[SUPPORT THREAD] BFx2 Bitfury USB stick miner

[Buchi-88]

Hello,

no only on this "one" port, and only when my Raspberry also hang on this HUB!?

I use Cgminer 4.3.3

regards

If you start cgminer with the extra option "--api-listen" then you can query cgminer while it's running to see how it's performing. While cgminer is running you can do:

Code:

java API stats

and in there you'll get lots of info, one will be the BXM device and in there will be the separate core submit data:

Code:

   [Core0 submits] => 250
   [Core1 submits] => 270

If one core is failing, the submits will be a lot less or even zero compared to the other.

Good day, thnks i will test it on evening

greets

Hello, thanks but i think i'm to stupid for this 

Code:

CMD=GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.0.15:4028
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:29.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/29.0
Accept: text/html\,application/xhtml|STATUS=E,When=1400685098,Code=14,Msg=Invalid command,Description=cgminer 4.3.3|CMD=xml\,application/xml;q\=0.9\,*/*;q\=0.8
Accept-Language: de\,en-US;q\=0.7\,en;q\=0.3
Accept-Encoding: gzip\, deflate
Connection: keep-alive

|STATUS=E,When=1400685098,Code=14,Msg=Invalid command,Description=cgminer 4.3.3|�

regards

[janonathon]

Any idea what "FT_GetComPortNumber(0000000000003D84FF0 (0), 120)" error message in bfgminer is telling me to do? I see the device in device manager (running windows 7x64 btw) on COM120. I get that message when i search for all or specifically probe COM120.

[Luke-Jr]

Any idea what "FT_GetComPortNumber(0000000000003D84FF0 (0), 120)" error message in bfgminer is telling me to do? I see the device in device manager (running windows 7x64 btw) on COM120. I get that message when i search for all or specifically probe COM120.

You need to use Zadig on BFx2 to get the WinUSB driver.

[-ck]

Code:

java API stats

Hello, thanks but i think i'm to stupid for this 

Code:

CMD=GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: 192.168.0.15:4028
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:29.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/29.0
Accept: text/html\,application/xhtml|STATUS=E,When=1400685098,Code=14,Msg=Invalid command,Description=cgminer 4.3.3|CMD=xml\,application/xml;q\=0.9\,*/*;q\=0.8
Accept-Language: de\,en-US;q\=0.7\,en;q\=0.3
Accept-Encoding: gzip\, deflate
Connection: keep-alive

|STATUS=E,When=1400685098,Code=14,Msg=Invalid command,Description=cgminer 4.3.3|�

regards

This is nothing to do with your web browser, don't know where you got that idea. This is just typing 'java API stats' on the command prompt from within the cgminer folder while cgminer is running.

[janonathon]

Any idea what "FT_GetComPortNumber(0000000000003D84FF0 (0), 120)" error message in bfgminer is telling me to do? I see the device in device manager (running windows 7x64 btw) on COM120. I get that message when i search for all or specifically probe COM120.

You need to use Zadig on BFx2 to get the WinUSB driver.

Did that and now it doesn't see any devices at all. Ran it with "bfgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://mint.bitminter.com:3333 -u <user> -p <pwd> -S bfx:all --bxm-bits=54" and it tells me that "--bxm-bits=54" is an invalid option.

[-ck]

You're getting your applications mixed up it seems. bxm-bits is a cgminer option.

[Luke-Jr]

Any idea what "FT_GetComPortNumber(0000000000003D84FF0 (0), 120)" error message in bfgminer is telling me to do? I see the device in device manager (running windows 7x64 btw) on COM120. I get that message when i search for all or specifically probe COM120.

You need to use Zadig on BFx2 to get the WinUSB driver.

Did that and now it doesn't see any devices at all. Ran it with "bfgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://mint.bitminter.com:3333 -u <user> -p <pwd> -S bfx:all --bxm-bits=54" and it tells me that "--bxm-bits=54" is an invalid option.

That's because --bxm-bits=54 is an invalid option.
Perhaps you meant --set bfx:osc6_bits=54

[xingqiaoyin]

Any idea what "FT_GetComPortNumber(0000000000003D84FF0 (0), 120)" error message in bfgminer is telling me to do? I see the device in device manager (running windows 7x64 btw) on COM120. I get that message when i search for all or specifically probe COM120.

You need to use Zadig on BFx2 to get the WinUSB driver.

Did that and now it doesn't see any devices at all. Ran it with "bfgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://mint.bitminter.com:3333 -u <user> -p <pwd> -S bfx:all --bxm-bits=54" and it tells me that "--bxm-bits=54" is an invalid option.

