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

[-ck]

Yes! I think that might have done it....thanks!

Good. Here's a special build of 4.4.2 for you without the checksum code as well:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/temp/cgminer.exe

Just drop that file into a cgminer 4.4.2 folder overwriting the cgminer.exe

[1713601828]

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[Grayson5]

Thanks! Appreciate all the help.

[michelem]

hello, do you know how to setup logging on cgminer with GNU Screen (linux)?

I'm trying redirecting the stderr but cause of screen that won't work.

This doesn't work:

Code:

/usr/bin/screen -dmS cgminer bin/cgminer -c miner_conf.json 2>cgminer.log

[Jay_Pal]

hello, do you know how to setup logging on cgminer with GNU Screen (linux)?

I'm trying redirecting the stderr but cause of screen that won't work.

This doesn't work:

Code:

/usr/bin/screen -dmS cgminer bin/cgminer -c miner_conf.json 2>cgminer.log

Try

Code:

/usr/bin/screen -dmS cgminer bin/cgminer -c miner_conf.json 2 | tee cgminer.log

Instead

If you want to append the log file, use "tee -a".

[michelem]

hello, do you know how to setup logging on cgminer with GNU Screen (linux)?

I'm trying redirecting the stderr but cause of screen that won't work.

This doesn't work:

Code:

/usr/bin/screen -dmS cgminer bin/cgminer -c miner_conf.json 2>cgminer.log

Try

Code:

/usr/bin/screen -dmS cgminer bin/cgminer -c miner_conf.json 2 | tee cgminer.log

Instead

If you want to append the log file, use "tee -a".

No way with tee too.

[-ck]

hello, do you know how to setup logging on cgminer with GNU Screen (linux)?

I'm trying redirecting the stderr but cause of screen that won't work.

This doesn't work:

Code:

/usr/bin/screen -dmS cgminer bin/cgminer -c miner_conf.json 2>cgminer.log

Create a script with the redirect in it and call that from screen.

[michelem]

hello, do you know how to setup logging on cgminer with GNU Screen (linux)?

I'm trying redirecting the stderr but cause of screen that won't work.

This doesn't work:

Code:

/usr/bin/screen -dmS cgminer bin/cgminer -c miner_conf.json 2>cgminer.log

Create a script with the redirect in it and call that from screen.

Yes that could be an option but what about using the --monitor option? How could I use it?

PS
adding to cgminer a --log-file option could be really useful

EDIT: solved with the script thanks

[quickbits]

how does all this work? CGMiner, CGU, etc..

[techman05]

Making some progress with the Terraminer. I hooked up both boards directly to my PC, installed WinUSB, and then started up version 4.3.5 using the --ps-load 80 parameter since I used to run it at power step 8.

Cgminer recognizes the boards and they get an initial hash rate of about 200g for a second on each board and the over about a minute it goes down to 0.

I get a constant output of checksum bad for each board.

The miner registers on my pool for about 2 minutes and then nothing

Is there a parameter I am missing?

Any suggestions?

Sorry try 4.3.4 as 4.3.5 had the checksum code which is for newer firmware.

I'm sure its what you think it is but if thats avalon chip in that terraminer the one time I saw that was a technobit using its software in a multi coin site (switch pool).

Just make sure that doesn't end up being the reason.

In other news I'd hope they put a check in place for version control like drillbit so you either lock the older device out or use an older code function.  I was still in hope newer devices would have a push so they get firmware update on load like my cable card device.

[LARTAS]

Good Night
Mr CKOLIVAS
Are there Changes for TERRAMINER ASICS?
Shoud I change from 4.3.4 to New CGMINER released July 17th?
Please
Thanks

[-ck]

Good Night
Mr CKOLIVAS
Are there Changes for TERRAMINER ASICS?
Shoud I change from 4.3.4 to New CGMINER released July 17th?
Please
Thanks

No.

[LARTAS]

Good Night
Mr CKOLIVAS
Are there Changes for TERRAMINER ASICS?
Shoud I change from 4.3.4 to New CGMINER released July 17th?
Please
Thanks

No.

THANKS for advice¡¡¡¡¡¡

[-ck]

Greetings,

I've been using cgminer since bitcoins were about $15 and it has always worked fine.

