Gekkoscience Terminus A2X for Bitcoin Cash mining...but problems

[DragonBites]

So I have been having issues with the Terminus A2X getting setup for BCH mining.  Could not get the CGMiner to start, regardless of configuration in the CGMiner Custom Command (optional) line. Power supply is fine, Wi-Fi connection is fine and the only solution(s) was to update the CGMiner driver.  Here is where things go wrong...I am not a Linux guy.  More of a Windows and high-level Network Security device guy.  I did not find a .bat file on the SSD or any reference to CGMiner driver.

Followed instructions to go here:  https://github.com/wareck/cgminer-gekko

Downloaded and ran Zadig.

Broke the laptop usb connections and my mouse (wireless and laptop pad) stopped working. Uninstall all my USB devices in Device Manager and restart.  Ok delete all CGMiner and Zadig files.  Uninstall all my USB devices in Device Manager and restart again. Got the laptop functioning correctly again.  Whew, this one belongs to the wife, and I am using it to invade her she-shed space to install this miner.

As per suggestion on my other thread, I configured the A2X for Bitcoin for testing.  It works fine and is hashing away now on Bitcoin.

So, unless someone can explain the CGMiner issue and fix to me like I am a five-year-old, this will remain a BTC miner while test a MagicMiner BG02 for BCH.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

~Dragon

[NotFuzzyWarm]

FYI Zadig is only needed for gekko USB miners. The Terminus only uses web access via your network.
As bizmax said in the other thread, use Stratum. Don't think cgminer supports http links anymore.

Edit: I just caught that you did not get cgminer from Kano's site... Kano is the sole remaining primary developer of cgminer (-ck was the other one but stopped all support for it long ago). His github repo is here https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer

That is the ONLY site to be used as it is the only one that has his latest updates including full support for all Geko miners (Kano wrote all of the drivers for the latest generations of Bitmain chips). All other sites are usually at best several versions behind.

More to the point is that the Terminus is a stand alone miner with a complete OS running on a PiZero and cgminer in it along with custom GUI done by IamGPIO.

[DragonBites]

Thank you! I will test it again and ensure I use the stratum.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Merit given for getting back to us and being clear on what the issue was.
FYI you can use a USB-C to LAN adapter for a much better wired connection. Think mine cost like $8 from Amazon.

[DragonBites]

Good idea on the USB-C to LAN.  Though now I am having a power issue with the A2X.  Hashed fine last night but this morning the Watts dropped to 5 and the hash took a nosedive, taking it offline with Ocean. Adjusted the volts and stuff, not overclocked, and restarted everything.  Watts and hash rose quickly to normal levels, then died again.  Then the A2X screen went off and I lost connectivity to the A2X Terminus Dashboard.  Unplugged, waited 5 minutes and restarted.  Still nothing but a few blinky lights inside and slow fan movement.

So, either the stock cheapy power supply it came with is borked or I need to reflash the SD card.  Or both.

From my limit experience so far...

MagicMiner BG02 - 1

Gekkoscience Terminus A2X - 0

~Dragon

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Pop over to the Discord link I gave. Sidehack (founder of gekkoscience) should pick up on it pretty quickly. https://discord.com/channels/457139201092091915/901294550260269068
That is the gekko channel on Kano's Discord server. There is a Discord invite link to join his server in my signature. Be aware that Kano's channels are for BTC only. No altcoin discussions allowed. That said, yours are hardware issues as well as the need to use Stratum which applies to most if not all sha256 mining based on cgminer.

Fun Fact: cgminer has long been hacked by the mfgrs to suit their needs and in one form or another is what >90% of all miners use. That includes all SHA256 alts.

With default settings the GUi should report around 80w power usage and the PSU Gekko directly supplies is rated 150w.

Query: who did you buy it from?