Neil, Thanks for the interesting Part 1 of the review. Looking forward to the next parts. Cheers |
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Kano,
Thanks for the super quick response. I'll try it.
If the 'internal' change is applied - will the web gui still show the miner status?
Cheers
Yes I modified the cgminer file and the load balance works. The price seems to be that now any pool config updates have to be done through Putty. Here is my 'for dummies' guide how to do it: Putty into Antminer S1 (note: on Windows, if you copy some text (select then Ctl+C) then click inside Putty, move to the desired insertion point and click the mouse right button, the text will be pasted. This can save typing and reduce typing errors) cd /etc/init.d/ vim cgminer type 'i' (to enter edit mode) using arrows move to the line that has $APP and make it #$APP Next replacee the line that says PARAM=" --lowmem $AOPTIONS $POOL1 $POOL2 $POOL3 $_pb --api-allow $_aa --api-listen" with the following 3 lines: option pool_balance '--load-balance' MYSTUFF="-U Q1;pool1 -O user1:pass1 --load-balance -U Q2;pool2 -O user2:pass2 -U Q3;pool3 -O user3:pass3" PARAMS=" --lowmem $AOPTIONS $_pb --api-allow $_aa --api-listen $MYSTUFF" Where Q1, Q2, Q3 are integers representing the weight given to Pool1, Pool2, Pool3 etc. (for example if Q1=5, Q2=4, Q3=1 then Pool1 will use 5/(5+4+1)=0.5 (50%), Pool2 will use 4/((5+4+1)=0.4 (40%) and Pool3 will use 1/(5+4+1)=0.1 (10%) of the total hash rate of the miner pool1 is the web address of pool1. user1 is the user name in pool1 and pass1 is the password for pool1. If you don't have more than 2 pools, just omit the pool3 parameters. when you finished editing, type 'Esc' (to stop editing) then ':wq' to write the edited file and quit. Now type 'reboot' and enter close the Putty session. Relog into the Antminer gui when the Antminer finishes rebooting and go to the miner status tab, wait until mining resumes (click on the 'Miner Status' tab to refresh). Verify that the desired relative loads are in effect (checking the received shares at the pool end may help). Cheers |
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Bitmain, ordered today, payment confirmed within less than 1 hour (has 22 confirmations now), but status is still 'unpaid' and 'expired'.
Order ID: 001201403280218417562A9dexMP0681
Date: 2014-03-28 02:18:42
Total: 0.893 BTC
Payment Method: Bitcoin Payment
Please fix
Cheers
Order status has been updated to 'Paid Unshipped', so things are progressing  Cheers |
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UPDATE:
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alias: -l not found
root@antMiner:~# cgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -u 1DiB
RqnfKV7eSekycQ7VHVoZSzxG1nGSRW -p x
[2014-03-28 22:59:13] Started cgminer 3.12.0
[2014-03-28 22:59:13] No devices detected!
[2014-03-28 22:59:13] Waiting for USB hotplug devices or press q to quit
[2014-03-28 22:59:13] Probing for an alive pool
[2014-03-28 22:59:14] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 15.999756
[2014-03-28 22:59:14] Network diff set to 5.01G
(5s):0.000 (avg):0.000h/s | A:0 R:0 HW:0 WU:0.0/m
the bold part is new, never reached this part, so now no more connection problem, the only problem is device not found
this make me feel better, a problem solved, 1 more problem left
Looks like your mining software and network connections are running now, but there is no connection to the blades "Fri Mar 28 22:48:02 2014 kern.info kernel: [ 43.960000] bitmain 1-1.1:1.0: USB Bitmain asic #0 now disconnected" What does it show at the lower part of your Status, Miner status screen? Do you see something like Chain# ASIC# Frequency Fan Temp 1 32 350 2 32 350 If not, then this is another potential sign that your blades are not 'seen' by the controller. Perhaps there is a wiring/connection problem between the controller board and the blades - Turn the system off, disconnect from power - check that the cables between the controller and the blades are ok. You could unplug the multi-wire connectors one at a time and inspect the contacts to make sure that none is pushed back inside the shell, then reconnect. Another thing that you could try is to disconnect power to one blade at a time and run it with just one blade. My impression is that all S1's are tested in the factory before shipping, so the problem occurred later or external to the Antminer itself. What sort of power supply are you using? Is each blade connected to a separate 12V rail or are you using a 'daisy chained' single rail with 2 PCI-e 6 pin connectors (the latter may not work, as a single rail might go into over-current protection). Good luck |
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Done
did add the ntp servers, and did set custom dns to 8.8.8.8
actualy i did read his thread twice, not sure what exactly is wrong, the green lights that suppose to light while mining aren't lighting up at all
It's not just the lights, the fan increases speed, it is a big 'change'. Is your PSU capable to support this? I'm using a 650W PSU, with the PCI-e 6 pin connectors used from separate rails to drive each of the blades. In my case only the WAN connection is used. Are you using the IP address from the sticker on your unit? (noticed that yours differs from the 'nominal' 192.168.1.99). Is your router configured to cope with your fixed IP address? (probably is, as you can see the Gui and can SSH). Are you connected through the wired ethernet interface or wifi? Are there any restrictions on your internet connection? Good luck |
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From syslog is clear that ntp server problems. Your isp may have dns resolve restrictions, so try different ntp servers as mentioned in above problems ( read sushi setup thread under troubleshoot)
You are probably correct "Mon Dec 2 12:00:26 2013 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: bad address '0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org' Mon Dec 2 12:00:26 2013 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: could not resolve peer 0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org, skipping" |
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alright, am using the GUI, the miner status shows me that its not mining, and i dont see cgminer running under processes.
