Hiveon. №1 OS for mining

[dimafern]

0.6-179@201206 🐧

What's new? 🐝
It's first but not last in December, a big system update with many important improvements

SYSTEM🖥
⚙️ Improved agent (prevent possible agent crashing on bad miner stats; optimized main loop for faster response)
⚙️ Improved gpu-detect (using nvtool which updated to v1.3.2 instead of nvidia-smi; added memory type and vendor detection on Nvidia; improved GPU naming with unloaded or unsupported drivers)
⚙️ Improved nvidia-info tool (added memory type and vendor info)
⚙️ Improved nvidia-driver-update tool (latest driver version now is installed by default; added option -s or --stable to install stable version; added version selection after listing drivers in interactive mode)
⚙️ Updated NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility nvflash to v5.666.0 (added support for NVIDIA GeForce 30 Ampere)
⚙️ Improved AMD overclocking for Polaris family (memory voltage can be set independently from core; added support for PowerLimit and so on)
⚙️ Added auto disabling AMD APU (iGPU with codenames like RS880, Stoney, Wani, Picasso will be disabled at boot to exclude them from mining to prevent miner crash)
⚙️ Improved selfupgrade and miner-run tools (added an attempt to automatically fix errors that occur when updating packages and installing the miner)
⚙️ Improved sreboot (improved compatibility with some motherboards)
⚙️ Improved repomirror package (added option to remove obsolete unreferenced packages -r or --remove; use disk-expand during install)
⚙️ Fixed support for some 3rd-party hardware (Coolbox: fixed autofan mode; fixed error on firmware update)

MINERS👷‍♂️
⛏ NanoMiner v3.1.3 (ethash improvements on Nvidia GPUs: +1.7% on Turing 16xx, 20xx and +0.5% on Ampere 30xx; octopus improvements on Nvidia GPUs: +4% on Turing 16xx, 20xx and +2% on Ampere 30xx)
⛏ NBMiner v34.5 (improved ethash hashrate 1% on certain Nvidia GPUs; minor octopus improvement on certain 20 & 30 series Nvidia GPUs; improved memory tweak efficiency and compatibility on Nvidia Pascal GPUs; fixed kawpow/progpow crash on certain AMD & Nvidia rigs)

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[dimafern]

0.6-180@201208 🐧

What's new?
This release contains minor improvements and fixes bugs found since the previous update v0.6-179 🐝

SYSTEM 🖥
⚙️ Improved gpu-detect (improved memory detection for Nvidia GPUs)
⚙️ Improved amd-info tool (added new metrics: SoC/MVDD_HBM voltage, PCI-E link speed/width)
🐞 Fixed amd-oc (on some configuration OC incorrectly applied when MVDD set as 0 - now uses Core voltage)
🐞 Fixed nvidia-oc (fixed applying pill for early revisions GTX 1080)
🐞 Fixed sreboot (reboot didn't work in some cases e.g. on high LA)

MINERS👷‍♂️
⛏ miniZ v1.6x (improved equihash 210/9 (Aion) up +8% depending on GPU; improved hashrate on equihash 144/5 for the RTX 30XX GPUs; fixed issues with --pers on MiningRigRentals; combined CUDA 8/10/11 versions into one (same) executable)
⚙️ T-Rex: improved stats (added stats from miner's API: rejected and invalid shares per GPU)

[dimafern]

0.6-181@201210 🐧

What's new?

SYSTEM 🖥
⚙️ Improved hello command (added GPU redetect command)
⚙️ Improved gpu-detect (do not cache GPU detect results for Nvidia)
⚙️Improved`nvidia-driver-update` (call redetect GPU after driver installation)
🐞 Fixed amd-info (very long response on some Navi boards)

MINERS👷‍♂️
⛏ TeamRedMiner v0.7.19 (rewritten miner GPU initialization procedure; reintroduced single DAG buffer support for recent drivers allowing large single allocations, see --eth_dag_buf; added high score list of the 15 highest value shares found since miner start, see --high_score; for other improvements and fixes see miner changelog)
⚙️ PhoenixMiner: fixed stats (fixed algo reporting when mined ETC)
⚙️ T-Rex: fix per GPU errors reporting (when used only specified devices)

[dimafern]

2020 is (finally🤪🤞🙄) coming to an end.

Let's take a moment to reflect on it  ⛏💰
▪️How was mining for you this year?
▪️What were your biggest wins/losses?
▪️What is going on with the market and where is it heading next?

