v0.9.3 release.

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# teamredminer v0.9.2.2
+# teamredminer v0.9.3
 This is an optimized miner for AMD GPUs and Xilinx FPGAs created by todxx and kerney666.
 
 **Download is available in the [github releases section](https://github.com/todxx/teamredminer/releases).**
@@ -130,10 +130,12 @@ For command line options see the [USAGE.txt](USAGE.txt) file that comes with the
 
 ## Release Notes
 
-### v0.9.2.2
+### v0.9.3
 #### Changes
-- GPU:  Added Vega support for dual ETH+TON.
-- GPU:  Added automatic TON pool dialect for Whales Ton Pool at tcp.whalestonpool.com.
+- GPU:  Added Polaris support for dual ETH+TON (full eth + 600-750 MH/s ton per gpu). All AMD gpus now supported.
+- GPU:  Updated DUAL_ETH_MINING.txt with information for all AMD gpus. 
+- GPU:  Added support for TON Pool (ton-pool.com). See TON_MINING.txt for details.
+- GPU:  Fixed bug that could cause stale shares on gpus disabled for dual mining.
 
 ### v0.9.2.1
 #### Changes

USAGE.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-          Team Red Miner version 0.9.2.2
+          Team Red Miner version 0.9.3
 Usage: teamredminer [OPTIONS]
 Options:
   -a, --algo=ALGORITHM      Selects the mining algorithm.  Currently available:
@@ -581,6 +581,10 @@ TON options:
                               from the pool hostname.  Available options are:
                               toncoinpool - use the stratum wss protocol for toncoinpool.
                               icemining   - use ice mining's stratum protocol over tcp/ip.
+                              tonpool     - use tonpool's version of ice mining's stratum protocol over wss.
+      --wss_force_proxy     Force enabled the automatic wss proxy executed as a separate process used for TON pools that run their
+                              mining protocol over wss.  The miner normally enables this automatically, but if a raw IP address
+                              or aliased hostname is used for connecting this argument might be necessary.
       --wss_no_proxy        Disables the automatic wss proxy executed as a separate process used for TON pools that run their
                               mining protocol over wss. This means that the host and port passed to the miner must be pointing
                               to a proxy.

doc/DUAL_ETH_MINING.txt

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ Team Red Miner Dual Coin ETH Mining
 
 TL;DR
 -----
-To mine ETH+TON on Navi gpus (which is the only supported dual algo at the moment),
+To mine ETH+TON (which is the only supported dual algo at the moment),
 take a working TRM ethash command line and add a TON section in the
 middle or at the end:
 
 --ton -o stratum+tcp://ton.hashrate.to:4002 -u <ton wallet>.<worker> -p x --ton_end
 
-If you don't to dual mine on all devices, you can add a device
+If you don't want to dual mine on all devices, you can add a device
 selection argument inside the --ton .. --ton_end clause. If you only
 want to dual mine on gpu 0 and gpu 3 you would use:
 
@@ -24,26 +24,21 @@ applicable. Let the miner run the dual algo tuner once, then you can
 add back a static config. The dual tuner will output a list of the
 probed results.
 
-Power draw will be HIGH, especially on Vegas and Polaris gpus. Use
+Power draw will often be HIGH, especially on Vegas and Polaris
+gpus. It depends on what clocks you're coming from for ethash. Use
 core clock adjustments and the argument --dual_intensity (see --help
 or USAGE.txt) to keep power draw in check.
 
-If you run ETH+TON dual mining on unsupported gpus, a warning is
-issued and they are downgraded to regular ethash mining only. This
-makes it possible to run ETH+TON on mixed rigs where Navis will run
-dual mining, other gpus plain ethash.
-
 Last, see the TON dual mining section in USAGE.txt or the miner's
 --help output for additional arguments.
 
 
 Overview
 --------
 From v0.9.2, TRM includes support for true dual mining together with
-ethash. This second release now includes support for Vegas, Navis and
-Big Navi gpus.  A subsequent releases will add support for POlaris
-gpus and potentially more dual mining algos - the single supported
-dual algo currently is TON.
+ethash. All AMD gpus are now supported. Subsequent releases might add
+support more dual mining algos - the single supported dual algo
+currently is TON.
 
 TRM's dual mining is configurable in the sense that the user decides
 how the gpu capacity should be split between the two algos. This is
@@ -85,6 +80,15 @@ To dual mine ethash and TON, do as follows:
 
    --ton -d 0,1,4 -o stratum+tcp://ton.hashrate.to:4002 -u <ton wallet>.<worker> -p x --ton_end
 
+5) Vega/Polaris only: if power draw is too high, or your card end up
+   with strange low hashrates for either eth or ton, use the
+   --dual_intensity argument to use less power and avoid being power
+   throttled. This argument will limit the gpu capacity used for the
+   dual algo. Accepted values are 0.0-1.0, where 0.6 means 60%
+   capacity is used. You can provide individual values per gpu in a
+   comma-separate list. See USAGE.txt or the miner's --help output for
+   more info.
+
 
 Tuning
 ------
@@ -117,16 +121,22 @@ relatively high. B-mode is the default mode chosen for Vegas when dual
 mining (or C-mode for Radeon VIIs if available).
 
