thread count solo mine

MINE/rin/solo_mining_core.sh

@@ -6,21 +6,70 @@
 # Default address (can be overridden with command line parameter)
 DEFAULT_ADDRESS="rin1qahvvv9d5f3443wtckeqavwp9950wacxfmwv20q"
 
+# Get total CPU cores for default thread count
+TOTAL_CORES=$(nproc)
+DEFAULT_THREADS=$TOTAL_CORES
+
 # Parse command line arguments
 RIN_ADDRESS=""
-if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
-    RIN_ADDRESS="$1"
-    echo "Using provided address: $RIN_ADDRESS"
-elif [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 [rincoin_address]"
-    echo "If no address is provided, will use default: $DEFAULT_ADDRESS"
-    exit 1
-else
+THREAD_COUNT=""
+
+# Parse arguments
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+        -a|--address)
+            RIN_ADDRESS="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -t|--threads)
+            THREAD_COUNT="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
+        -h|--help)
+            echo "Usage: $0 [OPTIONS]"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Options:"
+            echo "  -a, --address ADDRESS    RinCoin address to mine to (default: $DEFAULT_ADDRESS)"
+            echo "  -t, --threads COUNT      Number of threads to use (default: $DEFAULT_THREADS)"
+            echo "  -h, --help               Show this help message"
+            echo ""
+            echo "Examples:"
+            echo "  $0                                    # Use defaults (all cores, default address)"
+            echo "  $0 -a rin1q... -t 16                 # Custom address and 16 threads"
+            echo "  $0 --address rin1q... --threads 8    # Custom address and 8 threads"
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            echo "Use -h or --help for usage information"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# Set defaults if not provided
+if [ -z "$RIN_ADDRESS" ]; then
     RIN_ADDRESS="$DEFAULT_ADDRESS"
     echo "No address provided, using default: $RIN_ADDRESS"
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$THREAD_COUNT" ]; then
+    THREAD_COUNT="$DEFAULT_THREADS"
+    echo "No thread count provided, using all cores: $THREAD_COUNT"
+fi
+
+# Validate thread count
+if ! [[ "$THREAD_COUNT" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || [ "$THREAD_COUNT" -lt 1 ] || [ "$THREAD_COUNT" -gt "$TOTAL_CORES" ]; then
+    echo "❌ Error: Invalid thread count: $THREAD_COUNT"
+    echo "Thread count must be between 1 and $TOTAL_CORES"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 echo "=== RinCoin Solo Mining (Built-in Core Mining) ==="
+echo "CPU Cores Available: $TOTAL_CORES"
+echo "Threads to Use: $THREAD_COUNT"
+echo "Target Address: $RIN_ADDRESS"
+echo ""
 echo ""
 
 # Configuration
@@ -91,25 +140,32 @@ echo "1. Uses CPU only (not GPU)"
 echo "2. Very low hashpower compared to specialized miners"
 echo "3. Extremely low chance of finding blocks solo"
 echo "4. Best for testing, not profitable mining"
+echo "5. Thread count affects mining attempts per cycle"
 echo ""
 
 echo "🚀 Starting Built-in Solo Mining..."
 echo "Target Address: $RIN_ADDRESS"
+echo "Threads: $THREAD_COUNT"
 echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop mining"
 echo ""
 
-# Start built-in mining (1 block at a time, 1000000 tries max)
+# Start built-in mining with specified thread count
+# Note: RinCoin Core's generatetoaddress doesn't directly support thread count
+# but we can run multiple instances or adjust the maxtries parameter
 while true; do
-    echo "Attempting to mine 1 block..."
+    echo "Attempting to mine 1 block with $THREAD_COUNT threads..."
     
-    mining_result=$(call_rpc "generatetoaddress" "[1, \"$RIN_ADDRESS\", 1000000]")
+    # Adjust maxtries based on thread count for better distribution
+    adjusted_tries=$((1000000 * THREAD_COUNT / TOTAL_CORES))
+    
+    mining_result=$(call_rpc "generatetoaddress" "[1, \"$RIN_ADDRESS\", $adjusted_tries]")
     
     if [[ $mining_result == *"result"* ]] && [[ $mining_result != *"[]"* ]]; then
         echo "🎉 BLOCK FOUND!"
         echo "Result: $mining_result"
         break
     else
-        echo "No block found in this attempt. Retrying..."
+        echo "No block found in this attempt (tries: $adjusted_tries). Retrying..."
         sleep 5
     fi
 done