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February 21, 2012, 06:10:17 PM |
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Inaba, are CGminer and Ufasoft the only miner options available
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February 21, 2012, 06:22:55 PM |
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As far as I know, yes.
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bombo999 (OP)
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February 21, 2012, 06:59:46 PM |
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Has bfl sent you any revised firmware? I don't see any active links to software or firmware on their website.
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February 21, 2012, 07:02:41 PM |
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Has bfl sent you any revised firmware? I don't see any active links to software or firmware on their website.
No, they are too busy working on their medical imaging branch... |
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Inaba
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February 21, 2012, 08:07:37 PM |
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I am going to meet Sonny in a bit and get the unit flashed. I just moved it to a cooler location, but the cable is too short to move it where I want it. I will get a longer USB cable from home and hook it up tomorrow and move the unit well away from the hot air. Moving it where I did seems to have helped a bit so far, but it's not been running very long.
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February 21, 2012, 09:14:26 PM
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The cover is currently on. I will take the cover off if the new software and/or flash does not resolve the issue.. heck I'll even point a fan at it or something.  Agree. The unit sounds hot. I'd take the cover off and point a big ole fan at it, and the cable too if it is too hot to handle. |
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February 21, 2012, 09:17:39 PM |
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And there was silly me thinking these do not need huge fans blowing over them like you need for GPUs ... Guess I was wrong  |
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Inaba
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February 21, 2012, 09:51:07 PM |
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Just got back from BFL's office.
Just gonna say... BFL SINGLES EVERYWHERE, yikes! Lots of shipping boxes, printed info sheets, units in various states of assembly, etc... From what I understand, several units have already shipped to interested parties, besides myself. I did not inquire as to who that might be.
Anyway, I got a slightly revised unit with bigger/more heatsinks and a new power supply unit. It's hooked up and running right now with CGMiner... I am told that the new firmware load exposes the temp of the chips, but that option is not yet available in cgminer. As soon as the codebase for cgminer is updated, you (I) should be able to see the temp of the core(s?). The current compile of Ufasoft is apparently not seeing the BFL unit, so I'm waiting on a new set of code for Ufasoft before trying it. I'm told that it will support hot plugging, which is fairly awesome.
I also saw a revised HSF that looks great for units going forward (Rev 2?) and should alleviate a lot of the heat issues people in hotter environments might run into.
I also got a bit more info on the Rigbox, which I'm not sure how much BFL wants me to share with regards to that... but suffice to say I understand now how the hashrate calculation is increased from the singles. It makes sense to me, but time will tell.
As of this post, I'll keep an eye on the hashrate and see how it sticks. I still need to move the unit to a different location, which I plan on doing tomorrow. Hopefully, though, it won't be overheating tonight.
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bombo999 (OP)
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February 21, 2012, 10:01:08 PM |
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thanks inaba ... great update
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February 21, 2012, 10:02:48 PM |
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The speed is looking good!
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bombo999 (OP)
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February 21, 2012, 10:08:35 PM |
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oh oh ... speed is over 870 mh/s now ... seems to have exceeded the spec speed of 832 mh/s ... better trash bfl for false advertising
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February 21, 2012, 10:11:45 PM |
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oh oh ... speed is over 870 mh/s now ... seems to have exceeded the spec speed of 832 mh/s ... better trash bfl for false advertising
It has been over 870 MH/s before. Mining is a marathon not a sprint. Maybe you should see if it does 832 MH/s sustained for a week before you start offering congratulatory blowjobs. |
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February 21, 2012, 10:13:42 PM |
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lol relax ... i'm aware of what an average is |
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February 21, 2012, 10:31:19 PM |
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I think there is still some heat issues, not sure though. The longer cable tomorrow should clear that up.
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February 21, 2012, 10:35:04 PM |
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I don't suppose you have a hi-res infrared camera handy ....
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February 21, 2012, 10:36:06 PM |
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No, but I will be glad to take one as a donation! Randy already convinced me to buy a hangliding go-kart, so I have no money left for a camera.  |
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February 22, 2012, 03:44:22 AM |
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I don't suppose you have a hi-res infrared camera handy ....
I have a nice fluke infrared camera at my disposal, if someone wants to get me a BFL single  |
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February 22, 2012, 03:44:56 AM |
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Anyway, I got a slightly revised unit with bigger/more heatsinks and a new power supply unit. It's hooked up and running right now with CGMiner... I am told that the new firmware load exposes the temp of the chips, but that option is not yet available in cgminer. As soon as the codebase for cgminer is updated, you (I) should be able to see the temp of the core(s?).
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As of this post, I'll keep an eye on the hashrate and see how it sticks. I still need to move the unit to a different location, which I plan on doing tomorrow. Hopefully, though, it won't be overheating tonight.
Which old version of cgminer are you running? Luke put the temperature code in there a while ago. I'll check exactly when now ... 10-Feb: https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer/blob/543265d66af56b17684a716ed6db13c383420430/bitforce.cThe code says: float gt = bitforce->temp;
if (gt > 0)
... so probably one of: 1) Your not running the current cgminer (2.2.7 - though it's in 2.2.4, 2.2.5 & 2.2.6) 2) The bitforce you were using doesn't support temps - maybe the new one does? 3) The code to get the temp is buggy - chase up Luke-jr to fix it |
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