OFFICIAL CGMINER mining software thread for linux/win/osx/mips/arm/r-pi 4.11.1

[matt4054]

Don't know as the U1/U2 code hasn't been intentionally touched in many moons and my U2s died a long time ago so I can't test them. Presumably one of the new drivers (U3 maybe?) affected them. Stick to an older version if it works for you.

For what it's worth, I can mine with my U1s on 4.9.1 without problems (tested: Windows binaries + compiled from github / Linux)

[-ck]

Don't know as the U1/U2 code hasn't been intentionally touched in many moons and my U2s died a long time ago so I can't test them. Presumably one of the new drivers (U3 maybe?) affected them. Stick to an older version if it works for you.

For what it's worth, I can mine with my U1s on 4.9.1 without problems (tested: Windows binaries + compiled from github / Linux)

Thanks for that. As I said the code for them wasn't directly touched so they should work the way they used to.

[Kx2000]

Anyone could help me ?

I Try to do working my antminer U3 on Cgminer on minepeon, i have updated 4.0.1 version included by a 4.9.1 version following a tutorial on internet. But cgminer don't start...

I go on SSH on opt/minepeon/bin/ and i launch cgminer with some arguments like -c /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf but nothing append.


Anybody could help me ?

Thanks.

[hurricandave]

You have no .conf file until you have successfully run cgminer or it is empty till it has been populated with pool, user, password info at the minimum.

[btcminer021]

* btcminer021 hugs ckolivas

Thanks for what you've done for the community. We're not worthy!

[o_solo_miner]

Hello Con,
Thank you for the new Version 

I managed to compile it under Raspian(Linux3.18.5-v7+) for the Raspi2 (with 4Core).

Anyway it works but looks quite different in output.
I am unable to select D for Display or U for USB and so on.
I am asking myself if i miss a step in compiling or configuring?
Or maybe i did it totaly wrong.

The miner (BFL Jalapeno 5 GHs) is mining and visible on your Solopool.
Only the menu look is not working.

[kano]

Hello Con,
Thank you for the new Version 

I managed to compile it under Raspian(Linux3.18.5-v7+) for the Raspi2 (with 4Core).

Anyway it works but looks quite different in output.
I am unable to select D for Display or U for USB and so on.
I am asking myself if i miss a step in compiling or configuring?
Or maybe i did it totaly wrong.

The miner (BFL Jalapeno 5 GHs) is mining and visible on your Solopool.
Only the menu look is not working.

You are missing curses

[o_solo_miner]

Hello Con,
Thank you for the new Version 

I managed to compile it under Raspian(Linux3.18.5-v7+) for the Raspi2 (with 4Core).

Anyway it works but looks quite different in output.
I am unable to select D for Display or U for USB and so on.
I am asking myself if i miss a step in compiling or configuring?
Or maybe i did it totaly wrong.

The miner (BFL Jalapeno 5 GHs) is mining and visible on your Solopool.
Only the menu look is not working.

You are missing curses

BIG THANX TO YOU KANO!

I didn't think of the library........
Installed the libncurses5-dev.
Now after quick recompiling (by the way, the PI2 is a Ferrarie now in compiling) it works great!

Puhh that was a "Problem by User" thing

[Mikestang]

New user here, just wanting to try mining for the "lottery" effect, as well as contribute to the bitcoin network.

My first piece of mining gear arrirved yesterday, an antminer U3.  I Installed and configured it correctly w/driver and zadig.  Downloaded latest cgminer (4.9.1), ran cgminer with the following: cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u MYADDRESS.0 -p xx3

And I receive:
No Devices Detected!

Any suggestions?  Thank you.


And a separate issue with command line options (may be related to No Devices Attached?), I tried inserting a few of the U3 specific options at the command line, -au3-volt -au3-freq, but each returns the error:
cgminer.exe: -au3-volt: unrecognized option

If I try to insert any command line option that starts with '-s', -suggest-diff for example, I get this error:
cgminer.exe: -s: 'uggest-diff' is not a number

Please help this noob if you can, I'm anxious to get this going!  Thanks again in advance.

