GekkoScience Compac BM1384 Stickminer Official Support Thread

[vapourminer]

Okay! That actually worked. However, I ran into a new problem. The driver being displayed is the Silabser (v6.7.0.0) because I'm also currently running MoonLander USB scrypt miners. When I go and install the Win USB driver it tells me that it want's to replace the silabser driver. So I ask it to 'Install WCID Driver' Instead of 'Replace Driver' I get an error saying 'Driver installation failed (Other error)'.

when the compac is selected, instead of the winusb driver can you select the zadig diver in the box? might have to scroll it.

[Zekeman]

Okay! That actually worked. However, I ran into a new problem. The driver being displayed is the Silabser (v6.7.0.0) because I'm also currently running MoonLander USB scrypt miners. When I go and install the Win USB driver it tells me that it want's to replace the silabser driver. So I ask it to 'Install WCID Driver' Instead of 'Replace Driver' I get an error saying 'Driver installation failed (Other error)'.

when the compac is selected, instead of the winusb driver can you select the zadig diver in the box? might have to scroll it.

For the zlib driver extract it from another version of cgminer and put it in the gekko modded version folder.

[broopanda]

Okay! That actually worked. However, I ran into a new problem. The driver being displayed is the Silabser (v6.7.0.0) because I'm also currently running MoonLander USB scrypt miners. When I go and install the Win USB driver it tells me that it want's to replace the silabser driver. So I ask it to 'Install WCID Driver' Instead of 'Replace Driver' I get an error saying 'Driver installation failed (Other error)'.

when the compac is selected, instead of the winusb driver can you select the zadig diver in the box? might have to scroll it.

For the zlib driver extract it from another version of cgminer and put it in the gekko modded version folder.

It won't let me select a zadig driver in the box. Scrolled through all the options.

As for extracting the zlib.dll file from another version of CG miner, I tried that also. Started up CG miner and got a device error. Is there a particular version of CG miner that I should try using?

[sayyedraza]

Any selling GekkoScience Compac BM1384 Stickminer ??
if yes let me know i want to buy ..
or if any one know where to find new kindly let me know website where GekkoScience Compac BM1384 Stickminer available right now
thanks

[sidehack]

ASICPuppy.com has stock

[Percivul]

Any selling GekkoScience Compac BM1384 Stickminer ??
if yes let me know i want to buy ..
or if any one know where to find new kindly let me know website where GekkoScience Compac BM1384 Stickminer available right now
thanks

I have a few extras I'm letting go of.  They work just fine and are clean.  Shouldn't cost much for shipping.  I'll let them go at 40 per stick.

Let me know if you're interested.

[ppetrovic68]

ASICPuppy.com has stock

It seems that ASICPuppy does not know that

[Mikestang]

I have a few extras I'm letting go of.  They work just fine and are clean.  Shouldn't cost much for shipping.  I'll let them go at 40 per stick.

Let me know if you're interested.

Wow, so my sticks have actually appreciated in value?  Weren't they only $20 each brand new?  Make more money reselling the sticks than would ever be possible to earn with them mining, heh.  Although I have 3 mining dust with "free" electricity, so I consider myself coming out ahead with those.

[sidehack]

They cost $25 new if you bought direct from the manufacturer; the majority of purchases were through a reseller.

Try emailing ASICPuppy service or PM forum user CrazyGuy. Maybe he already sold out of the whole box he just received, or maybe he hasn't updated the listing.

[bluesky2211]

Hi,

I do have a big problem getting the bitshoper GekkoScience compact running on either bfgminer or cgmier. OS is Windows 8.1 64 bit, so I can not use the windows32 binaries novak provided. They just crash :-)
Please help me out here, as I am out of options.
So I try cgminer:
cgminer Version 64 bit 4.92

Code:

cgminer -o stratum+tcp://uk1.ghash.io:3333 -u myuser.GSC --au3-freq 120

result is:

Code:

[2016-09-01 11:58:43] Started cgminer 4.9.2
[2016-09-01 11:58:45] No devices detected!
[2016-09-01 11:58:45] Waiting for USB hotplug devices or press q to quit

However hitting any key has no effect.


Bfgminer
Bfgminer version 5.4.2

Code:

bfgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -O 1BURGERAXHH6Yi6LRybRJK7ybEm5m5HwTr --set compac:clock=x0b83  (pasted exactly the string the novak provided)
[2016-09-01 12:09:31] Waiting for devices; press 'M+' to add, or 'Q' to quit

However I can not hit any key. It has no effect.

Zadig Driver is properly installed and device is in device manager shown as:

Compac BM1384 Bitcoin Miner

Any ideas?

[Zekeman]

Hi,

I do have a big problem getting the bitshoper GekkoScience compact running on either bfgminer or cgmier. OS is Windows 8.1 64 bit, so I can not use the windows32 binaries novak provided. They just crash :-)
Please help me out here, as I am out of options.
So I try cgminer:
cgminer Version 64 bit 4.92

Code:

cgminer -o stratum+tcp://uk1.ghash.io:3333 -u myuser.GSC --au3-freq 120

result is:

Code:

[2016-09-01 11:58:43] Started cgminer 4.9.2
[2016-09-01 11:58:45] No devices detected!
[2016-09-01 11:58:45] Waiting for USB hotplug devices or press q to quit

However hitting any key has no effect.


