Mining on RaveOS

Registration in RaveOS

To register and create a personal account, you do not need to download software to your computer. All actions are done in the browser. Instructions:

1. Open the RaveOS website.
2. Fill out the form (username, e-mail, password).
3. Confirm your e-mail. An automatic letter will be sent to it. It is necessary to open it and follow the link.

Now the miner has the opportunity to log in to the account and download the operating system image to a disk, SSD, USB-card. Before installing the OS, it is worth studying the interface. If you click on the icon in the form of a question, instructions from the developers will appear.

Downloading the RaveOS distribution from the official website

To install the system and start rave mining, you need to enter the cabinet. In the lower left corner of the site there is a Download button. To download RaveOS, you will need a USB or SSD drive with a capacity of 8 GB.

It is worth using the second device. It works longer, has a high download speed. In addition, SSD is 5-7 times better than USB 3.0 in terms of the number of rewrites.

Before downloading the operating system, it is worth cleaning the drive from viruses and unnecessary files. This will protect the farm from hacking.

Installation

Unpacking and setting up RaveOS for mining will not take much time. It should take 30-40 minutes. If there are difficulties during the first launch, you can write to the support team.

BIOS setup

BIOS – the computer settings that determine the operation of the equipment. The default settings are set, suitable for normal users, but not for coin mining.

If you do not customize the BIOS, the GPU in the rig will work unstably, and the operating system may simply not start. Also, incorrect parameters lead to drops in the performance of the mining farm.

To open the BIOS, you need to press Del or F2 during a reboot. In the case of Windows – at the moment the logo appears. After that, the OS settings will appear. The developer recommends:

• Disable CSM (only for AMD motherboards).
• Set UEFI boot mode, 4G decoding.
• Switch PCI Mode to “Automatic”.
• Reduce video memory consumption for graphics.
• Disable virtualization.
• Change HDD/SSD/M2/USB priorities.

It’s worth noting that AMD boards don’t have support for 4G decoding. To configure GPU regs, specify Gen1 or Gen2 in the PCI Mode field.

Uploading the image to a USB key

To transfer the OS to a USB or SSD, you should first unzip the software downloaded from the RaveOS website. Before doing this, it is worth disabling the antivirus program, which removes mining applications. Next steps:

1. Open HDD RAW Copy Tool and add the OS files.
2. Specify the location where to save the program.
3. Open token.txt file on the disk and write Workers Token.
4. Save changes.

Workers token can be viewed on the website. However, it must first be created by clicking on the Add Worker button and filling in the fields. If a person plans to build a farm of more than 3 regs, it makes sense to divide them into clusters and make a Worker inside them. This will save time when setting up miners and equipment.

For those who will be using wireless internet, it is important to edit the Network file. In it, specify the type of connection, network name, password and other data. For a cable connection, additional configuration is not necessary.

Installation procedure

Unpacking the operating system is automatic. The miner only needs to connect the bootable SSD or USB to the rig and start the equipment. If everything is done correctly, the site will display information about the GPU, ASIC, as well as the ability to manage cryptocurrency mining.

First Launch

After installing the OS on the GPU rig and updating the data in the account, it is worth checking whether all video cards are displayed on the site in the OC Profiles section. If so, the next action of the miner is to replenish the balance and switch to the Pro-tariff. Without it, it is possible to receive coins only on one rig.

After connecting the advanced tariff, it is impossible to return to the free one. If there are not enough dollars on the balance, all regs will be blocked.

To transfer a few USD, you need to go to Finance – Add Credit and choose a way to replenish the balance. It is better to use cryptocurrency, it is the fastest payment option without commission. After that, it remains to activate Pro.

Start mining

To enable and manage the equipment for mining, the site has a DashBoard section. In it, you need to check the boxes next to the regs and click on the Action button, and then select Mining. Video cards and ASICs will connect to the blockchain directly or through a pool depending on the settings.

The first stage only tests the Rig, so it’s worth turning it off after the initial run. Before the real work, it is also important to configure the video cards, add a cryptocurrency wallet. To increase the hash rate of the GPU, ASIC, in the Tuning tab there are functions to control the voltage, fan speed, frequency of the graphics adapter, memory, core. It is important not to exceed the capabilities of the hardware. Due to overclocking, the chips can be damaged.

Wallet for mining

If you do not specify a cryptocurrency wallet, the money will not be paid out, so it is added before starting GPU-rig. Instructions:

1. Open the Wallets page.
2. Click on Add Wallet and type in the name of the wallet.
3. Select a coin.
4. Insert the public key in the field.
5. Select a pool for cryptocurrency mining in front of the connection addresses.
6. Add mining utilities that support coins and GPUs.

