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NEW RELEASE: v1.0.0 GenTarkin's Mod ~ Custom KNC Titan Firmware - dated 3.3.16
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wait for it.....    Wait for It............  WAIT FOR IT......................

RELEASE of GenTarkin's Mod ~ Custom KNC Titan Firmware v1.0.0 IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-myaccount/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-myaccount/) to obtain your FREE UPGRADE and license key(s)!!

New / Unverified previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-shop/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-shop/) to purchase!!

RELEASE NOTES:

Major Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:
Added the long awaited “Energy Saver” feature – automatically tunes die voltages for highest effeciency while keeping the die stable as possible & hw% low. ~~MORE INFO http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/energy-saver-faq-help/ ~~
DCDC Over-Current protection – any DCDC’s detected above 46A will be issued a die reset, if that fails then die speed is clocked down significantly to prevent DCDC failure.
Long Term Stability checking for all dies – bumps voltage up on a die if it becomes unstable more than 2x in a period of 2 days.
Per RPI Cube Tracking – if cubes are added, removed or moved around their last known clocks and volts on a given pi will be restored.
Internet outtage / dead pool detection to prevent miner from constantly resetting itself.
Slight webgui redesign.
Product license activation.
Full Copyright & end user license information.
Much smaller installation file.


Additional Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:
Full translation of webgui pages to 80+ different languages.
Logging file output format refined and also includes more timestamps now.
Optimized timing of die / cube soft and hard resets.
Fixed format of advanced.conf file not being updated properly when user changes/removes/adds cubes or manually sets dies OFF.
ADVANCED page now shows which dies(if any) are being throttled because of DCDC over temp threshold.
ADVANCED page now auto refreshes every 5 minutes.
Noticed in rare cases dies are configured with positive voltage – wrote correction code for this.
For “Energy Saver” implemented cross reboots internal data array tracking capability.
Ability for user to save Log Files to a file to be posted or emailed for diagnostic purposes. (This is part of the Energy Saver options).
Added BALANCE strategy to MINER page – this may work better than LOAD-BALANCE for some users.
Removal of BFGminer version option – in testing 5.1.0 works best with Titans – can re-add later on as an optional installation file if demand is high enough.
More fixes to KNC’s shoddy code.
And many more small fixes / improvements too numerous to list.

All the previous firmware features and improvements are included!

Now … you’re probably asking yourself “yeah yeah, but how much do all these wonderful new features cost?” Simple: $75 first full copy, $35 for additional licenses.

Verified Previous Customers: The upgrade to this firmware is completely FREE for the number of Titans the previous version was purchased. Additional Titans require additional license purchase. If you created an account here previously then you will find license keys issued to your account. **NOTE** If you have not created an account on this site and verified your previous purchases, please contact me - http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-contact/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-contact/)
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New Customers: Prices as detailed above.

***IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTICE*** – Upon upgrading to and activation of this firmware, its EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to keep track of which license was used on your KNC Titan(s). An easy way to do this is create backups of your Titan(s) after activating, then keep record of which backup went to which Titan.

***PRODUCT NOTICE*** – upon purchasing / obtaining this software, the end user agrees to the license terms set forth here(this file is also contained in my firmware): gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/gentarkin_mod/LICENSE (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/gentarkin_mod/LICENSE)


https://i.imgur.com/LsMtNAY.jpg?2
http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/updated-advanced-page.jpg
http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/updated-status-page.jpg
http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/advanced_tuning_inprogress-e1457073026636.png


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I recently purchased a KNC Titan... after reading about all the issues people had with keeping them up n running stable ... I was inspired to see if I could make the Titan more reliable. So, I set out to see if I could remedy one of the most common issues ...I have dumped weeks of coding into the KNC pi img that most people use to control their Titans. As a result is a project thats grown beyond what I originally saw and I have catered to the needs of several miners who've graciously donated. So, my contribution to LTC, KNC Titan miners n general is publicly available firmware improvements. If you feel u would benefit from this improvement, more than welcome to check it out here:
https://github.com/GenTarkin/Titan

Key features:
1. DCDC overheat protection(configurable), will auto clock down dies which cross over user specified DCDC temp threshold.
2. "Sleeping die" reset implimentation - fixes dies who just go to sleep n disappear while mining, without needing to have to power cycle the whole rig manually.
3. Ability to choose between stock bfgminer 5.1.0 or bfgminer 5.2.0
4. More stats on webgui & other webgui tweaks
5. Improvements to KNC's original backup settings(saves voltages & clocks now)
6. "OTA" updates to latest release of my builds.
7. More to come... =)

Latest release: https://github.com/GenTarkin/Titan/releases/tag/v.98
After flashing the .img of my latest release, all further upgrades to new releases are accomplished by simply hitting the upgrade button on STATUS page where it shows the release version.

There are 2 "donation" or payment options to choose from
1. The .img posted on github has a built in .75% per 24hr period of mining for me.
2. Premium purchase which is $50 in LTC upfront. Contact vegasguy (member on forum here) for more details. He handles distribution n payment. (this has the .75% donation disabled)

UPDATE:
Now installable via SYSTEM -> UPGRADE...

If you are the stock v 2.00 KNC firmware or one of my older builds prior to v.98 , you can now use this file:

https://github.com/GenTarkin/Titan/releases/download/v.98/upgradetitan_v98_don.bin

Simply perform a firmware upgrade using KNC's webgui & reboot.
It will take a good few minutes to install.

The last few days I had some weird glitch with 3 of my titans

I saw nothing on the pool from the machine I logged into the web interface it looked to be mining and I just did a reboot then after reboot it started sending shares to the pool again just wanted to make you aware of it I am on V.98 I had 2 do it 2 days ago and 1 do it today

screen shot after I rebooted them they were fine
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/538/mu29v9.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/eymu29v9j)

Hrm... have copies of the monitordcdc.log any chance? I really cant think of how its related to my firmware build =/
Sounds like a bfgminer issue..

ANNOUNCING v.99 firmware:
https://github.com/GenTarkin/Titan/releases/tag/v.99

Release notes:

Changes for v.99:
After a failed original v.99 release, this is the new version with fixes for OTA & .bin upgrades!!

NOTE: If upgrading from v.98 via OTA, it "WILL" say theres an error in red letters and show error: as error result. But, if everything above the red letters doesnt state an error then its safe to reboot - there was no error. If upgrading using .bin file, there should be no issues.

NOTE: if anyone upgraded to v.99 prior to this new release, you will need to upgrade again using the .bin file listed on the page linked above!

