[Guide] Dogie's Comprehensive Bitmain AntMiner S2 Setup [HD]

[Darthswan]

Online is a new version of firmware - https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/initramfs.bin.SD-20141029.tar.gz

Someone used it?

I'm curious also.  I've tried to upload it, but get an error when I try to flash it.  Anyone else have issues with it?

When you download the file and send it directly to the S2, you're getting an error? Don't extract it or anything beforehand. Can you screenshot the error please?

This is the error I get.



The S1 and S3 have .bin, and I noticed the S2 is a .tar.gz.  What am I missing?  I've been able to update my S1s and S3s with no problem.

[dogie]

Online is a new version of firmware - https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/initramfs.bin.SD-20141029.tar.gz

Someone used it?

I'm curious also.  I've tried to upload it, but get an error when I try to flash it.  Anyone else have issues with it?

When you download the file and send it directly to the S2, you're getting an error? Don't extract it or anything beforehand. Can you screenshot the error please?

This is the error I get.

The S1 and S3 have .bin, and I noticed the S2 is a .tar.gz.  What am I missing?  I've been able to update my S1s and S3s with no problem.

I'm not sure what is going wrong here, but the S1 + S3 and S2 will have different firmware formats because S1 + S3 uses a proprietary controller while the S2 uses BBB architecture.

[Darthswan]

Online is a new version of firmware - https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/initramfs.bin.SD-20141029.tar.gz

Someone used it?

I'm curious also.  I've tried to upload it, but get an error when I try to flash it.  Anyone else have issues with it?

When you download the file and send it directly to the S2, you're getting an error? Don't extract it or anything beforehand. Can you screenshot the error please?

This is the error I get.

The S1 and S3 have .bin, and I noticed the S2 is a .tar.gz.  What am I missing?  I've been able to update my S1s and S3s with no problem.

I'm not sure what is going wrong here, but the S1 + S3 and S2 will have different firmware formats because S1 + S3 uses a proprietary controller while the S2 uses BBB architecture.

Okay.  This is interesting.  Am I missing a step?  

I download it directly from the website.  
I log into the miner
I go to the system page
Click upgrade tag
Choose File
Click Flash

then error.

What is the SD partition tool?  Is it needed?

[dogie]

Online is a new version of firmware - https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/initramfs.bin.SD-20141029.tar.gz

Someone used it?

I'm curious also.  I've tried to upload it, but get an error when I try to flash it.  Anyone else have issues with it?

When you download the file and send it directly to the S2, you're getting an error? Don't extract it or anything beforehand. Can you screenshot the error please?

This is the error I get.

The S1 and S3 have .bin, and I noticed the S2 is a .tar.gz.  What am I missing?  I've been able to update my S1s and S3s with no problem.

I'm not sure what is going wrong here, but the S1 + S3 and S2 will have different firmware formats because S1 + S3 uses a proprietary controller while the S2 uses BBB architecture.

Okay.  This is interesting.  Am I missing a step? 

I download it directly from the website. 
I log into the miner
I go to the system page
Click upgrade tag
Choose File
Click Flash

then error.

What is the SD partition tool?  Is it needed?

Its to create a new SD card using someone elses .img file. If for whatever reason you can't get the upgrade to work, someone might be so kind as to upgrade then provide you a copy of their .img so you can write directly to your SD card.

[gaalx]

set - https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/initramfs.bin.SD-20141029.tar.gz and I encounter the error in the previous report. s2 not loaded. Help, please.

[dogie]

set - https://bitmaintech.com/files/download/initramfs.bin.SD-20141029.tar.gz and I encounter the error in the previous report. s2 not loaded. Help, please.

So you've had the same? I'm confused as to why some people would be able to flash the firmware and others not :s Any ideas?

Edit: Also reported to engineers

[gaalx]

es2 bought from the stick Class 4 is the problem. Put the phone from class 10 and everything works (antMiner_A8_20140410.bin). buy a USB flash drive 4GB Class 10.

[gaalx]

to those given in the previous post the firmware can not change the settings. bitmain.img set and everything is fine.

[bpbamberger]

I have an Antminer S2 with a broken base board (only 5 of the 10 slots are active)

I'm hoping to find a replacement, but Bitmain had nothing to help me out with regards to that.

1 chip was damaged in shipping, but I have 4 that work fine but simply have no working slots to place them in.

If you have either:

1) A replacement base board to sell

or

2) Interest in buying the 4 remaining chips

please PM me!!

Thanks

[dogie]

1) A replacement base board to sell

They should start appearing on the market really, a lot of people were holding out for S2 upgrade kits but they never appeared. You can try making a post in the marketplace.