ANTMINER S2 Discussion and Support Thread

[nikolaz]

Basically, I have just changed my router address to 192.168.1.1 - I am hoping I won't have to fiddle around with the settings too much once I receive my miners on Monday...

[eightcylinders]

FYI I heard back from Bitmain - nice fast customer service.  A few relevant points:  (1) They are standing behind the products, and they promised to refund my trashed unit immediately (we will see how quickly that really happens, but hopeful), (2) they are letting me try to salvage Unit 1 from the control board in Unit 2 without voiding warranty (this was pursuant to authorization so maybe not a universal permission), and (3) they said that BATCH 2 units have a fix for the weak mounting of the boards, which they are aware of.

[abracadabra]

FYI I heard back from Bitmain - nice fast customer service.  A few relevant points:  (1) They are standing behind the products, and they promised to refund my trashed unit immediately (we will see how quickly that really happens, but hopeful), (2) they are letting me try to salvage Unit 1 from the control board in Unit 2 without voiding warranty (this was pursuant to authorization so maybe not a universal permission), and (3) they said that BATCH 2 units have a fix for the weak mounting of the boards, which they are aware of.

did you email them?  the info@ email?

[nikolaz]

FYI I heard back from Bitmain - nice fast customer service.  A few relevant points:  (1) They are standing behind the products, and they promised to refund my trashed unit immediately (we will see how quickly that really happens, but hopeful), (2) they are letting me try to salvage Unit 1 from the control board in Unit 2 without voiding warranty (this was pursuant to authorization so maybe not a universal permission), and (3) they said that BATCH 2 units have a fix for the weak mounting of the boards, which they are aware of.

Nice one Bitmain... I really I hope that I will receive my miners intact... Is anyone working on a how to guide?

[ElGabo]

Could tell me somebody the fans are 120x38 or 120x20mm?

[cloverme]

Anyone hear anything about when the S2 (and or the S1) will be available again?

[buckrogers]

Mine was up and running, but i rebooted the S2 to see if it would accept some changes and now i have a blank blue led screen with a red light in the top right corner...it was wrorking fine a few hours ago.

why cant it get pat the POST bootup all of a sudden?

[bobsag3]

Anyone hear anything about when the S2 (and or the S1) will be available again?

Later in April is what I have heard

[buckrogers]

you can buy my difuntional one.

[CroverNo]

Anyone hear anything about when the S2 (and or the S1) will be available again?

Later in April is what I have heard

15 April buddy last time I spoke to Bitmain

Cheers

[romang]

Website says out of stock

[CroverNo]

FYI I heard back from Bitmain - nice fast customer service.  A few relevant points:  (1) They are standing behind the products, and they promised to refund my trashed unit immediately (we will see how quickly that really happens, but hopeful), (2) they are letting me try to salvage Unit 1 from the control board in Unit 2 without voiding warranty (this was pursuant to authorization so maybe not a universal permission), and (3) they said that BATCH 2 units have a fix for the weak mounting of the boards, which they are aware of.

Nice one Bitmain... I really I hope that I will receive my miners intact... Is anyone working on a how to guide?

I'm sure well known dogieee well get one made once he gets his unit - he usually is pretty quick and good at them

Official instructions out soon I can imagine from Bitmain

[CroverNo]

Here you go folks

https://github.com/AntMiner/AntGen1/blob/master/manual/Antminer%20S2%20Manual_EN_2014.4.1.pdf

Manual for the S2

Firmware:

https://github.com/AntMiner/AntGen1/tree/master/firmware_S2

[buckrogers]

how do you install the firmware if you cant connect to the miner?

[buckrogers]

The reset button does nothing if you have a blank blue led screen and a red light on front panel.

[MrTeal]

Here you go folks

https://github.com/AntMiner/AntGen1/blob/master/manual/Antminer%20S2%20Manual_EN_2014.4.1.pdf

Manual for the S2

Firmware:

https://github.com/AntMiner/AntGen1/tree/master/firmware_S2

Does anyone have any links to how I'd go about building a new SD card with that firmware, or even better just an image of the SD card?

[bobsag3]

Here you go folks

https://github.com/AntMiner/AntGen1/blob/master/manual/Antminer%20S2%20Manual_EN_2014.4.1.pdf

Manual for the S2

Firmware:

https://github.com/AntMiner/AntGen1/tree/master/firmware_S2

Does anyone have any links to how I'd go about building a new SD card with that firmware, or even better just an image of the SD card?

I will grab images of the SD cards from the ones I have.

[buckrogers]

does the OS run off the SD card? I a not familiar with the Raspberry Pi?

or does it just flash it to the Pi unit?

[buckrogers]

also is there a size limit on the SD card i can use in this S2? it came with a 2GB micro SD card, but am thinking to take that out and not mess with it, and buy a new one to test with, but do i need a 2GB or does that not matter?

Also does it run the OS off the Micro SD card or the Pi itself? and the card is merely for memory storage and setttings?

[buckrogers]

All I did was reboot
Its a sad day when  your miner is working at 1+ TH/s and then you reboot it, and its dead