It is worth 2-3 times to check the parameters, especially the key. After saving the settings, you can start mining.

Hierarchy of objects in the system

To understand how to mine on RaveOS, create objects and customize them, it is important to understand the structure of the OS. The developers have provided 2 levels:

• Workers – Rigs with video cards and ASICs. They include not only devices for mining, but also motherboards, CPU, which can also be customized to increase hash rate.
• Clusters (Clusters ) – associations of riigs (vorkers). They are created to simplify the control of work and income of video cards, especially if the mining farms are separated.

Creating a hierarchy of objects in RaveOS is easy, as the developers have added functions directly to the site. Thanks to this, it takes a minimum of time to start mining.

Creating objects

If the miner plans to work with several riigs of video cards, ASICs, it is worth making clusters first. Then it is possible to assemble a group from the vorkers at the moment of creation.

Cluster

To create it, you need to open the Clusters page of the site and click on the Add Cluster button, and then write the name. The cluster will appear on the screen.

Before setting up the Workers, it is worth editing the group. To do this, you need to click on the pencil-shaped icon and specify:

• Wallet – cryptocurrency wallet.
• Coin – the desired coin.
• Miner – application for mining (selected from the list).
• OC Profile.

If the field is blocked, it means that the system has not found any cryptocurrency wallet or miner. In this case, you need to reinstall the program on the rig and look for the public key on the site.

Worker

Creating a vorker is as easy as a cluster. To do this, you need to click on the Add Workers button and fill out a questionnaire of 3 fields:

• Title.
• Description (you can skip it).
• Password.

Ready to work video card or ASIC regs appear on the Dashboard. There you can also customize them. During coin mining, it is worth regularly checking the equipment parameters on the HARDWARE page. Here miners can find out:

• Video card model – name, manufacturer, core and video memory frequency.
• Hashrate – updated once every 5 sec.
• The number of accepted orbs.
• Temperature.
• Fan speed.
• Electricity consumption.
• Operating system version.

Dashboard

This is a monitoring page that shows the statistics of the farm – the number of vorkers, video cards, power consumption and other data. This is also where miners manage and customize GPUs.

It is worth checking the farm status regularly to change the operation parameters in time.

Activities with vorkers

On the dashboard, users not only collect statistics, but also make adjustments to the work of the miners. On the site you can:

• Call the console of the miner.
• View logs.
• Change mining parameters.
• View the miner’s statistics.

When clicking on the Action button, the user will see the main actions with video card regs. Among them:

• Change cluster – install the vorker in a different cluster.
• Minedrift – changing cryptocurrency mining settings.
• Reboot – restart.
• Shutdown – shutdown .
• Watchdog – setting upwatchdog to monitor hash rate, temperature in real time.
• Set OC – set video card overclocking profile.
• Unset OC – reset new settings.

Additional settings of vorkers

Before mining on RaveOS, it is worthwhile to look at all the parameters of the riigs. Some settings allow you to increase the profit from cryptocurrency mining up to 20-30% by overclocking video cards.

Maximum temperature

This is a mandatory parameter that sets the heating limit of the GPU, ASIC. You should not raise the temperature more than 80°C. Some devices can operate at 90°C. Higher values lead to chip failure.

If the operating system detects heating higher than the set one, it will automatically reboot the vorker. It will continue mining only after it cools down.

Minimum hash rate

If the miner knows the constant performance of the graphics cards in the rig, this setting will simplify mining control. In case of disabling multiple GPUs, RaveOS will reboot the software.

Auto fan

You need to specify the temperature of the video cards. Fans will make more or less revolutions to maintain it. Auto setting is not the most energy-efficient option, as it increases electricity consumption. If the miner knows the optimal number of revolutions, it is worth unchecking the box and manually prescribing them.

Auto reboot

This is a special function that reboots the Recycler if there is a critical error of the miner. The reboot of the Rig occurs when the software hangs and does not respond to commands.

Upgrade RaveOS to the latest version

There are 2 ways to do this. The first is easier, but you will have to re-write the RaveOS image to USB, SSD and re-install it.

Frequent “re-fills” negatively affect the state of the drive. If the miner uses an old device, it is not worth creating a new image.

The second option is faster. To do this, you need to:

1. Go to the Actions section.
2. Stop the mining of cryptocurrency on regs and open the console.
3. Then it remains to enter the login (root), password (admin) and write the command upgrade xxx-xxx (specify the current version of the operating system). To load the previous RaveOS use upgrade -b xxx-xxxxx.

Frequent user questions