Bfgminer
Bfgminer version 5.4.2

Code:

bfgminer -o stratum+tcp://stratum.mining.eligius.st:3334 -O 1BURGERAXHH6Yi6LRybRJK7ybEm5m5HwTr --set compac:clock=x0b83  (pasted exactly the string the novak provided)
[2016-09-01 12:09:31] Waiting for devices; press 'M+' to add, or 'Q' to quit

However I can not hit any key. It has no effect.

Zadig Driver is properly installed and device is in device manager shown as:

Compac BM1384 Bitcoin Miner

Any ideas?

Did you try inserting the sticks after miner has started?

[zOU]

Did you try inserting the sticks after miner has started?

Great answer !

Also, bfgminer doesn't need zadig drivers, only cgminer does

[sidehack]

Also I wonder if the reason the Win32 cgminer-gekko crashes is the missing zlib.dll

[bluesky2211]

Hi,

yes I did. Exact same message. The stick shows its green light. Thats it. After a while cgminer crashes/vanishes. No output in cmd to see.
Any idea what could be wrong? Any logfiles I could provide?

About that zlib.dll. Take it from where and copy it into the cgminer win32 folder? I am willing to try anything. Of course.
Thankful for any help!

BR

[sidehack]

Take it from any stock cgminer Win32 archive and copy it into the cgminer-gekko folder.

[bluesky2211]

Hi,
I figured that thanks to your answers! Thank you guys.
 Actually it was zlib1.dll like on page 17 & 18 in this thread pointed out. Yeah I did read all of this.
I copied it into the cgminer win32  gekko editon folder and was rewarded with a found usb miner.
Now I need to route my traffic to my wifi as this is the only way to bypass the firewall. So I did:

Code:

route add 5.254.104.88 MASK 255.255.255.255 YOURGATEWAY METRIC 1
route add 5.254.105.221 MASK 255.255.255.255 YOURGATEWAY METRIC 1
route add 5.254.126.24 MASK 255.255.255.255 YOURGATEWAY METRIC 1
route add 5.254.104.87 MASK 255.255.255.255 YOURGATEWAY METRIC 1

which looked fine. But it is not. Somehow it will not start mining. Am I missing some ports, wrong command line? Any other reason for why no data is received???

Code:

[b]cgminer -o stratum+tcp://uk1.ghash.io:3333 -u MyUser.GSC -p YourPasswordHere --compac-freq 120
[/b]

Code:

cgminer version 4.9.2 - Started: [2016-09-01 16:35:32.182]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (5s):0.000 (1m):0.000 (5m):0.000 (15m):0.000 (avg):0.000h/s
 A:0  R:0  HW:0  WU:0.0/m
 Connected to uk1.ghash.io diff 150 with stratum as user myuser.GSC
 Block: 4f433b18...  Diff:221G  Started: [16:35:32.183]  Best share: 0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [U]SB management [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 0: COMPAC 10000767: 120MHz                  |  0.000 /  0.000h/s WU:0.0/m
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2016-09-01 16:35:28.222] Started cgminer 4.9.2
 [2016-09-01 16:35:30.182] Probing for an alive pool
 [2016-09-01 16:35:31.516] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 150
 [2016-09-01 16:35:32.183] Network diff set to 221G
 [2016-09-01 16:35:43.214] COMPAC 0: No valid hashes for over 10 secs, attempti
g to reset
 [2016-09-01 16:35:43.216] COMPAC 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS

[sidehack]

Can't help you there, don't use wifi or Windows firewall or whichever you got there. Glad the cgminer-gekko is working though.

But judging from the screengrab it looks like you're connected to the pool alright, but the stick isn't hashing. Did the LED flash white at all? Try unplug and replug while cgminer is running.

[bluesky2211]

Aaaaaand this did the trick. Unplugging + Plugging. It is hashing. Just to let you guys now: If you want to keep these routes after a reboot you need to ad them via:

Code:

route add -p 5.254.104.88 MASK 255.255.255.255 YOURGATEWAY METRIC 1

Now the only problem left is that cgminer crashes every time I tell it to write his config.conf. Yes, it is an elevated command prompt. Yes the directory is writable. This happens every time. Anyone facing the same issues?

[sidehack]

Everyone using cgminer-gekko faces that issue. It's a bug known since about a hundred pages ago that was never fixed.

[CrazyGuy]

ASICPuppy.com has stock

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I have stock, just updated the listing.

Also, I've been shipping out units to my customers with a support document that includes a link to my compilation of Cgminer-Gekko along with the missing dependencies, zadig, zadic command line tools, and a batch script which registers the win-usb driver for compac without ever having to use the zadig interface.(Just plug in your miner and run "InstallWinUSBDriver.bat")

For those interested, the document and binaries are available for download here:
http://bit.ly/compac-drivers