[Guide] Dogie's Comprehensive Bitmain Antminer S3 Setup [HD]

[pokeyjones]

What are idea power supplies for these machines?

I have some multiples of Corsair CX500M / CX600 / CX750M / HX750W / HX850W

If I pick up 2x S3+ which would be the ideal supplies?

thanks!

For 2, CX750M is the best buy. As a future investment, RM1000. Doubles PCI-Es, increases wire gauge to 16, handles extreme temperatures better and is fully modular.

To run hot the miner needs 4x PCI-E connects per machine.

EDITED for clarity, such a simple question... sorry.

One S3+ would require 1 or 2 Corsair CX750Ms?


thanks! up late with an expiring coupon trying to do the right thing

Half a CX750M per S3.

It seems too good to be true, hence my stupid questions. But a Single CX750M will run TWO S3+ units??

i need money to order some... NOW

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[pokeyjones]

hi dogie

Ive just picked up another S3.

Im needing now to pick up an internet switch. What speed would I need to get?

10/100 switch or a gigabit switch?

Many thanks

I have a 5 port and a 10 port Netgear. Both bought new this spring. If interested let me know.

[dogie]

What are idea power supplies for these machines?

I have some multiples of Corsair CX500M / CX600 / CX750M / HX750W / HX850W

If I pick up 2x S3+ which would be the ideal supplies?

thanks!

For 2, CX750M is the best buy. As a future investment, RM1000. Doubles PCI-Es, increases wire gauge to 16, handles extreme temperatures better and is fully modular.

To run hot the miner needs 4x PCI-E connects per machine.

EDITED for clarity, such a simple question... sorry.

One S3+ would require 1 or 2 Corsair CX750Ms?


thanks! up late with an expiring coupon trying to do the right thing

Half a CX750M per S3.

It seems too good to be true, hence my stupid questions. But a Single CX750M will run TWO S3+ units??

i need money to order some... NOW

Yes? A S3+ is about 320W internally, CX750M is 750W. Unless I'm missing something

[Inspekta_X]

just a quick question about ghash.io!

im running 4 x S3's. what difficulty should i be running on ghash?

Also whats the trick to get p2pools logged in and running under miner config? is there a code or something that has to go in front of the IP?
just starting so new to this Thanks

[dogie]

just a quick question about ghash.io! im running 4 x S3's. what difficulty should i be running on ghash?

Also whats the trick to get p2pools logged in and running under miner config? is there a code or something that has to go in front of the IP?
just starting so new to this Thanks

512 if they're all on different workers, 2048 if not.

Not sure on your P2Pool question.

[Inspekta_X]

ok great cheers! Im just running them all on the same worker. Any advantages not too?

[dogie]

ok great cheers! Im just running them all on the same worker. Any advantages not too?

If you split them into workers you can monitor individual performance better.

[dmwardjr]

Dogie,

I just got two new S3's in.

I normally give my rigs a thorough check to make sure they work fine when I first get them.

They work fine!  My main concern is the following:

When I press the reset with a paper clip, they both kind of reset... I suppose...

The only problem is, they are still in DHCP and do not go to original static with an IP of 192.168.1.99

Is there a new way to reset to factory settings with the new S3's that are shipped out now?

[dogie]

Dogie,

I just got two new S3's in.

I normally give my rigs a thorough check to make sure they work fine when I first get them.

They work fine!  My main concern is the following:

When I press the reset with a paper clip, they both kind of reset... I suppose...

The only problem is, they are still in DHCP and do not go to original static with an IP of 192.168.1.99

Is there a new way to reset to factory settings with the new S3's that are shipped out now?

That is how you reset them. By 'both still on DHCP', do you mean you've reset both of them and you have them both on at the same time?

[dmwardjr]

Dogie,

I just got two new S3's in.

I normally give my rigs a thorough check to make sure they work fine when I first get them.

