GekkoScience NewPac / Terminus R606 (BM1387) Official Support Thread

[B00gieman]

Thanks
I'll try later when i'm home and give you feedback about it.

@gt_addict
It worked with a little twist...needed to take off ./ From de begining of the command line present on .sh file, and use sudo screen -x

But, apart from that... PERFECT
Thanks.

[kai-made]

I had an accident.

Due to some unforeseeable accidents I broke my USB's.  I have several of these and 2 had an accident.  I slipped on the wet floor when walking with these in my hands, and they hit hard on the ground.  I broke one component off of one board and one off the other board.  A little silver chip that has itsy bitsy numbers on it I can't make out and a big black thing with the number R47.  googling for an hour to discover the silver thing is a oscillator and the black thing is a inductor coil.  BUT when I went to a electronics site to order replacement I realized there are far more than just 1 to choose from.

Does anyone know specifically what oscillator and inductor is on the newpac from GekkoScience?  I would love to buy 5 or 10 dollars in parts and attempt a fix instead of trying to buy these again, since most places are either out of stock or jacked way up.

Thanks.

[imustbedumb]

hello.  so, i've tried following the instructions on the first page to get my newpacs running on a raspberry pi 4. i haven't been successful.  i've also tried following this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5053833.msg50968875#msg50968875 with no success.  i end up with this message.

collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [Makefile:907: cgminer] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/pi/test/cgminer'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:1896: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/pi/test/cgminer'
make: *** [Makefile:810: all] Error 2
pi@raspberrypi:~/test/cgminer $ sudo ./miner.sh
./miner.sh: 1: ./cgminer: not found
pi@raspberrypi:~/test/cgminer $

this is my first experience running a raspberry pi.  running my newpacs from my win10 laptop is just fine.  any assistance would be most appreciated.  and i'm sorry if i missed a post that would have answered this already.

[kai-made]

I will try this one last time.

I am not trying to be rude.  BUT this is the worst format for a forum that I have ever encountered.  I can only search once in 90 seconds, I can only post once or twice a day...I tried to offer assistance to a user the other day but could not message anyone, could not reply to his post...then last night I tried to ask a question about these devices and was told I already posted and can not post again for a few hours.  I tried a different browser no change.

Anyway.  Forget all that.  I just had a simple question.  Is there anything on the chips that we can update?  It seems to me that we should be able to knock out certain settings like the LEDs blinking all the time if we could modify firmware, but I cannot find any information on potential firmware.  Perhaps it is all hardwired, if that is not the case can someone point me in the correct direction.  I know I could potentially just unsolder the leds, but did not want to risk it if there was an option to disable in "bios" or firmware somehow.  I know other people were complaining of the bright LEDs flickering all the time, and I know it sounds trivial but these things are in my office and when I am watching TV in the dark it is like I have a sparkler going off beside me...lol.

Thanks.

[imustbedumb]

hi all.  i just wanted to let you know that you don't need to waste any of your time on me.  i got it running.  i found this video on youtube helpful...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lM89lbHzFk

i guess i needed to issue the command...

sudo make install

rather than...

make

i then had to issue the command...

cd

then i had to add sudo and not include the ./ to launch the linux command to run cgminer...

sudo cgminer -o stratum+tcp://whatever_pool_you_like:port_number -u your_address -p x --suggest-diff 512 --gekko-newpac-freq 675

then i created, within the cgminer directory, my whatever_name_you_want.sh file with the above command in it, right clicked on it, selected properties, selected the permissions tab, set the execute field to anyone, clicked ok.  double clicked my new .sh file and it started running.  i'm good to go.  hope this helps someone along the way a little bit.  happy mining!  and good luck to everyone!

ps...thank you to everyone who have made all of this possible.

[MoparMiningLLC]

I will try this one last time.

I am not trying to be rude.  BUT this is the worst format for a forum that I have ever encountered.  I can only search once in 90 seconds, I can only post once or twice a day...I tried to offer assistance to a user the other day but could not message anyone, could not reply to his post...then last night I tried to ask a question about these devices and was told I already posted and can not post again for a few hours.  I tried a different browser no change.

