Innosilicon releases A9 Zmaster 50ksol/s Equihash miner at 620W

[katsapliasR]

I'm trying to send the command from a linux host:

Code:

echo "switchpool|1" | nc x.x.x.x 4028

and I get the response:

Code:

STATUS=E,When=1532879894,Code=45,Msg=Access denied to 'switchpool' command,Description=sgminer 4.4.2

I have already tried to add the options:

Code:

"api-groups": "H:switchpool:enablepool:addpool:disablepool:removepool:poolpriority",
"api-allow": "R:0/0,W:0/0",

or

Code:

"api-allow": "R:0/0,W:*",

with no luck

but from the same host I get response from the read-only command:

Code:

echo '{"command":"stats"}' | nc x.x.x.x 4028

any suggestions?

Do you have privileged access working? What does the "privileged" command return?

If you don't have privileged access working, the only way I've been able to get it working is to modify the cgminer.service script in /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ to add "--api-allow W:0/0".

no, the "privileged" commands return the same error code, so I will try your suggestion
I couldn't find any documentation for the cgminer.service script, can I add the "--api-allow W:0/0" on the "[Service]" section?
BTW the cgminer.service is read-only and I cannot do any changes
 

You have to remount the filesystem as read/write: "mount / -o rw,remount"

My cgminer.service line looks like: "ExecStart=/bin/cgminer -c /etc/cgminer.conf --api-listen --api-network --api-allow W:0/0 -syslog --text only"

That did the trick!
thanks a lot, it is working now

[mharunnaik]

Hi,
what mining pool to use with a9 Zmaster, can someone please help me out setting it up
I'm new, please forgive me if it seems silly.

[sweeperAA]

Hey Everyone,
Stupid question, but I haven't purchased from INNO since Dec. of 2013!

Yesterday I pulled the trigger on the A9 deal.
Can you tell me how quickly you received a response from shipping after confirming wire transfer?

Rough maths show some pretty good returns, especially if the free Sept. batch ships.
I'm game.

Wire confirmed on my end Monday. Nothing from Inno.
I must have picked a terrible time to order.

Should I expect a confirmation email or shipment notification prior to arrival?
Just trying to manage expectations.

From my experience, you should expect nothing from them faster than 72 hrs. You should expect them to ignore your emails and treat you like trash. Yes, I am passionate about my hatred for their customer service.

I never received confirmation from Inno on my order, I got shipping info right away in about 4-5 days.

I can only speak from my own experience.

I am from USA, so maybe my expectations are based on what I experience with companies here when you spend thousands of dollars on their products.

I like INNO miners.

So general consensus is “Sit down, shut up, and wait for your miner!” 
I feel you Hempkat. A confirmation of payment would be good CS.

I won't accept that kind of CS when I am spending up to $50K.

That is why I switched to my personal agent I found on Alibaba.

Happy to make intro. PM me.

Sent you a PM.

[hempkat]

Hi,
what mining pool to use with a9 Zmaster, can someone please help me out setting it up
I'm new, please forgive me if it seems silly.

I have been using NanoPool.

Happy to help.

If you want this, I can get you the information you need tomorrow.

I am interested however in other pools like Mining Pool Hub.

[minefarmbuy]

Hey Everyone,
Stupid question, but I haven't purchased from INNO since Dec. of 2013!

Yesterday I pulled the trigger on the A9 deal.
Can you tell me how quickly you received a response from shipping after confirming wire transfer?

Rough maths show some pretty good returns, especially if the free Sept. batch ships.
I'm game.

Wire confirmed on my end Monday. Nothing from Inno.
I must have picked a terrible time to order.

Should I expect a confirmation email or shipment notification prior to arrival?
Just trying to manage expectations.

From my experience, you should expect nothing from them faster than 72 hrs. You should expect them to ignore your emails and treat you like trash. Yes, I am passionate about my hatred for their customer service.

I never received confirmation from Inno on my order, I got shipping info right away in about 4-5 days.

I can only speak from my own experience.

I am from USA, so maybe my expectations are based on what I experience with companies here when you spend thousands of dollars on their products.

I like INNO miners.

