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Title: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on September 29, 2013, 01:14:10 PM The original KnC thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332 is exhausting to follow as there's a tiny bit of info hidden in endless posts and pages.
I decided to create this thread in order to provide a brief overview about latest news popping up in KnC thread, on KnC website/forum or some where else. I'd like to ask you for contribution. For speculation, ROI, fanboy talk, complaints, trolling, having fun or else please stick to the original thread. Topic is not self moderated by intent, since I do not want to delete posts proving who's a moron. All news will be collected in second post, so no need to scroll through :) Title: Re: KnC new & more Post by: btc_uzr on September 29, 2013, 01:14:46 PM Sources for news concerning KnC
Official News: https://www.kncminer.com/news/ News letters send via mail: http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/home/?u=6d9133088733c220dff716f59&id=3085795cbb KnC's Youtube Vidz: https://www.youtube.com/user/kncminer?feature=c4-feed-c BitcoinOrama's Youtube-Vidz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj953ry1s3JeANOHryAcmmQ?feature=watch IRC-channel #KNCMINER on freenode: http://webchat.freenode.net/ Byteminr news: http://byteminr.com/news related Topics [Main Thread] Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.0 KnCMiner list of orders - October delivery: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=249065.0 KNC ASIC Users Thread & FAQ: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=307055.0 KnC Jupiter SPI protocol: http://abitcoin.org/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41 Hacking The KNC Firmware - Overclocking: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=313978.0 Custom firmware development: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=321930.0 KnC die #0 disabled: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=323116.0 Official KnCMiner Links KnC Device Manual: https://www.kncminer.com/userfiles/file/manual.pdf (contains how to upgrade firmware) Official Support Page: https://www.kncminer.com/pages/support (manual, firmware, source code) Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Kncminer misc T-20 torx required if you want to open the case. ASIC max temp is 105°C Latest cgminer for KnCMiner v.3.8.2 http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer bertmods ------------- bertmod v0.1 (for firmware 0.93): http://tadn.eu/bertmod/bertmod_0_1_for_knc_0_93.bin bertmod v0.2.1 (for firmware 0.94): http://tadn.eu/bertmod/bertmod_0_2_1_for_knc_0_94.bin bertmod v0.3 (for firmware 0.98): http://tadn.eu/bertmod/bertmod_0_3_for_knc_0_98.bin Software as of firmware v0.95 OS: custom Ångström Linux v2013.06 (Core edition) SSH-Server: Dropbear sshd v2012.55 https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html Shell binary: BusyBox v1.20.2 (2013-09-26 16:21:29 CEST) multi-call binary web-server: lighttpd/1.4.32 (Oct 11 2013 20:26:41) web-interface: based on cgi/shell scripts editor: vi timezone: TZ=UTC, change timezone https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3337684#msg3337684 further tech details: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=304567.msg3337825#msg3337825 How To Install (latest) cgminer: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3424700#msg3424700 Build (latest) cgminer: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3425727#msg3425727 Install bfgminer: http://codepad.org/QKSeO5zh Install ntp server: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=307055.msg3329818#msg3329818 Emergency recovery: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3431186#msg3431186 TroubleShooting: http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/13049-read-me-first-known-issues-slow-performance-dc-dc-problem-bad-core-map-etc SSH-clients for windows Putty: http://www.putty.org/ Terminator like: http://superuser.com/questions/268042/terminal-emulator-with-split-panes-for-windows-7-64-bit Mobaxterm: http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ *** NEWS *** May 30th ------------ KnC will refund 100% until day of shipping your order https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=214285.msg2315766#msg2315766 (...) September 23rd --------------------- KnC-Device OS seems to be a custom version of Angstrom OS http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/2927-which-linux-flavor (...) September 26th --------------------- Official KnC Status Update https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-37 Now refusing refunds https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=302032.0 September 27th --------------------- let's talk bitcoin #45: Interview with Sam Cole from KnC (starts 40:33) http://letstalkbitcoin.com/e45-perspective-counts/ kncminer.cn website inconsistency regarding date of product presentation in Shanghai https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3254913#msg3254913 Racks are ready http://byteminr.com/news/2013/9/27/racks-are-ready September 28th --------------------- No USB port available https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3257622#msg3257622 September 30th --------------------- Official KnC Production News https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-38 Official KnC Controller board (news) https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-39 BitcoinO'rama presents KnC Production Line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ittJ5PQe6IU Album of Orama's Pictures so far (And two from the website) http://imgur.com/a/336Ah#0 Jupiter consumes 1.4W per GH/s at the wall https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3269591#msg3269591 BitcoinO'rama presents KnC Miner Starts Hashing!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVOtqzkSRWw Jupiter Launch https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFOcI8nK2xI Facebook post: Jupiter speed now at 596 https://www.facebook.com/Kncminer/posts/676805872331212 Bitcoinorama presents KnCMiner - Proof the Worlds First 28nm Bitco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiQRxJuoRR8 October 1st --------------- BitcoinOrama presents KnCMiner Jupiter Audible Volume (or lack of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-D-qqGPnUg Jupiter Launch news letter http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6d9133088733c220dff716f59&id=921b6f7ad2 Coindesk article about KnC http://www.coindesk.com/kncminer-begins-shipping-jupiter-bitcoin-mining-rigs/ Link to KnC's Jupiter#1 mining account (taken from the Jupiter launch video) http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/17Czc8RVL3FU5T2MLx2zLbRnpfBNgH9vFo Order status of day2 orders changed to 'In progress https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3278969#msg3278969 October 2nd ---------------- User reports about hot line call concerning hosting https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3283496#msg3283496 Day1 customers still waiting for tracking IDs https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3283579#msg3283579 BitcoinOrama presents KnC Are Officially Shipping! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDdcZtdBL2M Cloudhashing seems to have units in hand https://www.cloudhashing.com/blog/82-october-newsletter-now-mining-september-contracts Tracking IDs for Day1 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3284228#msg3284228 BitcoinOrama presents KnC Shippers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoRWQD7bntY BitcoinOrama presents- KnCMiner - First miners leave, moar ASIC's a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwTzjXNJhDw BitcoinOrama presents - KnCMiner - The World's First 28 ASIC Chip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7i_6ce3oBU BitcoinOrama presents: KnCMiner - How the Bitcoin Mining ASIC Module http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFfAHjSmlZM October 3rd ---------------- KnC-Device in customer hands http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1nntm4/kncminer_delivered/cckawg0 WebInterface http://imgur.com/a/3ijQw#0 Loose Fans on arrival !! http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/4374-warning-loose-fans-on-delivered-units KnCMiner Announces Word's first 28nm Bitcoin mining machine http://www.design-reuse.com/news/32984/28nm-bitcoin-mining-machine.html October 4th ---------------- Official KnC news: KnCMiner Forum Issues https://www.kncminer.com/news-41 Official KnC news: Firmware update (v0.91) https://www.kncminer.com/news-42 First Speed measurements http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/4690-how-to-overclock Customers having issues with new firmaware http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/4777-0-91-firmware-not-stable Day1 orders still not shipped in complete! http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/resellers-affilicates/general-questions/4420-day-1-order-still-no-tracking-number?p=4661#post4661 How to find miner's ip http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/4666-find-your-miners-ip-address-with-arp-a-works-in-win-and-linux https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3310178#msg3310178 October 5th ---------------- Official KnC news: 2nd Firmware update (v0.92) https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-43 Official KnC Newsletter October 5th https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-44 Some KnC devices are broken on arriaval! http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/4948-defective-miner-not-hashing-at-full-speed 576GH/s Bitcoin miner presented by KnCMiner at Crypto-Currency con 2013, in Atlanta http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/05/5797112/576ghs-bitcoin-miner-presented.html October 6th ---------------- Official KnC news: 3rd Firmware update (v0.93) https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-45 Cutomers having trouble with firmaware v0.93 http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/5194-3rd-firmware-0-93-issues-thread Burning units reported by customers http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/5267-unit-s-catching-fire http://imgur.com/a/HKLWD http://imgur.com/a/hyA3a http://imgur.com/2UZuUzH https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3294852#msg3294852 October 7th ---------------- Official KnC news: Hosting update https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-46 Customer review - KnCMiner Jupiter Miner First Impressions https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=306969.0 Youtube - Saturn hashing at 275GH/s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOuroqxduwM October 8th ---------------- SSH not available for hosted miners https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3298774#msg3298774 Overview about hw-error rate reported by customers http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/5563-hw-error Day1 Orders - Hosting may start today https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3299127#msg3299127 Firware v0.94 announced https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3301797#msg3301797 Verfiy fan direction! http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/5640-verify-correct-fan-installation old mail from customer service conerning day1/2 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3302231#msg3302231 Modified firmware bertmod v0.1 http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/5712-bertmod-0-1-announcing-the-first-kncminer-unofficial-firmware-mod-available-now October 9th ---------------- 5BTC compensation for Jupiter hosting, 2,5BTC for Saturn hosting https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3305380#msg3305380 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3305503#msg3305503 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3305648#msg3305648 Official KnC news: Firmware v0.94 upgrade https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-47 keep in mind, criminals watch out for goods (in general) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3305858#msg3305858 Price Drop for BTC Payments https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-48 Hosting portal online https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3307351#msg3307351 Dead Jupiter board in customer hands http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/6059-how-to-get-dead-jupiter-board-replaced October 10th ----------------- new firmware announced https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3313027#msg3313027 KnC works on issues regarding low hasrate for hosted machines https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3313631#msg3313631 Firmware bertmod v0.2 http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/6183-bertmod-0-2-unofficial-firmware-mod-feedback-thread Be aware, Corsair HX 850 causes damages!! http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/6541-public-service-announcement UPS employees damage boxes on purpose ? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3315109#msg3315109 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3315168#msg3315168 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3315196#msg3315196 October 11th ----------------- Official KnC news: Status update / Firmware release (v0.95) https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-49 Corsair PSUs seems to cause issues with other hw as well https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3321843#msg3321843 Customers unhappy http://forum.kncminer.com/blogs/the-big-countdown/6688-quiz-answers-and-a-small-update October 12th ----------------- 0,85W per GH/s reported by customer https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3323411#msg3323411 modified web-interface for managing multiple pools https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3325355#msg3325355 Bitminter live hashing https://bitminter.com/livestats/big October 13th ----------------- ??? are u aware of any news ??? -if so, please post them- October 14th ----------------- KnC's Hosting center portal temporarily down https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3334181#msg3334181 http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/kncminer-hosting/kncminer-management-portal/7391-knc-portal-down Firmware v0.96 announced https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3336547#msg3336547 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=304567.msg3337513#msg3337513 Some Day2 customers are still waiting for delivery https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3336885#msg3336885 P2Pool with KnC devices do not work properly https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=18313.msg3307821#msg3307821 Customer demands compensation for late delivery https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3337641#msg3337641 Detailed customer report concerning different firmware performance https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=306969.msg3337748#msg3337748 Order-Queue messed up ? https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3338578#msg3338578 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3340125#msg3340125 KncMiner sells to the public while claiming B2B https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3337438#msg3337438 KnCMiner denies compensation on customer request https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3335928#msg3335928 October 15th ----------------- Swedish customs hold delivery https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3340575#msg3340575 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3340667#msg3340667 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3340771#msg3340771 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3340844#msg3340844 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3341197#msg3341197 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3343141#msg3343141 Compensation for messed up queue spot! