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Theres some serious power running right now  "hashrate1m": "818P" Someone really wants a block... Wow!Over 900P now. Normal days are like 25P Sometimes going up to 90P but that's the top I've seen. Won't do much with my 10 T  |
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... of course my personally modified, performance improved, bitcoin is compiled to use these extra instructions ...
I'm looking at joining your pool but can't see any block found since 2021. Am I missing something? I mean how is it better than ckpool if no blocks are found? The solo's aren't showing? |
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For solo mining directly on your Apollo node, you can install Docker, then build and run a docker image of the solo ckpool using this repository: https://github.com/golden-guy/docker-ckpoolSince I don't have a full node Apollo, I cannot test and verify this myself there unfortunately. But I tested this successfully in similar setups on other SBCs (RPi/Odroid) running Debian/Ubuntu - and the Apollo's OrangePi SBC running Armbian should support the Docker installation as well, as documented here: https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Advanced-Features/#how-to-run-dockerWould be great if somebody tried and can give feedback if that has worked out. At least that would be a viable workaround for now for those who feel the itch to solo mine on their Apollo node. ckpool is solving a block more often since I've add my 3 Apollo miner a month ago and it's attracting more miner.s We went from 26P to 98P. The only problem is it's not me solving the blocks with my 14 Th/s Is there any benefits using the docker as oppose to just entering the pool info? |
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Just use ckpool, that's what I'm doing
The point of mining solo directly on our node is it might be a little bit faster. Any fraction of a seconds counts to get the edge. ckpool is not the best with one block per 4 months and all the intermediate connections. FutureBit told me solo mining was not ready for release yet. Hopefully soon. |
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So you did not buy directly from Gekko, therefore I request you amend your statement that Gekko took your money and ran, providing no service.
It's a bit troubling that Eyeboot, who did take your money and owes you service, didn't follow up properly. Try contacting him again, and tell him I sent you.
You're right. The reseller took the money and ran away. (amended) Too late to get refunded. My R606 is in the garbage for months after waiting forever and reading post from others with similar problems. It had many failures and was discontinued and in my experience it was a bad machine marketed too quickly. For the buyer it doesn't matter if a Samsung TV is from Walmart or Best Buy. It's still a Samsung TV. I have no problems with my Gekko Newpac and may give the R909 a try but I'll wait a bit  |
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Did you buy directly from GekkoScience, or from a reseller? If so, which one?
Mine was from Amazon seller Eyeboot. Got in contact with them and 419Mining for repair, but they were swamped with complaints with the R606 and just stopped replying. Was running at freq 700 for about 1 TH/s as advertised and it still failed |
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When will direct node mining be offered? The full node package would be much more meaningful with mining the own node solo.
I heard it's still not ready for release. I bought the full node for solo mining but so far it's not worth the extra 300$. My standard does as good. |
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Top-mounted or side-mounted fan? Anyone have any pictures to share?
I used a side-mounted 120mm fan with 2 Compac F's, but if you have more chips, top mount sounds like a better idea. You could even use a fan header splitter to use 2 or more fans, of course. So I jsut got an email notice from Bitcoinmerch.com about NewPacs being back in stock. I thought wow.. those were from 2018 and 2019.. Really? So I go to their website and check and sure enough BitcoinMerch.com just listed some new NewPacs for sale @$149.00 each. Says they have 12 of them. Think they just found an old stock box of 12 sitting in the warehouse?