Let's learn from the mistakes of the past and prepare for the future together 💪

We ask you to answer these and other questions in a short survey for miners: https://www.survio.com/survey/d/hiveos

🔎 With your help, we will conduct research and find out the following:
✔️ what prevented profitable mining in 2020
✔️ what useful life hacks did miners use
✔️ what mining tactics should be followed in 2021

We will collect all the useful information from novice miners and owners of the largest farms, and share it with you.

📍We are waiting for your answers until December 20, 2020 inclusive.
Let's get ready for 2021 together! 💪😎

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2020 гoд зaкaнчивaeтcя (нaкoнeц-тo🤪🤞🙄)


Дaвaйтe вcпoмним, кaким oн был ⛏💰
▪️Кaким был для вac мaйнинг в этoм гoдy?
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[damba_]

I have problem with wifi connection.
When I first time start rig, I enter wifi command and type my SSID and password and it connects to internet and starts mining.
But after a restart, it won't no longer connect to internet via wifi.
I am using TP-Link TL-WN822N V4.0.
I found that solution is to add command:
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
to /etc/network/interfaces.
When I type /etc/network/interfaces on my rig, I get error: Permission denied.
Can someone explain to me how to access to /etc/network/interfaces through HiveOS?
Thank you.

[dimafern]

0.6-182@201214 🐧

What's new?

SYSTEM 🖥
✅ Introduced auto-switching between Hive API servers (agent will try switch to mirrors when network errors occur; net-test updated to show current API server)
⚙️ Improved selfupgrade tool (added new option -g, --grub to update only grub config to add/remove custom options; don't start miner if it was not run before selfupgrade; show hello output only on error)
⚙️ Improved software watchdog (changed behavior on system with high LA; using fast reboot method on system with high LA; fixed/disabled GPU check on maintenance mode)
⚙️ Improved amd-info tool (added memory type/vendor info)
🐞 Fixed sreboot (use improved reboot on system with high LA)
🐞 Fixed amd-oc (fixed errors on GPUs prior AMD Polaris)
🐞 Fixed gpu-stats (stopped fans were shown as 100% on some AMD GPUs)
🐞 Fixed 3rd-party hardware support (coolbox: fix getting firmware version after firmware update)
⚙️ Other small system fixes & improvements (fixed miner status; updated motd to show a minimalistic message on high LA)

MINERS👷‍♂️
⛏ PhoenixMiner v5.4b (new kernels for AMD Vega and Navi GPUs that are slightly faster when the DAG buffer is approaching or passing 4GB in size - work on AMD drivers 20.10+; re-running auto-tune as needed when switching to a different DAG buffer type, e.g. when switching from ETH to ETC, or back; other small fixes and improvements)
⛏ TeamRedMiner v0.7.20 (ethash: added default capped DAG allocation for 4GBs at 4072MB, see '--eth_4g_max_alloc'; ethash: bugfix for crashes using '--eth_dag_cache' on 4GB GPUs)
⛏ NBMiner v35.0 (added statistics for invalid shares on ethash; added statistics for Health information of AMD GPU; more detailed error information of OpenCL API; reduced CPU usage)
⛏ GMiner v2.34 (added DAG check after generation for Ethash and ProgPoW/KAWPOW algorithms, this feature help to detect overclock issues; decreased stale share percentage on ProgPoW/KAWPOW algorithms; improved AMD support)
⛏ T-Rex v0.19.4 (changes for 0.19.3&0.19.4: improved octopus performance 1-2% on some configurations; reduced the amount of invalid shares on ethash and octopus; added --no-hashrate-report parameter to disable hashrate reporting to the mining pool; added --keep-gpu-busy parameter to continue mining even in case of connection loss: useful if pausing GPUs causes instability. Notes: Removed display of invalid shares as it confused users due to the fact that it contained not only invalid shares until the moment when T-Rex will provide this functionality in the API. Users who want to see rejected shares in the context of the GPU can add the option in miner extra config "report_rejected_per_gpu": true)
⛏ NanoMiner v3.1.4 (fixed stability issue with AMD RX 5700 mining Ethash)
⛏ SRBMiner-Multi v0.5.9 (fixed a bug on 'randomx' algorithm that could cause miner to create invalid shares for some jobs; removed algorithms: 'cryptonight_bbc', 'cryptonight_catalans'; bug fixes)
⛏ WildRig-Multi v0.28.2 (x11k algo will use the same algo for devfee, this should improve miner stability on some cards; option --print-devices now will print busID)
⛏ CPUMiner-Opt-rplant v5.0.1 (added automatic selection of the nearest working stratum and switching on errors; improved yescrypt/yespower; fixed latency display; many other improvements and bug fixes)
⛏ CPUMiner-Opt-JayDDee v3.15.3 (various improvements and optimizations)

[KriptoGuruTR]

0.6-182@201214 supports Navi? I still use beta and it is really stable when I don't OC much. Should I upgrade?