That's because --bxm-bits=54 is an invalid option.
Perhaps you meant --set bfx:osc6_bits=64

--set bfx:osc6_bits=54

[janonathon]

ok so i put in "bfgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://mint.bitminter.com:3333 -u < my user> -p <my PWD> -S bfx:all --set bfx:osc6_bits=54"

and got "bfgminer.exe: --set: unrecognized option"


Note: I'm a serious noob to most of this. I'm used to bitminter's GUI based mining program and have mostly overclocked antminers through it up til now. I've exhausted their help and just reading through here before posting this. Other than that I've gotten a Red Fury to work at base speeds by finding its driver but that's it.

[Luke-Jr]

ok so i put in "bfgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://mint.bitminter.com:3333 -u < my user> -p <my PWD> -S bfx:all --set bfx:osc6_bits=54"

and got "bfgminer.exe: --set: unrecognized option"


Note: I'm a serious noob to most of this. I'm used to bitminter's GUI based mining program and have mostly overclocked antminers through it up til now. I've exhausted their help and just reading through here before posting this. Other than that I've gotten a Red Fury to work at base speeds by finding its driver but that's it.

Are you using 4.0?

[janonathon]

Nope, was on 3.10(thought that was the latest, so does google), now it sees the BFX, mining at 4.2GH/s! which is fine for me, calls my ICA's BES though for whatever reason.

I'm not overclocking it with that command line am I? because I've only got it on passive cooling but in a pretty good flow of the A/C.

Thanks for the help.

NM, that's hot anyways, puttin a fan on it.

[Luke-Jr]

Nope, was on 3.10(thought that was the latest, so does google), now it sees the BFX, mining at 4.2GH/s! which is fine for me, calls my ICA's BES though for whatever reason.

Wow, a real world Icarus is still mining?
Block Erupter Sapphires are more common, so BFGMiner 4 assumes them by default.
You can tell it that it's an Icarus with -S icarus:all

[janonathon]

Well, what i bought were sapphires, seems every other program calls them what they want to. The ones that do 333MH/s.  I say it's better than an empty usb port, when i've got the amps to spare anyway.

[toto2000]

Hello,

I'm using two antminer U2 (working well), and I have just added a bitfury twin.

Bfgminer 3.99 or 3.10 doesn't work if both models are connected (I'm compiling 4.00 version). Alone, bitfury works.

With cgminer 3.4.3, all worked, U2 at normal speed, but the bitfury is under 100MH/s.... alone, she is 4GH/s easily.

Is someone have ideas to try ?

The usb hub is powered enought (3A, for just the U2 and bitfury connected).

[goodney]

Hello,

I'm using two antminer U2 (working well), and I have just added a bitfury twin.

Bfgminer 3.99 or 3.10 doesn't work if both models are connected (I'm compiling 4.00 version). Alone, bitfury works.

With cgminer 3.4.3, all worked, U2 at normal speed, but the bitfury is under 100MH/s.... alone, she is 4GH/s easily.

Is someone have ideas to try ?

The usb hub is powered enought (3A, for just the U2 and bitfury connected).

Can you copy-paste your bfgminer command line arguments?

[toto2000]

yes, I'm using

/opt/minepeon/bin/bfgminer -S all -c /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf

I try a lot of things I saw on forums, for the "-S" option. Doesn't works :s

Here, with cgminer, and  /opt/minepeon/bin/cgminer -c /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf
I've got :

Code:

 cgminer version 4.3.4 - Started: [2014-06-02 18:34:08]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (5s):2.976G (1m):2.938G (5m):2.157G (15m):1.034G (avg):3.554Gh/s
 A:200  R:32  HW:21  WU:43.7/m
 Connected to 10.8.0.34 diff 8 with stratum as user ouafnico.nemesis
 Block: 15078e72...  Diff:32.5K  Started: [18:36:56]  Best share: 749
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [U]SB management [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 0: ANU 0       :                         | 1.580G / 1.526Gh/s WU: 16.3/m
 1: ANU 1       :                         | 1.465G / 1.429Gh/s WU: 19.0/m
 2: BXM 0       :                         |  [b]0.000 / 598.3Mh/s WU:  8.4/m[/b]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2014-06-02 18:34:35] Stratum from pool 0 detected new block
 [2014-06-02 18:35:11] Accepted 09833087 Diff 27/8 ANU 1 pool 0

[toto2000]

I think I have found.

I have compiled bfgminer 4.0.0 (a little long on raspberry ).

