GekkoScience 2Pac/Compac BM1384 Stickminer Official Support Thread

[wavelengthsf]

Your code above should work - do you see the miner in the custom miners in minera?

Note that you enter this in SSH, not through minera.

You need to SSH into the minera Pi and enter these commands.

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[hookthem]

I feel dumb, but I've been going round and round with my new 2pac for hours. Admitted noob. Received stick miner 2pac and powered USB hub with usb fan for cooling. I am on my MacBook pro and can't seem to get it to recognize the device. Having trouble with configuration as a result.

Tried running the code mentioned in the Q&A and it did not resolve. Getting varying messages when I run MacMiner. What am I overlooking here? My software is pointed at the correct mining pool address and when it connects it says No Devices Found. I have been digging through pages and pages on here trying to figure out what's wrong. Can anyone help with this specific issue?

The instructions in this thread cover different flavors of Unix and Windows. If you're looking for easy, you should run Bootcamp and install Windows in it, download the binaries on the first page, and go from there.

If you want it to run natively on your Mac, you need to build the version of cgminer from the source code linked on the first page. This requires some comfort with software development tools.

You could also install a linux variant (like Ubuntu) on Bootcamp and run that with the instructions. Most of the people in this thread run it on raspberry pi.

When I need to run cgminer on my Mac (when I travel, I'll take a few miners with me for the free electricity), I just boot up an Ubuntu VM using VMWare Fusion.  The Ubuntu instructions in this thread work perfectly to build cgminer from scratch.  No problems recognizing the 2-pacs (or other miners, for that matter).  Just make sure you have the VMWare USB and networking settings in order.

[pete.buchwald]

Your code above should work - do you see the miner in the custom miners in minera?



Note that you enter this in SSH, not through minera.

You need to SSH into the minera Pi and enter these commands.

Thank you for taking a minute to reply!   I really appreciate it.  

I'm probably not using the correct lingo.   I did install Minera via SD card, inserted that card into RaspPi and had to access it through IP address in a Mac browser.   There I logged in to Minera I pulled up Minera Settings/Terminal/ and began entering the codes.     

I seemed to get error codes, no hash appearing in Minera

No custom miner showed up.   In the YouTube video he demonstrated that, but it wasn't an option for me, so something seemed wrong with the code I entered.  

Minera is tempting because the GUI looks nice, but I'm open to other (simpler) ways to mine with the Gekko.     I'm exploring using GSMiner now and perhaps will try Nice Hash (Legacy) or BFGMiner ..... keep on trying until I can make something work.     Preferably with flexibility to choose different currencies.    

[pete.buchwald]

It´s this one.

Bus 001 Device 006: ID 10c4:ea60 Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc. CP210x UART Bridge / myAVR mySmartUSB light

Important is to compile the CGMiner with the Gekko support. Then it will be recognized in the USB menü. Try starting CGMiner and then hotplug the stick.
If it´s mining it should look like this:

Code:

