BFGMiner 5.5.0: CPU/GPU/FPGA/ASIC mining software, GBT+Stratum, RPC, Linux/Win64

[merdlb]

Nice miner. thanks)

[Yuran23]

The best miner I've seen

[ramboacdc]

Will there one day be a possibility to support sha256 through gridseed miners? At the moment it only supports scrypt.

[Luke-Jr]

Will there one day be a possibility to support sha256 through gridseed miners? At the moment it only supports scrypt.

If you write the code.

[ramboacdc]

Will there one day be a possibility to support sha256 through gridseed miners? At the moment it only supports scrypt.

If you write the code.

...so no then lol

[PlusCoinINK]

I wonder what will happen next

[toptek]

Hey Luke can you put the driver-alchemist.c file from here https://github.com/jstefanop/bfgminer/tree/alcheminer_USB-Dongle_Support into the main BFG . if not no problem ill keep doing what i do ..and that is i drag over the driver-alchemist.c file from alcheminer_USB-Dongle_Support into the main BFG when i compile it or does jstefanop have to do that or can i request it on GitHub today as a pull ? .. unless that messes up things, then i also understand.

reason i ask is the driver-alchemist.c file in the master BFG does not have USB-Dongle_Support while the Tree from jstefanop does,  and has been for about a year and i have been using it with out fail.

I'm just afraid at some point i may lose my copy and the link might go dead to clean things up .

right now the alcheminer/mat miner are still very usable or give some profit if your into that .

[joebaker]

I'm running BFGMiner on two seperate Debian Stretch (9) servers.  I have a hashfast baby jet plugged into each server.

BFGminer was working then it stopped and even after rebooting both miner and server it just doesn't seem to recognize the miner anymore.

dmesg show stuff like this...

[267070.337098] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=297c, idProduct=0001
[267070.337101] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[267070.337103] usb 3-2: Product: M1 Module
[267070.337105] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: HashFast LLC
[267070.337106] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[267070.340241] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
[267070.608069] usb usb3-port2: disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling...
[267070.612417] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 101
[267070.613101] cdc_acm 3-2:1.1: urb 13 failed submission with -19
[267070.613150] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: failed to set dtr/rts
[267070.623094] cdc_acm 3-2:1.1: urb 14 failed submission with -19
[267070.629093] cdc_acm 3-2:1.1: urb 15 failed submission with -19
[267070.908038] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 102 using uhci_hcd
[267071.105128] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=297c, idProduct=0001
[267071.105130] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[267071.105131] usb 3-2: Product: M1 Module
[267071.105132] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: HashFast LLC
[267071.105133] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[267071.108216] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
[267072.344068] usb usb3-port2: disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling...
[267072.348685] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 102
[267072.349151] cdc_acm 3-2:1.1: urb 1 failed submission with -19
[267072.349226] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: failed to set dtr/rts
[267072.636030] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 103 using uhci_hcd
[267073.176031] usb 3-2: device not accepting address 103, error -71
[267073.300033] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 104 using uhci_hcd
[267073.497195] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=297c, idProduct=0001
[267073.497198] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[267073.497199] usb 3-2: Product: M1 Module
[267073.497201] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: HashFast LLC
[267073.497203] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[267073.500265] cdc_acm 3-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
[267073.584060] usb usb3-port2: disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling...
[267073.588854] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 104
[267073.852030] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 105 using uhci_hcd
[267074.392035] usb 3-2: device not accepting address 105, error -71
[267074.516037] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 106 using uhci_hcd
[267074.644034] usb 3-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[267074.884033] usb 3-2: device descriptor read/64, error -71
[267075.116034] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 107 using uhci_hcd
[267075.532037] usb 3-2: device not accepting address 107, error -71
[267075.656036] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 108 using uhci_hcd
[267076.072034] usb 3-2: device not accepting address 108, error -71
[267076.076731] usb usb3-port2: unable to enumerate USB device

[toptek]

DO the miners still work they are old by others miners on the market, these days.