Implementation of new graphics. Removal of KNC branding. Rewording of warning message on SYSTEM page.
Implemented auto increase of die clocks which have been underclocked due to DCDC overheat.
Created upgrade packages to allow installing my firmware via SYSTEM -> UPGRADE(knc's firmware upgarde method).
Various code fixes for monitoring script, donations & webgui.
Creating Backup now saves voltages, die clocks & minername. Minername now saved as part of backup filename.
Branding now enabled for all builds.
Groundwork started for enabling / disabling lighttpd access logging(disabled saves SD card life).
NOTES:
.bin file can be used to upgarde from STOCK KNC 2.00 firmware, the process takes a good few minutes.
.img file will be uploaded on request but is no longer needed really due to .bin being able to upgrade stock firmware to my modified firmware.
If upgrading from previous versions of my firmware then using the upgrade button on status page should upgrade to v.99.

Reboot after upgrading!
Note: if upgrade happens to fail repeatedly then redownload full v.98 img and attempt upgrade again.

Trying the update now thank you  ;D

whats new to come in your next build?

An update coming down the pipes for next release....
Fan failure protection w/ webgui output in big red letters when a potential fan failure has been detected!!!!

Up till now, my monitoring script has dynamically adjusted clocks up n down depending on environmental temperatures that increased / decreased gradually. It would attempt to clock the unit down as temps rose but this happened at the rate of KNC's monitoring script which is 1 poll per minute. A fan failure would easily go up in temperature much quicker than decreasing 25mhz ever 1 minute on respective dies would account for.
In the process of coding this I also found fault w/ KNC's waas command not actually being able to set a die OFF, rather bfgminer would have to be restarted and the advanced.conf file held a null value of any desired dies to be set as "OFF".
So... what Ive come up with is a small rewrite of setting dies to OFF logic(now all dies set to off while mining will invoke a bfgminer restart).
Next, onto the fan fail protection conditions...
1. If either of the DCDC temps of any die have detected as being above the user set threshold by 10C or more then the dies will be turn OFF.
OR
2. If either of the DCDC temps of any die have reached 115C or higher then that die will be set OFF.

After all dies which meet the condition above have been set to OFF, bfgminer will be issued a restart command.
A warning in big red letters on the STATUS page of webgui will warn about a possible fan failure detection.

To clear the warning the pi must be rebooted(I figured in the case of a genuine fan failure, the pi will be turned off along w/ the miner to service the cube w/ the failed fan).

*note.... if the 115C threshold ends up being an issue for anyone running their titans this hot well... A: your Titan will not last long B: I can always change this upward, but Im willing only to go up to 120C or so.

I will post when this release will be live.

The updated changes mentioned above are now available in v.99b version to *free*(donation version) & paid users. Sorry for the late update.

!!!ANNOUNCING!! v.99c for premium/prepaid/predonated members!
 --v.99b is now available for *free*(.75% don) users.

PREMIUM members, you should soon see the updated v.99c in your member page which you were supplied when you purchased the firmware. "vegasguy" will supply you with more info.

Release notes: https://github.com/GenTarkin/Titan/releases/tag/v.99c


For people running the *free*(donate version) v.99a version, you can either update via the UPGRADE button on STATUS page OR download the .bin file from here: https://github.com/GenTarkin/Titan/releases/tag/v.99b

gEN-

I burned your image to SD card and my titan is is now crashing during boot up giving this error:

wrong seq4 value 0x40



Never mind,- I figured it out.  My PSU was not outputting a full 5 volts to the Pi.

Just implemented a working option in MINING page to enable / disable API read only access from ALL IP's =-), will make it into my next release.

https://i.imgur.com/UAHstI1.png

I just bought and testing your soft :)

First impression very positive!

Best Regards.

Guys, am I missing something?

Titan 1.95 and up has been working great for me since March... what does this version offer, aside from disabling dead dies? 
If you don't have restarting/dead dies is there any other benefits ?

You can read all about my firmware improvements here:
https://github.com/GenTarkin/Titan

It does MUCH more then "disable" dead dies, heck it technically doesnt even do that at all... LOL

V99e is officially released to paid members. You may download it from my site if you are a paid member: http://bitcoinlasvegas.net/kncminer-titan-custom-firmware-mod-paid-membership-page/

Vegas

Release notes for v.99e :

Installed the new version working well so far ! ;D

good to hear =)

Update:

Going forward, all sales will be handled exclusively through my website: http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com

I will eventually create a new ebay ad as well, which will link to my site for clarity and customers of sales made on ebay will use my site as a portal for receiving my firmware & future updates.

All proceeds from sales on my site will go to the the developer of the project(myself).

I do not have access to the customer list that vegasguy maintained so  ... I will have to try and figure out my customer base from scratch. Anyone on here this forum that has purchased firmware using vegasguy's site can send me a pm w/ ur email and subsequently create an account using the same email address on the new site.  I will also need to see a copy of the confirmation email received when ordering from either vegasguy's site or a paypal receipt from ebay showing that the firmware was purchased from either source.
**NOTE** For the above ... customer verification only needs to happen when I release a new version of the firmware. So, there is no rush on this.

   vegasguy has closed the portion of his site for my firmware permanently, has also removed the ebay ad.   ... or so he says and has done, but may eventually try creating new sites .. etc..


Sorry for the inconvenience, I ask the community for patience as I sort this all out. I do plan on releasing the "energy saver" edition after this gets settled.


MAJOR RELEASE 3.3.16 - v1.0.0

wait for it.....    Wait for It............  WAIT FOR IT......................

RELEASE of GenTarkin's Mod ~ Custom KNC Titan Firmware v1.0.0 IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-myaccount/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-myaccount/) to obtain your FREE UPGRADE and license key(s)!!

New / Unverified previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-shop/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-shop/) to purchase!!

RELEASE NOTES:

Major Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:
Added the long awaited “Energy Saver” feature – automatically tunes die voltages for highest effeciency while keeping the die stable as possible & hw% low. ~~MORE INFO HERE!!! ~~
DCDC Over-Current protection – any DCDC’s detected above 46A will be issued a die reset, if that fails then die speed is clocked down significantly to prevent DCDC failure.
Long Term Stability checking for all dies – bumps voltage up on a die if it becomes unstable more than 2x in a period of 2 days.
Per RPI Cube Tracking – if cubes are added, removed or moved around their last known clocks and volts on a given pi will be restored.
Internet outtage / dead pool detection to prevent miner from constantly resetting itself.
Slight webgui redesign.
Product license activation.
Full Copyright & end user license information.
Much smaller installation file.


