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cgminer.exe -o stratum.antpool.com:3333 -u dogie_RockMiner -p 123

cgminer.exe -o stratum.btcguild.com:3333 -u dogie_RockMiner -p 123

cgminer.exe -o us1.ghash.io:3333 -u dogie.RockMiner -p 123

bfgminer.exe -o stratum.antpool.com:3333 -u dogie_RockMiner -p 123

bfgminer.exe -o stratum.btcguild.com:3333 -u dogie_RockMiner -p 123

bfgminer.exe -o us1.ghash.io:3333 -u dogie.RockMiner -p 123

bfgminer is supporting rbox already?

Not that I know of. Was a stray line, sorry.

LOL... stray... doggie... LOL

Great guide as usual!

I also really like the ~34 mb picture of the board...

Thanks for the great guide, I know my customers will appreciate it.

"Comcast hates him"

I am designing 3d printed cases for the ATX breakout boards. Should have them ready within a day or so!

Self succulent cooling?  Must be tasty.... If you like eating steel and thermal paste ;D :o

I assume the equivalent .conf entry for the frequency would be:
"anu-freq" : "270",

The Rock site (somewhere) had "--rock-freq 270" in an example.  Are you sure "anu" is correct? (I'll probably try both anyway but thought others might have the question as well).  You also might note that 290 is the 'advertised' max freq the vendor recommends.

Thanks!

That part of the doc is inaccurate, the parameter used is anu-freq. For those of you using Rockminer's 4.3.3 windows build, you may also notice that it defaults to 270 no matter what setting you use. I've rebuilt the binary with the latest 4.3.3 code and that resolves the issue. If you're looking for an end to end simple installer for Windows, I have built one using the WIX toolset:

Windows Installer (https://mega.co.nz/#F!V8UlXSqQ!NMdAQ0ci0qQru98dF3ROHA)

Another great guide dogie!

Fixed: http://goo.gl/zbDYjG

I don't talk about overclocking on these ones as the product is already at the part of the power curve where any higher power consumption makes it ridiculous. We should really talk about underclocking.

Got it. thanks!

Officially, they support 270-290, which gives the range of 32gh/s to 37gh/s. I wouldn't recommend going over 290 clock rate but I think I read about someone underclocking to 200.

Having trouble getting these to work in Windows 7.  

I followed the direction at https://github.com/rockminerinc/cgminer-for-R-BOX/blob/master/handbook.md

When I plug them in, they're detected as a USB device, as expected.  I tried replacing the drivers with zadig_xp_2.1.0, zadig_v2.0.1.161, and zadig_v2.0.1.162.  Regardless which one I use, the drivers are installed, and they show up as USB devices, however, CGminer isn't finding them.  
Tried both the included cgminer win0.3.1 and cgminer 4.3.4.  
When I use the option "--rock-freq 270", I get the error, "Unrecognized option: --rock-freq 270".  I tried replacing that with "--anu-freq 270", and I don't get an error, but it still does not detect them.

I do note that Zadig detectes them as CP2102, not CP21202, as the guide suggests.  
I have previously used BFGminer on this machine with the appropriate drivers.


Update: Tried CrazyGuy's install - just sits there on "Started cgminer 4.3.3", and eventually starts with no devices.

Got it working.  No idea what was wrong, but I unplugged the USB cables, moved them over to two other ports, and reseated the power cables - started working.

Sometimes you need to re-plug in a device when installing Winusb after FTDI. Your best bet if switching to cgminer is to completely uninstall FTDI drivers in device manager.

Guide says to use:

This should be amended to:

You can see the freq in the top.  If you use AMU, nothing changes.

--anu-freq is correct, but Rockminer's 4.3.3 build has an issue with frequency settings. You'll need to either build it for yourself or use the version of cgminer included with my installer.

Dogie,

Had to make a TRUST entry for you,

You are such an asset to the BTC community.

Thanks for all you do!

Thanks. As of Wednesday I'll be here full time, more planned.

+1 millionty

What are the dimensions of the heatsinks?

What specific bit, they're quite contoured and are definitely custom. I'd have to take on apart again.

I just need the outer dimensions in order to properly size a case for them, ala:  

http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/Gridseed%20Case/GAW/T1/10xDual-4-640_zps4e490ef2.jpg (http://s715.photobucket.com/user/Spotswood_/media/Gridseed%20Case/GAW/T1/10xDual-4-640_zps4e490ef2.jpg.html)

The heatsinks will rest on the bottom "lip" of the support beams, so I just need to know how much room is required between the beams.

The fins are 89mm tips to tips while the bottom bracket is 86mm. The bracket is 4mm thick. http://imgur.com/JtoRu0B

nice clear guide good job as you normally do.  I will now try to see if I can get it to work.  thanks


working now and using a sea sonic 1200 watt platinum psu.  with some pcie adapters.

two of these with the high end psu use under 70 watts I am impressed.  also very quiet.

Does anyone have a guide to getting the R-Box running off a Raspberry Pi? Cheers!

It will get messy due to the zavig requirement, will be possible though.

I have 2 units plugged into my main windows 7 pc.  After a reboot, one rbox will no longer be recognized by cgminer.  The other one immediately flashes a blue light and starts hashing when cgminer starts.  

I've tried:

Swapping the power cables and usb cables
New usb cable
uninstalling the devices in device manager
reinstalling winusb drivers in zadig
different usb ports

The 2nd rbox won't show up in CrazyGuy's cgminer or the cgminer provided by rockminer.

If I unplug the usb cable from the non working unit, I get the following output:


Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dave

The next step would be trying to duplicate the same thing on another laptop or PC. There's too many software variables to work out what is going on there.

Grabbed my win7 laptop.  Installed CrazyGuy's cgminer.  It shows up in device manager.  Uninstalled and reinstalled the winusb driver.  Rebooted pc.  Run cgminer and the device does not show up.

Plugged in the other "working" rbox and started cgminer.  It runs just as it should.

Sounds like RMA time. Check for any obvious physical damage, even though its unlikely you'll be able to fix this.

It went from the box to the top of my computer case and worked fine for a couple days, then shit the bed.

Thanks for your help as always, Dogie.

I wonder if it's an initialization timeout in cgminer. I saw something similar with my jalepeno in an early release of cgminer about a year ago. Might want to look for that error in the code and see what it's trying to do. I'll try to take a look tonight.

Um no.

Firstly, it's zadig, and secondly it's a windows program to switch USB devices to use the WinUSB driver - among other things.
(yeah I know because: I was the one who actually wrote the original USB driver code in cgminer and then worked out how to get it to work on windows ... after changing the code ... and using zadig)
That info is of course all in the cgminer README ... which many people don't bother to read.
"SETTING UP USB DEVICES"

The RPi - on the other hand - it is not a windows device ... and as the README says ...
"On linux, the direct USB support requires no drivers at all. However ..."

Read the rest to learn about it ...

Don't be so mean dude! Kano's absolutely right though, Zadig is only a requirement for Windows and is currently the best method of assigning winusb drivers. It averts the strict driver signing policies of WinVista and up by creating a cert and moving to trusted root on the fly. As soon as I get some free time I will add the same functionality to my cgminer installer and eliminate the need for Zadig.

Kano, what are your thoughts on the initialization errors reported by the user above and one in my thread?

Output with -D enabled

 [2014-06-09 18:16:04] AMU 1: Share above target
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU 1: Share above target
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU 1 GetResults usb read err:(-9) LIBUSB_ERROR_PIPE
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU 1 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU 1 GetResults usb read err:(-1) LIBUSB_ERROR_IO
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU1: Comms error (rerr=-1 amt=0)
 [2014-06-09 18:16:05] AMU 1 failure, disabling!

Thoughts on that?
Zero at the moment.

That usually means a hardware/hub problem or lack of enough power problem with other Icarus devices.

yxt has shipped an R-Box to me.
After I get it, I'll add support to mainline cgminer.
The fact that is uses the Icarus driver could be part of the problem.
I'd expect it to use massive amounts of CPU ... without an Icarus redesign as a new separate driver for it.
The Icarus driver was designed for 500MH/s not 30+GH/s

Great guide! Had my new r-box up and hashing in under 20 minutes....kudos to you good Sir

Bfgminer release now supports rbox:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=632947.msg7245884#msg7245884

I'll update when cg and bfg have finished their release versions, make it nice and fair.

Sure, in the mean time, those wishing to use bfgminer can use:

or

no need for ziagdag step anymore, just the proper manufacturer's driver.  and if you ever had those ASICMiner USB sticks running using bfgminer on your system (now or before), then you already have the driver anyway

Question:

Is the setup the same for one or two Rockminers?

I can get 1 unit to work fine, however I cannot get 2 units to works together.  I've tried Powered Hubs and Direct on PC (Win 8.1 and XP).  Both have 12V 5A power, new usb cables.   I have to think it is in my config.  I'm using 'rbox_cgminer.rar' V4.3.3 downloaded from www.eyeboot.com.

{  cgminer.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --anu-freq 290 -o stratum+tcp://us1.ghash.io:3333 -u name.work1 -p 12345 }

Any suggestions would be appreciated.  I prefer bfgminer, however I cannot even get that to see my units.

-=Lon=-

If you are using cgminer, make sure both devices have the winusb driver installed.(You can double check in Zadig) If using bfgminer, make sure you completely uninstall winusb drivers for those devices in device manager. Then install the silicon labs drivers (http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx)

I installed it on one of my units and it saw it on all 3 - surely its a system specific driver rather than a unit specific driver?

The link you gave the required  2.5mm 12V mains power adapter is actually a duplicate link the USB cable, FYI...

