ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread

[visdude]

Ok, so since I formatted my hdd in my laptop like two weeks ago. I lost some of my favorite links.

Can someone post me a ink on the new firmware I have with the stuff to edit so I can get 243.75 added back in. I think it was removed when this (the S3) got reset.

Ty.

Bitmain's site has the firmware:
https://www.bitmaintech.com/support.htm?pid=007201407180243004432lBQW28O0633

I use Cygwin to ssh into them then use vi editor.
U can also download putty to ssh in.

Sorry I should have clarified but the post here that shows where to find the file and what the freqs are that BMT left out.

I need to edit the "new" firmware to add 243.75 etc. and there's a post whos link I lost in the format for that here.

Ty.

The latest firmware (antMiner_S320140826.bin) already includes frequencies from 100M to 250M...yes, including 243.75M.

Please check your facts because it DOES NOT, I've had the FW installed since Day 1 of its release and it doesnt have 243.75 so I revert to my "what I should have said" comment.

philipma knows what I'm asking for if he sees this... Ty.

I think it's you who should check your facts.  I have installed antMiner_S320140826.bin (latest firmware on the Bitmain S3 support page) and am pretty sure that it does include 100M and 500M because I am currently using 243.75M.  If you're still not convinced, then that's your problem; sorry for trying to help out.  This was posted on the prior page, just before your post:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671189.msg8882222#msg8882222

[1714622531]

1714622531

[DIEMcoin]

Anyone get tracking info for B9 yet?

[Biodom]

Launched 52 S3+ Units today!  Out of the 52 only 1 gave us low hashrate issues. May just be a glitch, planning to reset and configure again tomorrow to see if it corrects itself. Just to tired to play with tonight.

A few are actually hashing near/above 700 GHash.

Job well done BitMainTech! I think youve cornered the market!

Strato

I don't have power to have anything close to this, but an interesting factoid:
at current prices 52 S-3 would cost ~12.5K (granted, you probably paid more because of BTC decline in the last few days)
$12.5K for ~26Th is pretty sweet, I would say. A single Neptune (3Th) cost 13K to preorder and some people got them only in August.

[bspurloc]

Ok, so since I formatted my hdd in my laptop like two weeks ago. I lost some of my favorite links.

Can someone post me a ink on the new firmware I have with the stuff to edit so I can get 243.75 added back in. I think it was removed when this (the S3) got reset.

Ty.

Bitmain's site has the firmware:
https://www.bitmaintech.com/support.htm?pid=007201407180243004432lBQW28O0633

I use Cygwin to ssh into them then use vi editor.
U can also download putty to ssh in.

Sorry I should have clarified but the post here that shows where to find the file and what the freqs are that BMT left out.

I need to edit the "new" firmware to add 243.75 etc. and there's a post whos link I lost in the format for that here.

Ty.

The latest firmware (antMiner_S320140826.bin) already includes frequencies from 100M to 250M...yes, including 243.75M.

Please check your facts because it DOES NOT, I've had the FW installed since Day 1 of its release and it doesnt have 243.75 so I revert to my "what I should have said" comment.

philipma knows what I'm asking for if he sees this... Ty.

modify this file and add them for the new GUI adjustable frequency
older firmware is /etc/config/asic-freq file

/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/cgminer/cgminer.lua

conf:tab("advanced", translate("Advanced Settings"))
pb = conf:taboption("advanced", ListValue, "freq", translate("Frequency"))
pb.default = "18:218.75:1106"
pb:value("16:250:0982", translate("250M"))
pb:value("17:243.75:1306", translate("243.75M"))
pb:value("17:237.5:1286", translate("237.5M"))
pb:value("17:231.25:1206", translate("231.25M"))
pb:value("18:225:0882", translate("225M (S3+ default)"))
pb:value("18:218.75:1106", translate("218.75M (S3 default)"))
pb:value("18:212.5:1086", translate("212.5M"))
pb:value("19:206.25:1006", translate("206.25M"))
pb:value("20:200:0782", translate("200M"))
pb:value("20:196:1f07", translate("196M"))
pb:value("20:193:0f03", translate("193M"))
pb:value("23:175:0d83", translate("175M"))
pb:value("27:150:0b83", translate("150M"))
pb:value("33:125:0983", translate("125M"))
pb:value("40:100:0783", translate("100M"))

[TrevorS]

So, looking from the RJ45 socket end, which board, left or right, is the upper Vs lower of the ASIC status display?  How about the sequence of ASICs -- start at near left, far left, near right, or far right?  Any answers to this?