Additional Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:
Full translation of webgui pages to 80+ different languages.
Logging file output format refined and also includes more timestamps now.
Optimized timing of die / cube soft and hard resets.
Fixed format of advanced.conf file not being updated properly when user changes/removes/adds cubes or manually sets dies OFF.
ADVANCED page now shows which dies(if any) are being throttled because of DCDC over temp threshold.
ADVANCED page now auto refreshes every 5 minutes.
Noticed in rare cases dies are configured with positive voltage – wrote correction code for this.
For “Energy Saver” implemented cross reboots internal data array tracking capability.
Ability for user to save Log Files to a file to be posted or emailed for diagnostic purposes. (This is part of the Energy Saver options).
Added BALANCE strategy to MINER page – this may work better than LOAD-BALANCE for some users.
Removal of BFGminer version option – in testing 5.1.0 works best with Titans – can re-add later on as an optional installation file if demand is high enough.
More fixes to KNC’s shoddy code.
And many more small fixes / improvements too numerous to list.

All the previous firmware features and improvements are included!

Now … you’re probably asking yourself “yeah yeah, but how much do all these wonderful new features cost?” Simple: $75 first full copy, $35 for additional licenses.

Verified Previous Customers: The upgrade to this firmware is completely FREE for the number of Titans the previous version was purchased. Additional Titans require additional license purchase. If you created an account here previously then you will find license keys issued to your account. **NOTE** If you have not created an account on this site and verified your previous purchases, please contact me - http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-contact/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-contact/)
--
New Customers: Prices as detailed above.

***IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTICE*** – Upon upgrading to and activation of this firmware, its EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to keep track of which license was used on your KNC Titan(s). An easy way to do this is create backups of your Titan(s) after activating, then keep record of which backup went to which Titan.

***PRODUCT NOTICE*** – upon purchasing / obtaining this software, the end user agrees to the license terms set forth here(this file is also contained in my firmware): gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/gentarkin_mod/LICENSE (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/gentarkin_mod/LICENSE)


https://i.imgur.com/LsMtNAY.jpg?2
http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/updated-advanced-page.jpg
http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/updated-status-page.jpg

When are you going to release new firmware with all the features listed on your site?

I cannot wait for failover feature to actually try it.

Quick PSA:

Vegasguy has re-opened his site and updated his ebay ad.
I want to make PERFECTLY CLEAR ... the version he is selling is fake and unfinished, it is from my test builds. In the terms of version It is NOT the official v1.0 in fact, its my very unfinished and buggy code of the "Energy Saver" edition.  Several bugs Ive discovered since then can be detrimental to the Titan.
If you purchase from him, you will receive no support from myself(the creator of the current release v.99e).

Id like to remind everyone once again MY website & the official way to obtain the firmware is http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com

If any of you are upset about this as I am, I encourage spreading the word to let others know.

failover feature?

It seems you and Vegas had a fight  :o
You was partners and now what ?
I am pretty sure his version will work ok but is better if you will tell us what happen and you end the partnership ?  ???

EXCITING NEWS!!!!:

Just finished up my first RC build of "Energy Saver" ... will be tested soon. Its almost ready for release woohooo!    ~ granted there arent any major bugs that creep up beyond this point ha! =P

Long story short, he ended up abandoning the project and myself, not amicably.
He was unwilling to relinquish control of sales to me even when I offered just as many perks as he already enjoyed including the same profit splitting. So, he decided to leave claiming thats what I wanted of him, even when I telling him I didnt want him to leave. He left saying he would shutdown his site and ebay. A week later his ebay reopened, a month later his site reopened and now he is selling fake v1.0 dubbed firmware, which is really just my earlier test builds of "Energy Saver" (because he was testing for me).
He left w/o sharing the customer db with me. So I have no idea who my customers even are, Im rebuilding that from scratch and some of it even on good faith of the customers.

How existing customers can get access to these builds?

Sorry, i meant Load balance... when I try 2 pool load balance, none of the pools are working. I thought with your build you can have 1 titan mine in 2 pools at the same time ?

The test builds? They cant , its not ready for release. I have a couple testers atm, will decide if / when I want more prior to release.

If your talking about access to the newest release(when it releases) then see the post 9 posts above this one, has all the details in it.

Well, using the stock 5.1.0 bfgminer I just tried "balance" worked fine. I tried load balanced and it seemed to just stay on my primary pool.
I recommend using the stock 5.1.0 anywho .... it works best w/ titan because has most mature titan drivers.
In fact, newer versions of bfgminer will be gone from my firmware entirely. If people want newer versions bad enough, Ill release a second *patch* that will install newer versions.

is this firmware worth getting now, and also what is the most profitable pool for the titan?

Small update here on firmware progress....

I rewrote the "Energy Saver" controls to be simpler and more intuitive. Primarily because trying to compensate for nearly every situation a user could want became too great of a task w/ endless options and potential bugs.

There is still a freaking anomaly bug happening when user has dies set to odd configurations (off / outside the voltage parameters of "energy saver") ... Im still trying to track down why stuff aint working correctly in these more rare situations. Once I have that ironed out ... should be real damn close to release! .... crosses fingers!

Hrm... I guess "worth getting" can only be answered by the user thinking about purchasing. But you can see a list of all its features here:

http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/

Thats my official site. All those features listed mid-page are in the current release.

Many more features being added to the list once my "Energy Saver" edition gets released.

wait for it.....    Wait for It............  WAIT FOR IT......................

RELEASE of GenTarkin's Mod ~ Custom KNC Titan Firmware v1.0.0 IS FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-myaccount/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-myaccount/) to obtain your FREE UPGRADE and license key(s)!!

New / Unverified previous customers: head to http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-shop/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-shop/) to purchase!!

RELEASE NOTES:

Major Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:
Added the long awaited “Energy Saver” feature – automatically tunes die voltages for highest effeciency while keeping the die stable as possible & hw% low. ~~MORE INFO http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/energy-saver-faq-help/ ~~
DCDC Over-Current protection – any DCDC’s detected above 46A will be issued a die reset, if that fails then die speed is clocked down significantly to prevent DCDC failure.
Long Term Stability checking for all dies – bumps voltage up on a die if it becomes unstable more than 2x in a period of 2 days.
Per RPI Cube Tracking – if cubes are added, removed or moved around their last known clocks and volts on a given pi will be restored.
Internet outtage / dead pool detection to prevent miner from constantly resetting itself.
Slight webgui redesign.
Product license activation.
Full Copyright & end user license information.
Much smaller installation file.


