Linux mining distro for the Raspberry PI - MinePeon

[ct1aic]

bfgminer 4.3.0...

[MineForeman.com]

bfgminer 4.3.0...

They are on the test bed right now, I had a bit of an issue when I plugged my SD card reader in and *poof* a pile of blue smoke came out .

I will post back when I push.

Neil

[ct1aic]

Ok, I started with a fresh copy of Minepeon 0.2.4.6 and did a Update of Minepeon...

Enter your menu choice [a-0]: f
remote: Counting objects: 193, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (141/141), done.
remote: Total 193 (delta 63), reused 146 (delta 45)
Receiving objects: 100% (193/193), 2.50 MiB | 949.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (63/63), done.
From https://github.com/MineForeman/minepeon-base
   a7efb0f..3b72257  master     -> origin/master
 * [new branch]      0.3.0      -> origin/0.3.0
 + b79bc6a...5314b51 BBB        -> origin/BBB  (forced update)
Updating a7efb0f..3b72257
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
        bin/scripts/FactoryReset.sh
Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can merge.
error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
        bin/bitstreams/README
Please move or remove them before you can merge.
Aborting
Press enter key to continue

Now, I can't go forward or backward... What can I do?

[s1lentb0b35]

Hey guys new to minepeon. I am running 2 usb antminer u2 on minepeon and they seem to be hashing fine. I use cgminer to run them. I also have 2 dualminer usbs that I would like to run in scrypt mode. Now I know I cant do that from the gui but since minepeon is the gui on top of linux distro cant I run bfgminer through ssh in the back ground with the dualminer scrypts? If I can I need to update the bfgminer as 4.0+ supports the dual miner sticks. Can anyone tell me exactly how to update bfgminer to latest version and then run that through command line for the dual miner sticks?

Doe's minepeon work with the R-BOX?  Or is there a way to upgrade bfgminer to 4.2?

Ok guys. I JUST did this, so I'll post the commands I used (which I modified from the post @ http://minepeon.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1151 specifically for the 4.2.0 release), so it's just Copy/Paste for you. BFG4.2.0 is running great for me, so this should get you through the process and on your way to Hashing Glory! (TM/Patent Pending).

Get Putty and SSH into your Peon. Once you're logged in, hit 0 to drop to shell and then run the following commands:

Code:

sudo su
wget http://luke.dashjr.org/programs/bitcoin/files/bfgminer/latest/bfgminer-4.2.0.txz
tar -xvf bfgminer-4.2.0.txz
cd bfgminer-4.2.0
./configure
make
mv /opt/minepeon/bin/bfgminer /opt/minepeon/bin/bfgminer.old
cp bfgminer /opt/minepeon/bin/bfgminer
exit
sudo systemctl restart miner

After the miner restart, I went ahead and rebooted the RPi just to be sure all was well, but that's just me and my tinfoil hat, making sure all was well from a cold boot.

https://i.imgur.com/MMGNQaf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/oENiQZB.png

https://i.imgur.com/Co4rFVg.jpg

Happy as a clam!

I hope this helps you through the process. It wasn't hard. just be patient with your RPi as it builds the new version of BFGMiner. It's not a supercomputer, so it takes about 5 minutes or so to get through the config/make steps.

So I followed these instructions but my rock miner won't start.  What do you have in the settings page?

[MineForeman.com]

Now, I can't go forward or backward... What can I do?

Can you try a pull now, I think I have it sorted with new miner versions.

Neil

[kd4zqe]

Thanks for posting this.  Now that its been running for a couple days is it stable?  I was having issues with the miner dying on me after about 24 hours.

Nope. The R-BOX is not stable at all with BFGMiner 4.2.0. I keep getting the SICK/DEAD problem everyone else is having. It works for a while and then just croaks.

I found a fix of a custom compiled CGMiner with the correct drivers on the MinePeon forum posted by Rogman, and changed over to that. It has been pretty stable, except the Pi periodically locks up, but I don't know if that's the software, miner, or just a flaky RPi.

I'm using the custom CGMiner from THIS DOWNLOAD.
The file includes a README.TXT, but here's the basic idea...

You SFTP into the Peon and drop the cgminer-rbox file in the /opt/minepeon/bin/ directory and then replace the settings.php file in /opt/minepeon/http with the one from the same site and it'll add a few more buttons for R-Box presets.
http://minepeon.com/forums/download/file.php?id=318


If you don't want to update the settings.php file, just use the following in your settings box...

Code:

#!/bin/bash
sleep 10
/usr/bin/screen -dmS miner /opt/minepeon/bin/cgminer-rbox --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --anu-freq 290 -c /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf

Then I created a cron job that reboots the Peon at 1am, daily. I've been stable for several days like this. The quick reboot keeps everything smooth.

I'm not fussing about anything at this point, and the hashing seems pretty solid. I look forward to getting a few more R-BOXes as soon as my budget allows.

They are on the test bed right now, I had a bit of an issue when I plugged my SD card reader in and *poof* a pile of blue smoke came out .
I will post back when I push.

Neil

Awww. I'm sorry for your loss, Neil. I hate it when the Magic Blue Smoke(tm) escapes. Nothing works right when it gets out into the world.

[Polyatomic]

Doesn't mainline cgminer have support for the r-box?

[kd4zqe]

Doesn't mainline cgminer have support for the r-box?

