<p>The BitMinter miner also works on Mac OS X. Go to <a href="http://bitminter.com" rel="nofollow">http://bitminter.com</a> and click the "engine start" button. There's no installation, it starts from the browser. It requires Java.</p>

<p>As to what is going wrong with DiabloMiner, I don't know. If it is mining without errors then it should be getting you shares at the pool.</p>

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2012-05-17T19:39:54.917Z
Tried your miner and I must say I am very impressed... I like the scheduling feature so I can kick on my CPU when I am away.
Andrew Burns
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2012-05-16T20:27:07.620Z
2012-05-16T20:27:07.620Z
Dr.Haribo
<p>I cannot get the latest (May) version of DiabloMiner to work on OS X Lion. However, I can get the March release to work using the following options:</p>

<pre><code>-w 64 -v 2 -na 
</code></pre>

<p>If you cannot find the older version, let me know and I'll share it on dropbox. </p>

<p>There are a few miners I'd like to test, including BitMinter and phoenix2, for comparison purposes, but haven't taken the time to, yet. </p>

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2012-05-20T02:49:15.523Z
BitMinter works out of the box for me.
Andrew Burns
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2012-05-20T16:09:21.947Z
I forgot to mention that the **author** gives the above options for DiabloMiner to work on OS X. I used to get ~70mhash/s until recently but now I get ~60mhash/s on a 2011 iMac with a Radeon HD 6750M. I assume the lower rate is due to OpenCL change(s) in the last Lion update.
earthsound
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2012-05-24T14:28:40.010Z
The most recent version of DiabloMiner has fixed the issues I had with the version that came out a couple of weeks ago.
earthsound
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2012-05-19T18:34:34.680Z
2012-05-19T18:34:34.680Z
earthsound
<p>I never got DiabloWorking correctly; however I did get phoenix2 working with the following config:</p>

<pre><code>[cl:0:1]        
    name = AMD Radeon HD 6750M
    disabled = False
    autoconfigure = False
    start_undetected = False
    kernel = opencl 
    worksize = 256 #Appears to not make a diff, using bigger size
    vectors = True #vectors4 is ~2 times slower
    bfi_int = True #Appears to not make a diff, turning on
    goffset = False #MUST be false

    # During use    
    # fastloop = True #Use fast internal loop? (ideal for low aggression)
    # aggression = 3 #Number of nonces to test per kernel execution (lower value = less desktop lag, higher value = higher 

    # Dedicated Mining
    fastloop = False
    aggression = 12
</code></pre>

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2012-09-16T04:39:41.720Z
How did you get Phoenix2 to install?  I seem to have issues getting OpenCL installed...
makerofthings7
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2012-05-17T19:41:39.413Z
2012-05-17T19:41:39.413Z
Andrew Burns
<p>I downloaded DiabloMiner and got it to run by:</p>

<ol>
<li>Using the options: <code>-v2 -w256 -na</code></li>
<li>Increase the Java heap size by editing the <code>DiabloMinder-OSX.sh</code> file: <code>-Xmx384m</code></li>
</ol>

<p>And I am getting around 60-70mhash/sec on my MBP (<code>MacBookPro8,3</code>, early 2011) /w AMD Radeon HD 6750M, supposedly.</p>

<p>I say supposedly because I get no shares on mining.bitcoin.cz, so I setup the testnet in a box and ran my miner against that and appeared to get no where.</p>

<p>So my question(s):</p>

<ol>
<li>What, if anything, am I doing incorrectly?</li>
<li>Is there a better way/miner to be using on OSX(GPU).  Mining information on OSX is very hard to find.</li>
</ol>

<mac><miner-configuration><diablominer>
Diablo Miner on OSX Lion
Andrew Burns
# Diablo Miner on OSX Lion

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-05-15)

I downloaded DiabloMiner and got it to run by:

1. Using the options: `-v2 -w256 -na`
2. Increase the Java heap size by editing the `DiabloMinder-OSX.sh` file: `-Xmx384m`

And I am getting around 60-70mhash/sec on my MBP (`MacBookPro8,3`, early 2011) /w AMD Radeon HD 6750M, supposedly.

I say supposedly because I get no shares on mining.bitcoin.cz, so I setup the testnet in a box and ran my miner against that and appeared to get no where.

So my question(s):

1. What, if anything, am I doing incorrectly?
2. Is there a better way/miner to be using on OSX(GPU). Mining information on OSX is very hard to find.

**Tags:** mac, miner-configuration, diablominer


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-05-16. Score: 2

The BitMinter miner also works on Mac OS X. Go to <http://bitminter.com> and click the "engine start" button. There's no installation, it starts from the browser. It requires Java.

As to what is going wrong with DiabloMiner, I don't know. If it is mining without errors then it should be getting you shares at the pool.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Tried your miner and I must say I am very impressed... I like the scheduling feature so I can kick on my CPU when I am away.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2012-05-19. Score: 0

I cannot get the latest (May) version of DiabloMiner to work on OS X Lion. However, I can get the March release to work using the following options:
-w 64 -v 2 -na 

If you cannot find the older version, let me know and I'll share it on dropbox. 
There are a few miners I'd like to test, including BitMinter and phoenix2, for comparison purposes, but haven't taken the time to, yet.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: BitMinter works out of the box for me.  
> **username_2**: I forgot to mention that the **author** gives the above options for DiabloMiner to work on OS X. I used to get ~70mhash/s until recently but now I get ~60mhash/s on a 2011 iMac with a Radeon HD 6750M. I assume the lower rate is due to OpenCL change(s) in the last Lion update.  
> **username_2**: The most recent version of DiabloMiner has fixed the issues I had with the version that came out a couple of weeks ago.  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2012-05-17. Score: 0

I never got DiabloWorking correctly; however I did get phoenix2 working with the following config:
[cl:0:1]        
    name = AMD Radeon HD 6750M
    disabled = False
    autoconfigure = False
    start_undetected = False
    kernel = opencl 
    worksize = 256 #Appears to not make a diff, using bigger size
    vectors = True #vectors4 is ~2 times slower
    bfi_int = True #Appears to not make a diff, turning on
    goffset = False #MUST be false

    # During use    
    # fastloop = True #Use fast internal loop? (ideal for low aggression)
    # aggression = 3 #Number of nonces to test per kernel execution (lower value = less desktop lag, higher value = higher 

    # Dedicated Mining
    fastloop = False
    aggression = 12

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: How did you get Phoenix2 to install?  I seem to have issues getting OpenCL installed...  

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