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1  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: BFL Labs Inc. administratively dissolved or revoked?! on: September 17, 2013, 09:38:27 AM
The administrative dissolution can be rescinded if they file the annual report, although because it will be filed late, there may be a penalty.  Or, they probably do not need to revive the company in MO because they're already in KS.

What to you mean with they are in KS? Aren't they in Kansas City in the State Missouri. Previously they moved operation from Wyoming(State) to Missouri (State).

Edit:
It's really kind of confusing as Kansas City is in Missouri and in Kansas, their office seems to be on Kansas side but I can't find any record that their company is registered in Kansas.
2  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / BFL Labs Inc. administratively dissolved or revoked?! on: September 17, 2013, 07:49:16 AM
Hi all,

during my research about BFL Labs I found the following document that states that BFL Labs was administratively dissolved or revoked on May 22, 2013. What does this mean if they still carry on business?
By the way, if anyone knows a good attorney that is specialized in customer protection law, that is already familiar with BFL, please send me a PM/Contact.

Here the link to the document from the Executive Deputy Secretary of State: http://www.sos.mo.gov/kbimaging/30905810.pdf
3  Bitcoin / Mining software (miners) / Re: CGMINER ASIC FPGA GPU overc monit fanspd RPC linux/win/osx/mip/r-pi 3.4.3 on: September 16, 2013, 02:22:50 PM
I'm not sure what the confusion is but ...
DEV
 PGA=0,Name=AMU,ID=0

DEVDETAILS
 DEVDETAILS=0,Name=AMU,ID=0

There is no trick to the association ... Name+ID from one to the other

... except ... missing from DEVS for a GPU, is it has no Name or ID

In miner.php I generate it easily enough:
Code:
function joinsections($sections, $results, $errors)
{
 global $sectionmap;

 // GPU's don't have Name,ID fields - so create them
 foreach ($results as $section => $res)
.
.
.

The names GPU, PGA, ASC in the API are to allow for device selection in the API via a number.
So if you want to affect the first PGA, with a PGA command, it is PGA=0, for the 10th one it is PGA=9
i.e. independent of the screen display - the screen display is Name,ID

I was planning once to also allow selection via the Name,ID but ... as is common I got side tracked ... and since most of the development I do in cgminer is for myself (I get very few donations) I usually do what I feel needs to be done.
I do of course appreciate the donations I get from a few people indeed - but they are not as common for me ... as others Smiley

Edit: though of course I get hardware donations and indeed work on the drivers for them as required Cheesy

Thank you Kano. It's clear now, it was my bad that I assumed something wrong based on previous tests with a GPU and miss-interpretation of a short look of the api.c - File.
4  Bitcoin / Mining software (miners) / Re: CGMINER ASIC FPGA GPU overc monit fanspd RPC linux/win/osx/mip/r-pi 3.4.3 on: September 15, 2013, 11:32:11 AM
Hello Kano,

the comment wasn't so silly, the major objective was related to the identification of a device in cgminer, so it also counts if the ID's are the same after a restart of cgminer. Means for GPU's it would depend if the ATI Lib provides the GPU's in the same order. I will just assume the lib would provide the GPU's in the same order, at least as long there is no additional GPU added/removed.
Another issue I'm facing is the mapping of ID's provided from cgminer between different API command. For "DEV" and "DEVDETAILS" cgminer provides an ID, but once with a detail type (BAS,BFL,ICA,AVA,....) and once with a generic type (GPU,PGA,ASC,....). Are the ID generated for each group separately or are they related. As example, I run an instance of cgminer with 2 ICA, 2 AVA and 2 BAS devices. If the ID's are related, I would expect following result:

DEV command:
Name=PGA,ID=0
Name=PGA,ID=1
Name=ASC,ID=2
Name=ASC,ID=3
Name=ASC,ID=4
Name=ASC,ID=5

DEVDETAILS command:
Name=ICA,ID=0
Name=ICA,ID=1
Name=AVA,ID=2
Name=AVA,ID=3
Name=BAS,ID=4
Name=BAS,ID=5

By this it would be easy to generate a mapping between these devices, as the ID is program wide unique. But if the ID is just unique for each group, I would expect following result.