I should clarify, you'll only have to install the driver once if you have no other drivers associated with the device. Windows will automatically install the first device driver associated with a device when plugged in. For instance, if you installed silicon labs drivers for a cp210x device in the past, then install winusb with zadig for a single device, you are going to have to do the same with each new device you plug in, since the silabs driver is the default. The best bet is to completely uninstall silabs or Winusb drivers when switching between cgminer and bfgminer. Do this by going into device manager and right click on the device --> uninstall. Make sure to check the box labeled "Delete the driver software for this device" to remove the device association with that driver.

Fixed

Kewl.

Just wanted to make sure I was buying the right supplies.

Ok, I finally got them to both work on a Win 8.1 PC using cgminer and zadig drivers.  I really wanted to use bfgminer so I spent most of my time removing silabs drivers, rebooting, adding silabs drivers, rebooting, power cycling everything.... Rinse-and-Repeat (many many times)...  With no luck, so I completely removed silabs and re-installed zadig, power cycle, and they both are working together now. 

Maybe I'll play some more this weekend and see if I can get bfgminer working, I like that a little better.  bfgminer does work and recognize antminers with silabs drivers.
Maybe even tackle adding them to my Raspberry Pi.

Thanks for your help, maybe this will help others that have a similar issue.

-=Lon=-

Totally stumped with my R-Box's

It shows up in Windows Devices after I run the zadig app in the cgminer folder, but cgminer can't find the device.

Tried multiple cables, power bricks, reboots, driver installs and R-box units (I bought five...just trying to get ONE to function)

my cg.cmd looks like this:

cgminer.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --anu-freq 270 -o stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -u (my payment address) -p123

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Are you using the specific version of cgminer as in the OP?

I'm new at this but I did get mine to work.  Here are a few ideas to try.

First, Where did you get your cgminer software?  It has to be one compiled for rockminers.  I downloaded mine from eyeboot.com (very good people there).

Second, I have also switched to eligius (payout is just as good/better as ghash) and I use      -o stratum+tcp://stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334

Third, I pulled power from my units and plugged them back in after cgminer was running.

-=Lon=-

Can somebody tell me if I can use a power adapter 20v/6A with my R-Box
or a 19V/3.42A without damaging it ?

THX !!!

No. No. No.

Damn so I absolutly need 12V/5A ?

If i go less 12V/2A ? It won't hash at it max rate right ?

You need 12V, min 3A.

Ok thank you !

Yes, I downloaded it from the link in the guide, then copied the files from the 'cgminer-4.3.3-update-v2.0' folder into the cgminer folder.  (should I have not done this?  I've tried both ways, and neither worked)

Its academic at this point...I took them home and tried a different computer and it took 10 minutes to get all 5 units up and running.  I was hoping to run them at work, because the electric bill at my shop is a business expense.  ::)

I will admit that the computer at work has many USB devices plugged into it already, and the drivers have been installed, reinstalled and uninstalled so many times its amazing it still functions.

Anyone tried setting the r-box up with lukejr's bfgminer 4.2?  It refuses to recognize the device regardless of which drivers I try but runs just fine on my Lenovo with the Zadig drivers.

I know the unit uses the same scheme/requires the same drivers as the AM block eruptor - did anyone ever figure those out for running via bfgminer on OSX?

Having some trouble with 2 of 3 r-box's.

1 started acting up yesterday, the hash rate started dropping and after various restarts to cgminer and the computer, the pc eventually stopped detecting it.  The fan and red lights come on with the power cable, but nothing after plugging in the usb cable. 

It also appears that a chip to the right of the usb port is getting really hot, the pictures show this as the SILABS chip.

Tonight the 2nd one is doing the same thing.

Anyone have any thoughts or ideas on this?

Nicely formatted version available at www.dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/qsORPl)!
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y530/dogiee/dogiecoin/dogiecoinforforum_zpsb0fbe7f9.png (http://goo.gl/qsORPl)

cgminer 4.4.0 (just released)
As usual, no options required when running *official* cgminer for R-Box.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28402.msg7336366#msg7336366

Of course if you are running on windows you need to set the WinUSB driver.
Instructions for doing that with zadig are in the cgminer README ... as they have been for over a year :)

Great news! I'm testing on my beaglebone now. You had mentioned icarus drivers were not originally designed for devices over 500mh/s. Has this been compensated for or do you plan on moving it in the future?

The Icarus design is based on the idea that delays are small when compared to large nonce times.
Small nonce times mean the delays become more than meaningless.

However, the R-Box doesn't have a queue.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=294499.0
(I updated that the other day ... and highlighted that in RED)

Also, being a 2W to 1GH/s device, puts it in my "don't care" arena.
My >2W devices: I either have them all turned permanently off now, or with my 2 avalon devices that are above 2W I (seriously) use them as heaters and leave them off during the peak electricity cost time, and turn them on during off peak - since it's winter here, that works well heating during the night :)

time for an update!

Stop reminding me how much work I have to do, bird.
http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/images/artmax_247.jpg

Another new owner, likewise stumped.

Running on Windows 7, I have downloaded the latest version of BFGMiner, but it won't recognize the units at all. I would rather use BFGMiner, as I am already familiar with it, but getting it working with these is eluding me.

I ran the zadig app and tried downloading the cgminer according to the guide (running version 0.3.1 as per the instructions above. I can't figure out how to download the new version released today...) This is my first time running CGminer, and it likewise can't detect the devices.

Any help would be appreciated.

BGFminer lines:
 bfgminer.exe -S rockminer:all -o stratum+tcp://stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -u me -p 123 --set-device rockminer:clock=270

CGMiner lines:
cgminer.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --rmu-freq 270 -o stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -u me -p 123

EDIT:
Turns out that the drivers were incorrect. For those who are having the same problem, updated drivers can be found at:

http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx

I followed the instructions initially on how to set this up with CGminer, which included using the Zadig for the correct drivers. However, that is not the correct driver that is needed for these with BFGMiner. It looks like I initially installed the wrong driver, when I had the correct one all along.

Lessons for a newbie...

What is everyone using for a power supply?

Check out the links on the first post of this thread - Doge has links to the Amazon pages of what you need.

I'd recommend the 12V mains adapters as in the OP, its scary how cheap they are. Can get to be quite a lot of cables if you want 20 R-Boxes, but for the average miners they're great.

Finally got my miners set up! Woo Hoo!

However, I have some support questions:

1) I am getting hardware errors on both units: one is running at between 1-2%, the other between 0.2-.05%. Is this acceptable or does it imply I have a faulty unit?

2) What is a safe temperature to run these at? My hottest one is running at 45C being clocked at 270. I'm working on getting a fan for the backsides, which seems to help.

3) Anyone know how to set temperature safety in BFGMiner? I understand you can set it to turn off if a certain temperature is reached as a safety mechanism, but I can't figure out how to set that up from reading the readme file.

Thanks.

1) 2% is fine

2) Not sure on these chips, but you will be able to run way, way, way, higher.

I'm getting another new error!

One miner is being flagged as "Idle for more than 60 seconds, declaring SICK!" and a big red "sick" flag pops up. IF this continues, the flag turns to "dead."

Obviously, this is not a comforting thing.

Does anyone know what this error means/what causes it/whether to worry/and how to fix it?

I did, but I'm just a bit confused because I keep reading that the unit needs a 12v 5a PSU, yet the one he links in the OP is a 12v 6a.

I wasn't sure which to get...

I use these cables. They go into my plat ATX psu.

   they are built by a member on this site.   Cablez

USA based seller

 3 R-boxes  per pcie connector

Dogie not sure if I can give a link to his thread.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=74397.0

 I will delete the link if you want me to.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/840/vnpd.jpg

Those look great, and I may grab one or two. However, I am mainly looking for external power. I am going to buy one of the power brick PSUs, but as I mentioned above, there are conflicting reports on whether to get the 5a or 6a one.

the 5amp works if it is well made.
the 6amp should be better as it has more over head.

5 x 12 = 60 watts

6 x 12 = 72 watts

this unit pull 40 to 50 watts.

50/60 = 83%  just over the 80% rule for running gear 24.7.365

50/72 = 69%  well under the 80% rule for running gear 24.7.365

Updated now

Dear Sir, Thank you for all the online info.

Have you tried using the RockMiner R-BOX 3 with an android device. I would like to make a completely stand alone system of it -NOT to use any Windows pc.

Thanks for your advice,

Loopin

You can use them with a Pi, but its almost as cost effective to get a £100 laptop.

I'm getting these errors too. I'm using BFGMiner 4.2 on raspberry pi. Also my setup can't detect more than two r-box and sometimes three.

Do I need to flash SiLabs firmware?

Not a solution to my problem, but someone on a thread I had cross posted this to recommended CGWatcher as a workaround. Basically, it will detect when the "Sick" flag pops up and restart the miner automatically.

Anyone manage to get these over 32GH/s?

I'm running at clock=290 and still only seeing 32.

When I restart miner, no device gets detected :-(
I have to manually go in and add devices multiple time. It won't detect all devices at the same time.

Mine is:
 RKM 0: 37.0C | 26.72/26.53/26.30Gh/s | A: 5 R:0+0(none) HW:0/none
 RKM 1: 37.0C | 26.69/26.53/25.78Gh/s | A: 8 R:0+0(none) HW:0/none

at clock=290

Ouch. I'd be downright pissed off if that was the case.

Out of curiosity, have you tried switching to 270? I almost feel like mine ran better at 270 than 290. I will test soon and report back, as well as just leaving it with the default clock.

edit: What does the 37.0C mean? I have 39.

 RKM 0: 39.0C | 32.70/32.59/32.92Gh/s | A:381 R:1+0(.26%) HW:0/none

Put it back to 270, the clocking doesn't work properly. Should be stable 33+.

I try Bfgminer and the latest version 4.4.0 of cgminer and my units run faster on cgminer (35.24 Gh/s one unit and 34.69 Gh/s another one).

About the temps. I found some info. If the unit reach 50 degrees (celsius) automatically it will drops the clock frequency to 200 MHz. If the unit reach 60º it will stop hashing as a protection mode.