They work fine!  My main concern is the following:

When I press the reset with a paper clip, they both kind of reset... I suppose...

The only problem is, they are still in DHCP and do not go to original static with an IP of 192.168.1.99

Is there a new way to reset to factory settings with the new S3's that are shipped out now?

That is how you reset them. By 'both still on DHCP', do you mean you've reset both of them and you have them both on at the same time?

No Sir...

They were delivered to me set up for static at 192.168.1.99

All of my others [if reset] will stop DHCP and go back to static at 192.168.1.99

These new ones I just got came set up at static and 192.168.1.99.  I changed them both to DHCP.  I checked to make sure they will reset alright if I ever needed to for whatever reason.  They would not reset back to factory default in static like my other 16 S3's will do.  They stay in DHCP and will not go back to static when the reset is pressed.

[dmwardjr]

These must have a different firmware.  I haven't checked.  They seem to respond much faster than my others.

[dogie]

Dogie,

I just got two new S3's in.

I normally give my rigs a thorough check to make sure they work fine when I first get them.

They work fine!  My main concern is the following:

When I press the reset with a paper clip, they both kind of reset... I suppose...

The only problem is, they are still in DHCP and do not go to original static with an IP of 192.168.1.99

Is there a new way to reset to factory settings with the new S3's that are shipped out now?

That is how you reset them. By 'both still on DHCP', do you mean you've reset both of them and you have them both on at the same time?

No Sir...

They were delivered to me set up for static at 192.168.1.99

All of my others [if reset] will stop DHCP and go back to static at 192.168.1.99

These new ones I just got came set up at static and 192.168.1.99.  I changed them both to DHCP.  I checked to make sure they will reset alright if I ever needed to for whatever reason.  They would not reset back to factory default in static like my other 16 S3's will do.  They stay in DHCP and will not go back to static when the reset is pressed.

What I was trying to check is if you had both of them plugged in at once, which would cause a conflict. Are you able to connect to them?

[dmwardjr]

Dogie,

I just got two new S3's in.

I normally give my rigs a thorough check to make sure they work fine when I first get them.

They work fine!  My main concern is the following:

When I press the reset with a paper clip, they both kind of reset... I suppose...

The only problem is, they are still in DHCP and do not go to original static with an IP of 192.168.1.99

Is there a new way to reset to factory settings with the new S3's that are shipped out now?

That is how you reset them. By 'both still on DHCP', do you mean you've reset both of them and you have them both on at the same time?

No Sir...

They were delivered to me set up for static at 192.168.1.99

All of my others [if reset] will stop DHCP and go back to static at 192.168.1.99

These new ones I just got came set up at static and 192.168.1.99.  I changed them both to DHCP.  I checked to make sure they will reset alright if I ever needed to for whatever reason.  They would not reset back to factory default in static like my other 16 S3's will do.  They stay in DHCP and will not go back to static when the reset is pressed.

What I was trying to check is if you had both of them plugged in at once, which would cause a conflict. Are you able to connect to them?

Yes, Sir.

I had set them up separately one at a time.  I had switched them from static to DHCP one at a time.  I set up the miner configuration on each... one at a time.  They are both mining now.  I'm able to connect with each one.  I can even see in miner configuration the option to change the frequency AND THE VOLTAGE like on an S4.  I can connect to them just fine.

I just wanted to do a thorough check of them before I consider them okay and no need to send them back to Bitmain.  One of my checks was to see if I did a hard reset, would they reset properly.  What I found was if I reset either one of them, they remain in DHCP.  They do not reset back to static.  They also maintain their memory of the pools they were configured with.  They will not reset to factory pools they normally have.  

So, basically, I'm telling you my new S3's will not do a hard reset.  They work fine!  They just will not do a factory reset.  They go through the motions... as if they are reseting.  However, when you try to log into them with 192.168.1.99, you can't.  They would still be set up with the log in they were set up for with DHCP and they still have the same pools I set them up for.  The pools were not erased.  They simply will not do a hard reset if I wanted them to do a hard reset for whatever reason that may arise in the future.

