Noob Issues with FPGA

[shep80]

Looking back through the instructions... did you ever install libusb-dev "apt-get install libusb-dev"?

I believe that is needed.

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[JonSnow]

Looking back through the instructions... did you ever install libusb-dev "apt-get install libusb-dev"?

I believe that is needed.

I had not installed it this time since Tom insisted I only install what he mentioned in his email.  I've just now installed libusb-dev.  I'll try some steps again.

[shep80]

You should reconfigure and remake bfgminer without that I'm not sure it has any usb support at all.

[JonSnow]

Still receiving the "Failed to load OpenCL library, no GPUs usable.  All devices disabled, cannot mine!" and nothing registering at any of the /dev/ttyUSB* commands.

[tiktoc]

you dont have to set a password for root, you can just so sudo su and use your username password and it will enter the root shell

on building bfgminer post the errors, but it looks like you missed ./configure after ./autogen.sh

was it this when running ./autogen.sh

Code:

Running autoreconf -if...
./autogen.sh: 17: ./autogen.sh: autoreconf: not found

If so install autoconf and the other dependenices
remove the sudo if you have already used the su command.

Code:

sudo apt-get install autoconf
sudo apt-get install automake
sudo apt-get install libtool
sudo apt-get install pkg-config
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev
sudo apt-get install libjansson-dev
sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0
sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev

then

Code:

 ./autogen.sh
./configure
make

once its compiled with no errors

Code:

make install

edit: had wrong libusb package

output should look something like this for ./configure

 Avalon.ASICs.........: Disabled
  BitForce.devices.....: Enabled
  Icarus.FPGAs.........: Enabled
  ModMiner.FPGAs.......: Enabled
  X6500.FPGAs..........: Enabled
  ZTEX.FPGAs...........: Enabled

[JonSnow]

you dont have to set a password for root, you can just so sudo su and use your username password and it will enter the root shell

on building bfgminer post the errors, but it looks like you missed ./configure after ./autogen.sh

was it this when running ./autogen.sh

Code:

Running autoreconf -if...
./autogen.sh: 17: ./autogen.sh: autoreconf: not found

If so install autoconf and the other dependenices
remove the sudo if you have already used the su command.

Code:

sudo apt-get install autoconf
sudo apt-get install automake
sudo apt-get install libtool
sudo apt-get install pkg-config
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev
sudo apt-get install libjansson-dev
sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0
sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev

then

Code:

 ./autogen.sh
./configure
make

once its compiled with no errors

Code:

make install

edit: had wrong libusb package

output should look something like this for ./configure

 Avalon.ASICs.........: Disabled
  BitForce.devices.....: Enabled
  Icarus.FPGAs.........: Enabled
  ModMiner.FPGAs.......: Enabled
  X6500.FPGAs..........: Enabled
  ZTEX.FPGAs...........: Enabled

Okay, I've done that and it looks like that (with ModMiner enabled) for ./configure

[tiktoc]

did you remake and reinstall after the that last configure?

eg the

Code:

sudo make

then the end of the output should be like this
  CCLD   bfgminer-rpc
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/brad/git/bfgminer'
 /bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/bin'
  /usr/bin/install -c bfgminer bitforce-firmware-flash bfgminer-rpc '/usr/local/bin'
 /bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/bin'
 /usr/bin/install -c diablo121016.cl diakgcn121016.cl phatk121016.cl poclbm121016.cl scrypt121016.cl '/usr/local/b                                                                                                                           in'
 /bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/bin/bitstreams'
 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 bitstreams/COPYING_fpgaminer bitstreams/COPYING_ztex bitstreams/fpgaminer_x6500-overcl                                                                                                                           ocker-0402.bit bitstreams/ztex_ufm1_15b1.bit bitstreams/ztex_ufm1_15d1.bit bitstreams/ztex_ufm1_15d3.bit bitstream                                                                                                                           s/ztex_ufm1_15d4.bin bitstreams/ztex_ufm1_15d4.bit bitstreams/ztex_ufm1_15y1.bin bitstreams/ztex_ufm1_15y1.bit '/u                                                                                                                           sr/local/bin/bitstreams'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/yourusername/git/bfgminer'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/yourusername/git/bfgminer'

then

Code:

sudo make install

If you run it after root and it doesnt detect still past the the results of the lsusb for the other guys and they might be able to help you .

[JonSnow]

Update: 

It has been over a month and a half since I initially placed my MMQ order.  Two replacement cards later and multiple peoples' attempts to get it working (including Tom, whose product this is) and it STILL will not work.  I've tried three different power supplies, five different operating systems, three forum members with FPGA and Linux experience have tried SSH'ing in to no avail, Tom himself hasn't been able to get it work ... and at this point, I just want this situation resolved. 



Most recently, Tom SSH'ed in to a clean install and said he had everything set up to work plug and play style for it as soon as my new power supply came in.  Power supply is here, and there is still no progress made in getting it to work.