One would think, but after building the latest version of CGMiner on my Peon, it still refused to recognize the R-Box. The custom-built CGMiner package I listed above works fantastically, and has been stable as a rock.

[MineForeman.com]

Doesn't mainline cgminer have support for the r-box?

One would think, but after building the latest version of CGMiner on my Peon, it still refused to recognize the R-Box. The custom-built CGMiner package I listed above works fantastically, and has been stable as a rock.

Hmm.... I wonder what I did wrong with the latest build... did you test it with that?

It is hard building for hardware I don't own but I usually get it right .

Neil

[Luke-Jr]

Thanks for posting this.  Now that its been running for a couple days is it stable?  I was having issues with the miner dying on me after about 24 hours.

Nope. The R-BOX is not stable at all with BFGMiner 4.2.0. I keep getting the SICK/DEAD problem everyone else is having. It works for a while and then just croaks.

BFGMiner 4.3.0 should have addressed all the R-BOX hangs.

[nwoolls]

Thanks for posting this.  Now that its been running for a couple days is it stable?  I was having issues with the miner dying on me after about 24 hours.

Nope. The R-BOX is not stable at all with BFGMiner 4.2.0. I keep getting the SICK/DEAD problem everyone else is having. It works for a while and then just croaks.

BFGMiner 4.3.0 should have addressed all the R-BOX hangs.

Confirmed: I've had an R-Box running for days at a time on 4.3 (on a 703n router) without a single hang or SICK/DEAD notice.

[kd4zqe]

Confirmed: I've had an R-Box running for days at a time on 4.3 (on a 703n router) without a single hang or SICK/DEAD notice.

Ooo. I'll have to look at that again, then. I like BFGMiner better than CG. I seem to get a TON of stales/dupes under CG.

As for my router, I have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite. If you haven't looked into them, they're BEASTS! Cisco professional-class performance for under $100, and they have independent reviews to back them up. All 3 ports are 10/100/1000, and the thing moves data like a champ. I had to upgrade when my existing ddWRT router couldn't keep up with my new internet provider.

The only downside is that you have to get your own WAP because the ER-Lite does not have integrated wireless, but Ubiquiti makes some of the best WAPs you could ask for, like the Picostation M2.

I'll never use a home-grade router again.

[ct1aic]

Now, I can't go forward or backward... What can I do?

Can you try a pull now, I think I have it sorted with new miner versions.

Neil

Enter your menu choice [a-0]: f
remote: Counting objects: 44, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (32/32), done.
remote: Total 44 (delta 6), reused 31 (delta 6)
Unpacking objects: 100% (44/44), done.
From https://github.com/MineForeman/minepeon-base
   736077d..1798067  0.2.4      -> origin/0.2.4
Updating a7efb0f..3b72257
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
        bin/scripts/FactoryReset.sh
Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can merge.
error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
        bin/bitstreams/README
Please move or remove them before you can merge.
Aborting
Press enter key to continue

[MineForeman.com]

Now, I can't go forward or backward... What can I do?

Can you try a pull now, I think I have it sorted with new miner versions.

Neil

Enter your menu choice [a-0]: f
remote: Counting objects: 44, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (32/32), done.
remote: Total 44 (delta 6), reused 31 (delta 6)
Unpacking objects: 100% (44/44), done.
From https://github.com/MineForeman/minepeon-base
   736077d..1798067  0.2.4      -> origin/0.2.4
Updating a7efb0f..3b72257
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
        bin/scripts/FactoryReset.sh
Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can merge.
error: The following untracked working tree files would be overwritten by merge:
        bin/bitstreams/README
Please move or remove them before you can merge.
Aborting
Press enter key to continue

git checkout bin/scripts/FactoryReset.sh
git checkout  bin/bitstreams/README

Then

git pull

Neil

[starsoccer9]

Has any one been able to install minepeon on the beaglebone black. I tried and it just doesnt boot up.

[Mudbankkeith]

Hi MineForeman

Will you be able to do anything with the new "Intel Galileo"?

[starsoccer9]

Hi MineForeman

Will you be able to do anything with the new "Intel Galileo"?

Thats a good question +1

[MineForeman.com]

Hi MineForeman

Will you be able to do anything with the new "Intel Galileo"?

Thats a good question +1

What I have been working so hard on for the past few months is I am rebuilding everything from scratch.  That means that Arch Linux will be gone and replaced with a full embedded os.  This will allow lots of things, simply updates, improve security, allow ASIUC manufacturers to use it etc....

It will allso allow;-

make x86

And that will spit out a x86 image ready to be used on the Galileo .

Neil

[bbeesley]

That means that Arch Linux will be gone and replaced with a full embedded os.  This will allow lots of things, simply updates, improve security, allow ASIUC manufacturers to use it etc....

why don't you just use Raspian?  You could then easily support updates not only for your own packages via apt (you could even script/chron this for auto updates) but also for the core supportive packages as well

no need to reinvent the wheel

[Luke-Jr]

That means that Arch Linux will be gone and replaced with a full embedded os.  This will allow lots of things, simply updates, improve security, allow ASIUC manufacturers to use it etc....

why don't you just use Raspian?  You could then easily support updates not only for your own packages via apt (you could even script/chron this for auto updates) but also for the core supportive packages as well

no need to reinvent the wheel

Raspbian would obviously only work on Raspberry Pi...