Linux mining distro for the Raspberry PI - MinePeon

[bitsolutions]

Did you happen to get a chance to put the compile environment together so other people can start working on this?

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[GrrOucH]

Will.. it looks like everyone has moved to this place instead of the old forums.
So.. I will ask here. How can I install apt-get on my peon.
Also. has there been a fix for the adafruit display yet?

[Master One]

I've to admit, I've not looked through this thread, so I'll ask straight away:

What's necessary to make MinePeon work with the coming AM Prisma?

[fsgr]

Would minepeon operate these 'avalon nano' devices?

https://ehash.com/product/avalon-nano/

[mogrith]

I saw on this forum somewhere an image of a mining rig with an LCD display showing its vital stats. Can this be done with MinePeon? Are there instructions anywhere?

There is an plugin for the addafruit display. But in later vesions you wave yo handed edit a config file with your current address and update it anytime the IP changes

http://minepeon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=371&p=8042&hilit=LCD+display#p8042

Code:

's simple to get it connected to the miner. Go to /opt/minepeon/etc and sudo nano miner.conf look for the line in the file that sez api allow. It should just have the loopback address of W:127.0.0.1. to get it connected add in front of the W:127.x.x.x
"your ip,W:127.0.0.1" that should get it working good. works for mine perfectly. You'll have to re-add it everytime you change pools and save because it writes the file back without your ip in it. Kind of a pain in the ass but it works.

[wareck]

Hi every one

I'm searching a guide to install minepeon from "scratch".

I'm using Raspberry pi B+ with my own linux.

I tried news dev image, but it's not good for me (too much packages removed, there is no way to install other applications)

Olivier

[ct1aic]

Index of /programs/bitcoin/files/bfgminer/latest

Parent Directory
openwrt/
bfgminer-4.10.0.zip
bfgminer-4.10.0.txz
bfgminer-4.10.0.phpbb
bfgminer-4.10.0.bb
bfgminer-4.10.0-win64.zip
bfgminer-4.10.0-win32.zip
bfgminer-4.10.0-ann.bb

[clarkey2013]

Minepeon still going?

[sdjernes]

I working on a port to a Debate package, but I don't know how much else is going on.

[FrancisEDumas]

Update: MinePeon 0.2.4.6 just hit sourceforge and you can get it at;-

http://sourceforge.net/projects/minepeon/files/latest/download?source=files

Because of the Apache 2.2 to 2.4 changes you will need to download and re-image (backup/restore if you want)

A short list of changes are;-

MinePeon 0.2.4.6 release notes

Cgminer 4.0.1
Bfgminer 3.10.0
Technobit HEX cgminer updated to 3.12.3 now supporting;-
hexminera hexminerc hexminerb hexmineru hexminer8
Plugins;- mariogrip's live plugin system implementated
Updates;- mariogrip Live update implemented
Arch Linux updated
CSRFGuard implemented to avoid CSRF attacks
Apache 2.4 replaces Apache 2.2
PHP moved to fastCGI
Design halt, reboot and restart little prettier
Languages mariogrip Languages implemented
Norwegian mariogrip implemented
Console Menu implemented for common functions (more to come)

Bug fixes:

• When saving pools, it says "failed to restart miner" but it did restart
  miner is not changing back to original pool
  Donate sleeps between disable and remove pool (makes more stable)
  miner is (sometimes) not changing to Donate pool.
  Switch pool not working
  Minepeon cannot access the api (miners)
  Not listing devices (bfgminer)
  ++
  

Enjoy!

Neil

=== Older Post ===

UPDATE: MinePeon 0.2.4 Release

Read more at MinePeon 0.2.4 Release

Joint the forums for support.

Neil

=== Original Post ===
Hi All,

For some time I have been working on building a lightweight Linux for the Raspberry PI in my spare time with the intention of making it freely available for all to use.  I am very experienced with Linux and have been running my own Arch Linux GPU miners for quite some time now so I have cleaned it up (a lot) ported it over to ARM for the Raspberry PI.