So general consensus is “Sit down, shut up, and wait for your miner!” 
I feel you Hempkat. A confirmation of payment would be good CS.

I won't accept that kind of CS when I am spending up to $50K.

That is why I switched to my personal agent I found on Alibaba.

Happy to make intro. PM me.

Sent you a PM.

Yea service is something to be desired in the asic world especially.

[Gedaskv]

I think this speaks for itself.

I've switched both my miners away from Nicehash to MPH, and I'm getting a steady 50KSol/s+ from each miner, backed up on the dashboard at MPH. Less than 1% rejected shares and no HW errors...and no dropped connections.

So it would seem, MPH is far more reliable than Nicehash, and consequently a higher return rate - would that be the feeling from other people on here ?

NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE ACCORDING MY EXPERIENCE NICEHASH IS HIGHER RETURN IN BTC. i COMPARED 2 DAYS MINING. IN EUROPEAN SERVERS AT LEAST.

[panningforcoin]

Hi guys...

MY MPH test concluded and it was less than I hopped for. After 24 hours I averaged $2.81 a hour. Nicehash beats this by about 60 cents per hour for me. Also just mining ZEC on Flypool beat this considerably as well. I'm now back on nicehash deciding what to try next. I like the idea of switching for profit so I bought AM but don't have a clue how to use it yet, or unlock the A9 to give AM privileged access. I did ssh into my A9 and change the fan speeds so hopefully I can figure this out before long.

24 hour MPH test:
2.347406 ZEN - $57.97
0.66755112 ZCL  - $9.69

Total $67.66
$2.81 a hour:(

I can't recommend MPH profit switching for the A9 over other options. Mining one coin directly might be fine, I have not tried that on MPH. Profit switching using GPU's or other Asics might be fine, I did not try that. Not bashing MPH but for the A9 there are better options than the Equihash profit switching.

Observing the switching on MPH it seemed to switch too late. Once one coin over took the other MPH would stay on the less profitable coin for a while, sometimes a long while. I guess until the block was found. Many times by the time it switched to the other coin it was on the way down. That's just my observations and could be incorrect.

Hempkat I also PM'd you about the Alibaba guy.

Thanks

[hempkat]

Hi guys...

MY MPH test concluded and it was less than I hopped for. After 24 hours I averaged $2.81 a hour. Nicehash beats this by about 60 cents per hour for me. Also just mining ZEC on Flypool beat this considerably as well. I'm now back on nicehash deciding what to try next. I like the idea of switching for profit so I bought AM but don't have a clue how to use it yet, or unlock the A9 to give AM privileged access. I did ssh into my A9 and change the fan speeds so hopefully I can figure this out before long.

24 hour MPH test:
2.347406 ZEN - $57.97
0.66755112 ZCL  - $9.69

Total $67.66
$2.81 a hour:(

I can't recommend MPH profit switching for the A9 over other options. Mining one coin directly might be fine, I have not tried that on MPH. Profit switching using GPU's or other Asics might be fine, I did not try that. Not bashing MPH but for the A9 there are better options than the Equihash profit switching.

Observing the switching on MPH it seemed to switch too late. Once one coin over took the other MPH would stay on the less profitable coin for a while, sometimes a long while. I guess until the block was found. Many times by the time it switched to the other coin it was on the way down. That's just my observations and could be incorrect.

Hempkat I also PM'd you about the Alibaba guy.

Thanks

As we speak, I am doing $3.05 per hour on NanoPool. I guess I will stay there.

I was really hoping for Nice Hash since I fucking love getting paid in BTC. It's a novelty. Yeah, yeah...just sell you ZEC for BTC, I know, I know. But nothing beats being paid in cold, hard, decentralized BT fackin C...

I PM'd you back. Both my agents are chicks. Sally (the first one) is good.

[hempkat]

I think this speaks for itself.

I've switched both my miners away from Nicehash to MPH, and I'm getting a steady 50KSol/s+ from each miner, backed up on the dashboard at MPH. Less than 1% rejected shares and no HW errors...and no dropped connections.

So it would seem, MPH is far more reliable than Nicehash, and consequently a higher return rate - would that be the feeling from other people on here ?

NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE ACCORDING MY EXPERIENCE NICEHASH IS HIGHER RETURN IN BTC. i COMPARED 2 DAYS MINING. IN EUROPEAN SERVERS AT LEAST.

How much per hour on Nice Hash?

[panningforcoin]

I think this speaks for itself.

I've switched both my miners away from Nicehash to MPH, and I'm getting a steady 50KSol/s+ from each miner, backed up on the dashboard at MPH. Less than 1% rejected shares and no HW errors...and no dropped connections.

So it would seem, MPH is far more reliable than Nicehash, and consequently a higher return rate - would that be the feeling from other people on here ?

NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE ACCORDING MY EXPERIENCE NICEHASH IS HIGHER RETURN IN BTC. i COMPARED 2 DAYS MINING. IN EUROPEAN SERVERS AT LEAST.

How much per hour on Nice Hash?

I'm about $3.40 a hour on nicehash. The thing for me is it's very consistent with payouts while as of the last few days WhatToMine shows the coins moving up/down in profit very quickly, so without switching coins I don't see how I can beat nicehash. I hope I can because I'd rather be mining coin! I know I can just buy them but it's not nearly as much fun... Anyone care to give easy instructions to enable the A9 to be controlled by AM? I found this post but can't imagine it could be this easy?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

I got putty and know how to ssh in, use vim, etc.. Just got no clue at that point.

[hempkat]

I think this speaks for itself.

I've switched both my miners away from Nicehash to MPH, and I'm getting a steady 50KSol/s+ from each miner, backed up on the dashboard at MPH. Less than 1% rejected shares and no HW errors...and no dropped connections.

So it would seem, MPH is far more reliable than Nicehash, and consequently a higher return rate - would that be the feeling from other people on here ?

NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE ACCORDING MY EXPERIENCE NICEHASH IS HIGHER RETURN IN BTC. i COMPARED 2 DAYS MINING. IN EUROPEAN SERVERS AT LEAST.

How much per hour on Nice Hash?

I'm about $3.40 a hour on nicehash. The thing for me is it's very consistent with payouts while as of the last few days WhatToMine shows the coins moving up/down in profit very quickly, so without switching coins I don't see how I can beat nicehash. I hope I can because I'd rather be mining coin! I know I can just buy them but it's not nearly as much fun... Anyone care to give easy instructions to enable the A9 to be controlled by AM? I found this post but can't imagine it could be this easy?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

I got putty and know how to ssh in, use vim, etc.. Just got no clue at that point.

Do you find that when you use Nice Hash it is smooth?

No interruptions?

I have not been able to do this.

Will you share your wisdom with us please?

[sweeperAA]

I think this speaks for itself.

I've switched both my miners away from Nicehash to MPH, and I'm getting a steady 50KSol/s+ from each miner, backed up on the dashboard at MPH. Less than 1% rejected shares and no HW errors...and no dropped connections.

So it would seem, MPH is far more reliable than Nicehash, and consequently a higher return rate - would that be the feeling from other people on here ?

NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE ACCORDING MY EXPERIENCE NICEHASH IS HIGHER RETURN IN BTC. i COMPARED 2 DAYS MINING. IN EUROPEAN SERVERS AT LEAST.

How much per hour on Nice Hash?

I'm about $3.40 a hour on nicehash. The thing for me is it's very consistent with payouts while as of the last few days WhatToMine shows the coins moving up/down in profit very quickly, so without switching coins I don't see how I can beat nicehash. I hope I can because I'd rather be mining coin! I know I can just buy them but it's not nearly as much fun... Anyone care to give easy instructions to enable the A9 to be controlled by AM? I found this post but can't imagine it could be this easy?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

I got putty and know how to ssh in, use vim, etc.. Just got no clue at that point.

It's in this thread at this response: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4432819.msg43100055#msg43100055

username and password is earlier in this thread.

[panningforcoin]

I think this speaks for itself.

I've switched both my miners away from Nicehash to MPH, and I'm getting a steady 50KSol/s+ from each miner, backed up on the dashboard at MPH. Less than 1% rejected shares and no HW errors...and no dropped connections.

