Official FutureBit Moonlander 2 Driver and Support Thread

[Noobminer19]

Ok for the last few months this has been bugging me! Im trying to get my Moonlander 2 set up with prohash dodge coin pool and im getting this issue? What am and have been doing wrong?

Code:

C:\Users\root\Downloads\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64>bfgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://prohashing.com:3333 -u noobminer19 -p,d=128  -S MLD:all --set MLD:clock=600
'bfgminer.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\root\Downloads\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

Any help much appreciated!

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[jstefanop]

Ok for the last few months this has been bugging me! Im trying to get my Moonlander 2 set up with prohash dodge coin pool and im getting this issue? What am and have been doing wrong?

Code:

C:\Users\root\Downloads\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64>bfgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://prohashing.com:3333 -u noobminer19 -p,d=128  -S MLD:all --set MLD:clock=600
'bfgminer.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\root\Downloads\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

Any help much appreciated!

Sigh....read the first page of this thread and the FAQ section...your anti-virus is deleting bfgminer when you unzip it.

[Noobminer19]

Ok for the last few months this has been bugging me! Im trying to get my Moonlander 2 set up with prohash dodge coin pool and im getting this issue? What am and have been doing wrong?

Code:

C:\Users\root\Downloads\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64>bfgminer.exe --scrypt -o stratum+tcp://prohashing.com:3333 -u noobminer19 -p,d=128  -S MLD:all --set MLD:clock=600
'bfgminer.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\root\Downloads\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64\bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2-win64>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

Any help much appreciated!

Sigh....read the first page of this thread and the FAQ section...your anti-virus is deleting bfgminer when you unzip it.

I guess I read straight over it. Thank you

[tsmonero]

Has anyone been able to connect to coinfoundry or another pool that requires wallet address and username?

[aarons6]

is there a recommended clock speed to run these fanless?
all of my fans have failed on mine and at this point its too expensive to go out and buy new ones.

[jstefanop]

is there a recommended clock speed to run these fanless?
all of my fans have failed on mine and at this point its too expensive to go out and buy new ones.

Anything under 600 MHZ you should be good, but you'll need to bring down core voltage as well to be safe.

[mstrozier]

Afternoon all.  I have been mining with 2 Moonlander 2's for about a year now and here lately I have been getting Segmentation fault crashes on the miners quite often.  The exact error:

Code:

[2019-10-31 11:11:59] Started bfgminer 5.4.2-38-g106390aSegmentation fault

These are running off a Raspberry Pi 4 with 4gb ram.  Originally when I first bought these they were running on a Raspberry Pi 3 b+.   They have been on the 4 version ever since the Pi 4 came out this year without any issues until recently.   Any suggestions?  I run them at 700 Mhz, have 2 artic usb fans over them as I have them also running with a set of Newpac's.  And I also have a 12" 1930's ArticAire antique desk fan blowing over the area as well.  So plenty of airflow. Room temp is currently 72 Degree's F.

Not sure what to check.  Otherwise I just reboot and it'll run again stable for a few days to a week and then it'll happen again.  


** Edit **

Well, now after reboot, removing the devices from their hub and back, full power down and restart nope.  Nothing works.  Getting Segmentation Fault every time now 

[sergtjim]

This is my first post here.

I have two Moonlander 2s, both with noisy and vibrating fans.  This seems to be an issue with many people.

Found these at Amazon.  Ball bearings, rated for 60,000 hrs service life,  They are also the same brand fan as are in my moonlanders.  They come in a five pack.

I installed two today.  Amazing difference.  Silent, almost zero vibrations. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KS5DGG5

[cmcauliffe]

First Time poster.

Just got my first moonlander 2 to mess around with and have run into a problem I can't seem to get around

Failed to sanity check in lowl-vcom.c windows_usb_get_string():508 is the error that keeps popping up.

any thoughts?

[jstefanop]

First Time poster.

Just got my first moonlander 2 to mess around with and have run into a problem I can't seem to get around

Failed to sanity check in lowl-vcom.c windows_usb_get_string():508 is the error that keeps popping up.

any thoughts?

