GekkoScience NewPac / Terminus R606 (BM1387) Official Support Thread

[MoparMiningLLC]

have you tried a different pool?  I assume you have all 3 on the same pool so it is most likely not that, but I want to ask anyways.  have you tried to copy the code over from one that is working into the cg code for the miner that is giving you issues to see if that works? have you tried to change the voltage setting on the miner?

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[hersh9]

Thanks for reaching out!!

I have tried 3 different pools. I have tried several previously working start codes (diff freqs & diff pools). I have tried changing voltage on both the miner and in the code.

I'm super noob, but the [oo] looks wrong to me - i though there were more chips. It seems to power up okay -I haven't tried a different controller yet; unfortunately, that will need to wait until the weekend...and it's a terrible crypto week :-(

[MoparMiningLLC]

can you try a straight up swap with one of your other controllers?

[hersh9]

can you try a straight up swap with one of your other controllers?

Just finished the server swap and updated drivers. The zombie unit will not start hashing with the different server. The other unit has started hashing normally.

[MoparMiningLLC]

damn - still under warranty? I had one that would constantly reboot and quit working - they replaced mine quickly and without issue - that might be an option for you if still under warranty.

[hersh9]

I think that's what I'll try...This is the first of my 3 units and I bought this in June. I will reach out to MinerSupply and find out - I sure hope so!

[sidehack]

Honestly, I'd recommend talking to 419mining. Tell him you bought it from MinersSupply and he'll probably take care of you anyway, since MS kinda got booted as an official reseller and doesn't have stock anymore.

I'm a bit confused with your reporting though - does it say no chips found, or 2 chips found? Because [oo] would indicate it's detecting 2 chips. Either way, yeah it definitely sounds like a hardware issue.

[419mining]

Honestly, I'd recommend talking to 419mining. Tell him you bought it from MinersSupply and he'll probably take care of you anyway, since MS kinda got booted as an official reseller and doesn't have stock anymore.

I'm a bit confused with your reporting though - does it say no chips found, or 2 chips found? Because [oo] would indicate it's detecting 2 chips. Either way, yeah it definitely sounds like a hardware issue.

Hey Hersh9,  Ill send you a PM.

[hersh9]

Thanks everyone, sidehack & 419mining -I appreciate very much!

It does show [oo] in the terminal, then goes through the restart process several times eventually giving the no chips found message and then OFF.

[Cohenpol]

Hi, need some help. I've built my mini-farm into a Hydra Server III Case and it's been running very well. However, I got to it after work one day only to find a R606 disabled. When restarting, it only shows BM1387:03 to indicate only three chips are communicating and it disables again after a few seconds.

A Pi4 4GB was controlling this R606 (V5) plus x6 Newpacs (525MHz) over x2 GS USB hubs (x4 and x2). Different instances were being used, three in total.

A second Pi4 4GB was controlling another R606 (V7) and x5 Newpacs (525MHz) over x1 GS USB Hub and this has been running at WU100% for days. Again, two instances to split the devices.

Getting back to the poorly R606...I've killed the power and USB for a while but it only registers ':03' chips and doesn't fire up. It was running fine at 750MHz on V5 for days. Any ideas of how to recover this? I'm using a USB extension cable to plug a keyboard/mouse BT receiver in this Pi as the stack depth is fiddley to reach. Would this cable be an issue and enough to bring down a mighty R606?