Honestly, ever since the R909 launched there's no better value for home mining than that. $150 is a ton of money for 45Gh/s; for 4x the price, sidehacks' latest product gets you 55x the performance. So it's basically 10 times better.  Any cons with the R909? I had the R606 but it broke within 4 months at recommended 1 TH//s settings. Zero customer service from the reseller. They took the money and ran away. The unreliable machine made me go with the Apollo BTC miner. Got a full node and a standard. Both are good and about similar cost per TH Much less problems than the R606. |
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[/quote] The definition of quiet or silent is very dependent on the environment and the person listening to it. Personally I refer to quiet as being basically inaudible while standing about 1 or 2 meters from it. At 2600 RPM the stock fan is definitely audible, but for some people that can still be quiet. It can definitely get way louder at 300W+ [/quote] True. I did read somewhere they had a fan supply issue for a while. Not sure if the different fans would have different noise level at same speed. Definitely quieter than my Antminer R4 with APW7 PSU, which were sold as quiet enough for home mining, but man those are loud I'm running it outdoor on the balcony it's too annoying loud. With the Apollo I definitely hear a low fan noise at 1 or 2 meters just like a home ventilator on low. Not annoying at all |
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This is the 'Base configuration' for my node and miner install guides for Futurebit Apollo BTC.
@n0nce did you purchase this Futurebit Apollo asic miner or you are just using it to run Bitcoin node? This is the first time I saw this and it looks like interesting device with decent price, I see that batch 3 is sold out, but they are already working on batch 4. One problem I have with asic miners is noise they are creating, but this makes almost no noise according to their website (not sure if this is true). Note that if you just crank up the power with no other fans, it will get loud, but you can customize it so that it runs efficiently and quiet. I have my Apollo running virtually silent. You can only hear it in the middle of the night when you're very close to it. The first thing I had to update was the original PSU. That's not too noisy, but I replaced it with a noiseless PSU. Big difference. The second thing to do is to keep the internal fan running as low as possible. The goal should be to keep it at around 1000-1500 rpm or less for almost no sound. Don't go past 2000rpm because it gets too loud. To do that I just put a big 120mm Noctua fan on top of the Apollo, running silently through PWM control, helping the internal fan keeping things cool. I then lowered the power consumption to somewhere in the middle(-brd_ocp 58). I'm getting about 2.4TH/s at 146W, with virtually no noise.  I set up my Apollo on Turbo getting about 3 TH, using 200W with the fan running at 2600 RPM. It's still really quiet. Maybe the newer batch got a better fan? I got mine about a month ago and just got a second one. One full, one standard. No PSU. Prefer silent PSU. My plan was to mine solo directly with the node but that's not possible yet. They're working on it I read. Only way is ckpool but for not I mine in pool get a bit of money back |
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Hello,
i am using the braiins pool stratum+tcp://eu.stratum.braiins.com:3333 with my futurebit btc miner.
after some times, all my hashrate is forwarded to this pool : stratum+tcp://btc.viabtc.com:3333 username : portforwarded.futurebit
My miner is not corrupted and i see any changes in my configuration files. it's probably a men in the middle redirecting my url.
Any help please.
Still no fix for this? Really annoying to pay that much to hash for Futurebit !!! My pool never dropped using the standard unit in Linux terminal. Only switch pool with the full node unit LAN or WAN no difference. Please update with a Pool lock command or something FutureBit. Thanks |
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Hi guys,
my Apollo runs on Antpool for a while then randomly switch to this Futurebit pool.
URL: btc.viabtc.com:3333 Username: portforwarded.futurebit
Once a day or 2 this will happen.
Anyone else experienced this?
Thanks
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Nice little machine.
I'm running my Apollo with an old Linux desktop on Turbo mode and get about 3 TH.
Although not recommended, anyone tried to run it faster?
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R606 has basically been discontinued. Reliability was never that good, and the mechanical parts were way too labor-intensive to manufacture and assemble. If/when there's another pod, it'll use the same basic dimensions but a different mechanical design (including heatsinks) so it goes together a lot easier. It's really demoralizing to put a lot of time into assembling and testing a device only to have it come back for warranty repair.