 My temp info is below.   zero cost to side mount see photos.  hash rate moved from 192 to 195 watts 240 to 237 ,but watts seem to bounce with these.


 REALLY good temp drops with side mount dropped my temps more then 4 or 5 c………   with fans up 47 to 50 c on 6 pieces in  a 29c/83.5  home


with fans sideways   37 to 40 c  in the same room here is a photo  of side mounts


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/853/wsf7.jpg


  temps  with side mount

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/842/wj2ry.jpg



this mounting pattern was 47 to 50 c


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/840/vnpd.jpg

My default miner setup starts the clock at 270 so yes, I have already tried it.

37.0C is your r-box temperature in centigrade.

Wonder if anyone can help me, i've received my RBox, and followed the guide here, and on EyeBoot, but i can't get my RBox to mine.

I'm running it on Windows 7 x64 (but have tried on XP x32) it is detected in Device Manager OK, but whenever i start CGMiner using the following settings:

cgminer.exe -o stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u xxxxxx.xxx -p x --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --rmu-freq 270

I get either it can't detect the device, or it keeps giving error messages (see attached errors)

I tried the latest cgminer (4.4.0) but get the same.   I ran it with the following additional switches to create a log file "-D -T --verbose  2>logfile.txt" which i've attached.

I've tried different computers, USB ports, cables and power cables.  No luck.


Any thoughts/advise?

Cheers


(Couldn't attach log, so here it is)

 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] Started cgminer 4.4.0
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] USB scan devices: checking for ICA devices
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] RES: thread starting
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 8086:1e26 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for AMU 10c4:ea60 but found 8086:1e26 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LIN 10c4:ea60 but found 8086:1e26 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ANU 10c4:ea60 but found 8086:1e26 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for BLT 0403:6001 but found 8086:1e26 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LLT 0403:6001 but found 8086:1e26 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:6014 but found 8086:1e26 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:8350 but found 8086:1e26 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 8086:1e2d instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for AMU 10c4:ea60 but found 8086:1e2d instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LIN 10c4:ea60 but found 8086:1e2d instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ANU 10c4:ea60 but found 8086:1e2d instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for BLT 0403:6001 but found 8086:1e2d instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LLT 0403:6001 but found 8086:1e2d instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:6014 but found 8086:1e2d instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:8350 but found 8086:1e2d instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 03f0:0024 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for AMU 10c4:ea60 but found 03f0:0024 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LIN 10c4:ea60 but found 03f0:0024 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ANU 10c4:ea60 but found 03f0:0024 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for BLT 0403:6001 but found 03f0:0024 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LLT 0403:6001 but found 03f0:0024 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:6014 but found 03f0:0024 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:8350 but found 03f0:0024 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 0424:2412 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for AMU 10c4:ea60 but found 0424:2412 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LIN 10c4:ea60 but found 0424:2412 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ANU 10c4:ea60 but found 0424:2412 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for BLT 0403:6001 but found 0424:2412 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LLT 0403:6001 but found 0424:2412 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:6014 but found 0424:2412 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:8350 but found 0424:2412 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 046d:c077 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for AMU 10c4:ea60 but found 046d:c077 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LIN 10c4:ea60 but found 046d:c077 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ANU 10c4:ea60 but found 046d:c077 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for BLT 0403:6001 but found 046d:c077 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LLT 0403:6001 but found 046d:c077 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:6014 but found 046d:c077 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:8350 but found 046d:c077 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for AMU 10c4:ea60 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LIN 10c4:ea60 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ANU 10c4:ea60 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for BLT 0403:6001 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LLT 0403:6001 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:6014 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:8350 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for AMU 10c4:ea60 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LIN 10c4:ea60 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ANU 10c4:ea60 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for BLT 0403:6001 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LLT 0403:6001 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:6014 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:8350 but found 0483:5740 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 058f:6387 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for AMU 10c4:ea60 but found 058f:6387 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LIN 10c4:ea60 but found 058f:6387 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ANU 10c4:ea60 but found 058f:6387 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for BLT 0403:6001 but found 058f:6387 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for LLT 0403:6001 but found 058f:6387 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:6014 but found 058f:6387 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for CMR 0403:8350 but found 058f:6387 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for ICA 067b:2303 but found 10c4:ea60 instead
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] ICA looking for and found AMU 10c4:ea60
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] USB lock Icarus 3-17
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] RES: Icarus (3:17) lock=1
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] USB res lock Icarus 3-17
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] RES: Icarus (3:17) lock ok=1
 [2014-06-19 13:07:01] USB init - AMU device 3:17 usbver=0110 prod='CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller' manuf='Silicon Labs' serial='0001'
 [2014-06-19 13:07:03] No devices detected!
 [2014-06-19 13:07:03] Waiting for USB hotplug devices or press q to quit
 [2014-06-19 13:07:03] Probing for an alive pool
 [2014-06-19 13:07:03] Testing pool stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333
 [2014-06-19 13:07:04] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 3
 [2014-06-19 13:07:05] Stratum authorisation success for pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:07:05] Pool 0 stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 alive
 [2014-06-19 13:07:05] Work update message received
 [2014-06-19 13:07:05] Network diff set to 13.5G
 [2014-06-19 13:07:05] New block: 0000000000000000006352e00b8715d17abf0d5876ad08a362a1a45d71881910... diff 13.5G
 [2014-06-19 13:07:11] Icarus detect (3:17) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2014-06-19 13:07:25] Icarus detect (3:18) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2014-06-19 13:07:34] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 1
 [2014-06-19 13:07:34] Stratum from pool 0 requested work restart
 [2014-06-19 13:07:34] Work update message received
 [2014-06-19 13:07:34] Stratum from pool 0 requested work restart
 [2014-06-19 13:07:34] Work update message received
 [2014-06-19 13:07:40] Icarus detect (3:19) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2014-06-19 13:07:54] Icarus detect (3:20) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2014-06-19 13:08:06] Work update message received
 [2014-06-19 13:08:08] AMU0: Found at 3:21
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] Hotplug: Rockminer added LIN 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: invalid nonce - HW error
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: invalid nonce - HW error
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: invalid nonce - HW error
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN 0 GetResults usb read err:(-9) LIBUSB_ERROR_PIPE
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN 0 GetResults usb read err:(-9) LIBUSB_ERROR_PIPE
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN0: Comms error (rerr=-9 amt=0)
 [2014-06-19 13:08:10] LIN 0 failure, disabling!
 [2014-06-19 13:08:22] AMU1: Found at 3:22
 [2014-06-19 13:08:24] Hotplug: Rockminer added LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:24] New best share: 3
 [2014-06-19 13:08:24] Submitting share 4ff105e2 to pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:24] Accepted 4ff105e2 Diff 3/1 LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:25] Submitting share ebf3d3af to pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:25] Submitting share f9233c79 to pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:25] Accepted ebf3d3af Diff 1/1 LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:25] Accepted f9233c79 Diff 1/1 LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:25] Submitting share 4a426119 to pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:25] Submitting share ee69dad8 to pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Submitting share 49265269 to pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Pool 0 stratum share result lag time 1 seconds
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Accepted 4a426119 Diff 3/1 LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] New best share: 9
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Submitting share 1b9d47e9 to pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Submitting share c3debb8e to pool 0
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN 1 GetResults usb read err:(-9) LIBUSB_ERROR_PIPE
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN 1 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: libusb pipe error, trying to clear
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN 1 GetResults usb read err:(-9) LIBUSB_ERROR_PIPE
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN1: Comms error (rerr=-9 amt=0)
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] LIN 1 failure, disabling!
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Pool 0 stratum share result lag time 1 seconds
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Accepted ee69dad8 Diff 1/1 LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Accepted 49265269 Diff 3/1 LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Accepted 1b9d47e9 Diff 9/1 LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:26] Accepted c3debb8e Diff 1/1 LIN 1
 [2014-06-19 13:08:36] Work update message received
 [2014-06-19 13:08:37] AMU2: Found at 3:23
 [2014-06-19 13:08:38] Hotplug: Rockminer added LIN 2
 [2014-06-19 13:08:38] LIN 2 GetResults usb read err:(-1) LIBUSB_ERROR_IO
 [2014-06-19 13:08:38] LIN 2 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
 [2014-06-19 13:08:38] LIN 2 GetResults usb read err:(-1) LIBUSB_ERROR_IO
 [2014-06-19 13:08:38] LIN2: Comms error (rerr=-1 amt=0)
 [2014-06-19 13:08:38] LIN 2 failure, disabling!
 [2014-06-19 13:08:51] Icarus detect (3:24) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2014-06-19 13:09:04] Work update message received
 [2014-06-19 13:09:06] Icarus detect (3:25) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2014-06-19 13:09:20] Icarus detect (3:26) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
^C

They are USB1.1 devices (why do people still make USB1.1 devices?)
So if it's in a USB3 port, that may cause all sorts of problems also.
If it is a USB3 port, try using a USB2 port.

However, that isn't **official** cgminer 4.4.0
So that may also be your problem.
--rmu-freq 270 isn't a cgminer option
And you don't need any options to run it on cgminer.
And the cgminer option for the frequency is --rock-freq as per in the cgminer README that no one reads.
If you run **official** cgminer 4.4.0 with --rmu-freq 270 it will abort at startup since it's not valid.

try re installing the usb driver but this time run zadig in admin mode. after that reboot the computer. And as Kano says you must use --rock-freq 270

i just received 2 R-Box's today... i'm planning to use a 6 Pin (GPU) converter... is this ok? i didn't bother to purchase a 12V/5A power adaptor since i have an extra Super Flower 450W 80+ Au certified PSU. the power converter is the same on the pic below...

your feedback is much appreciated... thanks...