DEV command:
Name=PGA,ID=0
Name=PGA,ID=1
Name=ASC,ID=0
Name=ASC,ID=1
Name=ASC,ID=2
Name=ASC,ID=3

DEVDETAILS command:
Name=ICA,ID=0
Name=ICA,ID=1
Name=AVA,ID=0
Name=AVA,ID=1
Name=BAS,ID=0
Name=BAS,ID=1

In this case I could just assume that I have to rely on the order of the devices in the Json. Unfortunately I cant test the case (and also don't have the appropiate C++ skills to analyze the source), I hope you can help me and explain how cgminer is handling the ID's, so that I can do the right mapping.

Many thanks in advance!
5  Bitcoin / Mining software (miners) / Re: CGMINER ASIC FPGA GPU overc monit fanspd RPC linux/win/osx/mip/r-pi 3.4.3 on: September 15, 2013, 07:43:51 AM
Hello ck,
Hello Kano,

I've a question related to the identification of a device in cgminer and the a hardware device. As I'm currently about to develop a application that creates statistics for every device, it's essential to have a clear mapping between hardware device and the related device in cgminer for that. Previously I thought that the combination of the Device Type (GPU/BAS/AVA/....) and ID provided from cgminer could achieve that task, I had the hope it works as long the devices are connected to the same Port(USB/PCE...). Unfortunately I discovered that's not right. During the run of CGMiner I unplugged an Avalon from the USBPort and reconnected after a short time. After the reconnect the Id changed from AVA0 to AVA1. Now I'm questioning myself, how I can achieve the unique identification of a hardware device by reported data from CGMiner. I hope you can give me some advice!

Thany you very much in advance 
Avalon has no information in the device at all - I think that's something those guys like doing Tongue Icarus has nothing useful either.

Any device that has an iSerial that isn't constant would be one way to detect 2 devices being the same one that hotplugged later.

But with Avalon it's not possible - so if you unplug 2 and then plug them back in, there's no USB information to say which was which before.
The devices that don't have an iSerial, or have the same iSerial, are: AVA, AMU, BFL FPGA, MMQ
AsicMiner USBs can be reprogrammed to fix it
I've no idea what the ATI library supplies for GPUs but I'd guess nothing useful either.

These devices don't have this stupid problem: BFL SC, BLT, BTB

Thank you for the clear answer!
6  Bitcoin / Mining software (miners) / Re: CGMINER ASIC FPGA GPU overc monit fanspd RPC linux/win/osx/mip/r-pi 3.4.3 on: September 14, 2013, 10:29:35 AM
Hello ck,
Hello Kano,

I've a question related to the identification of a device in cgminer and the a hardware device. As I'm currently about to develop a application that creates statistics for every device, it's essential to have a clear mapping between hardware device and the related device in cgminer for that. Previously I thought that the combination of the Device Type (GPU/BAS/AVA/....) and ID provided from cgminer could achieve that task, I had the hope it works as long the devices are connected to the same Port(USB/PCE...). Unfortunately I discovered that's not right. During the run of CGMiner I unplugged an Avalon from the USBPort and reconnected after a short time. After the reconnect the Id changed from AVA0 to AVA1. Now I'm questioning myself, how I can achieve the unique identification of a hardware device by reported data from CGMiner. I hope you can give me some advice!

Thany you very much in advance 
7  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: BFL MiniRig Line:Concerned on: August 23, 2013, 09:05:24 PM
Also Posted in Pre-Sales at BFL Forum

MiniRig Line:Concerned
Via Jody's blog, we can conclude the minirig line made ZERO progress from roughly August 15th until today. It seems ONE 500 GH/s unit has been completed since then (as seen on Jody's Update yesterday). If only one 500 GH/s unit has been completed since the 15th, which is 8 days...How, at ONE 500 GH/s unit EVERY 8 DAYS, will BFL ever complete the backlog?

If BFL is purposely slowing the Minirig line, to force big-money investors to switch their investment to the Monarch line, this would be very troubling.

I welcome BFL to clarify why this line, which so much money has been dumped into by customers, is moving so slowly...Neglect, lack of coordination, or fraud?

Also, since I have 1.5 TH/s to my order...Can I assume, at one 500GH/s rig every 8 days, my order will take 24 DAYS to build and fulfill?


Thanks for your time


PS: I'm not an angry troll, I've invested in the Minirig line and I'm extremely concerned at the lack of progress. And seemingly no effort to correct it..

