Published on: 2021-01-06
lolMiner 1.18a
Note: Windows release will follow within next 24 hrs.
Changes (Over 1.17)
- Improved linux zombie mode power draw & speed Polaris GPUs (R9 380, RX Fury, RX 4x0 and RX 5x0). Depending on configuration, the zombie mode now uses 0.5 to 1W less energy and is 0.2 to 0.4 mh/s faster.
- Added --zombie-tune parameter for Polaris GPUs. This will increase the performance of zombie mode (further up on the general improvement) by an other 5-15%, depending on parameter and epoch (later epochs profit more). Default value is 0 (off), for most cards the value of 2 is optimal. If you see cards getting slower then before, set to 0 or 1. Note: you either can give one value for the whole rig or provide a comma separated list for each card individually. Cards not running zombie mode ignore the parameter.
- The parameter --4g-alloc-size can now also be set for each card individually
- Slight rework of Beam Hash III back end. Improves poolside hash rate by approx 0.2 to 0.3% - displayed hashrate and power consume kept equal.
- Added a 4G_Ethash_Linux_Readme.txt file to the Linux release, giving guidance how to configure for ideal zombie mode performance.
Bug fixes
- Fixed: segmentation fault when the dns resolve of a pool fails #109
- Fixed: miner does not restart after connection loss. #108
- Applied potential fix for "address or port already in use" bug.
Bug fixes (1.18a)
- Miner not mining ETC correctly
- Reverted some internal parameters that might cause instability of 1.18
Example effect of --zombie-tune parameter on the hash rate in Zombie Mode
Note: it may be needed to tune each card individually. Tune value of 2 works for most cards, but some do not like the mode, especially when on PCIe-gen1 riser.
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