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m206/lloyd_opol/6Pinconverter_zps43578e29.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/lloyd_opol/media/6Pinconverter_zps43578e29.jpg.html)

great write up.
i am getting mine soon. i shall be book marking this page for use soon :)

I use a pcie to dc plug works great.  

 just make sure the dc plug is 2.5mm pin not 2.1 mm  pin

2.5 fits 2.1 does not fit

^ thanks a lot...

 :)

so, based on this feedback, if we'll use a 12V 8A power brick, would it be much more safe? please enlighten me... i saw a power brick on my way home that has this rating. i might consider that as an option.

thanks...

I have had 0 problems with the 5A 12v we use in the shop, dont even get hot to the touch.

^ thanks...

I came back to find my R-BOX "DEAD" twice overnight. It looks like it just gave up in the middle of the night, twice.

I am now running it on a different computer, and it keeps falling down to mid-20s in GH instead of 32GH.

Last night I was using bfgminer, now I am using CGMINER with the following:

cgminer.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --rmu-freq 270 -o stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u xyz -p 123
pause

What's the deal?

It also took forever to get it to work with the right drivers/etc. On this laptop I'm running it on I simply could not get bfgminer to recognize it no matter what I tried.

CGminer recognizes, but it takes a moment.

EDIT: I'm down to 24 GH/s now. I restarded it once and got 32GH/s briefly, but it is back to 24 now. Getting a lot of duplicate shares as well. This is on slush pool.


 [2014-06-19 12:38:03]
Summary of runtime statistics:

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Started at [2014-06-19 12:23:21]
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Pool: stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Runtime: 0 hrs : 14 mins : 41 secs
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Average hashrate: 24013.2 Mhash/s
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Solved blocks: 0
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Best share difficulty: 7.26K
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Share submissions: 418
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Accepted shares: 351
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Rejected shares: 67
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Accepted difficulty shares: 5223
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Rejected difficulty shares: 1161
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Reject ratio: 16.0%
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Hardware errors: 8732
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Utility (accepted shares / min): 23.97/min

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Work Utility (diff1 shares solved / min): 460.91/min

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Stale submissions discarded due to new blocks: 0

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Unable to get work from server occasions: 0

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Work items generated locally: 9053
 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Submitting work remotely delay occasions: 0

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] New blocks detected on network: 4

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] Summary of per device statistics:

 [2014-06-19 12:38:03] RMU0 (5s):18.22G (avg):24.01Gh/s | A:5223 R:1161 HW:8732
WU:460.9/m


UPDATE: I just removed the icarus line, and also changed the clock to 290... I'm not getting a solid 35GH/s!

How did you get it working with BFGMiner? What version? I keep getting no devices found using the --scan rockminer:all.

For S&Gs I tried using CGMiner and it seemed to work so I'm sure the R-Box isn't dead.

I followed a few threads online to completely remove the zadig drivers and associated OEM files so that now when I plug it in Win7 says it can't find a driver.

Any ideas? Thoughts? Hints? Suggestions?

Thanks!

BTW, I do have BFG working with my cube so I am fairly familiar with the configs and setup.

I've found no problems using the latest cgminer, don't need any additional information strings and its never dropped.

Hey Kano, thanks for your reply.

Am definately in a USB 2.0 port, and have no plugged it into a USB2.0 hub(powered) but same thing.

I've tried the standard CGMiner from Eyeboot website, and changed my options for what i thought was the latest CGMiner, to just run without any options (apart from pool info) and also with --rock-freq 270.  Still no joy.

Have also uninstalled and re-installed ZAdig driver multiple times.


I don't think it can be a faulty unit, as Windows detects it OK.   Anyone any further thoughts?

@ dogie & others,

Just got my PCIe 6 pin to DC barrel plug power line converter. I'm not sure if the seller shipped me the 2.1 or 2.5 mm ID. I could not test it into the unit since i'm here in the office. I double checked w/ the seller, he said that the power line converter was for Gridseed. He can't confirm if he has shipped the correct size for my need. I didn't gave him the instruction... my bad. Now, can you or others here confirm what the Gridseed's barrel plug's ID? Is it 2.1 or 2.5 mm?

If mine here is 2.1, ah, I have no choice but buy some power bricks and DIY the DC plugs myself for the R-Box' use... I still opted to use these power line converters for my extra ATX PSU.

Thanks...

I was under the impression they were 2.5mm, I could be wrong through as I never actually purchased any off the shelf.

I'm curious as to what makes people think that Eyeboot is a place to download the official cgminer?

This is the official cgminer thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28402.0

Only the download links listed in that thread are official. Most other downloads sites are either forks or trojans.

I just quoted EyeBoot, as thats the one the supplier of my RockMiner advised to use.

The CGMiner 4.4.0 i have also tried is from that forum thread/site (http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/)

thanks a lot dogie...

Just tried it on new "clean" computer following Dogies guide step-by-step.

And i noticed it started hasing!!!   (Detected as a "LIN" device in the list?)

Anyways, it was reaching upto 28-30GHs, so i stopped it, and added --rock-freq 290 into my bat file.

Restarted...nothing, just fails.


Once thing i noticed when it WAS working, was it's blue light was on.

Now, the blue light isn't on, but flashes on for a split second and in my console view it pops up "Icarus detect (3:21) failed to initialize (incorrect device?)  Then will keep doing that every....30secs maybe?


Screenshot attached.   Any ideas?


Thanks for your help so far guys, appreciate it.

http://imgur.com/oHuwVrd.jpg (http://imgur.com/oHuwVrd.jpg)

Sorry for another reply.

FYI i've managed to get it working.  No idea how.  Turn round, spit 3 times etc....

But i've got it running at 290freq, but hash rate is only 20GHS average.



I'm suspecting more and more this is a faulty unit, so i'm gonna follow up with the seller.


Thanks folks.

I will update the page, at the time r-box support had not been incorporated into the official cgminer so i am hosting the old fork that was being used at the start.


Try it with 270freq and see if you get better results. If it still doesn't work, then send it back to eyeboot for a complete refund or replacement
sent you a PM

an update... the ID of the DC plug that I had purchased were all 2.1 mm (the R-Box has a 2.5 mm ID DC barrel plug)... what i did was to apply a little pressure during the plug's installation so that it will fit in... it just worked right...  ;D...

allow me to share the hash rate of the pair...

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m206/lloyd_opol/R-Box_zps2005c486.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/lloyd_opol/media/R-Box_zps2005c486.jpg.html)


i will purchase a handful of these hashers in the coming days...

I've said it several times, do NOT use that string, it does not work correctly in the vast majority of cases. Don't even use 270, just exclude it entirely.

I've been trying to get mine working with BFGMiner but can't seem to get it to recognize it. Any advice? I'd prefer to use that since it's already running my Cube through there rather than having two different miners running.

Having the same problem with bfgminer running on a RPi.  My U1s work fine but it wont find the r-box.  Tried plugging in just the r-box and same thing.  Anyone know whats going on?

Got it working!  Hashing away nicly at a little over 30Ghs.

./bfgminer -o *poolurl* -u *worker* -p *password* -S rockminer:all --set-device rockminer:clock=290

DIEMcoin,

Did you even get the drivers loaded? When I find it in my device list, it shows there is no driver and Win7 can't find one. Reading the threads here, it says not to use the zadig (sp?) driver so didn't want to try that one.

I'm on a raspberry pi using raspian.  I've never tried it on windows but I didn't install zadig.
My understanding is the drivers are in bfgminer but I could easily be wrong

I recommendation is not to use BFGminer at this point. Every single person who is having a problem - its with BFGMiner.

i noticed that the HW error is so high. is this normal for the R-Box or any ASIC based miner? even if i'll run the twins @ stock (270 MHz), the HW error rate is still high... or this is CGminer related? i also observed this in using my Antminer US2 but not when I will use BFGminer... the U2s are all running w/ 0 HW errors on BFGminer. tried the latest BFGminer (w/ R-Box) support last night and it is unstable... some times it will run but at a low hash rate... only 25 Gh/s and most of the time, the R-Box will not run...


http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m206/lloyd_opol/R-Box_HWerror_zps183ca6c5.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/lloyd_opol/media/R-Box_HWerror_zps183ca6c5.jpg.html)

You're running these way past spec, and again the OCing does NOT work, do not attempt it. Its not as simple as a number.

Been going for 4 hours so far and looking good.  Well see how it goes as time goes on.

@ dogie, so, i should use 270? this still produced HW errors... can you give me the specific speed or correct number for these R-Box?

thanks a lot



EDIT: i read your comment on the previous page to exclude even the 270 frequency in the batch file... at this point, the twins are running @ stock. i'll observe the HW error performance then i'll feedback later...

thanks...

Yes, dont use anything. Let it do its own thing.

@ dogie,

very well noted... thanks...

Care to share what got it working? I still can't get the driver loaded let alone get BFG to see it. Shows up in my Devices as 'CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller' but drivers are unavailable. Should I go back to using the zadig? If so, which one? Any config suggestions? You are --scan rockminer:all right?

Thanks!

Wait, are you saying the 270 command shouldn't be on there either? I thought it had to be set as one or the other?

Take it off. See the OP, its not there.

True, but it trickled in after a few more posts and was never specifically denounced until now, so I misunderstood and thought it should be included.

I've now got them taken off. My average clock rate is still running about 32, so it looks like there has been no change.

Has anyone been able to get these to operate at the advertised rate of up to 35 GHs? Mine are constantly pulling around 32 each...

removed the clock string yesterday and it seems that the HW error is un-avoidable... anyhow, it is a great product at a great price...  ;)


http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m206/lloyd_opol/R-Box_HWerrorstock_zps851979ab.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/lloyd_opol/media/R-Box_HWerrorstock_zps851979ab.jpg.html)

With BFGminer it goes dead after about 24 hours.   :'(

I'm doing this on a RPi. How do I install the Zadig part for cgminer or is it not needed?

Not needed on pi

I think that is a great idea.


