ANTMINER S3+ Discussion and Support Thread

[Moria843]

no reason to reboot except of course when I tried using the cgminer stop/start or restart commands they failed to work and generated an error so the only option was to reboot. which funnily enough worked.  and I understand why

of course actually what I should have done was
1 cd /etc/init.d
2 cgminer stop
3 cd /usr/bin
4 mv cgminer cgminer.bak
5 wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/antminer/s3/4.6.0-140908/cgminer
6 chmod +x cgminer
7 cd /etc/init.d
8 cgminer start

or do it in 5 steps

 1. cd /usr/bin
 2. mv cgminer cgminer.bak
 3. wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/antminer/s3/4.6.0-140908/cgminer
 4. chmod +x cgminer
 5. Reboot

Thanks to all who contributed to above. Reminds me of my old UNIX days. Anyway my current cgminer is V3.12.0-1 and they're all working fine. Are the security issues bad enough to warrant upgrade or why should I install newer version?

Your mining can be hijacked midstream and redirected to another pool and you'd not know it.  You decide if that's critical or not.

M

Tried first method got a bus error in step 2. Tried second method and everything looked good, but when I rebooted still showing cgminer is V3.12.0-1 under System -> Software. Am I looking at wrong place for version or doing something wrong

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[IYFTech]

Get the version via ssh. The webUI will always say the older version 

[Niggle]

When is the next batch of S3's on sale?

[Moria843]

Get the version via ssh. The webUI will always say the older version 

Looks like something obviously changed because both S3s seem to be hashing faster, showing best share in miner status, now showing stratum+tcp instead of http, and load numbers have dropped. What's the command to show version from SSH?

[mdude77]

Get the version via ssh. The webUI will always say the older version 

Looks like something obviously changed because both S3s seem to be hashing faster, showing best share in miner status, now showing stratum+tcp instead of http, and load numbers have dropped. What's the command to show version from SSH?

/usr/bin/cgminer-api

scroll to the top to see the cgminer version.

M

[Moria843]

Get the version via ssh. The webUI will always say the older version 

Looks like something obviously changed because both S3s seem to be hashing faster, showing best share in miner status, now showing stratum+tcp instead of http, and load numbers have dropped. What's the command to show version from SSH?

/usr/bin/cgminer-api

scroll to the top to see the cgminer version.

M

Must have worked; both showing 4.6.0. Will this version work on my undervoltaged S1s?

[mdude77]

Get the version via ssh. The webUI will always say the older version 

Looks like something obviously changed because both S3s seem to be hashing faster, showing best share in miner status, now showing stratum+tcp instead of http, and load numbers have dropped. What's the command to show version from SSH?

/usr/bin/cgminer-api

scroll to the top to see the cgminer version.

M

Must have worked; both showing 4.6.0. Will this version work on my undervoltaged S1s?

I'm not sure.  I do know Kano published an update for S1s to make things better.  Not sure how much better it is, but it's something.

https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer-binaries/tree/master/AntS1

M

[droizs]

PSU for S3 question
I just bought 4 S3+ batch 8, and i need to know if 2 Corsair CS750M can run 4 S3+ at same time(1 PSU for 2 S3): http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/cs-series-modular-cs750m-750-watt-80-plus-gold-certified-psu

One guy told me that i can run 1 Corsair CS650M in 1 and a half S3+, so 2 CS650M can run 3 S3+, but if i had to go for the CS650M i had to buy 3 PSU to power up 4 S3+ in the other hand if 750W can supply 2 S3+ i need only 2 CS750M.

So can a 750W PSU run 2 S3+ or do i need an 850W PSU?

[cloh76]

Now they have finally upload the newer cgminer code that fixes the security holes (6 weeks late), but they don't give users any information about how to apply the update!! Does that mean their customers have to wait another 6 weeks to get an answer?

This is a simple and quick fix.  The recipe has been posted many times in the forums. 

1. SSH into the S3 and login
2. Issue the following commands sequentially.
  a) cd /usr/bin
  b) mv cgminer cgminer.bak
  c) wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/antminer/s3/4.6.0-140908/cgminer
  d) chmod +x cgminer
3. Reboot

replace reboot with
/etc/init.d/cgminer restart
or
/etc/init.d/cgminer stop
/etc/init.d/cgminer start

no need to reboot the device! OMG! A block could be found in that time!!!

After the update i wont need to set everything up again right?  Also wanted to make sure my S3+ will retain all of it's settings?

[Moria843]

Now they have finally upload the newer cgminer code that fixes the security holes (6 weeks late), but they don't give users any information about how to apply the update!! Does that mean their customers have to wait another 6 weeks to get an answer?

This is a simple and quick fix.  The recipe has been posted many times in the forums. 

1. SSH into the S3 and login
2. Issue the following commands sequentially.
  a) cd /usr/bin
  b) mv cgminer cgminer.bak
  c) wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/antminer/s3/4.6.0-140908/cgminer
  d) chmod +x cgminer
3. Reboot

replace reboot with
/etc/init.d/cgminer restart
or
/etc/init.d/cgminer stop
/etc/init.d/cgminer start

no need to reboot the device! OMG! A block could be found in that time!!!

