Cryptocurrency Mining Setup and Notes
Setup Ubuntu Server 16.04.3
Ethereum (geth)
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ethereum/ethereum -y sudo so apt update sudo apt install ethereum -y
Import ethereum key or create new account
geth account list
AMDGPU-PRO 17.50-511655 (--compute has been deprecated)
amdgpu-pro-install --opencl=legacy,rocm --headless sudo apt-get install mesa-common-dev
Notes:
boot to onboard VGA first
cli: don't start GUI in headless (server) setup
sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target
Make user part of video user group
sudo usermod -a -G video <userid>
Static IP Edit /etc/network/interfaces
dhcp -> static then add address 192.168.0.x netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.1 dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4
Ethminer
git repository download
Zcash
website
Mining
ethermine.org (ethereum & zcash)