GekkoScience has a new pod miner, just in time for Christmas

[sidehack]

The Pi4 doesn't even blink, so a Pi3 should handle just fine.

[kano]

Anyone waiting for the code update for the R606 issues, it's been resolved.
See the 2nd post (or https://kano.is/gekko.php )

[jwinterm]

Just to make sure I am mathing correctly:

With 1.5 Th/s at current network difficulty you would get ~$0.15 in BTC per day? So if reseller charges $600 and BTC price doesn't change then you would recover purchase cost in 4000 days or about 11 years (not including electricity costs)?

I guess you mine for a year and then pray BTC price goes up 10x in USD terms?

Anyway, product looks awesome, I am tempted even with the above mathing. Nice work kano and sidehack

[Skot]

Just to make sure I am mathing correctly:

With 1.5 Th/s at current network difficulty you would get ~$0.15 in BTC per day? So if reseller charges $600 and BTC price doesn't change then you would recover purchase cost in 4000 days or about 11 years (not including electricity costs)?

I guess you mine for a year and then pray BTC price goes up 10x in USD terms?

Anyway, product looks awesome, I am tempted even with the above mathing. Nice work kano and sidehack

The time to recover the purchase cost of a Bitcoin node is infinity, but tons of people do that also because it's fun, educational and helps in a small way to secure the world's best money. Solo mine on your R909 and you'll even have a chance at 6.25+ BTC!

[sidehack]

Yeah nobody here is going to lie to you about the numbers. It's a toy, not a business case. Lot of people will solo mine with them because, for a bitcoin lottery ticket, you can't really beat a nearly silent 2TH miner using under $10 of power per month.

[Dlikrot]

I even hope it produces a bit heat. I will use it to heat a small isolated shed that has new products etc. that needs to be dry and not get moisture from outside.

I would have put a 80w oven there (though, with thermostat, but still) if it weren't for this purchase.

The only usecases would be for educational purpose or lottery mining (as a heater?). It COULD end up being genius lol.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

I even hope it produces a bit heat.

Folks... Ja it would make for a nice foot warmer but remember it is only drawing 60-maybe 100(?) watts and that means very little heat is produced

 The smallest space heater Ive ever found pulls ~150w on low and 300w on high and is sold as a <drum roll please> under the desk foot warmer...
Hmm, found a nice little radiant heat panel, 170W

[Dlikrot]

My father may have meant a oven pulls about 80w on a average (a small heater that is). Anyhow. Will come back with review after I get it ^^ Hope for some heat at least... haha

[kano]

As per the 2nd post,
There is a Windows binary for v4.12.1 available now at https://kano.is/cgminer.php
That should work fine with the older Gekko miners also (let me know if you have problems vs v4.12.0)
and will of course work with the new R909 when you get one.

[n0nce]

Does anyone (sidehack or European customers) know if Bitshopper already sold out or if it's just 'not available yet'?
The website says 'Out of stock', but it's not clear whether stock ran out or whether it has not been stocked yet.

[Dlikrot]

419mining delivers to europe too. still preorder open (last I checked).

[n0nce]

419mining delivers to europe too. still preorder open (last I checked).

Good call! Would be a good bit more expensive, though.
$599 = 570€, plus international shipping, VAT and import tax will end up near 700 bucks.
Meanwhile Bitshopper sells for 599€ incl. VAT and cheap shipping.

[o_solo_miner]

Bitshopper just listed the miner, I don't think you can order them before christmas.
On the CompacF there was a "early Bird" Discount, but not with this miner.

[cygan]

Bitshopper just listed the miner, I don't think you can order them before christmas.
✂

the r909 has been in stock at bitshopper.de since today and can now be ordered.
currently there are 5 miner left...
actually i would order 1-2 now but i am still waiting for an answer from the bitshopper owner to organize a kind of group buy

[o_solo_miner]

Bitshopper just listed the miner, I don't think you can order them before christmas.
✂

the r909 has been in stock at bitshopper.de since today and can now be ordered.
currently there are 5 miner left...
actually i would order 1-2 now but i am still waiting for an answer from the bitshopper owner to organize a kind of group buy

WOW that was quick!
now just 3 left

[cygan]

✂
WOW that was quick!
now just 3 left

ordered the last 2 r909 miners today
when i put them into working i can give a little update then

[kano]

Git updated to add per chip tuning information (see sig)
Windows binary updated.
https://kano.is/gekko.php updated.

[cygan]

Git updated to add per chip tuning information (see sig)
Windows binary updated.
https://kano.is/gekko.php updated.

do i understand correctly that only users who run the r909 through windows need to update cgminer?
my 4.12.0 version runs on linux, so i would not have to do anything - did i understand that correctly

[kano]

Git updated to add per chip tuning information (see sig)
Windows binary updated.
https://kano.is/gekko.php updated.

do i understand correctly that only users who run the r909 through windows need to update cgminer?
my 4.12.0 version runs on linux, so i would not have to do anything - did i understand that correctly

4.12.0 doesn't handle the new R909
My changes in git for it, I also updated the version to 4.12.1
All the new tuning is only in 4.12.1

[cygan]

Git updated to add per chip tuning information (see sig)
Windows binary updated.
https://kano.is/gekko.php updated.

do i understand correctly that only users who run the r909 through windows need to update cgminer?
my 4.12.0 version runs on linux, so i would not have to do anything - did i understand that correctly

4.12.0 doesn't handle the new R909
My changes in git for it, I also updated the version to 4.12.1
All the new tuning is only in 4.12.1

gotcha!
and what is the easiest command to update to the 4.12.1 version under linux?