Would you be able to fix mine? I got it from Amazon and was in contact with someone until they just ignored me. It's sitting here not mining anything. Thanks |
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[quote author=licutis link=topic=5053833.msg58974521#msg58974521 date=1642045332]
I have a Terminus R606 (BM1387) that stopped working recently. Can't seem to figure out what's wrong with it. The orange LED comes on solid and cgminer seems to find the board and then it just keeps resetting.
These R606 are really bad. They took our money and run. Absolutely no customer service.
Mine kept restarting as well. I replaced the big capacitor and it helped but never as good as new.
Be careful no messing up the tiny resistors while soldering they are hard to put back in place |
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Wes0310, according to the device line, cgminer is only detecting 1 chip on that stick. If it's brand-new (just received), it's probably damaged and should be replaced. If it's not new, could be the voltage is set way too low and it's not picking up properly, or the voltage is set too high and it's overheating.
Adjust the voltage up a bit, make sure you have good cooling, and try it again. Sometimes an unplug-replug will take care of that.
gt_addict, I had similar issues with temp sensors not reporting on some advanced-controls prototype sticks last summer but chalked it up to the firmware. This one's code is much more robust, and when I first got temp sensors going I let one run for a week without any hiccups. But something's for sure going on, and the "quick fix" is just disabling that part pending a redesign. I can probably get the same functionality out of the microcontroller's internal temp sensor, though it's not as close to the heatsinks so won't read out the same which is why I didn't want to rely on it. Might have that implemented before Batch 2 starts shipping.
Additionally, I have a couple pods here that, on volt setting 4, could only hit something like 535MHz but were otherwise great. So everything will be tested at Volt 4 but with a second round at Volt 5 if it's only a few percent low. We did a similar adjust-retest for the weaker 2Pacs and nobody complained.
I've been trying to get support from my reseller on Amazon but just getting ignored  My R606 keeps doing this as well after running fine for a month or so. It will turn on normally but as soon as I plug the USB I get the GSI failure, disabling error and it keeps restarting. Could you let me know which is the temp sensor I could try to replace it. Thanks |
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Hi guys!
New here and searched the 108 pages or this thread but no luck finding a solution to my problem.
So I had the R606 running fine for about a month but now it keeps crashing.
I can plug it in and it turns on normally wit orange and white light but as soon as I connect the USB cable it will shutdown and restart a few times and eventually terminate cgminer.
The same thing happens on Windows 10 or Ubuntu.
Someone mentioned the temp sensor.
Where is it located?
I could try replacing it.
Thanks
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[2021-10-14 23:58:06.171] Started cgminer 4.11.1-wrk
[2021-10-14 23:58:06.171] Probing for an alive pool
[2021-10-14 23:58:06.375] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 8192
[2021-10-14 23:58:06.489] Rejected untracked stratum share from pool 0
[2021-10-14 23:58:07.402] 0: GSH 0 - Toggling ASIC nRST to reset
[2021-10-14 23:58:07.730] 0: GSH 0 - Toggling ASIC nRST to reset
[2021-10-14 23:58:07.992] 0: GSH 0 - NewPac Bitcoin Miner (10036204)
[2021-10-14 23:58:07.993] 1: GSH 1 - NewPac Bitcoin Miner (10036884)
[2021-10-14 23:58:07.993] Network diff set to 19.9T
[2021-10-14 23:58:33.901] 0: GSI 0 - Toggling ASIC nRST to reset
[2021-10-14 23:58:34.162] 2: GSI 0 - R606 Bitcoin Miner (10040460)
[2021-10-14 23:58:34.162] Hotplug: GekkoScience added GSI 0
[2021-10-14 23:58:36.090] GSI 0 failure, disabling!
[2021-10-14 23:58:44.568] 0: GSI 0 - Toggling ASIC nRST to reset
[2021-10-14 23:58:44.831] 3: GSI 1 - R606 Bitcoin Miner (10040460)
[2021-10-14 23:58:44.831] Hotplug: GekkoScience added GSI 1
[2021-10-14 23:58:46.769] GSI 1 failure, disabling!
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