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Arduino mining troubleshooting

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Problem: Permission error

Solution:

  • Run the miner as an administrator (or sudo rights if on linux)
  • Re-upload the Arduino code to your board
  • Re-burn the bootloader to your Arduino
  • Select programmer as "Arduino as ISP" when uploading the code

Problem: Input/Output error

Solution:

  • Use a different USB cable
  • If you are using many devices, try using a powered USB hub

Problem: How to enable debug output?

Solution:

  • Find folder named Duino-Coin AVR Miner 2.xx (for AVR Miner) or Duino-Coin PC Miner 2.xx (for PC Miner), in it you should find a file named Settings.cfg, open it with Notepad and find a line that says debug = n, change it to debug = y