-mikestang

[-ck]

New user here, just wanting to try mining for the "lottery" effect, as well as contribute to the bitcoin network.

My first piece of mining gear arrirved yesterday, an antminer U3.  I Installed and configured it correctly w/driver and zadig.  Downloaded latest cgminer (4.9.1), ran cgminer with the following: cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u MYADDRESS.0 -p xx3

And I receive:
No Devices Detected!

Any suggestions?  Thank you.


And a separate issue with command line options (may be related to No Devices Attached?), I tried inserting a few of the U3 specific options at the command line, -au3-volt -au3-freq, but each returns the error:
cgminer.exe: -au3-volt: unrecognized option

If I try to insert any command line option that starts with '-s', -suggest-diff for example, I get this error:
cgminer.exe: -s: 'uggest-diff' is not a number

Please help this noob if you can, I'm anxious to get this going!  Thanks again in advance.

-mikestang

The U3s are notoriously unreliable even out of the factory I'm afraid. Try a different cable than the one they gave you and make sure they're only connected to a USB2 slot or a separate hub with usb2 slots if you are trying in usb3 slots. Those commands are missing an extra hyphen: --au3-volt

[Mikestang]

The U3s are notoriously unreliable even out of the factory I'm afraid. Try a different cable than the one they gave you and make sure they're only connected to a USB2 slot or a separate hub with usb2 slots if you are trying in usb3 slots. Those commands are missing an extra hyphen: --au3-volt

Tried a different cable and no dice.  The little red light inside the U3 comes on when I plug in either cable, and my comp sees when I plug it in, so I think the cable is not an issue.  My computer is old, it doesn't have usb3, so no issue there.  Anything else I could try, besides contacting the seller for a replacement?

When I add the extra hyphen to --au3-volt --au3-freq --suggest-diff those options get accepted at the command line, thank you.  How would I set the baud rate and timeout for the U3, I do not see that option.  I see "--bitmain-options   Set bitmain options baud:miners:asic:timeout:freq", but not sure if that is the correct option, or what value I would use for miners, asic, or freq (since freq appears to be set by --au3-freq).

Additionally, when it says "press q to quit", pressing q doesn't do anything.

Thank you.

[-ck]

The U3s are notoriously unreliable even out of the factory I'm afraid. Try a different cable than the one they gave you and make sure they're only connected to a USB2 slot or a separate hub with usb2 slots if you are trying in usb3 slots. Those commands are missing an extra hyphen: --au3-volt

Tried a different cable and no dice.  The little red light inside the U3 comes on when I plug in either cable, and my comp sees when I plug it in, so I think the cable is not an issue.  My computer is old, it doesn't have usb3, so no issue there.  Anything else I could try, besides contacting the seller for a replacement?

When I add the extra hyphen to --au3-volt --au3-freq --suggest-diff those options get accepted at the command line, thank you.  How would I set the baud rate and timeout for the U3, I do not see that option.  I see "--bitmain-options   Set bitmain options baud:miners:asic:timeout:freq", but not sure if that is the correct option, or what value I would use for miners, asic, or freq (since freq appears to be set by --au3-freq).

Additionally, when it says "press q to quit", pressing q doesn't do anything.

Thank you.

Your U3 is probably stuffed if it doesn't show up but numerous goes at restarting the computer, unplugging and plugging it in again and doing the zadig dance or praying to certain gods might help. Baud rate is for hardware from the 1970s and is not used by cgminer though other software does because someone somewhere once used it on one of the first pieces of mining hardware and everyone just copied that command when they made their driver. Just ignore that. The q only really works once it's up and running properly but you have so far gotten nothing running.

[Mikestang]

but numerous goes at restarting the computer, unplugging and plugging it in again and doing the zadig dance or praying to certain gods might help.

Commencing dance, will report later on outcome.  I've contacted the reseller as well.  Thank you so much for your help.

And yes, I am quite familiar with baud ratings.  Only asked because it's a suggested setting in the U3 user guide.  My first modem was a 300/1200 baud.  When I got my 9600/14.4k with compression I couldn't believe how fast it was; hurray for the good ol' BBS days.

