My 3 x AntMiner U1 1.6Gh/s USB Arrived and Running!

[colinfx]

Well, I 'discovered' crypto just over a week ago and today i'm running 3 x AntMiner U1 on an old laptop with average 4.6Gh/s, I know i'm unlikely to earn much (my main focus is on alts but i'm waiting for my GPU hardware).

In the meantime, I get to use an old laptop to do something interesting.

Getting cgminer to work with these sticks was a pain until I found the solution on this very forum!

They do seem to get hot on the back - I guess this is normal?

Cfx.

[colinfx]

They run absolutely fine at 1.6Gh/s each.

But, if I start them up with bmcs-freq = 981 then they run at 2.0Gh/s each.

Is this a safe value? I've put them near a window with a cold draft (It's cold here in the UK), or would you recommend not to overclock?

How can I tell if they are starting to faulter due to not being up to the speed? What is the output of cgminer that I should keep an eye on?

Thanks in advance!

Cfx.

[Reebzy]

I've got them too but can't get them running.

What Operating System are you on? I'd love any details.

[colinfx]

I'm using Ubuntu, an old installation on an even older laptop!

What OS are you using and what error are you getting?

It took me a few hours to get them going, let me know the problem you are getting and I might be able to help while it's still fresh in my mind!

Cfx.

[Reebzy]

Trying to get them running on OSX. Are you using the custom cgminer per the instruction guide?

See my thread here --> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=397672.0

[edutBTC]

have you planned to rent this miner ?

[SaraMine]

its sha256 mining? what was the price?

[colinfx]

its sha256 mining? what was the price?

I got three AntMiners (overclocked to 2Gh/s each) running a total of 6Gh/s purchased from ebay for $250 - just to play with, my real rigs i'm still waiting to pick up, hopefully Monday. That will be GPU hardware allowing me to mine scrypt altcoins at 6Mh/s.

I'm not bothered if it's not immediately profitable, i'm enjoying simply  taking part!

Cfx.