Anyway.  Forget all that.  I just had a simple question.  Is there anything on the chips that we can update?  It seems to me that we should be able to knock out certain settings like the LEDs blinking all the time if we could modify firmware, but I cannot find any information on potential firmware.  Perhaps it is all hardwired, if that is not the case can someone point me in the correct direction.  I know I could potentially just unsolder the leds, but did not want to risk it if there was an option to disable in "bios" or firmware somehow.  I know other people were complaining of the bright LEDs flickering all the time, and I know it sounds trivial but these things are in my office and when I am watching TV in the dark it is like I have a sparkler going off beside me...lol.

Thanks.

all of the forum restrictions change when you are no longer a newbie.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

I will try this one last time.

I am not trying to be rude.  BUT this is the worst format for a forum that I have ever encountered.  I can only search once in 90 seconds, I can only post once or twice a day...I tried to offer assistance to a user the other day but could not message anyone, could not reply to his post...then last night I tried to ask a question about these devices and was told I already posted and can not post again for a few hours.  I tried a different browser no change.

Anyway.  Forget all that.  I just had a simple question.  Is there anything on the chips that we can update?  It seems to me that we should be able to knock out certain settings like the LEDs blinking all the time if we could modify firmware, but I cannot find any information on potential firmware.  Perhaps it is all hardwired, if that is not the case can someone point me in the correct direction.  I know I could potentially just unsolder the leds, but did not want to risk it if there was an option to disable in "bios" or firmware somehow.  I know other people were complaining of the bright LEDs flickering all the time, and I know it sounds trivial but these things are in my office and when I am watching TV in the dark it is like I have a sparkler going off beside me...lol.

Thanks.

Regarding the LED's, their operation is hard wired to respond when the com channel is active/inactive. Just use a magic marker or dark nail polish to paint them.

[Jjphotos]

I have a R606, which is running very nicely with an original Raspberry Pi, plugged direct into the pi's USB, running with "--gekko-r606-freq 1000" and think I have the power at the max (all three LEDs lit). This is the current output:

(5s):756.5G (1m):747.9G (5m):745.7G (15m):743.9G (avg):744.7Gh/s
 A:164703001  R:87838  HW:31270  WU:10403.5/m | ST: 1  SS: 0  NB: 1567  LW: 97038777  GF: 0  RF: 0
 Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 699 with stratum as user xx
 Block: 66bc5a2c...  Diff:28.6T  Started: [15:01:20.040]  Best share: 77.9M
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 0: GSI 10040307: BM1387:12+ 556/556/556 (11:6) [oooooooooooo]   | 98.5% WU: 98% | 748.1G / 744.7Gh/s WU:10403.5/m A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270

Questions:
1. Is this the best I'm likely to get, or may it be better with a powered hub and/or a more recent pi?
2. Is there anything I can run to notify me should it stop running? I check on my user page on https://solo.ckpool.org/users on a regular basis, but it would be nice to forget about it and just have something tell me if it stops.

Many thanks

[os2sam]

I have a R606, which is running very nicely with an original Raspberry Pi, plugged direct into the pi's USB, running with "--gekko-r606-freq 1000" and think I have the power at the max (all three LEDs lit). This is the current output:

(5s):756.5G (1m):747.9G (5m):745.7G (15m):743.9G (avg):744.7Gh/s
 A:164703001  R:87838  HW:31270  WU:10403.5/m | ST: 1  SS: 0  NB: 1567  LW: 97038777  GF: 0  RF: 0
 Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 699 with stratum as user xx
 Block: 66bc5a2c...  Diff:28.6T  Started: [15:01:20.040]  Best share: 77.9M
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 0: GSI 10040307: BM1387:12+ 556/556/556 (11:6) [oooooooooooo]   | 98.5% WU: 98% | 748.1G / 744.7Gh/s WU:10403.5/m A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270

Questions:
1. Is this the best I'm likely to get, or may it be better with a powered hub and/or a more recent pi?

I think that's about the hashrate you would get 500Mhz on Power Level 4.

I would try 750Mhz at Power Level 4.  Increasing the Power Level to max will just consume more power with no benefit past a certain point.  You need to find the sweet spot for hashrate and power consumption.

You don't need a Powered USB hub for R606's since they are powered by an ATX Power supply.
Sam

[Jjphotos]

I think that's about the hashrate you would get 500Mhz on Power Level 4.