[Mikestang]

Tried the libusb-win32 driver thru Zadig just for kicks and cgminer told me I need a WinUSB driver for the device, so it seems my system is seeing something there.  Gives me hope at least, must dance more.

[kano]

Tried the libusb-win32 driver thru Zadig just for kicks and cgminer told me I need a WinUSB driver for the device, so it seems my system is seeing something there.  Gives me hope at least, must dance more.

./cgminer.exe -n

will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly

[Mikestang]

./cgminer.exe -n

will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly

Thanks, I will try that, too.  So far no amount of restarting, replugging, or re-drivering has had any effect.  I'm booting up an old laptop to see if I have any luck with another computer.



EDIT

Ok, here's the result, looks good to me (?).

USB all: found 6 devices - listing known devices
.USB dev 0: Bus 1 Device 1 ID 10c4:ea60
  Manufacturer: 'Silicon Labs'
  Product: 'CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller'
1 known USB devices

[NathanB]

./cgminer.exe -n

will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly

Thanks, I will try that, too.  So far no amount of restarting, replugging, or re-drivering has had any effect.  I'm booting up an old laptop to see if I have any luck with another computer.



EDIT

Ok, here's the result, looks good to me (?).

USB all: found 6 devices - listing known devices
.USB dev 0: Bus 1 Device 1 ID 10c4:ea60
  Manufacturer: 'Silicon Labs'
  Product: 'CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller'
1 known USB devices

new here.

I just got an U3 a few days ago, and what I have found is trying to run 4.9.1 it will not find any of the miners. U2 or U3.
but drop back to 4.9.0 and it finds all the U2s and U3. and only once in a while when starting up does it think one of the U2s is a U3.
also having it run with the 4.9.0 and then trying to upgrade to 4.9.1 it "kills the drivers" to put it one way. have to install the drivers again then unplug and plug or power off the hubs to get them back.

so to the person that is having problems try 4.9.0 and see if it works.
because as of right now I can't run 4.9.1 on windows 7 64bit....

[Mikestang]

new here.

I just got an U3 a few days ago, and what I have found is trying to run 4.9.1 it will not find any of the miners. U2 or U3.
but drop back to 4.9.0 and it finds all the U2s and U3. and only once in a while when starting up does it think one of the U2s is a U3.
also having it run with the 4.9.0 and then trying to upgrade to 4.9.1 it "kills the drivers" to put it one way. have to install the drivers again then unplug and plug or power off the hubs to get them back.

so to the person that is having problems try 4.9.0 and see if it works.
because as of right now I can't run 4.9.1 on windows 7 64bit....

Thank you for sharing your experience, I will d/l 4.9.0 and see if I have any luck there.

FWIW, I d/l the cgminer version from Bitmain and it gave me the same results, No Devices Found!

[kano]

./cgminer.exe -n

will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly

Thanks, I will try that, too.  So far no amount of restarting, replugging, or re-drivering has had any effect.  I'm booting up an old laptop to see if I have any luck with another computer.



EDIT

Ok, here's the result, looks good to me (?).

USB all: found 6 devices - listing known devices
.USB dev 0: Bus 1 Device 1 ID 10c4:ea60
  Manufacturer: 'Silicon Labs'
  Product: 'CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller'
1 known USB devices

OK, so zidag is setup correctly, just the U3 detection is failing.
So one of: cable/USB problems, U3 problem, windows cgminer detection problem.
For want of a better suggestion, maybe try linux?
(ubuntu 14.04 would be my suggestion since it's simple to setup/add to a desktop if you have a spare disk/spare disk space)

[Mikestang]

OK, so zidag is setup correctly, just the U3 detection is failing.
So one of: cable/USB problems, U3 problem, windows cgminer detection problem.
For want of a better suggestion, maybe try linux?
(ubuntu 14.04 would be my suggestion since it's simple to setup/add to a desktop if you have a spare disk/spare disk space)

I don't think it's a cable/USB issue, I don't have any other USB problems and I'm using one of my personal USB cables, not the one it came with, tried several different USB ports on my computer and laptop.
Never used linux, but I'll give it a shot, thanks.  I've got plenty of space on my A/V drive, it's a whoppper.