I sent a message to lightning asic asking how to turn off the btc core without using the controller unit, waiting for reply , will let you all know.
anymore leads on this, post em here

also I need to flash my la3m units to the new firmware, to boost the speed, I am a little confused on that process at the moment

thats it ,, all 10 units rockin ,, whoooo hooooo


now , can we confirm if the btc side is active or not,

and how do we turn it off

using cpu miner

or direct it to a pool at least.


ps.  that tool I posted has a right click function to remove bound hardware to com ports

okay , not sure what i did,

but got com250 working hahaha,  

atari, your thing works I guess, even with La3m,, nice one

os windows 7

driver, stmicroelectronics virtual com version 1.3.1.0

bits per sec 9600


I was gonna play with that later,, should I crank it up ?    advice ?

Atari,

I am not using the controller

yup La3m

Atari,

I just tried your solution , with no luck

--gc3355=\\.\COM11    is that correct ?

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 it works great

okay folks,
I saw a few bounties and was pm'ed about these problems and after 3 days of research here it is.

Problems:
1 - Apparently windows has problems releasing com ports, as we have all discovered.

2 - For some reason, my mining units don't like any com port above Com9
   (solved see atari's solution above )

3 -If I plug my usb hub into the computer with all my mining units connected to the usb hub all at once I cannot mine.
    (information overload on the usb hub I believe, is my theory)

note:  I am not using the controller because I am having trouble updating it.
My usb hub is connected directly to the pc.

My Solutions:

1.) this little tool resets com ports (made by user Uwe Sieber)
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/files/com_name_arbiter_setter.zip      
thanks to
http://blog.cognitioninfotech.com/2009/01/how-to-clear-or-reset-com-port.html

2.)See atari's solution above, works great

3.) plug your units into the usb hub one at a time.
This allows the usb hub to load the miner properly. The units should pop up in your device manager too. Wait a few seconds between each plug in. (I load the cpuminer for each unit during this time)

4.) use cpuminer-2.3.2-gc335-win32  
http://www.filedropper.com/cpuminer-232-gc3355-win32  

- If this information helps you or you put out a bounty, donations are appreciated
Ltc LKWXz6nGSkQ4Fy6KG2hz6LZ4xGF77CbGaK
Btc 1A7CVDAFC9ZQLBN3LhNPusCAgHU9Sw4YhL


next issues for me:

- Figure out how to verify if btc side is on with cpuminer and control btc on/off functions.

- Figure out how to update my controller firmware. ( I think its just a networking issue )

now its bedtime, while my miners rock it out
live long and prosper

 I opened up com 1 and 2 for use, and switched the units that were on com 11 and 12 over to com 1 and 2, now the units are hashing ta da !!!

update :

- I am now plugging all units directly into pc via the 10 port usb hub,

- units  on com ports 1-9 are connecting and hashing   yay

- unts on com 10-12 give me an error when opening cpuminer  "open com10 failed , getlasterror 2"

any suggestions ?

- theory: I plugged each unit into the usb hub one at a time ,waiting for windows to recognize it , it has been suggested that the usb hub is getting overloaded by plugging all unit in at once.

- also to comment on my problems with the controller box,
It has been suggested to me that I need a basic hardware switch , instead of trying to use my fancy router to gain full function of the controller box,  I will go get one and try that out.

- to comment on the sdcard theory , windows is now asking me to do a sdcard update hmmm, it didnt before, maybe that is connected to issues

this is so much fun  , thanks for any help

- I just tried using the custom cpuminer , with all units plugged directly to the pc using the usb hub, and 10 minerd.exe running  that seemed to work,


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- the driver package with the preinstaller.exe seems to install the drivers. However the controller is not detected still , and is not listed in the device manager.

- same error in the web interface  system log " usb hub not found "

I would like to

use the web interface to manage the units , set the mining address, and monitor hash rate with all 10 units routing through the usb bridge ,

correct ?

I am using all units on the controller, when i am getting that error message

Greetings all,

my problem is loading the basic controller driver,

I get an error when loading the cp210x driver saying "  " the specified inf files could not be copied and installed. Please check your installation "

- the usb bridge is not showing up in my computers Device manager

- I can connect to the controller's ip address with my internet browser

- I see all units plugged in,

- the message in the system log says "usb bus not found , try open the controller power"

I am not sure how to get the driver to load, any suggestions

Hi,

I am also a member that has been watching the forums for 6 months or more and has never posted, i am ready to break the seal and contribute my thoughts to the collective. I am most active in the Active mining threads right now. This is a great way to throw ideas around, I love it   . I have been active in the bitcoin space for a almost a year now so I can add some valid knowledge to the idea pool at this point.