Here is a how to setup guide for Raspberry Pi:

http://youtu.be/ea6qrQUqvAc

It includes the webUI for communicating with raspberry pi after it has been successfully setup. Hope this helps  ;)

Actually already found that and just got it loaded up.  WORKS GREAT!
Here's the link to the .img
https://www.dropbox.com/s/07axfgdbnw88tf9/RaspberryPi_Rockminer_RBoxV0.3.1.rar

Now if only I could get my U1s working with that webui software too.  Doesn't really matter I'm selling my U1s anyway and getting a second r-box  

EDIT:

After its been running for about an hour I'm getting a ton of hardware errors.  Is that something I should be worried about?

http://s16.postimg.org/ywzkqaalh/rbox.png

They'll be difficulty 1 so no.

Calculating the HW Error % using Error % = HW / ( HW + DiffA + DiffR) * 100 gives just a bit below 3%.  Probably nothing to get too excited about.

Cheers

cool, yeah the webui rocks. Nice touch there from Rockminer  ;)

RK-box uses a similar thing.

Can't tell you how happy I am to hear that. Just spent nearly a week putting together all kinds of different configs/setups for my R-box and bought a couple of Pi's so that I wouldn't have to keep a comp running. As much as I like the R-Box (it really is a very cool little device) I just couldn't pass up the compelling specs of the new RK so instead of my initial plan to buy 6 more R-boxes I instead ordered a pair of RK's (waiting for delivery as we speak.  ;D
I really hope you are right and the webui will work the same for those.
One last thing, has anyone , anywhere, actually been able to get the R-Box to run at 300 Mhz ? The only freqs I have found that work are 270 and 290, and I have tried every conceivable variation in the config files and even swapped out a couple of different drivers and pushed the voltage a bit. Nothing I tried had any effect on freq, the only change from default I have been able to get to work is the 290, anything else just drops to 270.

Ok just went back and read a few posts from recent days. My R-Box has been running at 34.9 Gh/s for most of a week and I have yet to have a single HW error (other than when my video card crashed from over clocking a scrypt miner on the same comp).  I have my config file thus:

cgminer.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --rmu-freq 290 -o stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u YYYYY -p XXXXX
pause

using the rbox version of cgminer (I downloaded it from the Chinese site - a real pain, but it should be available on an English site by now).

ANYTHING else and I do mean just about anything at all, and the device will drop down to run at defaults.
Oh, and for some strange reason even this would not run at first, so for my first run I actually started cgminer and manually entered info for pool, use and pass (if you need to add a device the command in the version I am using is shift - M - +   or you can use command auto to have it look for devices) then I hit settings (S) and then (W) to write the config file, you could tweak and rename that file after you have a default setup working.
Hope this helps.

The code blacklists frequencies above 290 and just ignores your settings, that's why. If you had been using my official version of cgminer and not the fork you would have been able to read that in the ASIC-README included with cgminer but there are as per usual no docs with forks.

Anyone else using this rockminer web ui img for rpi?

It not very stable.  Keeps dropping off.  Anyone else seeing this?

http://s7.postimg.org/7mfvpivor/graph.png

I'm not seeing that, mine just stopped dead after almost 36 hours of mining with no problem. Now no mater what I do it will not  restart.

I switched to the Web UI after having problems with BFGMiner and units randomly getting sick and going dead. This happened on a Win 8 desktop and a Ras Pi.

yeah this is a funky device…

set it and forget on the fork build of cgminer at freq 270---- that was supplied on crazy guys thread

basically nothing else runs great so far.     don't tweak don't do anything .

and take 32.5gh at 37 watts with a plat psu , and pcie to dc jacks.

 I run six pretty much nonstop perfection with a windows 7  pc. and the custom fork.


 in fact  i am getting a little better  6x 32.5gh since I switched to bitsolo.net  

I just started having this problem myself, now when it dies (a drop off point) instead of restarting it eventually stops and just hangs.  I'm assuming this has to do with one of my 6 miners being defective, so now the hunt to narrow it down begins.  I'm using a powered USB 2.0 RHB 520 10 port hub with MinePeon/R-Box's default image and while it ran fine initially, it now will not go more than 30 minutes.

I have 4 of these setup on a raspberry pi, but only 3 are mining.

What happens when you only use the one that isn't mining?

What temp are they running at?

Hi, will you release a build with this 290 cap removed or at least raised? With little over volt, the device looks like it could go at least 330, probably 350.
I've been stable for a few hours now overvolted around 0.8v with 290Mhz and 35Mh/s and I'd like to test a little higher.

I'm currently travelling overseas so unlikely to release anything till I get back, but it's a one line change to the code if you're compiling it for yourself

driver-icarus.c line 1499

Thanks, I never managed to compile, but I'll try it.

Does anyone have a link to the custom raspberry pi image as all the links on the eyeboot youtube channel are dead.

One is 36 the other 40.

I was going to try and update Minepeon with the new bfg miner and give that a shot but someone put a read only file in the rockminer img so I can't format... What gives?

Raspberry Pi for Rocket Box:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gjodhht8w1rgqjr/Rockminer_Rocket_V1.1.rar

Why I'm getting "no devicies found" warning in bfgminer 4.3.0?


I have the CP210x_VCP drivers installed.

You don't need any of those additional strings in there, not sure where you're getting them from. You also don't need any drivers for BFG.

You're right, those strings aren't needed. Anyway, until I didn't map the usb port properly, bfgminer doesn't start.

Solution: adding string -S rockminer:\\.\com6

No offense but this is a really useless "guide". All it says is to plug it in and run cgminer, with a bunch of unnecessary pictures.

What exactly do you want? "Lift your hand up, put your fingers together and grasp the cable, move arm holding the cable towards the miner"....

Funny...if you had banged your head about the Zadig driver, or frankly were so new to mining that you didn't even know what software to run with this thing, you wouldn't think it was very useless...

Certainly some miners require more steps than others (like say the old ASICMiner Cubes, needing stratum proxies and what-not) but it's valuable knowing there's a place you can go to get instructions for pretty much any miner out there.

Start at 200 and go up by 10 until you start getting hardware errors then go down by 5 until you receive no more hardware errors. Not all R-Box's are the same or in the same environment. I have 4 of them running at 32GH/s for a total around a 128. I also modded the back heat sink with one similar to the front with a fan on both ends. I have not tryed to over clock it much But mine run find at the 290 clock speed. Oh also power is a factor in getting hardware errors also. If your using a power pack to run it i recommend a min of 6amp for the speed your trying. As power packs tend to lose some amps as they warm up. If you need any further help let me no..... ???

Dogie thanks for ur guide... i receive my R-Box today and in 10 minutes was working (still is) without problems following ur guide. I will be checking around from time to time... Thanks again!  ;D

That's the point of it, from box to hashing :) Not being prepared or getting stuck can cost people days of mining.

Well plugged in my second R-box today and works just fine the only thing I have found is that when using two on a single controller (tried Rpi, Win PC and Mac) they run at 34 Ghs rather than the 35 Ghs they will run at if run on a dedicated controller for each miner.

Have spent the last 2 days trying to get the first of my new RK-box miners setup , the hardware was only a pain in so far as the design makes it impossible not to twist/crush wires when running this thing. Got it running in a few minutes using a Corsair Tx850 PSU (had to jumper/plug the green + black wires in motherboard 24-pin cable to get it to show load and therefore run).
However, no matter what settings I have tried thus far this thing runs WAY below spec, tops out at 398 Ghs (and that is with a 30% over clock and pushing voltage by 0.2) at stock it runs at 280 Ghs and using just a bit of a frequency bump it runs pretty stable at 370 Ghs. But so far this thing is a MAJOR DISSAPOINTMENT was hoping to get 460 GHs or maybe even 480 Ghs out of it. The Rockminer web interface is a nice feature (at 192.168.1.254 local IP when you setup using the approved pi image with cgminer). And before you ask, yes I checked and all four blades are running (each at around 92 Ghs currently).

Another note, the fan on this thing sounds like a small jet engine running and is slightly louder than the average vacuum cleaner (as in LOUD) the company shows a db meter at 59 in their testing vid but mine reads 69 - 71 with this thing running (I think it is most annoying due to the small diameter but large depth of the fan used, it gives it a very high-pitched tone).

Still working on trying to find a setting / setup that will get this thing to run even close to promised specs. Have tried two dif Rpi's with 3 diff software miners so far, next up is moving it to a windows PC and attempting a manual config of main cgminer (instead of the company distributed fork).

Setting up a device with pre-programmed boards isn't exactly rocket science.  These guides (not the use of guide here, not manual) have all the relevant info you need...physical setup, links to software binaries, PSU suggestions.  It had mine up and running in 10 minutes.  Considering this was my first non-USB piece of hardware, I'd say it was pretty useful.

Doggie or someone who maybe have the experience... i got today one Zeus Blizzard to try it. It is possible to make it work in the same computer with the R-Box without problem? i dont want to make the test without getting some advice first  :)

I have the experience  :D

You can run the rbox with bfgminer and the blizzard under cgminer, the only thing you need to do is mapping the ports properly with these strings , for rbox (bfgminer) -> -S rockminer:\\.\com* and for blizzard (cgminer) -> -S //./COM* , where * it's the number of port.

Thanks!!!! :) will try it right now... lets see how it goes, im kind of a newbie in all this about port and funny drivers  ;)

Got one small question...

I install for the CGMiner and Zeus the CP210xVCP. What should i install for the BFGMiner and RockMiner? It is not in the OP only this

**If you have previously installed drivers using Zadig as above, you will need to reverse this to use BFGMiner**.

I will do all this it in a new machine so i dont have it installed there... the CP210xVCP works also with the RockMiner?

If you install the drivers for zeus, the drivers also gonna run in rbox. Then you only need to map the ports. In my case I installed the blizzard first and few days later the rbox.

Just don't install the zadigs drivers and anything will be fine.

perfect..will do it now
thanks a lot mate!