Anyway, it seems that ASICs might be available soon and I would like to have it ready for that but it is missing one exceedingly important ingredient, testing.  I have done as much testing as I possibly can but my resources are somewhat limited, while I have a tone of GPUs I don't own any FPGAs that I can test with (and I certainly aren't going to buy one now) so I thought I would come to the community and ask for a bit of help.

So, if you have a Raspberry PI and a FPGA (or even just a PI if you just want to CPU mine for testing purposes) and want to help it would be appreciated, it is still in what I would call early alpha but it should be usable.  I have had one CPU mining for over 300 hours now without interruption.

I am hosting the images over at SourceForge so you can grab it from here;-

https://sourceforge.net/projects/minepeon/files/release/

The Official site is a bit raw as of yet, I am no graphic artist, and very dyslexic (no joke, its why I got into computing in the first place) but it has a few instructions and tips that will hopefully help just about anyone get it going is avalable here;-

http://mineforeman.com/minepeon/

Thanks for any help you can offer, honestly even a report that you can understand the instructions and get a login prompt will help.  If you report issues here I will try to get back to you as soon as possible with fixes.

i understand how it goes here...thanks for this post,,,,i learned a lot...

[toptek]

I saw on this forum somewhere an image of a mining rig with an LCD display showing its vital stats. Can this be done with MinePeon? Are there instructions anywhere?

IF this helps any  "_) .     https://learn.adafruit.com/piminer-raspberry-pi-bitcoin-miner/initial-setup-and-assembly

[HellDiverUK]

Seeing Neil is AWOL, and there's been no new versions for a while, I'm turning off my donation.  Not that 15 minutes a day at 40GH was donating anything anyway.

[GrrOucH]

Is there anyone working on the code anymore? I would like to run Minepeon on my Banana PI's. How would you get minepeon installed on a Banana Pi?. Can't use the port as it is as it does not run on the Banana. Any ideas?

[mer2329]

Is there anyone working on the code anymore? I would like to run Minepeon on my Banana PI's. How would you get minepeon installed on a Banana Pi?. Can't use the port as it is as it does not run on the Banana. Any ideas?

it says its compatible with most raspberry pi software. i see nop harm in attempting a install. if it doesnt work simply wipe your sd card
if using windows follow the main directions and window directions
if using linux follow man and linux directions
if using mac your on your own

--main--
1) download minepeon for the raspberry pi (http://sourceforge.net/projects/minepeon/files/release/MinePeon-0.2.4.6-RaspberryPi.img.zip/)
2) put your sd card in your reader and attach it to your computer
3) once your download of mine peon is completed extract the zip your file is "MinePeon-0.2.4.6.img"

--windows--
1) download and install win32diskimager (http[Suspicious link removed]/download)
1b) if you do not have the full space on your card. use sd formatter (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/) and enable size adjust in options
2) open win32discimager (its in the image writter folder of your start menu)
3) click the folder icon, navigate yo where you saved "MinePeon-0.2.4.6.img" and load it
4) to the right of the folder icon is a drive letter, make sure your sd card is selected
5) now click write. and wait for it to finish depending on your card and usb bus speed this could take a few minutes to a hour

--linux-
open terminal
use the command (you may need to use sudo)

Code:

dd if=[location of MinePeon-0.2.4.6.img] of=[location of sd card] bs=[card speed]

my command to install mine peon is
dd if=/home/[userid]/documents/MinePeon-0.2.4.6.img of=/dev/sdb bs=10M
swap [location of MinePeon-0.2.4.6.img] with the location of the minepeon image
[location of sd card] with the location of your sdcard (ie /dev/sdb)
[card speed] with the speed of your sd card see below
class 2 = 2M
class 4 = 4M
class 6 = 6M
class 10 = 10M
U1 = 10M
U3 = 30M

if you want to monitor dd. open another terminal and input

Code:

watch -n5 'sudo kill -USR1 $(pgrep ^dd)'

i recommend a class 10 card for any mining diostros

[clarkey2013]

Seeing Neil is AWOL, and there's been no new versions for a while, I'm turning off my donation.  Not that 15 minutes a day at 40GH was donating anything anyway.