[thedrs]

Want to demo mining to kids for educational purposes (plz dont spam on its not worth mining with old rigs bla bla - this is a tech issue, i don't really need to mine a block):

I setup latest bitcoin core 14.2 full node on a win7x64 machine with correct bitcoin.conf settings for solo mining (tested with bitcoin-cli)
I setup latest 5.4.2 bfg miner (64bit)
I plugged in my old BFL jalapeno ASIC box (dusted it off) - win7 installed drivers automatically from win update correctly (COM14).

ran BFGMiner (according to BFGMiner readme example for solo mining):

bfgminer -o http://127.0.0.1:5252  -u asdfasdf -p asdfasdf --generate-to 1QATWksNFGeUJCWBrN4g6hGM178Lovm7Wh --coinbase-sig "rig1: This is Joe's block!"

BFG finds pool and authenticates correctly, but it has trouble connecting to the Jalapeno com port 14:

NO DEVICES FOUND: Press 'M' and '+' to add
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Waiting for devices; press 'M+' to add, or 'Q' to quit
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Probing for an alive pool
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Network difficulty changed to 888G ( 6.36Eh)
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Long-polling activated for http://127.0.0.1:5252 (getblocktemplate)
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Pool 0 http://127.0.0.1:5252 alive
 [2017-08-25 10:47:13] Longpoll from pool 0 detected new block
 [2017-08-25 10:47:15] Failed to open Device Parameters registry key in lowl-vcom.c _vcom_devinfo_scan_windows__hubport():556: The system cannot find the file specified.
 [2017-08-25 10:47:15] FT_GetComPortNumber(00000000002D5F20 (0), 14)

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[also tried to GPU mine - my comp crashed, last resort will be cpu mining but i need to recompile your code for that...]

Any suggestions ?

Thanks

[toptek]

I had no intention of doing that you took me completely wrong.if you noticed, one of my posts on this page you would have noticed i was using a older one my self but it all good and cool ..

cya.

[thedrs]

Want to demo mining to kids for educational purposes (plz dont spam on its not worth mining with old rigs bla bla - this is a tech issue, i don't really need to mine a block):

I setup latest bitcoin core 14.2 full node on a win7x64 machine with correct bitcoin.conf settings for solo mining (tested with bitcoin-cli)
I setup latest 5.4.2 bfg miner (64bit)
I plugged in my old BFL jalapeno ASIC box (dusted it off) - win7 installed drivers automatically from win update correctly (COM14).

ran BFGMiner (according to BFGMiner readme example for solo mining):

bfgminer -o http://127.0.0.1:5252  -u asdfasdf -p asdfasdf --generate-to 1QATWksNFGeUJCWBrN4g6hGM178Lovm7Wh --coinbase-sig "rig1: This is Joe's block!"

BFG finds pool and authenticates correctly, but it has trouble connecting to the Jalapeno com port 14:

NO DEVICES FOUND: Press 'M' and '+' to add
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Waiting for devices; press 'M+' to add, or 'Q' to quit
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Probing for an alive pool
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Network difficulty changed to 888G ( 6.36Eh)
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Long-polling activated for http://127.0.0.1:5252 (getblocktemplate)
 [2017-08-25 10:47:12] Pool 0 http://127.0.0.1:5252 alive
 [2017-08-25 10:47:13] Longpoll from pool 0 detected new block
 [2017-08-25 10:47:15] Failed to open Device Parameters registry key in lowl-vcom.c _vcom_devinfo_scan_windows__hubport():556: The system cannot find the file specified.
 [2017-08-25 10:47:15] FT_GetComPortNumber(00000000002D5F20 (0), 14)

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[also tried to GPU mine - my comp crashed, last resort will be cpu mining but i need to recompile your code for that...]

Any suggestions ?

Thanks

Problem solved !

