Mac OS X Resources & Howtos for Mining (Homebrew/DIY/Bin/Xcode Debugging)

[nwoolls]

Happy New Year

You too 

[hayseed]

Success !!  

New mavericks virtual with just command-line tools install, then home-brew, then your tap, then bfgminer without --HEAD

maybe something is broke in current release ? I don't recall putting on newer release, but head been foggy with holiday's and getting over bronchitis.

went back to other mac, uninstalled bfgminer, ripped out source in cache, reinstalled without --HEAD and now its working.

don't know how I missed goofing it up or not reinstalling without the --HEAD

tomorrow after some shuteye ill fix it on the main mac (where the virtual is running now).

Have you had any problems with your cube?


 

[nwoolls]

Have you had any problems with your cube?

Only issue I've had is that I cannot run it at the High clock speed. It always trips up my 650W PSU (I have the Blade v2 on it as well). Other than that no real complaints.

[razorfishsl]

If you are an OS X user or developer and interested in contributing to bfgminer, I've put together a repository with an Xcode project and scripts that allow you to compile and debug bfgminer in Xcode. You can view the instructions and get started here:

http://dev.xgminer.com

Only issue i have is being unable to run bfgminer correctly on a  pro.

continually get

Code:

bfgminer -d? -S all
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd441 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4231 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4221 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4211 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4261 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4271 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4251 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4331 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4361 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4321 is already in use by another process                    
 [2014-01-03 12:46:42] /dev/cu.usbmodemfd4371 is already in use by another process

But there are no other processes using the devices from what i can see, and infact launching  'ZOC' allows the ports to be acquired with out any issues

[nwoolls]

The original post has been updated with a new article:

How-to mine with NanoFury / Ice Fury

[nwoolls]

The original post has been updated with a new article:

How-to mine with AntMiner U1

[trojanguys]

Your system is ready to brew.  ERROR No available formula for uthash.
Any help guys?

[nwoolls]

Your system is ready to brew.  ERROR No available formula for uthash.
Any help guys?

Sorry about that. This happens if you had never installed anything from my Homebrew repo before. Try this first:

Code:

brew tap nwoolls/xgminer

[trojanguys]

thanks that worked Nate, this is the current issue.Warning: bfgminer-amu-HEAD already installed, it's just not linked

[nwoolls]

thanks that worked Nate, this is the current issue.Warning: bfgminer-amu-HEAD already installed, it's just not linked

There should be instructions after that for how to deal with it. Basically you already have a different (the official) bfgminer formula installed. You can either force link over it or you can uninstall the other bfgminer formula first.

That said, the code is now merged in so you can skip my custom formula and use the official one now with:

Code:

brew install bfgminer --HEAD

[trojanguys]

i get the same message when i use, brew install bfgminer --HEAD. is there a way to uninstall and start the process all over?
  Thank you very much. i tried bfgminer -d? -S antminer:all but its not doing much.[2014-01-14 00:31:43] Started bfgminer 3.9.0
is all i get.

[nwoolls]

i get the same message when i use, brew install bfgminer --HEAD. is there a way to uninstall and start the process all over?
  Thank you very much.

Code:

brew uninstall bfgminer
brew uninstall bfgminer-amu
brew tap nwoolls/xgminer
brew install bfgminer --HEAD

[trojanguys]

thanks fixed the first issue still waiting on ant miners to be recognized. been running for 10 mins

[nwoolls]

thanks fixed the first issue still waiting on ant miners to be recognized. been running for 10 mins

It doesn't take any time. Make sure you have the required drivers installed:

http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx

[trojanguys]

i installed them, they are visible in system report. mbp 10.9 is the machine I'm using.

[nwoolls]

What is the output of:

Code:

bfgminer -d? -S antminer:all -D -T

[trojanguys]

[2014-01-14 03:01:36] setrlimit: Changed soft fd limit from 256 to 1024 (FD_SETSIZE=1024; hard limit=unlimited)                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:36] Started bfgminer 3.9.0                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 2 (iManufacturer) from usb:021:128: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 1 (iProduct) from usb:021:128: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 2 (iManufacturer) from usb:020:129: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 1 (iProduct) from usb:020:129: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 2 (iManufacturer) from usb:026:001: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 1 (iProduct) from usb:026:001: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 2 (iManufacturer) from usb:029:001: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 1 (iProduct) from usb:029:001: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 1 (iProduct) from usb:029:007: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 1 (iProduct) from usb:029:011: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 1 (iProduct) from usb:029:016: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   
 [2014-01-14 03:01:37] usb_devinfo_scan: Error getting USB string 1 (iProduct) from usb:029:018: LIBUSB_ERROR_OTHER                   

[nwoolls]

[2014-01-14 03:01:36] setrlimit: Changed soft fd limit from 256 to 1024 (FD_SETSIZE=1024; hard limit=unlimited)                    
 [2014-01-14 03:01:36] Started bfgminer 3.9.0                        

You either do not have the Silicon Labs driver properly installed or the device is not recognized. You should see output regarding /dev/cu.* devices and you should be able to see /dev/cu.* devices with the AntMiner U1 plugged in:

Code:

ls /dev/cu.*

https://discussions.apple.com/message/10895748#10895748

[trojanguys]

Tank you, that post got the miners recognized and BFGMiner is up and running. now ill have to wait till a fix for high hw errors.
Thanks nate.

[nwoolls]

Tank you, that post got the miners recognized and BFGMiner is up and running. now ill have to wait till a fix for high hw errors.

There is no fix for high HW errors. Look at the %, not the #. Should be under 1% unless you are overclocking.