guides:plotting:madmaxwindows
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MadMax Plotter for Windows
- Download latest release from https://github.com/stotiks/chia-plotter/releases
- Extract the zip file to your preferred directory
- Open Command Prompt (cmd) / PowerShell
- Navigate to the extracted directory (from step 2)
- You can now plot pool plots. Use the -c parameter to plot with your pool wallet (P2 singleton address)
For example:
.\chia_plot.exe -t C:\TempDir\ -d C:\FinalDir\ -c P2_SINGLETON_ADDRESS -f FARMER_PUBLIC_KEY
Usage
chia_plot.exe [OPTION...]
. -k, --size arg K size (default = 32, k <= 32) . -x, --port arg Network port (default = 8444, chives = 9699) . -n, --count arg Number of plots to create (default = 1, -1 = infinite) . -r, --threads arg Number of threads (default = 4) . -u, --buckets arg Number of buckets (default = 256) . -v, --buckets3 arg Number of buckets for phase 3+4 (default = buckets) . -t, --tmpdir arg Temporary directory, needs ~220 GiB (default = $PWD) . -2, --tmpdir2 arg Temporary directory 2, needs ~110 GiB [RAM] (default = <tmpdir>) . -d, --finaldir arg Final directory (default = <tmpdir>) . -w, --waitforcopy Wait for copy to start next plot . -p, --poolkey arg Pool Public Key (48 bytes) . -c, --contract arg Pool Contract Address (62 chars) . -f, --farmerkey arg Farmer Public Key (48 bytes) . -G, --tmptoggle Alternate tmpdir/tmpdir2 (default = false) . -K, --rmulti2 arg Thread multiplier for P2 (default = 1) . --help Print help
Creating RAMdisk
There is a free tool called ImDisk which can create the required RAMdisk if your machine has more than 128GB of RAM. The RAMdisk size should be 110 GiB or 112640 MB. Creating RAMdisk will reduce the wear on your SSD during plotting. Use third party tools at your own risk.
guides/plotting/madmaxwindows.txt · Last modified: 2021/09/07 18:11 by vleesbanaan