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Troubleshooting MSR Mod Failure and Optimization in Linux Mining Setup

The user is mining with Cube Miner + XMR in Linux. Upon switching to XMR, a message appears: 'Failed to Apply MSR Mod.' It seems that the Cube Miner isn't able to run the XMR miner with administrator privileges. They are asking how to fix this. Without the MSR mod, mining proceeds with a reduced hash rate. They are also inquiring whether enabling 1GB pages is feasible.
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AI Analysis

The issue described involves a failure to apply the MSR (Model Specific Register) mod when attempting to switch to mining Monero (XMR) on a Linux system. This problem typically occurs because the mini...

AI Recommendation

To resolve the MSR mod failure, the user should first verify if the msr kernel module is loaded (`lsmod | grep msr`). If not, they can load it with `sudo modprobe msr`. Running the miner with elevated...

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