Hi Forum,
in the past I had some ZTEX FPGA Boards to mine BTC.
Now i reactivated them using LTC Mining. And hey... it's profitable ;-)
(approx. 64kHs/1.15y-board)
Step-by-step guide for Linux systems:
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1. check out cgminer
git clone
https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer.git2. get version 3.1.1
git checkout v3.1.1
3. checkout FPGA Litecoin Miner
git clone
https://github.com/kramble/FPGA-Litecoin-Miner.git4. copy patch to cgminer
cp experimental/Ztex-1-15y/cgminer-3.1.1/* <your cgminer base path>
5. copy binary to cgminer bitstreams (override original)
cp experimental/Ztex-1-15y/ztex_ufm1_15y1-ltc-v04-1core-ucf-46-fmax-46.bit <your cgminer base path>/bitstreams/ztex_ufm1_15y1.bit
6. configure cgminer
./autogen.sh
CFLAGS="-O2" ./configure --enable-ztex --enable-icarus --enable-scrypt --disable-opencl
7. compile and install cgminer
make
sudo make install
tested with ubuntu 12.04 and 2 original ZTEX 1.15y2 boards
WARNING: may damage your board... (i run it since 3 days without probs...)
more informations:
cgminer v3.1.1:
https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer/blob/v3.1.1/READMEcgminer patch:
https://github.com/kramble/FPGA-Litecoin-Miner/blob/master/experimental/Ztex-1-15y/cgminer-3.1.1/README.txt