I noticed the option to also change the voltage with the frequency like an S4.  All 16 of my other S3's do not have this option.  So, I was wondering if it's a software issue concerning it not being able to do a hard reset.  Which would erase the pools and stop DHCP and send them into static again.

All of my other S3's will go back to static and the pools are deleted if I do a hard reset.  These 2 new S3's will not do this.  So, this means my new S3's cannot do a hard reset if I needed them to in the future.  They go through the motions, acting like they are reseting.  However, once it has gone through it's dim green light business, I have to switch the power off on the PSU and then back on to get them to boot back up.  Once they do boot back up, they still have the same pools I set them up for and they are still set up for DHCP NOT static with 192.168.1.99.  

All of my other S3's will reset back to static with 192.168.1.99 and all of my other S3's will delete the pools I set them up for.  Which means I have to set them back up for DHCP and I have to set them up for the pools I want them to join all over again.  Which means all of my other S3's WILL DO A HARD RESET.  However, my two new S3's will not!

So, again, I'm simply saying my new S3's act like they are going through the motions of doing a hard reset.  Yet, when it's done going through its motions, one would think you have to plug an ethernet cord from the computer and into the S3 to connect to it again using 192.168.1.99 in the browser.  However, that is not the case.  They will still have the same DHCP set up and the same pools I set them up for.  They act like they are doing a hard reset.  Yet, when I go to try to connect to it with 192.168.1.99, I cannot connect to it that way.  I can still connect to them through my DHCP way.  I can still configure them however I want.  They just will not reset back to factory settings.

So, I'm basically telling you the reset does not work on my new S3's.  They act like they are reseting back to factory settings.  Yet, they don't reset back to factory settings.  They remain with the settings I have set them up for.  I have no problem connecting to them and configuring them however I want.  The problem is they will not do a factory reset in the event I ever want them to do a factory reset in the future.

So, when I say I do a thorough check of my rigs when I receive them, I do a thorough check.  This check I do includes making sure my rigs will do a hard reset back to factory settings.  Meaning I would have to reset the pools AGAIN and I would have to reconfigure back to DHCP from static AGAIN.  Well, all of my other S3's will do a factory reset back to factory settings if I reset them.  My two new S3's will not.  They maintain what I set them up for and will not do a hard reset back to factory settings!

[rjshoemaker]

I like the guide.   I did a small how to on reducing the beep.

Simple easy low cost and fully reversible.

I've still not managed to work out WHY it beeps, often just once and at random times with sometimes huge gaps between

I have 2 antminer s3's and no beep, not sure why, i updated firmware and poof gone.....

[dogie]

I like the guide.   I did a small how to on reducing the beep.

Simple easy low cost and fully reversible.

I've still not managed to work out WHY it beeps, often just once and at random times with sometimes huge gaps between

I have 2 antminer s3's and no beep, not sure why, i updated firmware and poof gone.....

I'm trying to make sure that future models have a hardware beep disable so it doesn't happen again. Damn that beep was annoying

[dmwardjr]

Good morning Dogie,

Just curious if you know anything yet about my issue.

It's obvious we have an update on these new S3's compared to older ones I bought in September.  These new ones even have the option like the S4's that allow one to adjust the voltage.

Since it is like the S4, let me ask an S4 question that might answer my S3 question:

If we press the reset with a paper clip on an S4, will it replace the pools we set it up with to pools it comes set up with in the factory?

If it does not reset the pools to factory set pools, that may explain why my new S3's keep the same pool I set them up for when I reset them.  Because my older S3's reset EVERYTHING; including the network settings; and they do not have the option to set the voltage.

Should we do a firmware update on the older S3+ if our S3+ does not adjust the voltage?

[dogie]

Good morning Dogie,

Just curious if you know anything yet about my issue.