All running smoothly!!! Yeah!  :D Thanks again!!!

I think he wants a "troll" sticker  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I need some advice. What means "No task request? Probably lost, resending task 0"? I suppose is about the connection with the pool but im not so sure. Im a newbie with bfgminer

Also, im using ghash.io but if some of u know a better pool would be good to know. Im using this one mostly because i have some GH there but...

Thanks in advance

I'm also a BFGminer, I personally have always used cgminer.

I use BTCGuild because its small enough that its not a problem, but big enough that its not a problem.

Hey guys,

I am currently using BFGMiner & the R-box with this command line:
bfgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.btcguild.com:3333 -u username -p 123 -S all --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=100 -S rockminer:\\.\com5

I am currently getting roughly 32 GH/s. Is there any way to optimize the command line to increase the output? I don't know how to set the rmu frequency in BFGminer. I have a 48 watt power supply as well.

tldr, cgminer.

lol...  Thank you for making my evening, Captain America!  37.0C means the unit is running at 37.0 degrees celcius.  It's the temperature of the device at the current moment, provided conveniently in the metric temperature scale currently used by every single country in the world with the exception of the USA, the American Samoas, the US Virgin Islands (excluding Puerto Rico, where they also use celcius, and Guam, where the locals use celcius yet they also have to include Fahrenheit everywhere due to the large 'merican military/civilian presence there), along with Myanmar and Liberia.  Should note that Liberia has been in the process of changing everything over to the metric system for I think about 3 years now, and Myanmar announced beginning the process to switch last year, which means soon the USA will be the only one that still refuses to adopt the most accurate (and easiest to learn) system for measuring anything in the world. In celcius (C), water boils at 100C and freezes at 0C.  

It's what all the American doctors, pharmacists, astronauts, high detail or precision manufacturers, biologists, chemist, and even drug dealers use.  They can't break down a pack to be 28 perfectly even packages on a scale measuring ounces. Also I'd sound like a cunt asking someone if they've got 1/28th of an ounce of weed I can grab.  28 grams in an ounce. You can get gram scales that go to several decimals, even.  You can't break an ounce down into individual gram-sized decimals...  Can you imagine telling someone you need 0.035274 ounces of anything?  Also... pharmaceuticals are all in milligrams...  Beyond even possible to think about measuring that in ounces or pounds.  I always wondered why America won't let go of the old, confusing British method of measurement, especially during and after they fought a war against each other.


P.S. No hard feelings...  Just your post gave me a laugh.  I'm assuming you understand what the metric system is, and may or may not use it yourself, but probably thought the number was indicative to something else.  Some friends were watching hockey on TV a few months back, I arrived and I don't watch hockey.  Then, I noticed that a period is almost done and asked one of them how many periods there were, I thought maybe four.  To quote Georges St-Pierre, they were "not impressed".

Don't go blaming the imperial system on the British as if it was our fault. It was the best (only) system the world had at the time.

Hah...  I'm not blaming anything on the British! Well, not tonight, anyways (I'm 3/4 Irish, so I got lots of stuff to pick on them for)...  The Imperial System made the best out of the situation at the time...  And the UK started integrating metric in the 1960's, whereas I'm in Canada, and we didn't really start working on it until the mid-1970's.  Also the Brits in North America in the 1700-1800's were starting to use metric over here.  'murricans didn't like it much when the British were trying to teach them these new, better units that they learned from the French.  I'm blaming the US for shooting it down every time people push for metrication there.  When there's only three countries that exclusively use the wonky measurement system that someone developed back around the Norman Conquest, and it's still virtually unchanged a thousand years later...  The only real thing the 'murricans changed was the size of a pint.  They can't hang with Canadians, Irish or British like that...  They needed to lower the strength of the beer and take a 20 ounce pint and make their American pint only 16 ounces.

The biggest nation of drug users, and the main measurement system for drugs is also the metric system...  So they can manage to score a couple grams in a sack, and can figure that much out...  All they have to do is take another step and they're halfway to adopting it.  

I do gotta say though...  If they're really the "best country in the world", then how the hell is Liberia going through metrication before they do?

P.S. Thank you for this post, I really enjoy your mining threads to get a chance to see new equipment

hi guys, Im a rookie in the bitcoing mining but read through the whole thread which has been very insightful.

Quick question, do I have to run separate instance of cgminer application for each miner I have ? I have 3 of these rockminers on the way.

Also, how does the install process work from drivers point of view using zadig? Is there a separate one for each or just one driver and it recognizes all connected devices?

thanks in advance!

One driver once. Like if you had 3 of the same printer it would just be one driver. One cgminer, it will work it out.

Does anyone use openwrt router to run R-Box?

one more quick question, would a simple powered USB 4 port hub like this work ok ?

http://www.logitechshop.com.au/logitech-premium-4-port-usb-hub.html

thanks

Yep. But you might as well get a $5 hub, no need for one this expensive.

ok, I had this one spare already.

Also, I have this non powered cheapie :

http://s24.postimg.org/81x5uapu9/photo.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/81x5uapu9/)

Would this work ok as well ? Is a powered USB hub required or non powered like the one above is ok too ?

thanks again.

Its just data so non powered is fine unless you're daisy chaining lots.

cool thanks.

does anyone know whether the power cable that comes with the rockminer, is the red wire the inside or the outside connection on the 2.5mm barrel?

Im thinking of making my own molex to 2.5mm cables an was going to get few of these (cut off the 9V battery connector) :

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/9-VOLT-SNAP-ON-BATTERY-CLIP-TO-2-5mm-DC-PLUG-Handy-power-adaptor-Also-CCTV-/371096683787?pt=AU_Pro_Audio&hash=item566716050b&_uhb=1

but need to work out which of those two wires do I hook up the yellow / black cables from the PSU molex connection.

I think the inside of the barrel is negative (so thats black from molex connector on PSU) and outside is positive (yellow cable from molex  PSU) but thats just a guess so need someone who has one to confirm that. Also the above cable shows a diagram with that config.

I can jut wait till I get my miners but I wanted to prep everything in advance and have the cables ready.

cheers

I am using the cgminer 4.3.3 (can't get bfgminer to work for nothing).

Pool mining works fine but when I try to solo mine any coin I get the "waiting for pool" then it just goes to a solid black box and nothing.

Any ideas on what could be going wrong?

No idea about solo mining, still no reason not to use a pool.

Thank for the guide Dogie. Allowed me to get familiar with the R-Box before even having it in my hand.

Plug and play with CGMiner 4.4.1 on rpi. Just added --rock-freq 290 and let it rip. This instance is also running 5 Antminer U2's @ 285Mhz.

my command line looks like this: sudo ./cgminer --rock-freq 290 --anu-freq 285 -o pool url -u username -p password

As a side note this rpi is also running an instance of Dmaxl's CGMiner 4.3.5 fork with 5 GAWminer Fury's using tmux to keep both instances alive and headless.

I was reading the guide how to setup Rockminer R-Box on the site where I ordered mine from and noticed they are recommending this :

cgminer.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --rmu-freq 290

Questions :

1. what is the icarus options for ?

2. I thought with the cgminer app, setting the frequency on the Rbox is achieved with --rock-freq 290 and not with --rmu-freq 290

cheers

Solo mining with cgminer requires you to set the bitcoind explicitly as a pool with http:// prefix and you also need to add a --btc-address or it won't work. That's assuming you're using a recent official cgminer (no reason to use an older one).

Thanks.

znew to asic miners. Does that mean I can only solo BTC and not any other sha256 coin? Or do I add --"sha256 coin address" for other coins to solo?

Thanks for the in-depth guise! I'll be receiving a R-Box in the next week or so, so I'll definitely be keeping my eyes on this thread. Also, I assume it wouldn't affect anything by having a non-12V power supply, correct? I'm quite confident it would work perfectly fine but figured I'd double check with you guys. I'd be using a 19V 65W laptop power brick to power the unit.

12V ONLY, its like trying to run your car on liquid cat otherwise.

I can not get BFGminer 4.4.0 to see my rockminer r-box trying to run it on the same system as a fury. I have the fury working in it's miner, with the fury disconnected cgminer runs the rbox just fine, with the fury connected that cgminer starts complaining about a device it cant access and craps up. I cant use CGminer for the fury and BFGMiner for the rbox because it wont detect it, the rbox has been tried both with normal and zadig drivers.

Ok thanks. I'll be sure to grab a 12V power brick instead then, probably just a 65W unit.

From my own experience, the R-Boxes are temperamental little critters that don't like to play along with other devices. I could never get mine to work in Windows, Zadiq drivers or not, and just ended up having to set up a Raspberry Pi for them and even then, I have to pray there are no power spikes because if the thing is forced to reboot I'll likely spend the next 15 to 30 minutes shifting the 4 R-Boxes that I have around the USB hub until the Raspberry Pi is finally able to see all 4 of them and they work fine. I hate those things...

can someone reply to my questions please? thanks

Its rock-freq 290 on cgminer. They're using an older, custom version of cgminer which hijacks an old icarus driver to try and do what they want. Use the instructions as in my OP and you'll bypass all of this. (and then add your --rock-freq 290 on.)

Thanks for that. So just download the cgminer (currently version 4.4.1) from that link and it will work straight away with the R-Box?

Also, question re: Zadig, the link you provided in first post does not seem to have latest zadig version, does that matter or are they all the same pretty much ? The seller where I pre-ordered my R-boxes provides link to newer zadig. Which one should I get?

Newest you can find. Newest cgminer and newest Zadig.

Oh, no!

I really dont want to use WinUSB.  I'm successfully running about 60 other devices without WinUSB, using native drivers like STMicroelectronics Virtual COM Port or Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge.  I dont want to risk my whole setup for this one R-Box...  no options besides WinUSB?