cgminer version 4.10.0 - Started: [2017-10-21 12:45:46.261]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (5s):21.22G (1m):22.42G (5m):22.06G (15m):21.80G (avg):21.78Gh/s
 A:507968  R:80  HW:0  WU:304.4/m
 Connected to connect.pool.bitcoin.com diff 16 with stratum as user derwasi
 Block: b819f6d3...  Diff:1.2T  Started: [16:30:18.634]  Best share: 2.21M
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [U]SB management [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 0: GSD 10010286: COMPAC-2 100.00MHz HW:0 | 14.28G / 10.93Gh/s WU:152.7/m
 1: GSD 10012603: COMPAC-2 100.00MHz HW:0 | 9.266G / 10.85Gh/s WU:151.6/m
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2017-10-22 16:30:45.632] Accepted 0278a1ea Diff 104/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:30:48.121] Accepted 0f3833cf Diff 17/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:30:50.960] Accepted 07fa83fa Diff 32/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:30:52.972] Accepted 61c72035 Diff 670/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:30:53.634] Accepted 0c44cc20 Diff 21/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:30:54.721] Accepted 019e037f Diff 158/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:05.616] Accepted 06d5f3a6 Diff 37/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:09.390] Accepted 0cc597f9 Diff 20/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:09.814] Accepted 053dbcc3 Diff 49/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:31:11.295] Accepted 0bc594f0 Diff 22/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:12.656] Accepted 0e19e2cf Diff 18/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:31:14.327] Accepted 0289bdff Diff 101/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:15.561] Accepted 030d302a Diff 84/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:19.331] Accepted 081516b3 Diff 32/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:26.227] Accepted 01553535 Diff 192/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:39.829] Accepted 071fa331 Diff 36/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:41.103] Accepted 058d6826 Diff 46/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:45.308] Accepted 097bb833 Diff 27/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:31:46.975] Accepted 0e136fdf Diff 18/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:31:48.342] Accepted 0d98c9bc Diff 19/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:50.901] Accepted 09553758 Diff 27/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:31:51.975] Accepted 0c7c6d63 Diff 21/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:31:54.834] Accepted 030bb9af Diff 84/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:31:55.125] Accepted 0c6b6bcf Diff 21/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:32:00.997] Accepted 0d3e2bde Diff 19/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:03.397] Accepted 0cf2718a Diff 20/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:04.754] Accepted 0a732d65 Diff 24/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:10.904] Accepted 01cead12 Diff 142/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:32:14.806] Accepted 0ddee5e0 Diff 18/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:18.309] Accepted 6efbd239 Diff 590/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:20.629] Accepted 0e8ba2cb Diff 18/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:23.856] Accepted 0a18ee8a Diff 25/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:24.546] Accepted 0554851c Diff 48/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:32:24.803] Accepted 01fb0626 Diff 129/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:34.475] Accepted 044dbb5c Diff 59/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:32:35.978] Accepted 3b23d93f Diff 1.11K/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:32:39.358] Accepted 02298283 Diff 118/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:41.581] Accepted 0823f5e6 Diff 31/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:32:42.066] Accepted 0bab5b14 Diff 22/16 GSD 0
 [2017-10-22 16:32:44.158] Accepted 0c539094 Diff 21/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:45.026] Accepted 02e32e67 Diff 89/16 GSD 1
 [2017-10-22 16:32:48.200] Accepted 0d0cc8ec Diff 20/16 GSD 1

I get:

 [2017-10-22 14:00:52] Started cgminer 4.9.2
 [2017-10-22 14:00:57] No devices detected!
 [2017-10-22 14:00:57] Waiting for USB hotplug devices or press q to quit
 [2017-10-22 14:00:57] Need to specify at least one pool server.


I assume hot plug means to plug in the Pac2 while everything is powered up and running.    I tried plugging after I ran cgminer in Terminal, and I tried plugging it after this readout popped up.    Nothing changed, either way.

[wavelengthsf]

I get:

 [2017-10-22 14:00:52] Started cgminer 4.9.2
 [2017-10-22 14:00:57] No devices detected!
 [2017-10-22 14:00:57] Waiting for USB hotplug devices or press q to quit
 [2017-10-22 14:00:57] Need to specify at least one pool server.


I assume hot plug means to plug in the Pac2 while everything is powered up and running.    I tried plugging after I ran cgminer in Terminal, and I tried plugging it after this readout popped up.    Nothing changed, either way.

You need to tell Minera to use the custom cgminer.

Goto Settings > Custom Miners and you should see a row with the custom miner. If you followed the code you pasted, it'll say "cgminer-vthoang"

Here's a screenshot of what mine looks like. I called it "cgminerg" but that shouldn't matter.



Once you have that setup, you need to tell minera to use it.

Scroll down to the local miners and choose the [Custom Miner] entry. Enter the frequency in the Manual Options.



(Again, yours should be "cgminer-vthoang" whereas mine says "cgminerg")

[pete.buchwald]

You need to tell Minera to use the custom cgminer.

Goto Settings > Custom Miners and you should see a row with the custom miner. If you followed the code you pasted, it'll say "cgminer-vthoang"

Here's a screenshot of what mine looks like. I called it "cgminerg" but that shouldn't matter.

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

Once you have that setup, you need to tell minera to use it.

Scroll down to the local miners and choose the [Custom Miner] entry. Enter the frequency in the Manual Options.

https://i.imgur.com/HrU6FQv.png

(Again, yours should be "cgminer-vthoang" whereas mine says "cgminerg")

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Is it going to goof things up if I did a: cudo alt-get install cgminer  and (separate from the Gekko install code) it installed CGMiner 4.9.2.    And in a new terminal window I type cgminer to make cgminer open up.        I just want to make sure I didn't create conflicting versions of CGMiner for Minera.         Currently Minera is not installed, but I'll install Minera again if the duplicate CGMiner won't goof things up.        

I am using
Standard Install of Raspbian
Mac OS running chrome for IP access to Raspberry Pi3 and Minera

I am asking this because once I install Minera,  Minera is the only thing the Pi can do ... right?       Which is fine, if I can make Minera work.  