It's obvious we have an update on these new S3's compared to older ones I bought in September.  These new ones even have the option like the S4's that allow one to adjust the voltage.

Since it is like the S4, let me ask an S4 question that might answer my S3 question:

If we press the reset with a paper clip on an S4, will it replace the pools we set it up with to pools it comes set up with in the factory?

If it does not reset the pools to factory set pools, that may explain why my new S3's keep the same pool I set them up for when I reset them.  Because my older S3's reset EVERYTHING; including the network settings; and they do not have the option to set the voltage.

Should we do a firmware update on the older S3+ if our S3+ does not adjust the voltage?

I don't know why your new units are not resetting, but the newer firmwares won't break any older revisions.

[dmwardjr]

Good morning Dogie,

Just curious if you know anything yet about my issue.

It's obvious we have an update on these new S3's compared to older ones I bought in September.  These new ones even have the option like the S4's that allow one to adjust the voltage.

Since it is like the S4, let me ask an S4 question that might answer my S3 question:

If we press the reset with a paper clip on an S4, will it replace the pools we set it up with to pools it comes set up with in the factory?

If it does not reset the pools to factory set pools, that may explain why my new S3's keep the same pool I set them up for when I reset them.  Because my older S3's reset EVERYTHING; including the network settings; and they do not have the option to set the voltage.

Should we do a firmware update on the older S3+ if our S3+ does not adjust the voltage?

I don't know why your new units are not resetting, but the newer firmwares won't break any older revisions.

Wow!

So, when we reset the new S4's, do they erase the pools we set them up for to factory set pools?

Also, does this mean I should tell bitmain and arrange for a return of my two new S3's?

Do the S3's have an SD card like the S4?  If so, should I eject it and put it back in to see if they will reset?

[dogie]

Good morning Dogie,

Just curious if you know anything yet about my issue.

It's obvious we have an update on these new S3's compared to older ones I bought in September.  These new ones even have the option like the S4's that allow one to adjust the voltage.

Since it is like the S4, let me ask an S4 question that might answer my S3 question:

If we press the reset with a paper clip on an S4, will it replace the pools we set it up with to pools it comes set up with in the factory?

If it does not reset the pools to factory set pools, that may explain why my new S3's keep the same pool I set them up for when I reset them.  Because my older S3's reset EVERYTHING; including the network settings; and they do not have the option to set the voltage.

Should we do a firmware update on the older S3+ if our S3+ does not adjust the voltage?

I don't know why your new units are not resetting, but the newer firmwares won't break any older revisions.

Wow!

So, when we reset the new S4's, do they erase the pools we set them up for to factory set pools?

Also, does this mean I should tell bitmain and arrange for a return of my two new S3's?

Do the S3's have an SD card like the S4?  If so, should I eject it and put it back in to see if they will reset?

Yes it does erase, no you shouldn't arrange a return because nothing is wrong. S3s don't have SD cards unless you've got something very different.

[Tazza]

Hoping someone might be able to give me a heads up on getting an S3 running under linux with the following situation (I managed it on the blackarrow X1 without worries but the S3 is being difficult)

My connection is mobile broadband, so I forward packets from ppp0 to eth1 using the following:

ip link set up dev eth1
ip addr add 192.168.123.100/24 dev eth1
sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o ppp0 -j MASQUERADE
iptables -A FORWARD -i net0 -o ppp0 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A FORWARD -m conntrack --ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT

I can connect to the S3 (after setting "ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.x" because the default interface is 10.x.x.x) and it's flashing as though it's hashing by my pool shows nothing, and the miner status just shows "This section contains no values yet".

I've searched far and wide - found the suggestion to fill in all parts of the miner configuration section and tried it but to no avail. Tried searching S3 setup under linux among many others but to no avail.

I've ordered a router that will allow me to plug my usb mobile broadband stick into it and share the connection among wired and wireless devices which should solve the problem but in the mean time any suggestions?

Cheers..