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    August 15, 2011, 08:03:35 PM
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    This makes developing experimental bitcoin software pretty hard. Where did the testnet miners go?
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    August 15, 2011, 08:07:18 PM
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    You can use testnet-in-a-box to solve this. It can be mined with CPUs as it's minimal difficulty.

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    August 16, 2011, 01:10:20 AM
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    Or if you are dead set on the actual testnet you could set gen=1 in your bitcoin client for the testnet.

    I can't imagine the difficulty is too high in the testnet.
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    August 16, 2011, 05:47:21 AM
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    Quote from: Mike Hearn on August 15, 2011, 08:07:18 PM
    You can use testnet-in-a-box to solve this. It can be mined with CPUs as it's minimal difficulty.

    Yes. I have been doing this in my summerhouse for a few weeks where there was only sporadic edge connection. And it works very well. Problem is if you want ppl to test the stuff you have built you are not going to ask them to set up their own test-net.
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    August 16, 2011, 05:52:32 AM
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    Quote from: zellfaze on August 16, 2011, 01:10:20 AM
    Or if you are dead set on the actual testnet you could set gen=1 in your bitcoin client for the testnet.

    I can't imagine the difficulty is too high in the testnet.

    I will have to try that. I am not a miner and can only mine using my CPU. I am pretty sure that the difficulty is too high for me to go anywhere like this.
    Is it time to restart the testnet?
    The testnet fauchet is also running dry and only giving out 0.11 BTC pr visit.
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    August 16, 2011, 07:07:30 AM
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    Current difficulty on testnet is 503. It is only 183 blocks from the next target which should be much lower. I am running my CPU on it with 12 Mhash/sec. to try and push things forward but so far no blocks.

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    August 16, 2011, 02:22:45 PM
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    Maybe I should start mining test net.
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    August 16, 2011, 06:08:49 PM
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    Four new blocks have shown up. Hopefully we can push our way to 32255 and get a more reasonable difficulty. After that, it will be good if people only mine what they need.

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    August 16, 2011, 06:24:35 PM
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    I might switch my mining stuff over to the testnet.  Don't worry, I don't have a powerful box.

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    August 16, 2011, 07:40:53 PM
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    to help development I enlist my 20gh/s farm for testnet as a per request basis if people need something tested real quick.

    send me a pm and I'll flick the farm over to testnet until it generates a block.

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    August 20, 2011, 07:59:23 PM
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    I've been mining on testnet for the last few days, trying to help things along.  45 blocks so far. Smiley  Wohoo, I'm rich...,or not.

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    August 21, 2011, 05:08:00 AM
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    Quote from: lurker on August 20, 2011, 07:59:23 PM
    I've been mining on testnet for the last few days, trying to help things along.  45 blocks so far. Smiley  Wohoo, I'm rich...,or not.
    Thank you for stabalizing the testnet.
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    August 21, 2011, 06:17:39 PM
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    Thanks for the help. We made it to the next retarget. Although now we need to cut back on mining. Testnet is generating blocks too fast and will soon jump right back up in difficulty.
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