So it would seem, MPH is far more reliable than Nicehash, and consequently a higher return rate - would that be the feeling from other people on here ?

NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE ACCORDING MY EXPERIENCE NICEHASH IS HIGHER RETURN IN BTC. i COMPARED 2 DAYS MINING. IN EUROPEAN SERVERS AT LEAST.

How much per hour on Nice Hash?

I'm about $3.40 a hour on nicehash. The thing for me is it's very consistent with payouts while as of the last few days WhatToMine shows the coins moving up/down in profit very quickly, so without switching coins I don't see how I can beat nicehash. I hope I can because I'd rather be mining coin! I know I can just buy them but it's not nearly as much fun... Anyone care to give easy instructions to enable the A9 to be controlled by AM? I found this post but can't imagine it could be this easy?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

I got putty and know how to ssh in, use vim, etc.. Just got no clue at that point.

It's in this thread at this response: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4432819.msg43100055#msg43100055

username and password is earlier in this thread.

Thank you!

To be 100% certain before I do it, here are the steps??

login via putty

remount file system to read write:
"mount / -o rw,remount"

edit cgminer.service with vim
change this:
"ExecStart=/bin/cgminer -c /etc/cgminer.conf --api-listen --api-network --syslog --text only"

to this:

"ExecStart=/bin/cgminer -c /etc/cgminer.conf --api-listen --api-network --api-allow W:0/0 --syslog --text only"

Save/exit/reboot

Then AM will have privileged access?

Thanks in advance!

[xpulse]

I think this speaks for itself.

I've switched both my miners away from Nicehash to MPH, and I'm getting a steady 50KSol/s+ from each miner, backed up on the dashboard at MPH. Less than 1% rejected shares and no HW errors...and no dropped connections.

So it would seem, MPH is far more reliable than Nicehash, and consequently a higher return rate - would that be the feeling from other people on here ?

NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE ACCORDING MY EXPERIENCE NICEHASH IS HIGHER RETURN IN BTC. i COMPARED 2 DAYS MINING. IN EUROPEAN SERVERS AT LEAST.

How much per hour on Nice Hash?

I'm about $3.40 a hour on nicehash. The thing for me is it's very consistent with payouts while as of the last few days WhatToMine shows the coins moving up/down in profit very quickly, so without switching coins I don't see how I can beat nicehash. I hope I can because I'd rather be mining coin! I know I can just buy them but it's not nearly as much fun... Anyone care to give easy instructions to enable the A9 to be controlled by AM? I found this post but can't imagine it could be this easy?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

I got putty and know how to ssh in, use vim, etc.. Just got no clue at that point.

It's in this thread at this response: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4432819.msg43100055#msg43100055

username and password is earlier in this thread.

Thank you!

To be 100% certain before I do it, here are the steps??

login via putty

remount file system to read write:
"mount / -o rw,remount"

edit cgminer.service with vim
change this:
"ExecStart=/bin/cgminer -c /etc/cgminer.conf --api-listen --api-network --syslog --text only"

to this:

"ExecStart=/bin/cgminer -c /etc/cgminer.conf --api-listen --api-network --api-allow W:0/0 --syslog --text only"

Save/exit/reboot

Then AM will have privileged access?

Thanks in advance!

Another way is update in cgminer.conf in /config/ folder, following line:
"api-allow": "W:10.0.0.0/24,W:127.0.0.1",
where: W:10.0.0.0/24 <- should be your local network.

[sweeperAA]

I think this speaks for itself.

I've switched both my miners away from Nicehash to MPH, and I'm getting a steady 50KSol/s+ from each miner, backed up on the dashboard at MPH. Less than 1% rejected shares and no HW errors...and no dropped connections.

So it would seem, MPH is far more reliable than Nicehash, and consequently a higher return rate - would that be the feeling from other people on here ?

NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE ACCORDING MY EXPERIENCE NICEHASH IS HIGHER RETURN IN BTC. i COMPARED 2 DAYS MINING. IN EUROPEAN SERVERS AT LEAST.

How much per hour on Nice Hash?

