawpow: 2.0%
• Nimiq: 2.5%
• Cryptonight R: 2.5%
• Cryptonight v8 turtle: 2.5%
• Cryptonight v8 half: 2.5%
• Cryptonight v8 double: 2.5%
• Cryptonight v8 reverse waltz: 2.5%
• Cryptonight v8 upx2: 2.5%
• Cryptonight v8: 2.5%
• Cryptonight heavy: 2.5%
• Cryptonight haven: 2.5%
• Cryptonight saber: 2.5%
• Cryptonight conceal: 2.5%
• Chukwa 2.5%
• x16rv2 2.5%
• x16r 2.5%
• x16s 2.5%
• x16rt 2.5%
• MTP 2.5%
• Cuckarood29 2.5%
• Cuckatoo31 2.5%
• Lyra2rev3: 2.5%
• Lyra2z: 3%
• Phi2: 3%

Lost Changes:

Changes in v0.7.7

• Added support for Nimiq (dumb mode only).
• Integrated a Nimiq node.js network proxy into the miner.
• Fixed Nimiq bug that could lose shares, especially against lower vardiff pools.
• Fixed Nimiq bug that could cause duplicate shares on startup for low-diff pools.
• Fixed regression bug for ethash Nicehash, correct stratum mode now used again.

Changes in v0.7.6

• Fixed broken keyboard input in tmux+screen sessions (e.g. Hive OS).
• Added support for 5500(xt).
• Fixed Linux watchdog support for hard driver crashes (script was not executed).
• Fixed kawpow nicehash extranonce support.

Changes in v0.7.5

• Fixed broken optimizations for kawpow in 0.7.4.

Changes in v0.7.4

• Increased ethash support on 4GB GPUs up to epoch 380-383
• Implemented split ethash dag buffers for 8GB GPUs to support DAGs over 4GB
• Kawpow optimizations (Navi +2.25%, Vega +1.25%, Polaris +0.25%)
• Added gpu enable/disable API support.
• Windows TDR detection/handling/warning.
• Monitor detection on Windows/Linux with intensity adjustment.
• Fix for ethash pool hashrate reporting stopping after network outage.

Changes in v0.7.3

• Emergency patch for 4GB cards to handle a few more ETC epochs.
• A more complete patch is coming out shortly.

Changes in v0.7.2

• Fixed kawpow dag build DEAD gpu issue on windows Adrenalin 2020 drivers.
• Fixed Navi 5600(xt) support on windows.
• Fixed mining on Vegas on older amdgpu-pro drivers.
• Fixed ADL reporting of stats on windows for newer cards.

Changes in v0.7.1

• Fixed issue with VII ethash/kawpow on windows.

Changes in v0.7.0

• Added kawpow algo for Ravencoin.
• Added Navi support for kawpow and ethash.
• Changed device ordering to be pcie bus based by default, added --opencl_order option.
• Fixed issue with --list devices not working without other args.
• Reformatted help message to hopefully make it easier to read.
• Added multipool example scripts.
• Removed ssl/tls server name verification (was re-added with TLS SNI fix)
• Fixed an unhandled signal bug that would cause rare crashes.
• Fixed multi-pool API bug.

Changes in v0.6.1

• Added pool failover and load balancing.
• Added better error messages when failing to allocate eth DAG buffers.
• Added server name for TLS SNI.
• Added automatic setting for environment variables for 4GB GPUs.
• Extended maximum length of usernames and passwords (for some merged mining setups).
• Added report of pool stats.
• Changed initial pool auto detect mode to eth proxy.
• Various fixes for submitting hashrate to pools.

Changes in v0.6.0

• Added ethash algo support.
• Relaxed ssl/tls cert chain verification.

Changes in v0.5.9

• Added x16rv2 for the upcoming Ravencoin fork.
• Optimization work on x16r: +8-10% hashrate depending on clocks.
• Optimization work on x16r: mem clock no longer as important.
• Issue fix: kernels split into multiple binaries to fix linux amdgpu-pro driver issues.

