<p>You need to launch cgminer with --scrypt at the command line, you will see instead of Mh/s you should be getting Kh/s.  </p>

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could you teach me how to do that plz
user11848
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do you have a script that you are using to launch cgminer?
Mark S.
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im realy new to this and i dont what you mean by "scrypt" or "command line"
user11848
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how do you start cgminer ?
Mark S.
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1) I open cgminer.exe
user11848
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are you using a config file? or did you make a .bat file to start the program
Mark S.
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2) I insert the pool address, then the worker name, then the worker pw
user11848
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yh i did make a .bat file
user11848
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the problem is it just automatically closes itself
user11848
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checkout this link it might help https://www.weminecryptos.com/forum/topic/540-guide-how-to-mine-litecoins-from-scratch-both-cgminer-and-guiminer-version/
Mark S.
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Mark S.
<p>I started mining litecoins yesterday on cgminer (been mining for about an hour) and so far I have got nothing in my account. 
What am I doing wrong ?</p>

<p>Here are two screenshots one is of cgminer, the other is of my give-me-coins account:</p>

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<li><a href="http://gyazo.com/2fb18a76dedb71eb80c8a19126ab231f" rel="nofollow">http://gyazo.com/2fb18a76dedb71eb80c8a19126ab231f</a></li>
<li><a href="http://gyazo.com/89ca55239de31a6da4bca25072096b4e" rel="nofollow">http://gyazo.com/89ca55239de31a6da4bca25072096b4e</a></li>
</ul>

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Trouble with getting litecoins in my give-me-coins account
user11848
# Trouble with getting litecoins in my give-me-coins account

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-06)

I started mining litecoins yesterday on cgminer (been mining for about an hour) and so far I have got nothing in my account.
What am I doing wrong ?

Here are two screenshots one is of cgminer, the other is of my give-me-coins account:

* <http://gyazo.com/2fb18a76dedb71eb80c8a19126ab231f>
* <http://gyazo.com/89ca55239de31a6da4bca25072096b4e>

**Tags:** litecoin, cgminer


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-06. Score: 1

You need to launch cgminer with --scrypt at the command line, you will see instead of Mh/s you should be getting Kh/s.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: could you teach me how to do that plz  
> **username_1**: do you have a script that you are using to launch cgminer?  
> **username_0**: im realy new to this and i dont what you mean by "scrypt" or "command line"  
> **username_1**: how do you start cgminer ?  
> **username_0**: 1) I open cgminer.exe  
> **username_1**: are you using a config file? or did you make a .bat file to start the program  
> **username_0**: 2) I insert the pool address, then the worker name, then the worker pw  
> **username_0**: yh i did make a .bat file  
> **username_0**: the problem is it just automatically closes itself  
> **username_1**: checkout this link it might help https://www.weminecryptos.com/forum/topic/540-guide-how-to-mine-litecoins-from-scratch-both-cgminer-and-guiminer-version/  

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