[bspurloc]

you are being blocked to ck.kolivas.org or ck.kolivas.org is not resolving
do
nslookup ck.kolivas.org

Name:    reaver.kolivas.org
Address:  193.19.136.183
Aliases:  ck.kolivas.org

and do
ping 193.19.136.183

That worked with terminal before I logged into one of the ants but once in the ant I tried again this time it came back with the 127.0.0.0, local bitcoind, not sure why it resolved to this. I can download the file so I guess I will just need to go about this a different way. Thank you for the quick reply.

does
nslookup cnn.com
resolve to cnn or localhost? Seems something is messing with your dns resolution on the ants
you can always bypass that by adding to the ants hosts file
193.19.136.183 ck.kolivas.org

/etc/hosts

[bspurloc]

So, looking from the RJ45 socket end, which board, left or right, is the upper Vs lower of the ASIC status display?  How about the sequence of ASICs -- start at near left, far left, near right, or far right?  Any answers to this?

on the S1 the right side was board 1 left side board 2.  I would assume its the same for the S3

[ZiG]

how many times do these need to be cleared by customs?

china
09/18/2014    3:19 P.M.    The clearing agency is experiencing technical difficulties and is temporarily unable to transmit package information. / Your package was released by the clearing agency.

alaska
09/18/2014    10:07 A.M.    The package is awaiting clearing agency review. / The package is at the clearing agency awaiting final release.

EAST COAST now NY?
09/18/2014    11:18 P.M.    The package is awaiting clearing agency review. / Your package was released by the clearing agency.

For USA ...3 ...

China - export, Alaska - import entry, Kentucky (for me) - import final destination...

ZiG 

[bspurloc]

Louisville, KY, United States    09/19/2014    1:06 A.M.    Arrival Scan

blah! just deliver it sheesh!

[ZiG]

Louisville, KY, United States    09/19/2014    1:06 A.M.    Arrival Scan

blah! just deliver it sheesh!

2 more days, buddy... 1 to NY + 1 to you...

ZiG

[MoreBloodWine]

Ok, so since I formatted my hdd in my laptop like two weeks ago. I lost some of my favorite links.

Can someone post me a ink on the new firmware I have with the stuff to edit so I can get 243.75 added back in. I think it was removed when this (the S3) got reset.

Ty.

Bitmain's site has the firmware:
https://www.bitmaintech.com/support.htm?pid=007201407180243004432lBQW28O0633

I use Cygwin to ssh into them then use vi editor.
U can also download putty to ssh in.

Sorry I should have clarified but the post here that shows where to find the file and what the freqs are that BMT left out.

I need to edit the "new" firmware to add 243.75 etc. and there's a post whos link I lost in the format for that here.

Ty.

The latest firmware (antMiner_S320140826.bin) already includes frequencies from 100M to 250M...yes, including 243.75M.

Please check your facts because it DOES NOT, I've had the FW installed since Day 1 of its release and it doesnt have 243.75 so I revert to my "what I should have said" comment.

philipma knows what I'm asking for if he sees this... Ty.

I think it's you who should check your facts.  I have installed antMiner_S320140826.bin (latest firmware on the Bitmain S3 support page) and am pretty sure that it does include 100M and 500M because I am currently using 243.75M.  If you're still not convinced, then that's your problem; sorry for trying to help out.  This was posted on the prior page, just before your post:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671189.msg8882222#msg8882222

Well, I dunno what to tell you then because I have the new FW with freq tab and jumps 237 to 250 with nothing in between and I had to add 243.75 on all other S3's to use the new FW.

Edit: Also, that pic doesnt mean jack because he could have added that freq to the list before posting it but nuff said, I have what I want below now.

Ok, so since I formatted my hdd in my laptop like two weeks ago. I lost some of my favorite links.

Can someone post me a ink on the new firmware I have with the stuff to edit so I can get 243.75 added back in. I think it was removed when this (the S3) got reset.

Ty.

Bitmain's site has the firmware:
https://www.bitmaintech.com/support.htm?pid=007201407180243004432lBQW28O0633

I use Cygwin to ssh into them then use vi editor.
U can also download putty to ssh in.

Sorry I should have clarified but the post here that shows where to find the file and what the freqs are that BMT left out.

I need to edit the "new" firmware to add 243.75 etc. and there's a post whos link I lost in the format for that here.

Ty.

The latest firmware (antMiner_S320140826.bin) already includes frequencies from 100M to 250M...yes, including 243.75M.

