Version 1.3.2 alpha NVIDIA

• equihash bug fixes & improvements

Added M (mode) parameter for equihash.
Use one worker per device when running with M=1, otherwise use two workers per device.

Mode 1 is currently unstable on some Windows systems.

Notes for Linux Users: The Linux version of excavator is compatible only with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. All you need to do for installation on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is to run:

wget https://github.com/nicehash/excavator/releases/download/v1.3.2a/excavator_1.3.2a-xenial0_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./excavator_1.3.2a-xenial0_amd64.deb

On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
wget https://github.com/nicehash/excavator/releases/download/v1.3.2a/excavator_1.3.2a-trusty0_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i excavator_1.3.2a-trusty0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

Everything will be installed under /opt/excavator, and you can test excavator with:

excavator -c /opt/excavator/etc/default_command_file.json

There is no man page yet, but it should be ready for the next version.

Version 1.3.1 alpha NVIDIA

• bug fixes & improvements
• equihash speed improvement
• support for P106-100 and P104-100

Note on equihash: Use two workers per device when running on the GTX 1080 Ti or on Windows 7, otherwise use one worker per device.

Notes for Linux Users: The Linux version of excavator is compatible only with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. All you need to do for installation on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is to run:

wget https://github.com/nicehash/excavator/releases/download/v1.3.1a/excavator_1.3.1a-xenial0_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./excavator_1.3.1a-xenial0_amd64.deb

On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt-get update
wget https://github.com/nicehash/excavator/releases/download/v1.3.1a/excavator_1.3.1a-trusty0_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i excavator_1.3.1a-trusty0_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f

Everything will be installed under /opt/excavator, and you can test excavator with:

excavator -c /opt/excavator/etc/default_command_file.json

There is no man page yet, but it should be ready for the next version.

Version 1.2.11 alpha

• added support for TITAN Xp
• added algorithm CUDA lyra2rev2
• added API method message
• bug fixes & improvements

Release v1.2.10 alpha

• added DAG cache host memory storage for quicker DAG switches
• speed improvements for all CUDA algorithms for certain cards
• CUDA faster DAG generation
• bug fixes for AMD cards
• added option to disable AMD support

Release v1.2.9 alpha

• further phymem.sys bug fixes
• added algorithm CUDA daggerhashimoto
• bug fixes

CUDA daggerhashimoto:
1070 low TDP, high mem = 33.1 MH/s
1060 low TDP, high mem = 24.7 MH/s

Release v1.2.8 alpha

• improved phymem.sys handling

Release v1.2.7 alpha

• digitally signed phymem.sys
• added named parameters
• added algorithm CUDA blake2s
• bug fixes and improvements

Release v1.2.6 alpha

• stabilized hardware acceleration
• improved DAG handling
• improved lbry parameters
• zero division bug fix

Release v1.2.5 alpha

• added hardware acceleration for Radeon RX 460/470/480/560/570/580
• added daggerhashimoto (a.k.a. Ethash) OpenCL kernel for NiceHash
• added algorithm details (pool stats)
• added system details to info API
• added optional HTTP API auth token
• wrong OpenCL.dll fix attempt
• improved OpenCL hardware management
• added algorithm CUDA lbry

Release v1.2.4 alpha

• improved OpenCL hardware detection and monitoring
• improved web page