How to use ASICMiner Block Erupters with CGMiner on Windows 7

[1phone1world]

   Safe mode did not work, but it gave me an idea.

Last known Good configuration is back to being my friend again...at least that gave me back the keyboard! At first i had the mouse too but it reinstalled itself with those corrupt drivers, so i manually did the keyboard control panel uninstall and it worked fine...thanks alot for the reply..

what was weird was the sound was coming from pc speaker haha - haven't heard sound coming from a pc speaker in over 20 years. Anyway its all fixed for now..

good enough.

She'll never know...
Thanks!
-D

[kano]

We've got cgminer 3.2.1 out now

Seems there was an initialisation problem that (unfortunately) worked without any problem on my Desktop (Fedora 18) and my Windows VM running on it also.

Finally tracked it down in time for the 3.2.1 release:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28402.msg2397710#msg2397710

Leave feedback in the cgminer thread if you find any problems - thanks

[ndr76]

I have a problem with cgminer on my usb erupter.
3.1.1 works fine, but 3.2.1 gives me this never ending series of errors:

[2013-06-08 19:38:12] USB init open device failed, err -3, you dont have priviledge to access - AMU device 1:9
[2013-06-08 19:38:12] Icarus detect (1:9) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2013-06-08 19:38:17] USB init open device failed, err -3, you dont have priviledge to access - AMU device 1:9
 [2013-06-08 19:38:17] Icarus detect (1:9) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2013-06-08 19:38:22] USB init open device failed, err -3, you dont have priviledge to access - AMU device 1:9
 [2013-06-08 19:38:22] Icarus detect (1:9) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
.....

The only usb connected mining hardware is the AsicMiner usb Erupter.
I set the same permissions on both 3.1.1 and 3.2.1:

-rwxr-sr-x 1 andrea dialout  304853 May 24 09:46 cgminer-3.1.1/cgminer
-rwxr-sr-x 1 andrea dialout 1160140 Jun  8 19:35 cgminer-3.2.1/cgminer

Running debian 7.0.

cgminer compiled with ./configure --enable-icarus --enable-bflsc --disable-opencl

------------------------------------------------------------------------
cgminer 3.2.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------


Configuration Options Summary:

  curses.TUI...........: FOUND: -lncurses
  OpenCL...............: Detection overrided. GPU mining support DISABLED
  scrypt...............: Disabled (needs OpenCL)
  ADL..................: SDK NOT found, GPU monitoring support DISABLED

  Avalon.ASICs.........: Disabled
  BFL.ASICs............: Enabled
  BitForce.FPGAs.......: Disabled
  Icarus.FPGAs.........: Enabled
  ModMiner.FPGAs.......: Disabled
  Ztex.FPGAs...........: Disabled

Compilation............: make (or gmake)
  CPPFLAGS.............:
  CFLAGS...............: -g -O2 -I/usr/include/libusb-1.0  
  LDFLAGS..............:  -lpthread
  LDADD................:  -lcurl   -ljansson -lpthread     -lm -lusb-1.0  

Installation...........: make install (as root if needed, with 'su' or 'sudo')
  prefix...............: /usr/local

[maxpower]

I have a problem with cgminer on my usb erupter.
3.1.1 works fine, but 3.2.1 gives me this never ending series of errors:

[2013-06-08 19:38:12] USB init open device failed, err -3, you dont have priviledge to access - AMU device 1:9
[2013-06-08 19:38:12] Icarus detect (1:9) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2013-06-08 19:38:17] USB init open device failed, err -3, you dont have priviledge to access - AMU device 1:9
 [2013-06-08 19:38:17] Icarus detect (1:9) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2013-06-08 19:38:22] USB init open device failed, err -3, you dont have priviledge to access - AMU device 1:9
 [2013-06-08 19:38:22] Icarus detect (1:9) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
.....