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3342714#msg3342714 KnC accepts refunds now https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3342969#msg3342969 Shippment via DHL now, too https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=249065.msg3343866#msg3343866 October 16th ----------------- Official KnC news: Shipping Update https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-50 further compensation for hosting https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3349115#msg3349115 (additional?) shipment tonight https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3350367#msg3350367 DHL delivery without trackingID https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3351231#msg3351231 DHL trackingID received before delivery https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3351451#msg3351451 October 17th ----------------- Official KnC news: Shipping update 2 https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-51 Official KnC news: Firmware v0.96 https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-52 Source code 'in the wild' #KNCMINER on freenode: <Luke-Jr> fwiw, I have KnC cgminer source https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3358345#msg3358345 Partially incomplete destination details for DHL shipments https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3357345#msg3357345 October 18th ----------------- Customer feedback for firmware v0.96 http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/8227-96-firmware-update-feedback QA partially failed, check your miners! http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/8377-it-should-be-removed-before-the-cooler-is-installed-this-is-a-instalation-quality-check-failure Official KnCMiner Source Code https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-53 Official KnCMiner news: Shipping update 3 https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-54 Confusion about amount of orders shipped https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3363395#msg3363395 No more weekend production https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3364059#msg3364059 Customers unhappy about losses due to missed deadline of Oct 15th https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3362943#msg3362943 October 19th ----------------- KnCMiners' cgminer is missing some implementation https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3365383#msg3365383 Wet and totally damaged box delivered https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3365686#msg3365686 Official KnCMiner tool released: EnableCores https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3365752#msg3365752 under KnCMiner support: http://http//www.kncminer.com/userfiles/file/enablecores.bin DHL shipments stuck in US customs https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3365789#msg3365789 Github repo for KnCMiner stuff https://github.com/kncminer DHL shipment to NYC in +24h https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3366581#msg3366581 October 20th ----------------- Checklist for your miner https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3372697#msg3372697 October 21st ---------------- Room for QA improvement https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3380296#msg3380296 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3383516#msg3383516 Hosted Jupiters under-performing https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3380386#msg3380386 Modified bertmod running on 0.96 http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/6183-bertmod-0-2-unofficial-firmware-mod-feedback-thread?p=9442#post9442 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3381819#msg3381819 (another solution) Customers still waiting for shipments https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3382995#msg3382995 October 22nd ----------------- Early firmware may cause PSU to shut down during boot https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3383516#msg3383516 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3383680#msg3383680 Undamaged delivery to Florida https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3384078#msg3384078 bfgminer for KnC devices https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3384730#msg3384730 Official KnC news: Firmware v0.96.1 https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-55 Huge discrepancy between KnCMiner's Portal and Eligius https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3389834#msg3389834 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3390082#msg3390082 UPS passing multi $k shipments to unkowns!! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3392608#msg3392608 October 23rd ---------------- Early August orders now shipping https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3394736#msg3394736 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3394736#msg3394736 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3389834#msg3389834 Official KnC news: Firmware upgrade 0.97 https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-56 Firmware 0.97 seems to work with p2pool https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3395437#msg3395437 Official KnC Shipping News https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-57 October 24th ----------------- Hosted Miners down https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3397981#msg3397981 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3399895#msg3399895 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3400425#msg3400425 Customer asked for upgrade modules https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=304567.msg3399198#msg3399198 Firmware 0.97 decreases GH/s https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3401326#msg3401326 Still not all devices in customer hands https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3402248#msg3402248 KnCMiner implemented auto-reply for mails https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3402336#msg3402336 How to add more values onto your miner's status page (firmware >= 0.96) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3403105#msg3403105 October 25th ----------------- KnCMiner not answering hotline today https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3409474#msg3409474 Lately shipped Jupiters are significantly under-performing https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3410828#msg3410828 Customer received replacement boards for his faulty ones https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3408979#msg3408979 October 26th ----------------- Customer still waiting https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3413105#msg3413105 QA Failed (if there was any) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3413440#msg3413440 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3413914#msg3413914 Max temp for ASICs is 105°C https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=304567.msg3415408#msg3415408 bertmod developer statement http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/6183-bertmod-0-2-unofficial-firmware-mod-feedback-thread/page5 October 28th ----------------- cgminer v3.6.6 available now for KnCMiner https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=304567.msg3424545#msg3424545 Customers still waiting https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3425927#msg3425927 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3428082#msg3428082 cgminer v3.6.6 increases hashrate https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3427117#msg3427117 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3427151#msg3427151 Official KnC news: Firmware update issues https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-58 Firmware v0.98 pre-announced https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3429127#msg3429127 Official KncMiner news: Upcoming firmware https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-59 October 29th ----------------- Official KnC news: Firmware v0.98 https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-60 October 30th ----------------- ? October 31st ----------------- cgminer v.3.6.6 with fix for pool connection issue https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3447118#msg3447118 Rumors about first November orders have already been shipped https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3447966#msg3447966 Custom firmware development https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3448426#msg3448426 November 1st ------------------- Confirmed, first November orders have already been shipped https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3458594#msg3458594 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=322031.msg3458393#msg3458393 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3459182#msg3459182 Customer with hosted Saturn reports +400GH/s https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3458973#msg3458973 bertmod v0.3 for firmware v0.98 released https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3463440#msg3463440 http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/13938-bertmod-0-3-unofficial-firmware-mod-feedback-thread November 4th ------------------- cgminer binary 3.7.0 released (experienced users, only) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3477875#msg3477875 Offical KnCMiner news: Die 0 Issues https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-61 Offical KnCMiner news: Firmware 0.98.1 https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-62 November 5th ------------------- cgminer binary 3.7.2 released (experienced users, only) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3488389#msg3488389 KnCMiner still not answering the phone https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3489905#msg3489905 November 6th ------------------- Alchip, AST & KnCMiner AB https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-63 RMA process could be improved https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3500099#msg3500099 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3500927#msg3500927 November 7th ------------------- Quota-Patch for web-interface https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3508074#msg3508074 November 8th ------------------- KnC pays for RMA shipping labels now https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3522962#msg3522962 November 9th ------------------- Customer reports very bad experience with RMA process for broken hw http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/15173-info-about-rma-with-kncc Update modules will be announced next week http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/resellers-affilicates/general-questions/12828-so-are-the-upgrade-boards-coming?p=15102#post15102 November 11th -------------------- Official KnC Newsletter http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6d9133088733c220dff716f59&id=e4c910f077&e=276eecccbc Status-page of web interface has memory leaks (?) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3551921#msg3551921 November 12th -------------------- Upgrade modules were sold fast https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3558535#msg3558535 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3558750#msg3558750 Details page for Upgrade Modules quoted https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3558323#msg3558323 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3597789#msg3597789 KnCMiner hard to catch on the phone https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3558694#msg3558694 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3558706#msg3558706 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3558799#msg3558799 Official KnC news: Upgrade Modules Sold Out https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-65 Report from customer visiting KnCMiner's office https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3562879#msg3562879 November 14th -------------------- KnCMiner not shipping upgrade modules before next week http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/off-topic/miners-cafe/15843-upgrade-modules?p=16322#post16322 November 15th --------------------- Official KnC news: November Shipments https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-66 1200W PSU for November batch recommended https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3590246#msg3590246 Official KnC news: Firmware update (v.0.99) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3590246#msg3590246 No RMA for Jupiters hashing above 400/450 GH/s https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3595265#msg3595265 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3595390#msg3595390 November 18th -------------------- Upgrade Modules shipping https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3627753#msg3627753 November 19th -------------------- Customers report UPS Shipping Exception: upgrade boards left in a UPS facility https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3630938#msg3630938 Bugfix for memory leak https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3637211#msg3637211 Upgrade Boards are now on their way https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3642990#msg3642990 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Sitarow on September 29, 2013, 06:09:51 PM No ROI coming from Saturn, Jupiter or a knight in shining armor. >:( http://btcinvest.net/en/bitcoin-mining-profit-calculator.php?diff=148819199.80509&dcosts=2995&diff_mincrease=20&blpbtc=25&dhsmhs=200000&diff_mincreasedecrease=0.1&btcusd=129.50&dpowcon=320&btcusd_mincrease=0&pcost=0.15&calcweeks=40&dleadtime=6&action=calc tips 1MY8YHqe5n4oW6VR8JSf8jRDZwV6hjRJw6 This is one of the better calculators as it helps with the question as to what gives a better return. Buying BTC vs Hardware with your money. ฿ buy-in only (and hold) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: 1l1l11ll1l on September 29, 2013, 06:18:33 PM The difficulty increase won't be a straight 20%, it'll curve down.
5 jumps to double from current difficulty, or a total of 160M jump in difficulty, but further down jump 20-21 a 900M increase? in 1 jump? Think how much hardware would have to ship in 10 days time to have a 900M jump. And do we really think by Dec 2014 there will be ASICs shipping in such vast quantities that a jump would be 22 BILLION? in 1 jump (38-39)? Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Dalkore on September 29, 2013, 08:01:26 PM Better calculator for ROI. I am not seeing negative yet.
http://mining.thegenesisblock.com/a/01659d42a3 (http://mining.thegenesisblock.com/a/01659d42a3) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: dogie on September 29, 2013, 09:09:09 PM This is a stupid thread. How do we know if there is any new news? We don't. Create a new temporary thread for every news article, that is the point of a forums.
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: tgerring on September 30, 2013, 03:14:10 AM This is a stupid thread. How do we know if there is any new news? We don't. Create a new temporary thread for every news article, that is the point of a forums. How would you know if there is news if a new thread was created every time? Check forum threads or check watchlist... seems about the same to me Title: Re: KnC news Post by: joae1975 on September 30, 2013, 09:16:09 AM This is a stupid thread. How do we know if there is any new news? We don't. Create a new temporary thread for every news article, that is the point of a forums. How would you know if there is news if a new thread was created every time? Check forum threads or check watchlist... seems about the same to me Title: Re: KnC news Post by: frankenmint on September 30, 2013, 09:19:07 AM im using the main thread...this one as dogie said is useless to a degree.
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: greyhawk on September 30, 2013, 09:26:05 AM This is a stupid thread. How do we know if there is any new news? We don't. Create a new temporary thread for every news article, that is the point of a forums. How would you know if there is news if a new thread was created every time? Check forum threads or check watchlist... seems about the same to me He's keeping the second post updated, yes. Preferably he would also add the last update date to the thread title. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: dogie on September 30, 2013, 02:21:52 PM This is a stupid thread. How do we know if there is any new news? We don't. Create a new temporary thread for every news article, that is the point of a forums. How would you know if there is news if a new thread was created every time? Check forum threads or check watchlist... seems about the same to me So we have to keep coming back to the thread in case there is an update? Thats not an update!! Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Paladin69 on September 30, 2013, 02:27:10 PM I bet November pre-orders aren't feeling too confident about ROI with HashFast and CoinTerra coming around the corner. If those companies weren't such a threat, KnC would be a really awesome investment.
I think there is just too much hashrate coming online. There is a reason why CoinTerra is pricing 2TH for so cheap. If you want to ROI and profit, you really need an ASIC in your hands right now before everyone else. Everyone and their dog is getting involved now. And some dogs are greedy rich. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on September 30, 2013, 02:29:46 PM Tried to consolidate the pictures for anyone that missed them so far by putting them into an album. Album of Orama's Pictures so far (And two from the website) http://imgur.com/a/336Ah#0 Orama's Latest Video http://youtu.be/ittJ5PQe6IU Title: Re: KnC news Post by: rammy2k2 on September 30, 2013, 03:07:35 PM he can simply bump the topic when there's news ...
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: dogie on September 30, 2013, 03:13:01 PM he can simply bump the topic when there's news ... So all these comments are signalling there is new news, how annoying and unfit for purpose. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: rammy2k2 on September 30, 2013, 07:10:27 PM he can simply bump the topic when there's news ... So all these comments are signalling there is new news, how annoying and unfit for purpose. my advice would be for OP, to make a new topic, self moderated, lock topic, and unlock and post when news :) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on September 30, 2013, 08:51:30 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVOtqzkSRWw Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on September 30, 2013, 09:13:58 PM https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFOcI8nK2xI Title: Re: KnC news Post by: lleibowitz on September 30, 2013, 09:17:55 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVOtqzkSRWw Great news – but they're clearly suffering from VVS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt9zSfinwFA). Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on September 30, 2013, 09:31:36 PM From the official FB page https://www.facebook.com/Kncminer/posts/676805872331212 Jupiter speed now at 596 www.kncminer.com/news-40 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: GodHatesFigs on September 30, 2013, 09:32:07 PM Thanks for condensing all the worthwhile info into a single post.