I would try 750Mhz at Power Level 4.  Increasing the Power Level to max will just consume more power with no benefit past a certain point.  You need to find the sweet spot for hashrate and power consumption.

Thanks, I'm not overly fussed about the power consumption as it's in my office  so was just trying to get the max hashrate possible from this particular device, and assumed if it ran with the setting of 1000 at the max power level then that is probably the best it will do.

I've set it to 750 now and will leave it a few days to see if it runs any differently. I see it's already changed the frequency to 550/550/550 which presumably is part of some initial auto tuning.

Not that I'm expecting it to actually find a block, but it's a nice thought that it might.

You don't need a Powered USB hub for R606's since they are powered by an ATX Power supply.

Thanks, that's what I thought.

[os2sam]

I've set it to 750 now and will leave it a few days to see if it runs any differently. I see it's already changed the frequency to 550/550/550 which presumably is part of some initial auto tuning.

I would try tuning at each power level from 3 to 7 and see what works best for you.  Power consumption isn't the only thing to worry about but also Heat dissapation at the higher levels.  Also your highest hashrate may be at a lower power level frequency combination.

[gt_addict]

I've set it to 750 now and will leave it a few days to see if it runs any differently. I see it's already changed the frequency to 550/550/550 which presumably is part of some initial auto tuning.

I would try tuning at each power level from 3 to 7 and see what works best for you.  Power consumption isn't the only thing to worry about but also Heat dissapation at the higher levels.  Also your highest hashrate may be at a lower power level frequency combination.

Exactly this. I had an R606 and it would run better/faster at a lower power level (usually level 5) and would hit 1Th on that setting.

[norfolkenchants]

I am having trouble getting 4 Newpacs to work with my PI4. I installed the latest CGMIner (Kano version as suggested in the GMiner forum - strangely this is 4.9.2 - hopefully the correct one)

My Pi detects the powered hub, but not the miners.

Any suggestions please

[os2sam]

I am having trouble getting 4 Newpacs to work with my PI4. I installed the latest CGMIner (Kano version as suggested in the GMiner forum - strangely this is 4.9.2 - hopefully the correct one)

No idea where one would get that old version.

Here is a link to a post that has the current version and compile instructions:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5355470.msg58200639#msg58200639

[norfolkenchants]

I am having trouble getting 4 Newpacs to work with my PI4. I installed the latest CGMIner (Kano version as suggested in the GMiner forum - strangely this is 4.9.2 - hopefully the correct one)

No idea where one would get that old version.

Here is a link to a post that has the current version and compile instructions:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5355470.msg58200639#msg58200639

it worked with the wareck github link... strange.

[os2sam]

it worked with the wareck github link... strange.

No idea what that means??  

Are you using someones else's github distro?  If so make sure their legit and not malicious.  I would only use code from the actual developers which are Kano or VH (vthoang).

[kano]

That other 'w' version removes all the git code ownership information, adds a security risk (extranonce) and they release a windows binary with who knows what in it.
If they can't even use git properly, I'd worry about using any code they added to cgminer ...

If you want to use a version other than mine, for the pre CompacF Gekko miners, you must use VH's version.
He wrote the original Gekko driver.
I pulled all VH's Gekko code to my master cgminer git, updated it and added the CompacF to it.

[norfolkenchants]

That other 'w' version removes all the git code ownership information, adds a security risk (extranonce) and they release a windows binary with who knows what in it.
If they can't even use git properly, I'd worry about using any code they added to cgminer ...

If you want to use a version other than mine, for the pre CompacF Gekko miners, you must use VH's version.
He wrote the original Gekko driver.
I pulled all VH's Gekko code to my master cgminer git, updated it and added the CompacF to it.

I deleted it (I found your previous comment on that version) , reinstalled the VH version and it will not detect any miners. am I missing something when I am installing (i.e. are there corrective steps that have not been added to the original post?)

[os2sam]

I  reinstalled the VH version and it will not detect any miners. am I missing something when I am installing (i.e. are there corrective steps that have not been added to the original post?)

These are the instructions I used when I installed on my Pi4.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5053833.msg50968875#msg50968875

[kano]

In the cgminer README: "SETTING UP USB DEVICES"

https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer/blob/master/README#L582

or if your scrolling doesn't work ... linux below it:

https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer/blob/master/README#L620