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Update README for interface changes
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Expand Up @@ -53,16 +53,19 @@ Instructions for Pooled Mining
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Pooled mining is recommended for most users, since it gives steadier payouts
than solo mining. To mine in a pool, you need to register an account with a mining pool.
A good one by slush is here:
than solo mining. Several pool servers are supported out of the box; you can
select one from the "Server" dropdown menu. Different servers have different
fees and features; you can visit the website for each one to learn more. Also,
the official Bitcoin forums are a good source for information:

http://mining.bitcoin.cz/
http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/

Most servers require (free) registration; to register go to the server website
and follow their instructions.

Once you have an account, double-click guiminer.exe to open it and enter your
miner account. You need a miner account for each GPU you have, so if you have two GPUs
you will need two separate accounts. If you have a multi-core CPU, one account is
enough but be warned that CPU mining is extremely slow compared to GPU mining and
probably not worth the electricity.
Once you've registered, you can enter your login information in the fields of
the GUI. The "Extra flags" field is optional and can be used to fine-tune GPU
performance.

Click "Start mining!" to connect to the server. The miner should connect and start
showing your hash rate. This is the number of attempts per second to solve the
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utilities -> Launch Bitcoin client". This should bring up the official
Bitcoin client. You will need to leave this open while you are solo mining.

Now you can enter your information in the text boxes. For "Server" type
"localhost" since the server is on your own machine. Put your username and
password that you chose earlier. Then press "Start mining!" to connect and
start mining.
Now you can enter your information in the text boxes. Make sure the "Host"
option reads "localhost" since the server is on your own machine. Put your
username and password that you chose earlier. Then press "Start mining!" to
connect and start mining.



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