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@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ * [Illegal instruction (core dumped)](#illegal-instruction) * [Virus Protection Alert](#virus-protection-alert) * [Change Currency to Mine](#change-currency-to-mine) +* [How can I mine Monero](#how-can-i-mine-monero) +* [Why is Monero named monero2](why-is-monero-named-monero2) +* [Which currency must be chosen if my fork coin is not listed](#which-currency-must-be-chosen-if-my-fork-coin-is-not-listed) ## "Obtaining SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed." @@ -70,3 +73,16 @@ If your antivirus software flags **xmr-stak**, it will likely move it to its qua If the miner is compiled for Monero and Aeon than you can change - the value `currency` in the config *or* - start the miner with the [command line option](usage.md) `--currency monero` or `--currency aeon` + +## How can I mine Monero + +Set the value `currency` in `pools.txt` to `monero2`. + +## Why is Monero named monero2 + +To avoid configuration conflicts after the hard fork of Monero to the new POW with our old naming schema where all cryptonight currencies was selected by choosing `monero` as currency we decided to switch to the name `monero2`. + +## Which currency must be chosen if my fork coin is not listed + +If your coin you want to mine is not listed please check the documentation of the coin and try to find out if `cryptonight` or `cryptonight-lite` is the used algorithm. +Select one of these generic coin algorithms. |