[HaloGenius]

0.6-182@201214 supports Navi? I still use beta and it is really stable when I don't OC much. Should I upgrade?

Hive GPU client updating independently from Hive OS Image (which contains kernel, drivers, based linux tools)
0.6-182@201214 - version of Hive GPU linux client

[Binary100100]

0.6-182@201214 supports Navi? I still use beta and it is really stable when I don't OC much. Should I upgrade?

That's a good question.
You can still update. I believe it's the kernel that needs to be in the beta. I was also previously under the impression that if I were to update that my 5700 cards wouldn't be recognized. That's not the case. For NAVI cards you just need the beta image for the OS afterwards you can update as needed. As far as I can tell anyway.

[DrX]

0.6-182@201214 supports Navi? I still use beta and it is really stable when I don't OC much. Should I upgrade?

That's a good question.
You can still update. I believe it's the kernel that needs to be in the beta. I was also previously under the impression that if I were to update that my 5700 cards wouldn't be recognized. That's not the case. For NAVI cards you just need the beta image for the OS afterwards you can update as needed. As far as I can tell anyway.

With newest kernel I had to update AMD drivers to 20.20, to get 5600xt and 5700 working.

Code:

miner stop
cd hive-drivers-pack
wget https://download.hiveos.farm/drivers/amdgpu-pro-20.20-1089974-ubuntu-18.04.tar.xz
tar -Jxvf amdgpu-pro-20.20-1089974-ubuntu-18.04.tar.xz
cd amdgpu-pro-20.20-1089974-ubuntu-18.04
./amdgpu-pro-install -y --opencl=pal,legacy
reboot

That should work.

[forato]

I want lo log on WinSCP to easliy manage files on HIVEOS.

But using Login: user and password: 1, It logs in with no superuser, than i can not change config files, or even access some files (only ready enable)

How can I login as a root on WinSCP?

[hacky]

Hello !
I have a problem this morning when I try to update to 0.6-183@201215 :

Code:

root@rig:~# selfupgrade 
> Current version: 0.6-183@201214
Ign:1 http://download.hiveos.farm/repo/binary  InRelease
Err:2 http://download.hiveos.farm/repo/binary  Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 172.67.28.84 80]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://download.hiveos.farm/repo/binary  Release' no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
Repository update failed
------------------------------------------------------
> Restarting autofan and watchdog
> Starting miners
Miner screen is already running
Run miner or screen -r to resume screen
Upgrade failed

It seems that there is a problem with the debian repository...

update : that's OK now, thanks

[dimafern]

0.6-183@201215 🐧

What's new?

SYSTEM 🖥
⚠️ IMPORTANT! For users who updating from v0.6-182 please select "Reboot after complete" option from "Upgrade or downgrade" menu OR update via command selfupgrade && hello && miner restart from dashboard
⚙️ Improvements and fixes for hello command (now shows server requests and responses only with 'verbose' option set; start/restart miners only if config is changed)
🐞 Fixed selfupgrade (miner will be started after update and disabled in maintenance mode; fixed error of sending status to the server about successful update)

MINERS👷‍♂️
⛏ CPUminer-Opt-JayDDee v3.15.4 (fixed yescryptr16 broken in v3.15.3)

[dimafern]

🚒 Attention miners with 4GB AMD cards

Hello Hivers!  🤝

Last night, Ethereum reached epoch 382🔥
Almost all available memory in the GPU is occupied by the DAG file.
AMD 4GB GPUs owners which ignored our previous recommendations could experience problems with stopping mining, constant reboots of the miner or rig due to the inability to start mining.

