Ethereum: Automating Device Addition for BFGMiner

As a Bitcoin enthusiast, you are probably no stranger to the struggles of manually adding devices to your BFG Miner. The current method of entering device ports on every startup can be tedious and error-prone. Fortunately, we will explore alternative solutions that allow you to automate this process.

Current Method: A Simple Script

Your startup script is a good example of how manual entry can work:

bfgminer -o stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u ...

Introducing thebfgminergenscript

Thebfgminergenscript is a tool designed specifically to generate BFGMiner configurations and automatically add them to the device list. You can find more information aboutbfgminergenin the official GitHub repository: [

Here is a samplebfgminergenscript that you can use to generate your configuration:

#!/bin/bash









Define device ports and usernames for each blockchain
layer1=(
"192.168.0.100:3333" "stratum.bitcoin.cz"
"192.168.0.101:3333" "stratum.bitcoin.us"
)
layer2=(
"192.168.0.102:3333" "stratum.bitcoin.co"
"192.168.0.103:3333" "stratum.bitcoin.at"
)

Define devices and their corresponding ports
devices=(
"Block 1" "192.168.0.100:3333,192.168.0.101:3333"
"Block 2" "192.168.0.102:3333,192.168.0.103:3333"
)

Generate BFGMiner configuration
cat > config.json 2> /dev/null <
{
"devices": {
"$("stratum1[0]" + "|$(stratum1[1])")" : true,
"$("stratum2[0]" + "|$(stratum2[1])")" : true
},
"port": "3333",
"username": "stratum.bitcoin.cz"
}
EOF

Save the configuration to a file and add it to the device list
cat config.json >> /dev/null > bfgminer.conf

Now you can add the devices using the following script:
#!/bin/bash
echo "Enter the device port:"
read devport
echo "Enter the username:"
read devusername
echo "$bfgminer.conf"
bfgminer -o stratum.bitcoin.cz:$devport -u $devusername

Starting bfgminergen

To startbfgminergen, save it to a file (e.g.bfgminer-gen.sh) and make the script executable:

chmod +x bfgminer-gen.sh

Then run the script as usual:

./bfgminer-gen.sh > bfgminer.conf

This will generate aconfig.jsonfile with your BFGMiner configuration. You can then add this file to the device list using the provided script.

• To save time, you can also use thebfgminergenscript to generate multiple configurations for different blockchains.

• If you are using a Linux system, make sure you set the correct permissions (e.g.chmod +x bfgminer-gen.sh) before running it.

By automating the process of adding devices to your BFGMiner using thebfgminergen` script, you will save time and reduce errors. Happy mining!