[Work in progess] Burnins Avalon Chip to mining board service

[Grinny]

burnin, did you also process the refunds that were originally paid by wire transfer or only paypal orders?
best,
grinny

[madmax_ger]

Any chance anyone happens to know a part number for that fuse?

1206SFH100F/24-2
That was one thing that always bugged me about bkkcoin's design: NO FUSE.

Does anyone have an idea where to get this part from in germany asap?

the closest matching part I found was a 1206SFH100F/24, without -2

That's the one, any 1206 10 Amp fuse will do.

thanks, burnin!

[dani]

received them today

There are no jumpers in the package, is that correct? Now how can I ghetto-style that..

got that jumpers.

Now the pi says:

pi@raspberrypi ~/cgminer $ ./autogen.sh .enable-avalon
configure.ac:39: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
      If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
      See the Autoconf documentation.
autoreconf: /usr/bin/autoconf failed with exit status: 1
Configuring...
./autogen.sh: 10: ./autogen.sh: /home/pi/cgminer/configure: not found

[Pontius]

There are no jumpers in the package, is that correct? Now how can I ghetto-style that..

Didn't get any jumpers either; took them from an old, unused mainboard.

[dani]

./autogen.sh –enable-avalon

make

this doesnt work, i isntalled raspberry via noobs new.

pi@raspberrypi ~/cgminer $ ./autogen.sh .enable-avalon
./autogen.sh: 6: ./autogen.sh: autoreconf: not found
Configuring...
./autogen.sh: 10: ./autogen.sh: /home/pi/cgminer/configure: not found

what am i doing wrong?

[kano]

If you didn't get a git copy (just an archive copy) you don't use autogen.sh
./configure --enable-avalon
make clean
make

If you did get a git copy then your instructions probably missed something needed by autogen.sh

[Pontius]

pi@raspberrypi ~/cgminer $ ./autogen.sh .enable-avalon
./autogen.sh: 6: ./autogen.sh: autoreconf: not found
Configuring...
./autogen.sh: 10: ./autogen.sh: /home/pi/cgminer/configure: not found

what am i doing wrong?

Did you install all the dependencies to build cgminer? Looks like at least autoreconf is missing which is part of the autoconf package.

[dani]

If you didn't get a git copy (just an archive copy) you don't use autogen.sh
./configure --enable-avalon
make clean
make

If you did get a git copy then your instructions probably missed something needed by autogen.sh

thanks for the help kano! I installed raspbian via noobs. then

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install autoconf libusb-1.0-0-dev libncurses5-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev screen
sudo git clone https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer.git cgminer
cd cgminer
./autogen.sh –enable-avalon

I just tried
./configure --enable-avalon

Code:

pi@raspberrypi /home/cgminer2 $ sudo ./configure --enable-avalon
sudo: ./configure: command not found

I'm pretty much a linux noob :/

[dani]

pi@raspberrypi ~/cgminer $ ./autogen.sh .enable-avalon
./autogen.sh: 6: ./autogen.sh: autoreconf: not found
Configuring...
./autogen.sh: 10: ./autogen.sh: /home/pi/cgminer/configure: not found

what am i doing wrong?

Did you install all the dependencies to build cgminer? Looks like at least autoreconf is missing which is part of the autoconf package.

update:

I managed to get it done. apt-get upadte again (3 new upadtes) and installed all this:

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

now that I run

pi@raspberrypi /home/cgminer2 $ sudo ./autogen.sh .enable-avalon
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
libtoolize: copying file `./ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR, `m4'.
libtoolize: copying file `m4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: copying file `m4/lt~obsolete.m4'
Configuring...
configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
checking build system type... Invalid configuration `.enable-avalon': machine `.enable' not recognized
configure: error: /bin/bash ./config.sub .enable-avalon failed

[dani]

Okay, I gave up on Raspberry for now, trying to get it run on windows. This is a nightmare..

Edit: Oh boy, I got the driver and cgminer recognizes the bitburner now. It's just it does not start hashing. What am I doing wrong?
Edit2: got them working at stock speed.

When I use --avalon-options 115200:6:10:35:360 --bitburner-voltage 1270 --avalon-temp 60 it is slower (around 26gh instead of 28-29). Am i doing it wrong?

btw, we should not update the firmware, right?

[kano]

In your post 2 above, you typed .enable-avalon ... it should have been --enable-avalon ...

[Pontius]

Cannot help you on Windose, but for the RPi try this:

Code:

./autogen.sh --enable-avalon
make
sudo make install-strip
sudo cp 01-cgminer.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo shutdown -r now 

After reboot test your install with

Code:

cgminer -n

[vanycon]

Okay, I gave up on Raspberry for now, trying to get it run on windows. This is a nightmare..