 Polaris
-<added when support is available>
+Polaris gpus run dual mining quite well. You can often use your
+standard eth clocks, and gain 600-750 MH/s ton for an additional power
+draw of 35-45W at the wall per gpu. Use clocks/voltages or the
+--dual_intensity argument to lower power draw at the cost of either
+lower hashrates for both algos, or just lower the dual algo using
+--dual_intensity.
 
 
 Dual Mining Ethash Modes and Intensity
 --------------------------------------
 All ethash mining modes (A/B/C) are available in dual mining as well,
 and behave like they do for single algo ethash mining. The B/C-modes
-are often very helpful when dual mining since they help keep a higher
-eth hashrate even when lowering the core clk in order to keep power
-draw in check.
+are often very helpful when dual mining on Vegas and Navis since they
+help keep a higher eth hashrate even when lowering the core clk in
+order to keep power draw in check. For Polaris gpus, the mode does not
+have the same effect as for Navis and Vegas.
 
 For choosing the intensity, TRM includes a dual mining tuner that,
 unless a static eth config intensity has been provided, scans through
@@ -151,9 +161,9 @@ pick a static config from there to add to the command line.
 
 Last, there is an additional tuning parameter called
 --dual_intensity=X,Y,Z,... Currently, it's only used by the
-implementation for Vegas (and soon Polaros). It will be ignored by
-Navi/Big Navi gpus. The argument limits the gpu resources that the
-dual algo mining will use. The argument is passed in a list of either
-a single value for all gpus, or a list of values per gpu. The range is
+implementation for Vegas and Polaris. It will be ignored by Navi/Big
+Navi gpus for now. The argument limits the gpu resources that the dual
+algo mining will use. The argument is passed in a list of either a
+single value for all gpus, or a list of values per gpu. The range is
 0.0-1.0, and 0.7 means that the dual mining will use 70% of the
 available resources after ethash.

doc/TON_MINING.txt

@@ -4,17 +4,25 @@ Team Red Miner TON Mining
 TL;DR
 -----
 
-TRM supports three TON pools: Icemining, Ton Coin Pool, and Whales Ton
-Pool using their tcp stratum endpoint. Whales Ton Pool needs wallet
-registreation with their Telegram bot before starting to mine.
-Use the following pool arguments to mine:
+TRM supports four TON pools:
+
+- Icemining
+- Ton Coin Pool (using built-in wss proxy)
+- Whales Ton Pool (using their tcp stratum endpoint)
+- TON Pool (using the built-in wss proxy)
+
+Whales Ton Pool and TON Pool needs wallet registration with their
+Telegram bots before starting to mine.  Use the following pool
+arguments to mine:
 
 Icemining: -o stratum+tcp://ton.hashrate.to:4002 -u <ton wallet>.<worker> -p x
 
 Ton Coin Pool: -o stratum+tcp://pplns.toncoinpool.io:443/stratum -u <ton wallet> -p <worker>
 
 Whales Ton Pool: -o stratum+tcp://tcp.whalestonpool.com:4001 -u <ton wallet> -p x
 
+TON Pool: -o stratum+tcp://eu1.stratum.ton-pool.com:443/stratum -u <ton wallet> -p x
+
 Last, see the TON section in USAGE.txt or the miner's --help output
 for additional arguments.
 
@@ -29,17 +37,16 @@ contracts. The remaining pool of available coins from the "givers" is
 expected to last until mid-2022.
 
 There is no single standard pool protocol for TON. All pools must be
-handled as separate implementations. TRM currently only support the
+handled as separate implementations. TRM currently support the
 following pools:
 
 - Icemining (icemining.ca, beta stratum url ton.hashrate.to)
-            (also used by Whales Ton Pool)
 
 - TON Coin Pool (toncoinpool.io)
 
-Even though it's a new pool in the TON ecosystem, we recommend
-Icemining since it runs a well-designed pool protocol. Below you'll
-find descriptions on how to use each supported pool.
+- Whales TON Pool (tonwhales.com)
+
+- TON Pool (ton-pool.com)
 
 
 Specifying Pool Protocol
@@ -51,10 +58,12 @@ network mechanism that doesn't present the normal hostname to TRM you
 must manually state which pool protocol should be used. This is done
 using the --ton_pool_mode argument. These are the available options:
 
---ton_pool_mode=icemining
+--ton_pool_mode=icemining (used by Icemining and Whales TON Pool)
 
 --ton_pool_mode=toncoinpool
 
+--ton_pool_mode=tonpool
+
 
 Web Service Proxy
 -----------------
@@ -100,3 +109,10 @@ with teamredminer.exe on Windows.
 
 ./teamredminer -a ton -o stratum+tcp://tcp.whalestonpool.com:4001 -u <ton wallet> -p x
 
+
+How to mine at Ton Pool
+-----------------------
+Use the following format to mine at Ton Pool. Replace ./teamredminer
+with teamredminer.exe on Windows.
+
+./teamredminer -a ton -o stratum+tcp://eu1.stratum.ton-pool.com:443/stratum -u <ton wallet> -p <worker>