However, after not having used it in some time I attempted to use it once more using my previous working config and version and the newest version with new config and it does not detect any devices.

"No devices detected" is what it says, and it refuses to mine. Other miners pick up my devices ok, but I like CGMiner, I would like cgminer to also pick them up. I'm using Radeon 7970 with the 14.7 RC driver and Windows 8.1 x64 system.

Read the opening post of this thread and the readme. GPU mining was removed a year ago from cgminer, it is only ASIC mining software now.

[Fuglie]

Antminer U1 Help

Hey guys and girls,

Using CGMINER 4.0.0

Using a Jalapeno and also a U1. 

On USB [L]ist devices both will show up.

Bus 1 Device 5 ID: 10c4:ea60 Silicon Labs CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller inactive
Bus 1 Device 8 ID: 0403:6014 FTDI BitFORCE SHA256 SC active

However I am having trouble activating the U1 (assuming that is what is showing up as device 5).  When it ask for Device number, am I supposed to put Bus 1 Device 5 (the listed one for U1)?  Sorry for the newb question but can't seem to find out why it will not activate and have tried the normal google search, etc.

Thanks,

Fuglie

[JoseSan]

Hey Con (since I think you've done most of the work for Cointerra devices) - what's up with the 'hidden' command line arguments for Cointerra:

Code:

	OPT_WITH_ARG("--cta-load",
		set_int_0_to_255, opt_show_intval, &opt_cta_load,
		"Set load for CTA devices, 0-255 range"),
	OPT_WITH_ARG("--ps-load",
		set_int_0_to_100, opt_show_intval, &opt_ps_load,
		"Set power supply load for CTA devices, 0-100 range"),

.. later sent in the reset message buffer:

Code:

	buf[CTA_RESET_LOAD] = opt_cta_load ? opt_cta_load : 255;
	buf[CTA_RESET_PSLOAD] = opt_ps_load

In the ASIC-README, there's a note:

Cointerra devices come up as CTA devices and currently take no command line arguments.

Is there a reason for the contradictory note in ASIC-README? I noticed they *are* sent in Cointerra's own firmware version of the cgminer startup script.

I feel like I might be giving crap advice over in this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=641998.msg7974265#msg7974265

[-ck]

Hey Con (since I think you've done most of the work for Cointerra devices) - what's up with the 'hidden' command line arguments for Cointerra:

Code:

	OPT_WITH_ARG("--cta-load",
		set_int_0_to_255, opt_show_intval, &opt_cta_load,
		"Set load for CTA devices, 0-255 range"),
	OPT_WITH_ARG("--ps-load",
		set_int_0_to_100, opt_show_intval, &opt_ps_load,
		"Set power supply load for CTA devices, 0-100 range"),

.. later sent in the reset message buffer:

Code:

	buf[CTA_RESET_LOAD] = opt_cta_load ? opt_cta_load : 255;
	buf[CTA_RESET_PSLOAD] = opt_ps_load

In the ASIC-README, there's a note:

Cointerra devices come up as CTA devices and currently take no command line arguments.

Is there a reason for the contradictory note in ASIC-README? I noticed they *are* sent in Cointerra's own firmware version of the cgminer startup script.

I feel like I might be giving crap advice over in this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=641998.msg7974265#msg7974265

The details of them were never explained even to me although their requirement was, so I left them as hidden undocumented until cointerra wanted to document them. However they never did. One is the cta device load and the other is the power supply load. They appear to be intuitive in use though what their numbers actually mean is still not described anywhere, even to me.

[Jay_Pal]

Tell your friend to go on amazon if they want eroupters. I had someone buy off a bunch of my set a short while ago though I didn't ask why. I kept hoping there was life after bitcoin for eroupters but nothing ever passed my way (like folding at home support or bonzi gpu applications [which do seti and a bunch of other group processing programs]

Ankers work for most but they are 3.0 and will cause pain if you plug in a 3.0 port (zombies and disappearing devices. I'm hoping 3.0 will be bitcoin friendly if people start building on its spec though.

Post again once you get your hubs. I'd hope that'll be the issue and your friend will get their free eroupter.

Got the hubs and they're working great!
The Ants even got recognized without the BE's!!!
BTW, they are 3.0 but I've kept the cables in the box and plugged 2.0 cables, since I have no 3.0 USB ports on this computer.