Changes in v0.5.8

• Added Chukwa-512 algo For Turtlecoin (trtl_chukwa).
• Issue fix: kernels not loaded properly for Conceal.
• Issue fix: added logic for pool reconnect on N rejected shares in a row (see --pool_max_rejects=N).

Changes in v0.5.7

• Added CN conceal algo for Conceal (CCX).
• Added cuckarood29 algo for grin.

Changes in v0.5.6

• MTP improvements for Vega and Polaris (+1-3% hashrate, improved efficiency, esp Polaris)
• Changes in v0.5.5
• Added cuckatoo31 algo for grin.

Changes in v0.5.4

• Fixed API bug for MTP, crashing when using Awesome Miner.
• Small MTP improvements, mostly for Polaris.

Changes in v0.5.3

• Added MTP algo for Zcoin/XZC (please read MTP_MINING.txt before mining).
• Further small stabilization fixes for CN variants, primarily 4MB algos.

Changes in v0.5.2

• Bugfix release only, no new added algos or features.
• Fix for 1-2% degraded hashrate on Radeon VIIs in some scenarios.
• Fix for Radeon VII allocation bug, causing hw errs.
• Fix for allocation bug causing crashes for some drivers and gpus.

Changes in v0.5.1

• Added better support for CN intensities 16*15, use --allow_large_alloc under Linux.
• Added --no_ntime_roll for mining x16rt on e.g. bsod.pw.
• Added Tonga device recognition.
• Better error reporting for pool communication issues.

Changes in v0.5.0

• Added cryptonight 4MB variants: heavy, haven and saber.
• Added x16 algo suite: x16r, x16s, x16rt (both gin and veil).
• Auto-tuning mode for all CN variants, see bundled guide.
• Manual key-driven CN tuning mode available inside the miner.
• Additional data in miner stats console output.
• Watchdog now detecting single stuck thread when mining CN.
• Fix: in rare cases, poolside hash for compute algos (lyra2z, phi2, lyra2rev3) only reached ~95% of expected value.

Changes in v0.4.5

• Added cryptonight v8 upx2 for the uPlexa coin fork.
• Reworked init procedure, added retry logic on comm errors.
• Added section on temps to the CN_MAX_YOUR_VEGA guide.
• Added a new howto MAP_YOUR_GPUS describing how to map gpus between miner/tools/registry.

Changes in v0.4.4

• Added * mode specifically for modded timings on Vega GPUs. Use with e.g. --cn_config=15*15. This mode is now the default for Vegas.
• Introduced slow start/ramp-up. Threads increase their workload slowly at start or restart after e.g. a network outage.
• Added interleave adjustment logic. Readjusts the two threads per gpu over time to make sure they don't gravitate and get stuck.
• Added support for forcing colors (--force_color) for windows redirected consoles (git bash, cygwin, node.js).
• Added hotkey menu system (show stats, enable/disable gpu).

Changes in v0.4.3

• Added cryptonight v8 turtle (--algo cnv8_trtl) algo for coins such as turtle coin and loki.
• Added support for running CN mining single-threaded using Y+0 configurations.
• Changed the auto config mode for Radeon VII to L30+0 as a temporary setting.

Changes in v0.4.2

• Added cryptonight v8 half (--algo cnv8_half) algo for coins such as stellite and masari.
• Added cryptonight v8 double (--algo cnv8_dbl) algo for coins such as x-cash.
• Added cryptonight v8 reverse waltz (--algo cnv8_rwz) algo for coins such as graft.
• Added support for running devices on multiple OpenCL platforms.
• Fixed more issues with console colors on older windows versions.
• Added more cpu verification optimization for CN/R. CN/R cpu usage should decrease ~70%.

