Contest starts at 12/01/18 00:00:00 GMT time, just a few short hours from now!

Jason

Of course. I will “soon” actually get this miner connected to the rest of my electronics gear to monitor exactly what it is doing. I should be able to then explain those differences.

Thank you,

Jason

The PS4/Spiderman bundle giveaway will be available to firmware users as well as one entry per person in the Giveaway thread beginning 12/01/18.

Thank you and good luck!

Jason

Grkboy439 - I changed my mind and updated the rules. Anyone who posts in this thread beginning 12/01/18 will be entered into the drawing as well. A single entry maximum per person with this method as the primary method for entries are users of the firmware.

Thanks!

Jason

I actually provide batch1 firmware for anyone who wants to use it on my website at the bottom. Your logic is sound and is actually the answer I provided many folk who asked if I had a firmware available for the mini.

I realize it is not for everyone, but it is for some. Individual board control has value and on average a tuned mini is getting at minimum a 5% improvement. There are exceptions where that is not true.

I have strongly recommended in many conditions for people to just use the batch 1 firmware on their minis.

As far as the dev fee percentage, I hear you. What you failed to hear is the fact that I’ve stated multiple times and in multiple places that the mini dev fee would be different than the large and in line with ensuring there is a positive return to the end user. In fact, if you join the discord in my signature you can see where I have stated this in the last couple of days.

So what’s the end result? I don’t know. I am completely fine with you choosing an alternative and I strive to be clear on the benefits to any potential customer. When it comes to past sales, anyone who has purchased in volume from me can attest to my fair treatment and ensuring that they understood exactly what they are receiving for the money spent.

I am ok with “losing some customers”  because the benefit is not there for them, I just don’t see it as a lost customer but rather a future opportunity gained by being very straight forward with the risk vs. reward.

I value your input and thank you for sharing it.

Jason

Folk,

Due to a seriously idiotic oversight on my part, the frequency list for the Mini's max's at 700. I'll be releasing a 'b' variant this evening that corrects the issue. If you are already running the 2.1 version, you will receive a notice on your Overview page with details on the 'b' release, as well as a direct link to download it.

Thank you,

Jason

The spikes are gonna be completely random for what it is worth. Your miner could get really lucky on calculations for a few seconds and jump to 2x what you would otherwise expect, but the average is where the truth really sits.

I honestly am not sure I am going to sell new licenses and instead stick with the dev supported model. It actually is cheaper for users that way to be honest... it'll take 3-6 months of runtime or more for me to make up what the license fee was at 3%. It's just a lot easier on me to not manage individual licenses.

Jason

Yessir, bitmain-freq1, bitmain-freq2, bitmain-freq3 are the 3 variables for that.

The only caveat is if you set the frequencies via that method the web interface will not get updated to reflect it until you go into the web interface and "save frequencies".

Jason

This is a very good question. First on the CRC error -- that is going to happen some and is only a problem if it is constant. It happens on even the stock firmwares depending on machines, temps, frequencies, and phase of the moon.

Temperatures will play into how far you can push these, but there is not a clear formula for that. What's really interesting is I have a customer with a large install (1000+ machines) who has observed that there is a point where the machines get too cold and slow down! I'm unsure of the exact details on the temperatures, just the observation that was shared with me.

So yes, temperature has a play both when going up and when going down.

The summers here are very hot -- my miners I had to constantly tune even through the day to get maximum out of them; they always ran best at night.

I hope this helps some.

Jason

Folk,

I wanted to get some feedback on dev-fees: Once per day, or split up throughout the day? I've had feedback from both, but am leaning towards once-per-day.

I personally think that the once-per-day has the least impact since it greatly reduces the swapping/moving things around.

Can you please share you view point on this and reasoning why?

Thank you,

Jason

@Marchcat2008 - Responded. AT this point in time, I am not selling new licenses. The developer supported version will remain available. If this changes in the future, I will update the original post in this thread.

Thank you,

Jason

That's easily doable! I've got an Xbox One X that I've pulled together donations from others for just to do that.

Thank you,

Jason

Grkboy439 - just to be clear, this is for anyone who is using the Z9 or Z9Mini firmware and not just folk who respond to the thread -- but that may be you and if so, good luck and thank you for using the firmware!

Jason

<best phone operator voice> Install now! Supplies are Limited! </phone operator voice>

I was gonna return it and then thought... wait a second!

Best of luck to you. It'll go to someone!

(I can't help but type this while reading it in a "Saul Goodman" voice).

Jason

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Folk,

I am pleased to announce a giveaway starting on 12/1/2018 running through 12/24/2018 for users of version 2.1 or higher "Fuddware". I'm sure many of you have seen the main thread for the firmware already, but I will link it here just in case it was missed.

The rules are simple, two ways to enter:

Option A

1) Run version 2.1 or higher firmware on your Z9 or Z9 Mini unit(s)
2) One automatic entry will occur per unit per day (this is based on the 'Support ID' unique to each machine for support purposes) per unit.
3) This will run from 12/01/2018 00:00 GMT time to 12/24/2018 12:00 GMT time.
4) On the evening of December 24th, I will select one system at random for a brand new Playstation 4 / Spiderman combo.
5) This offer is available worldwide (except where prohibited by law) and will include free shipping.

Option B
Post in this thread beginning 12/01 and tell us a little about why you got started into mining or cryptocurrency.
Each user who posts (more than a single sentence) will be given 1 entry in the prize pool.
There is a maximum of one entry through this method as "Option A" is the primary method.

A user will be notified through this thread, through discord, and through their miner "Summary" page. If for some reason a user does not come forward, a backup drawing will occur.

This offer is available to all users of the firmware.

If this goes well, I hope to continue a similar giveaway each month going forward.



Thank you all!

Jason

Folk,

For the month of December, I will be running a contest for users of the Z9 and Z9 Mini version 2.1 or later firmware. There will be one automatic entry per day per miner. On 12/24, a random machine will be selected. The Summary page on the version 2.1 firmware will be automatically updated to let you know who the winner is. Details will be posted in the thread here and on the Equihash discord.

I've created a thread to discuss this at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5077347.0

Users will find your Summary page on the miner updating with this information over the next 24 hours automatically.

I have put details in the original post, but will copy here also.



Thank you,

Jason

Refresh your browser cache on the upgrade page. Shift-f5 or cmd-f5 if you are on a Mac. Once uploaded, the license will tell you if applied. The summary page will update on the next poll or restart with your license status. That page may be cached as well.. same thing.

In the next release (currently being tested), I have fixed the page cache issues.

-Jason

xkosx - by the time you wake up the issue should be resolved. I have migrated primary services to something not blocked by Roskomnadzor. In fact, I can already see russian installations coming online.

Thank you,

Jason

Please clean up your quotes instead of re-quoting everyone else before you each time.

That will not fix the race. You can add "chk_again" as many times as you want, it does not remove it.

Jason