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July 20, 2012, 11:43:02 PM |
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Totally stupid question about the miner: Does it change the Mhz also upwards? I only see the speed increasing after starting it and then lowering it to a stable value it holds for days in a row, ignoring outside temperature or error rate.. Is that normal behaviour or is there a chance to make it increase speed by itself?
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vv01f
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July 21, 2012, 07:35:35 PM |
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ztex already discribed that in his threads, hashrate will be adjusted as error rate changes. Try typing c to set error rate to 0 and hashrate will rise and adjust again as errors occure. It will not make hashing more effective after all.
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Nachtwind
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July 22, 2012, 05:59:32 PM |
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ztex already discribed that in his threads, hashrate will be adjusted as error rate changes. Try typing c to set error rate to 0 and hashrate will rise and adjust again as errors occure. It will not make hashing more effective after all.
umm.... "type c"? i had so far the feeling the application wasnt exactly interactive.. and as of now i cant see anything change when typing c. Thing just is it makes SOME difference here.. it adjusts up to 220MH when starting at night and keeping that way at colder temperatures but drops then, at day to 205 to 210MH at day without ever raising again when it gets colder.. thats what i find a bit odd.
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July 22, 2012, 06:33:39 PM |
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... umm.... "type c"? i had so far the feeling the application wasnt exactly interactive.. and as of now i cant see anything change when typing c. ...
Press enter after pressing c ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) .
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July 22, 2012, 06:41:35 PM |
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Jap, confirmation via Enter is needed.
Probavly ztex can state why the adjustment doesnt work like you - and also I would have - thougt. You might solve it by patching (already was done) for repeatingly auto-reset error counters or a named pipe that resets via a cronjob or daemon-script.
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Nachtwind
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July 22, 2012, 08:26:43 PM |
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uh even after c + enter nothing happens 0o
though running the miner in cluser mode (-m c) seems to make it recalc the mhz time and again, though to a much lower hashing rate overall...
meh ><
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July 23, 2012, 08:09:15 AM |
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Totally stupid question about the miner: Does it change the Mhz also upwards? I only see the speed increasing after starting it and then lowering it to a stable value it holds for days in a row, ignoring outside temperature or error rate.. Is that normal behaviour or is there a chance to make it increase speed by itself?
The frequency calculation is is based on the maximum error rates. Use the "c" command (in cluster mode) in order to reset this. BTW, those who want to periodically reset the counters (if it is done too often it reduces the overall hash rate, once per day is ok) just need to enter a crontab entry that sends the "c" command to the secondary command input (parameter -c, usually a named pipe): 00 22 * * 1-7 /bin/bash -c "echo d > <BTCMiner FIFO>"
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Nachtwind
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July 23, 2012, 08:17:34 AM |
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Ohh, now i get it. Well, since i dont run the cluster mode i will simply keep to my old habit of restarting the miner midday and midnight ><
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BR0KK
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July 24, 2012, 10:46:54 AM |
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festure request: Hi i was wondering i you could add a line to the output of BTCMiner. I would really want it to display the pool I'm currently mining at ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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July 25, 2012, 08:44:11 AM |
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Hi i was wondering i you could add a line to the output of BTCMiner. I would really want it to display the pool I'm currently mining at ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) This information does not fit into a line because pool server varies from minter to miner. The currently used pool can be derived from the messages. If a pool server is not available it is disabled for 60s, the next one is used and a warning is printed. If you see no such messages the primary pool is used. The currently used pools are also reported in the block log.