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on September 30, 2013, 09:36:17 PM Are you guys watching this hashing live? 22.5 minutes 475.64 Gh/s 149504 256 seconds 534.30 Gh/s 31847 128 seconds 599.68 Gh/s 17872 :) :) :) Fluctuating like hell, but it's been over 600GH/s. If they can stabilise it around 600... edit: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/17Czc8RVL3FU5T2MLx2zLbRnpfBNgH9vFo Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 01, 2013, 11:56:38 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-D-qqGPnUg Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bargraphics on October 01, 2013, 02:01:31 PM http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6d9133088733c220dff716f59&id=921b6f7ad2&e=1ba12a4cdc
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 02, 2013, 10:35:21 AM **Bargraphics, thx for the news letter link.
seems like there will be no ssh available to hosted miners web-Interface is close to be finished https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3283496#msg3283496 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 02, 2013, 10:43:23 AM Yo! Looks like orders are actually going out today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDdcZtdBL2M I would also like to be leaving here today! ;) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 02, 2013, 12:32:06 PM Just got tracking, Planned delivery: 03-Oktober-2013 Antal paket: 1 UPS-tjänst: UPS SAVER Vikt: 9,0 KGS Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 02, 2013, 12:51:21 PM so Bitcoinorama, it seems that 1st day orders will be shipped today, right?.) Perhaps; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoRWQD7bntY Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Kushedout on October 02, 2013, 05:42:20 PM Did KnC mention when hashing will start for the hosted units?
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 07, 2013, 09:51:42 AM Hosting update
https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-46 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 14, 2013, 03:23:27 PM updated
*those few contributions until now and none the last days while I was off make me wondering whether it is not of any interest for the community Title: Re: KnC new & more Post by: sickpig on October 14, 2013, 03:45:32 PM Sources for news concerning KnC October 14th ----------------- Firmware v0.96 announced https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3336547#msg3336547 many thanks I'd have missed if it weren't for this thread Title: Re: KnC news Post by: joae1975 on October 14, 2013, 04:37:33 PM updated i think now that they're shipping, people are less worried.*those few contributions until now and none the last days while I was off make me wondering whether it is not of any interest for the community Title: Re: KnC news Post by: nightengale on October 14, 2013, 05:07:42 PM updated i think now that they're shipping, people are less worried.*those few contributions until now and none the last days while I was off make me wondering whether it is not of any interest for the community I'm still worried. I still don't have the miner I ordered and am turning to PayPal if I don't get tracking tomorrow. Their website said that all orders would be shipped by Oct. 15. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Tehfiend on October 14, 2013, 05:27:11 PM Thank you, I'm worried the other thread will give me cancer :P. Half the people in that thread don't have the emotional stability to be investing in ASIC miner pre-orders IMO. Also I didn't see any info on the firmware announcement in the link you posted:
Quote Firmware v0.96 announced https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3336547#msg3336547 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: WastedLTC on October 14, 2013, 05:40:36 PM here is what customer support said about the next firmware. Got the email this AM.
-------- Hi, Thank you for your update. We do appreciate your feedback on this. There will be another firmware version coming out either today or early tomorrow that will be applied to all hosted miners as soon as possible. This should help with the performance further. Should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks Emilia Med vänlig hälsning | Best regards Emilia Cole Kncminer www.kncminer.com Office: +46 8559 253 20 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 14, 2013, 05:46:56 PM oh..k, nice I see - thx for your feedback, will continue the work ;)
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 14, 2013, 06:37:41 PM let me just put those tech details in a separate post.
as of v0.95 ---------------- kernel Code: #uname -a system load after uptime 2 days, 6:18, load average: 1.99, 1.98, 1.95 Code: Mem: 50292K used, 460280K free, 0K shrd, 152K buff, 23076K cached environment variables Code: USER=root process list Code: #ps file systems Code: # mount config dir Code: # ls -al /config Code: #ls -al /etc system root Code: # ls -al / List of binaries Code: # echo $PATH List of services Code: # ls -al /etc/init.d/ Title: Re: KnC news Post by: joae1975 on October 14, 2013, 06:41:31 PM I remember seeing instructions on how to apply the firmware. A link?
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 14, 2013, 06:51:09 PM I remember seeing instructions on how to apply the firmware. A link? Thanks for the hint, I'll add sth. Have a look on page 4, manual. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: joae1975 on October 15, 2013, 12:21:32 AM I remember seeing instructions on how to apply the firmware. A link? Thanks for the hint, I'll add sth. Have a look on page 4, manual. Found it. I also found out how to view your cgminer stats. Download putty (http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty-0.63-installer.exe). Make sure your KNC miner is set to "SSH enabled" under the Services tab. Open putty, enter your miner's IP address into the 1st field you see. No need to open any other menu. Putty will open and ask if you're sure you want it to access the network, say yes. Then enter your ID/PW. Note: the ID is "root", PW is your miners password which is defaulted to "admin". If you changed it, enter what you changed it to. It will then show your miner's name, enter "screen -r" That's it. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: mininganon on October 15, 2013, 05:19:25 AM thanks for the work OP!
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 15, 2013, 05:53:35 PM minor update for today, see 2nd post
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=304567.msg3261100#msg3261100 --------- [off topic] (...) my advice would be for OP, to make a new topic, self moderated, lock topic, and unlock and post when news :) agreed, thought so in the beginning as well, but decided to do it this way (the first time) so I'm going to move this into a new self-moderated thread the next time, it was in some way kind of an experiment I admit: 'let it flow' as I did not want to restrict possibilities and was curious how it could work out/perform. Some possibilities I believe which could have been suffered from a self-moderated topic: *an overtake (in meaning of contributions) by the community *an overtake by some few guys who do better and faster than me *feedback *moron contest *thread full of subjective pro/contra opinions and watching everyone destroying the advantage of this thread for himself Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Tehfiend on October 15, 2013, 08:01:59 PM Just an Update: Knc did get my order mixed up with a later order somehow, as I was a day 1 2xx order and to there credit they owned up to it and offered 10 btc or a refund, which I definitely respect which we never would have heard from those other companies, I just hope they get it right for everyone as I do believe they had the best intentions and this response proves just that, to me anyways. WOW KNC has scored major points with me with this. Unprecedented so far with ASIC manufacturers.I've just been offered the option to cancel my OCTOBER delivery orders (end of the queue, at this moment still showing "paid") for a full refund. Or i can wait "few more days" to be built and shipped with no further compensations. Even more points! While not perfect, it's looking like KNC is going to be a very legit company IMO.Simply because KNC finally dropped that imperative and annoying "NO REFUNDS" made me take a decision. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Biomech on October 15, 2013, 08:20:19 PM Just an Update: Knc did get my order mixed up with a later order somehow, as I was a day 1 2xx order and to there credit they owned up to it and offered 10 btc or a refund, which I definitely respect which we never would have heard from those other companies, I just hope they get it right for everyone as I do believe they had the best intentions and this response proves just that, to me anyways. WOW KNC has scored major points with me with this. Unprecedented so far with ASIC manufacturers.I've just been offered the option to cancel my OCTOBER delivery orders (end of the queue, at this moment still showing "paid") for a full refund. Or i can wait "few more days" to be built and shipped with no further compensations. Even more points! While not perfect, it's looking like KNC is going to be a very legit company IMO.Simply because KNC finally dropped that imperative and annoying "NO REFUNDS" made me take a decision. Yeah, I think so too. I think we're looking at a bunch of "gung-ho" engineers and managers who bit off more than they could chew, and most importantly, failed to account for Mr. Murphy. I suspect they are suffering from wounded pride and reacting as engineers usually do in such a case: trying to fix it before they say anything. Commendable on the engineering floor, but stupid in the wider world of commerce. They REALLY need to hire a professional PR team. A good PR guy can say nothing in a lot of words and calm people the fuck down. That's what they need right now. It appears that they are trying to do right by their customers, but don't really know how. It happens. A lot. It can break an otherwise great company, and that they need to get sorted. Now. Sam, if you are reading these forums (or Alex, point him here if you would be so kind), I am a rather experienced restaurant manager and I can give you some serious pointers here about customer service. In my industry, our CS margins are measured in minutes, or we lose. You have a bit more leeway than that, but you should act as if you don't. Your engineers pulled off a miracle. No doubt about that. It appears that in the large picture, they got their shit straight together. Now it's your turn. I'm being blunt, not mean. You need to do one thing and stop doing another. You need to get a PR team together RIGHT NOW, to do daily updates and communication, and most particularly to smooth ruffled feathers. Silence is not golden. If you have nothing to update, it's STILL better to SAY SO. Often. This makes the customers feel as if they are being taken seriously, even when they're not. To me it's obvious that you ARE taking them serious, but you aren't illustrating it very well. You should have somebody making a status report at least twice a day while y'all are getting things sorted. I know it's a pain in the ass, but it's necessary. What you need to stop doing is talking about policy. At all. Because if you make an offhand or exuberant comment on camera, and later have to alter it, you look like an idiot or a liar. You don't appear to me to be either of those, but the perception of a loose cannon CEO can often be worse than the actuality of a Loose Cannon CEO. Just ask Bernie Ebbers. His mouth shot down Worldcomm far more than the actual problems they had. For the sake of full disclosure, I worked for Worldcomm when all that shit went down, and I had met Mr. Ebbers on three occasions. I believe he was not in the wrong, and Worldcomm was a great employer. Their successor, OTOH, sucked badly. But they are still in business and Worldcomm is not. Run whatever you are going to say in public by your lawyers. Your bottom line will thank you, and it will contribute to your success. In modern warfare, you have to use the right sort of weapons. In the world of business, the best sidearm you can carry is a good lawyer. Good luck to all involved. It is my belief that KnC is a good outfit who hit some speedbumps and didn't know how to handle it. I frankly expected them to perform far worse than they so far had, and still would have bet on them. Engineering they are clearly good at. The front of the house needs serious revision. I think they'll get there. These are not stupid men. But pride is a double edged sword, and can do more damage than stupidity if not controlled. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: fpgaminer on October 16, 2013, 01:50:10 AM Thank you for the updates, btc_uzr!
