Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread

[x3t9fi]

Looks neatly finished so far - Except for the small "CPU-FAN". Since the thing is only attached with two screws - completely warped and sounds accordingly...

Basically it is mentioned that no updates may be pulled from the official Ubuntu Repos. But what if I want to install additional packages like anydesk? Need an update from the libgcc1 etc... and apt cache update and more packages?

[heslo]

Looks neatly finished so far - Except for the small "CPU-FAN". Since the thing is only attached with two screws - completely warped and sounds accordingly...

Basically it is mentioned that no updates may be pulled from the official Ubuntu Repos. But what if I want to install additional packages like anydesk? Need an update from the libgcc1 etc... and apt cache update and more packages?

Adding more packages should be fine as long as you don't update any current dependencies that the Apollo software uses. Give it a try; worst case you need to reflash your SD, no big deal

[SpeedForceGN]

Looks neatly finished so far - Except for the small "CPU-FAN". Since the thing is only attached with two screws - completely warped and sounds accordingly...

Basically it is mentioned that no updates may be pulled from the official Ubuntu Repos. But what if I want to install additional packages like anydesk? Need an update from the libgcc1 etc... and apt cache update and more packages?

Adding more packages should be fine as long as you don't update any current dependencies that the Apollo software uses. Give it a try; worst case you need to reflash your SD, no big deal

Does that include Umbrel and Lightning Node

[heslo]

Looks neatly finished so far - Except for the small "CPU-FAN". Since the thing is only attached with two screws - completely warped and sounds accordingly...

Basically it is mentioned that no updates may be pulled from the official Ubuntu Repos. But what if I want to install additional packages like anydesk? Need an update from the libgcc1 etc... and apt cache update and more packages?

Adding more packages should be fine as long as you don't update any current dependencies that the Apollo software uses. Give it a try; worst case you need to reflash your SD, no big deal

Does that include Umbrel and Lightning Node

I've not tried but it's been on my list to see if it works because I'm desperate to get the LN side of things going on this. Give it a shot and report back!

[Corn Harvest]

Hello all,

Question if anyone could help.

I currently run a node on rasp pi 4 with Umbrel OS flashed to it and have Sparrow wallet connected to my node.

As I've already outlayed for the Rasp pi, SSD, SD card etc etc to have that node running, it doesn't make much sense to also buy the full package Apollo. I am very much interested in getting the Apollo Standard (just the miner) so I can contribute some TH from home - moreso for hobby/ethos purposes.

Now from what I've read Apollo have some standalone miner software. Am I able to get that software also flashed onto the same SD card as the Umbrel OS. Basically I want to connect the Apollo Standard to the free USB port on my Pi and have both the Umbrel OS running and also the Apollo miner software running at the same time. That way I don't need to connect the Apollo Standard to some other computer and have that running separately all the time.

Does this make sense? Sorry I'm new to all this. Thanks.

[terra.tec]

Hello all,

Question if anyone could help.

I currently run a node on rasp pi 4 with Umbrel OS flashed to it and have Sparrow wallet connected to my node.

As I've already outlayed for the Rasp pi, SSD, SD card etc etc to have that node running, it doesn't make much sense to also buy the full package Apollo. I am very much interested in getting the Apollo Standard (just the miner) so I can contribute some TH from home - moreso for hobby/ethos purposes.

Now from what I've read Apollo have some standalone miner software. Am I able to get that software also flashed onto the same SD card as the Umbrel OS. Basically I want to connect the Apollo Standard to the free USB port on my Pi and have both the Umbrel OS running and also the Apollo miner software running at the same time. That way I don't need to connect the Apollo Standard to some other computer and have that running separately all the time.

Does this make sense? Sorry I'm new to all this. Thanks.

You can test the standalone application on your Umbrel OS. Connect with SSH and run:

Code:

cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/jstefanop/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/releases/download/1.1/Apollo-Miner_linux-aarch32.tar.xz
tar -xf Apollo-Miner_linux-aarch32.tar.xz
linux-aarch32/apollo-miner --help

[Corn Harvest]

Hello all,

Question if anyone could help.

I currently run a node on rasp pi 4 with Umbrel OS flashed to it and have Sparrow wallet connected to my node.

As I've already outlayed for the Rasp pi, SSD, SD card etc etc to have that node running, it doesn't make much sense to also buy the full package Apollo. I am very much interested in getting the Apollo Standard (just the miner) so I can contribute some TH from home - moreso for hobby/ethos purposes.

Now from what I've read Apollo have some standalone miner software. Am I able to get that software also flashed onto the same SD card as the Umbrel OS. Basically I want to connect the Apollo Standard to the free USB port on my Pi and have both the Umbrel OS running and also the Apollo miner software running at the same time. That way I don't need to connect the Apollo Standard to some other computer and have that running separately all the time.