I used a power supply with not enough amps (used 800mAh it was just enough to start the jalapeno but not enough for serial interfacing probably)

[rem84]

can scrypt-jane be mined with BFGMiner?

[joebaker]

DO the miners still work they are old by others miners on the market, these days.

Yes they work.  They were working with Raspberry PI devices.  But the compact flash devices kept going out, so I am putting them on Dell 1950 servers.

The one reporting xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx as it's serial number is now attached to a dell 1950 with Ubuntu 16.04 installed with bfgminer straight out of the Ubuntu repository. 

[jojo69]

I'm on a small pool and I keep getting stratum disconnects, is there a way to increase the expected interval before BFGMiner decides the pool is dead?

Or am I barking up the wrong tree entirely?

[risinqsun]

The Best antminer minig software thank you ! I following you.

[SamtheCADman]

Hey guys, first time poster. I'm trying to create a ASIC based bitcoin mine using a raspberry pi 3. I got BFGminer to download and launch successfully, but the program always says "No devices detected, press 'M' then '+' to add". I've tried the various workarounds some people have posted, but I can't seem to get it to recognize my mining sticks.

For the record, I'm using 5 GekkoScience 2PAC BM1384 USB Bitcoin SHA256 15GH/s Miners connected using a 10 port USB hub. Any and all help with getting this working would be appreciated.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Hey guys, first time poster. I'm trying to create a ASIC based bitcoin mine using a raspberry pi 3. I got BFGminer to download and launch successfully, but the program always says "No devices detected, press 'M' then '+' to add". I've tried the various workarounds some people have posted, but I can't seem to get it to recognize my mining sticks.

For the record, I'm using 5 GekkoScience 2PAC BM1384 USB Bitcoin SHA256 15GH/s Miners connected using a 10 port USB hub. Any and all help with getting this working would be appreciated.

BFG does not work with them as they need vh's special driver for them. Period.
Perhaps read the 2PAC support thread...
The 1st post pretty much covers it all.

[SamtheCADman]

Hey guys, first time poster. I'm trying to create a ASIC based bitcoin mine using a raspberry pi 3. I got BFGminer to download and launch successfully, but the program always says "No devices detected, press 'M' then '+' to add". I've tried the various workarounds some people have posted, but I can't seem to get it to recognize my mining sticks.

For the record, I'm using 5 GekkoScience 2PAC BM1384 USB Bitcoin SHA256 15GH/s Miners connected using a 10 port USB hub. Any and all help with getting this working would be appreciated.

BFG does not work with them as they need vh's special driver for them. Period.
Perhaps read the 2PAC support thread...
The 1st post pretty much covers it all.

Thanks for the information.

[skiman]

Hi,

I'm rather new to crypto mining in general. I'm currently working on setting up GPU mining, from my Radeon R9 290X for Creamcoin from the following pool:

stratum+tcp://stratum.chainworksindustries.com:5205

It's just not working. It's repeatedly outputting:

OCL 0: Using work with lower difficulty than device supports
OCL 0: Using work with lower difficulty than device supports
Coinbase check: multiple inputs in coinbase: 0x87
OCL 0: Using work with lower difficulty than device supports
OCL 0: Using work with lower difficulty than device supports
Coinbase check: multiple inputs in coinbase: 0xbc

Etc. At the top of the window, beneath version and manage devices and all that, (all pools are dead)

Beneath that:

 ST:3  F:0  NB:13  AS:0  BW:[ 36/  3 B/s]  E:0.00  BS:8
 1      39.0C | 13.23/ 9.50/ 0.00Mh/s | A:0 R:5+0(100%) HW:0/none
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 OCL 0: 39.0C | 13.20/ 9.50/ 0.00Mh/s | A:0 R:5+0(100%) HW:0/none


My batch file to run the miner consists of exactly the following, of course with personal details redacted:

bfgminer -S opencl:auto -o stratum+tcp://stratum.chainworksindustries.com:5205 -u myusername.minername -p minerpassword

That's it. What am I doing wrong? Anyone?