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: pletharoe on October 16, 2013, 01:55:28 AM +1
Daily updates and maybe being slightly more careful about what they say and KnC would go from being an enthusiastic and very capable group of engineers, to a respected B2C company. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Tehfiend on October 16, 2013, 06:07:53 PM You need to get a PR team together RIGHT NOW, to do daily updates and communication, and most particularly to smooth ruffled feathers. Silence is not golden. Sounds like they heard you based on today's update: Quote We will continue to post a news update on our site every day stating how many boxes have been shipped and how far behind the end of the queue we are. They continue to score points with me... Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Biomech on October 16, 2013, 07:11:26 PM You need to get a PR team together RIGHT NOW, to do daily updates and communication, and most particularly to smooth ruffled feathers. Silence is not golden. Sounds like they heard you based on today's update: Quote We will continue to post a news update on our site every day stating how many boxes have been shipped and how far behind the end of the queue we are. They continue to score points with me... I asked Bitcoinorama to point Sam to the post. He most likely read it. Hopefully I wasn't too harsh :) Wasn't my intent, but they do need to do those things. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on October 16, 2013, 07:14:32 PM You need to get a PR team together RIGHT NOW, to do daily updates and communication, and most particularly to smooth ruffled feathers. Silence is not golden. Sounds like they heard you based on today's update: Quote We will continue to post a news update on our site every day stating how many boxes have been shipped and how far behind the end of the queue we are. They continue to score points with me... I asked Bitcoinorama to point Sam to the post. He most likely read it. Hopefully I wasn't too harsh :) Wasn't my intent, but they do need to do those things. and I did as you asked. It was a fair, balanced comment, as most of yours are. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Biomech on October 16, 2013, 07:19:02 PM You need to get a PR team together RIGHT NOW, to do daily updates and communication, and most particularly to smooth ruffled feathers. Silence is not golden. Sounds like they heard you based on today's update: Quote We will continue to post a news update on our site every day stating how many boxes have been shipped and how far behind the end of the queue we are. They continue to score points with me... I asked Bitcoinorama to point Sam to the post. He most likely read it. Hopefully I wasn't too harsh :) Wasn't my intent, but they do need to do those things. and I did as you asked. It was a fair, balanced comment, as most of yours are. Thanks! It may be the only balance in my life! (whiplash grin) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 17, 2013, 03:33:39 PM fw 0.96 is out https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-52 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: WastedLTC on October 17, 2013, 06:37:35 PM fw 0.96 is out https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-52 So far I have seen no reason to use it unless you are having issues with your machine. Mine has been running great with 95 so right now, not changing anything. If KNC said we would see 50 more Gh/s or something, I would definitely but that isn't the case with 96. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Tehfiend on October 18, 2013, 03:03:06 AM I've seen no change in performance. Only improvements I've noticed are to the GUI which now supports multiple pools and dynamic CGMiner stats...
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: dlasher on October 18, 2013, 03:06:39 AM outstanding thread, well done man! Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 18, 2013, 10:35:42 AM KnC has officially published the sources: https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-53 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Tehfiend on October 19, 2013, 03:27:51 AM FYI I'd now say that 0.96 is giving me about 15GH more now that it's been running awhile...
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: The Avenger on October 19, 2013, 09:19:38 AM KNC using stooges to mislead customers
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3363395;topicseen#msg3363395 KNC Factory closed at weekend as a way to save money, obliterating their customers potential ROI https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3364095#msg3364095 KNC lie regarding "set in stone" delivery date means their late delivery customers are set to lose at least 7BTC https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3362943;topicseen#msg3362943 KNC Director Sam Cole caught on audio deliberately misrepresenting KNC Business Terms & Conditions to drive sales https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3337438;topicseen#msg3337438 KNC refusing to offer BTC to compensate loyal customers over late delivery. Customers who ask for one are shamefully treated by KNC Director Sam Cole https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3335928#msg3335928 KNC Production Line QA failing and producing dangerous miners. Three reports so far of botched heatsink installations. KNC make no comment and remain quiet on the issue http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/hardware/8377-it-should-be-removed-before-the-cooler-is-installed-this-is-a-instalation-quality-check-failure Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 19, 2013, 09:46:47 AM Thank you very much Avenger!
*edit: have added your links as follows, hope you can live with it: Code: October 14th ----- Not sure if anyone has seen this or I'm late. EnableCores (http://"http://www.kncminer.com/userfiles/file/enablecores.bin") (Use this patch to force all cores to enable at next reboot) https://www.kncminer.com/pages/support According to Bertmod, it enabled 1 last core on my Sat so all my cores are 100% working. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: The Avenger on October 19, 2013, 11:16:08 AM have added your links as follows, hope you can live with it: That's all good btc_uzr, thanks for including them. People need to be aware of the major dissatisfaction of KNC customers about the way things have been handled for the past 2 weeks and how KNC have responded (or rather, in many cases, not responded).Code: October 14th P.S. Don't forget the QA issues with the heatsinks I mentioned, that's something important people need to be aware of. Thanks Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 19, 2013, 11:23:36 AM (...) That's all good btc_uzr, thanks for including them. People need to be aware of the major dissatisfaction of KNC customers about the way things have been handled for the past 2 weeks and how KNC have responded (or rather, in many cases, not responded).P.S. Don't forget the QA issues with the heatsinks I mentioned, that's something important people need to be aware of. Thanks It was already present, named as: Code: Check your devices before starting them first time have renamed it to 'QA partially failed, check your miners!' edit: Thanks again for contribution :) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Biffa on October 19, 2013, 11:04:30 PM People need to be aware of the major dissatisfaction of KNC customers about the way things have been handled for the past 2 weeks and how KNC have responded (or rather, in many cases, not responded). Thanks ::) @ major LOL Title: Re: KnC news Post by: pletharoe on October 20, 2013, 12:47:01 AM People need to be aware of the major dissatisfaction of KNC customers about the way things have been handled for the past 2 weeks and how KNC have responded (or rather, in many cases, not responded). Thanks ::) @ major LOL Avenger should speak for himself... KNC has always responded for me and has worked through any issues. I'm still having some issues with my orders but would give KNC great rating. They pulled off a delivery of a fantastic unit and stayed honest. I agree, my miner was shipped a week late (not a huge slip on such a large and long project). It worked right out of the box with better performance than the original claim (not quite as good as the final 550GH/s) and ten days later it's working much better at the full 550GH/s. Customer service has also been excellent, answering my emails much faster than most other companies in different industries. HOWEVER Other people have had their deliveries delayed by more than mine and miners running significantly under-spec. This was an inevitable risk when bringing a cutting edge product to market. There was no way for them to test it adequately to iron out bugs in the general design on weed out single dud machines. I think that both KnC and customers were too excited and too willing to believe the hype. KnC have done an excellent job, just not as excellent as they promised. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: dogjunior on October 20, 2013, 03:20:54 AM With any product you will have some units that have problems. Mine has no issues and I am averaging 545 GHs. Delivered on the 17th which is more than I can say for my BFL jalapeno order. I order it 2 months earlier and I still don't have it. KNC didn't pull a Avalon and mine with customer hardware. They built them then shipped. There were many that called KNC a scam or their product vaporware. But in the end they delivered a product. So no problems with KNC.
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 20, 2013, 09:07:32 PM +1 Indeed.
Anyway, I'd have prefered posting some news instead of a disscussion. Check this out in case you didn't until now: Hacking The KNC Firmware: Overclocking https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=313978.msg3367936#msg3367936 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: davewr2013 on October 23, 2013, 02:41:57 PM The new Version .97 firmawre is available at the support link
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: yuriygeorge on October 23, 2013, 03:25:49 PM The biggest annoyance is hosting. We got customers that paid mid August getting their product shipped while those who paid in mid July for Hosting aren't getting squat yet. WHAT'S WRONG WITH HOSTING! Day 1 & 2 hosting customers are fine, but everyone else - what are they doing - mining with them?
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: NetTime on October 23, 2013, 03:44:29 PM The biggest annoyance is hosting. We got customers that paid mid August getting their product shipped while those who paid in mid July for Hosting aren't getting squat yet. WHAT'S WRONG WITH HOSTING! Day 1 & 2 hosting customers are fine, but everyone else - what are they doing - mining with them? Yeah this really sucks for the guys that bought into the hosting plans they offered. They should have just worried about hosting their own shit and shipped boxes to all customers. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: CYPER on October 23, 2013, 05:06:48 PM https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-57
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 23, 2013, 11:04:15 PM updated 2nd post
------- Anyone else had their miner go offline? How long til you got it back online, and how? I'm hoping SOMETHING happens before Sweden wakes up to a new day tomorrow.. Offline here too. It has been like this for a few hours now. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: davecoin on October 24, 2013, 02:53:37 AM FWIW.
I sent the following email message to kncminer: Hello, I would like to purchase upgrade modules for my Mercury. Is this currently possible? thanks, Dave KNC Reply: Hi, We are still discussing the sale of upgrade modules, but we are not able to offer this at the moment. As soon as the decisions and details have been finalized we will update our website with any news. Thanks Emilia Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 24, 2013, 09:30:00 AM Thanks for posting the mail :)
------ I don't know if anybody has checked but can someone check...i'm VERY confused.... I'm show only 627W for 2x Jupiters.....Running @ 552 and 548 Hash....313W per machine?! how did they drop 200W?! 0.97 ftw?! ..wow Title: Re: KnC news Post by: realtime on October 24, 2013, 10:12:29 AM Thanks for posting the mail :) ------ I don't know if anybody has checked but can someone check...i'm VERY confused.... I'm show only 627W for 2x Jupiters.....Running @ 552 and 548 Hash....313W per machine?! how did they drop 200W?! 0.97 ftw?! ..wow Delete...my mistake...third time checking cables and confirmed I am indeed crazy...1 jupiter only :'( Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 24, 2013, 11:36:37 AM Ok, thx for the hint. :)
Do not worry, shit happens. I'll fix it. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: AFox on October 24, 2013, 11:46:30 AM Crypto_Cumbrian got a RMA for three of his boards :
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3393672#msg3393672 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3378206#msg3378206 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3381036#msg3381036 Edit : He received is new boards : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3408979#msg3408979 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 26, 2013, 02:19:22 PM thank you very much AFox, will add links soon
