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author | psychocrypt <psychocryptHPC@gmail.com> | 2018-03-27 21:36:41 +0200 |
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committer | Timothy Pearson <tpearson@raptorengineering.com> | 2018-06-04 21:07:11 +0000 |
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documentation: name a worker
add note that `rig_id` is ignored by some pools
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diff --git a/doc/usage.md b/doc/usage.md index 6a1008d..e445aa2 100644 --- a/doc/usage.md +++ b/doc/usage.md @@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ The number of files depends on the available backends. `pools.txt` contains the selected mining pools and currency to mine. `amd.txt`, `cpu.txt` and `nvidia.txt` contains miner backend specific settings and can be used for further tuning ([Tuning Guide](tuning.md)). +Note: If the pool is ignoring the option `rig_id` in `pools.txt` to name your worker please check the pool documentation how a worker name can be set. + +## Usage on Windows +1) Double click the `xmr-stak.exe` file +2) Fill in the pool url settings, currency, username and password + +`set XMRSTAK_NOWAIT=1` disable the dialog `Press any key to exit.` for non UAC execution. + + ## Usage on Linux 1) Open a terminal within the folder with the binary 2) Start the miner with `./xmr-stak` |