GekkoScience NewPac / Terminus R606 (BM1387) Official Support Thread

[bmoscato]

Do they still work one at a time?

Not in the GS Hub, but they do work individually in the hub that was using.

This is the old hub:

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 cgminer version 4.11.1 - Started: [2020-08-19 16:38:42.864]
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 (5s):40.98G (1m):39.88G (5m):15.69G (15m):5.981G (avg):44.62Gh/s
 A:128  R:0  HW:0  WU:624.1/m
 Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 128 with stratum as user 1BmcjRJTRQAP7je5B7tD
 Block: 2d66d019...  Diff:16.9T  Started: [16:38:41.494]  Best share: 2.06K
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 [U]SB management [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 0: GSH 10035647: BM1387:02+ 200.00MHz T:200 P:200 (47:94) |  100% WU:^98% | 41.
82G / 44.64Gh/s WU:624.1/m------------------------------------------------------
 [2020-08-19 16:38:41.320] Started cgminer 4.11.1
 [2020-08-19 16:38:41.321] Probing for an alive pool
 [2020-08-19 16:38:41.454] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 10000
 [2020-08-19 16:38:41.475] Pool 0 message: Authorised, welcome to solo 1BmcjRJTR
QAP7je5B7tDCLw4MDzXceSG9P!
 [2020-08-19 16:38:41.493] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 128
 [2020-08-19 16:38:41.494] Network diff set to 16.9T
 [2020-08-19 16:38:42.587] 0: GSH 0 - Toggling ASIC nRST to reset
 [2020-08-19 16:38:42.864] 0: GSH 0 - NewPac Bitcoin Miner (10035647)
 [2020-08-19 16:40:40.717] Accepted 0150052c Diff 195/128 GSH 0

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[gt_addict]

The word you are looking for is "power circuits" or "circuitry".

I was thinking inductors but didn't think that was right, I could've put circuit instead lol.

Not in the GS Hub, but they do work individually in the hub that was using.

I would resinstall raspbian direct from the raspberry pi foundation and then follow the instructions on this post:-

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

That's the only advice I have left to give. If it still doesn't work after that then its out of my knowledge base.

[bmoscato]

***UPDATE*** I was able to get all three miners running on the RPi4. I had to take the Arctic Breeze fan out of the GS hub for everything to work.

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 cgminer version 4.11.1 - Started: [2020-08-19 18:53:27.738]
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 (5s):215.3G (1m):206.8G (5m):200.8G (15m):147.9G (avg):197.1Gh/s
 A:48384  R:0  HW:4  WU:2754.4/m
 Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 128 with stratum as user 1BmcjRJTRQAP7je5B7tD
 Block: c4f8e608...  Diff:16.9T  Started: [19:08:23.199]  Best share: 134K
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 [U]SB management [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 0: GSH 10035643: BM1387:02+ 300.00MHz T:300 P:300 (126:63) | 98.1% WU:100% | 63
 1: GSH 10035647: BM1387:02+ 300.00MHz T:300 P:300 (126:63) |  100% WU:^94% | 75
 2: GSH 10035537: BM1387:02+ 300.00MHz T:300 P:300 (126:63) | 98.6% WU:^96% | 79
.66G / 65.35Gh/s WU:912.9/m-----------------------------------------------------
 [2020-08-19 19:12:57.435] Accepted 0134db2a Diff 212/128 GSH 0
 [2020-08-19 19:13:00.113] Accepted 01f75b2a Diff 130/128 GSH 0
 [2020-08-19 19:13:06.266] Accepted 01761d5e Diff 175/128 GSH 1
 [2020-08-19 19:13:08.157] Accepted 57c2a41b Diff 747/128 GSH 1
 [2020-08-19 19:13:08.806] Accepted 01092c67 Diff 247/128 GSH 0
 [2020-08-19 19:13:11.524] Accepted e3217904 Diff 289/128 GSH 0
 [2020-08-19 19:13:12.558] Accepted 41fb42ac Diff 993/128 GSH 0
 [2020-08-19 19:13:19.372] Accepted 01a1a99c Diff 157/128 GSH 2
 [2020-08-19 19:13:24.059] Accepted 180fdce1 Diff 2.72K/128 GSH 0
 [2020-08-19 19:13:26.421] Accepted d65724c9 Diff 306/128 GSH 1
 [2020-08-19 19:13:26.747] Accepted 01745987 Diff 176/128 GSH 0

[os2sam]

I wonder if that was the problem the whole time? Maybe that fan is on the bad side and drawing more current than it should?