What you can do?
Mining Ethereum on 4GB GPUs almost over but still possible for next 1-3 weeks and reasonable because it's profitability is higher than other coins which you can mine on your 4GB AMD GPUs.
🎉 You'll need 2 things:
1) Use the latest Hive OS Stable Image 📀
To update your image, you can either download it and flash it to your storage device or if you have adequate internet speeds you can to use the hive-replace command instead, by SSH'ing in / Hive Shell and running hive-replace -y --stable

2) Use the latest miner versions ⛏
Our recommendations: TeamRedMiner, lolMiner or PhoenixMiner with special configuration strings which allow mining ETH in "Zombie mode" with some reducing hashrate by 5% with every next epoch.

Usually, the latest versions of this miners can do it automatically but on practice, manual mode gives better results.
Add following strings to miner extra configuration:
* TeamRedMiner: --eth_4g_max_alloc=4078
* lolMiner:  --4g-alloc-size 4078
* PhoenixMiner:  -daglim 4078

Also, you can try in the range from 4068 to 4080 with step 2.
- Higher values give better hashrate but can significantly reduce stability.
- It may also be necessary to reconsider overclocking or at least decrease the value tREF, adjust core voltage, reduce memory clock, etc.
- You can control available GPU memory with amd-info after mining started.

Anyway, we glad to invite you to switch for mining ETC on our Hiveon ETC pool (while difficulty isn't too high 😉).

[forato]

I want lo log on WinSCP to easliy manage files on HIVEOS.

But using Login: user and password: 1, It logs in with no superuser, than i can not change config files, or even access some files (only ready enable)

How can I login as a root on WinSCP?

Please anyone can help-me?

[alizali]

Hi guys any way to update Linux core and amd driver?
I mean this part in photo https://pasteboard.co/JFolVv9.jpg

[HaloGenius]

I want lo log on WinSCP to easliy manage files on HIVEOS.

But using Login: user and password: 1, It logs in with no superuser, than i can not change config files, or even access some files (only ready enable)

How can I login as a root on WinSCP?

Please anyone can help-me?

SSH disabled for user root on most Ubuntu based system. If you feel that it secure for you can enable it sshd_config file first

Enable root login over SSH:
As root, edit the sshd_config file in /etc/ssh/sshd_config : nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
Add a line in the Authentication section of the file that says PermitRootLogin yes . ...
Save the updated /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.
Restart the SSH server: service sshd restart.

[HaloGenius]

Hi guys any way to update Linux core and amd driver?
I mean this part in photo

Code:

hive-replace

https://forum.hiveos.farm/t/os-live-replacement/9409

[dimafern]

0.6-184@201217 🐧

What's new?

SYSTEM 🖥
⚙️ Fixed amd-info tool (fix fo display type/vendor memory on mixed rigs and rigs with enabled iGPU; fixed PCIe display status)

MINERS👷‍♂️
⛏ TeamRedMiner v0.7.21 (improved probability for high (4078-4080 MB) ethash 4GB capped allocation running stable over time that could fix crash after 5-10 mins)
⛏ Gminer v2.35 (improved compatibility with some Ethash pools; added DAG check after generation for Ethash and ProgPoW/KAWPOW algorithms, this feature helps to detect overclock issues; improved AMD support that could fix "No device found" error on some system configurations; decreased stale share percentage on ProgPoW/KAWPOW algorithms; significantly performance improvements for KAWPOW/ProgPoW algorithms on mining edition GPUs; miner doesn't stop when DAG generation failed on some GPU and such GPU will be marked RED in statistics; removed algorithms: Eaglesong, Handshake, Kadena, BeamHashI, BeamHashII, Grimm, Cuckaroo29, Cuckaroom29, Equihash 96/5 that also helped significantly reduce binary size)
⛏ lolMiner v1.17 (significantly reduced Ethash power draw on Navi GPUs; reduced number of stale shares on Cortex algorithm; added a basic temperature protection mechanism: --tstop, --start - stop/start mining operation on a GPU at the given temperature,--tmode edge/junction/memory to apply the scheme to Tedge/Tjunc/Tmem; Fixed bugs: Ethash Ethproxy stratum mode some times loosing worker name; Ethash & Beam not starting up on Radeon R9 380; Ethash not starting up on some 6G Nvidia cards)
⛏ CPUminer-Opt by rplant v5.0.4 (added circcash algo for CIRC/CircCash; miner for all DNS requests use CloudFlare DoH)

[alizali]

There is an odd thing i have with hiveos
Right now i use srbminer to mine xhv
I config the watchdog hashrate like if a card down reboot the system
My problem is one card gone off but the watchdog does not work
Because the report hashrate does not drop

See the pic please
https://pasteboard.co/JFrVNFj.jpg