--- I asked Liam over the phone and he told me max temp for the ASIC chips is 105C, so you are far from the point where they are overheating ;) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 28, 2013, 01:24:05 AM I've just created a kncminer branch on my github and have imported their most current code and built my first binary for this. It is not a full firmware and the only thing users may note is the hashrate won't lie with this one, as it won't count hardware errors as hashrate. Also my hardware error count is significantly lower with this on the Saturn dev machine I was sent. Here's a direct link to the binary: http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer You'll have to ssh into the kncminer and copy and use that file directly. Hopefully the libraries all match between my dev environment and the default kncminer operating system which means the binary should just work if you run it like on any other OS. btw: feel free to support his work by a little donation ;) 148KkS2vgVi4VzUi4JcKzM2PMaMVPi3nnq Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 29, 2013, 02:18:59 PM http://www.kncminer.com/userfiles/file/kncminer-0.98.bin Title: Re: KnC news Post by: bobsag3 on October 29, 2013, 02:25:57 PM Firmware 0.98 available on server but no link added, yet https://www.kncminer.com/pages/supporthttp://www.kncminer.com/userfiles/file/kncminer-0.98.bin Its on the support page Title: Re: KnC news Post by: joeventura on October 29, 2013, 02:56:17 PM FWIW. I sent the following email message to kncminer: Hello, I would like to purchase upgrade modules for my Mercury. Is this currently possible? thanks, Dave KNC Reply: Hi, We are still discussing the sale of upgrade modules, but we are not able to offer this at the moment. As soon as the decisions and details have been finalized we will update our website with any news. Thanks Emilia The problem is the longer they take to decide will not have any bearing on what the cost is when they finally do decide. I have a Saturn, if I can't buy 2 more modules at a reasonable price soon, then KNC is not an option for me anymore Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on October 29, 2013, 05:31:28 PM FWIW. I sent the following email message to kncminer: Hello, I would like to purchase upgrade modules for my Mercury. Is this currently possible? thanks, Dave KNC Reply: Hi, We are still discussing the sale of upgrade modules, but we are not able to offer this at the moment. As soon as the decisions and details have been finalized we will update our website with any news. Thanks Emilia The problem is the longer they take to decide will not have any bearing on what the cost is when they finally do decide. I have a Saturn, if I can't buy 2 more modules at a reasonable price soon, then KNC is not an option for me anymore I brought this up the other day. In essence, the hosting has to be resolved fully first. Once that is complete. A stock count can be made and then additional boars can be sold as upgrade boards. Originally the upgrade boards were to be sold in November. That may well be the case, but they are being sold, as some people bought Mercuries, and Saturns on the premise of purchasing upgrades at a later date. In any case, it's not been forgotten... Title: Re: KnC news Post by: CYPER on October 29, 2013, 05:36:20 PM FWIW. I sent the following email message to kncminer: Hello, I would like to purchase upgrade modules for my Mercury. Is this currently possible? thanks, Dave KNC Reply: Hi, We are still discussing the sale of upgrade modules, but we are not able to offer this at the moment. As soon as the decisions and details have been finalized we will update our website with any news. Thanks Emilia The problem is the longer they take to decide will not have any bearing on what the cost is when they finally do decide. I have a Saturn, if I can't buy 2 more modules at a reasonable price soon, then KNC is not an option for me anymore I brought this up the other day. In essence, the hosting has to be resolved fully first. Once that is complete. A stock count can be made and then additional boars can be sold as upgrade boards. Originally the upgrade boards were to be sold in November. That may well be the case, but they are being sold, as some people bought Mercuries, and Saturns on the premise of purchasing upgrades at a later date. In any case, it's not been forgotten... So you are in fact still involved with KNC? Just not as vocal as you used to be a month ago on these forums. Turned the KNC way - the less communication, the better. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on October 29, 2013, 05:41:13 PM FWIW. I sent the following email message to kncminer: Hello, I would like to purchase upgrade modules for my Mercury. Is this currently possible? thanks, Dave KNC Reply: Hi, We are still discussing the sale of upgrade modules, but we are not able to offer this at the moment. As soon as the decisions and details have been finalized we will update our website with any news. Thanks Emilia The problem is the longer they take to decide will not have any bearing on what the cost is when they finally do decide. I have a Saturn, if I can't buy 2 more modules at a reasonable price soon, then KNC is not an option for me anymore I brought this up the other day. In essence, the hosting has to be resolved fully first. Once that is complete. A stock count can be made and then additional boars can be sold as upgrade boards. Originally the upgrade boards were to be sold in November. That may well be the case, but they are being sold, as some people bought Mercuries, and Saturns on the premise of purchasing upgrades at a later date. In any case, it's not been forgotten... So you are in fact still involved with KNC? Just not as vocal as you used to be a month ago on these forums. Turned the KNC way - the less communication, the better. What?! No like everyone else i've been working my ass off. On top of which i've been to three different countries. I've spoken to plenty through PM. I might add for everything i've done in the past I have gained the princely sum of just over 1BTC in tips, aside Bargraphics who was generous enough to drop 1 BTC. So cheers. Also, and it's nothing personal to you, you aren't one, but i'm not engaging with the trolls that now leap on me every-time i engage with any convo on this forum, so please don't make assumptions... Title: Re: KnC news Post by: CYPER on October 29, 2013, 06:04:24 PM No like everyone else i've been working my ass off. On top of which i've been to three different countries. KNC related work I assume?I've spoken to plenty through PM. I am not in the "plenty" group then ::)I might add for everything i've done in the past I have gained the princely sum of just over 1BTC in tips, aside Bargraphics who was generous enough to drop 1 BTC. So cheers. I see you mentioning this for a 2nd time, which puzzles me. It sounds like: you haven't donated anything to me, so that is why you deserve less from my attention ???Also, and it's nothing personal to you, you aren't one, but i'm not engaging with the trolls that now leap on me every-time i engage with any convo on this forum, so please don't make assumptions... I try to stay calm at the moment, but it is very difficult considering the way KNC support is doing its job. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Tehfiend on October 29, 2013, 06:39:21 PM No like everyone else i've been working my ass off. On top of which i've been to three different countries. KNC related work I assume?I've spoken to plenty through PM. I am not in the "plenty" group then ::)I might add for everything i've done in the past I have gained the princely sum of just over 1BTC in tips, aside Bargraphics who was generous enough to drop 1 BTC. So cheers. I see you mentioning this for a 2nd time, which puzzles me. It sounds like: you haven't donated anything to me, so that is why you deserve less from my attention ???Also, and it's nothing personal to you, you aren't one, but i'm not engaging with the trolls that now leap on me every-time i engage with any convo on this forum, so please don't make assumptions... I try to stay calm at the moment, but it is very difficult considering the way KNC support is doing its job. Can we PLEEEEEASE keep the whining in the other thread so this one can contain mostly news/info instead of pointless arguing with Bitcoinorama? Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on October 29, 2013, 08:07:58 PM No like everyone else i've been working my ass off. On top of which i've been to three different countries. KNC related work I assume?The majority has been for sure yes, for the last week I have had plenty to catch up from loose ends and other work that's not KnC related that have been neglected in the interim. In any case no one has stopped pulling late nights to resolve issues, and multiple have cropped up along the way. Murphy has remained omnipresent, but all in all the work ethic here has been stella. With all due respect, I'm not about to get in a slanging match. I've spoken to plenty through PM. I am not in the "plenty" group then ::)Cypher you sent me a few wordy emails at a time when things became very busy, do not take it personally, I've helped you in the past, and tried to help you then, but have you any idea how much more active my PMs have become subsequent. People keep using me as a route to customer services, which I'm not. I try to help people because I'm kind, and good natured. Note: 'kind', not to be mistaken with 'nice', people abuse that. Not saying you are one of them, but your messages are now under a mountain of others, and I feel I have done more than enough favours unrewarded to be fair. Just being honest, I'm not asking for anything, my time is limited now, and I have been doing a lot more unaknowledged work in ensuring everyone gets a what they want. Nico's (Jelin1984) miner was one I repaired and he should now be v.happy. There have been multiple others, on top of a plethora of other things I have been doing behind the scenes. Most here have had multiple roles subsequent as others take priority over fixing issues that are greater cause for concern as, and when. I might add for everything i've done in the past I have gained the princely sum of just over 1BTC in tips, aside Bargraphics who was generous enough to drop 1 BTC. So cheers. I see you mentioning this for a 2nd time, which puzzles me. It sounds like: you haven't donated anything to me, so that is why you deserve less from my attention ???Nope never said that. You're putting words in my mouth. As I said before please don't mistake kindness, for niceness. I'm not customer services, they have people for that. But after everything I have done, people are either demanding, or nasty, some have been ultra cool, but for my time is worth, a handful have tipped me a few beers, that's it's, in total, aside Bargraphics 1BTC, it's pretty sad isn't it thinking about it? yet now many demand attention through PMs. I've never asked for anything, I'm not greedy, but there's only so much time in the day. Honestly, and to say I'm a little miffed at how a lot of this forum has treated me is an understatement. Also, and it's nothing personal to you, you aren't one, but i'm not engaging with the trolls that now leap on me every-time i engage with any convo on this forum, so please don't make assumptions... I try to stay calm at the moment, but it is very difficult considering the way KNC support is doing its job. As I said before, personally all things considered, no bias, I've been amazed at how they have coped. Murphy, and 'competitors' have thrown as much shit as they could to see what sticks, and the guys (and girls) at KnC have risen above it, rolled their sleeves up and got on with it. I think shipping is now complete I believe. This is still nuts, they've taken a huge risk raising funds, risked their credibility to deliver on millions of non-recurring engineering costs with a bleeding edge tech of a typical 24month R&D phase and produced it in a little over 4 months. That's the fastest 28nm concept to manufacture, ever, in any industry. Sure there has been some smoothing out, and yes it delayed them completing shipping by two weeks. Note a real two weeks, but as I predicted prior your 'closest' competition appeared to be hiding truths from you all along. There's a comfortable amount of competition free mining time ahead whilst they are delayed, on top of which Avalon never delivered the hashrate they promised, so there is in fact less competition currently to boot. All along I have been insulted, abused, and a caused of lying for pointing out and reasoning honest common sense advice as I saw it. KnC have more customer service staff starting over the next week, or two and can concentrate on being more active on their forum, but the focus currently always has been delivery of physical products, and firmware that has the devices performing stable at promised spec, which remember for the most part was between 250, and 400 Gh/s for Jupiter. Bare in mind their CS staff have to be fluent in multiple languages, as well as an understanding of Bitcoin, and have to learn the CRM software quick. The staff here are superb, and it would make their lives a hell of a lot easier if people took the time to do simple searches to simple problems and allow them to deal with those that genuinely require assistance. I've actually gone through a lot of the returned equipment at points personally, and there is little wrong with it. Many boards genuinely just needed a firmware patch and to enable cores. There's quite a few bricked beagle ones coming back because people are listening to bad advice about how to upgrade CGMiner and are deleting root files. Some a sending back full Jupiters with working hashing modules as opposed to firing up each one individually and pre determining which module is poor, if one exists. No ones claiming to be perfect, extreme speed to market, and extreme perfection was never an option, thats's why margins existed. Perfection will come as the product and the issues become more recognised by KnC as well as customers, otherwise you can wait the standard 18-24 months it takes for product refinement at this die shrink. You were one of the last to order from the October batch, you product will arrive tomo possibly, you have a superb firmware that's now stable, and a lot less competition than expected for the foreseeable future. Tehfriend, noted... Title: Re: KnC news Post by: nightengale on October 29, 2013, 08:14:51 PM Can we PLEEEEEASE keep the whining in the other thread so this one can contain mostly news/info instead of pointless arguing with Bitcoinorama? Amen to this. This thread is a vacation from the other one. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Tehfiend on October 29, 2013, 09:15:53 PM (GIANT WALL'O TEXT) Tehfriend, noted... LMAO! I'm on your side Bitcoinorama since you're almost always calm and rational in your posts but please please just ignore anything the trolls post here. I've even gone back to delete some of my off topic posts here and hate posting these 2 "off-topic" posts today... Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on October 29, 2013, 09:54:22 PM (...) so I'm going to move this into a new self-moderated thread the next time, it was in some way kind of an experiment I admit: 'let it flow' (...) k, guess the experiment is over now, will create a self moderated topic (but not this evening - I'm tired) @Tehfiend thx for your effort to keep it on topic @Bitcoinorama hope you get me right, I'm still thankful for all your contributions and efforts, I'm not against you - this is just the wrong place for discussions you are not the first one and will not be the last one posting off topic in here Title: Re: KnC news Post by: ekiro on October 30, 2013, 01:43:31 AM WHEN WILL THE NEXT GEN UNITS BE OUT?!?!?