Sounds like some windows/usb driver incompatibility...what version of windows are you running, and are you using the latest silicon labs USB driver?

[mstrozier]

Any fixes for the:

Code:

[2019-10-31 11:11:59] Started bfgminer 5.4.2-38-g106390aSegmentation fault

Haven't seen any responses.  Just curious as now I have both miners just collecting dust, removed them completely out of my rig.  As it's getting segmentation faults on every pool.  Ran both on a Ubuntu and raspberry pi systems.  It's been running flawlessly for months 24/7 on my raspberry Pi until just recently.  Not sure why they are failing now unless this is a problem with the moon lander itself?

[Lercker]

Any fixes for the:

Code:

[2019-10-31 11:11:59] Started bfgminer 5.4.2-38-g106390aSegmentation fault

Haven't seen any responses.  Just curious as now I have both miners just collecting dust, removed them completely out of my rig.  As it's getting segmentation faults on every pool.  Ran both on a Ubuntu and raspberry pi systems.  It's been running flawlessly for months 24/7 on my raspberry Pi until just recently.  Not sure why they are failing now unless this is a problem with the moon lander itself?

Have you run any updates on the Pi?
You might want to delete bfgminer and rebuild.  From some minor research it looks like segmentation faults are often from build issues, though sometimes it is from missing dependencies on the OS. So I would try an update and reboot first and if that fails start from scratch. If you used the download from Futurebit I might redownload and unzip it to a different location.

Otherwise I have no clue...

[AlphaSerpentis]

I use MiningRigRentals (MRR) to sell my hashing power when I'm not actively experimenting/using it, but I keep getting segmentation faults when MRR points to a new pool while the MLD is mining.

As a temporary fix to this, I made a bash script so that it'll restart the program if it doesn't exit with code 0 which worked BARELY 50% of the time. I've been trying to figure out why this is happening by checking the CP210x drivers, reinstalling BFGMiner and rebooting my RPI, trying different configurations, clocking down, but what I noticed is that if I don't use MRR and instead mine directly to a pool myself, there's no problem when I tell BFGMiner to mine in a different pool.

I tried using NiceHash even to see if it was just MRR, but the instant BFGMiner tries to initialize MLD, it seg faults.

May someone please point me to the right direction as to where things could be going wrong?

Thanks in advance.

[mstrozier]

Any fixes for the:

Code:

[2019-10-31 11:11:59] Started bfgminer 5.4.2-38-g106390aSegmentation fault

Haven't seen any responses.  Just curious as now I have both miners just collecting dust, removed them completely out of my rig.  As it's getting segmentation faults on every pool.  Ran both on a Ubuntu and raspberry pi systems.  It's been running flawlessly for months 24/7 on my raspberry Pi until just recently.  Not sure why they are failing now unless this is a problem with the moon lander itself?

Have you run any updates on the Pi?
You might want to delete bfgminer and rebuild.  From some minor research it looks like segmentation faults are often from build issues, though sometimes it is from missing dependencies on the OS. So I would try an update and reboot first and if that fails start from scratch. If you used the download from Futurebit I might redownload and unzip it to a different location.

Otherwise I have no clue...

Thanks I'll try rebuilding it.  Haven't done any updates to that unit since everything has been working.  I also run several Newpacs and R606's also on the same pi 4.   I'll rebuild it into a new directory and see if that resolves the issue.  I have another Pi 4 that's currently not being used, may give it a try on it as well.  Just to rule out if something is a bit off on the rig it's currently running or not.

Thanks for the assist

[cmcauliffe]

First Time poster.

Just got my first moonlander 2 to mess around with and have run into a problem I can't seem to get around

Failed to sanity check in lowl-vcom.c windows_usb_get_string():508 is the error that keeps popping up.

any thoughts?

Sounds like some windows/usb driver incompatibility...what version of windows are you running, and are you using the latest silicon labs USB driver?

I am running windows ten and have reloaded the drivers. I actually had it working for about a day or so but then it started happening again. Any thoughts?

[aarons6]

First Time poster.

