Mining
There's a number of useful videos on how to mine Ravencoin. Possibly two of the best are:
- Crypto Explorer - setting up wallet and starting mining
- BitsBeTripping - So what is x16r Algo, how can you mine it? Ravencoin Deep Dive
Get started:
- Download the wallet from Ravencoin github, install and get a receiving address, be sure to backup wallet.
- Select a pool from the Pools page - or find one on the BitCoinTalk ANN Small or Big pool does not matter, it will average out over time. Help the network by spreading the hash to a small or medium pool. Check pool sizes on rvnstats.
- Download the GPU miner from GitHub links below.
- Unzip, and edit config to include the pool you want to mine on and your wallet address .....go mining.
- Remember starting out with power limit at 65% to 85% and stock settings on core and memory. x16r spikes in power draw, be sure to have headroom on your PSU and connect your risers correctly
- Once stability is reached try raising core in 10 or 25 steps and recheck for stability. Memory OC does little on x16r and is commonly set to default or -500 for abit more headroom.
Nvidia cards ccminer:
- ccminer 2.2.5 MSFTserver.
- nevermore brian112358 (Optimized 20% faster version of original ccminer. Compiled version includes a 1% dev fee, alpha release at time of writing).
Example for nvidia cards (wallet is dev fund donation):
ccminer -a x16r -o stratum+tcp://stratum.threeeyed.info:3333 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p C=RVN -N 600
common flags:
-N 600 , --statsavg number of samples used to display hashrate (default: 30) Gives a better display of average hashrate. -q , --quiet disable per-thread hashmeter output -r 5 , --retries=N number of times to retry if a network call fails (default: retry indefinitely) Needed for simple failover script. -i 20 , --intensity=N[,N] GPU threads per call 8-25 (2^N + F, default: 0=auto) Decimals and multiple values are allowed for fine tuning -d 0,1,2,3 , --devices gives a comma separated list of CUDA device IDs to operate on. Device IDs start counting from 0! Alternatively give string names of your card like gtx780ti or gt640#2 (matching 2nd gt640 in the PC).
Failover script:
:MINE ccminer -a x16r -o stratum+tcp://stratum.threeeyed.info:3333 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p c=RVN,,titanv -i 20 -r 5 -N 600 ccminer -a x16r -o stratum+tcp://miningpanda.site:3636 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p c=RVN,,titanv -i 20 -r 3 -N 600 ccminer -a x16r -o stratum+tcp://cryptopool.party:3636 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p c=RVN,,titanv -r 3 -N 600 ccminer -a x16r -o stratum+tcp://yiimp.eu:3666 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p c=RVN,titanv -i 20 -r 3 -N 600 GOTO :MINE
or in one line:
ccminer -a x16r -o stratum+tcp://stratum.threeeyed.info:3333 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p c=RVN,titanv -o stratum+tcp://miningpanda.site:3636 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p c=RVN,titanv -i 20 -o stratum+tcp://cryptopool.party:3636 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p c=RVN,titanv -o stratum+tcp://yiimp.eu:3666 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p c=RVN,titanv -N 600
AMD cards sgminer:
- sgminer 5.5.5-gm-a acenine.
- sgminer 5.5.6-brianmct brian112358.
Example for amd cards (wallet is dev fund donation):
sgminer -k x16r -o stratum+tcp://stratum.threeeyed.info:3333 -u RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV -p C=RVN
common flags:
--gpu-platform 1 , Sets GPU platform. --gpu-platform 2 ,for only amd cards. -I 20 , Intensity -g 2 ,or --g 2 , set threads pr gpu, can give higher hashrate if your cpu can handle it. -d 0,1,2,3 , Devices specify what cards to use. --config failover.conf load a config file
Failover config, make a file named failover.conf in the same folder as the bat file, with the following format, remember to add ' --config failover.conf ' in bat file :
{
"pools": [
{
"name": "Raven three eyed",
"nfactor": "10",
"algorithm": "x16r",
"quota": "1;stratum+tcp://stratum.threeeyed.info:3333",
"user": "RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV",
"pass": "c=RVN,titanV"
},
{
"name": "Raven Yiimp",
"nfactor": "10",
"algorithm": "x16r",
"quota": "1;stratum+tcp://yiimp.eu:3666",
"user": "RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV",
"pass": "c=RVN,titanV"
},
{
"name": "Raven minepool",
"nfactor": "10",
"algorithm": "x16r",
"quota": "1;stratum+tcp://minepool.com:3636",
"user": "RT2r9oGxQxbVE1Ji5p5iPgrqpNQLfc8ksH.titanV",
"pass": "c=RVN,titanV"
}
],
"api-port": "4028",
"failover-only": true
}
Example bat file with configured failover:
sgminer --config failover.conf --gpu-platform 1 -g 2 -I 19
Helpful links:
Brian has wiki pages on github for his miners.
- nevermore wiki Nevermore-wiki
- sgminer wiki Sgminer-wiki-Get-Started
If it is not working try our Troubleshoot page.
There is a comprehensive article on virtopia.ca to help you get started mining Ravencoin.
1stminingrig has a Guide to mine Ravencoin.
Guide for AWS -EC2 compatible Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu multi miner
Make sure you're downloading software from trusted sources. There have been reports of some miners possibly including malware, whilst this isn't confirmed it's down to you to exercise caution installing anything on your machines. The GitHub links in the steps above to Ravencoin, MSFTserver and the AMD miners have been used by lots in the community and are generally trusted.
There's some great guides on Ravencoin Forum:
https://ravenforum.org/topic/15/mine-raven-with-awesome-miner
https://ravenforum.org/topic/17/sgminer-a-troubleshooting-guide
More information:
Ravencoin Youtube playlist by Crypto Explorer how to get started and beyond with Ravencoin
BitsBeTrippin - So what is x16r Algo, how can you mine it? Ravencoin Deep Dive
BitsBeTrippin - SGMiner for x16r Ravencoin RVN - Testing a RX Vega 64
