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April 17, 2014, 10:39:54 AM |
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Hi All,
First of all, I would like to say thanks to all the members on the site. Over the last few days, I have spent many MANY hours on the internet, learning and researching all about bitcoins, cryptocurrency and mining. And if it wasn't for a site like this, with an active memberbase, I know I wouldn't have learnt half as much.
Now I am that I am quite behind the band wagon, but it is still something that interests me, even if its for fun rather than profit.
I ordered and received Antminer u2, before I really understood what it was, and while I was waiting for it I was attempting to solo mine, using BitCoinCore and GUIminer on my laptop. I had no success. All sorts of problems with directories, user access permissions etc led me to get frustrated and abandoned the solo mining idea. I then went and signed up with BTCGuild so I could get to grips with pool mining. (that was running fine, but my GUIminer is playing up again)
I did like the GUIminer for the easy interface. I don't have vast script writing/programming experience, and I liked the idea of something simple to use, rather than writing command line code to change something.
So, Antminer came, I went and read manuals, tutorials, watched vids etc, but I still can't get it operational. I ended up using CGMiner, but it won't stay open. I am fairly sure that I've installed driver correctly. My BitCoinCore is all over the shot now, since I've moved files & directories around to try and get GUIminer working, and my Antminer is sitting on my desk, unused.
In the not too distant future, I want to get a USB hub and around 8 Block Eruptors (seem better than antminer) and have them running on a standalone rig. But before I do that, I wanted to make sure that I could get to grips with things first.
Would I be correct in thinking that I have really messed it up by moving BitCoinCore data around? How would I ensure that I have the correct drivers (actually, what are the correct ones?)? And what software miner is EASY, simple to use and setup for someone who has a little bit of technical knowledge, but not a lot of patience?
Thanks in advance, JusticeEmpire
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April 17, 2014, 02:55:24 PM |
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Hiya,
thanks for the reply,
Yeah, I have, and all I get from that is a blank CMD screen, with a cursor flashing occassionally. I've left this running for a couple of hours and no change.
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April 17, 2014, 03:32:01 PM |
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Hiya,
thanks for the reply,
Yeah, I have, and all I get from that is a blank CMD screen, with a cursor flashing occassionally. I've left this running for a couple of hours and no change.
Can you paste me your settings? Or give me a screenshot to see what's going on?
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April 18, 2014, 08:01:44 AM |
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cgminer.exe -set-device antminer:clock=x0981 -o http://eu-stratum-btcguild.com:3333 -u (username) -p (password) -S antminer:all that just causes CMD to open then close quickly. when I ran it through exe and input variables via CMD, that's when I just got the blank screen with occassional blinking cursor
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April 18, 2014, 09:55:46 AM |
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cgminer.exe -set-device antminer:clock=x0981 -o http://eu-stratum-btcguild.com:3333 -u (username) -p (password) -S antminer:all that just causes CMD to open then close quickly. when I ran it through exe and input variables via CMD, that's when I just got the blank screen with occassional blinking cursor "-set-device antminer:clock=x0981" are not cgminer commands. cgminer commands for overclocking would be: "--anu-freq 250"
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Developer/maintainer for cgminer, ckpool/ckproxy, and the -ck kernel 2% Fee Solo mining at solo.ckpool.org -ck
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April 18, 2014, 11:15:04 AM |
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cgminer.exe -set-device antminer:clock=x0981 -o http://eu-stratum-btcguild.com:3333 -u (username) -p (password) -S antminer:all that just causes CMD to open then close quickly. when I ran it through exe and input variables via CMD, that's when I just got the blank screen with occassional blinking cursor Looks like your short-cut or batch file is a mix of cgminer and bfgminer. Both can be used for the antminer U2, as long as you set the appropriate drivers and correct parameters. Assuming that you are running Windows: Drivers: For cgminer use the win-usb driver most probably with the assistance of the Zadig utility. Bfgminer uses the silabs VCP DRIVERS. Not Zadig/win-usb. If you wish to shift to bfgminer, remove the win-usb driver by going to device manager with it plugged in, right-click choose driver settings make sure the checkbox for delete driver is ticked, then install the Silabs VCP driver from http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx. Either Cgminer or Bfgminer configuration can be controlled by command line/short-cut/batch file parameters, or by entries in their configuration file (default is cgminer.conf for cgminer and bfgminer.conf for bfgminer). for bfgminer the Antminer U1/2 parameters in a batch file would look like: bfgminer.exe -S antminer:all --set-device antminer:clock=x0981 (replace x0981 with the clock setting of your choice, see the Antminer manual at https://www.bitmaintech.com/userfiles/download/AntMiner%20U1%20user%20guide.pdf) you can add your pool and user settings there as well -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u User -p Pwd (or when bfgminer starts, then save the configuration file to avoid future reentry). There is plenty of information at this forum on setting Antminer U1/U2 devices. Make sure that you run them on a well powered USB hub with some cooling. Cheers
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JusticeEmpire (OP)
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April 19, 2014, 07:36:22 AM |
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Kabopar - Well that makes sense, as I have probably confused myself in the process of trying to get it working.
I tried using the config you suggested, and its not finding my URL. The address is correct (eu-stratum.btcguild.com:3333), I am just wondering if the prefixes are correct?
