HOW TO UPDATE CGMINER on BAMT 0.5.c

[Mobius]

Here are the instructions:

This is to update bamt 0.5c to the latest cgminer and allow you to pull update directly from the git repository
bamt 0.5c will only work with AMD/ATI 5xxx and 6xxx cards
bamt 0.5c will not work with AMD/ATI 7xxx cards or nvidia ( seperate instructions for 7xxx cards are available by searching the forums)
burn a new usb with bamt 0.5c
boot into bamt
change password (instructions in bamt forum)
start gpumon

Code:

gpumon

Hit F for fixer to update
update to fix 19 - skip the rest
Hit q to exit gpumon


Here we get the file with a working git profile for BAMT

Code:

cd /opt/miners
wget https://eclipsemc.com/files/cgminer_git.tar.gz
tar xvf cgminer_git.tar.gz
cd cgminer
git pull

You'll need to edit update.sh

Code:

nano update.sh

replace the content of update.sh with:

Code:

export DISPLAY=:0
export GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS=1
rm *.bin
make clean
cd /
tar xf /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/icd-registration.tgz
ln -s /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/include/CL /usr/include
ln -s /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/lib/x86/* /usr/lib/
ldconfig
cd /opt/miners/cgminer
./autogen.sh
ATISTREAMSDKROOT="/opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/"  CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall -march=native" ./configure --enable-bitforce --bindir="/opt/miners/cgminer" --prefix="/opt/miners/cgminer"
make -j3
sync
./cgminer -n

add the following at the end of update.sh

Code:

sync
./cgminer -n

save the file (Ctrl-x,y)

compile cgminer

Code:

./update.sh

replace mother as per https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28402.msg1092936;topicseen#msg1092936

Code:

cd /opt/bamt
cp mother mother.old
rm mother
wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/temp/mother
 chmod +x mother
sync
coldreboot

re-login to bamt
switch to the cgminer directory

Code:

cd /opt/miners/cgminer

create a cgminer.conf if you do not already have one - format is explained in the cgminer forum - a working sample is in the next post below. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=127622.msg1355667#msg1355667

start gpumon

Code:

gpumon

enter c to edit the config file
make sure you have the following lines in the configuration file in the section after the line (formatting is important)

Code:

settings:

  cgminer: 1
  cgminer_opts: --config /opt/miners/cgminer/cgminer.conf -k phatk --api-listen --api-network --api-allow W:192.168.1.1,W:192.168.1.31W:127.0.0.1

You'll need to edit --api-allow W:192.168.1.1,W:192.168.1.31,W:127.0.0.1 for your specific ip addresses you want to allow access to the cgminer API

also configure the gpu#: sections according to your needs and include

Code:

gpu0:

  # remove disabled: or set it to 0 to actually use this card..
  cgminer: 1
  disabled: 0

Once you have configured and tested the bamt usb key make another image file of the USBkey and save it to make additional usb keys for your rigs and/or when the actual USBkey wears out (always keep a spare ready to use) and test it!

[Mobius]

sample cgminer.conf

pool 0 is OZCOIN
pool 1 is my local internal stratum pool server
pool 2 is my solo mining

This is sample setup for a single 5870 card. You will need to modify it for your own specific rig setup.

Further modification are discussed in the cgminer forum: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28402.0

Code:

{
"pools" : [
	{
		"url" : "http://stratum.ozco.in:3333",
		"user" : "mobius.31",
		"pass" : "x"
	},
        {
                "url" : "http://192.168.1.12:3333",
                "user" : "mobius_31",
                "pass" : "x"
        },
        {
                "url" : "http://192.168.1.99:8332",
                "user" : "rpcuser",
                "pass" : "mypassword"
        }

],

"intensity" : "7",
"gpu-engine" : "0-900",
"gpu-fan" : "50-85",
"vectors" : "2",
"worksize" : "256",
"gpu-memclock" : "300",
"gpu-powertune" : 20",
"gpu-vddc" : "0.0000.000",
"temp-cutoff" : "89",
"temp-overheat" : "85",
"temp-target" : "79",

"kernel" : "poclbm",

"api-listen" : true,
"api-network" : true,
"api-allow" : "W:192.168.1.1,W:192.168.1.31,W:127.0.0.1",
"api-port" : "4028",
"submit-stale" : true,
"no-pool-disable" : true,

"auto-fan" : true,
"auto-gpu" : true,
"expiry" : "120",
"gpu-threads" : "2",
"log" : "5",
"queue" : "2",
"retry-pause" : "5",
"scan-time" : "60",
"temp-hysteresis" : "3",

"shares" : "0",
"kernel-path" : "/usr/local/bin"
}

I can be found on IRC at #cgminer

[Mobius]

Updating and recompiling cgminer on BAMT after the initial setup above:

login to the BAMT rig via ssh or at the console bring up a ROOT WINDOW

then type:

Code:

cd /opt/miners/cgminer/ ; git checkout master ; git pull ; ./update.sh ; mine restart ; coldreboot

[Mobius]

Reserved for ASIC Update instructions:

[AmDD]

Having some issues here.
After i type 'git pull' i get this error
fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

What did I do wrong?

[AndrewBUD]

Thanks for posting bud

[Mobius]

Having some issues here.
After i type 'git pull' i get this error
fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

What did I do wrong?