Additional Features, Additions, Fixes & Changes:
Full translation of webgui pages to 80+ different languages.
Logging file output format refined and also includes more timestamps now.
Optimized timing of die / cube soft and hard resets.
Fixed format of advanced.conf file not being updated properly when user changes/removes/adds cubes or manually sets dies OFF.
ADVANCED page now shows which dies(if any) are being throttled because of DCDC over temp threshold.
ADVANCED page now auto refreshes every 5 minutes.
Noticed in rare cases dies are configured with positive voltage – wrote correction code for this.
For “Energy Saver” implemented cross reboots internal data array tracking capability.
Ability for user to save Log Files to a file to be posted or emailed for diagnostic purposes. (This is part of the Energy Saver options).
Added BALANCE strategy to MINER page – this may work better than LOAD-BALANCE for some users.
Removal of BFGminer version option – in testing 5.1.0 works best with Titans – can re-add later on as an optional installation file if demand is high enough.
More fixes to KNC’s shoddy code.
And many more small fixes / improvements too numerous to list.

All the previous firmware features and improvements are included!

Now … you’re probably asking yourself “yeah yeah, but how much do all these wonderful new features cost?” Simple: $75 first full copy, $35 for additional licenses.

Verified Previous Customers: The upgrade to this firmware is completely FREE for the number of Titans the previous version was purchased. Additional Titans require additional license purchase. If you created an account here previously then you will find license keys issued to your account. **NOTE** If you have not created an account on this site and verified your previous purchases, please contact me - http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-contact/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/custom-knc-titan-firmware-contact/)
--
New Customers: Prices as detailed above.

***IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTICE*** – Upon upgrading to and activation of this firmware, its EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to keep track of which license was used on your KNC Titan(s). An easy way to do this is create backups of your Titan(s) after activating, then keep record of which backup went to which Titan.

***PRODUCT NOTICE*** – upon purchasing / obtaining this software, the end user agrees to the license terms set forth here(this file is also contained in my firmware): gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/gentarkin_mod/LICENSE (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/gentarkin_mod/LICENSE)


https://i.imgur.com/LsMtNAY.jpg?2
http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/updated-advanced-page.jpg
http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/updated-status-page.jpg
http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/advanced_tuning_inprogress-e1457073026636.png

Have been running for 30 hours now on the new firmware, not particularly happy with it, bfgminer shuts down every 4 hours, nicehash reported down time 20min, then 30 min.

Had to downgrade back to 0.99e version for now.

GenTarkin's Mod ~ Custom KNC Titan firmware v1.0.2 RELEASE NOTES - maintenance release

-Fixed an issue in regards to user specified api-allow settings in "manual edit" mode. Its a bug thats been around since v99e and someone just pointed out to me. Basically, the "API readonly checkbox" was overriding any user specified settings for the api-allow entry. Now, when user changes this line the "API read only checkbox" setting is ignored until the api-allow line is restored to its original setting OR its removed entirely.

-Activation: due to an unforseen situation regarding activation, the manual method of reactivation was not working as intended. This is now fixed. For any miner you try to reactivate w/ its respective(matching license) it should reactivate w/o issue now.</li>


note: The updated download file is found in your account if you purchased the "FULL COPY"

Sorry to hear, but yeah, like the Energy Saver FAQ states, there can be lots of instability while tuning is taking place.
Furthermore, if per die settings need to be changed to maintain stability after tuning ...then those are easily user changeable, just like its always been =)

(the above assumes you even ran Energy Saver, if you didnt and suddenly experiencing issues then your cubes have other issues.)

If you would like, u can create a logfile and email it to gentarkincustomtitan@gmail.com I can give it a look and see if theres any hints as to what actually is going on.

GenTarkin's Mod - Firmware - IMPORTANT NOTICE

Before enabling "Energy Saver": please set any dies which are listed in autobypass to OFF, then clear the autobypass list, then apply settings, then enable "Energy Saver".

Doing so will result in slightly faster and much more accurate results.

$75 really ? it was $50  :(

Hi,

I bought a used Titan which had a donated/pre-paid 99e version installed. Is it possible to get an update to the latest version?
Is it possible to disable the energy saving feature?

According to the description, you found an important bug in the original KNC code:

Maybe that bug leads to dies with 0.8V idle issue.

May you explain a bit more about the bug please. In which situations it occurs, what did you improve?
I tried to find the source code of your version 1.0.0, but found the readme and license only on github.
Where can I find the latest source code?

Thanks
Joerg

I will contact you privately regarding the upgrade. As for the rest of your questions:
The energy saving feature is not enabled unless the user decides to turn it on.

For the positive voltage problem: I ran into this on some occassion when I told waas to update clocks / volts, for some reason it would issue a positive version of the specified voltage.

No this does not cause the .8v idle issue. That is simply a die which has went to sleep and requires a hard reset. If hard reset doesnt work then a manual power cycle of entire rig is required. If that doesnt work then that die is effectively dead.

The source code of my latest releases are not entirely open source. Although if one wishes to see the parts of the source which is available then its part of the .bin installation file.
You can find out more information at my website - http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com

Ive also purchased a miner that had your firmware on it, very nice work!!

I dont know what else you have planned but if you are taking suggestions... graphs (graphs are always pretty) of average mining rate over a time as well as power usage. Im not sure if the power usage stat is realtime or an average but an average would possibly be nice - as long as it was acurate and not showing low due to BFGminer restarts and such. Maybe also a stat on watt/mhs to see the efficiency. None of these are show stoppers and to choose between this and a more stable/faster rig, go with the later but just thought Id throw this out there.

Thanks for your efforts in this!

GenTarkin's Mod ~ Custom KNC Titan firmware v1.0.4 RELEASE NOTES - maintenance release

-Energy Saver: Fixed an issue where in some situations Energy Saver would get stuck on a stage in an infinite loop due to incorrect die counting results.

-Energy Saver: If incorrect die counting results still results in a loop for stages.. wrote a fallback to guarantee no infinite loops would occur by forcibly going to the next stage if the current stage is running for over 48hrs.

-Energy Saver: If any dies are detected being auto-bypass when user starts Energy Saver, it will show a notification that those dies need to be set to OFF(and settings applied) prior to starting Energy Saver.

In short, if you installed my previous builds and had energy saver run for over a week...then its highly possible one of the stages is stuck in an infinite loop. This release will fix that.

note: The updated download file is found in your account if you purchased the "FULL COPY"
note: Prior to upgrading, please stop Energy Saver if its running. Then install upgrade, reboot then start Energy Saver.

