Scavenger for Android - User Guide

Install Termux

The first step needed for running the Scavenger Burst miner on an Android device is installing the Termux app. The Termux app can be installed from the Google Play Store.

Optional:

In order to use symlinks (symbolic links is a file that contains a reference to another file or directory in the form of an absolute or relative path and that affects pathname resolution), users should run the command:

termux-setup-storage

The command will create a number of directories, with parent storage:

Create the directory where the Scavenger miner will be stored to

Create a directory in the Termux home directory using the mkdir command:

mkdir miner - the directory created will be named 'miner'

Navigate to the created directory using the command:

cd miner

Download the Scavenger miner

Install package wget in order to download the Scavenger binary by typing:

pkg install wget

Once the package has been installed, type the following command:

Hit 'Enter' to download the archive. When the download is complete, unpacking using the following command:

After the operation has been completed, type ls to see the contents of the directory.

The directory contents should be:

Note that the executable file (the miner) is green, and the directory is shown in blue.

Edit the configuration file

To edit the configuration file, install the nano package by typing:

pkg install nano

After the completed installation, open the config.yaml in nano editor by typing:

nano config.yaml

The configuration file in editor:

Use the tool tips at the bottom to navigate and save the file. (^-volume down). The configuration steps are described in the Scavenger user guide.

Provide the link to the plot file(s) depending whether it has been saved to the phone internal storage or on an SD card.