Set up:

x2 Pi4 4GB
x3 GS USB Hubs
x2 R606
x11 Newpacs
x1 Hydra III Server Case
x3 120mm Bequiet High Speed Silent Wings 3 case intake fans with mesh
x4 80mm Bequiet Pure Wings 2 case extraction fans
R606 intake fans replaced with 80mm Bequiet Pure Wings 2 fans
x2 80mm Bequiet Pure Wings 2 fans added to both R606 on the extraction side
x3 Arctic Air USB Fans for each GS USB Hub
x1 Thermaltake x10 Fan Hub Controller/Splitter
x1 Newegg x4 Fan Speed Controller for intake fans
x1 DPS1200 PSU
x2 USB Thermometers for case IN/OUT temp monitoring
Lindy double shielded USB cables
All cable managed to death

Any help is appreciated in restoring the R606 back to the life please. I was at 3.4T and now down to 2.4T

[gt_addict]

So I finally have my newpacs running on a Pi4 in anticipation of getting an R606 when they become available locally (EU/UK). After following the instructions here :-

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5053833.msg50968875#msg50968875

Which were superb and worked straight away, I would like to get cgminer to auto run when the Pi starts up. Just incase of power loss or unexpected reboot.

So how would I go about getting the .sh file to auto start? I’m a complete novice with linux though so take it easy.

[zsmith]

From terminal, type:

Code:

sudo crontab -e

When it opens up, add this as the last line:

Code:

@reboot sh /path/to/your/script.sh

Control-X to exit and then Y to save changes.

[gt_addict]

Thanks zsmith. Will this open the terminal and show it running or would i need to use screen -x ?

[zsmith]

Thanks zsmith. Will this open the terminal and show it running or would i need to use screen -x ?

It's not going to open a new window. Screen should work but I don't use it very often, I think you would need to call the screen command when you run the script instead of the sh command.  Are you booting to command line interface or GUI? If you are using the GUI, you could use

Code:

@reboot LXTerminal  -e "./path/to/your/script.sh"

to open it up in a new window.  If you are using the GUI there is some way to run a script at startup within the GUI as well.

[gt_addict]

Its fine if it doesnt open a new window. Just aslong as I can get access to it through some means. I am using the GUI (its easier for us novices   ).

I will give your suggestions a go and see what happens. Cheers.

EDIT:-

Tried both variations and neither seemed to work. I may well have chosen the wrong option after "sudo crontab -e" as it gave me three options. But now wont give me those options again.

EDIT 2:-

After trying various things from god knows how many sources I have finally managed to get it to run at start up using “sudo nano /etc/rc.local”
After the “fi” and before the “exit 0” I put:-

cd /home/pi/mining/cgminer
screen -dmS cgminer ./cgminergekko.sh

Rebooted and the gekkos started hashing, opened a terminal and typed “sudo screen -x” and up popped the cgminer screen.

Thanks for the help zsmith it led me down the right path in the end 

[Cohenpol]

Hello all, I would like some help with programming the Pi to auto reboot every 12hrs or so with the cgminer folder opening and any chosen .sh files to auto run within it.  I've tried the commands in the previous couple of posts to do with:

sudo crontab -e and sudo nano /etc/rc.local but unfortunately, neither of them work.  I'm using /home/pi/git/vthoang/cgminer/x1R606b.sh as my path. Any ideas and coding steps for a novice?  

Thank you

[gt_addict]

As you've probably guessed I'm no linux/raspberry pi expert but I came across someone trying to do a similar thing while I was searching trying to sort my autorun problem. I think they used python to get it setup/write a script and then the crontab -e to get it to run continuously.

[os2sam]

Thank you

Why did you delete the instructions on how to keep the Pi screen from blanking?  I had been fighting that for a while and had given up.

[Cohenpol]

Oh sorry Sam! Haha, for a one-off no blank per reboot it's:

Code:

sudo xset s off
sudo xset -dpms
sudo xset s noblank

There is a way to permanently do this but it didn't work for me. No doubt it's my finger trouble! Good luck.

As you've probably guessed I'm no linux/raspberry pi expert but I came across someone trying to do a similar thing while I was searching trying to sort my autorun problem. I think they used python to get it setup/write a script and then the crontab -e to get it to run continuously.

I've tried sudo crontab -e then entered before exit 0:

Code:

0 */12 * * * /home/pi/git/vthoang/cgminer/x1R606b.sh

This is for a continual 12hr reboot but doesn't work. Am I missing more code?

[os2sam]

Thanks Cohenpol.  That was very helpful.