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July 31, 2012, 01:10:58 PM |
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Hi, I've added some nice feature to BTCMiner. Most wanted feature by myself: a builtin HTTP-Server to monitor my FPGA-Cluster via Webbrowser (iPad@Home and iPhone@Street). New Features: - builtin HTTP-Server (select with -m h) - some very basic and braindead builtin webpages to show cluster state - pool switching via http - autoreset error counter (option -ac) - do not log to file (option -nolog). Important to me, because the cluster is running from a tiny embedded ssd. - some fixes Source and more infos: https://github.com/gr0bi42/BTCMinerBuiltin webpages are: /pools, /miner and /json. All other URL's are forwarded to the filesystem (local dir). Maybe someone starts more fancy webpages using /json, Javascript... Commandline options: -host, -user and -pass are gone. Use -o <poolname> <poolurl> <user> <pass> instead. Multiple -o enable the pool switching via http. Example: java -cp ZtexBTCMiner.jar BTCMiner -m h -id fpga1 -p 8001 -o Deepbit http://pit.deepbit.net:8332 user pass -o Slush http://api.bitcoin.cz:8332 user pass -b Eligius http://ra.mining.eligius.st:8337 1Btf3BqUegfe5iFdWsgfBf1Ew3YsAvsrLT x URL to open in browser: http://<your ip address here>:8001/pools
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August 01, 2012, 12:25:44 PM Last edit: August 01, 2012, 03:08:58 PM by antirack |
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Here is something I wanted to ask for a long time. What happens if BTCMiner outputs the following. Is it stuck in an unlimited loop and no work (on the other boards in the cluster) gets done? (Re)Scanning bus ... ztex_ufm1_15y1-6401-01-03: New device: bitfile=ztex_ufm1_15y1 f_default=200.00MHz f_max=248.00MHz HpC=1.0H ztex_ufm1_15y1-6401-01-03: MAC address: 0004a36df2b5 Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: High speed FPGA configuration failed, trying low speed mode:Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Trying low speed mode Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning (try 1): error sending control message: Connection timed out ztex_ufm1_15y1-6401-01-03: Error configuring FPGA 0: bus=001 device=123: sendFpgaData: error sending control message: Connection timed out Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: High speed FPGA configuration failed, trying low speed mode:Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Trying low speed mode Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... ztex_ufm1_15y1-6401-01-03: Error configuring FPGA 1: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high (size=4220313 , 0 bytes got lost; checksum=3 , should be 3; INIT_B_HIST=222) Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Retrying it ... Warning: High speed FPGA configuration failed, trying low speed mode:Error uploading bitstream: FPGA configuration failed: DONE pin does not go high, possible USB transfer errors (INIT_B_HIST=222): Trying low speed mode
Edit: Clarified my question. I'd like to know if the rest of the cluster is basically dead when this happens or if there is still work done in the background.
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August 01, 2012, 03:02:23 PM |
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Nothing will Happen. U Need to Report the board to get it working again
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August 02, 2012, 07:33:17 AM |
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Edit: Clarified my question. I'd like to know if the rest of the cluster is basically dead when this happens or if there is still work done in the background.
In rescan mode no results are read our and no work is submitted. But the FPGA's are still computing. If rescanning only takes a few seconds usually no computation time is lost. BTW, the board 0004a36df2b5 was not produced by me. The errors are probably caused by an power supply problem. You should first check whether the output voltages of the voltage regulators are o.k.
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August 02, 2012, 07:38:25 AM |
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I've added some nice feature to BTCMiner. Most wanted feature by myself: a builtin HTTP-Server to monitor my FPGA-Cluster via Webbrowser (iPad@Home and iPhone@Street). New Features: - builtin HTTP-Server (select with -m h) - some very basic and braindead builtin webpages to show cluster state - pool switching via http - autoreset error counter (option -ac) - do not log to file (option -nolog). Important to me, because the cluster is running from a tiny embedded ssd. - some fixes Source and more infos: https://github.com/gr0bi42/BTCMinerThanks for the work. I plan to transfer some of the new features (not all, e.g. -host, -user and -pass are retained for backward compatibility, logging is mandatory for error tracking) in to the main branch. Especially I like the HTTP server.
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August 05, 2012, 12:19:02 PM |
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Is there any guide about how got get the USB drivers/connection to work?
The BTC Miner says "No device found" and in devices it says "Unkonown device" OS: Win 7 x64
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BR0KK
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August 05, 2012, 02:30:08 PM |
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there is and its easy: DL the Ztex SDK and let windows search for the driver of that unknown device (you have to point it to the ztex directory -> i dont remeber the full path, but it had something to do with libusb ..... <- ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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August 05, 2012, 07:45:19 PM Last edit: August 05, 2012, 07:58:18 PM by robertrex |
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there is and its easy: DL the Ztex SDK and let windows search for the driver of that unknown device (you have to point it to the ztex directory -> i dont remeber the full path, but it had something to do with libusb ..... <- ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) What am I missing... ? I try to update the driver to the Unknownd device with the driver in the SDK " ztex-120412\ztex\libusb-win32\ztex.inf" https://dl.dropbox.com/u/704649/ztex%20driver.pngbut only get a message that " The folder doesn't contain any driver that is campatible with the device. If there is a driver in the folder, check that the driver is designed för Windows x64 based computers." https://dl.dropbox.com/u/704649/ztex%20driver2.pngAny suggestions...?
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August 05, 2012, 08:01:37 PM Last edit: August 05, 2012, 08:17:26 PM by BR0KK |
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Did you install libusb files correctly? It has to look like this: ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abload.de%2Fthumb%2Fbildschirmfoto2012-08xdul5.png&t=665&c=8Ii5FWpwsEoMAA)
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