It should only attach onto your R-Box unless someone else is similar. You can always immediately remove the driver again (using zadig).

so I got my little r-boxes, nice little things and work beautifully hashing away happily !

question, is there a website where I can put in my api token and it will display key stats about my mining progress? Especially over time it would be nice to see that kind of info. Or some software on  PC? Or windows 7 gadget that shows some key stats?

So when i run my R-Box on CGminer without changing the MHz i have a reject ratio of about 1%. But when I try to get it up to 290MHz it is about 10%. Is it even possible to run them over 270MHz? Because i have seen some people run it on this configurations without all these fails.

Well these aren´t really rejects but duplicates. I guess thats also not very good.

Duplicates are fine for the miner, it just means the pool has to do more work.

Ok, got 2x of the 32Gb Rockminers.
Running cgminer 4.4.1 with Zadig drivers loaded to both miners.
However, only one miner showsup in cgminer. Ive tried swapping the USB plugs and re-installing the drivers.
No luck.
What else can I do?

What LEDs do you get on the units? Tried swapping the power?

Both running off a 350W brick (from old Gridseed setup).
Both showing the red light, but only one at a time showing the blinking blue light.
Tried swapping USB cables, changing ports.
What's interesting is that I got the second unit going, but then the first unit didn't work.
So, basically, I think both units are good, but for some reason only 1 at a time is working.
Both show-up in device manager, and I put the driver details side-by-side and verified they are using the same driver.

Don't gridseeds use a 2.1mm power connector, rather than 2.5mm? 1 at a time could indeed be power related. Remember power is 4-5x that of a gridseed.

Each rBox is suposto pull max 50W, so a total of 100W for both. The psu im using is a 350W unit, so it shouldn't be a problem.
As for the size of the plug, it seems to fit fine, and both of the red-lights come on and fans spin-up when I plug in...

Ok. 2.1mm will sort of fit in a 2.5mm but the contact on the live pin might not be good enough to carry a sizeable load (which 30-40W is for this style of connector).

In relation to the software side, do you have a 2nd machine you could test things on? Again come in with Zadig, plug both in, latest cgminer with no additional strings.

Give me a bit to do some testing. I do have a power brick with the 2.5mm connectors, and I do have a second machine I could test on.
"Ill be back!"

hey im having issues as well getting bfgminer-4.5.0 to work with my RPi.

keeps saying that no devices found.

Did you install Zadig? (don't for BFG). If not, do install it and use CGminer.

It appears from your first post that Zadig is for Windows. I am using a Raspberry Pi.

Yes it is. I should have seen the peng.

I don't have xp with BFG on a Pi, sorry.

No silly.  :P The Raspberry Pi computers run Linux..

He means xp == experience.

:o gotcha  :D 8)
I need to compile your goodness onto the Rpi and see if I can get it to work.  8)

Hi all.
Just wanted to share my experience with the Rockminer R-Box on Raspberry pi.
I didn't realise there were any guides so I just sort of winged it, and I guess you can too.
I have 2 running at the moment on a powered USB hub at 290MHz and getting a combined of 71GHS
Raspberry Pi Model B

(sorry for poor formatting, this is just a quick explanation)
My steps:
Install Raspian from the Raspberry Pi website (in fact I used NOOBS to install it to a 32gb micro-SD with an SD card adapter)
SSH in from my windows box
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev libusb-1.0-0 libcurl4-openssl-dev libncurses5-dev libudev-dev (to get the dependencies)
sudo wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/cgminer-4.4.2.tar.bz2
sudo tar xvf cgminer-4.4.2.tar.bz2
(rename to cgminer) sudo mv cgminer-4.4.2 cgminer
cd cgminer
./configure --enable-icarus (let it churn and burn for like 15 minutes)
make

Now it's all working with CLI (no webserver or anything, cause I don't like it)

Now I just run it with

screen sudo ./cgminer -o blablah -u blah -p blah --rock-freq 290

The screen command just lets it run in the background even when you close the the SSH session.

I also just made a little shell script that runs on boot, reboot the pi and you're good to go.

Hope that helps anyone who's been struggling.

1GvWrJSLNafra26jDwpScY5bqYcQ6BDhPW --- Tips always gratefully accepted :D

I still can't get this R-Miner too solo mine.

I am using Windows 7 64bit with cgminer 4.4.2.

I get the "waiting for work to be available from pools." It satys there for about 30-60 seconds then goes to a blck box with a blinking cursor.

I have this as my bat: cgminer.exe -o http://my computer ip with wallet:port -u user -p pass

I am trying to solo mine from a different computer to where the wallet is at.

Not trying to solo mine BTC just other Sha coins.

Try Bitsolo.net.  It's far easier and you get the benefits of a pool to help.

Using a 600W 12v 50A power supply to run 7 R-box. Will the machine get burnt ?

The power consumption is fine, only ~230W.

supposingly i have 10. i tried to test run 2 of them to the psu this morning, and it got burnt :( $120SGD gone lol

Anyway..each or my r-box is at 45-49 degree C.. consider dangerous ?

Fine.

Have anyone hit 37GH/s ??

Well no. With 290 MH/z im at 35,66 gh/s. But i suppose this is because it is like 32 degrees here.

Hit it, yes. Constant, no.

I have even seen 40G very briefly a few times.

My boxes are getting 45-49 degree C. and i hear cranky sound like sparks going off from the machine.. gosh.. is this even normal ? it was right beside me, and worried tht it might explode and burn

something is wrong there, these babies are very quite, check the fan and the power supply (if you use a hub with multiple power outlets try to plug it direct to the wall)

Is it something to do with the power supply ? i am not using a computer PSU, but those industrial power supply.

wondering is it flowing extra current or amp to my machine or something ? And also, when you guys open up ur R-box. do you have a white plastic/rubber sheet inside ?

The power supply listed in the Amazon UK link (possibly others, not sure) comes with a 2.1mm plug, rather than the required 2.5mm. Just an FYI in the hope that nobody else makes the mistake I did.

Damn, someone hijacked the ASIN, I'll get it fixed.

My R-box must be special, if you overlook the temps :O

https://i.imgur.com/EEtyGCB.jpg

Anyone know of a prebuilt RPI image? I have a few I got with other equipment but never set one up from scratch.
Is it somthing a layman can do or do I need to fine a pre-built image?
PS, reason im asking is that I cannot get both my R-Box miners to run on the same Windows host at the same time. They both work fine independently, and they both work when on different machines, but when I plug them both into the same windows box, I on'y get one working.

Ok serious help needed..my R-Box are giving 1000+ HW error when accpted shares is only 40 ++ how to rectify this problem ? my other miners hardly have this issue..

You can clone your current SD card with a windows PC. Make an image of it using SD imager software, then burn that image to a 2nd SD card.

Post a screenshot of your status or cgminer page.

Here is the screenshot. it is still increasing as i am posting now

https://i.imgur.com/kHjXfKG.jpg

Anything ? accepting is slower and lower..Something wrong with the machine or the miningsoftware or my command line ?

The image I have on the existing SD card is Hashra Lunar Lander. It's for a Scrypt ASIC rig. I don't know any login for this image, it just has a web-GUI. It doesn't recognize the R-Box though, I already tried plugging it in, so it needs something extra.
I was hoping there was a pre-built image I could burn to my SD card (kinda like the Hashra image is pre-built and pre-configured).

Anyone can solve my issue ? tried google but no avail. i am running 7 R-box on 1 cpu. the HW error rate is too high

I downloaded the Rpi image from Rockminer (both 0.3.1 & 1.3.0), but neither of them sees the R-Box.

The fan is going, and a red LED is on the miner, but it's not seen.

Supposedly this image has everything you need ypo run the R-BOX.

Anyone have any suggestions?

I've already tried 2 different USB cable, a 1A & 2.1A PS on the RPi, the 12V supply for the R-BOX is a 12v 6A.


Thanks,
David

Try a native setup without a prebuilt image - just use the factory raspain image (you don't get a web gui though)

Tried to get 2x rockminers working at the same time, just doesn't seem possible.
Ive tried Windows 7, Windows XP, Raspberry PI.
Both miners work fine individaully, and both work at the same time on different machines.
However, I cannot get both to run at the same time on the same machine.
Ive got no ideas on how to proceed with this configuration any further.
Suggestions?

Maybe you need to wait quite awhile for technical question.. lol because up till now, mine has no answer too.

This means that it missed your last task and needs to resend it. Perhaps ckkolivas can comment on it. I know that bfgminer encountered a problem like this a month ago and supposedly fixed it so you could try changing to bfgminer if all else fails. See link here Luke talks about it:

https://gitorious.org/bitcoin/bfgminer/commit/09c3f36c71e8977fa7817ee3d6aa1e6037bc149f

I am wondering why it would do something like this. What kind of hub are you using? Is it USB 3.0? That could be interferring with communication also, could you please try this version of cgminer:

I have found it a lot more stable than the new fork for some unknown reason:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/fkkrvgyb54yi3b7/rbox_cgminer.rar

EDIT: I have also posted your problem on the main cgminer thread here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28402.msg8128427#msg8128427

Further testing leads me to believe one of the miners is actually having USB problems.
When I ran on Raspberry PI, I hooked both miners up, but a 'lsusb' command only showed one miner present at the OS layer. When I disconnected that miner, the other miner then showed up. In my case, im not using a external hub, but plugged both miners directly into USB 2.0 ports on the Windows and RPI machines. Since im getting the same behavior on Windows and Linux, im pretty sure the problem is somewhere in the USB connector or device on the second miner.
I contacted the vendor and requested an RMA, and once I have a new unit, ill re-test.
This could be a voltage-level issue or something which prevents the second miner from being recognized if there is another USB device on the bus.

Calm down, its been 18 hours since you asked. Your HW error is <1%, there is no problem there.

This looks normal to me. R-BOX sometimes loses jobs, so BFGMiner has to resend them.
Notice your share difficulty is 1.02k, so every share is worth 1024 "difficulty 1 shares".
As long as your third hashrate (which should approximate what the pool sees) is accurate, you're good.