this why i used ssh to run the cgminer, because i want to see what kind of error its encountering, its says no devices, no servers were found, wrong URL. dont know what the fuck is wrong with this.
Did you enter your pool parameters correctly? (I had a typo when entering my pool info, and it wouldn't mine, was in a mild state of panic as it is my first S1... double check that you entered it correctly) You enter/modify your pool settings in Status, miner configuration (enter, then click 'save and apply', wait until the 'turning wheel' stops, then go to the miner status tab, and wait for the mining to start, it takes a while (usually the pool sees it before the WRT gui does). On the System, software tab you should see that cgminer is installed (ver 3.12.0-1 on my one) also on the System, startup tab you should see cgminer (at the bottom of my list). On Status, processes you should see a line with cgminer, some options and your pool settings. Do you see cgminer in all of these? Perhaps you should try a system reset, or shut it down, remove power for a while, then start it from scratch. Good luck |
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Kano,
Thanks for the super quick response. I'll try it.
If the 'internal' change is applied - will the web gui still show the miner status?
Cheers
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I actually received my order after posting this thread. Do not sweat it, Bitmain is a very safe and reliable company. It took an extra few days, but I got my miners, and they work great! Here is an official statement from Bitmain:About the Order Expiration Issue: If you paid, you will have the miner shipped.
Blockchain.info's API is still not functioning normally. If you have paid the full amount to the payment address provided by us, you may still see the order expired, as the API now takes a few hours or a day to transfer the money to Bitmain's address, which before was assumed to happen instantly. If you have paid, please just relax, we have now some semi-automatized process to follow the payment. Please ignore the "expire", "unconfirm" status. If blockchain.info runs away with the money, the risk is all on us and you will have the shipped miner.You can publicly view this announcement here: https://bitmaintech.com/productDetail.htm?pid=00020140107162747992Ce5uBuxW06D6Best Regards, - AlextheBitcoiner Alex, It is comforting that you had a 'happy end'. Did you receive any tracking information on Bitmain's web site, or did the miners just 'show up' at your place? Cheers |
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Balance Pool Strategy
By default Antminer S1 use Priority as pool mining strategy. It will use Pool #1 as priority to mine and #2 and #3 as backup. If you want to change the pool strategy to Balance, just modify file /etc/config/cgminer and add following line:
option pool_balance '--balance'
Antminer S1 will do evenly balance the mining to available pools.
Hope it help. Happy mining!
Note:
I had tested it with latest firmware.
It's been part of cgminer and in the cgminer README for years However, you would want to use --load-balance, rather than balance. The default mining strategy is 'Failover' as per the README: FAILOVER:
The default strategy is failover. This means that if you input a number of
pools, it will try to use them as a priority list, moving away from the 1st
to the 2nd, 2nd to 3rd and so on. If any of the earlier pools recover, it will
move back to the higher priority ones.For any version of the ant: Adding --load-balance with a space after the first password on the luci "Miner Configuration" web page will work also. e.g. if your "Pool1 password" was "pass" then set it to "pass --load-balance" Kano, Thanks for that, the "pass --load-balance" works (looks like it needs to be applied just to the 1st pool, and that affects all of them). Is there a way to define quotas, as in the 'basic' cgminer? Cheers |
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Bitmain, ordered today, payment confirmed within less than 1 hour (has 22 confirmations now), but status is still 'unpaid' and 'expired'.
