#Macminer guide for mac os x

Just move the App cgminer for Mac OS X to the Applications folder and DO NOT RENAME IT. When you unzip the downloaded file, it gives you a folder that we don’t need. Now click on Start button and it should start CPU mining now.ĭownload the full package of cgminer for Mac OS X version 3.7.2 from On the following window, click the button “Edit pool settings” empty all the fields but fill out the LTC fields with the pool url of your choice, enter your user name and password or instead use the default in-app options and instructions given -> hit Save & start button to close this window. Once the small window opens, click on the gear button. If you are running 10.7 or 10.8 you may not need to upgrade at all.ĭownload MacMiner version 1.5.4 (or experiment with a newer version if available) from you MUST keep the App in the Applications folder.Įvery time you open MacMiner, by default it opens the BFG miner, make sure you CLOSE IT every time and go to View menu -> Show CPUMiner. If you are running OSX 10.6.8 you need to upgrade to OS X Mavericks 10.9, it’s free from the Mac App Store. On my Imac, when I let the OSX system control the fan, the GPU Diode temp shoots up to 80C degrees and after enabling Macs Fan Control app the GPU Diode temp drops down to 64 degrees immediately. If you are GPU mining on an iMac computer, you want to download Macs Fan Control from:Īnd set the ODD fan (closer to GPU) to “Sensor-based value” to GPU Diode and to start increasing speed at 60C degrees to a max. Open an account at D7 and configure your CPU/GPU worker. I could not get anything to work on 10.6.8 and I did not try 10.7.