I've got 3 working off a USB 3.0 hub along with a Gridseed on Windows 8.1 with the Zadigs - no setup work, just plug n' mine.  If they're not working, it might be a USB issue (as mentioned).

Post what you hear from the vendor, should be helpful for everyone.

Ive been keeping my scrypt rigs seperate from my sha rigs, never tried running both on the same host.
Anyhow, I seem to have the best luck with the Raspberry PI and the Rockminer. However, im still waiting to hear back on the RMA for the bad unit.
It's very flakey, no matter which host I attach it to, it either fails to show-up at the OS layer or runs for a few minutes then disappears.

superking123,

Tried that and it didn't work either.
Took it over to a friends house, and it didn't work still.

System see the blade, but not the miner details if that makes any sense.

Sounds like a dead R-Box.

I had an issue with one of mine where it would power on, the fans would spin and the red ligth would come on.
If you did an lsusb - if would show as attached device
but no matter what software you used it wouldn't mine
I just RMA'd it and got a replacement
Maybe you need to too?

Ive got a flakey one also, somthing wrong with the USB port.
Ive requested a RMA, but it's been a week and a half, with no reply.

Dogie, do you know how many AMPS the R-Boxes use?

I want to get a cheap(ish) ATX PSU for compactness to run 5 currently with scalability up to 7 or 8 (max)
In terms of power I only need a 550W but I'm concerned about the amperage
I'll obviously be running on the 12V rail using the 6pin PCIE connectors.
Cheapo PSU's are only rated to 16A. Is this enough or will I need at least a 30A

Cheers

In mining, power rating means nothing if the amperage doesn't match up. And tbh if the amperage doesn't match up, don't buy it because it WILL prematurely die. It takes a very strong PSU to run 24/7 like we want for mining.

An R-Box is strictly only 3.5-4A or so each, give them some headroom though.

Thanks for everyone's help.
Yup. It was a DOA miner.
Contacted Jones Gear, and they sent a replacement along with a pre-paid return label.

Have the new one working great with MinePeon & BFGminer 4.3.0 on a RPi B
Using a 12v 6A power supply.

Yeah I allowed 5A for each and bought an Antec PSU 550w rated at 40A on the 12V Rail. Cool and quiet all around now.

Hi All,

Just wanna share my experience with my R-Box
Maybe some of you are gonna find usefull info.

First, the power adapter from Eyeboot.com is overheating after a while and the R-Box kept being zombie from the lack of power effiency, so don't buy it.
Instead I plugged the 2.5mm barrel that comes with it directly in a 6 pin PCI-E.

It's super easy, just plug the red wire directly into a yellow one and the white one into the black one from the 6 Pin PCI-E.
This probably work with any kind, 2, 4, 6 or 8 PCI-E, just use the black and yellow next to each other.

Then I'm using Cgminer 4.4.2, putting the frequency at 300, and I'm getting very close to 37gh/s. And at 290 I was getting more around 35gh/s

cgminer.conf exported from Cgminer directly:

{
"pools" : [
   {
      "url" : "URL",
      "user" : "X",
      "pass" : "x"
   }
]
,
"anu-freq" : "200.0",
"api-description" : "cgminer 4.4.2",
"api-mcast-addr" : "224.0.0.75",
"api-mcast-code" : "FTW",
"api-mcast-des" : "",
"api-mcast-port" : "4028",
"api-port" : "4028",
"avalon-cutoff" : "60",
"avalon-temp" : "50",
"bflsc-overheat" : "85",
"bitburner-voltage" : "1200",
"bitburner-fury-voltage" : "900",
"bxf-bits" : "54",
"bxf-debug" : "0",
"bxf-temp-target" : "82",
"bxm-bits" : "54",
"cta-load" : "0",
"ps-load" : "0",
"expiry" : "120",
"hfa-hash-clock" : "550",
"hfa-fail-drop" : "10",
"hfa-temp-overheat" : "95",
"hfa-temp-target" : "88",
"hotplug" : "5",
"log" : "5",
"nfu-bits" : "50",
"osm-led-mode" : "4",
"queue" : "9999",
"rock-freq" : "300.0",
"scan-time" : "60",
"shares" : "0"
}

Thanks for the useful info. Eyeboot now have better power supplies in stock that do not overheat and have been suggested by Rockminer themselves. Unfortunately I think all the R-box are sold out. Looking forward to the new R-box (100 GH/s) miner though.

here is how i setup rbox - http://fuk.io/rbox-miner-review-how-to-setup-rockminer-r-box-bitcoin-asic-guide/

can anyone explain why i have a coinbase address showing up on BFgminer for a pool that is not in the conf file or bat file?
http://i62.tinypic.com/a5l3mc.jpg

Possibly a hacked version of BFgminer?

Try downloading it from the source.

Could it be the pool is using a wallet on coinbase?
Most pools collectivly mine to their wallet then pay you from their wallet...

It's a different pool being mined as well.

this is the mining program i got from page one of this thread.

Speculation...
Could be they are taking your hashrate to mine their preferred thread, but paying you out in the coin of your choice???
Perhaps they are renting your hashrate to someone else???

i did ask the pool owner about that very thing. i wanted to be paid in doge but the pool couldnt get it to work right. im going to mess around with cgminer and some other versions of bfgminer also. i just wondered if anyone else had noticed it.
thanks

Thanks for this compilation. Bookmarked it for future reference. Good job.

  If you go to bfg miner on github you can find more info.

BFGMiner automatically configures itself to failover to solomining if your specified pool(s) go down.
You'll find the coinbase address in question in your Bitcoin Core wallet.
If you really don't want this (why?), you can disable it with --no-local-bitcoin

Hi guys and thanks for your help in advance.
I have rockminer r box , gawminers fury and rasp pi b+ .
I managed to make my miners run 1 by 1 using difrent images and falowing diferent tuttorials but i would love to have them running side by side on the same pi. Is that even possible?

Dogie, are you going to start another thread for the new R-box 100 GH/s units or blend it in here?

Different. I begged them to name it something different so search engines would be able to find it but oh well.

rockminer R-Box sucks...cheap material...my last 3 weeks and stop working...
and i was using only freq 280...i think 1 of capacitors broke  :-[ :-[ :-[
now got to think if it compensates sending to warranty...28eur shiping + 27 costums on return...
its the price of a new one :-\

that sucks...did they overheat? that can happen...what temp reading were you getting on average prior to the miner dying?

Dogie's comprehensive Rockminer New R-Box setup guide in super HD! (http://goo.gl/q6o8VN)

 https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3928/15274581407_f06d5260c7_z.jpg (http://goo.gl/q6o8VN)

Do you have the tutotial of R-Box 100 Gh ?
thanks

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=820214

Is there a way to underclock these so they use less power while maintaining still a high hash rate?

Thats not underclocking, that's undervolting. And no - nothing that would be worth your time or money.

where is the Comprehensive RockMiner R-Box Setup guide ? I only see comments and questions.

Dave

In the first post?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=639030.msg7131213#msg7131213

I have replaced my BFL 12GH/s by this R-Box at 32GH/s ... here is the setting to use it (you can update the first message with the picture if you want).

Picture are here : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=885753.msg9848021#msg9848021

It's for solo mining ... replace "localhost:8332" with your pool if needed.
-u = username (on pool or RPC server)
-p = password (on pool or RPC server)

Thanks for this subject, it have guided me to choose a replacment device ...  :D

PS: fan has been replaced by a less noisy ... that why the temperature is not 39-42°C ... but 61°C.  ;D no problem, and ... no noise !

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img661/9473/z73iUH.jpg

Recently got two R-Box's for a good price. Both devices are detected on my macbook. However, only one is capable of mining.

The non-mining device sometimes will have the blue light continuously illuminated (as opposed to flashing, as with the functioning unit), or not at all.  I've swapped USB Cables, USB Ports, and Power Supplies, with no effect.

Thoughts? Anyway to do a factory reset on these?

I checked though the pictures and there isn't, because its a 'dumb' mining device without a controller. It receives inputs and returns values. Have you Zadig'ed? Is it detected in windows devices?

Figured that would be the case.

I don't have a windows box handy. I'd have to dig one out of storage, add a drive and reinstall windows, so I was hoping to avoid that if possible haha.

No, icarus-* isn't a recognized option at all by BFGminer and is ignored silently.  It'd be properly done via --set-device icarus:

Does anyone have a part number for a replacement fan? Mine has seized.

Its a generic unmarked 92mm fan so anything off the shelf will do. You'll need to solder the fan cable on though.

I have run into a bit of a problem this morning...
My windows update popped up an update for my silicon labs CP210x USB to UART bridge which I let it install without thinking about it.
This obviously replaced the drivers but when I run Zadig and replace them again, cgminer does not see the miners.

Any suggestions?

Manually uninstall any installed drivers via device manager, unplug, restart, replug (different USB port if you can), start again.

Some one please help!!! Last night all was hashing fine and this morning my Box was zombied and now it wont get power!!! i know its not my PSU since its running my S3+ and its a cooler master silent pro gold 800w. Ive seen it zombie before but it usually would start back up after a few minutes of being unplugged. Took the board out of the box and upon first inspection no soldering seems damaged but there was an excessive amount of thermal paste all over the board( stock paste).

please help? if you can get it to work ill totally tip you some BTC or CANN

Seems like it may have over heated, do the fans still spin?

The red light status isnt even showing up, I'm sad :( i bought it new from amazon and its only been hashing for about 4 months. I almost want to take the heatsink off to see if maybe something got too hot and burnt out but i dont have any thermal paste right now to reapply the heatsinks. (i hate summer time)

also i am using CGminger 4.5 on windows 7

well, ok its powering on will update once put back into the case

I love this miner. I just purchased 5 of them off ebay for 100 dollars each.

For a little Historical art project. <3

Photos when you get them.