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GPU plotter questions


  • ok i managed to get a compatable gpu to plot with.
    it has 2gb onboard memory and i wanna make a 4tb plot.
    I have calculated the amount of nonces i want to write and the starting nonce but thee following in help section blew over my head i was wondering if someone knows more how to plot with these instructions and can type a working example for me:

    • writerType: Writer type to use to write the output files.
      Specify [buffer] to stack nonces in a buffer before writing them.
      Specify [direct] to write nonces directly to files.
      The <staggerSize> value will be used to configure the temporary RAM buffer size.
      The output file will always have <staggerSize> = <noncesNumber>.
      • plotsFiles: A space-separated list of output files to generate.
        The file name has to be [<address><startNonce><noncesNumber>_<staggerSize>] with:
        - address: Burst numerical address.
        - startNonce: First nonce of the plot generation.
        - noncesNumber: Number of nonces to generate (must be a multiple of <staggerSize>).
        - staggerSize: Stagger size.

    the following is info i wanna put in

    starting nonce 400000001

    number of nonces is 800000 per 20gb so 12024264 would fit most of 4tb

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    @ZapbuzZ

    gpuplotgenerator generate [buffer | direct] <your numeric id> 400000001 12021760 8192

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  • that simple? thanks mate 🙂

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  • I explained it here, best regards

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  • output i got was [ERROR] Unknown writer type
    my gpu card is nvidia GT440 has opencl v1.2 2gb memory and a frustrated owner -lol-

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    [buffer | direct]
    does mean use either 'buffer' or 'direct' ...
    buffer - create plots in memory and if mem full write them to disk (for best speed)
    direct - create/reorganize plots on disk, leads to optimized plots but is quite slow

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    @ZapbuzZ You need to modify your devices.txt to match your card.

    run gpuplotgenerator setup , then 1 to list your card, then 3 to configure it.

    Save it and try again.

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  • i got it matched and typed: gpuplotgenerator generate Buffer 400000001 12021760 8192 same error

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  • could it be just not supported? i tried the buit in gpu too it is AMD same error 😕

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  • i must be missing something here

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    @ZapbuzZ do gpuplotgenerator setup, do 1, then 2, and post a screen shot

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  • J:\gpuplot>gpuplotgenerator setup

    GPU plot generator v4.0.3

    Author: Cryo
    Bitcoin: 138gMBhCrNkbaiTCmUhP9HLU9xwn5QKZgD
    Burst: BURST-YA29-QCEW-QXC3-BKXDL

    Loading platforms...
    Loading devices...
    Loading devices configurations...

    1. List all devices
    2. List configured devices
    3. Add device config
    4. Remove device config
    5. Save config
    6. Quit

    Select an option: 1

    [0] AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.14))
    [0] Spectre (OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.14))
    [1] AMD A8-7600 Radeon R7, 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G (OpenCL 1.2 AMD-APP (2117.14))
    [1] NVIDIA CUDA (OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0)
    [0] GeForce GT 730 (OpenCL 1.2 CUDA)

    1. List all devices
    2. List configured devices
    3. Add device config
    4. Remove device config
    5. Save config
    6. Quit

    Select an option: 2

    Number of configured devices: 1

    Index: 0
    Platform: 1
    Device: 0
    Global work size: 2048
    Local work size: 256
    Hashes number: 8192
    Used memory: 512MB

    1. List all devices
    2. List configured devices
    3. Add device config
    4. Remove device config
    5. Save config
    6. Quit

    Select an option:

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  • admin

    @ZapbuzZ That looks correct, what's the exact command line you're using ?

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  • gpuplotgenerator generate buffer myid 400000001 12021760 8192

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    @ZapbuzZ That's what I get for posting before having my coffee ...... it should be:

    gpuplotgenerator generate buffer <drive leter>:\myid_400000001_12021760_8192

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  • now i got error invalid filename
    where does filename fit in?

    my command was : gpuplotgenerator generate buffer (my id number) 400000001 12021760 8192

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    @ZapbuzZ the filename specifies the parameters the plotter uses - post the exact command you're using, you can post the numeric ID, no one can do anything with that, except send you Burst ....

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  • gpuplotgenerator generate buffer 11481706595869336581 400000001 12021760 8192

    GPU plot generator v4.0.3

    Author: Cryo
    Bitcoin: 138gMBhCrNkbaiTCmUhP9HLU9xwn5QKZgD
    Burst: BURST-YA29-QCEW-QXC3-BKXDL

    Loading platforms...
    Loading devices...
    Loading devices configurations...
    Initializing generation devices...
    [0] Device: GeForce GT 730 (OpenCL 1.2 CUDA)
    [0] Device memory: 512MB
    [0] CPU memory: 512MB
    Initializing generation contexts...

    [ERROR] Invalid file name

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    @ZapbuzZ do:

    gpuplotgenerator generate buffer <drive letter>:\11481706595869336581_400000001_12021760_ 8192

    eg: gpuplotgenerator generate buffer e:\11481706595869336581_400000001_12021760_8192

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  • Loading platforms...
    Loading devices...
    Loading devices configurations...
    Initializing generation devices...
    [0] Device: GeForce GT 730 (OpenCL 1.2 CUDA)
    [0] Device memory: 512MB
    [0] CPU memory: 512MB
    Initializing generation contexts...
    uh owe gpuplooter has stopped working windows error

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