After the update i wont need to set everything up again right?  Also wanted to make sure my S3+ will retain all of it's settings?

You will not. I just did it a few days ago to 2 S3+. All settings stayed the same except it changed http: to stratum+tcp in the miner status view. But they still go to the same pools.

[bspurloc]

PSU for S3 question
I just bought 4 S3+ batch 8, and i need to know if 2 Corsair CS750M can run 4 S3+ at same time(1 PSU for 2 S3): http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/cs-series-modular-cs750m-750-watt-80-plus-gold-certified-psu

One guy told me that i can run 1 Corsair CS650M in 1 and a half S3+, so 2 CS650M can run 3 S3+, but if i had to go for the CS650M i had to buy 3 PSU to power up 4 S3+ in the other hand if 750W can supply 2 S3+ i need only 2 CS750M.

So can a 750W PSU run 2 S3+ or do i need an 850W PSU?

Overclocked S3 draws 400watts. Running 2 S3's not overclocked on 1 750's would need a GOLD.
Watch for Deals! there was a really nice EVGA 1100watt that was just $30ish off at newegg

[cloh76]

Now they have finally upload the newer cgminer code that fixes the security holes (6 weeks late), but they don't give users any information about how to apply the update!! Does that mean their customers have to wait another 6 weeks to get an answer?

This is a simple and quick fix.  The recipe has been posted many times in the forums. 

1. SSH into the S3 and login
2. Issue the following commands sequentially.
  a) cd /usr/bin
  b) mv cgminer cgminer.bak
  c) wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/antminer/s3/4.6.0-140908/cgminer
  d) chmod +x cgminer
3. Reboot

replace reboot with
/etc/init.d/cgminer restart
or
/etc/init.d/cgminer stop
/etc/init.d/cgminer start

no need to reboot the device! OMG! A block could be found in that time!!!

After the update i wont need to set everything up again right?  Also wanted to make sure my S3+ will retain all of it's settings?

You will not. I just did it a few days ago to 2 S3+. All settings stayed the same except it changed http: to stratum+tcp in the miner status view. But they still go to the same pools.

cool.  Thanks

[Develop]

IS there a way to setup a proxy sever on a PC so that I can point all my S3's at the proxy and then direct the proxy to nicehash? I tried stratum server but i cannot get the s3's to start hashing :/ however i have an old S1 and it works just fine on the stratum proxy server.. is there another proxy program I could be using for both the S3's and S1. My goal is to be able to only have to change the proxy server  pool address rather then have to change the address in each and every antminer everytime I want to change pools :/ Please advise.

[mdude77]

IS there a way to setup a proxy sever on a PC so that I can point all my S3's at the proxy and then direct the proxy to nicehash? I tried stratum server but i cannot get the s3's to start hashing :/ however i have an old S1 and it works just fine on the stratum proxy server.. is there another proxy program I could be using for both the S3's and S1. My goal is to be able to only have to change the proxy server  pool address rather then have to change the address in each and every antminer everytime I want to change pools :/ Please advise.

Slush's stratum proxy should work fine.  You may have to tweak your pool addresses in your S3s.. maybe use stratum+tcp:// instead of http://

M

[Develop]

Thanks i will give that a shot, would you by chance be able to provide me with the switches i need to enter in order to get it to work half decent with S3's? and nicehash server. I ran the exe with the -help switch however I don't really understand it well enough. I will research it all but it seams to be connecting to slush's pool by default and I prefer a steady payout :/ Any Help will be greatly appreciated.

[mdude77]

Thanks i will give that a shot, would you by chance be able to provide me with the switches i need to enter in order to get it to work half decent with S3's? and nicehash server. I ran the exe with the -help switch however I don't really understand it well enough. I will research it all but it seams to be connecting to slush's pool by default and I prefer a steady payout :/ Any Help will be greatly appreciated.

This is what I used for Eligius:

-o stratum.mining.eligius.st -p 3334 -sp 3333 -gp 8330 -cu <insert mining username> -rt -nm

that's port 3333 for the pool, and it listens on 3334.  Point your workers to the address the proxy is running on, using port 3334.

M

[BITMAIN]

AntMiner S3+ B10 sales open, shipping within 48 hours after full payment.

[heldertb]

Sorry if this question has already been asked.
But is there a way to completely control the miner and see the stats with only using ssh?
I'm placing the miners somewhere I won't be able to reach them in a short notice. But SSH is possible.
So what would the commands be to check status, change pools, update firmware, etc.?

[pekatete]

AntMiner S3+ B10 sales open, shipping with 48 hours after full payment.

Thanks BITMAIN, now about the S1 Upgrade Kit ... when is that opening and shipping?

[BITMAIN]

AntMiner S3+ B10 sales open, shipping with 48 hours after full payment.

Thanks BITMAIN, now about the S1 Upgrade Kit ... when is that opening and shipping?

S1 upgrade kit is out of stock, we have no plan to produce next batch now