Make sure your in the
/opt/miners/cgminer
directory

check your steps one by one in the OP above.

[AmDD]

Having some issues here.
After i type 'git pull' i get this error
fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

What did I do wrong?

Make sure your in the
/opt/miners/cgminer
directory

check your steps one by one in the OP above.

Thank you sir! Im not sure what step I messed up on, but I went through it again and all is well!

The only problem is it will not mine on coinlab now, but it does on bitmiter. Maybe because of stratum?

[Mobius]

Having some issues here.
After i type 'git pull' i get this error
fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

What did I do wrong?

Make sure your in the
/opt/miners/cgminer
directory

check your steps one by one in the OP above.

Thank you sir! Im not sure what step I messed up on, but I went through it again and all is well!

The only problem is it will not mine on coinlab now, but it does on bitmiter. Maybe because of stratum?

I don't use coinlab, ask Conman in IRC on #cgminer

[segabtc]

or .... this taken from ckolivas

cd /usr/share
    git clone https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer.git
    cd cgminer/ADL_SDK
    wget http://download2-developer.amd.com/amd/GPU/zip/ADL_SDK_4.0.zip
    unzip ADL_SDK_4.0.zip
    cd include
    mv adl* ..
    cd ..
    cd ..
cd /opt
    tar xf /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/icd-registration.tgz
    ln -s /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/include/CL /usr/include
    ln -s /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/lib/x86/* /usr/lib/
    ldconfig

    cd /usr/share/cgminer
    ./autogen.sh
    CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall -march=native" ./configure
    make

cd /opt/miners
    mkdir cgminer_backup
    cd cgminer
    cp * ../cgminer_backup/

    cd /usr/share/cgminer
    cp * /opt/miners/cgminer


this is from the readme file from kolivas and it works on 0.5c BAMT, upgrades cgminer from 2.3 to 2.9.x stratum ready

[Komonec]

It's don't work...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dyk05rkjfkr2u6v/bamt.PNG

[abracadabra]

It's don't work...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dyk05rkjfkr2u6v/bamt.PNG

A bit more info would be extreemly helpful in having someone assist you.
Looks like maybe your cgminer.conf file is bad and cgminer is not running.

do a screen -ls

any cgminer screens running?

[Mobius]

It's don't work...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dyk05rkjfkr2u6v/bamt.PNG

Go thru the steps one by one again.

[superfastkyle]

I can't get the mother hack fix for bamt working my cgminer must be updated it will mine on stratum but only for a few seconds. Can someone help. I did the steps on replacing the mother file. but the first set of instructions didnt work for updating cgminer so I did ckolivas and that worked but mother still restarts cgminer every ten seconds

edit huh I dont know what I did but it eventually took lol after the 3rd time

[abracadabra]

on a recent git pull (not sure what version, maybe 2.10.5) the make wasn't finding the headers/lib files correctly.
I needed to change the update.sh file a bit to this:

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=:0
export GPU_USE_SYNC_OBJECTS=1
rm *.bin
make clean
cd /
tar xf /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/icd-registration.tgz
ln -s /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/include/CL /usr/include
ln -s /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/lib/x86/* /usr/lib/
ldconfig
cd /opt/miners/cgminer
./autogen.sh
ATISTREAMSDKROOT="/opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/"  CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall -march=native" ./configure --enable-bitforce --bindir="/opt/miners/cgminer" --prefix="/opt/miners/cgminer"
make -j3
sync
./cgminer -n

[lastbit]

I successfully upgraded BAMT to cgminer 2.11.2 using segabtc quoted instructions. Thank you.

[Nancarrow]

Aargh this isn't quite working for me yet.


When I run autogen.sh I end up with the following messages:

Configuration Options Summary:

  curses.TUI...........: FOUND: -lncurses
  OpenCL...............: NOT FOUND. GPU mining support DISABLED
configure: error: No mining configured in

I presume this also happens if I do update.sh instead, but everything scrolls past too quickly. Why can't it find OpenCL? Where should it look? How can I tell it where? This is on a fresh BAMT stick.

ETA: so after reading segabtc's and abracadabra's posts more carefully, and studying update.sh, I ran the command

ln -s /opt/AMD-APP-SDK-v2.4-lnx32/include/CL /usr/include

... then update.sh again. This at least gets rid of the above problem... now it found OpenCL, GPU mining is ENabled.

BUT: still no mining.  


ETA2; never mind... herp derp. My cgminer.conf was bollixed but it's okay now. Though it's mildly annoying that I can't see any share submission stats on the web interface or the gpumon main screen, only the cgminer screen. If anyone can help with that it'd be shazam.

[abracadabra]

does gpumon show anything?
did you update mother as described above?
did you do all the BAMT updates minus #20?

[superfastkyle]

whats the best way to switch pools on a bunch of rigs at once? I think the developer of bamt recommended rsync. Can someone explain how to use rsync or anything really to sync a cgminer config file against several rigs?

[Mobius]

I use a script to do it:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
rig0="192.168.1.99"
port="4028"
        echo -n "switchpool|$1" | nc "$rig0" "$port" ;echo "$rig0"

add as many rig#="Ip Address of Rig"  and copy and edit the echo line with rig# as needed