I have launch it with /usr/local/bin/bfgminer -S all -S bfx:all -c /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf

Code:

 bfgminer version 4.0.0 - Started: [2014-06-02 19:25:50] - [  0 days 00:03:20]
 [M]anage devices [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options                                                                                                                   [H]elp [Q]uit 
 Pool 0: 192.168.1.12        Diff:16  +Strtm  LU:[19:29:07]  User:ouafnico.nemesis
 Block: ...9e415a12505516ef  Diff:51.9k (371.7G)  Started: [19:29:07]
 ST:6  F:0  NB:6  AS:0  BW:[ 30/ 16 B/s]  E:24.62  I:  974mBTC/hr  BS:102
 3/4          |  7.23/ 1.79/ 1.85Gh/s | A:13 R:0+0(none) HW:9/1.1%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AMU 0:       |  2.12/ 0.58/ 0.60Gh/s | A: 3 R:0+0(none) HW:1/3.4%
 AMU 1:       |  2.11/ 0.57/ 0.60Gh/s | A: 8 R:0+0(none) HW:0/none
 BFX 0:       |  3.21/ 0.70/ 0.71Gh/s | A: 2 R:0+0(none) HW:8/none
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2014-06-02 19:25:48] Loaded configuration file /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf

The bfgminer use CPU about 2 minutes, before start to mining and show something.

I will see if it hold all the day...

[goodney]

I think I have found.

I have compiled bfgminer 4.0.0 (a little long on raspberry ).

I have launch it with /usr/local/bin/bfgminer -S all -S bfx:all -c /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf

Code:

 bfgminer version 4.0.0 - Started: [2014-06-02 19:25:50] - [  0 days 00:03:20]
 [M]anage devices [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options                                                                                                                   [H]elp [Q]uit 
 Pool 0: 192.168.1.12        Diff:16  +Strtm  LU:[19:29:07]  User:ouafnico.nemesis
 Block: ...9e415a12505516ef  Diff:51.9k (371.7G)  Started: [19:29:07]
 ST:6  F:0  NB:6  AS:0  BW:[ 30/ 16 B/s]  E:24.62  I:  974mBTC/hr  BS:102
 3/4          |  7.23/ 1.79/ 1.85Gh/s | A:13 R:0+0(none) HW:9/1.1%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AMU 0:       |  2.12/ 0.58/ 0.60Gh/s | A: 3 R:0+0(none) HW:1/3.4%
 AMU 1:       |  2.11/ 0.57/ 0.60Gh/s | A: 8 R:0+0(none) HW:0/none
 BFX 0:       |  3.21/ 0.70/ 0.71Gh/s | A: 2 R:0+0(none) HW:8/none
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2014-06-02 19:25:48] Loaded configuration file /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf

The bfgminer use CPU about 2 minutes, before start to mining and show something.

I will see if it hold all the day...

Once you are satisfied it is working you should add "--set bfx:osc6_bits=54" to your configuration to improve the hashrate for the BFX devices.

[toto2000]

Thanks a lot

I will test your option, without the BFX doesn't go more than 3,5GH/s.

[clarkey2013]

I think I have found.

I have compiled bfgminer 4.0.0 (a little long on raspberry ).

I have launch it with /usr/local/bin/bfgminer -S all -S bfx:all -c /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf

Code:

 bfgminer version 4.0.0 - Started: [2014-06-02 19:25:50] - [  0 days 00:03:20]
 [M]anage devices [P]ool management [S]ettings [D]isplay options                                                                                                                   [H]elp [Q]uit 
 Pool 0: 192.168.1.12        Diff:16  +Strtm  LU:[19:29:07]  User:ouafnico.nemesis
 Block: ...9e415a12505516ef  Diff:51.9k (371.7G)  Started: [19:29:07]
 ST:6  F:0  NB:6  AS:0  BW:[ 30/ 16 B/s]  E:24.62  I:  974mBTC/hr  BS:102
 3/4          |  7.23/ 1.79/ 1.85Gh/s | A:13 R:0+0(none) HW:9/1.1%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AMU 0:       |  2.12/ 0.58/ 0.60Gh/s | A: 3 R:0+0(none) HW:1/3.4%
 AMU 1:       |  2.11/ 0.57/ 0.60Gh/s | A: 8 R:0+0(none) HW:0/none
 BFX 0:       |  3.21/ 0.70/ 0.71Gh/s | A: 2 R:0+0(none) HW:8/none
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2014-06-02 19:25:48] Loaded configuration file /opt/minepeon/etc/miner.conf

The bfgminer use CPU about 2 minutes, before start to mining and show something.

I will see if it hold all the day...

dont surpose you would write a little tutorial on how you updated BFG on minepeon would you? i am running in the same problems with you but abit of a newb with linux atm