This post will show you how to get started mining with the latest version of NBMiner (42.3).

Download for Windows / Linux

Download from the website Download releases from GitHub Download releases from BitcoinTalk

This miner may be out of date. The last update was dated September 2, 2022.
In any case, any miner still using LHR is outdated and will lack performance.

Alternatives

• TeamRedMiner
• Gminer
• Trexminer
• PhoenixMiner
• LolMiner
• Wildrig
• Ccminer

CPU mining:

• CPUminer

Flash bios program:

• SRBpolaris

nbminer -a kawpow -o rvn-pool.beepool.org:9531 -u RAXCRKF2JdYwYLn2RiMxDPNgvKMwfVrjY9
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Example for Binance Pool

This is how the NBMiner batch file for ETH will look like on the Binance Pool:

To configure a batch file for MTP, we need to enter 5 commands one by one:

1. nbminer - the name of the launched file
2. ethash - algorithm for mining
3. ethash.poolbinance.com - pool address
4. 8888 - pool port
5. username1 - username from the mining account on the exchange.

This is how the finished NBMiner batch file will look like:

nbminer -a ethash -o ethproxy+tcp://ethash.poolbinance.com:8888 -u username1.default -log

Setup for NiceHash

Here is a batch file for NiceHesh:

nbminer -a kawpow -o stratum+tcp://kawpow.eu.nicehash.com:3385 -u 3LZhp4g3m7YWqR4hAPrZsKWbyo7hRBmqvy.nbminer -log
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Unlock LHR Cards in Nicehash using NBMiner - Step-by-Step (3070 TI Tested)

Monitoring and profit

After the miner stabilizes for about 10-15 minutes, you can check the status of work and profit on the “Income” page in your account on the exchange or on the pool that you have chosen.

Algorithms and hashrate

NBMiner vs Phoenixminer

Commands

--algo or a short synonym for this command -a - Selects the mining algorithm.

Important! Use either a long synonym --algo or a short one -a. You do not need to use this and that together.

Further commands will be separated by commas. First a short synonym, and then long. Remember to use only one variation.

-h, --help - display help information and exit

-v, --version - Display version and exit.

-c, --config \<config file path> - Use config in JSON format instead of batch file (CMD file).

Help:

-?, -h, --help - Displays help on commandline options.
--help-all - Displays help including Qt specific options.
-v, --version - Displays version information.

Config

  -c, --config <config file path> - Use config file rather than cmd line options.
  --generate-config <filename> - Generate a sample config file.
  --api <host:port> - The endpoint for serving REST API.

GPU select/disable

  -d, --devices <devices> - Specify GPU list to use. 
Example:   "-d 0,1,2,3" to use first 4 GPU.

Algorithms

  -a, --algo <algo>  - Algorithm to mining. Supported algos:
  * ethash, eth
  * etchash, etc
  * cuckatoo, cuckatoo31
  * cuckatoo32, grin32
  * cuckoo_ae
  * progpow_sero
  * kawpow
  * beamv3, beam
  * octopus, cfx
  * autolykos2, ergo

Pools

-o, --url <url>  - Mining pool url. Example:
stratum+tcp://eth.f2pool.com:8008
nicehash+tcp://daggerhashimoto.eu.nicehash.com:3353
--o1, --url1 <url> - Backup url 1.
--o2, --url2 <url> - Backup url 2.
-u, --user <user>  - User used in mining pool. Example:
[wallet]
0x123456789xxxxxxxxxxx.rigName
[username] miner_test.rigName
--u1, --user1 <user> - Backup user 1.
--u2, --user2 <user> - Backup user 2.
-p, --password <password> - Password used in mining pool.
--p1, --password1 <password> - Backup password 1,
--p2, --password2 <password> - Backup password 2,

Intensity

• -i, --intensity <intensities> - Comma-seperated list of intensities [1-100].
• --mt, --memory-tweak <mode> - Enable memory tweaking to boost performance. comma-seperated list, range [1,6].
• --driver <install/uninstall> - Install / Uninstall driver for --memory-tweak. Run with admin privilege.
• --gpu-tune, --gt <value> - GPU tuning value for algo ‘ethash’ on AMD RX & Vega GPUs.
• --lhr <modes> - Partial unlock hashrate for Nvidia LHR GPUs. [-1, 100]. 0: auto, -1: off. Others: set to 60 means tryiung to reach 60% of nonlocked max hashrate.