Order ID: 001201403280218417562A9dexMP0681
Date: 2014-03-28 02:18:42
Total: 0.893 BTC
Payment Method: Bitcoin Payment
Please fix
Cheers
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it's been more than 30 min, and Slush block #21877 is still 'Processing...' (however the reward is already accounted for on the Account page)...  |
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Your HW rate is probably ok. To overclock you need to check if your power supply can cope. You may try smaller steps rather than going directly to 200. Other people reported that 375MHz (192 GH/s) is the 'sweet spot' before HW errors or partial thermal shutdown takes over (look at those ooo's in the ASIC status report, when these start changing to x's your miner stops some of the Asics). There are good guides how to modify the configuration (see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=348327.40). As far as cooling goes - many people added a second fan at the other side, usually to 'pull' air out, while the original fan pushes it in. I found that a 14cm fan did a better job than a 12cm one (connected a standard pc pwm case fan to the fan connector of the 2nd blade, it runs but without speed control or speed reporting). Cheers |
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i have a problem with one of my ants.
the rj45 led indicator (the orange/green one) wont turned on.
the rj45 yellow led indicator is blinking on/off (not continuous on).
i cant connect my ant to ethernet.
anyone have workaround?
still stuck here, anyone can help out? Is it setup for DHCP or a fixed address? If DHCP - check on your router what address was assigned to it, then use that address to log in. For troubleshooting you can connect it directly to a standalone pc or laptop (use a crossover lan cable, or connect through a hub/switch that is not connected to your router). There are instructions about finding the IP address of the miner on the OP (first page of this thread). Good luck! |
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is there power consumption figures for the 8boards vs the new 16boards?
Can only quote the values for the Avalon16 "Avalon Sixteeens draw around 4A@12V on default (conservative settings), up to 6.5A at maximum safe settings." The drillbit forum says "Eight boards uses 1.5-2A each (budget 2.5-3A if you want to be very safe)" in the discussion on 12V or 5V. I did not measure either board myself (and it would depend heavily on over-clocking). Cheers |
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First impressions Drillbit Avalon 16 boards:
Got my 2 boards today. First tried one, then both. They are powered by a spare ATX PS using a Molex-6 pin PCI-E adapter from a video card to power the second board (the PS had a single 6 pin PCI-E output).
Cooled by a single Cooler Master 12cm fan.
They are 'daisy chained' via SATA cables to act as a single miner (connected the 'Down port' of the 'master' board to the 'Up port' of the second board).
Ran them initially on windows and then on Minepeon (thanks TK for the V8 image and update instructions) with CGminer 4.2.
Need to learn how to modify settings to get a bit more hash rate out of these.
Cheers
Hey Kapobar Try --drillbit-options Av16:int:825:1:1000. Should get you an easy 22 GH/s. They can definitely be pushed higher too but you will need to make sure you have good cooling. Barntech Thanks Barn, I'm running it now on Minepeon, which is a bit more fiddly than on windows (at least for me). For some reason this minepeon build does not accept the oc settings from the web gui, so managed to SSH, get into cgminer, saved the cgminer.conf, then edited it to include "drillbit-options" : "AV16:int:750:1:950"  (a bit less ambitious than your suggestion, but my cooling is a bit modest now). This works ok and gets about 21 GH/s per board (about 42 GH/s avg for both). So there is room for more performance. Cheers |
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Difficulty jump was just 18% to 5006860589, so the great flood of hyper-TH miners has not reached the shores yet... Think exponential function. That amounts to adding about 7000TH. Are you sure you don't call this a lot? 7PH seems small to what's coming As reward has a linear relation to the difficulty value, this increase means that for the same hash rate, the reward will decrease by 18%. Or if you want to maintain the reward rate, you need to increase the hash rate by about 22%. Cheers |
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Difficulty jump was just 18% to 5006860589, so the great flood of hyper-TH miners has not reached the shores yet... |
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First impressions Drillbit Avalon 16 boards: Got my 2 boards today. First tried one, then both. They are powered by a spare ATX PS using a Molex-6 pin PCI-E adapter from a video card to power the second board (the PS had a single 6 pin PCI-E output). Cooled by a single Cooler Master 12cm fan. They are 'daisy chained' via SATA cables to act as a single miner (connected the 'Down port' of the 'master' board to the 'Up port' of the second board).  Ran them initially on windows and then on Minepeon (thanks TK for the V8 image and update instructions) with CGminer 4.2.  (The image caption say 4.0.2 while it is cgminer 4.2.0) Need to learn how to modify settings to get a bit more hash rate out of these. Cheers |
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