Windows vs. Linux miners
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You can also post why :)
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Linux takes less system resources. It’s more flexible and reliable in general. In addition, Linux is free. On the other hand, it’s a bit complicated to have Linux installed and configured properly for average user.
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It really doesn’t matter tbh. If it mines, it mines. Hash rates are the same, reliability the same and if it’s a dedicated miner user experience doesn’t matter.
There’s more support available for windows miners (everyone knows windows) but for me I prefer Linux as mine are all headless and the ssh is nice.
At the end of the day use what you know. It’s pointless using Linux coz you think it cool to be geeky but spend half your time wondering what broke and why.
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[quote name=“Nutnut” post=“30148” timestamp=“1380745070”]
It really doesn’t matter tbh. If it mines, it mines. Hash rates are the same, reliability the same and if it’s a dedicated miner user experience doesn’t matter.There’s more support available for windows miners (everyone knows windows) but for me I prefer Linux as mine are all headless and the ssh is nice.
At the end of the day use what you know. It’s pointless using Linux coz you think it cool to be geeky but spend half your time wondering what broke and why.
[/quote]+1 on this.
Mainly because of the SSH which is pretty handy!, Also because windows on little ram is a hassle to work with.
Hashrate is about the same (tried both on all my rigs) -
[quote name=“ch3rub” post=“30242” timestamp=“1380817232”]
Linux for me.Reasoning is that having few rigs you don’t really want to have hard drives in all of those.
Windows takes a lot of space and making it boot from USB it a big pain (doable but lot of hassle).Also having more than 4 GPUs on Windows 7 was a no go for me - it wouldn’t detect and use 5 GPUs in the same system.
My Linux miners have modified BAMT for scrypt, works wonderful.
[/quote]how is that BAMT working for you? last time i tried using usb linux (xubuntu) it was SLOOOOOW
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I use SMOS Linux, which actually is tweaked BAMT. It works from USB and it’s smooth.
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[quote name=“ch3rub” post=“30295” timestamp=“1380870868”]
Mu hashrates are a little bit slower when reported in cgminer, but they are the same when looking at the pool stats which is the important thing.
[/quote]Just so you know, the cgminer speed is the correct hash rate. Pools only take an estimate based on the number of actual shares submitted by your miners. Not every hash is submitted, only the ones that are in excess of the pools difficulty target.
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Using Linux since years :-)
With no need to boot my PC under windows.Therefore Linux ist the normal choice for mining
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So Linux is taking the lead :)
From my point of view Windows are better for starting mining on your PC with 1 GPU (1st step for non-linux average PC users to enter mining world).
However when you are building a rig dedicated to mining, then headless Linux from USB stick is choice No.1