Temperatures limit

--temperature-limit, --tl <temp-limit> - Set temperature limit of GPU, if
exceeds, stop GPU.
--temperature-start, --ts <temp-start> - Set cool-down temperature target if
GPU is stopped by `temperature-limit`,
default to <temp-limit> - 5.

Options

--log - Generate log file named
'log_<timestamp>.txt'.
--log-file <logfile> - Generate custom log file. Note: This
option will override '--log'.
--verbose - Print communication data between
miner & pool.
--long-format - Use 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,zzz' for log
time format.
--no-color - Do not use colorful output log in cmd
line.
--no-health - Do not query device health status.
--strict-ssl - Use strict SSL certificate check when
use ssl connections.
--proxy <host:port> - Socks5 proxy.
--platform <platform>                   Choose platform, 0: Both (default),
1: Nvidia Only, 2: AMD only.

--device-info                           Print out detailed information for
every device.
--device-info-json                      Print out detailed information for
every device in json format.
--RUN, --no-watchdog                    Disable watchdog process.
--fee <fee>                             Change devfee in percentage, [0-5].
Set to '0' to turn off devfee with
lower hashrate. Otherwise, devfee =
max(set_value, def_value).
--reboot-times <reboot-times>           Passed by watchdog process to count
the miner reboot times.
--enable-dag-cache                      Set this option to enable an extra
dag cache when mining `ethash` algo,
which is useful for mining ZIL+ETH or
mining on NiceHash.
--cuckoo-intensity <intensity>          Set intensity of cuckoo, cuckaroo,
cuckatoo, [1, 12]. Set to 0 means
autumatically adapt. Default: 4.
--cuckatoo-power-optimize               Set this option to reduce the range
of power consumed by rig when minining
with algo cuckatoo.
Warning: Setting this option may cause
drop on minining performance.
--share-check <value>                   If <value> minutes without share,
reboot miner, set 0 to disable.
Default: 30
--no-interrupt                          Set this option will disable miner
interrupting current GPU jobs when a
new job coming from pool, good for
power supply, but will cause higher
stale ratio and reject shares.
--enable-igpu                           Set to enable AMD iGPU.

Releases and updates

42.3

• etchash: Add support for NiceHash ETC pool.

42.2

41.5

40.1

• fix: ethash v40.0 false detected as LHR lock under lastest Nvidia driver versions.
• feature: supports future LHR GPU models.

39.7

• feature: LHR mode support new GA104 version of 3060;
• feature: ethash Turn on LHR mode by default for 3060 v1;
• fix: ethash Fail to detect LHR lock on certain situation;
• fix: Nvidia GPU power consumption issue on certain rig config;
• delete: support for sero.

39.5

feature: ethash new low power LHR mode, add -lhr-mode option.

• -lhr-mode 2 is the default LHR mode, which is the new lower power mode.
• -lhr-mode 1 changes LHR mode to old version, which is the same as v39.2
• -lhr-mode 1 is suitable for only power limit bounded GPU, can achieve higher hashrate than mode 2
• -lhr-mode 2 is able to achieve lower average power and temperature. espacially suitable for GPUs with gddr6x e.g.3070ti, 3080, 3080ti. Power consumtion is fluctuating in this mode, better be used with locked core clock.

feature: -lhr support decimal value

feature: for LHR GPUs, when mining lock is detected, miner will automatically decrease -lhr value by 0.1, and continue mining. max decrease times is 10, which sums to 1.0

fix: higher CPU usage when set --share-check 0.

39.2

• feature: ethash added LHR lock detection and recovery in LHR mode.
• fix: ergo more robust protocol handle.

39.1

• optimize: ethash improve hashrate of LHR mode 1 - 2%，default value of -lhr changes from 68 to 69，manually set to 70 is also very promising.
• fix: kawpow issue of v39.0