As per your suggestions. There are some graphs by clicking the "more goodies" link on the status page.
The power usage stat is realtime. There is no averaging, there really doesnt need to be. Miner power consumption is pretty static when mining is constant =)
I could probably work in the watt/mh , but this is easy math that anyone can do w/ a calc, but I understand it would be a nifty little stat. I could probably write it into my next release.

Cool! :)

Hello!

I would like to know whether your firmware will help to solve my problem?

I had a following problem.
Miner does not answer! I can not go to its Web-page.
I set the official image 2.0 Titain on the SD card instructions.
I tried set latest firmware, but to no avail.

Indicator write:

EmptySpace
192.168.1.9

When I connect the monitor, i see next:

Starting Factory setup: ERROR: No serialnumber found
ERROR: No eeprom found
ERROR: No eeprom found
ERROR: No eeprom found
ERROR: No eeprom found
ERROR: No eeprom found


I do not know what to do. Official support KnC no longer responding

trust me ....compared to the knc junk it is worth much more the 100 bucks for each license iimho..it kicks ass

(running Titans 10 cubes at 725mh  for 17 months now or at least the units are that old one 17 months and 1 used for 13 months)..I need all the edge i can get in heat and energy savings)

Summer is coming (ouch!)

my setup

lostgonzo.imgur.com (http://lostgonzo.imgur.com)

725mh on litecoinpool

www.litecoinpool.org (http://www.litecoinpool.org)

I lost a bit of speed (25mh or so now that its not full out)  but saved about 15% in electric as my guess and my heat and voltage settings on adv page is WAY down (would be better if i re pasted my cubes it has been 17 months..that's another chore)

but again........well worth the cash...and it is 75 bucks 1st Titan and 35 bucks each license there on ..if I remember correctly

again I'd pay 200 bucks if that is what it took. PER TITAN ...it is that good....

(ask around the Swedish asic miner thread....here on bitcointalk..you'll likely hear the same...then again I remember when KNC said all his MODS could NEVER be done ..so somewhat p/o'd at the lies of such back in the day)

anyway my 2 Satoshi's on this

My firmware only installs in top of knc 2.00 so if 2.00 wont even boot up for u so u can get to the webgui to upgrade the firmware...then sounds like u wouldn't be able to install my mod.

Hi,

I have KNC's v2.00 I can see the to the web interface but the miner does not start mining and keeps restarting every minute or so.

Though I use the supposedly right ajax in the mining tab:-

{
  "pools": [
    {
      "quota": "1;stratum+tcp://ltc.ghash.io:3333",
      "user": "myUser.worker1",
      "pass": "x"
    }
  ],
  "scrypt-n": 10
}



What might be the issue?
And do you think taking your firmware would make it start mining?

Thanks,
Aws

This mod made the KNC titan a dream to use. Mines stable now! I will be buying this again when i get another titan!

Awesome man! Good to hear! =)

ANNOUNCEMENT:
Quick update for anyone interested and using GenTarkin's MOD (my firmware)...

Ive tested knc 2.0.2 firmware and implemented it into my firmware as a free addon package.
Changes include -
new BFGMiner 5.4.2 from KNC for the Titan
an updated version of waas utility
I changed my licensing info a bit

Ive already sent out emails to my customer w/ the information.

More information and download links here:
gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/ann-bfgminer-5-4-2-installeruninstaller-files-for-my-firmware-free/ (http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com/ann-bfgminer-5-4-2-installeruninstaller-files-for-my-firmware-free/)

interesting, I'm running with the 5.1.0 in your latest firmware, wondering if there are any benefits of updating to 5.4.2 with the titan.
did you notice any difference running the new version GenTarkin?

Heck I've not run

sudo apt get update

sudo apt get upgrade

anyone ever bother to do that even? (no clue...My knc Titan's are 'evil' I touch them when gen tarkin says to ..otherwise I try to avoid direct eye contact or they will likely
brick themselves out of spite. Just saying.

A couple people have, the underlying linux OS is aged to the point on KNC's pi release that ... I wouldnt recommend doing it. Generally, the further away in age you get from your linux packages which are installed, the higher chance there is for things breaking after the upgrade.

I dont think there are too many improvements. I mean the upgraded waas will fix bugs for some folks w/ some titans. Also, bfgminer 5.4.2 has network/ work related fixes ... I would guess anyways =P
Everything changed can be seen on knc's github.

I've not noticed any definitive improvement though. But, I suspect there may be a tiny improvement in work restart times for the Titan w/ the newer 5.4.2, then again that may just be the fixes my pool has been recently doing =P
Who knows =P

Did anyone have padrino firmware ??

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Now accepting altcoins as payment via Shapeshift.io option on checkout page for my firmware.
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Thanks again to all my customers & supporters over the past year =)

i just opened my fresh titans, they have firmware 2.02 out of the box, and just bought Your licences, so it wont be problem with upgrade?

I had no problem with the 6 I got from KNC liquidation. They upgraded just fine.

I think you are the 2 guys that got the 10 on 2nd open auction where knc (imho the whale) blew us out of the water. Good catch
by the way if so.

By the By how much of your stuff was built wrong. We (out of 24) are looking at about a 20% error rate on builds.
They were obviously built by temps with lots of issues. Also wrong thermal paste we likely will have to re-do all for that reason
alone. We will use the Maxumark X brackets and copper heatsinks and gelin extreme thermal paste with the Noctura 3000 rpm fans also.

Anyway we had like 7 or 8 come without any thermal pads. Some dc/dc's were burnt out because they 'supposedly' tested
these for 1/2 hour at 400mh. So check it all over good before you run them. Lots of warped heatsinks/blown screws/and the usual
shipping damage.

Anyway the tarky titan stuff took just fine with the licneses I have purchased and maxumark purchased. No issues there.

sent you a pm too

well after upgrade its not showing asic temps and some die's aint starting, when im switching sd with 2.02 its all working again and its showing temps

Make sure you paid to see adv page imho on tarky Titan stuff. And or reflah also I use class 10 Sandisk 8gb

It should be no worse then the KNC 2.02 upgrade this year. The tarky Titan upgrades upgrade the same way.

A catch with that is or any issues I have is with 10 rigs of Titans about every 4 months I have issues but it is always a new SD that fixes it. With one Titan if hosting I'd send 2.02 image on a couple Sandisk 8gb class 10's just to have them physically get you over such a hump. With 1 Titan may be needed 1x a year. So be prepared. Firmware wise never had an issue that was not fixed by a fresh sd card and I got 2.00 as a spare.