Changes in V0.4.1

• Removed server name verification for SSL connections. (Pools like supportxmr now work with SSL)
• Fixed bug causing GPUs to fail to initialize on some systems.
• Fixed bug causing GPUs to only run one thread (but display 2x hashrate)
• Fixed bug where having GPU_MAX_WORKGROUP_SIZE set too high would cause GPUs to crash.
• Fixed bug where older windows versions would get no console output.
• Added work-around for driver bug in linux amdgpu-pro drivers resulting in low pool-side hash for polaris cards in rare cases.
• Added some cpu verification optimizations.  CN/R cpu usage should decrease about 15%.

Changes in v0.4.0

• Added cryptonight R support.  (--algo cnr)
• Added support for ssl/tls pool connections using the stratum+ssl:// prefix.
• Added colors (and an option to disable them).
• Slight performance increase for lyra2rev3 (~0.5%).
• Fix for occasional crashes when pool disconnects.
• Added more messages regarding not being connected to dev pool.
• Changed printing to not block mining progress if stdout writes block.

Changes in v0.3.10

• Slight performace improvement for Vegas on lyra2rev3
• Pool stratum protocol work-arounds for some pools, fixing duplicate share error.
• Changed handling of unrecognized pool rpcs to be ignored instead of causing a reconnect.
• Fix for duplicate shares on 480/580/Vega56 cards with lyra2rev3.

Changes in v0.3.9

• Added support for lyra2rev3 on amdgpu-pro and windows. ROCm support coming in later version.
• Fixed API bug with not reporting dead GPUs

Changes in v0.3.8

• Added support for fan speed and temperatures.
• Added watchdog function for gpu init stuck, dead gpu, over-temp gpu, and non-responding pool.
• Added new optional 'L' config prefix for low-end cards like lexa/baffin for a 10+% speed-up on some cards
• Added an option for writing out a log file.
• Added cycling through multi-entry dns records when connecting to pools.
• Added a pool-connect timeout.
• Added measurement and displaying of pool response times.
• Added support for 80-byte headers for Phi2 algo (for non-LUX coins).
• Slightly tuned the '+' mode for polaris, some GPUs will show slight performance increase.
• Fixed bug with API interface occasionally getting stuck.

Changes in v0.3.7

• Redesigned GPU initialization, should now be less error prone.
• Added clean shutdown to reduce driver/GPU crashes.
• Added staggered GPU start-up to reduce GPU crashes.
• Added CPU verification for CNv8 and associated --no_cpu_check option.
• Fixed crash on pool authentication error.
• Added --pool_broken_rpc work-around option for pools that violate json rpc spec.
• Added option to reorder by PCIe bus numbers.
• Added --list_devices option to show available devices.
• Added changed stats formatting to indicate which numbers are accepted/rejected/hw-error shares.
• Added uptime to stats.

Changes in v0.3.6

• Added support for Rx550 cards (gfx804).
• Improved stability on larger rigs, especially with weaker cpus.
• Improved error reporting on failed initialization.

Changes in v0.3.5

• Changed GPU initialization to be sequential by default and added --init_style option for faster init styles.
• Fixed network buffer size issue preventing the use of very long usernames/passwords/rig_ids.
• Added opencl platform auto-detection for AMD platforms when --platform is not specified.

Changes in v0.3.4

• Added CryptoNight v8 (CNv2) support
• Changed stats display to include pool hashrate and better formatting
• Added parallel GPU initialization
• Added output of submitted/accepted/rejected shares.
• Changed hashrate reported to be full GPU hashrate (previously hashrate reported was after dev fee deduction)

Changes in v0.3.3

• ROCm support reintroduced
• API support based on the sgminer API
• Improved GPU platform detection
• PCIe bus id printed on startup and is available over API
• Added option for periodic stats interval

Changes in v0.3.2

• Added windows support/build
• Added vega PAL driver support
• Removed ROCm support (temporarily)
• Removed libjansson dependency

Changes in v0.3.1

• Fixed phi2 issues with rejected shares and low pool-side hashrate.