Anyway, glad your up and running finally.

[sidehack]

If the fan was pulling extra juice and also plugged into Port 1 or Port D it might have messed up the power going to the hub chip. Any other ports should be pretty much bulletproof.

If you plug the hub in and run 'lsusb' it should read out a Terminus FE2.1 7-port USB hub on the bus.

[gt_addict]

Hooray! How weird that the usb fan was causing the issue.

[bmoscato]

If the fan was pulling extra juice and also plugged into Port 1 or Port D it might have messed up the power going to the hub chip. Any other ports should be pretty much bulletproof.

If you plug the hub in and run 'lsusb' it should read out a Terminus FE2.1 7-port USB hub on the bus.

It does now which is weird. It didn't when the fan was in port 1.

Code:

pi@RPi4:~ $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0403:6015 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd Bridge(I2C/SPI/UART/FIFO)
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0403:6015 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd Bridge(I2C/SPI/UART/FIFO)
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0403:6015 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd Bridge(I2C/SPI/UART/FIFO)
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1a40:0201 Terminus Technology Inc. FE 2.1 7-port Hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
pi@RPi4:~ $ 

Thanks to everyone for the help and getting me up and running with this small poject.

[WilcoWi]

We need a FAQ section on the first page of this thread for the common issues that arise. Or simply a format of questions that get answered so we have a good idea of the system rather than “it doesnt work, whats wrong?”.

Maybe something along the lines of:-

1). What OS are you using? Windows,Linux variant?

2). What version of cgminer are you running? Vh’s or standard?

3). What usb hub is being used?

4). Is the hub mains powered? If so what is the power/amperage rating?

5). How have you connected the hub? Usb2 or 3 port?

6). What is the specific problem you are having?

Just an idea. May help speed up the diagnosis of problems.

Don forget to mention the ./cgminer it has been several times now (inclusing myselve), this came along.

[bmoscato]

Don forget to mention the ./cgminer it has been several times now (inclusing myselve), this came along.

I definitely forgot the "./cgminer" when I originally set up CGMiner, sidehack noticed it in my startup file and corrected me in post 1720 of this thread.

[bmoscato]

Hey All,

Has anyone seen this? I have 1 NewPac that will not stay at 500MHz. I have 4 different hubs and 2 GekkoScience hubs which I ran with both a 7A and 8A power supply that all do the same thing on this stick.

Code:

 cgminer version 4.11.1 - Started: [2020-08-26 18:06:18.194]
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 (5s):645.8G (1m):658.6G (5m):663.1G (15m):665.1G (avg):654.1Gh/s
 A:13397346  R:2908  HW:352  WU:9137.9/m
 Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 448 with stratum as user 1BmcjRJTRQAP7je5B7tDCLw4
 Block: ed009e48...  Diff:17.6T  Started: [18:27:17.198]  Best share: 104M
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 [U]SB management [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 0: GSH 10035643: BM1387:02+ 500.00MHz T:500 P:500 (75:38)  |  100% WU:100% | 122.3G
 1: GSH 10035473: BM1387:02+ 450.00MHz T:450 P:450 (84:42)  | 98.1% WU:^90% | 93.62G
 2: GSH 10035647: BM1387:02+ 500.00MHz T:500 P:500 (75:38)  | 96.2% WU:100% | 111.1G
 3: GSH 10035537: BM1387:02+ 500.00MHz T:500 P:500 (75:38)  | 97.6% WU:^95% | 106.7G
 4: GSH 10035483: BM1387:02+ 500.00MHz T:500 P:500 (75:38)  | 99.7% WU:100% | 101.1G
 5: GSH 10035523: BM1387:02+ 500.00MHz T:500 P:500 (75:38)  | 97.1% WU:100% | 109.3G
 / 113.6Gh/s WU:1586.6/m--------------------------------------------------------
 [2020-08-27 18:27:48.505] Accepted 175b927f Diff 2.81K/448 GSH 4
 [2020-08-27 18:27:51.074] Accepted 8342a608 Diff 499/448 GSH 5
 [2020-08-27 18:27:51.655] Accepted 01c936af Diff 36.7K/448 GSH 5
 [2020-08-27 18:27:54.521] Accepted 63059277 Diff 662/448 GSH 4
 [2020-08-27 18:27:54.659] Accepted 275822b3 Diff 1.67K/448 GSH 5
 [2020-08-27 18:27:55.849] Accepted 520a3936 Diff 799/448 GSH 1
 [2020-08-27 18:27:57.021] Accepted 77ab0bb1 Diff 548/448 GSH 0
 [2020-08-27 18:27:58.883] Accepted 755870ff Diff 558/448 GSH 4