Again, much thanks for the help!!       If you give the green light re: CGminer I will install Minera, try the code, and send screen shots of any errors (hopefully for the benefit of others, not just me)

[wavelengthsf]

Is it going to goof things up if I did a: cudo alt-get install cgminer  and (separate from the Gekko install code) it installed CGMiner 4.9.2.    And in a new terminal window I type cgminer to make cgminer open up.        I just want to make sure I didn't create conflicting versions of CGMiner for Minera.         Currently Minera is not installed, but I'll install Minera again if the duplicate CGMiner won't goof things up.        

I am using
Standard Install of Raspbian
Mac OS running chrome for IP access to Raspberry Pi3 and Minera

I am asking this because once I install Minera,  Minera is the only thing the Pi can do ... right?       Which is fine, if I can make Minera work.  

Again, much thanks for the help!!       If you give the green light re: CGminer I will install Minera, try the code, and send screen shots of any errors (hopefully for the benefit of others, not just me)

Yes, reflash with minera.

Once you have minera installed, you need to follow the steps to build the custom Gekko cgminer on the pi (the ones you posted a few posts back)

The steps are:

1) Install Minera
2) Follow the steps in the first post to build for the Raspberry Pi
3) Copy the cgminer that you built in step 2 to the custom miner folder in minera (rename it something other than cgminer)
4) Follow the steps I posted in the screen shots to enable that as a custom miner

[pete.buchwald]

Wow,   I got it working!   

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_tIRhxtas2bWlJCLWpwZERxVnM/view?usp=sharing

Thanks so much you guys!!   

Any recommendations for pools and currencies for this?   I'm going after Litecoin in www.Multipool.us right now.   

[xhomerx10]

Wow,   I got it working!   

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_tIRhxtas2bWlJCLWpwZERxVnM/view?usp=sharing

Thanks so much you guys!!   

Any recommendations for pools and currencies for this?   I'm going after Litecoin in www.Multipool.us right now.   

  Good job!  Next lesson, read up on which coins you can mine with a GekkoScience 2Pac BM1384 Stickminer

https://www.coinwarz.com/miningprofitability/sha-256

 You might as well lotto mine on ck's solo pool.  It is possible but not probable that you will mine a block but you will make mere pennies per day per stick if you have zero energy costs.

 The probability of finding a valid block with each hash

[pete.buchwald]

It seems like all the pools I'm adding to Minero are dead pools?

Photo
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_tIRhxtas2bb2lFY2RzbUtBVjQ/view?usp=sharing

[kchaz2]

Hello

I'm having kernel panics with Minera 0.8.1, two GekkoScience 2Pac and a Raspberry Pi Zero. I've followed the setup from "http://www.badbox.de/2017/07/cgminer-for-asic-usb-stickminer-on-raspberry/" and have gotten them mining (lights flashing and interface reporting GH/s) anywhere from 10 seconds to 12 hours i get a long kernel panic.

http://i65.tinypic.com/21lsr3c.jpg

I have a USB hub with 25A of power, plenty of cooling that works fine with 2 miners at 100-400mhz on a windows system. I have tried 2 Pi Zero 1.3 and a Pi Zero W. The Zero W seems to always crash shortly after mining starts. I have tried 5 different USB hubs all powered by 2A or more PSUs. I've tried a manual install of minera. lastly I've tried 4 different SD cards.

I was also wondering if there is a compatible version of bfgminer that works with the 2Pac.

[wavelengthsf]

It seems like all the pools I'm adding to Minero are dead pools?

Photo
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_tIRhxtas2bb2lFY2RzbUtBVjQ/view?usp=sharing

You can't mine most alt-coins with this. It only mines SHA-256. That means for the most part Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Namecoin, Peercoin, that sort of thing.

It will not mine other algorithms. There was a link posted above that has a list of coins you can mine, but Monero and Litecoin are NOT mineable.

[pete.buchwald]

I'm interested in mining coins like monera (spelling?), ZCash, Dash, Litecoin.

Any pools that I can use with my Pac2 that you know of? 

General tips/thoughts about mining coins other than bitcoin with the USB ? 

Some pools like SlushPool won't work with CGMiner?      I'm using Kano pool now, but the GUI isn't very pleasant to look at.

Thanks again for your tips guys!!   

I am going to compose a document:   GekkoScience Setup for Dummies and post a link here.     Given what I just went through, spent 20 hours on, I think I'm in a unique position to help other ultra-newbiees.     