Edit: Oh boy, I got the driver and cgminer recognizes the bitburner now. It's just it does not start hashing. What am I doing wrong?

how?
My Ubuntu Laptop seems fine with the boards and hashing, but with windows it shows:

[Toolhead]

install the WinUSB driver with the Zadig USB tool.

http://zadig.akeo.ie

you have to click 'show all devices' and then choose the bitburner and install the WinUSB driver. then your cards should be recognized in cgminer.

[RoadStress]

Okay, I gave up on Raspberry for now, trying to get it run on windows. This is a nightmare..

Edit: Oh boy, I got the driver and cgminer recognizes the bitburner now. It's just it does not start hashing. What am I doing wrong?
Edit2: got them working at stock speed.

When I use --avalon-options 115200:6:10:35:360 --bitburner-voltage 1270 --avalon-temp 60 it is slower (around 26gh instead of 28-29). Am i doing it wrong?

btw, we should not update the firmware, right?

Regarding the firmware you should have BB_Firmware_1.0.2.hex from burnin's website. And last version of cgminer.

Regarding the settings. Too much voltage imo. For 380 i use  1170mV, 390 - 1200mV and 400 - 1230mV. I didn't go higher because i have the boards in a warm room.

[roy7]

My bitburner from zefir batch 3 shipped today. Thanks burnin! It will be an adventure to get it running with my little Minepeon rPi I bet.

[Tamerz]

Does anyone know what it means when cgminer says this at start:

Code:

Idling 2 miners

I don't have the CAN-BUS cable so just have a BitBurner X and a BitBurner XX each on separate USB cables. I'm using these cgminer settings:

Code:

--avalon-options 115200:2:10:28:450 --bitburner-voltage 1334 --avalon-temp 30 --queue 4 -G

Does that look right for my setup? I seem to be getting pretty good rates.

[solari]

Does anyone know what it means when cgminer says this at start:

Code:

Idling 2 miners

I don't have the CAN-BUS cable so just have a BitBurner X and a BitBurner XX each on separate USB cables. I'm using these cgminer settings:

Code:

--avalon-options 115200:2:10:28:450 --bitburner-voltage 1334 --avalon-temp 30 --queue 4 -G

Does that look right for my setup? I seem to be getting pretty good rates.

Maybe the settings are too fast and too cold.
I´m running my Bitburners with this:

--avalon-options 115200:32:10:35:380 --avalon-auto  --queue 4 --bitburner-voltage 1285

With this settings the bitburners are running with 435 to 446 MHz, depending to the temperature. ( At the moment 445 MHz, 45°C)

They are running fine with a raspberry pi.  I used this tutorial:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=233392.0

[solari]

Does anyone know what it means when cgminer says this at start:

Code:

Idling 2 miners

I don't have the CAN-BUS cable so just have a BitBurner X and a BitBurner XX each on separate USB cables. I'm using these cgminer settings:

Code:

--avalon-options 115200:2:10:28:450 --bitburner-voltage 1334 --avalon-temp 30 --queue 4 -G

Does that look right for my setup? I seem to be getting pretty good rates.

Maybe the settings are too fast and too cold.
I´m running my Bitburners with this:

--avalon-options 115200:32:10:35:380 --avalon-auto  --queue 4 --bitburner-voltage 1285

With this settings the bitburners are running with 435 to 446 MHz, depending to the temperature. ( At the moment 445 MHz, 45°C)

They are running fine with a raspberry pi.  I used this tutorial:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=233392.0

Look at burnins site: https://www.burninmining.com/news/
You can find this:   The next value is the number of miners, this must be the number of boards in cluster multiplied by 2
So if you have 2 bitburners, you have to choose the number 4:

--avalon-options 115200:4:10:35:380 --avalon-auto  --queue 4 --bitburner-voltage 1285

[hanz]

You can find this:   The next value is the number of miners, this must be the number of boards in cluster multiplied by 2
So if you have 2 bitburners, you have to choose the number 4:

--avalon-options 115200:4:10:35:380 --avalon-auto  --queue 4 --bitburner-voltage 1285

No, it must be --avalon-options 115200:2:10:35:380 --avalon-auto  --queue 4 --bitburner-voltage 1285

Cgminer sees every board apart when it has an usb cable. The "total boards x2" number only applies when they are in a cluster (i.e. with canbus cable). Without it, it's just "2". (I think that is because a board originally had 10 chips on it.)