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update documentation

- add CMake flag description
- announce Monero and Aeon in README.md
i add FAQ section
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# 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
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* [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`
......@@ -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
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```
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
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