I DONT WANT TO GET THE JUPUTER! I WANT SOMETHING MORE POWERFUL THAT CAN ACTUALLY BE PROFITABLE! WHEN CAN I PREORDER Title: Re: KnC news Post by: CYPER on October 30, 2013, 03:19:39 AM No like everyone else i've been working my ass off. On top of which i've been to three different countries. KNC related work I assume?The majority has been for sure yes, for the last week I have had plenty to catch up from loose ends and other work that's not KnC related that have been neglected in the interim. In any case no one has stopped pulling late nights to resolve issues, and multiple have cropped up along the way. Murphy has remained omnipresent, but all in all the work ethic here has been stella. With all due respect, I'm not about to get in a slanging match. I've spoken to plenty through PM. I am not in the "plenty" group then ::)Cypher you sent me a few wordy emails at a time when things became very busy, do not take it personally, I've helped you in the past, and tried to help you then, but have you any idea how much more active my PMs have become subsequent. People keep using me as a route to customer services, which I'm not. I try to help people because I'm kind, and good natured. Note: 'kind', not to be mistaken with 'nice', people abuse that. Not saying you are one of them, but your messages are now under a mountain of others, and I feel I have done more than enough favours unrewarded to be fair. Just being honest, I'm not asking for anything, my time is limited now, and I have been doing a lot more unaknowledged work in ensuring everyone gets a what they want. Nico's (Jelin1984) miner was one I repaired and he should now be v.happy. There have been multiple others, on top of a plethora of other things I have been doing behind the scenes. Most here have had multiple roles subsequent as others take priority over fixing issues that are greater cause for concern as, and when. I might add for everything i've done in the past I have gained the princely sum of just over 1BTC in tips, aside Bargraphics who was generous enough to drop 1 BTC. So cheers. I see you mentioning this for a 2nd time, which puzzles me. It sounds like: you haven't donated anything to me, so that is why you deserve less from my attention ???Nope never said that. You're putting words in my mouth. As I said before please don't mistake kindness, for niceness. I'm not customer services, they have people for that. But after everything I have done, people are either demanding, or nasty, some have been ultra cool, but for my time is worth, a handful have tipped me a few beers, that's it's, in total, aside Bargraphics 1BTC, it's pretty sad isn't it thinking about it? yet now many demand attention through PMs. I've never asked for anything, I'm not greedy, but there's only so much time in the day. Honestly, and to say I'm a little miffed at how a lot of this forum has treated me is an understatement. Also, and it's nothing personal to you, you aren't one, but i'm not engaging with the trolls that now leap on me every-time i engage with any convo on this forum, so please don't make assumptions... I try to stay calm at the moment, but it is very difficult considering the way KNC support is doing its job. As I said before, personally all things considered, no bias, I've been amazed at how they have coped. Murphy, and 'competitors' have thrown as much shit as they could to see what sticks, and the guys (and girls) at KnC have risen above it, rolled their sleeves up and got on with it. I think shipping is now complete I believe. This is still nuts, they've taken a huge risk raising funds, risked their credibility to deliver on millions of non-recurring engineering costs with a bleeding edge tech of a typical 24month R&D phase and produced it in a little over 4 months. That's the fastest 28nm concept to manufacture, ever, in any industry. Sure there has been some smoothing out, and yes it delayed them completing shipping by two weeks. Note a real two weeks, but as I predicted prior your 'closest' competition appeared to be hiding truths from you all along. There's a comfortable amount of competition free mining time ahead whilst they are delayed, on top of which Avalon never delivered the hashrate they promised, so there is in fact less competition currently to boot. All along I have been insulted, abused, and a caused of lying for pointing out and reasoning honest common sense advice as I saw it. KnC have more customer service staff starting over the next week, or two and can concentrate on being more active on their forum, but the focus currently always has been delivery of physical products, and firmware that has the devices performing stable at promised spec, which remember for the most part was between 250, and 400 Gh/s for Jupiter. Bare in mind their CS staff have to be fluent in multiple languages, as well as an understanding of Bitcoin, and have to learn the CRM software quick. The staff here are superb, and it would make their lives a hell of a lot easier if people took the time to do simple searches to simple problems and allow them to deal with those that genuinely require assistance. I've actually gone through a lot of the returned equipment at points personally, and there is little wrong with it. Many boards genuinely just needed a firmware patch and to enable cores. There's quite a few bricked beagle ones coming back because people are listening to bad advice about how to upgrade CGMiner and are deleting root files. Some a sending back full Jupiters with working hashing modules as opposed to firing up each one individually and pre determining which module is poor, if one exists. No ones claiming to be perfect, extreme speed to market, and extreme perfection was never an option, thats's why margins existed. Perfection will come as the product and the issues become more recognised by KnC as well as customers, otherwise you can wait the standard 18-24 months it takes for product refinement at this die shrink. You were one of the last to order from the October batch, you product will arrive tomo possibly, you have a superb firmware that's now stable, and a lot less competition than expected for the foreseeable future. Tehfriend, noted... Maybe I should just be happy that I'm getting my miners albeit a 2 weeks delay that amounts to at least 10BTC of lost profits per miner. It is so hard to turn a blind eye to this plethora of false claims, misinformation, and non-equal treatment of customers, but I'm trying. It is as hard as seeing and believing how non-biased you claim to be... It's so great I paid with a CC 8) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Ytterbium on October 30, 2013, 09:31:46 AM Maybe I should just be happy that I'm getting my miners albeit a 2 weeks delay that amounts to at least 10BTC of lost profits per miner. It is so hard to turn a blind eye to this plethora of false claims, misinformation, and non-equal treatment of customers, but I'm trying. It is as hard as seeing and believing how non-biased you claim to be... It's so great I paid with a CC 8) Technically, unless you have a day1/2 order or ordered after they said they'd deliver all October orders by October 15th, they're not late. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 02, 2013, 07:28:38 PM Hey guys, Just to let you know that I have released BertMod 0.3 : http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/main-category/main-forum/13938-bertmod-0-3-unofficial-firmware-mod-feedback-thread It now includes bfgminer from Nov 1st ! Happy mining uski Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 04, 2013, 11:15:00 AM It seems no one is interested in external binaries any more, but just in case they are, here is a binary for the knc devices based off the latest cgminer 3.7.0 code. There are no performance advantages for knc devices but there are networking and work scheduling fixes for people that have had issues (eg difficulty connecting to eligius or system stopping work entirely). As per previously, you'll have to ssh into and copy the binary to your device to run it. http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer and https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-61 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 05, 2013, 01:23:30 PM It seems no one is interested in external binaries any more, but just in case they are, here is a binary for the knc devices based off the latest cgminer 3.7.0 code. There are no performance advantages for knc devices but there are networking and work scheduling fixes for people that have had issues (eg difficulty connecting to eligius or system stopping work entirely). As per previously, you'll have to ssh into and copy the binary to your device to run it. Bugfix update to 3.7.1. Same download location.http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer Why cgminer 3.7.1 does not run for me Dud binary, my bad, reuploading....?? EDIT: Re-uploaded as v3.7.2 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Tehfiend on November 06, 2013, 05:29:35 AM https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-63!!!
"Unbeknown to the community we are currently developing the next generation product in 20nm/16nm process with Alchip, and we have much more to offer our customers, both past and future with respect to our mantra of under promising, and over delivering, none of which we could have delivered upon alone." Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Scoobypup on November 06, 2013, 06:14:36 AM https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-63!!! "Unbeknown to the community we are currently developing the next generation product in 20nm/16nm process with Alchip, and we have much more to offer our customers, both past and future with respect to our mantra of under promising, and over delivering, none of which we could have delivered upon alone." Yeah, but that same article states, "The design offers the industry’s leading performance (576Gh/s) and power consumption (under 1w/Gh/s at the wall)...". They may state that they "offer" that performance, but they haven't exactly delivered it. My Jupiters aren't meeting either of those specs and neither are a lot of other customers. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: sickpig on November 06, 2013, 07:58:02 AM https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-63!!! "Unbeknown to the community we are currently developing the next generation product in 20nm/16nm process with Alchip, and we have much more to offer our customers, both past and future with respect to our mantra of under promising, and over delivering, none of which we could have delivered upon alone." boldness in the air this morning. If memory serves DeathAndTexas said that anything lower than 28nm will take almost two years before hitting the market and I have no reasons to doubt it, well a part from Alchip saying that they are working on 20/16nm tech for the next knc gen miners. :) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 06, 2013, 12:15:08 PM Thank you very much sickpig
:) ----- Alchip, AST & KnCMiner AB https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-63 press release from our partners AST & Alchip the original can be found here http://www.alchip.com/news_01.php?id=128 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: sickpig on November 06, 2013, 01:50:11 PM Thank you very much sickpig :) ----- Alchip, AST & KnCMiner AB https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-63 press release from our partners AST & Alchip the original can be found here http://www.alchip.com/news_01.php?id=128 you're welcome :P Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 11, 2013, 07:42:48 PM News Update: http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6d9133088733c220dff716f59&id=e4c910f077&e=276eecccbc Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 12, 2013, 04:04:04 PM From https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-65 Quote All, Thanks very much for all of the people who purchased the upgrade modules, The entire bunch of 200 sold out in around 3 minutes. We have over sold a little as we were not fast enough to disable the product in the shop. and bitcoin transactions take a few minutes to become verified What we will say is that to everyone who has paid via bitpay for their order will receive an upgrade board. We do expect that all boxes will leave this week and we will double the team involved in packing so it goes as quick as we can Thanks KnCMiner Team If they know they oversold and can still fulfill those orders, they should be able to work in a few edge cases like ASIC-K as well, I would think. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: aerobatic on November 12, 2013, 05:27:31 PM https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-63!!! "Unbeknown to the community we are currently developing the next generation product in 20nm/16nm process with Alchip, and we have much more to offer our customers, both past and future with respect to our mantra of under promising, and over delivering, none of which we could have delivered upon alone." boldness in the air this morning. If memory serves DeathAndTexas said that anything lower than 28nm will take almost two years before hitting the market and I have no reasons to doubt it, well a part from Alchip saying that they are working on 20/16nm tech for the next knc gen miners. :) i think there's a fair chance we will see 20nm and maybe even 16nm bitcoin miners during 2014. the fabs are letting people tape-out now. one of the asic companies that either has lots of cash... or, the ability to raise investment.. or maybe still some appetite to take pre-orders... will be able to front the extremely high NRE cost. the big question is that what will it offer over just making more of the existing 28nm chips (or doing a new 28nm chip thats more optimised). We know that BitFury is doing a 28nm full custom chip... and maybe others might do that too. So Alchip and Knc have already said they're working on a design. once they have a design, they will need to decide whether there's a market for spend upwards of $5-6m on the nre cost alone. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Syke on November 12, 2013, 05:54:36 PM Yeah, but that same article states, "The design offers the industry’s leading performance (576Gh/s) and power consumption (under 1w/Gh/s at the wall)...". Bitfury has lower power consumption. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: DPoS on November 12, 2013, 07:22:14 PM Yeah, but that same article states, "The design offers the industry’s leading performance (576Gh/s) and power consumption (under 1w/Gh/s at the wall)...". Bitfury has lower power consumption. Power costs meant something on miners less than 1 Gh... it might mean something again next summer or next fall but only if the miners are dirt cheap. This isn't 40W a Gh anymore Title: Re: KnC news Post by: aerobatic on November 12, 2013, 11:12:48 PM Yeah, but that same article states, "The design offers the industry’s leading performance (576Gh/s) and power consumption (under 1w/Gh/s at the wall)...". Bitfury has lower power consumption. Power costs meant something on miners less than 1 Gh... it might mean something again next summer or next fall but only if the miners are dirt cheap. This isn't 40W a Gh anymore power costs still do mean something... but a balance of high performance and low power is required. not just high perf and not just low power. but right now, $/GH is very important, and W/GH is of secondary importance. But if systems of like $/GH are competing, then W/GH matters. -- Jez Title: Re: KnC news Post by: bclcjunkie on November 13, 2013, 02:05:58 AM hey guys, anyone to speculate when the next batch might be available? i feel oct and nov were outstanding ROI months for jup owners... now that most of the other asic manufacturers are scheduled to ship coming dec and january i'd say ROI is going to be much much tougher than before.