I'm about $3.40 a hour on nicehash. The thing for me is it's very consistent with payouts while as of the last few days WhatToMine shows the coins moving up/down in profit very quickly, so without switching coins I don't see how I can beat nicehash. I hope I can because I'd rather be mining coin! I know I can just buy them but it's not nearly as much fun... Anyone care to give easy instructions to enable the A9 to be controlled by AM? I found this post but can't imagine it could be this easy?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

I got putty and know how to ssh in, use vim, etc.. Just got no clue at that point.

It's in this thread at this response: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4432819.msg43100055#msg43100055

username and password is earlier in this thread.

Thank you!

To be 100% certain before I do it, here are the steps??

login via putty

remount file system to read write:
"mount / -o rw,remount"

edit cgminer.service with vim
change this:
"ExecStart=/bin/cgminer -c /etc/cgminer.conf --api-listen --api-network --syslog --text only"

to this:

"ExecStart=/bin/cgminer -c /etc/cgminer.conf --api-listen --api-network --api-allow W:0/0 --syslog --text only"

Save/exit/reboot

Then AM will have privileged access?

Thanks in advance!

Yes, this is what I had to do. I wasn't able to get xpulse's method to work (even though it should have).

[panningforcoin]

Thanks sweeperAA and Xpulse, I got it working. I set up profit switching for AM and it has switched once already. Amazing software!

A question for anyone using AM.

The hash rates reported by AM are way way off. Is this because I still have the original A9 firmware? Not a big deal since my hash rate is fine at the pools but if updating the A9's firmware would help AM's reporting I'll do it.

Loving AM!

Thanks

[mharunnaik]

Hi "I set up profit switching for AM"  can you give steps please

[panningforcoin]

Hi "I set up profit switching for AM"  can you give steps please

I started by following this guide to the letter:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

Then I went here and learned how to add more than just three pools.
http://www.awesomeminer.com/help.aspx

So now I got all the Equihash pools switching on profit.
I set the payout high because I don't have wallets for a couple of these coins

So far I'm blown away. I also set up nicehash/equihash as one of the pools and it's switching to them at times.

I'm very new to mining as I'm sure most of you can tell but so far AM is the best thing I've come across, just incredible.

Thanks everyone for answering my questions. Appreciate it!

[minefarmbuy]

Hi "I set up profit switching for AM"  can you give steps please

I started by following this guide to the letter:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

Then I went here and learned how to add more than just three pools.
http://www.awesomeminer.com/help.aspx

So now I got all the Equihash pools switching on profit.
I set the payout high because I don't have wallets for a couple of these coins

So far I'm blown away. I also set up nicehash/equihash as one of the pools and it's switching to them at times.

I'm very new to mining as I'm sure most of you can tell but so far AM is the best thing I've come across, just incredible.

Thanks everyone for answering my questions. Appreciate it!

What do you mean high? I would pay out a reasonable amount where (if) any fee taken is negligible. You want altcoin to capitalize on profits as soon as there are some. Right now is hold or push to BTC with market down.

[panningforcoin]

Hi "I set up profit switching for AM"  can you give steps please

I started by following this guide to the letter:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4547429.0

Then I went here and learned how to add more than just three pools.
http://www.awesomeminer.com/help.aspx

So now I got all the Equihash pools switching on profit.
I set the payout high because I don't have wallets for a couple of these coins

So far I'm blown away. I also set up nicehash/equihash as one of the pools and it's switching to them at times.

I'm very new to mining as I'm sure most of you can tell but so far AM is the best thing I've come across, just incredible.

Thanks everyone for answering my questions. Appreciate it!

What do you mean high? I would pay out a reasonable amount where (if) any fee taken is negligible. You want altcoin to capitalize on profits as soon as there are some. Right now is hold or push to BTC with market down.

Oh I just meant I didn't have a wallet for Komodo, Hush, BCI, so I set the payout on Supernova very high since I haven't had the time to get the wallet set up, that's all. I get those set up tomorrow and set the payouts to a reasonable rate. Just rushing things tonight learning as much as I can about AM.
Thanks, good advice about the market.