Linux mining distro for the Raspberry PI - MinePeon

[ct1aic]

I'll stop both announcements/comments and donation period to you.

If that is what you need to do to satiate your sense of entitlement to nag I am good with that.

Neil

And you still don't know my level of sarcasm... I was just joking with you!  

Rui

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[drtek]

Guys, chill  and get back to coding your awesome pieces of software 

[Min€r]

Sorry for the nub question. But are there instructions for setting it up with a static ip. I don't seem to be having any luck with getting the pr2 image static IP working. Had no problems with the 0.23a version

Cheers

I noticed on 0.2.4 PR1, that within sudo wicd-curses, go to preferences (shift+P) it had the wired interface setup as ifb1, I changed it to eth0, saved (f10) went back to the main screen, then went into the preference for eth0 (should be first device on the list, you use the right arrow to go into the configuration for said device), setup the static ip information, saved (F10), then connected (Shift+C) and all was good.

Hope that helps.

But when reboot it will DHCP again - only when "sudo wicd-curses" & re-connect will get the static IP address. Any idea how to solve it?

[Pentel]

I've just got my LS, but it doesn't seem to want to work with my 2 jala's.
I shutdown my pi, connected to LS to my hub switched on.  And I waited....
Now I can't access my pi thorough webui or putty!!

So I connected straight to the pi, can access sometimes.  

I've checked my network Power plug and the data light again comes on sometimes, unplug LS light comes on and off (for data) :-)

EDIT: It does hash, but doesn't like Bitminter my first pool, only my second GHash.  My jala's are sick not hashing now.
And I can't access my pi at all    

EDIT2: I'm using
MinePeon Version
    MinePeon 0.2.4 pr2
Miner Version
    bfgminer3.3.0

I'll try cgminer....

Still the same, shit!

[jedimstr]

I've just got my LS, but it doesn't seem to want to work with my 2 jala's.
I shutdown my pi, connected to LS to my hub switched on.  And I waited....
Now I can't access my pi thorough webui or putty!!

So I connected straight to the pi, can access sometimes. 

I've checked my network Power plug and the data light again comes on sometimes, unplug LS light comes on and off (for data) :-)

EDIT: It does hash, but doesn't like Bitminter my first pool, only my second GHash.  My jala's are sick not hashing now.
And I can't access my pi at all   

EDIT2: I'm using
MinePeon Version
    MinePeon 0.2.4 pr2
Miner Version
    bfgminer3.3.0

I'll try cgminer....

Still the same, shit!

Potential power issues?  What kind of power do you have going into your powered USB hub? Which USB Hub are you using, it could be getting backfeed upstream into the Pi too depending which hub you have and triggered by the LS.  Assuming you don't see the same behavior when it's just the 2 jalapenos right?

[Pentel]

Yes but I get the same problems when I plug the LS directly into the pi.
I managed to get this rare shoot, as you can see I've been mining for 10mins and only my LS as manged a hash 
http://imgur.com/WOnKotg

[jedimstr]

Yes but I get the same problems when I plug the LS directly into the pi.
I managed to get this rare shoot, as you can see I've been mining for 10mins and only my LS as manged a hash 
http://imgur.com/WOnKotg

Directly is even worse... try a different powered hub.

Check out this site for the best hubs to use with Pi's: http://elinux.org/RPi_Powered_USB_Hubs
You should also lookup your existing hub on that page and see if it is known to have issues with backfeeding power upstream or delivering enough power.

[Pentel]

Found the problem, I'm using a network power plug, It appears the LS is drawing to much power that the plug does not work.  I've tried the plug in another room socket and it works fine.
So USB WiFi, which one's work with MinePeon please?

I'm getting this:
Edimax EW-7811UN 150Mbps Wireless Nano USB

And I'm going to use this:
https://forums.butterflylabs.com/showwiki.php?title=Tutorials:Raspberry+Pi+-+Mining+with+MinePeon&viewfull=1&page=4&do=comments#post38317

Tutorial, is this ok?

[nov]

How to update to recent version or CGMiner, please?

I did:

wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/cgminer-3.8.3.tar.bz2

tar xvf cgminer-3.8.3.tar.bz2

cd cgminer-3.8.3

./configure --enable-bflsc

make

sudo make install

But still I see: cgminer3.6.4 in the minepeon web GUI.

[BitMinerN8]

How to update to recent version or CGMiner, please?

I did:

wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/cgminer-3.8.3.tar.bz2

tar xvf cgminer-3.8.3.tar.bz2

cd cgminer-3.8.3

./configure --enable-bflsc

make

sudo make install

But still I see: cgminer3.6.4 in the minepeon web GUI.