The only usb connected mining hardware is the AsicMiner usb Erupter.
I set the same permissions on both 3.1.1 and 3.2.1:

-rwxr-sr-x 1 andrea dialout  304853 May 24 09:46 cgminer-3.1.1/cgminer
-rwxr-sr-x 1 andrea dialout 1160140 Jun  8 19:35 cgminer-3.2.1/cgminer

Running debian 7.0.

cgminer compiled with ./configure --enable-icarus --enable-bflsc --disable-opencl

------------------------------------------------------------------------
cgminer 3.2.1
------------------------------------------------------------------------


Configuration Options Summary:

  curses.TUI...........: FOUND: -lncurses
  OpenCL...............: Detection overrided. GPU mining support DISABLED
  scrypt...............: Disabled (needs OpenCL)
  ADL..................: SDK NOT found, GPU monitoring support DISABLED

  Avalon.ASICs.........: Disabled
  BFL.ASICs............: Enabled
  BitForce.FPGAs.......: Disabled
  Icarus.FPGAs.........: Enabled
  ModMiner.FPGAs.......: Disabled
  Ztex.FPGAs...........: Disabled

Compilation............: make (or gmake)
  CPPFLAGS.............:
  CFLAGS...............: -g -O2 -I/usr/include/libusb-1.0  
  LDFLAGS..............:  -lpthread
  LDADD................:  -lcurl   -ljansson -lpthread     -lm -lusb-1.0  

Installation...........: make install (as root if needed, with 'su' or 'sudo')
  prefix...............: /usr/local

Try running cgminer with sudo. Normal users generally don't have the right permissions to access raw USB devices. There are some notes about this in the 3.2.1 README.

[ndr76]

I finally managed to get cgminer 3.2.1 to work with Debian 7.0 ! 

Her's what I did:
sudo cp cgminer-3.2.1/01-cgminer.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo service udev restart

Now unplug and plug again the usb erupter.
Restart cgminer and it should work.

cgminer 3.2.1 no longer requires to specify the serial device, nor any icarus timing options. I also read that it should improve the hashing rate compared to 3.1.1.

[kano]

Repeat of my request in the cgminer thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28402.msg2419696#msg2419696

Question ... ?
Is anyone having problems with cgminer 3.2.1 Icarus mining (Icarus, Lancelot or Erupter only) on anything OTHER than the RPi?
I seem to have narrowed it down to possibly being a timer bug (happening inside libusb - so possibly a kernel problem)
And if you are NOT having problems with 3.2.1 on RPi, could you tell me your kernel version?
with uname -a
Thanks!

Edit: and not using USB 3.0

[8-bit]

Hello, thks for info. Im on Windows XP

I can't seem to get it to pop up in Device Manager. I installed this for step one: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb-win32/?source=recommended

Was this correct XP version? I got one of these guys for my BDAY and would love to get her working!


Screenshots:
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/screenshot1_zpsc467e7a0.jpg.html
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot2_zps513ef553.jpg.html
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot3_zps215d9792.jpg.html
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot4_zps9e4b0d04.jpg.html

Thank-You

[mdude77]

Hello, thks for info. Im on Windows XP

I can't seem to get it to pop up in Device Manager. I installed this for step one: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb-win32/?source=recommended

Was this correct XP version? I got one of these guys for my BDAY and would love to get her working!


Screenshots:
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/screenshot1_zpsc467e7a0.jpg.html
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot2_zps513ef553.jpg.html
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot3_zps215d9792.jpg.html
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot4_zps9e4b0d04.jpg.html

Thank-You

I think you're looking in the wrong place.  Once both drivers are installed, they'll show up under ports, not USB.

M

[8-bit]

you're correct, it was listed under ports.

when i double click cgminer nogpu this is what im seeing

http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot1_zpsbce4d3f3.jpg.html

this is my first mining attempt, many thks

[mdude77]

you're correct, it was listed under ports.

when i double click cgminer nogpu this is what im seeing

http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot1_zpsbce4d3f3.jpg.html

this is my first mining attempt, many thks

You're using cgminer 3.2.1.  It doesn't work with the UART driver (it's what makes it show up as a COM port).  Use 3.1.1 and you should be fine.

If you want to use 3.2.1, you'll have to uninstall the UART driver.  Rumor has it this doesn't work properly if you have it plugged into a USB 3.0 port.  I haven't tried it yet, took too long for me to recover from trying 3.2.0.