[xhomerx10]

I'm interested in mining coins like monera (spelling?), ZCash, Dash, Litecoin.

Any pools that I can use with my Pac2 that you know of? 

General tips/thoughts about mining coins other than bitcoin with the USB ? 

Some pools like SlushPool won't work with CGMiner?      I'm using Kano pool now, but the GUI isn't very pleasant to look at.

Thanks again for your tips guys!!   

I am going to compose a document:   GekkoScience Setup for Dummies and post a link here.     Given what I just went through, spent 20 hours on, I think I'm in a unique position to help other ultra-newbiees.     

 Pete.  I replied to you a couple of posts ago and gave a link to the only coins you could mine with SHA256 ie your Gekko 2Pac.
Why don't you look at it before you compose your Setup for Dummies document?

[jlh52203]

I'm interested in mining coins like monera (spelling?), ZCash, Dash, Litecoin.

Any pools that I can use with my Pac2 that you know of? 

General tips/thoughts about mining coins other than bitcoin with the USB ? 

Some pools like SlushPool won't work with CGMiner?      I'm using Kano pool now, but the GUI isn't very pleasant to look at.

Thanks again for your tips guys!!   

I am going to compose a document:   GekkoScience Setup for Dummies and post a link here.     Given what I just went through, spent 20 hours on, I think I'm in a unique position to help other ultra-newbiees.     

I've not posted a lot here, but I've been mining with the asic erupter for 2-3 years off & on.  I think I have ~$4.00  duh... needed to keep it running.  LOL

I have been using cgminer with ASIC erupter 333mhz miners, pointed to slushpool.  bfgminer is easier to use, since you do not have to compile for each driver. I consider that a real pain.  I have these directly connected to Raspberry Pi, v.3b, v.2b, v.B+. The B+ only runs 1 miner, the other 2 run 2 each.  I have them connected to a multi port 60w USB power supply.

To stay on thread, I'm working on a 2pac single unit on my Pi 3b tonight.  I hope it works.  I've gotten one or two to run a short run on the 10 port usb 2.0 hub.  Then they zombi, real annoying.

I'm frustrated, finding the proper USB 2.0 powered hub, that folks use.   Thank you for reading.  JLH

[jlh52203]

I am sorry if I'm posting too much in the thread.   But for the benefit of others in the same situation.  Could somebody help provide the code for Minera in Raspberry Pi?    

Minera has a dedicated terminal for entering code, including GekkoScience Pac2.  

This guy's code didn't work for me (fyi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQndxAfk-hM&t=557s

His code (THAT DIDN"T WORK - don't try this)
(in Minera Terminal one line at a time followed by return/enter key when prompted)

cd /var/www/minera/minera-bin/src

mkdir -p git/vthoang; cd git/vthoang

git clone https://github.com/vthoang/cgminer.git

cd cgminer

CFLAGS="-O2" ./autogen.sh --enable-gekko

make -j 2

cp cgminer /var/www/minera/minera-bin/custom/cgminer-vthoang

cd /var/www/minera/minera-bin/custom



Somebody in the old GekkoScience Compac BM1384 thread compiled Raspberry Pi3 code that would setup Gekkoscience AND Minera.   I think that could be a super helpful tool.    Obviously I am asking for GekkoScience for Dummies type information here, which isn't too far from the truth.

Once again, I'm sorry if I'm talking too much here.   But I'll ask in case it helps people.      

I have used the code above, i've had one issue.  I can not get cgminer to write cgminer.conf.  It crashes.  I have to dig & see if it is a permissions issue, I love to blast 777 on files and folders.

If you have any tips, please let me know.  Thank you

[sidehack]

Use the search function. It's a known issue with cgminer core.

[slashjr]

hello everyone, there is an option to configure on "cgminer" to check the 2PAC temperature?

[Satanasss]

Ho all, dumm question: is it possible to use the GekkoScience 2pac to mine altcoins ?

[veeref]

hello everyone, there is an option to configure on "cgminer" to check the 2PAC temperature?

The USB commands menu in cgminer will let you list all devices (press the L key) and hitting S and entering the ID (zero if you have only one stick) will show the device settings and stats. At present the temperature is always reported as 0, and a casual visual inspection doesn't show anythign that appears to be a thermistor. Unless the BT chip itself reports temperature, an external thermometer is your best best, because either the hardware doesn't report temperature, or cgminer as yet doesn't have instructions for querying the temperature sensor.