Are no other MiniRig purchasers as concerned as I am?

I'm very concerned and have not too much hope that any of the Minirigs will pay back. Our only chance would be a refund, maybe we should see how we can work together to get our money back?
8  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon Store Batch 3 Status just went to "Refunded" -- now "Refund Processing" on: July 24, 2013, 01:15:56 PM

Yes, it is a simple way to view the situation.

There is a story in Texas that a Ranger asked a man, in broken Spanish, if he had a horse.  The man said no, and the Ranger shot him dead as a liar and a criminal.  It turns out that the man was innocent and had answered truthfully.  There is still bad feeling along the border about this incident.  In Spanish, there are two words;  the analogy that carries into English is asking a man if he has a bull, and then shooting him because he has a cow and answered "no."



Nice story, unfortunately it does not apply here.


cow --- to test equipment that has not been verified to work and has not been assigned an owner, for 24 hours under realistic conditions, then proceed to assign and ship it.
bull --- to run equipment that has passed QC and assigned to a customer for the sole purpose of gaining BTC.
moth --- to ship unreliable equipment that may catch fire.


You buy a new product from an manufacturer. As long it's not declared as used, you can expect that the manufacturer only checks the product for functionality, short term QC Test of single components and the assembled product. For long time tests the manufacturer has to take a sample from an batch or a prototype, that sample has to be tested under hard conditions. This will prove if that product/the design and the manufacturing process fulfills the quality standards. This samples will not be sold to any customer, the manufacturer will keep it. The product the customer gets is new, it was checked for functionality, but not used . You will have warranty for this product from the manufacturer. That means even if "QC" is passed, and the product get broken related to an problem during manufacturing, the manufacturer has to replace the product.

But let's take a look how the world would look like if companies would do their "QC" like BitSyncom. Your new car would come with 3000 miles on the meter, but it's still new and just tested. That car was used to transport the employees of the manufacturer to work and back home, for what the company should invest in gasoline just for testing, it would be a wast of resource. Some cars come with 40000 miles on the meter, they were used for the long term "QC". The navigation system has still the route from the employees home to their factory in memory. Your new computer will now be shipped with World of Warcraft pre-installed. That computer was carefully tested. Therefore the manufacturer hired some guys to farm gold in MMORPG's for weeks. These manufacturers really care about you and the environment. They want to deliver a carefully tested product and use resources in an efficient way to protect the environment.
9  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 23, 2013, 12:12:34 PM
I wish we could organise group lawsuit. If all batch #3 customers wish to throw few btc for that we could afford very nice and effective lawyer.
This would be only rational way of dealing with Bitsyncom, any only hope for partial refund of bitcoins that they have mined with our equipment.

If this week pass without a positive result, I would suggest to talk with this law firm http://www.coindesk.com/us-law-firm-nesenoff-miltenberg-accepts-payment-in-bitcoin/. As far as I know it's possible in US that a group of people can start together a law suit. So customers could organize and these law firm could take up that case. They could be even personally interested in such a case as this would bring some publicity. Besides this it would be a signal for the whole industry to take care of customers and regulations. We even could pay the law firm with Bitcoins, so customers all over the wold can participate without big problems.
10  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 23, 2013, 05:03:06 AM
the same shit happens again and again. Why doesnt yifu update us? Shipping should be finished this week and it appears that there are only like 10 units shipped so far!

Avalon gives us 2 days to get a refund & say they'll ship next week, and as of now there's only a handful of machines that have shipped in Batch 3 even a week later...

There's still a lot of batch 1s and 2s that still haven't shipped either, and they just get ignored by Bitsyncom like they are not his problem...

He took in millions of dollars in Bitcoins and now can care less about the people whom enriched him- it is quite scummy/scammy/disgusting. Take a few thousand dollars out of the millions you made and hire someone for support, it's not that hard. They're either too cheap or they just don't care, and as time goes on and they make more and more money from chip sales, I'm leaning towards the latter.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's about time for a scammer tag, eh? I think someone started a scammer thread the other day in the scam subforum for Batch 1s and 2s that still haven't arrived.

