Hacking BFL Monarchs and servicing them while times are weird.

[lightfoot]

Ok. I'll PM you my info, I'll take a look at the little thing.

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[grandpa86]

I took it off the mount and inspected it closely. There is a chip of some sort in the lower right hand corner that appears to be burned. The label appears to be U17. Little square thing with 4 prongs. Thanks. grandpa86

[lightfoot]

Oh post a pic or a link to a imgur or something.

[AlpacaBros]

Hi lightfoot,

I have been give 8 BLF Monarchs.  I would like to get them up and running.  Been working with BFG but getting errors.  Can I get a copy of the special 4.2.0 miner?

2017-06-06 09:31:17] BFL 1ct: Failed to find work for queue results: D887,47,0

I think this is similar to the error I read about from the previous posts.

Thanks

Matt

[lightfoot]

Yeah, that. I see BFL doesn't have the software download, let me see if I have a copy here.
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[AlpacaBros]

Thanks - really appreciate that.

[AlpacaBros]

Hey lightfoot,

Is this the correct version - bfgminer-4.2.0-win64.zip?

Thanks

Matt

[AlpacaBros]

Ok - I don't think that is the version because all I got was an error message saying "This is Gibberish"

[lightfoot]

Try this for a copy of the software:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f82ace9scav0jml/Bfgminer-For%20Monarchs.zip?dl=0

Download, extract, fix the bfgminer.conf file to include your pool, username, password, etc and you should be good to go. Needs 64 bit windows 7,8,10.

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[AlpacaBros]

Hey lightfoot,

I tried the link and just got this.

Error (429)
This link is temporarily disabled. The person who shared it hit their daily limit of traffic or downloads. Learn about traffic limits.

Thanks

[lightfoot]

Hey lightfoot,

I tried the link and just got this.

Error (429)
This link is temporarily disabled. The person who shared it hit their daily limit of traffic or downloads. Learn about traffic limits.

Thanks

That stinks. Make sure you're not using tor, pm me your email and I'll send it.
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[AlpacaBros]

lightfoot,

Thanks so much.  It is working perfectly.  No errors - nothing.

[lightfoot]

lightfoot,

Thanks so much.  It is working perfectly.  No errors - nothing.

Yep the first gen firmware had some oddness on out of order responses the software compensated.

Anyone else need it feel free to use that link.

[Ed.Snowden]

So what was the final results? How much were you able to stably overclock? How efficient can they be when underclocked? Why does mine have 3 pcie power ports while the instructions say 2? I think that this thread is and was interesting, why no updates or final summary? Also the link to the mining program for the first generation monarch's is dead.

[lightfoot]

They can run a good .5 w  /gh. Nice part is how quiet they are. 3 plug units were the best just run them.

[Ed.Snowden]

I just got my monarch, new, unused (supposedly) from eBay. I can't try it out yet because the power supply that I ordered hasn't arrived yet. I know that it's not efficient enough for modern mining, but I think that it's just plain cool looking, with it's little radiator and everything exposed for view on the desktop. And if I run it at work the electricity won't matter. The power supply that I ordered is an EVGA 80+ Gold Rated 650GQ power supply. Do you think that it was a good choice for the 700 Monarch? Has anyone ever tried WaterWetter added to the coolant? It prevents bubbles from forming on aluminum, it's worth up to 30°f in automotive applications.

[lightfoot]

Don't open the loop unless you have a spare heat sink set (some guy is selling them on Ebay for $20 each, if your Monarch had a leak in the cooling system that's a nice fix). Those things run the chips quite warm (60c) and any disruption in cooling will blow the chips since it is *very* thin (which really helps with heat dissipation).

Use the V3X and FBX values to slow it down, remember the second digit is hexidecimal but voltages above 4 are locked out) and have fun with it.

[Ed.Snowden]

  I can't get it to work! When I plug it into my laptop, it isn't recognized...like nothing was plugged in. I installed the newest Virtual COM Port Drivers (http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm) and everything works with my little Butterfly BFL60, but the Monarch just sits there with the fans and pumps running. What do I do now? My laptop is Windows 7 and I'm using BFG Miner 5.4.2, maybe I need a different OS for usb?

[lightfoot]

Check in hardware settings/device manager to see if a COM port is appearing. Also if the thing has two plugs you need to use the special 4.20 version of BFGMiner. If three use the latest version.

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[Ed.Snowden]

It has 3 pcie power ports, it is the latest version, nothing at all happens to my PC when I plug it in (not even the sound when a device is connected) like nothing is connected at all. When I connect the BFL60, without the drivers it makes a sound and looks for drivers and when I connect the Monarch NOTHING happens at all. And BFG Miner can't find it.
I'll take it to a local computer shop and have them trouble shoot it tomorrow, but tonight I'm depressed and disgusted with it.