noob question-rx480-openCL-EthereumBF

[3th3r3um]

is open cl, embedded within standard AMD GPU driver package?
cant find details on AMD site.

something about SDK 2.0...but looks like a really old link.

current driver.
Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1
CARD-Gigabyte RX480
Win10/64

also.....which has the steepest learning curve?
1. learning hashcat GUI (or is this even recommended as a first step into learning HC?) 
2. learning hashcat native:   Win cmd line

also....
is  KECCAK-256 version (hashcat) compatible with ethereum algo?
or should i be using SHA-3  or other variant?

thanks for getting me over this speed bump.....!

HC noob wishes all a Happy new year!

Thanks people!
3th3r
ERRORS BELOW:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

hashcat (v4.0.1) starting...



* Device #2: Not a native Intel OpenCL runtime. Expect massive speed loss.

             You can use --force to override, but do not report related errors.

OpenCL Platform #1: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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* Device #1: Ellesmere, 4048/8192 MB allocatable, 36MCU

* Device #2: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz, skipped.



C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\hashcat files\hashcat-4.0.1/OpenCL/m05000_a0-optimized.cl: Pure OpenCL kernel not found, falling back to optimized OpenCL kernel

Hashfile 'C:\Users\xxxxx\Documents\hashcat files\hashcat-4.0.1\hash.txt' on line 1 (hashcat64.exe -m15700 $ethereum$s*262144*8*1*[REDACTED]): Line-length exception
No hashes loaded.

[epixoip]

is open cl, embedded within standard AMD GPU driver package?

Yes.

something about SDK 2.0...but looks like a really old link.

Do not install the SDK.

1. learning hashcat GUI (or is this even recommended as a first step into learning HC?)
2. learning hashcat native:   Win cmd line

The GUI is not an official hashcat product, it is a third-party offering and is not supported here.

also....is KECCAK-256 version (hashcat) compatible with ethereum algo?

Hashcat has specific modes for cracking Ethereum wallets.

HC noob wishes all a Happy new year!

I hate you for all of the font and color tags you used in your post.

ERRORS BELOW:

The only error here is that Hashcat did not like the hash you supplied (by the way, do not post hashes here.) It appears you've selected the correct mode for the hash you're trying to crack, but it also looks like your hash file also includes the hashcat command line as well? The hash file should contain only the hash(es), nothing else.