NiceHash Miner v2.0.1.8 stuck at Starting Excavator Server

[PredatorAaron]

I just update the NiceHash Miner an hour ago and after finish updating I wanted to open my app it just stucks at the "Starting Excavator Server" I've been waiting for an hour already, does anyone encounter this problem after updating to v2.0.1.8?

[nojuan95]

it just keeps freezing

[JackG123]

Only other thing I could suggest guys is to uninstall nicehashminer, restart your computer, install nicehashminer, make sure you have the excavator folder or get it from the link above, then make sure you have the opencl.dll file in that folder, then open nicehashminer

[nojuan95]

ill try that

[MITSTE]

JackG123 Just was working on that right before you posted. Will see if that works hopefully.

[nojuan95]

Its starting up alittle better for me now just loading the excavator server

[nojuan95]

Its starting up alittle better for me now just loading the excavator server

[nojuan95]

Now its just stuck on the starting excavator server

[MITSTE]

My computer crashed. So will start the process over again.

[nojuan95]

So when i go to the excavator server file after trying to start nice hash there is no excavator.exe file

[nojuan95]

Excavator by nice hash is cirrently offline

[MITSTE]

Doesn't get anymore f---k'ed up then that computer just shut off completely and had to turn it back on again and now the program loads up perfectly. The program is running the benchmark so we will see short what happens.

[nojuan95]

Ok

[nojuan95]

Mine is doing the same now its at the benchmark stage

[MITSTE]

nojuan95 Did it shutoff to? I'm back-up N mining and have no idea what had happened in between everything. Let me know if yours works out.

[rf9661]

Hi!

I used to have this problem until I noticed it was my Anti-Virus/Firewall. I disabled the McAfee 'Real Time Scanning' and it fixed the issue where NiceHash would just stay stuck at the excavator part.

[MITSTE]

rf9661 It wasn't the antivirus as I made exclusions for these programs (I have two mining programs), it had something to do with Nicehash running twice simultaneously, I had found out watching task manager and saw two Nicehash programs running at once cancelling out the other which later cause my computer to shutoff for safety as I had multiple other programs also running. When I had started the computer back up it tried running Nicehash twice again before I hit end task to both before reopening the program and getting it to respond, functioning as intended.

But thanks for the advice as I know other people including myself had issues with Windows 10 and the antivirus disabling and deleteing these (mining) programs.

[PredatorAaron]

I haven't tried this method yet but some people said it actually works, this link: https://github.com/nicehash/excavator/issues/120

[nojuan95]

Mine is to

[nojuan95]

I had to approve the program with my antivirus software

[orbeleany]

I found the solution First you have to Exclude the entire nicehash Folder from all your anti viruses and then restore the files that where detained by the antiviruses and relaunch the program and it should work.

[wagnerbenh]

excavator.exe is getting quarantined by Malwarebytes for me. Has this been compromised?

[orbeleany]

Yeah just excluded from malwarebites and bit defender if you have it and restored any file and it should work fine

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excavator.exe is getting quarantined by Malwarebytes for me. Has this been compromised?

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[Quantdax]

I have a problem on WIN7. When i install program, it didnt create \BIN folder, so i dont have excavator folder. Did annyone had this kind of problem? I have 2x GTX 1080.

Tnx for anny suggestions

[nojuan95]

When u open the program did u get a warning from your anti virus

[Quantdax]

No. I dont have anny AV program. Windows Firewall is disabled.

[nojuan95]

So u just didnt get the excavator file

[Quantdax]

I didnt, no. But thats not the problem. Problem is that i dont have BIN folder in which i could copy EXCAVATOR folder.

[nojuan95]

o thats odd i havnt seen that problem before and are u searching in the right spot.

[nojuan95]

c:\users(yourusername)\AppData\Roaming\nhm2\bin\excavator

so your telling me u cant do this.

[Quantdax]

Yap. c:\users(yourusername)\AppData\Roaming\nhm2 I have it like this. No BIN folder in which i could put excavator folder. Or if BIN sgows up, maybe it will be allready inside. I reinstalled couple of times. Simply no BIN folder. Program starts normally, recognizes 2x GTX 1080, but i cant benchmark

[nojuan95]

thats weird

[nojuan95]

i honestly don't know how to help you with this one i have never encountered this problem

[nojuan95]

i wonder if you could just make the bin folder yourself and just put the file in there .

[Quantdax]

It says missing mining file in benchmark under speed tab. I would really appriciate anny help. One other question. Is NHM2 better in minning over v 1.8? If not, no point stugelling with this install

[nojuan95]

thats what i am currently using

[Quantdax]

I tried just create BIN but it didnt help.

[nojuan95]

that is strange

[Quantdax]

So, i installed WIN10. Its stuck on STARTING EXCAVATOR SERVER. Problem is that whn i start NHM2, it downloads folder called excavator_cuda9.1 to BIN folder. Anny attempt do C/P EXCAVATOR_SERVER folder in BIN folder is ok, but whn NHM2 start, he creates and uses this CUDA folder...i have no idea what to do. Anny suggestions?

[FredrikLangen]

I can seem to find the bin folder in nhm2. i have downloaded excavator and OpenCL.zip but i cant make changes inside the nhm2 folder, like i cant add things? help

[FredrikLangen]

I can only see Cache and Logs and Cookies, but not bin

[Germanode]

I have the same problem since a few days ago. Antivirus is set to ignore all nicehash folders, including the one in AppData. I checked for OpenCL.dll and it's where it should be. Also I tried redownloading excavator files manually. Nothing... Then I reinstalled nicehash - still stuck on "Starting Excavator Server". However, if I open excavator.exe with a .bat file with custom settings, everything works and starts up fine. Little help, dev?

[orbeleany]

check your any anti viruses that you have and make sure they aren't retaining any files and if so restore them

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I have the same problem since a few days ago. Antivirus is set to ignore all nicehash folders, including the one in AppData. I checked for OpenCL.dll and it's where it should be. Also I tried redownloading excavator files manually. Nothing... Then I reinstalled nicehash - still stuck on "Starting Excavator Server". However, if I open excavator.exe with a .bat file with custom settings, everything works and starts up fine. Little help, dev?

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[Germanode]

AVG has all NiceHash folders as an exception and it put nothing in the quarantine - I've just checked. Windows defender was disabled while doing the reinstall. It still is disabled.

[orbeleany]

windows defender doesn't restrict it atleast not with me. But make sure if you have other anti like bitdefender or malwarebytes restrict certain files. My best bet would be to uninstall the anti viruses or desable it completely before reinstalling it.

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AVG has all NiceHash folders as an exception and it put nothing in the quarantine - I've just checked. Windows defender was disabled while doing the reinstall. It still is disabled.

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[Germanode]

Tried that just now with AVG completely disabled. Reinstalled. No luck. Still stuck at Starting Excavator server - whereas excavator.exe opens just fine with my .bat file. No admin privileges while opening.

[orbeleany]

try adding it to trusted files on your firewall

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Tried that just now with AVG completely disabled. Reinstalled. No luck. Still stuck at Starting Excavator server - whereas excavator.exe opens just fine with my .bat file. No admin privileges while opening.

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[Germanode]

Both Nicehash and excavator are set as allowed by the fiewall (AVG handles firewall). I've also tried with the fully disabled firewall.