Please check your facts because it DOES NOT, I've had the FW installed since Day 1 of its release and it doesnt have 243.75 so I revert to my "what I should have said" comment.

philipma knows what I'm asking for if he sees this... Ty.

modify this file and add them for the new GUI adjustable frequency
older firmware is /etc/config/asic-freq file

/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/cgminer/cgminer.lua

conf:tab("advanced", translate("Advanced Settings"))
pb = conf:taboption("advanced", ListValue, "freq", translate("Frequency"))
pb.default = "18:218.75:1106"
pb:value("16:250:0982", translate("250M"))
pb:value("17:243.75:1306", translate("243.75M"))
pb:value("17:237.5:1286", translate("237.5M"))
pb:value("17:231.25:1206", translate("231.25M"))
pb:value("18:225:0882", translate("225M (S3+ default)"))
pb:value("18:218.75:1106", translate("218.75M (S3 default)"))
pb:value("18:212.5:1086", translate("212.5M"))
pb:value("19:206.25:1006", translate("206.25M"))
pb:value("20:200:0782", translate("200M"))
pb:value("20:196:1f07", translate("196M"))
pb:value("20:193:0f03", translate("193M"))
pb:value("23:175:0d83", translate("175M"))
pb:value("27:150:0b83", translate("150M"))
pb:value("33:125:0983", translate("125M"))
pb:value("40:100:0783", translate("100M"))

Ty, this is what I was looking for.

[alwaysonhere]

This thread should be great when mine arrives, friend convinced me to stop messing with my gpu rigs and "step up" after he showed me his s2.

[MoreBloodWine]

I think it's you who should check your facts.  I have installed antMiner_S320140826.bin (latest firmware on the Bitmain S3 support page) and am pretty sure that it does include 100M and 500M because I am currently using 243.75M.  If you're still not convinced, then that's your problem; sorry for trying to help out.  This was posted on the prior page, just before your post:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671189.msg8882222#msg8882222

Just for shits n giggles becaise it proves ME right about 243.75, so whos checking whos facts now ?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=699064.msg8370071#msg8370071

(Here are highlighted in red the lines with new frequency not included in the stock firmware.)

[-ck]

[MoreBloodWine]

+1, that made my night.

[alwaysonhere]

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/duty_calls.png

+1, that made my night.

[BrizTech]

Any idea when the next batch (B10) of S3's will be on sale and available for shipping? Cheers!

[twib2]

I think it's you who should check your facts.  I have installed antMiner_S320140826.bin (latest firmware on the Bitmain S3 support page) and am pretty sure that it does include 100M and 500M because I am currently using 243.75M.  If you're still not convinced, then that's your problem; sorry for trying to help out.  This was posted on the prior page, just before your post:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671189.msg8882222#msg8882222

Just for shits n giggles becaise it proves ME right about 243.75, so whos checking whos facts now ?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=699064.msg8370071#msg8370071

(Here are highlighted in red the lines with new frequency not included in the stock firmware.)

MBW, you are thinking of the next-to-latest firmware.  The last one before the S3+ firmware does not have the 243.75 setting, but the one for the S3+ (and S3 works fine with, too) DOES have 243.75.  I have one S3 with each.

[mahowi]

I think it's you who should check your facts.  I have installed antMiner_S320140826.bin (latest firmware on the Bitmain S3 support page) and am pretty sure that it does include 100M and 500M because I am currently using 243.75M.  If you're still not convinced, then that's your problem; sorry for trying to help out.  This was posted on the prior page, just before your post:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671189.msg8882222#msg8882222

Just for shits n giggles becaise it proves ME right about 243.75, so whos checking whos facts now ?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=699064.msg8370071#msg8370071

(Here are highlighted in red the lines with new frequency not included in the stock firmware.)

MBW, you are thinking of the next-to-latest firmware.  The last one before the S3+ firmware does not have the 243.75 setting, but the one for the S3+ (and S3 works fine with, too) DOES have 243.75.  I have one S3 with each.

I can confirm this. I never added new frequencies to the web interface and I have the 243.75 setting, version S320140826.

[tonyec99]

any ideas if updating my S3 would improve my GH/s vs watts?...

My current measurements are:

Freq   Gh/s   Watts
*********************

100   200   166

150   300   250

200   400   336

218.75   427   350

225   450   389

250   500   450

The watts per GH/s all seems a little on the high side.

l purchased my S3 secondhand and believe it's a first generation model
and has never been updated...  also are there any thoughts about undervolting
the S3. l note from the BM1382 datasheet reducing supply volts by just 0.05v reduces
consumption by 25%+ without affecting the hash rate.