My firmware is only officially tested w/ the upgrade path from KNC 2.00 -> my firmware.
Its not been tested w/ knc2.02 installed first, this is largely impractical to do since they didnt even release a full SD card 2.02 image. Nor did they release an upgrade package. In fact, only I have released an upgrade package from KNC 2.00 -> 2.02 changes to work in my custom firmware.
KNC's 2.02 had very little changes to 2.00, I dont see why my firmware couldnt upgarde v2.02 fine.
 Searing are you saying your KNC 2.02 (that came on your new Titans) upgraded to my firmware just fine? If so, great =) That further reinforces that my firmware should upgrade KNC 2.02 just fine.

Yeah the liquidation Titans came with 2.02 and upgraded ok. In my case anyway.

Thats good, but now 2 people who got titans from them are claiming my firmware isnt working right with them. Weird.

For anyone having issues w/ KNC 2.02 packaged Titans received from KNC lately. Please email me the logs using the save log button on ADVANCED page. Use the links on my website http://gentarkincustomtitan.pcriot.com to email them to me.
Also, it seems to be a pattern of unplugging one cube makes it magically work?? If thats the case, how many cubes are you guys using per controller? Also, what version of my firmware are you trying to use on your Titans.
My older copy of v99e most likely wont work, because it overwrites a lot of stuff thats in knc2.02 w/ older files. The newer version of my firmware 1.0.4 should work as shown by Searings experience.
So, if you are using my older firmware ... it will be time to upgrade or stay stuck on stock KNC 2.02

PM sent

I have yet to receive emails w/ log files from either of you guys but I have received several PM's ... the first clue as to what may be going on is in those log files. Like I stated earlier, these can be obtained from the Logs button in ADVANCED page. Then go to my site then CONTACT then send the log to either of those email links.

Not up to speed on this yet. We have other controllers on the new stuff..but we do have a couple controllers? on the new titans that are only stable with 4 cubes you go to 5 and as
you state above it then works fine and stable.

We have not bugged you with any of this yet in that we are still getting the 20% damaged and/or run in burn test w/o thermal pads (25+ dies down mainly die #2) ..fun stuff like that

Good thing we knew KNC was evil and bid accordingly in that respect.....thus we are still ok ...but annoying to see new stuff built wrong or busted in shipping.

But anyway ...we have a couple that only work with 4 cubes and this is after the upgrade to gen tarkin stuff...so likely a hardware issue..but the above quote asked...



On second thought we have some units that only seem to work on standard 2.02 with full out voltage of -0.366 standard setting ...anyway that stays stable that is
but we were gonna wait to ask you about such in still tweaking...but likely it is due to the 'toasty critters' aspect of these liguidation titans ..we had 7 units I think it was
without thermal pads ..but RUN 400mh for testing for 1/2 hr according to the sheet tossed in the box. ie.....all of die #2's are dead is the result on most.

So likely they are borderline working kinda sorta clocked down etc on 2.02 but the tarky titan probably considers them 'lost cause' etc...

So anyway they likely are NOT incorrect on this...the 2nd batch auctions we got blown out of when they made them 'open bid' ..ie see the bids....(whale crushed we were)

Someone who got 10 titans said ALL 50 CUBES came w/o thermal pads...if they were tested as ours were at 400mh because they missed such ...could be a whole

rats nest of issues ..just saying.....but again have not really got to this yet...when we gleaned it down we were gonna show you stuff/logs for perhaps some tweaking of
yoru 1.0.4 stuff....(more likely you would laugh and say .its as good as it gets)

Anyway ..the folk likely if ALL their stuff had no themal pads...could very well have such borderline dies ..that work kinda sorta stable full out at -0.366 but do not like
the tarky titan eff mode and such

anyway tossing it out there till we get more of this nailed down

One thing you guys could try is setting the Titan to factory defaults on SYSTEM TAB and ADVANCED TAB after upgrading to my firmware when using more than 4 cubes on the controllers. Perhaps theres some configuration bug somewhere. But my firmware works fine w/ pre 2.02 builds and more than 4 cubes so not sure what the cause of the issue is.
Like I stated, its likely theres something far different in KNC's stock 2.02 firmware thats not on their github version of it and my firmware is overwriting it. If thats the case and everyone upgrades (meaning theres no stock image left) then I cant start anywhere w/ fixing it.
Have you guys looked at controller or bridge boards and see if they have different versions between the old Titans and new(old stock) ones you guys got??
Also, their knc2.02 linux version may be different and that adds another variable as well.
I still have yet to receive log files from anyone.

Got so little time as im working dayshift, i will try to do as much as i can today, and send You logs. If You want i can make img of this stock 2.02 and put it somewhere for You.

I never did code this up because of way to many variables that can cause cable burn that i cant account for in code. Also,  no matter how u dice it up, the single pcie connector on cube board is responsible for way to much current, it could burn under any circumstance where heat is high enough.  To keep that within spec these titans would have to run at near half speed and noone wants that. 

what u could do is start w/ making an archive of the /home/pi folder. And i can do a code compare.  Then u can make a complete .bin image of the stock 2.02 and send it to me via btsync(ill pm u info) later when i get a chance.  May be a day or so.

I see KNC actually posted a .bin upgrade file now. After comparing differences between 2.00 and 2.02, looks like the changes are accurate against their github source ... so Im confused as to why its not working for you guys.
My firmware 1.0.4 doesnt overwrite any files which are different from 2.00 to 2.02 so everything should work exactly the same.
Let me ask, did you guys use my bfgminer5.4.2 upgrade patch???? BECAUSE that *could* cause issues ... bfgminer 5.4.2 is already part of 2.02 so, u wouldnt need to install my patch for bfgminer5.4.2/v2.02 changes

If indeed you did install my patch, I would say ... try the 5.4.2 uninstaller(not sure what affect this will have on 2.02 firmware) so... if that doesnt work correctly, then reimage back to knc 2.02 from another pi which as the image on it OR if you dont have the original knc2.02 handy then.... You can flash full 2.00 image to sd card, then knc2.02, then my firmware(but not my bfg542 patch) ... see if it works then.
If not, then the last step would be to flash full 2.00 image, install my firmware, then install my bfgminer542 patch(which brings it up to knc2.02 as well) ... that should work .. 98% certain =)

I had to do the quote above

start quote

If not, then the last step would be to flash full 2.00 image, install my firmware, then install my bfgminer542 patch(which brings it up to knc2.02 as well) ... that should work ..

end quote

On 1 of my new 2.02 arrived Liquidation Titan 400mh units. Also, note that the board on the cubes has been 'redesigned' from the old previous Titans (all of 1st batch and some
of or most of imho 2nd batch)...the most obvious example is 3 small capacitors to replace the one large capacitor....also imho the dc/dc's seem odd ..not as 'robust' not
sure what that is about.....the coating on them seems somewhat flimsy...so anyway not sure if this re-design has any input on above

Anyway, the method of a replacement SD for the crummy NO SD that came with this unit and probably most of  the others required a complete re-do. I did just upgrade
the SD that came with the other unit here and it seems to work ok...but the other 4 I have in the hosting place with maxumark I don't thing came with an SD so it
probably was a complete 'make an SD' project like was done in the above quote

Maybe this is all a given and I don't need to clarify..but just in case....because of the need to make SD's... I use Sandisk 8gb Class 10 only..

