Can pay BTC for help - Reflashing Antminer Control board with SD CARD

[JessieJames13]

I can pay BTC if you help fix my control board.

I have tried to flash using a 32gb sd card and downloading firmware from https://m.bitmain.com/support/download

S17+ from list, select firmware button, downloaded https://file12.bitmain.com/shop-product/firmware/322e2381-46b7-4311-9a6a-fb6951652302/2020/06/18/11/Antminer-S17%2B-user-OM-202006021031-sig_5968.tar.gz

Ensure my SD Card is formatted with fat32 on my linux machine with cmds

Code:

sudo mkfs.fat /dev/sdd
lsblk -f  //confirm fat32

Copy & Unzip Antminer-S17+-user-OM-202006021031-sig_5968.tar.gz into sdcard base directory.

Insert sd card into control board and power up.

When I do this, both the red and green status light remain green forever... I think they are supposed to go off?

Doesn't seem like the re-flash has worked successfully, and also Im still unable to find my Antminer  hostname/ip in router panel.

[philipma1957]

find a 16gb or 8gb card. those controllers reject larger cards.


maybe this one will work

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-microSDXC-SDHC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B07BSNTQZJ/ref=sr_1_1?



san disk are often okay

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-Memory-Class-Black/dp/B0143RTB1E/ref=sr_1_6?

[JessieJames13]

Thanks phillip will try this and report back.

Its hard to find SD cards in retail shops(offline) less than 32GB, as they dont stock 8gb anymore.
Cant believe antminer didnt create code to allow for bigger SD... pretty pathetic.

I also tried hiveos on the 32gb card and also doesn't work.

[JessieJames13]

find a 16gb or 8gb card. those controllers reject larger cards.


maybe this one will work

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-microSDXC-SDHC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B07BSNTQZJ/ref=sr_1_1?



san disk are often okay

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-Memory-Class-Black/dp/B0143RTB1E/ref=sr_1_6?

Got 8GB sd card

tried hive firmware & antminer firmware, both dont flash.

My green and red leds on the control board stay solid, they dont flash.

However I tried the same on a working s17+ hashboard, and the leds also do not flash, so what can be the problem?

I tried linux mkfs.vfat cmd, and using windows format  > FAT32, then unzipping the firmware direct into the sd card base directory.
Nothing is working. Very frustrating.


Also left control board with sd card inside powered for 10 minutes, still doesn't change.

What do you recommend now?

[philipma1957]

find a 16gb or 8gb card. those controllers reject larger cards.


maybe this one will work

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-microSDXC-SDHC-Memory-Adapter/dp/B07BSNTQZJ/ref=sr_1_1?



san disk are often okay

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-Ultra-Memory-Class-Black/dp/B0143RTB1E/ref=sr_1_6?

Got 8GB sd card

tried hive firmware & antminer firmware, both dont flash.

My green and red leds on the control board stay solid, they dont flash.

However I tried the same on a working s17+ hashboard, and the leds also do not flash, so what can be the problem?

I tried linux mkfs.vfat cmd, and using windows format  > FAT32, then unzipping the firmware direct into the sd card base directory.
Nothing is working. Very frustrating.


Also left control board with sd card inside powered for 10 minutes, still doesn't change.

What do you recommend now?

try this software

https://braiins.com/os/plus

I have had it work running s17pro and various s19 models along with s9s back in the day.

you can run it off the card and not flashed.  just keep the card in the slot.

[JessieJames13]

Ok a Solution has been found, Problem wasdnt SD Card size, Or WIndows/Linux Formatting.


ZeusMining repair gave me a flash.zip, once I used this on my working and non working board, it flashed. (With 32GB and 8GB SD)

Now all Firmware files im using is flashing.

Bitmain official is useless, have to resort to third parties to assist.

I try avoid these Bitmain miners in future, due to lack of proper support.  

[paid2]

I try avoid these Bitmain miners in future, due to lack of proper support.  

You're not the first. It looks like there are much better services than Bitmain (Whatsminers - Canaan...) but the problem is sometimes their availability, some people are stuck with Bitmain for that reason