Avalon ASIC users thread

[Carlton Banks]

I don't understand why I can't just plug the Avalon 2 (single modular) into my laptop and connect to it with BFGminer like I do with my BFlabs Jalapeno... why do I have to go through all this bullshit with Raspberry Pi and WR703 ?

I'm pretty sure MinePeon is kept up to date with the latest cgminer, so gjpminingco's parameters for the launch command (in above post) should work. OpenWRT isn't a desktop OS, it's made for routers. Routers don't have monitors (or video output sockets...), so you use a web interface to configure the options, or you suck up some courage and configure it using a remote command line.

Not sure about Avalon mk.2, but if they interface to their controller using USB, then you should just be able to use your laptop + mining software.

[haaggus]

Right, so what do I do with the above code? Save it into the Raspberry Pi Config file?

The config file contains settings for HDMI output. That should make the Raspi output some video signal to my monitor, I thought?

The OpenWRT .bin files on my SD card contain no version of CGminer or any other miner for that matter. I've looked through them all.

[mc1225]

Hi All,

My China clone Avalon 200G all in a sudden stops working.  I tried to restart cgminer but only saw the followings.

Sat Mar 22 01:22:44 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 3.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 138.236.128.112
Sat Mar 22 01:22:44 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 138.236.128.112
Sat Mar 22 01:22:44 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 59.148.184.7
Sat Mar 22 01:22:44 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 59.148.184.7
Sat Mar 22 01:22:44 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 218.189.210.10
Sat Mar 22 01:22:44 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 218.189.210.10
Sat Mar 22 01:22:44 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 59.148.184.7
Sat Mar 22 01:22:44 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 59.148.184.7
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: Alarm clock
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 3.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 66.7.96.2
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 66.7.96.2
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 137.189.4.10
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 137.189.4.10
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 103.5.12.41
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 103.5.12.41
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 137.189.4.10
Sat Mar 22 01:22:54 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 137.189.4.10
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: Alarm clock
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 3.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 138.236.128.112
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 138.236.128.112
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 59.148.184.7
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 59.148.184.7
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 218.189.210.10
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 218.189.210.10
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: resolved peer 0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org to 59.148.184.7
Sat Mar 22 01:23:04 2014 daemon.info sysinit: ntpd: sent query to 59.148.184.7

Anyone can help to advise?  Thank you so much

Problem solved by comment out the lines checking ntp (administrator apply FW rules blocking it)

[Carlton Banks]

Right, so what do I do with the above code? Save it into the Raspberry Pi Config file?

The config file contains settings for HDMI output. That should make the Raspi output some video signal to my monitor, I thought?

The OpenWRT .bin files on my SD card contain no version of CGminer or any other miner for that matter. I've looked through them all.

Sounds like you're using "OpenWRT for raspi" vanilla, i.e. not a version adapted for mining? That will never work as is. The firmware on Avalon 2 wiki implies there are OpenWRT firmware builds for raspi, that should be what you're after.

If not, MinePeon is probably the quickest & easiest route. I'm not familiar with day-day usage of MinePeon, but there should be a text box labelled "parameters" or "config" or "arguments". Stick only the parameters from gjpminingco's solution into that textbox (basically discard the "cgminer" part), save/apply, restart mining. That's assuming he's got it right of course, but it can't be far wrong even if there was some mistake in it. Use

[gjpminingco]

Actually i am checking on seeing what the best overclock setting for the avalon2 single module is that runs the best settings

[haaggus]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=526617.msg5845620#msg5845620

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHnEN1AV9wM

There's a new thread I made with a bounty of 0.1BTC for each contributor who helps me get the miner hashing.
And a video of the problem.

[gjpminingco]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=526617.msg5845620#msg5845620

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHnEN1AV9wM

There's a new thread I made with a bounty of 0.1BTC for each contributor who helps me get the miner hashing.
And a video of the problem.

If you have teamviewer i can help you with this issue

[-ck]

cgminer 4.2.1 based firmware:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/avalon/20140324/

[gjpminingco]

is that avalon1 or avalon2 firmware

[Coinagect]

Things were humming along, then rig stopped working with the:
[Firmware Version] => 20140324
cgminer: 698d677
cgminer-openwrt-packages: aadd747+
luci: 346e3e7+
Socket connect failed: Connection refused

Errors, after reboot connects for a moment but never hashing all discarded.  Then error returns and cgminer process ends.

Tried diff IPs, updating firmware (currently on 20140324), diff pools, etc.  Ping/tracrt/nslookup all working.

Where to go from here?  If you get it running again, I'll point to your acct for the rest of the day.

[holders]

to: Coinagect - Return old software, and reinstall new.


to: ckolivas - Thank you! All good!

 

[Coinagect]

to: Coinagect - Return old software, and reinstall new.


to: ckolivas - Thank you! All good!

 

No change in status by going back 20131229 and then coming to current.

**Update**
PS needed replacement

[andrewboy44]

anyone know how to factory restore avalon mini?

[gjpminingco]

I can Help you fix the Unit if you would like

[kano]

cgminer -S/dev/ttyUSB0 --avalon2-fan 100 --avalon2-freq 1500 --avalon2-voltage 10000 -o stratum+tcp://poolinfohere:3333 -O workerinfohere.worker1:x -o stratum+tcp://poolinfohere:3333 -O workerinfohere.worker1:x --api-allow W:0/0 --api-listen --real-quiet -Q 13 -s 11 -E 10 --no-submit-stale --hotplug 20 -l 5

--api-allow W:0/0 ... right ... give the whole world write access to your cgminer ... sigh why do people keep doing this (even KnC did it in all of their miners)

[gjpminingco]

no one can access it since it is behind a firewall that is just so i can use and test several different control apps

[pepo]

Things were humming along, then rig stopped working with the:
[Firmware Version] => 20140324
cgminer: 698d677
cgminer-openwrt-packages: aadd747+
luci: 346e3e7+
Socket connect failed: Connection refused

Errors, after reboot connects for a moment but never hashing all discarded.  Then error returns and cgminer process ends.

Tried diff IPs, updating firmware (currently on 20140324), diff pools, etc.  Ping/tracrt/nslookup all working.

Where to go from here?  If you get it running again, I'll point to your acct for the rest of the day.

Hello , i had the same problem , it says 0.0mhs . It is the power supply , you got to trust me and change it, the fans dont work right?

[scorpy]

Things were humming along, then rig stopped working with the:
[Firmware Version] => 20140324
cgminer: 698d677
cgminer-openwrt-packages: aadd747+
luci: 346e3e7+
Socket connect failed: Connection refused

Errors, after reboot connects for a moment but never hashing all discarded.  Then error returns and cgminer process ends.

Tried diff IPs, updating firmware (currently on 20140324), diff pools, etc.  Ping/tracrt/nslookup all working.

Where to go from here?  If you get it running again, I'll point to your acct for the rest of the day.

I have similar problem after update

Code:

[Firmware Version] => 20140320
cgminer: d73ac70
cgminer-openwrt-packages: b8e0918
luci: c06eb57
Socket connect failed: Connection refused

Both PSU are OK and working.

[sikke]

cgminer 4.2.1 based firmware:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/avalon/20140324/

Updated remotely on the fly, with android phone + chrome. Working fine. Thx.

[gjpminingco]

EVERYONE PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE FIRMWARE THAT CON KOVALIS IS PUTTING OUT IS FOR THE AVALON1 HARDWARE IT WILL NOT WORK FOR THE AVALON2 HARDWARE OR THE AVALON2 CHINESE CLONES