[Review] Avalon 6 Miner - Winter Mining - Notlist3d - Also FAQ and Help

[ponygt]

here's what i'd try. unhook everything except hdmi.
flash this image: http://downloads.canaan-creative.com/software/avalon6/openwrt/latest/openwrt-brcm2708-sdcard-vfat-ext4.img

power up rpi and see if it boots.

I did that and nothing happened. I'm starting to getting worried.


Woo! It finally connected! Now cgminer can't detect miner... slow and steady wins the race

Did you try the Image on first page - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1257327.0 or just the Ehash image?

It was made by BlockC to work with Avalon 6's,  it's what they ship with on  RPI kit.

the image on the first page worked. just trying to find out how to make cgminer recognize it

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[sabercatt]

whats the lights on the back of the avalon doing? and do you have cgminer setup to wherever your going to mine? also whats the cgminer api log say?

[ponygt]

whats the lights on the back of the avalon doing? and do you have cgminer setup to wherever your going to mine? also whats the cgminer api log say?

I don't see any lights on the back of the avalon. I did set up the cgminer to a pool and this is what the api log says:

[Firmware Version] => Avalon Firmware - 20151111
   luci: b101100
   cgminer: b9d9dd2
   cgminer-packages: d33729e

Socket connect failed: Connection refused

[sabercatt]

does the miner turn on at all?

[ponygt]

does the miner turn on at all?

I don't know. It should have been tested before they sold it to me.
I switched from static ip to DHCP and now it shows this:

Code:

 [Firmware Version] => Avalon Firmware - 20151111
   luci: b101100
   cgminer: b9d9dd2
   cgminer-packages: d33729e

Reply was 'STATUS=S,When=1448749543,Code=70,Msg=CGMiner stats,Description=cgminer 4.9.0|STATS=0,ID=AV40,Elapsed=330,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,MM Count=0,Automatic Voltage=false,Smart Speed=true,Nonce check=true,AUC VER=AUC-20141122,AUC I2C Speed=400000,AUC I2C XDelay=19200,AUC ADC=16032,USB Pipe=0,USB Delay=r0 0.000000 w0 0.000000,USB tmo=0 0|STATS=1,ID=POOL0,Elapsed=330,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,Pool Calls=0,Pool Attempts=0,Pool Wait=0.000000,Pool Max=0.000000,Pool Min=99999999.000000,Pool Av=0.000000,Work Had Roll Time=false,Work Can Roll=false,Work Had Expire=false,Work Roll Time=0,Work Diff=127.99804688,Min Diff=127.99804688,Max Diff=127.99804688,Min Diff Count=184,Max Diff Count=184,Times Sent=3,Bytes Sent=192,Times Recv=12,Bytes Recv=9582,Net Bytes Sent=192,Net Bytes Recv=9582|'
[STATUS] =>
(
   [STATUS] => S
   [When] => 1448749543
   [Code] => 70
   [Msg] => CGMiner stats
   [Description] => cgminer 4.9.0
)
[STATS0] =>
(
   [STATS] => 0
   [ID] => AV40
   [Elapsed] => 330
   [Calls] => 0
   [Wait] => 0.000000
   [Max] => 0.000000
   [Min] => 99999999.000000
   [MM Count] => 0
   [Automatic Voltage] => false
   [Smart Speed] => true
   [Nonce check] => true
   [AUC VER] => AUC-20141122
   [AUC I2C Speed] => 400000
   [AUC I2C XDelay] => 19200
   [AUC ADC] => 16032
   [USB Pipe] => 0
   [USB Delay] => r0 0.000000 w0 0.000000
   [USB tmo] => 0 0
)
[STATS1] =>
(
   [STATS] => 1
   [ID] => POOL0
   [Elapsed] => 330
   [Calls] => 0
   [Wait] => 0.000000
   [Max] => 0.000000
   [Min] => 99999999.000000
   [Pool Calls] => 0
   [Pool Attempts] => 0
   [Pool Wait] => 0.000000
   [Pool Max] => 0.000000
   [Pool Min] => 99999999.000000
   [Pool Av] => 0.000000
   [Work Had Roll Time] => false
   [Work Can Roll] => false
   [Work Had Expire] => false
   [Work Roll Time] => 0
   [Work Diff] => 127.99804688
   [Min Diff] => 127.99804688
   [Max Diff] => 127.99804688
   [Min Diff Count] => 184
   [Max Diff Count] => 184
   [Times Sent] => 3
   [Bytes Sent] => 192
   [Times Recv] => 12
   [Bytes Recv] => 9582
   [Net Bytes Sent] => 192
   [Net Bytes Recv] => 9582
)

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[sabercatt]

whats the miner do when you turn on the psu? It should go through an initialization where the fan runs and the lights on the back flash and change colors.

[ponygt]

whats the miner do when you turn on the psu? It should go through an initialization where the fan runs and the lights on the back flash and change colors.

it actually doesn't do anything. I thought it would run as soon as the cgminer runs. I'll try re-plugging the psu.

[sabercatt]

it will run no matter what. it just wont hash without cgminer.

[ponygt]

it will run no matter what. it just wont hash without cgminer.

yeah nothing happens. i'm suspecting either the miner or psu is defective

[sabercatt]

what psu? if you have voltmeter check the pcie connectors and see what the voltage is. Does the psu even turn on?

[ponygt]

what psu? if you have voltmeter check the pcie connectors and see what the voltage is. Does the psu even turn on?

EVGA 1300. I plugged it into the wall and switched to power on, but no fans spinning or anything.

[sabercatt]

do you have the jumper plugged in?

[ponygt]

do you have the jumper plugged in?

the cable connected to the miner?

[sabercatt]

the black 24 pin jumper plug that tells the psu to turn on. should be in the box with the cables.

[ponygt]

the black 24 pin jumper plug that tells the psu to turn on. should be in the box with the cables.

.

ok i connected the 24 pin to the section for the mobo and the other end is not connected. nothing happens on turn on

[sabercatt]

there is a jumper plug in a clear bag. that goes on the other end and connects the green wire to ground, which tells the psu to turn on.

[ponygt]

there is a jumper plug in a clear bag. that goes on the other end and connects the green wire to ground, which tells the psu to turn on.

yes! thanks so much for your help! the miner did it's initial checks and it's running fine now!

[sabercatt]

great! glad i could help out.

sorry to Notlist3d for all this in your thread. We should have taken it to pm. Might help someone else though.

[philipma1957]

cool it takes a village but it now works.

@ notlist  you should add something in the thread title

 some FAQ's on av-6

or

some support av-6

thread will get more hits like my old  sp20 thread.


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=872014.0

[thebonenz]

Bad news team - I've been in contact with BlocC who said that smart fan speed is integral to it's operation and I doubt we'll have control over it :/