From 77666c74f2facb0a46b089aab98e324110d33cdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: psychocrypt <psychocrypt@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:18:53 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] update documentation - add CMake flag description - announce Monero and Aeon in README.md i add FAQ section --- README.md | 5 +++-- doc/FAQ.md | 7 +++++++ doc/compile.md | 1 + doc/usage.md | 3 ++- 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cea9cd4..15f641c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -# XMR-Stak - Monero All-in-One Mining Software +# XMR-Stak - Monero/Aeon All-in-One Mining Software -XMR-Stak is a universal Stratum pool miner. This miner supports CPUs, AMD and NVIDIA gpus. +XMR-Stak is a universal Stratum pool miner. This miner supports CPUs, AMD and NVIDIA gpus and can be used to mine the crypto currency Monero and Aeon. ## HTML reports <img src="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/fireice-uk/2da301131ac01695ff79539a27b81d68/raw/4c09cdeee86f94df2e9dd86b927e64aded6184f5/xmr-stak-cpu-hashrate.png" width="260"> <img src="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/fireice-uk/2da301131ac01695ff79539a27b81d68/raw/4c09cdeee86f94df2e9dd86b927e64aded6184f5/xmr-stak-cpu-results.png" width="260"> <img src="https://gist.githubusercontent.com/fireice-uk/2da301131ac01695ff79539a27b81d68/raw/4c09cdeee86f94df2e9dd86b927e64aded6184f5/xmr-stak-cpu-connection.png" width="260"> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ XMR-Stak is a universal Stratum pool miner. This miner supports CPUs, AMD and NV - support all common backends (CPU/x86, AMD-GPU and NVIDIA-GPU) - support all common OS (Linux, Windows and MacOS) +- supports algorithm cryptonight for Monero (XMR) and cryptonight-light (AEON) - easy to use - guided start (no need to edit a config file for the first start) - auto configuration for each backend diff --git a/doc/FAQ.md b/doc/FAQ.md index 995a421..32acbe4 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ.md +++ b/doc/FAQ.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ * [Error: MEMORY ALLOC FAILED: mmap failed](#error-memory-alloc-failed-mmap-failed) * [Illegal instruction (core dumped)](#illegal-instruction) * [Virus Protection Alert](#virus-protection-alert) +* [Change Currency to Mine](#change-currency-to-mine) ## SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed @@ -59,3 +60,9 @@ Some Virus protection software flag the miner binary as *Male Ware*. In this case the binary is moved to the quarantine area of the protection software. This is a wrong alert and not avoid by use. Add the binary to to protection software white list to solve this issue.s + +## Change Currency to Mine + +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 xmr` or `--currency aeon` diff --git a/doc/compile.md b/doc/compile.md index 248d6d9..a094d55 100644 --- a/doc/compile.md +++ b/doc/compile.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ After the configuration you need to compile the miner, follow the guide for your - `WIN_UAC` will enable or disable the "Run As Administrator" prompt on Windows. - UAC confirmation is needed to use large pages on Windows 7. - On Windows 10 it is only needed once to set up the account to use them. +- `XMR-STAK_CURRENCY` - compile for Monero(xmr) or Aeon(aeon) usage only e.g. `cmake .. -DXMR-STAK_CURRENCY=xmr` ## CPU Build Options diff --git a/doc/usage.md b/doc/usage.md index 42a29fd..226a3f1 100644 --- a/doc/usage.md +++ b/doc/usage.md @@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ The miner allow to overwrite some of the settings via command line options. ``` Usage: xmr-stak [OPTION]... - -c, --config FILE common miner configuration file -h, --help show this help + -c, --config FILE common miner configuration file + --currency NAME currency to mine: xmr or aeon --noCPU disable the CPU miner backend --cpu FILE CPU backend miner config file --noAMD disable the AMD miner backend -- GitLab