Just for clarity, the Antminer is plugged straight into laptop. I want to be able to get one working first before even thinking about buying a rig steup
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April 19, 2014, 08:40:09 AM |
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Kabopar - Well that makes sense, as I have probably confused myself in the process of trying to get it working.
I tried using the config you suggested, and its not finding my URL. The address is correct (eu-stratum.btcguild.com:3333), I am just wondering if the prefixes are correct?
Just for clarity, the Antminer is plugged straight into laptop. I want to be able to get one working first before even thinking about buying a rig steup
On BFGminer, I'm using http://stratum-lb-usa48.btcguild.com:3333 for BTCguild. Perhaps you need to add the "http://". The BTC Guild support page says that its addresses are Host (USA) stratum.btcguild.com:3333 Host (EU) eu-stratum.btcguild.com:3333 In some cases I used "stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333", so it looks like the "http://" may not be mandatory, however it would be easy to try. Regarding running the Antminer U2 directly from a laptop port, there is the possibility that it requires more current than the port can provide. I don't think that I tried to run it ever from a laptop or PC port. Cheers
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April 19, 2014, 08:50:40 AM |
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Ok, so "stratum+tcp://" and "http://" are the same? I've tried both but with no success If the Antminer isn't getting the correct power requirements to run, would BFGminer not through up an error? I do have a USB3.0 port on the laptop which I haven't tried yet Also, does it matter what order the commands are in? Here's my 'work in progress' .bat bfgminer.exe -o http://stratum.btcguild.com:3333 -u XXX -p XXX -S antminer:all --set-device antminer:clock=x0781 BFG is saying that the URL isnt correct
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April 19, 2014, 08:58:17 AM |
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Right........................who wants to give me a stupidity slap first???
It seems to be working now, it was an ID10T error!
I had changed my worker name on BTCGuild and hadn't amended the file.
Thanks for all help and input so far, sorry that I made stupid error.
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April 19, 2014, 11:30:25 AM |
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Don't worry about that, we all make our silly mistakes, hopefully to learn from them (I had a similar typo error when starting my first Antminer S1, dreading that it was DOA, ended up being a typing error in the worker parameters) Enjoy your hashing adventure Cheers
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April 21, 2014, 08:26:58 AM |
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Hi All,
First of all, I would like to say thanks to all the members on the site. Over the last few days, I have spent many MANY hours on the internet, learning and researching all about bitcoins, cryptocurrency and mining. And if it wasn't for a site like this, with an active memberbase, I know I wouldn't have learnt half as much.
Now I am that I am quite behind the band wagon, but it is still something that interests me, even if its for fun rather than profit.
I ordered and received Antminer u2, before I really understood what it was, and while I was waiting for it I was attempting to solo mine, using BitCoinCore and GUIminer on my laptop. I had no success. All sorts of problems with directories, user access permissions etc led me to get frustrated and abandoned the solo mining idea. I then went and signed up with BTCGuild so I could get to grips with pool mining. (that was running fine, but my GUIminer is playing up again)
I did like the GUIminer for the easy interface. I don't have vast script writing/programming experience, and I liked the idea of something simple to use, rather than writing command line code to change something.
So, Antminer came, I went and read manuals, tutorials, watched vids etc, but I still can't get it operational. I ended up using CGMiner, but it won't stay open. I am fairly sure that I've installed driver correctly. My BitCoinCore is all over the shot now, since I've moved files & directories around to try and get GUIminer working, and my Antminer is sitting on my desk, unused.
In the not too distant future, I want to get a USB hub and around 8 Block Eruptors (seem better than antminer) and have them running on a standalone rig. But before I do that, I wanted to make sure that I could get to grips with things first.
Would I be correct in thinking that I have really messed it up by moving BitCoinCore data around? How would I ensure that I have the correct drivers (actually, what are the correct ones?)? And what software miner is EASY, simple to use and setup for someone who has a little bit of technical knowledge, but not a lot of patience?
Thanks in advance, JusticeEmpire
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GPUminer is the best rig machine
I think you should not use USB hub, USB hub rig could never get back the investment
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April 21, 2014, 11:54:07 AM |
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It looks very complex. ![Cool](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cool.gif)
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April 22, 2014, 09:35:08 AM |
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Any ideas why my script isn't working anymore.
It was running fine, just went to load it, and its now saying I have errors. Well, nothing has changed, unless my pool has decided to change something?
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April 22, 2014, 04:09:07 PM |
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Any ideas why my script isn't working anymore.
It was running fine, just went to load it, and its now saying I have errors. Well, nothing has changed, unless my pool has decided to change something?
Well, what error are you getting?
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April 22, 2014, 05:11:34 PM |
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I started a seperate topic but haven't had any response yet. It's saying there is a problem with the URL/Pool info. I just reloaded it to get the error wording, but its started up fine ![Huh](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/huh.gif) ?? Any ideas?
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April 22, 2014, 05:16:10 PM |
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I started a seperate topic but haven't had any response yet. It's saying there is a problem with the URL/Pool info. I just reloaded it to get the error wording, but its started up fine ![Huh](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/huh.gif) ?? Any ideas? It's probably because your computer hasn't connected it when you switched it on?? If you are using CGWatcher, then it's because of a bug.
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