[tolip_wen]

Please forgive if this has been posted here before.
I admit it is a drive by post, I did not read the whole thread.
I did search, I know similar exists, I blunder on anyways!

How to build cgminer on a KnCMiner Neptune while it hashes

My directory tree is as follows

/config
/config/opkg.cache
/config/other
/config/other/cgminer
/config/other/jansson-2.5

If ya dosent likes it season to taste...

First you need a build environment.
I save the downloaded opkg files for faster reconfig.
(better ways exist but I have not implimented yet, I just wait for reinstall of opkg files)

Code:

mkdir /config/opkg.cache

cat >/etc/opkg/feeds.conf <<\EOF
src/gz noarch http://feeds.angstrom-distribution.org/feeds/v2013.06/ipk/eglibc/all/
src/gz base http://feeds.angstrom-distribution.org/feeds/v2013.06/ipk/eglibc/armv7ahf-vfp-neon/base/
src/gz beaglebone http://feeds.angstrom-distribution.org/feeds/v2013.06/ipk/eglibc/armv7ahf-vfp-neon/machine/beaglebone/
EOF

opkg --cache /config/opkg.cache install update-alternatives
opkg --cache /config/opkg.cache install automake autoconf make gcc cpp binutils git less pkgconfig-dev ncurses-dev libtool nano bash i2c-tools-dev
while ! opkg --cache /config/opkg.cache install libcurl-dev; do true; done

ln -s /usr/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc /usr/bin/gcc
ln -s /usr/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-ar /usr/bin/ar
ln -s /usr/bin/arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-nm /usr/bin/nm

At this point most compile stuff kinda works.
You can skip the symlinks if you want to modify every Makefile and ./config you will probably ever use
You may need more symlinks  to default program names for other build projects.

The following scripts do not assume symlinks exist

I struggled with errors compiling the jansson-2.5 that comes with the KnC cgminer git.
Operator error is suspected!
I forced my intentions

Code:

mkdir /config/other
cd /config/other
curl http://www.digip.org/jansson/releases/jansson-2.5.tar.bz2 | tar -xjvp
cd  /config/other/jansson-2.5
./configure --prefix=/usr CC=arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc  NM=arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-nm
make install && ldconfig
cd /config/other

next need to grab bleeding edge cgminer code from KnC git

Code:

cd /config/other
git clone git://github.com/KnCMiner/cgminer
cd cgminer

Skip this part if my jansson-2.5 challenge was operator error

Code:

cd /config/other/cgminer/compat
mv jansson-2.5 jansson-2.5.orig
cp -r /config/other/jansson-2.5 .
cd ..

finally try and build cgminer

Code:

autoconf
./configure  CC=arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-gcc  NM=arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-nm AR=arm-angstrom-linux-gnueabi-ar --enable-knc
make cgminer
make api-example
ls -alrt

If everything worked you should see new 'cgminer' and 'api-example' at the bottom of dir list.

You can run it in place or copy it over the original.
The following will preserve the original as /usr/bin/cgminer.orig and replace existing with new and run it.
This is also needed after reboot to run new cgminer

Code:

/etc/init.d/cgminer.sh stop
mv /usr/bin/cgminer /usr/bin/cgminer.orig
cp /config/other/cgminer/cgminer /usr/bin
/etc/init.d/cgminer.sh restart

At this point IF IT WORKS it is running
wait a few for cgminer to start then ....

'screen -r'

same as always
N'Joy!

HUGE disclaimer, above scripts are from memory, cut, and paste.
There may exist errors, I am not gonna rerun it and see until I have too!

YMMV


EDIT
The build stuff is swiped from the README.ASIC in bfgminer.
I did not figure out any of it.

[os2sam]

Why does CGMiner keep identifying my Jalapeno as a BXM?  I have to start a CGMiner instance first for my Jalapeno with a --usb bas:1 and then start the other instances for my other miners.  It's not a big deal but 4.2.3 did this and 4.4.2 still does, but if I have to restart it I have to shut all instances down and restart them in the correct order.

[os2sam]

I did not read the whole thread.

Oh, come on, read the whole thread.  It's very edifying.