Just got my first moonlander 2 to mess around with and have run into a problem I can't seem to get around

Failed to sanity check in lowl-vcom.c windows_usb_get_string():508 is the error that keeps popping up.

any thoughts?

Sounds like some windows/usb driver incompatibility...what version of windows are you running, and are you using the latest silicon labs USB driver?

I am running windows ten and have reloaded the drivers. I actually had it working for about a day or so but then it started happening again. Any thoughts?

sorry to say but ive had so many issues with mine..
windows 10 is not happy with the way they communicate through usb.

just get a cheap raspberry pi and use that with minera.. then have it reboot every few hours and they restart automatically..

[cmcauliffe]

First Time poster.

Just got my first moonlander 2 to mess around with and have run into a problem I can't seem to get around

Failed to sanity check in lowl-vcom.c windows_usb_get_string():508 is the error that keeps popping up.

any thoughts?

Sounds like some windows/usb driver incompatibility...what version of windows are you running, and are you using the latest silicon labs USB driver?

I am running windows ten and have reloaded the drivers. I actually had it working for about a day or so but then it started happening again. Any thoughts?

sorry to say but ive had so many issues with mine..
windows 10 is not happy with the way they communicate through usb.

just get a cheap raspberry pi and use that with minera.. then have it reboot every few hours and they restart automatically..

Gotcha, no real experience with raspberry pi. Can you point me in a direction for research/purchase advice, thanks for the help.

[aarons6]

First Time poster.

Just got my first moonlander 2 to mess around with and have run into a problem I can't seem to get around

Failed to sanity check in lowl-vcom.c windows_usb_get_string():508 is the error that keeps popping up.

any thoughts?

Sounds like some windows/usb driver incompatibility...what version of windows are you running, and are you using the latest silicon labs USB driver?

I am running windows ten and have reloaded the drivers. I actually had it working for about a day or so but then it started happening again. Any thoughts?

sorry to say but ive had so many issues with mine..
windows 10 is not happy with the way they communicate through usb.

just get a cheap raspberry pi and use that with minera.. then have it reboot every few hours and they restart automatically..

Gotcha, no real experience with raspberry pi. Can you point me in a direction for research/purchase advice, thanks for the help.

mine is a really old one, but you can get the whole kit on amazon for pretty cheap.
i know they sell them at frys, and maybe microcenter.

[pazor_true]

here is a JSON example config file for bfgminer V5.4.2 for the futurebit moonlander 2
i hope it useful for someone

{
"pools" : [
        {
                "url" : "your-first-miningpool",
                "user" : "your_username" ,
                "pass" : "your_password"
        },
        {
                "url" : "your-second-miningpool",
                "user" : "your_username",
                "pass" : "your_password"
        },
        {
                "url" : "your-third-miningpool",
                "user" : "your_username",
                "pass" : "your_password"
        }
]
,
"api-listen" : true,
"api-mcast-port" : "4028",
"api-network" : true,
"api-port" : "4028",
"expiry" : "120",
"failover-only" : true,
"hotplug" : "17",
"log" : "5",
"no-pool-disable" : true,
"queue" : "4",
"scan-time" : "60",
"scrypt" : true,
"shares" : "0",
"api-allow" : "W:127.0.0.1, R:192.168.1,0/24",
"scan" : "MLD:all",
"set" : "MLD:clock=600,baud=23040,chips=1,usefifo=0,thread-concurrency=50000,lookup-gap=0,gpu-threads=1"
}

starting the BFGminer with
./bfgminer --config ./bfgminer.conf


@jstefanop
Φίλε Γιάννη, πoλύ καλή δoυλειά έκανες!

[sergtjim]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0793NQRYZ
USB 3.0 Adapter 90 Degree Male to Female Coupler Connector Plug Left Angle and Right Angle by Oxsubor


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QYS3FD8
USB 3.0 Male to Female Extension Adapter - 90 Degree Right Angle USB A Male to A Female Extender - USB Male Upward and Downward Connector


These are the answer to the lack of space between sockets on powered USB hubs.

Alternate one Moonlander with the appropriate right angle connector and you should be able to fill your hub.