Mining Scala (XLA) using SRBMiner - A tutorial for beginners

SRBMiner has got a good reputation of mining Scala (XLA) since it can boost the hashrate a bit further compared to other mining softwares.

The developer fee for mining Scala (XLA), panthera algorithm, is 0.85% using SRBMiner.

Part 1 - Downloading and extracting SRBMiner

Download SRBMiner-Multi on GitHub, current realease for Windows is SRBMiner-Multi-0-7-3-win64.zip

Extract the zip file to an appropriate location on your hard drive (Extraction software tip: 7-Zip). It doesn't really matter where you extract the files but for the sake of this tutorial, I'll put it in C:\Miners\SRBMiner-Multi-0-7-3

Part 2 - Create a wallet

You can skip this step if you already have a Scala (XLA) wallet.

A crypto wallet is in simple terms pretty much like a normal wallet - it holds your digital currency safe and secure wherever you want. You can even store it on a piece of paper in your own wallet, like a wallet-inception 😀

The most convenient way to create a Scala (XLA) wallet is through the GUI softwares provided by the Scala team, either the mobile version and/or the desktop version. I'll guide you through the mobile version since it's probably the easiest for beginners.

Download and install Scala Vault
Head over to the Play Store and search for "Scala" or use the button to find and install Svala Vault:

Create a new wallet
Give your wallet a name and a password (optional)
Write down your seed phrase
Do it on a piece of paper and store it in a vault or use a secure password manager. The choice is yours, just remember where you have the phrase stored.
Copy your public address (you'll need it later)

Part 3 - Configure SRBMiner

While there are a few ways to create the bat-file we need to start the miner I'll guide you through the easiest method: the guided setup.

Double click on "guided-setup.bat" and you'll be greeted with "Configuration name:", type in something that will represent the name of the scala bat file, lets go with "Scala"
Do you want to use multi algorithm mining?
In our case: n (for no)

Enter algorithm 0 name :
panthera

In the next step we'll define the pool. In my case, I'm using HeroMiners pool in Finland since that pool is closest to my location (Sweden). Choose a pool that is close to you. I'll put up a post with pools later on.

Address and port of mining pool [address:port]
stratum+ssl://fi.scala.herominers.com:10135

Wallet address
Paste your wallet address or try with mine if you're feeling generous 🙂
Svkmyq8bhfUjim5iiEHqdMABiPyv86VrAQnwpQDsTayRcH4k2q321qnBrhJFAvrBrjYEtkmBdUUwWDDwFA6p6m3u31DLzuHWd

Password
A bit confusing one might say. This is your worker name. It could be anything really but it's a way for you to know which worker is which in the pool. Name it something to identify your device, "homepc" for example.

Do you want to enable logging ?
n (We can enable it later on if we need to)

*(Beginner tip: right click in the interface to paste an address from your clipboard)*

Part 4 - Lets start mining!

Now for the fun part - the actual mining!

After completing the guided setup a new bat-file was created with the name "start_Scala.bat". All you have to do is to right click on this file and choose "Run as administrator".

Doesn't work?

Try adding the path to SRBMiner-MULTI.exe within the bat-file. Right click "start_Scala.bat" and choose edit. Change "SRBMiner-MULTI.exe" to "C:\Miners\SRBMiner-Multi-0-7-3\SRBMiner-MULTI.exe". I also recommend adding a "pause" on the last line to be able to see what step failed during the process. An example:

@echo off	
cd %~dp0	
	
cls	
C:\Miners\SRBMiner-Multi-0-7-3\SRBMiner-MULTI.exe --algorithm panthera --pool stratum+ssl://fi.scala.herominers.com:10135 --wallet Svkmyq8bhfUjim5iiEHqdMABiPyv86VrAQnwpQDsTayRcH4k2q321qnBrhJFAvrBrjYEtkmBdUUwWDDwFA6p6m3u31DLzuHWd --password homepc --cpu-threads 0 --disable-gpu 
pause