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# FAQ
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## Content Overview
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* [SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed](#selockmemoryprivilege-failed)
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* [VirtualAlloc failed](#virtualalloc-failed)
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* [Error msvcp140.dll and vcruntime140.dll not available](#error-msvcp140dll-and-vcruntime140dll-not-available)
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* [Error: MEMORY ALLOC FAILED: mmap failed](#error-memory-alloc-failed-mmap-failed)
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* [Illegal instruction (core dumped)](#illegal-instruction)
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* [Virus Protection Alert](#virus-protection-alert)
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* [Change Currency to Mine](#change-currency-to-mine)
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## SeLockMemoryPrivilege failed
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Please see [config.txt](config.txt) under section **LARGE PAGE SUPPORT**
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For Windows 7 pro, or Windows 8 and above see [this article](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ms190730.aspx) (make sure to reboot afterwards!).
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For Windows 7 Home :
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1) Download and install [Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17657). Ignore incompatiablity warning during installation.
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2) In cmd or power shell: `ntrights -u %USERNAME% +r SeLockMemoryPrivilege` (where %USERNAME% is the user that will be running the program. This command needs to be run as admin)
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3) Reboot.
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Reference: http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforum/topic_show.pl?pid=259791#pid259791
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*Warning: do not download ntrights.exe from any other site other then the offical Microsoft download page.*
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## VirtualAlloc failed
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If you set up the user rights properly ([see above](https://github.com/fireice-uk/xmr-stak/blob/master/doc/FAQ.md#selockmemoryprivilege-failed)), and your system has 4-8GB of RAM (50%+ use), there is a significant chance that there simply won't be a large enough chunk of contiguous memory because Windows is fairly bad at mitigating memory fragmentation.
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If that happens, disable all auto-staring applications and run the miner after a reboot.
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## Error msvcp140.dll and vcruntime140.dll not available
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Download and install this [runtime package](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746572) from Microsoft. *Warning: Do NOT use "missing dll" sites - dll's are exe files with another name, and it is a fairly safe bet that any dll on a shady site like that will be trojaned. Please download offical runtimes from Microsoft above.*
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## Error: MEMORY ALLOC FAILED: mmap failed
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On Linux you will need to configure large page support `sudo sysctl -w vm.nr_hugepages=128` and increase your
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ulimit -l. To do this you need to add following lines to /etc/security/limits.conf:
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* soft memlock 262144
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* hard memlock 262144
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Save file. You WILL need to log out and log back in for these settings to take affect on your user (no need to reboot, just relogin in your session).
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You can also do it Windows-style and simply run-as-root, but this is NOT recommended for security reasons.
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## Illegal Instruction
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This typically means you are trying to run it on a CPU that does not have [AES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AES_instruction_set). This only happens on older version of miner, new version gives better error message (but still wont' work since your CPU doesn't support the required instructions).
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## Virus Protection Alert
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Some virus protection software flags the miner binary as *malware*. This is a false positive — the software does not contain any malware (and since it is open source, you can verify that yourself!)
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If your antivirus software flags **xmr-stak**, it will likely move it to its quarantine area. You may have to whitelist **xmr-stak** in your antivirus.
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## Change Currency to Mine
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If the miner is compiled for Monero and Aeon than you can change
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- the value `currency` in the config *or*
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- start the miner with the [command line option](usage.md) `--currency monero` or `--currency aeon`
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