A scammer tag wouldn't hurt them, you have to go after their cash and for this you would need to involve a legal entity. I'm really curious if their business practice are conform with US law. Selling products under wrong promises (ROI prediction), sending out products as samples even they aren't. Import products without needed certifications, let customers abroad pay in foreign currency to private bank accounts (chinese customers could pay in RMB to an chinese account). Using customer products for own profit before delivery,.... Is all that really legal in US? The list could be even more extended, could be worth to let an attorney look into this case, all this points looking suspicious to me.

What is your goal?

To get clear if people have rights that protects them from being exploited. There are laws and regulations to protect customers for good reason, people can stand in for their right and let companies know that they have to follow that rules made by the society. Well, if no one complains there will be no justice. The powerful will only change if they are forced to. My personal impression is that a lot of customers tried many ways to get in contact with BitSyncom to settle problems, however they don't seem really encouraged to give answers or to be honest. What choice does these customers have left?
11  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 23, 2013, 03:45:41 AM
the same shit happens again and again. Why doesnt yifu update us? Shipping should be finished this week and it appears that there are only like 10 units shipped so far!

Avalon gives us 2 days to get a refund & say they'll ship next week, and as of now there's only a handful of machines that have shipped in Batch 3 even a week later...

There's still a lot of batch 1s and 2s that still haven't shipped either, and they just get ignored by Bitsyncom like they are not his problem...

He took in millions of dollars in Bitcoins and now can care less about the people whom enriched him- it is quite scummy/scammy/disgusting. Take a few thousand dollars out of the millions you made and hire someone for support, it's not that hard. They're either too cheap or they just don't care, and as time goes on and they make more and more money from chip sales, I'm leaning towards the latter.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's about time for a scammer tag, eh? I think someone started a scammer thread the other day in the scam subforum for Batch 1s and 2s that still haven't arrived.

A scammer tag wouldn't hurt them, you have to go after their cash and for this you would need to involve a legal entity. I'm really curious if their business practice are conform with US law. Selling products under wrong promises (ROI prediction), sending out products as samples even they aren't. Import products without needed certifications, let customers abroad pay in foreign currency to private bank accounts (chinese customers could pay in RMB to an chinese account). Using customer products for own profit before delivery,.... Is all that really legal in US? The list could be even more extended, could be worth to let an attorney look into this case, all this points looking suspicious to me.
12  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 22, 2013, 09:47:24 AM
Is there any update of an 4 module Avalon that is in shipping or already delivered, any statement of Bitsyncom why they are not able to deliver?
13  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 20, 2013, 11:09:12 PM
Hey, hey, calm down. They offered a full refund. In bitcoin for god's sake. If you're still in the queue you've made your choice. And they gave 4 days, not 2. Longer would've been preferable but it is what it is.

This is far, far better than what BFL pulled, ending refunds because they'd "shipped" one device. How many thousands of customers does BFL have that will -never- ROI now. At least there's still a chance with your Avalons.

Ones bad behavior does not justify it for another one! For me its like a childish way to search for excuses like : " but ,but, but the other kids also drink beer on that day" -> So what, does it mean you have to?

 
14  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 20, 2013, 01:55:44 PM
Maybe 4 modules will be those with new design, thats why delayed ?
Maybe, but I have to admit that as long Bitsyncom doesn't provide a compensation for the delay, I don't really care about the reason. The reason only matters if it is link with a positive effect on the ROI, I feel already like the cashcow of Bitsyncom, they justify they price about the ROI, but after they received the money they don't care anymore about the selling point. This is like delivering a spoiled product

I think that is why they offered the refund.  Bitsyncom seems like their approach is "take it or leave it."  They gave the offer to leave it.

Personally I think if there is any delay on 4-modules, it is because they are using the new design.