M

[8-bit]

This is the screen I have now using cgminer 3.1.1.
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot9_zpsae3bb49f.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

Its asking for URL, should I type the code you mentioned in last step directly into this space?

(I have a coinotron account and will be using their pool)

Kinda lost, thks

[mdude77]

This is the screen I have now using cgminer 3.1.1.
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/tommybstring/media/shot9_zpsae3bb49f.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

Its asking for URL, should I type the code you mentioned in last step directly into this space?

(I have a coinotron account and will be using their pool)

Kinda lost, thks

Check cointron for info on what to put in cgminer for mining.  You will need a URL, possibly a port, and a username/pw (you might pick these on the coinotron website).

M

[8-bit]

done, im logged into cg miner with my coinotron account. 0.0 khash/sec

where do i put the line of code to recognize my usb device, thks

[mdude77]

done, im logged into cg miner with my coinotron account. 0.0 khash/sec

where do i put the line of code to recognize my usb device, thks

I think you might have forgotten to change the parameters to cgminer to reflect your COM ports:

Code:

--icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=100 -S COMx -S COMy -S COMz -S COMetc

Put the proper COM ports in where you see x, y, z, and so forth, adding more as needed and deleting those that aren't needed.  If you get up to COM10, you have to use the other format detailed on my first post.

M

[FiatKiller]

 Safe mode did not work, but it gave me an idea.

Last known Good configuration is back to being my friend again...at least that gave me back the keyboard! At first i had the mouse too but it reinstalled itself with those corrupt drivers, so i manually did the keyboard control panel uninstall and it worked fine...thanks alot for the reply..

what was weird was the sound was coming from pc speaker haha - haven't heard sound coming from a pc speaker in over 20 years. Anyway its all fixed for now..

good enough.

She'll never know...
Thanks!
-D

For future ref: under Accessories > Ease of Access, is an On Screen keyboard if you have mouse but no keyboard. Saved me a few times. I know that was not your exact situation.

[8-bit]

Put the proper COM ports in where you see x, y, z, and so forth, adding more as needed and deleting those that aren't needed.  If you get up to COM10, you have to use the other format detailed on my first post.

M
[/quote]

ha, im such a newb :/

What screen am I supposed to be at while adding these COM ports?

somewhere inside cg miner?

[mdude77]

Put the proper COM ports in where you see x, y, z, and so forth, adding more as needed and deleting those that aren't needed.  If you get up to COM10, you have to use the other format detailed on my first post.

M

ha, im such a newb :/

What screen am I supposed to be at while adding these COM ports?

somewhere inside cg miner?

Open up notepad.
Enter this:

Code:

cd \mining\cgminer
cgminer-nogpu.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=100 -S COM3 -S COM4 -S COM5 -S COM6 -S COM7 -S COM8 -S COM9
pause

Changing the path to your cgminer path as necessary, and the COM ports as necessary.  Then save it as "cgminer.cmd". 

If you haven't configured a pool yet, and saved it, you'll be prompted for your pool URL and credentials.

Once you see everything is working, press the "S" and then "W" in cgminer to save the settings to a configuration file.  Next time it should work w/o asking anything.

M

[8-bit]

I did overwrite the config file now that i have it working. Used the default name.

Last question, I always run the cgminer.cmd file correct? Because if i try the cgminer no gpu file it doesn't work, but cgminer.cmd does.

Whats you LTC wallet address ? Thank-you so much mdude77

[mdude77]

I did overwrite the config file now that i have it working. Used the default name.

Last question, I always run the cgminer.cmd file correct? Because if i try the cgminer no gpu file it doesn't work, but cgminer.cmd does.

Whats you LTC wallet address ? Thank-you so much mdude77

The command script (cgminer.cmd) is your best bet.

LTC addy is LWSZmAC1zGUvsSMfGtdhUz39oZfGpEPL38.  Thanks!

M

[8-bit]

wow,that baby runs hot.. i just have one of those sticks, so i wanted to run it right off the USB slot (no fan)

Should i get a hub to get it away from the computer? Possible overheating or fire hazard concerns ??

I'm new and don't want to do something stupid.

Donation Sent, thks again