GekkoScience Compac BM1384 Stickminer Official Support Thread

[gt_addict]

Wow! Well this is certainly nice. If you don't mind I'll send you a pm and tell you more about what's going on.

Have you tried starting it at a lower frequency (150m) then working it up once it's warmed up and got running? A bit shopper stick I've got took upto 10times plugging and unplugging getting the same errors you have got before it would start.

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[vayvanne]

+1 for being interested in a newer GekkoScience Compac USB!!!    Love those things

+ me too

[andymanone]

Several people asked me the last days if and when I will restock:

EU Version (bitshopper.de manufactured) of GekkoScience BM1384 Compac US stick miners officially sold out.
Additional production batches not planned due to unavailability of ASICs from Bitmain.
 

Not sure, if other guys was asking it before , but is in the near future a new (maybe BM1387-based) USB-Miner planned?

Thanks
andY

[MrKaizerSoze]

Several people asked me the last days if and when I will restock:

EU Version (bitshopper.de manufactured) of GekkoScience BM1384 Compac US stick miners officially sold out.
Additional production batches not planned due to unavailability of ASICs from Bitmain.
 

Not sure, if other guys was asking it before , but is in the near future a new (maybe BM1387-based) USB-Miner planned?

Thanks
andY

If so, them this thread wont has this name 

[BTCTT]

hi,

I can't seems to make it work on Mint (ubuntu 16.04)

the usb stick is not recognized... using BFGminer

anyone had the same issue?

tks,

[gt_addict]

hi,

I can't seems to make it work on Mint (ubuntu 16.04)

the usb stick is not recognized... using BFGminer

anyone had the same issue?

tks,

Have you checked the whole of this thread? have you checked the BFGminer thread aswell? Your question has most likely been covered. Maybe try using the search function of the forum aswell

[BTCTT]

hi,

I can't seems to make it work on Mint (ubuntu 16.04)

the usb stick is not recognized... using BFGminer

anyone had the same issue?

tks,

Have you checked the whole of this thread? have you checked the BFGminer thread aswell? Your question has most likely been covered. Maybe try using the search function of the forum aswell

yes I did haven't found anything.... ;(

[irritant]

hi,

I can't seems to make it work on Mint (ubuntu 16.04)

the usb stick is not recognized... using BFGminer

anyone had the same issue?

tks,

Have you checked the whole of this thread? have you checked the BFGminer thread aswell? Your question has most likely been covered. Maybe try using the search function of the forum aswell

yes I did haven't found anything.... ;(

try running it as administrator

[Biodom]

I did not try 16.04, but my recollection is that cgminer-gekko-rev2 was really easy on Ubuntu 15.10
i used both bfgminer and cgminer-gekko-rev2 on pi as well, both worked fine.
sometimes sticks need a little kick:
1. try with just one first
2. see if it has right settings; you could measure voltage on the back with multimeter even when it is not running
3. do most recent update
4. sudo reboot your system with stick attached to computer or hub (I never used just on a computer, always used hubs)-this sometimes helps
5. check if stick lights up before starting cgminer (unblinking, then it should start blinking when it mines)
6. execute commands properly (add sudo to try with admin)

[MrKaizerSoze]

hi,

I can't seems to make it work on Mint (ubuntu 16.04)

the usb stick is not recognized... using BFGminer

anyone had the same issue?

tks,

Maybe you need to install some libraries. Try this

First, become root.
Then install all required software and libraries to compile bfgminer.

$ sudo su
# apt-get install git autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libcurl4-gnutls-dev libjansson-dev uthashdev libncurses5-dev

Also, in Ubuntu, I prefer to use the custom cgminer https://github.com/wareck/cgminer-gekko

[MrKaizerSoze]

https://eqlfzw.dm2301.livefilestore.com/y3pE9SAR1MUCJ9fkBhpDu2aMNVxFWIWIge8OQu16u_eNydjwS3fUdn6cyPdU20085zPPSXbXeJA4KKUdAEKMibMKvKqrr9d_fYfHAnYwmV7eZA0ig4IYhELsWMAo8Jeslq3_BYnVVxpCjPKxV0Olg-3SrIhyF-CJbmMS8MrOtEoYzA/20161005_133400.jpg?psid=1

From bottom to top: I burned the first one by setting the freq at 350 directly from my laptop's USB without a fan. The last two, I bought them because I though that the first one I can't use it. I just need a better cooling system, that's why I'm using the biggest heat sink I could found in my house and an old laptop fan cooler.

I haven't touched the voltage's screw yet, but I think that I'm getting good numbers after 1 hour.

https://eqlfzw.dm2301.livefilestore.com/y3pZwr1SR24BhWMbN3MYe842dRwzg53HR3kOzlOtl9FBvUcIUGsXAjW60DH-ZG5fkUAn4vYAnfeiHZox-EJBFDUTANkwTvu5GevIfNHcVUO5_9QbSFL3iA1d5uh4V20R2JRFQWsWAZ02HzLabC6SeKwX-PKi1UqPueZh2X_J927EPU/2016100501.PNG?psid=1

I hope to use some Peltier cells in the next version of my rig.

[sidehack]

Did you lose some time in there? At 330MHz I'd expect to see a combined average around 54GH and a per-stick WU about 250.

[MrKaizerSoze]

Did you lose some time in there? At 330MHz I'd expect to see a combined average around 54GH and a per-stick WU about 250.

Well I'm not using Ubuntu right now, so I though that maybe it a Windows Fault. I'm using the custom cgminer for windows, should I use another one?

[MrKaizerSoze]

Can someone please explain me what are this terminals for?

http://i64.tinypic.com/hu5dtt.jpg

[sidehack]

Test pads. 1V8 for measuring the 1.8V logic voltage, 0V9 for measuring the 0.9V PLL voltage, and RESET resets the ASIC. Most people will never need those but they're handy for troubleshooting.

[MrKaizerSoze]

Thanks. And what I need to do to improve the performance of my rig? (Post above)

[sidehack]

No idea. But increasing the voltage (measurable on VCORE testpad, range 550-800mV) will allow you to increase the operating frequency. Just make sure you keep everything cool.

[cavaliersrus]

hey side hack if i have 2 sticks not working is the reset able to do somethin on them or do i need to bring them both to you? one just stoped mining and the other one is the one i got from philipma

[sidehack]

The reset is unlikely to do anything, but if you want to try briefly shorting it to ground that resets the chip.

[cavaliersrus]

will try thanks for reply if that dont work i will have to see a time for me to meet up with you to see if you can fix these