That's right, but this offered refund smells fishy if they can't keep their word that they will deliver all Batch 3 machines during the next 2 weeks (one more week to go). They gave us 2 days to decide to refund, and it felt like " Hey you can get your money back, but think twice because we will send your machine out NOW(next two weeks)! That's the reason why we will not accept any refund after these two days". Sound for very similar to they statement with that they sold Batch 3 "Hey actually we don't want to sell any machines but we will do it for you as last chance to get a machine. The only condition is that you need to pay 4 times more, but hey don't be worry that's a fair price based on the ROI!". It's like putting a gun at your head and ask you to make a decision, it's clear that nobody was forced to order, but why people did? It's easy, they used peoples trust for being the first one started shipping asics, so people tend to believe their statements as they think these are the trustful capable guys. However, for me it looks like a very smart business strategy to get as rich as possible by the easiest way possible. People asking why they don't mined by them self, why they don't stopped delivering? Follow the money and you get the answers, they took money from Batch 1# to finance their operation, maybe it wasn't even enough to cover all cost to deliver all B1 machines. So what to do in that situation? Just open a new sales to refinance your operation, so they started to sell B2 and shipped B1 slowly. How to maximize profits? Just keep mining with the machines as long as possible. I'm quite sure that at the time after sales of B2, including their mining operation, they already had a good  profitable business, but that was not enough. Again how a company could increase the profits as much as possible? Just sell more with a higher price as long the lack of competition allows it, if and when you deliver is not  important, just collect as much cash as possible. So they started to sell B3 and their chips, at this point they got the most profit out of this business as possible. The great thing is that they don't  need to fear any legal action, so it's legit (BitSyncom is still a US company, not Chinese)! They used the trust gained by being the first ones to get as much cash as possible over the time. This shows me their real face, but cash rules, so they could be successful on the long term. History shows us that people that are able to sell things out of nothing, can become big companies (e.g. Bill Gates and his first deal with IBM, he sold something he didn't had, and was the first one that achieve a license based profit from software. Rockefeller made his first big deal with Vanderbilt about an amount of oil that he was not able to sell/produce at the time the deal was made). These people used strategies to get the best conditions for a deal, even they were clear that they are not able to fulfill it at that time. The big difference between these guys and BitSyncom is that they made deals with other companies and BitSyncom is using us as bakers. However let's see how this will end for us, Yifu is already a rich man.
15  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 20, 2013, 10:54:23 AM
Maybe 4 modules will be those with new design, thats why delayed ?
Maybe, but I have to admit that as long Bitsyncom doesn't provide a compensation for the delay, I don't really care about the reason. The reason only matters if it is link with a positive effect on the ROI, I feel already like the cashcow of Bitsyncom, they justify they price about the ROI, but after they received the money they don't care anymore about the selling point. This is like delivering a spoiled product
16  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 19, 2013, 11:44:30 PM
Hmmm,

I have a #49xx number and it's still processing Sad


3 or 4 module unit?

We have a 3 module that shipped and a few 4 module units not shipped.

It's a 4 module unit without PSU
17  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon batch [3] countdown! on: July 19, 2013, 10:18:21 PM
Hmmm,

I have a #49xx number and it's still processing Sad
18  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: The price of New Blade and Mini Blade was announced by rockxie on: July 15, 2013, 01:37:18 PM
Seems like FriedCat is having the COMMUNITY pants down over these blades and selling them to us mugs at twice the price he is offering in mainland China:

Here is a nice 130Gh/s rig for sale at RMB 39999




Here is a translation using google translate:

Price: ¥ 39999.00
     Logistics Freight:
     Shanghai | to National Express: ¥ 15.00 seller promises delivery within 24 hours
     30 days sold: 1
     Average price: No rating
     Baby Type: New 4281 views
     Payment:

         Quick payment online banking payment

         Someone to pay the consumer card balances Alipay payment outlets
         Unfold

39999 Yuan or RMB is approx USD 6500 ( FOR 10 x 10Gh/s BLADES but can give 130Gh/s) which is being offered to us chumps at 18.9 BTC each blade?

dont see anything there about it being a deposit, seems like full price to me and delivery within 24 hours.
Please tell me I am wrong and FriedCat is not shafting everyone who does not live in China.
I will boycot this and start buying my ASIC's from some of the independents. There seem to be more and more popping up each day and cheaper too.

cheers,
kev



You are wrong. friedcat is not shafting everyone who does not live in China
It's 56BTC for one Blade Wink. The picture shows only that you can combine up to 10 blades
19  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Where is registered Avalon company? SCAM? on: July 06, 2013, 02:36:39 PM
Wow, since it's a company in China, have you tried Chinese subforum?

The companies name is not avalon, it's BitSyncom LLC, the website is operated by this company and the company is registered in the US. In one of my post I wrote the companies registered address, just use the forum search function or google for company details. You can file a complain at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
20  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon orders - batch #3 refund requests thread on: June 25, 2013, 04:12:43 PM
I also consider to take a refund for my Batch 3 order, keep us updated how the refund request goes on. Will they refund the same amount of Bitcoins paid for the order?
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