Does this make sense? Sorry I'm new to all this. Thanks.

You can test the standalone application on your Umbrel OS. Connect with SSH and run:

Code:

cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/jstefanop/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/releases/download/1.1/Apollo-Miner_linux-aarch32.tar.xz
tar -xf Apollo-Miner_linux-aarch32.tar.xz
linux-aarch32/apollo-miner --help

Thanks for your assistance. I've copied the binairies but am getting this error when I try and run it:

- './start_apollo.sh: line 63: ./apollo-miner: No such file or directory'

umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries $ cd linux-aarch32
umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $ sudo ./start_apollo.sh
[sudo] password for umbrel:
./start_apollo.sh: line 63: ./apollo-miner: No such file or directory
umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $


FYI I haven't actually purchased or connected a standard Apollo to by Rasp pi yet. I am just tickering with this to see if I can work out how to do so before committing to purchasing one. Thanks for any further guidance.

[terra.tec]

Hello all,

Question if anyone could help.

I currently run a node on rasp pi 4 with Umbrel OS flashed to it and have Sparrow wallet connected to my node.

As I've already outlayed for the Rasp pi, SSD, SD card etc etc to have that node running, it doesn't make much sense to also buy the full package Apollo. I am very much interested in getting the Apollo Standard (just the miner) so I can contribute some TH from home - moreso for hobby/ethos purposes.

Now from what I've read Apollo have some standalone miner software. Am I able to get that software also flashed onto the same SD card as the Umbrel OS. Basically I want to connect the Apollo Standard to the free USB port on my Pi and have both the Umbrel OS running and also the Apollo miner software running at the same time. That way I don't need to connect the Apollo Standard to some other computer and have that running separately all the time.

Does this make sense? Sorry I'm new to all this. Thanks.

You can test the standalone application on your Umbrel OS. Connect with SSH and run:

Code:

cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/jstefanop/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/releases/download/1.1/Apollo-Miner_linux-aarch32.tar.xz
tar -xf Apollo-Miner_linux-aarch32.tar.xz
linux-aarch32/apollo-miner --help

Thanks for your assistance. I've copied the binairies but am getting this error when I try and run it:

- './start_apollo.sh: line 63: ./apollo-miner: No such file or directory'

umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries $ cd linux-aarch32
umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $ sudo ./start_apollo.sh
[sudo] password for umbrel:
./start_apollo.sh: line 63: ./apollo-miner: No such file or directory
umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $


FYI I haven't actually purchased or connected a standard Apollo to by Rasp pi yet. I am just tickering with this to see if I can work out how to do so before committing to purchasing one. Thanks for any further guidance.

It seems you just copied the script files. Check with "ls -la" command for apollo-miner binary in the same directory.
For testing the dependencies it's absolutely fine without hardware.

[Corn Harvest]

Hello all,

Question if anyone could help.

I currently run a node on rasp pi 4 with Umbrel OS flashed to it and have Sparrow wallet connected to my node.

As I've already outlayed for the Rasp pi, SSD, SD card etc etc to have that node running, it doesn't make much sense to also buy the full package Apollo. I am very much interested in getting the Apollo Standard (just the miner) so I can contribute some TH from home - moreso for hobby/ethos purposes.

Now from what I've read Apollo have some standalone miner software. Am I able to get that software also flashed onto the same SD card as the Umbrel OS. Basically I want to connect the Apollo Standard to the free USB port on my Pi and have both the Umbrel OS running and also the Apollo miner software running at the same time. That way I don't need to connect the Apollo Standard to some other computer and have that running separately all the time.

Does this make sense? Sorry I'm new to all this. Thanks.

You can test the standalone application on your Umbrel OS. Connect with SSH and run:

Code:

cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/jstefanop/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/releases/download/1.1/Apollo-Miner_linux-aarch32.tar.xz
tar -xf Apollo-Miner_linux-aarch32.tar.xz
linux-aarch32/apollo-miner --help

Thanks for your assistance. I've copied the binairies but am getting this error when I try and run it:

- './start_apollo.sh: line 63: ./apollo-miner: No such file or directory'

umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries $ cd linux-aarch32
umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $ sudo ./start_apollo.sh
[sudo] password for umbrel:
./start_apollo.sh: line 63: ./apollo-miner: No such file or directory
umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $


FYI I haven't actually purchased or connected a standard Apollo to by Rasp pi yet. I am just tickering with this to see if I can work out how to do so before committing to purchasing one. Thanks for any further guidance.

It seems you just copied the script files. Check with "ls -la" command for apollo-miner binary in the same directory.
For testing the dependencies it's absolutely fine without hardware.

