ztex quad fpga 1.15y, need help

[r3wt]

cgminer doesn't recognize it with the normal driver. so i install win usb using zadig. it picks it up but theres a problem.

the hardware errors pile up then after about 5 minutes cgminer declares all 4 ztexs as sick, then dead after awhile later.

so i tried bfgminer and i get a different error. failure to read bit stream, disabling!

someone please help me? what the hell am i doing wrong?

when i try to install the regular drivers for it from the manufacture, i get an error that the driver isn't signed so i can't be installed. what the hell

[nachius]

Go to Start Menu > Run and type the following command:
bcdedit /set nointegritychecks ON

reboot and install unsigned driver

If you want it back on (suggested)
Go to Start Menu > Run and type the following command:
bcdedit /set nointegritychecks OFF

reboot

[r3wt]

well that didn't specifically work since i'm on windows 8 but i rebooted with the driver enforcement off thanks to a windows 8 tutorial(insert windows 8 blows rant here) and now i'm on to a new problem.

1st of all i downloaded the BTCminer from the ztex website and have no idea what the fuck it is and how i use it. secondly cgminer, which i'd prefer to use has a new warning for me "the pin does not go high enough, disabling!" any thoughts or advice would  be appreciated

[nachius]

If it's now detecting the miner it's hopefully just in your config.  Hopefully others can help on that end as I have experience with cgminer, just not specifically w/ fpga device.

Can you post your .bat or shortcut config for cgminer that is causing the error (omit username/password) and we go from there!

[r3wt]

If it's now detecting the miner it's hopefully just in your config.  Hopefully others can help on that end as I have experience with cgminer, just not specifically w/ fpga device.

Can you post your .bat or shortcut config for cgminer that is causing the error (omit username/password) and we go from there!

i have a config file, but i don't use a .bat or anything else

my config file

Code:

{
"pools" : [
	{
		"url" : "http://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333",
		"user" : "r3wt.worker1",
		"pass" : "<removed>"
	},
	{
		"url" : "http://stratum.btcguild.com:3333",
		"user" : "r3wt_1",
		"pass" : "<removed>"
	}
]
,
"api-port" : "4028",
"expiry" : "120",
"hotplug" : "5",
"log" : "5",
"no-pool-disable" : true,
"queue" : "1",
"scan-time" : "60",
"shares" : "0",
"kernel-path" : "/usr/local/bin"
}

[nachius]

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