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Backend device error

H Hardware High

🔴 Error Message

Backend device error during hash computation

📖 What This Means

GPU driver crash during cracking operation.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Update GPU drivers
  2. Reduce workload: -w 1
  3. Lower --kernel-accel
  4. Check GPU is not overclocked

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