[os2sam]

Probably has a weaker chip than the others.  CGMiner tunes each device for its own best performance.

[sidehack]

They're guaranteed for performance at 200MHz so anything above that without adjusting voltage is a bonus. If you tweak the volts up a little you might get it to fall in line with the rest of 'em.

[bmoscato]

They're guaranteed for performance at 200MHz so anything above that without adjusting voltage is a bonus. If you tweak the volts up a little you might get it to fall in line with the rest of 'em.

Thanks for the reply. How do I tweak the volts?

[gt_addict]

The little potentiometer bottom right of the stick (when its plugged in) very small clockwise rotation will up the voltage.

[bmoscato]

The little potentiometer bottom right of the stick (when its plugged in) very small clockwise rotation will up the voltage.

Thanks, this worked like a charm!

[gt_addict]

No problem. Just don’t get greedy with it  

On a different note. But still vaguely related to the gekkos (seeing as most run them on a Pi). Does anyone have a decent UPS for the Pi? I keep having momentary power outages which obviously turn the pi off but can't find a setting to get it to auto power on after a power outage, so thought a UPS might work. Trouble is becuase my pi 4 is in an Argon One case and I can't fit a HAT to it so the UPS would need to be external. I've contemplated a powerbank, but most ive read about don't seem to work as I would like. Some sort of USB Type-C passthrough with a battery connected would be ideal.

Anyone have any ideas?

[bmoscato]

No problem. Just don’t get greedy with it  

On a different note. But still vaguely related to the gekkos (seeing as most run them on a Pi). Does anyone have a decent UPS for the Pi? I keep having momentary power outages which obviously turn the pi off but can't find a setting to get it to auto power on after a power outage, so thought a UPS might work. Trouble is becuase my pi 4 is in an Argon One case and I can't fit a HAT to it so the UPS would need to be external. I've contemplated a powerbank, but most ive read about don't seem to work as I would like. Some sort of USB Type-C passthrough with a battery connected would be ideal.

Anyone have any ideas?

I'm thinking about throwing one of these inline for each pi, you just have to do some soldering:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/2465

[gt_addict]

Yea i saw these. I was hoping for a type C connector though so it can run straight through to the pi without having to switch out plugs etc.

[sidehack]

So what you're saying, in a thread about USB-powered products designed by a guy who's also currently working on lithium battery projects including both chargers and voltage boosters, is that it'd be awful handy if someone made a tiny USB-in USB-out UPS with up to, say, 3A handling to fully power a Pi 4?

Hm. Might be worth looking into.

[bmoscato]

Yea i saw these. I was hoping for a type C connector though so it can run straight through to the pi without having to switch out plugs etc.

I don't know what kind of case you have on your pi, but what about the PiJuice?

https://uk.pi-supply.com/products/pijuice-standard

I can't use this because of the case that I use.

So what you're saying, in a thread about USB-powered products designed by a guy who's also currently working on lithium battery projects including both chargers and voltage boosters, is that it'd be awful handy if someone made a tiny USB-in USB-out UPS with up to, say, 3A handling to fully power a Pi 4?

Hm. Might be worth looking into.

Yes, this would be great! lol