<p>You have no ASICs and no OpenCL-compatible GPU. Note that noone mines on GPU anymore anyway, it's completely useless.</p>

<p>Buy an ASIC miner, 1 TH/s (1000 GH/s) or faster. It will be a stand-alone machine, and you don't need to use your PC at all.</p>

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2016-02-21T02:35:37.753Z
2016-02-21T02:35:37.753Z
Dr.Haribo
<p>It's also possible that he started Bitminter from an RDP-Session, there comes the same error.</p>

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2018-03-08T15:10:23.360Z
2018-03-08T15:10:23.360Z
Oldreplier
<p>I have recently gotten BitMinter on Linux, and was hoping to try GPU mining. However, as soon as BitMinter starts, it gives the following messages:</p>

<pre><code>BitMinter Client v1.6.1 started  
No OpenCl-compatible GPUs detected  
Probing all ports for external devices  
Probe failed: No serial ports found  
No external devices detected.  
</code></pre>

<p>If I then click the play button to run, it tells me:</p>

<pre><code>Error: null
scala.runtime.NonLocalReturnControl$mcV$sp
</code></pre>

<p>As well, the engine start button is not showing now, however the previous issues existed before this</p>

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BitMinter gpu mining error
Paradox
# BitMinter gpu mining error

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-20)

I have recently gotten BitMinter on Linux, and was hoping to try GPU mining. However, as soon as BitMinter starts, it gives the following messages:

```
BitMinter Client v1.6.1 started  
No OpenCl-compatible GPUs detected  
Probing all ports for external devices  
Probe failed: No serial ports found  
No external devices detected.  

```

If I then click the play button to run, it tells me:

```
Error: null
scala.runtime.NonLocalReturnControl$mcV$sp

```

As well, the engine start button is not showing now, however the previous issues existed before this

**Tags:** error, gpu-mining, miner-configuration


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-02-21. Score: 2

You have no ASICs and no OpenCL-compatible GPU. Note that noone mines on GPU anymore anyway, it's completely useless.

Buy an ASIC miner, 1 TH/s (1000 GH/s) or faster. It will be a stand-alone machine, and you don't need to use your PC at all.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-03-08. Score: -1

It's also possible that he started Bitminter from an RDP-Session, there comes the same error.


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