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Syke on November 13, 2013, 04:00:16 AM Power costs meant something on miners less than 1 Gh... it might mean something again next summer or next fall but only if the miners are dirt cheap. This isn't 40W a Gh anymore So you're saying it's ok to lie on a press release, because it's not a very significant issue? Title: Re: KnC news Post by: edgar on November 13, 2013, 05:02:39 AM Power costs meant something on miners less than 1 Gh... it might mean something again next summer or next fall but only if the miners are dirt cheap. This isn't 40W a Gh anymore So you're saying it's ok to lie on a press release, because it's not a very significant issue? asking specific questions that relate to MULTIPLE interested parties, as opposed to singular stupid ones is apparently trolling. Have you not been paying attention? Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 15, 2013, 11:20:49 AM thx for reminding me to move this into a self-moderated one :P
---- https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-66 Today is the 15TH of November and we were due to start shipping, There is some bad news and some good news, The Bad news is the delivery of parts which we needed to begin today has been delayed by about 5-10 days We found this out two days ago and have been working with the suppliers to get it as fast as possible but it’s not been possible I’m afraid, But the good news is we can announce yet another performance improvement, All November batch boxes have a new PCB board and our engineers have been working overtime to improve the board as much as possible. We can now announce that the speed will be minimum of 650 GH/s in turbo mode or MORE depending on individual chip performance. It’s important to note that the new turbo mode is not overclocking and will not void any warranty. But it’s also not available on the September/October Devices. For the November shipments we are using UPS only and have increased the strength of the boxes to reduce the shipping issues. We appreciate that any delay in shipment is not good news at all and we are doing EVERYTHING we can to decrease the delay. Thanks KnCMiner Team Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on November 15, 2013, 11:47:56 AM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;)
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 15, 2013, 12:11:28 PM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;) So KnC recommends 1200W PSU for the November batch ? *edit: yes, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg3590246#msg3590246 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on November 15, 2013, 12:36:16 PM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;) So KnC recommends 1200W PSU for the November batch ? Why would you doubt me?? Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 15, 2013, 12:42:57 PM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;) So KnC recommends 1200W PSU for the November batch ? Why would you doubt me?? I do not doubt what you say, sorry if I expressed myself in a way that you thought it's my intention. I wasn't sure whether I got it right as non-native speaker facing an unknown abbreviation. After looking it up myself and getting sure about it's meaning I've edited my post and added a link to another post of yours making it more clear for stupid ones like me. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on November 15, 2013, 01:15:36 PM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;) So KnC recommends 1200W PSU for the November batch ? Why would you doubt me?? I do not doubt what you say, sorry if I expressed myself in a way that you thought it's my intention. I wasn't sure whether I got it right as non-native speaker facing an unknown abbreviation. After looking it up myself and getting sure about it's meaning I've edited my post and added a link to another post of yours making it more clear for stupid ones like me. Haha no worries bro. I admire anyone who is forced to speak English as a second language, and does so as well as yourself. I've grown up learning other languages I'm not required to speak, which is just as well, as I'm appalling at those! ;) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: CYPER on November 15, 2013, 01:22:18 PM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;) So KnC recommends 1200W PSU for the November batch ? Why would you doubt me?? I do not doubt what you say, sorry if I expressed myself in a way that you thought it's my intention. I wasn't sure whether I got it right as non-native speaker facing an unknown abbreviation. After looking it up myself and getting sure about it's meaning I've edited my post and added a link to another post of yours making it more clear for stupid ones like me. Haha no worries bro. I admire anyone who is forced to speak English as a second language, and does so as well as yourself. I've grown up learning other languages I'm not required to speak, which is just as well, as I'm appalling at those! ;) I have 2x V850 +2x V100 that I bought last night, so hopefully these will be enough for 19 boards (2x October Jupiters, 3 Upgrade modules and 2x November Jupiters). Title: Re: KnC news Post by: puffer on November 15, 2013, 01:25:09 PM Hi all,
650+ Ghash/s is a great, great plus, it doesn't justify the delay of 5-10 days, but compensate what i aspected from nov-shipment. Go go KNC, let competitors burn in their jealousy, you rock, and your philosophy is pretty closed to BitCoin mentality. :) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 15, 2013, 06:50:05 PM https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-67 Quote All, We have a new firmware for you today this is the 0.99 version of our firmware The firmware has the following New features: - Update cgminer revision to 3.8.1. This should solve most of the issues with eligius pool. - Cgminer API always enabled (removed that setting from web interface) - Pool quota support in the web interface Bugfixes - Fixed some memory leaks in cgminer - Fixed a number of bugs in the web interface - Turned off excessive logging in the lighttpd web server to prevent excessive memory consumption the firmware can be downloaded here www.kncminer.com/userfiles/file/kncminer-0.99.bin Thanks KnCMiner Team Title: Re: KnC news Post by: ultrix on November 15, 2013, 07:24:25 PM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;) So KnC recommends 1200W PSU for the November batch ? Why would you doubt me?? I doubt you because you made a non-technical correlation between two KNC customers and an unrelated forum post saying that the same brand had popped a motherboard. News flash, every manufactured PSU on the planet has popped a motherboard, usually to no fault of its own. Further the HX850 is a very stable PSU, we use them for 12V supplies in the lab and its what I have run on a dozen Jupiters for over a month. One thing I did notice, which I overlooked in the product pictures during ordering is that KNC did not properly ground each ASIC board. The PCI SIG clearly states that 6 pin auxiliary connectors are for 75W draw and 8 pin added two additional grounds, making it _SAFE_ to draw up to 150W. Note: don't be a moron and read the spec incorrectly, the PCIe edge connector itself can deliver 75W, the 6 pin aux gives an _additional_ 75W, for a total of 150W. The reason people have been popping boards is the combination of sloppy AC and the boards drawing too much power with not enough ground. It has little to do with choice of power supply. I altered my boards by scratching off a portion of the solder mask and soldering the additional two grounds. Then I sampled the VRM output voltage for two hours. End result less jitter. And I'm running off of 208V synthesized AC from a large bank of Liebert equipment. Long story short, if it didn't come straight from KNC's mouth, don't believe Orama's non-nonsensical, uneducated babbling. KNC never recommended one brand over another, the only thing they indicated was a minimum capacity, which was 850W. Until they post somehting on their website, ignore Orama. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Biffa on November 15, 2013, 07:45:45 PM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;) So KnC recommends 1200W PSU for the November batch ? Why would you doubt me?? I doubt you because you made a non-technical correlation between two KNC customers and an unrelated forum post saying that the same brand had popped a motherboard. News flash, every manufactured PSU on the planet has popped a motherboard, usually to no fault of its own. Further the HX850 is a very stable PSU, we use them for 12V supplies in the lab and its what I have run on a dozen Jupiters for over a month. One thing I did notice, which I overlooked in the product pictures during ordering is that KNC did not properly ground each ASIC board. The PCI SIG clearly states that 6 pin auxiliary connectors are for 75W draw and 8 pin added two additional grounds, making it _SAFE_ to draw up to 150W. Note: don't be a moron and read the spec incorrectly, the PCIe edge connector itself can deliver 75W, the 6 pin aux gives an _additional_ 75W, for a total of 150W. The reason people have been popping boards is the combination of sloppy AC and the boards drawing too much power with not enough ground. It has little to do with choice of power supply. I altered my boards by scratching off a portion of the solder mask and soldering the additional two grounds. Then I sampled the VRM output voltage for two hours. End result less jitter. And I'm running off of 208V synthesized AC from a large bank of Liebert equipment. Long story short, if it didn't come straight from KNC's mouth, don't believe Orama's non-nonsensical, uneducated babbling. KNC never recommended one brand over another, the only thing they indicated was a minimum capacity, which was 850W. Until they post somehting on their website, ignore Orama. I think you are taking it too personally mate, Bitcoinorama just passes on information that he is given on the ground, in the KnC office where he is sitting. He gets asked questions here and other places, he then goes to the people who are there and asks them, or is in meeting where things get brought up, he then relays information back to us here, all with good intentions. To accuse him of making it up or lying or falsifying truths is just paranoid-conspiracy-theory-nutso. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: ultrix on November 15, 2013, 07:51:31 PM I think you are taking it too personally mate, Bitcoinorama just passes on information that he is given on the ground, in the KnC office where he is sitting. He gets asked questions here and other places, he then goes to the people who are there and asks them, or is in meeting where things get brought up, he then relays information back to us here, all with good intentions. To accuse him of making it up or lying or falsifying truths is just paranoid-conspiracy-theory-nutso. Go through his forum posts with regards to the Corsair HX series PSUs. He drew the conclusion from a sampling of two which were run from wall AC with no overcurrent protection and googling for the HX850 and motherboard problems, which as I stated you can find for every PSU. I'm not saying he's lying, I'm saying he's not technical enough to make the statements he is with any validity and folks on this forum should listen to what KNC says officially. Further KNC should acknowledge the lack of grounding as the source of problems. I emailed them about this shortly after receiving my machines and have yet to get a response. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 16, 2013, 12:24:56 PM New cgminer binary based on cgminer 3.8.2 up http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer Note that we may have tracked down at least one of the causes of the memory leak that leads to cgminer being killed for being out of memory and it involves frequently using the API. This means that if you are not actively monitoring its performance on the web interface, you are better off closing the web interface window for it to not repeatedly keep using it. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on November 17, 2013, 01:23:50 AM Yo, 1200W Gold rated PSUs November orders FTW pls! ;) So KnC recommends 1200W PSU for the November batch ? Why would you doubt me?? I doubt you because you made a non-technical correlation between two KNC customers and an unrelated forum post saying that the same brand had popped a motherboard. News flash, every manufactured PSU on the planet has popped a motherboard, usually to no fault of its own. Further the HX850 is a very stable PSU, we use them for 12V supplies in the lab and its what I have run on a dozen Jupiters for over a month. One thing I did notice, which I overlooked in the product pictures during ordering is that KNC did not properly ground each ASIC board. The PCI SIG clearly states that 6 pin auxiliary connectors are for 75W draw and 8 pin added two additional grounds, making it _SAFE_ to draw up to 150W. Note: don't be a moron and read the spec incorrectly, the PCIe edge connector itself can deliver 75W, the 6 pin aux gives an _additional_ 75W, for a total of 150W. The reason people have been popping boards is the combination of sloppy AC and the boards drawing too much power with not enough ground. It has little to do with choice of power supply. I altered my boards by scratching off a portion of the solder mask and soldering the additional two grounds. Then I sampled the VRM output voltage for two hours. End result less jitter. And I'm running off of 208V synthesized AC from a large bank of Liebert equipment. Long story short, if it didn't come straight from KNC's mouth, don't believe Orama's non-nonsensical, uneducated babbling. KNC never recommended one brand over another, the only thing they indicated was a minimum capacity, which was 850W. Until they post somehting on their website, ignore Orama. Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. When the PSU is tripped and you have to replace the ATX lead, unlike with other brands, or even other ranges of Corsair PSUs, the HX series restarts with current apparently at full load. If the reason that caused the fail safe to cut the PSU still exists that component is then place under greater stress then beforehand, where as typically other PSUs ramp the current after being reset. If you't care to believe what i'm saying, then fine. I didn't have to ask further questions in the first place. We could have just bluntly said do not use the Corsair HX PSU and be done with it. At the time the thread was so full of competitors trolls attempting to discredit the company for not checking every PSU on the planet despite purposefully recommending one in particular as it had been thoroughly tested. I'm not attempting to be smarter than an armchair engineer, i'm relaying what I remember from a conversation with an industry expert. In any case there were less than ten boards out of however many thousand made that suffered from this. It's a total non-issue, but to err on the side of caution we suggest you refrain from using that PSU. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Syke on November 17, 2013, 05:58:57 AM Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. Let me get this straight. A GE engineer claimed the problem wasn't caused by GE hardware, but by some other company's product? Do you see why people would question the results of this "test"? How about you fly in a Corsair engineer and get his opinion? Title: Re: KnC news Post by: dropt on November 17, 2013, 06:03:31 AM [...] the HX series restarts with current apparently at full load. If the reason that caused the fail safe to cut the PSU still exists that component is then place under greater stress then beforehand, where as typically other PSUs ramp the current after being reset. [...] You're almost as bad as dogie. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: dropt on November 17, 2013, 06:03:57 AM Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. Let me get this straight. A GE engineer claimed the problem wasn't caused by GE hardware, but by some other company's product? Do you see why people would question the results of this "test"? How about you fly in a Corsair engineer and get his opinion? +1 Title: Re: KnC news Post by: 1l1l11ll1l on November 17, 2013, 06:41:10 AM Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. Let me get this straight. A GE engineer claimed the problem wasn't caused by GE hardware, but by some other company's product? Do you see why people would question the results of this "test"? How about you fly in a Corsair engineer and get his opinion? +1 Because the Corsair engineers designed and built the HX line... ::) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bogart on November 17, 2013, 06:51:07 AM Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. Let me get this straight. A GE engineer claimed the problem wasn't caused by GE hardware, but by some other company's product? Do you see why people would question the results of this "test"? How about you fly in a Corsair engineer and get his opinion? +1 Because the Corsair engineers designed and built the HX line... ::) I think the question was rhetorical... Title: Re: KnC news Post by: CYPER on November 17, 2013, 09:15:59 AM Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. Let me get this straight. A GE engineer claimed the problem wasn't caused by GE hardware, but by some other company's product? Do you see why people would question the results of this "test"? How about you fly in a Corsair engineer and get his opinion? Exactly my thought. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Bitcoinorama on November 17, 2013, 02:27:47 PM [...] the HX series restarts with current apparently at full load. If the reason that caused the fail safe to cut the PSU still exists that component is then place under greater stress then beforehand, where as typically other PSUs ramp the current after being reset. [...] You're almost as bad as dogie. Please. No. Look i'm reiterating what i was told. Do not shoot the messenger. I didn't have to ask. I did it because people were concerned and wanted to know. This isn't my armchair engineering is better than yours, academically trained I'm a design engineer and if I design an electrical, or electronic device I'd consult an expert in that field. In this case this is precisely what I did as, and when the opportunity presented. So quit the abuse, or I quit bothering to share. The fact is unless we can differentiate between the start up characteristics of each individual PSU on the market after they have all been tripped - and bear in mind in every case they had ALL had their fail-safes tripped and required restarts -then we have no scientific ground for recommending one power supply over another. The only thing we do have to go on is the 'long term reliability proving exercise' w.r.t. the Coolermaster V850 being used throughout the entire hosting facility and working faultlessly the entire time. Thus it has the most assured recommendation as the PSU to use. KnC were actually going to buy the HX850, but couldn't secure enough of a volume in time, and taht appears to have purely been by good fortune. In any case the number of boards we had fail in this manner is insignificant, less than 10 boards out of the thousands manufactured and in the wild, so this is a mute point, but based upon the statistical significance of the corsair hx850's involvement in the occurrences, and the fact the PSU is known to behave in the manner described, it'd be wise to consider avoiding that for a PSU for another known to behave faultlessly... Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Biffa on November 18, 2013, 12:06:33 PM Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. Let me get this straight. A GE engineer claimed the problem wasn't caused by GE hardware, but by some other company's product? Do you see why people would question the results of this "test"? How about you fly in a Corsair engineer and get his opinion? Because Corsair don't have any "engineers" they don't make their own PSU's they get other companies to make them. So perhaps Channel Well who make the Corsair HX850 Gold, couldn't/wouldn't send an engineer over to a small company who aren't their customer in the first place? Come on guys, as I said before Bitcoinorama is just the conduit of information back and forth, as he said don't shoot the messenger. Bitcoinorama, on the other hand, don't take it personally if people question the process, just pass the information back to the team and then wait for more feedback. Don't bite back, or even worse feed trolls. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Gator-hex on November 18, 2013, 02:17:17 PM The only news I care about is.. WHEN IS THE NEXT BATCH FOR SALE! ::)
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: Biffa on November 18, 2013, 03:02:36 PM The only news I care about is.. WHEN IS THE NEXT BATCH FOR SALE! ::) I'd hazard to guess, January at the earliest. You could probably pinpoint it more accurately if you knew when any of the competition will start shipping. Cointerra and Hashfast appear to be just vaporware at the moment, which I think is wierd because I felt sure they would deliver. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 18, 2013, 11:36:22 PM I don't know whether to laugh or cry, two modules shipped to me, one left Sweden, the other says "The package was left in a UPS facility.". They forgot to put it on the plane I guess. Edit : Now both are stuck and never left. Same for me :( THE PACKAGE WAS LEFT IN A UPS FACILITY Great >:( Quote from: UPS Tracking EXCEPTION I love UPS so much..19.11.2013 0:08 The package was left in a UPS facility. ------------- *edit* RESOLVED https://i.imgur.com/8DC2K4u.png?1 All 3 of my shipments show this. I was also emailed an exception notification saying "this notice alerts you delivery of the following shipment has been rescheduled." and "Exception Reason: THE PACKAGE WAS LEFT IN A UPS FACILITY" Same here, FWIW. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: volosator on November 18, 2013, 11:41:43 PM same here. I called UPS and asked them WTF.
Somebody left the facility and packages got forgotten. A guy on the phone said it's possible that it will get delivered on schedule. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: 1l1l11ll1l on November 19, 2013, 03:04:40 AM Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. Let me get this straight. A GE engineer claimed the problem wasn't caused by GE hardware, but by some other company's product? Do you see why people would question the results of this "test"? How about you fly in a Corsair engineer and get his opinion? +1 Because the Corsair engineers designed and built the HX line... ::) I think the question was rhetorical... Didn't know I needed /Sarcasm See Biffa's comment Title: Re: KnC news Post by: 1l1l11ll1l on November 19, 2013, 03:05:46 AM Actually I sat in a room one Saturday with General Electric's Critical Power Specialist who flew in specifically to address the issue, i'd wager he knows what he's talking about and the HX has fried components at a with a statistically significant reason for concern according to other posts on the internet. It's not solely limited to KnC boards. Let me get this straight. A GE engineer claimed the problem wasn't caused by GE hardware, but by some other company's product? Do you see why people would question the results of this "test"? How about you fly in a Corsair engineer and get his opinion? Because Corsair don't have any "engineers" they don't make their own PSU's they get other companies to make them. So perhaps Channel Well who make the Corsair HX850 Gold, couldn't/wouldn't send an engineer over to a small company who aren't their customer in the first place? Come on guys, as I said before Bitcoinorama is just the conduit of information back and forth, as he said don't shoot the messenger. Bitcoinorama, on the other hand, don't take it personally if people question the process, just pass the information back to the team and then wait for more feedback. Don't bite back, or even worse feed trolls. It's so the Corsair Engineers can ensure the Corsair logo is straight. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 19, 2013, 12:25:47 PM Well, here's a binary which should hopefully address the known memory leak from cgminer itself based on the latest git master 009511c995458c00a5f46426c8e80ddb94c20cbb. http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer Title: Re: KnC news Post by: HugPuddle on November 19, 2013, 11:40:02 PM You think KnC is reliable?
We are in the market for an asic soon. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: 1l1l11ll1l on November 20, 2013, 02:47:00 AM You think KnC is reliable? We are in the market for an asic soon. I'm reliably hashing away on their hardware at this moment, however they are completely sold out. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: nightengale on November 21, 2013, 04:57:43 AM KnC was talking about a Scrypt product for a while -- has anyone heard anything more about this?
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: TheJuice on November 21, 2013, 05:06:36 AM Any news if KNC received the missing parts? Last I hear we were thinking 5-10 days, it's been 6.
Title: Re: KnC news Post by: CoinHoarder on November 21, 2013, 05:19:32 AM KnC was talking about a Scrypt product for a while -- has anyone heard anything more about this? Not sure, but the first Scrypt FPGA built for Litecoin is already available for sale. I'm not sure if this is a scam or not yet though, but it looks promising. Supposedly they've already shipped some units and have a video of the prototype: https://forum.litecoin.net/index.php/topic,6401.0.html Title: Re: KnC news Post by: edgar on November 21, 2013, 07:30:24 AM interested to hear the KnC official stance on PCI-express connectors on the v850 PSUs
are you hosting them with the one 'twin' cable heating up like mine did for a month before dying or are you in possession of extra cables? also if the heat generated is a cause or an effect of the 0 Die low current issue? very interested to hear a response as my v850 up & died today. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: androsyn on November 21, 2013, 08:03:55 AM You think KnC is reliable? We are in the market for an asic soon. I'm reliably hashing away on their hardware at this moment, however they are completely sold out. yeah damn it, I want those upgrade modules! PM me for any offer Thx Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 21, 2013, 01:59:56 PM (...) For speculation, ROI, fanboy talk, complaints, trolling, having fun or else please stick to the original thread. Topic is not self moderated by intent, since I do not want to delete posts proving who's a moron. Seems like there's a winner! Topic is locked now, since some never learn what the intention behind this thread was and continue to devalue it more with each of their douchebag posts. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 21, 2013, 04:12:12 PM Hi all, From kncforum ... Keith KnCMiner Staff Today, 03:19 PM Hi, Current indication is that production will start Tuesday morning. We are doing what we can to get production started earlier and we will provide an update if anything changes. http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/resellers-affilicates/general-questions/16543-date-of-shipping-of-miner-november?p=17870#post17870 Ciao =D Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 23, 2013, 12:42:47 PM http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/resellers-affilicates/general-questions/18155-change-of-status-for-my-order-saturn-november http://www.designofsignage.com/application/symbol/hands/image/600x600/hand-cross.jpg Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 23, 2013, 12:48:01 PM I´m missing an official statement on the website about the psu, customers which are here not at home, have to know which psu (power) they need. Why not e-mail them? From https://www.kncminer.com/pages/faq Quote What specs do I need for the powersupply? ▾ - A power supply (PSU) certified as 80+ Gold (high quality power with low variations). - for October Jupiter’s, an 850 Watt PSU with a minimum of four separate PCI-E adaptors (6 pins or 6+2 pin). - for October Saturn’s, a 600 Watt PSU with a minimum of two separate PCI-E adaptors (6 pins or 6+2 pins). - for Mercury models, a 400 Watt PSU with a minimum of one PCI-E adaptor (6 pins or 6+2 pins). To maximise the performance of your November shipment orders, we recommend the following: - for November Jupiter’s a 1200 Watt PSU with a minimum of four separate PCI-E adaptors (6 pins or 6+2 pin). - for November Saturn’s an 850 Watt PSU with a minimum of two separate PCI-E adaptors (6 pins or 6+2 pin). Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 23, 2013, 02:21:21 PM Capitalising on the fact that I saw that dud cores are better disabled, here's an experimental binary that tunes things fairly aggressively: http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer First it enables all cores on startup (so it can take a while before it starts mining!) Then it will disable cores after only 3 hw errors in a row, but staggers disabling of cores 5 seconds apart. Then it tries re-enabling cores after only another minute, but staggers re-enabling them. If the cores fail 3 times in a row, they're decommissioned at that point. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 24, 2013, 02:46:35 AM just to inform u that there is something going on with Nov. batch... :) my Status (ordernumber 85xx) has changed from 'payed' to 'in progress'. Thats the best news all week :) My order still just shows "paid" order 93xx Anyone know for certain that production has started ? Channel topic from #kncminer on FreeNode IRC, set by hno, a KnC emlpoyee: "November shipment in full production" Well the PCBs have been 'in production' since the week before last, but Marcus is driving down to the facility at 3am to oversee the assembly line, so that's more the 'in production' you want to hear of. hno can be seen making a brief appearance in the vid above, he's crazy intelligent btw, I'm not just saying that as a passing compliment... Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 25, 2013, 06:00:54 PM --- first tracking IDs in the wild http://forum.kncminer.com/forum/off-topic/miners-cafe/18830-good-news --- November Shipments Begin https://www.kncminer.com/news/news-68 ______________ if I have some time left this evening I'll create a new, self-moderated thread as announced some time ago. Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 26, 2013, 01:13:39 AM The order book will likely open either tomorrow, or in the coming days. Not sure what you mean by what kind of refusal? In any case wait and see at the point of announcement. Dare say it will be first come first served to previous customers for a designated period of time. I have no idea of there is a limit, or whether there's a reseller program. Though of there is please use the reseller link in my sig. Ta v.much ;) Title: Re: KnC news Post by: btc_uzr on November 26, 2013, 12:25:56 PM http://www.coindesk.com/kncminer-pre-orders-next-asic/ Quote Existing customers will get a discount on the boxes, and they will also receive their products around two or three weeks earlier than the competition. There will be no trade-in program. Pre-orders open today, Cole said, adding that all specifications given to CoinDesk are pre-release and subject to change. |