I think you need to copy the compiled executable into the /opt/minepeon/bin folder, someone please correct me if I'm wrong. (make a backup of the cgminer that's in there so you can roll back)

Another method would be to:

Code:

cd /opt/minepeon
git pull

That way you will get the latest supported (3.8.1) until a new build has been completed.

[tk1337]

How to update to recent version or CGMiner, please?

I did:

wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/cgminer-3.8.3.tar.bz2

tar xvf cgminer-3.8.3.tar.bz2

cd cgminer-3.8.3

./configure --enable-bflsc

make

sudo make install

But still I see: cgminer3.6.4 in the minepeon web GUI.

After you compile the install, you would need to move the executable file (cgminer) to the proper location.

Assuming you did this all from the home directory you would want to do something like:

Code:

mv /home/minepeon/cgminer-3.8.3/cgminer /opt/minepeon/bin/cgminer

Granted the way you compiled it, it will only have the drivers for BFL devices, so don't be surprised if nothing else works

[Zelek Uther]

How do I resize the SD Card for MinePeon 0.2.4.1?

The instructions that I used successfully for MinePeon 0.2.3a don't work for 0.2.4.1... I get a kernel panic after the reboot.

I have tried following the instructions Full Guide to MinePeon, "Re-Sizing the SD Card" section, and also the instructions earlier on this thread (I know, both sets are instructions are basically the same).

Hopefully there's just some small tweak to the instructions to get them to work under 0.2.4.1.

FYI under 0.2.4.1 my file system looks like this:

Code:

[minepeon@minepeon ~]$ df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root       1.7G  897M  692M  57% /
devtmpfs        210M     0  210M   0% /dev
tmpfs           232M     0  232M   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs           232M  776K  231M   1% /run
tmpfs           232M     0  232M   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs           232M     0  232M   0% /tmp
/dev/mmcblk0p1   90M   24M   67M  26% /boot

Code:

[minepeon@minepeon ~]$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for minepeon:

Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 3.8 GiB, 4012900352 bytes, 7837696 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x00057540

Device         Boot     Start       End  Blocks  Id System
/dev/mmcblk0p1           2048    186367   92160   c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/mmcblk0p2         186368   3667967 1740800   5 Extended
/dev/mmcblk0p5         188416   3667967 1739776  83 Linux

[nov]

How many pools do you recommend to use?

Do you prefer or recommend CGMiner or BFGMiner?

[mogrith]

I know how to do it from Putty, but is there a way to change pools from failover to load balance in the WebUI?

[MineForeman.com]

How many pools do you recommend to use?

I like to keep 3 pools in my config but I would recommend at lest two.

Do you prefer or recommend CGMiner or BFGMiner?

I recommend both!  What you use is up to your personal preference though.

Neil

[MineForeman.com]

I know how to do it from Putty, but is there a way to change pools from failover to load balance in the WebUI?

Not at the moment, I will try to make sure I get it into the next version though.

Neil

[mogrith]

I know how to do it from Putty, but is there a way to change pools from failover to load balance in the WebUI?

Not at the moment, I will try to make sure I get it into the next version though.

Neil

ok thanks I was hoping I had missed something.

[nov]

All 3 pools are mined at the same time or in the case first does not work, then second is used or third?

What I observed with BFGMiner (some older version which was in distro), that it takes time for hash rate before full hash rate of the connected device is achieved.
Not sure if it is in latest BFGMiner version still the same.

Are there any advantages in BFGMiner over CGMiner and or vice versa?

How many pools do you recommend to use?

I like to keep 3 pools in my config but I would recommend at lest two.

Do you prefer or recommend CGMiner or BFGMiner?

I recommend both!  What you use is up to your personal preference though.

Neil

[Pentel]

For about 2 weeks I was mining happily, then all stopped.
My pi was saying all 3 BFL were sick or would just spew out a load of crap like unaccepted... (I can't remember what it said)

I thought it might have been my USB hub, but I've just changed it over to a new verified one and it sill not working right, it lasts about a minute before it says they are sick again.
And that's if it detects them, must try's I had to ssh and do a auto detect in BFGminer.

I have a 5GH/s Jala, 7GH/s Jala and a 30GH/s LS. And a new BELKIN F5U234CW Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4-Port Hub.

What I did notice before I disconnected the above was the lights on the Hub would go out, the one's connected to the miners??
I still think it's a power problem, but the pi is plugged into the mains. (with adapter :-))


EDIT1:  I just plugged my miners into a old PC running Win7 32bit and they all work!!!   

[HellDiverUK]

Are there any advantages in BFGMiner over CGMiner and or vice versa?

One works.  The other is cgminer.  

Nah, there's not much difference, really.  I use BFGMiner so I can use it's built-in getwork proxy.