Just to clarify my previous post...only 1 unit came with an SD card that had  2.02 on it at my end (2 at home other 4 at server farm) thus most of our stuff imho
was done in the above quoted manner above..using new Sandisk 8gb Sandisk Class 10 SD cards.....from scratch

anyway my 2c worth

after i tried couple things i was able to run 5 cubes on one titan. I flashed sd with factory 2.0 then i upgraded to 1.0.4tarkin and restored to factory settings if i remember correctly otherwise it had problems with starting all die's and fell in the restart loop. Upgrading bfgminer occured some problems so i didnt do it this time. I was wrong when i thought that 5.4.2 fixes the asic temp missing.
I will try further with other units. Meanwhile probably one of my 2000BB burned/overheated while running 5 cubes.



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https://i.imgur.com/u4cXtkh.png

So you did not run the 5.43 bfgminer upgrade?

Also for what it is worth I suddenly have a controller (not the new titan ones) only like 4 cubes.....it previously did not like me trying to use the LCD slot but took the LCD back
and now the port next to the LCD (port 2) it now also does not seem to like any added cube....but the 4 cubes are stable with tarky titan etc

out of the 24 new units we have we have at least 2 I think that will not take more then 4 cubes.....not sure ...but may be an issue that just kinda crops up over time

not sure if this helps anyone but I'd not be to distressed if this happens ...the controller doing this is exactly 2 years old now and has been run 24/7 since

on a side note you said all of your 50 cubes on the 2nd liguidation auction of 160 new Titan 400mh 5 cubes last month came without thermal pads...you seem to have
lucked out in they also (being knc and evil why pay the temp workers to test all 160 units in that their clause said as is) ...so w/o thermal pads and tested (in our
1st 24 we one on the only closed bid auction) most cubes have 1 dc/dc shot (lightfoot......are you reading this hint hint) ..anyway so our average is 263mh for the
24 units (of which I have 6)....so thus the fact you have no *usually die 2 is dead) burnt dc/dc's due to 400mh testing for 1/2 hour w/o thermal pads for some of
our stuff (probably 1/3..thou I have found burnt dc/dc's after the fact under thermal pads I modded)

Anyway ...consider yourself lucky by them trying their usual evil knc save a buck tricks....you probably are golden ....but I'd repaste for sure (the paste job is really
bad...and not enough and wrong paste...I use gelin extreme works great) get the maxumark brackets (probably less then 10 bucks at your volume rate for 50 cubes) and
get the dc/dc heatsinks if you are not using them already...stay away from thermal pad method...i'd also get the 3000 rpm Noctura fan (27 bucks on newegg) it is great
dumped 10c to 15c off my dies ..all cubes running much cooler in the basement than in the winter last year at 60F in the basement.

But in reality we are mucking thru are stuff the most scary is the crummy thermal paste and not enough on the dies...but with the crummy thermal paste they used
it already looks kinda flakey when you do a re-do in that they did not use enough...so its a time bomb imho.....gonna suck ...but have to do it.....at least our price
of 1900 with shipping reflected our view that it would be temp workers and junk with bad shipping etc...did not expect the other batches to miss thermal pads thou
on all units...but we priced them as if they would come as 300mh units due to RMA parts ..and yes they said our 24 units were new but probably 20% is used parts
esp fans from what I saw....or hell they were run in a data hall as we suspect and knc was the whale that crushed us on getting out of the 215 units of about 175
or some such...

anyway the real issue with die flakeyness is gonna be the wrong thin thermal paste they used and the small amounts used...we have some time but imho that is
somthing a person should be most concerned with and fix..then again once you are down that rabbit hole imho you may as well go whole hog and fix the works
with the Noctura 3000 rpm fan www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com) at 27 bucks and free shipping (they take BTC) and heatinks self stick 8 to a packet on ebay at
19.95 and gelin extrme paste at 20 bucks per 10oz. ..also on ebay...and the maxumark brackets at a bit below in volume of 10 bucks if i count 3 bucks a cube to thermal paste
then looking at about 60 bucks a cube to do the works right. MY view is knc being evil and all and the crummy damage of temp screws and taco'd boards ..little
thermal paste..burnt dc/dc's once a cube is done to the above specs..it is all a matter of FATE at that point...Also my original Titan and those in the fist batch
from Nov 2014 ...MOST of the folks on forums lost their dies and had issues the first couple months...so we will likely lose some dies at the front end..then mostly
from then on your titans should be more or less ok. Me I just am gonna do all I can on the mods for each cube and thermal paste asap so when stuff starts to go
(it will it is evil knc stuff) then I can say I did all I could at the front end and it is just fate and out of my hands at that point

anyway you are in a good postion your stuff was not tested so count it as a win even with the cube per controller issues.....it is damn tough to look at their
new re-designed cube board and see it all new an pretty and a dc/dc (usually die #2) that looks like a charcol brick :(

Anyway consider that you ducked a bullet...with the non-testing imho and predictable burn out w/o thermal pads of the dc/dc's that they SAID they tested in your case
at 400mh for 1/2 hour and evidently did not...so count it as a win imho......

later

oh they did test them believe me to each unit they put print from test, and yes the dc/dc from die 2 mostly run hotter and look in some cases worse than others. I already replaced thermal paste on all of my units that was first of my steps, then i made my own brackets and installed radiators on each dc/dc. Altho all my units seem to be assembled out of "new" parts, including fans, boards and all. I got only one cube that was running much hotter than others (over 80degrees) but repasting, sinks and noctua cooled it enough. If i wont be able to run 5 cubes per controller i will eventually give up and start looking for additional controllers to buy and run the rest of cubes. So far i got 6 cubes remaining to redo all of upgrades due to lack of time

Well maybe they just tested for 15 min mine were tested for 1/2 hour ..which is probably the issue...look at the paper and you can make a guess

I on the other hand, I did find some toasty dc/dc's under new thermal pads...perhaps our 1st 24 were test units...did you also get the funky titan vinyal sticker over used
Neputne  cube shells...you can tell side by side w/o removing the lable with a regular Titan cube.in that if it was Titan cubes underneath part would show...
but I suppose with the data hall and running them bare on shelves....they have lots and lots of neppie cube covers......that is kinda a hoot.