Hi, thanks for your help. I did that command and got this:

umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $ ls -la
total 264
drwxr-xr-x 2 umbrel umbrel   4096 Mar 15 19:53 .
drwxr-xr-x 8 umbrel umbrel   4096 Mar 15 19:53 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 umbrel umbrel 244416 Mar 15 19:53 apollo-miner
-rwxr-xr-x 1 umbrel umbrel    615 Mar 15 19:53 miner_start_all.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 umbrel umbrel    391 Mar 15 19:53 miner_stop_all.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 umbrel umbrel   4112 Mar 15 19:53 start_apollo.sh
umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $


So to me it looks like i downloaded all of it, including the apollo-miner binary (which I assume is some sort of executable file). So it is there but still saying it can't find it when i run the start_apollo.sh script?

[heslo]

Just upgraded to a 1TB SSD and sync just finished. Was easy as and went like a dream!

[an0nymousmade]

Hello everyone! So I just bought a 850W PSU to run my full node system on Turbo. But dont find the way to connect the system and turn it on. Anyone doing this already ? Thanks

[heslo]

You need to bridge two pins on the ATX PSU. A quick google will show you the pins to use; I'd post a pic myself but I'm late for work

[terra.tec]

Hi, thanks for your help. I did that command and got this:

umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $ ls -la
total 264
drwxr-xr-x 2 umbrel umbrel   4096 Mar 15 19:53 .
drwxr-xr-x 8 umbrel umbrel   4096 Mar 15 19:53 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 umbrel umbrel 244416 Mar 15 19:53 apollo-miner
-rwxr-xr-x 1 umbrel umbrel    615 Mar 15 19:53 miner_start_all.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 umbrel umbrel    391 Mar 15 19:53 miner_stop_all.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 umbrel umbrel   4112 Mar 15 19:53 start_apollo.sh
umbrel@umbrel:~/Apollo-Miner-Binaries/linux-aarch32 $


So to me it looks like i downloaded all of it, including the apollo-miner binary (which I assume is some sort of executable file). So it is there but still saying it can't find it when i run the start_apollo.sh script?

Can you run this?
"./apollo-miner --help"

Maybe the error is misleading and you need aarch64? Can you check with "uname -a" ?
Also "ldd apollo-miner" is useful.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Hello everyone! So I just bought a 850W PSU to run my full node system on Turbo. But dont find the way to connect the system and turn it on. Anyone doing this already ? Thanks

Google "psu paperclip"
One result is https://help.corsair.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025085372-How-to-Test-a-power-supply-unit
That applies to all makes & models of PC PSU's.

[Saitoh2319]

My batch 3 standard unit's fan is making grinding noises while it is running and this was recently received in January.  Is there anyway to replace this fan?  If I place the unit on the side, the grinding noise is minimal.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b6puf5oaygpaebf/Video%20Mar%2017%2C%208%2027%2016%20PM.mov?dl=0

[heslo]

My batch 3 standard unit's fan is making grinding noises while it is running and this was recently received in January.  Is there anyway to replace this fan?  If I place the unit on the side, the grinding noise is minimal.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b6puf5oaygpaebf/Video%20Mar%2017%2C%208%2027%2016%20PM.mov?dl=0

Well known issue; the small fan on the SBC is pretty shitty. Contact customer support and they'll send you out another

[mutatrum]

Hello everyone! So I just bought a 850W PSU to run my full node system on Turbo. But dont find the way to connect the system and turn it on. Anyone doing this already ? Thanks

If you don't like the paperclip trick, you can try something like this: https://aliexpress.com/item/1005002524343143.html or, without button: https://aliexpress.com/item/4001234150069.html

[0xanon89]

hey so when refreshing do I need to down load all 3 or just the current one. after setting up am I able to remove futurebit admin account and just have me as admin. I got mine used and I want to make sure nothing malicious on it how do I factory rest ssd. last thing is if I remove the os and put a different one in with Cgminer.

[Acktarius]

A note for anyone looking for another PPLNS pool. The apollo is a fun piece of hardware and works great, but better to verify than just blindly trust! After testing the releases of the miner binaries ( 64 bit v. 1, 32/64 bit v.2) and showing they can submit high enough difficulty shares to find a block, Kano's Pool will now allow them on the PPLNS side and not just solo.

Is it activated now on kano's pool ?

[wavelengthsf]

A note for anyone looking for another PPLNS pool. The apollo is a fun piece of hardware and works great, but better to verify than just blindly trust! After testing the releases of the miner binaries ( 64 bit v. 1, 32/64 bit v.2) and showing they can submit high enough difficulty shares to find a block, Kano's Pool will now allow them on the PPLNS side and not just solo.

Is it activated now on kano's pool ?

Yep, I've got my three pointed to the PPLNS side there.