Same here, the forums are dead and no posts from devs, shame really

[ct1aic]

Index of /programs/bitcoin/files/bfgminer/latest

Parent Directory
openwrt/
bfgminer-5.0.0.zip
bfgminer-5.0.0.txz
bfgminer-5.0.0.phpbb
bfgminer-5.0.0.bb
bfgminer-5.0.0-win64.zip
bfgminer-5.0.0-win32.zip
bfgminer-5.0.0-ann.bb

[btharper]

Did you happen to get a chance to put the compile environment together so other people can start working on this?

I've been working on this live from the RasPi itself, just modifying files as needed/desired to update things. I've also moved to my own fork of VoxDemonix's work (Which is itself a fork of Neil's minepeon-base code on github). Both VoxDemonix and myself have been working on code, though at least for my changes, a lot of it has been focused on the web interface (http/server stuff) instead of things like new versions of cgminer or bfgminer. Feel free to fork or otherwise submit updates on anything. Vox's repo is here and mine is here. The Readme has instructions for pulling down code from the alternate repos as well.

Will.. it looks like everyone has moved to this place instead of the old forums.
So.. I will ask here. How can I install apt-get on my peon.
Also. has there been a fix for the adafruit display yet?

I have no idea, did mogrith's post help?

I saw on this forum somewhere an image of a mining rig with an LCD display showing its vital stats. Can this be done with MinePeon? Are there instructions anywhere?

There is an plugin for the addafruit display. But in later vesions you wave yo handed edit a config file with your current address and update it anytime the IP changes

http://minepeon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=371&p=8042&hilit=LCD+display#p8042

Code:

's simple to get it connected to the miner. Go to /opt/minepeon/etc and sudo nano miner.conf look for the line in the file that sez api allow. It should just have the loopback address of W:127.0.0.1. to get it connected add in front of the W:127.x.x.x
"your ip,W:127.0.0.1" that should get it working good. works for mine perfectly. You'll have to re-add it everytime you change pools and save because it writes the file back without your ip in it. Kind of a pain in the ass but it works.

Hi every one
I'm searching a guide to install minepeon from "scratch".
I'm using Raspberry pi B+ with my own linux.
I tried news dev image, but it's not good for me (too much packages removed, there is no way to install other applications)
Olivier

I'm not sure, but you may be able to get started by pulling down the minepeon-base code (/opt/minepeon in the released builds), but integrating things like the http server and startup scripts might be a bit of work. Let me know if there's anything I can help with though, although it's obviously been a while since you asked.

Is there anyone working on the code anymore? I would like to run Minepeon on my Banana PI's. How would you get minepeon installed on a Banana Pi?. Can't use the port as it is as it does not run on the Banana. Any ideas?

I have no idea what the differences between the bananaPi and RaspberryPi are, so I don't know that I'd be particularly useful helping with this. My first guess is that the boot process may be different if it's not the same insert SD card, add power, and boot setup; and you may need to use a different kernel, especially if the bananaPi runs on a different architecture. Are you able to get standard Arch Linux to run on it?

[AJRGale]

I see that the site and forum are off-line this morning; looking at the whois I think that minepeon is about to die.

quick to judge?

i see some work done on minepeon git, 4 days ago, the forums, last message was yesterday

it looks like voxdemonix is working on it now, not mineforeman

[Kx2000]

Hi

Is it possible to upgrade Cgminer to 4.9.1 on minepeon 2.4.6 ?  It's for can working with my antminer U3

U3 is not reconised on provided Cgminer version on minepeon and only like a Antminer U1 on Bfgminer.

Thanks for helping me...

[SimonBelmond]

Hi

Is it possible to upgrade Cgminer to 4.9.1 on minepeon 2.4.6 ?  It's for can working with my antminer U3

U3 is not reconised on provided Cgminer version on minepeon and only like a Antminer U1 on Bfgminer.

Thanks for helping me...

Yes it is possible. There are some tutorials/walkthroughs on the minepeon forums. Unfortunately the search function is pretty bad on that forum so I can not find it for you:

http://minepeon.com/forums/