Also what kinda damage did you see from temp workers (too short screws ..taco'd boards ) and also shipping damage..our stuff came to the USA so looked plenty rough.

Well anyway at 1900 bucks including the 150 for shipping we kinda figured it would be crappy ..due to the 'as is' clause so it will all work out..but still they did not even

try imho to give a damn ...at least on our first run 24 batch of stuff....sheesh

Yeah, I got 1 5 cube titan to do here yet..it is running cool and at 400mh more or less (knock wood) but I really got to look at this ....(its a trap i tell you). Then of
course, we have like 120 cubes to do of the 24 units (maxumark needs to do 18 for his and I need to do 6 titans of which I've done only 6 cubes here and  all but 4 cubes
left at the house here (2 Titans  at home and 4 Titans in the data hall)

Then again the other 4 titans hosting are at 62F in a data farm server place setup...so we have some time..but have to find the time to repaste...

Good to see you got them all repasted etc.....but yeah ...I got the gberty clone boards 1st batch one worked just fine....the 3 2nd batch ones all seem to be
broke....thus w/o redress there I too will be getting some Titan boards if I can find them ...we can beat each other up on eBay for such (fun fun) :(

Yeah time ...got no time as well....you can check out my full hash on www.litecoinpool.org (http://www.litecoinpool.org)
not sure if you can see it w/o a logon but it is a great pool imho

I don't even have a backup pool the last 2 years because it has never gone down that I can tell..lol :) pays 103% and no fee....and I like the tools etc
So things here are stable ..thou I too have 1 cube sitting around w/o a PSU thou...I have an extra controller from the 2 Titan's (I mixed and merged with my otherTitan stuff)
but waiting on a Maxumark server mod psu to play with this 1 extra cube.....but I'm still out now a 'test bed' controller for my problem cubes ...thus off to eBay
search I guess....

On a side note someone wants to be God in the Titan world ...get a Beagle Bone Black to work on a Titan controller ..you would be worshiped indeed! :)

Anyway good to see you are limping along w/o as many issues..but hey...363mh for mostly new stuff for 1900 bucks I'd have bid that anyway :)

So, I was wondering ... is there any chance you can try loading an SD card w/ KNC2.00 -> KNC2.02 -> my firmware 1.0.4 and see if it works?
I dont have a Titan physically, so its very difficult to test the version combinations =/
Im confused as to what you said doesnt work... did KNC2.02 come loaded on the miner when you received it and u flashed my 1.0.4 ... then it did not work? Or did you mix my bfgminer5.4.2 installer in there as well?
Cuz, KNC2.02 -> GenTarkin 1.0.4 should not cause any problems ... even if it did , it should be clearable w/ the factory defaults options.
I would like to just figure out what all happened.
Or ... maybe its just bad luck and all variability / coincidence ... that would seem to be Searings experience =P

they all came with 2.02 installed on sd's. I will try 2.0->2.02->1.0.4 later aswell

It came with 2.02 and IF I remember correctly the 1 SD I got (of the 2 miners I have at home) it upgraded directly just fine to 1.04 and then the 2.42  bfgminer also.

All the other miners we got of the 24 I don't think came with SD's of any kind thus we did the make an SD from scratch and they also all came up working no issues.

I have had to re-do the SD 2x on the 2 units for some reason...which is kinda odd...just showed up blank with the white lite blinking ...and a re-do worked well

so both units here have the new SD route now. I am waiting on a PSU to use the extra bridge board as a 'test bed' hopefully I can flash an SD then this week

But anyway I know the NEW SD route with Sandisk 8gb Class 10 SD's work ..in that we use them on the rest. Not sure anymore what came with the 1 Titan with

an SD...likely they used it to swap out and test the 24 (without thermal pads in some cases .burned dc/dc's sigh) but it came along for the ride with 2.02 on it

Is there anyway thru github you can contact the guy who made the 2.02 patch on the Titan firmware page? He is likely out of work now and maybe could give

you some info and help on this for the heck of it....in that he did invest time in KNC etc etc

I'll try to make an SD this week from scratch again to see....but waiting on a server psu build from a buddy




AT this point in time ALL of the 24 units we have were upgraded in the above manner. The SD that came with 2.02 is on the bridge board I am not using at this time.
With 2 units here I simply played merge the cubes with the controllers I have now on the other 2 titans I had here...thus the extra bridge to play "test the cubes with"
for future use and again waiting on the dual server psu to be done to play with it from Maxumark.

NOTE: we also did all them and they areupgraded to the 3.42 bfgminer patch as well. Again no issues, but the SD's on both faded a while back (blank and white lite blinking etc)
But that seems to be OK now after 2 or 3 weeks. That was the only odd thing.

everything except 1.15 is crap. at least on my 1st batch Titan.

can this firmware improve this, and how?

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I've got 10 licenses from him...they work great on my machines not an issue........IF you are having problems (you probably know this) repaste...stick the 3000 rpm fan
get the maxumark bracket kit and dc/dc indivitual heatsinks and use gelin extreme paste on your repaste......again you probably know that

the combo of the above and the gen tarkin software and I have dropped between 10 and 15c on the dc/dc temps and gain like 35mh our of the 635 mh of units I checked
on this

If you don't believe this thread go to

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.0)

or

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1283859.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1283859.0)


for a 3rd party view other then his thread here

anyway I always get a license when I get equipment...the knc original firmware stuff in a word ...SUCKS :)

thanks. well, basically mine is running stock, untouched. it was much higher in the beginning. like 320, now it is at 290.

These I have are on ave been running 24/7 so repaste with a good thermal paste. I use gelin extreme  again most Titans now 2 years old the paste likely shot.

If you need tips pm me. But imho the most likely way to get has back. If you did repaste

Then go whole hog and do the works. Maxumark bracket replace (10 bucks)and 3000 rpm fan and D.C./D.C. Individual heatsinks

Anyway details you can pm me. Anyway my advice asap

this firmware has a huge bug for me. when i reboot, the voltages goo crazy, and try to fry my miner. like i would have -0.7 and upon reboot it gives me +0.7...

any suggestions how to fix this?