Topic: ALLMINE INC - FPGA Cryptominer - page 42. (Read 51510 times)

Once we put our encryption keys in you will not be able to use any other encrypted bitstreams other than ours. However, you will still be able to run any unencrypted bitstreams (like whitefire's bitstreams).

Let's say I want to use the board for something else than mining. Would the burned encrypted keys mess with that?
Cheers.

The batch has not yet opened, but we expect to be able to open it this week. We have to wait for the green light to advertise our pricing.

Software is being developed on multiple sides - Whitefire has spearheaded the operations and outlined many algorithms and performance guidelines.

Senseless and myself will both be releasing bitstreams supporting the cards at the time of shipment.

Man other devs are coming up to speed and preparing offerings. I expect we will have most current coins covered, however keep in mind these are not currently good for Ethash, Equihash is forking, and other algorithms may change.

@senseless I hope the CD part was a joke.

If you can insert a CD, press next a couple times, then use a web interface -- you should be good. Aka, if you've ever had an asic miner, you'll be able to use linux with our fpga.

Well time to learn linux i guess. For all those windows beggars.

Is it still possible to enter the first batch or from your website everything is sold out ?

Can you please reconsider supporting windows?. The technical barrier and expense to fpga cards is quite high so anything to ease the barrier to entry would be appreciative

I am really interested in buying one when they become available. Good to hear that you will be shipping to Europe in batch 1. Before parting with cash will there be opportunity to at least see videos of the beast in action? Would it be possible for you to add some clips to the webpage? Are you yet able to provide any information about the cooling mods query that was raised or more concrete performance metrics? There doesn't see to be much information on the software side, from what I can see there is one chap from the other thread who is working on bringing something out but it isn't quite ready yet. Could you give us an update on that situation?

Much appreciated for your time and help with this, jaw dropping!

Yay for PayPal. But wouldn't that be the same thing? Instead of processing the credit cards yourself with your own card processor, PayPal can be your processor, since they allow credit card transactions for purchases anyways. So Technically credit cards for batch 1 would still work... Or do I see it wrong?

What is the theoretical power limit of these cards going to be after the built-in hardware mods? 

So there will be not Windows Support, means we should go build that rigs with Linux?

Personally i'm not a Fan of Linux. My Windows GPU Machines running smooth and much faster than Linux without Problems, means: They make practically more Money. Just reduced them to everything needed.

So my Question is: How to Bind that FPGA Machines into Awesome Miner? My whole Operation is controlled by Awesomeminer and the Awesomeminer-Agent is running on Windows. And Awesomminer is the best Controlling Program for bigger MiningOperations so far.

Any Idea?

I don't know any other Devs till now, wich would do Windows Drivers. And i think, not to do Windows support, is not that good decision. With WIndows Drivers, you would reach FAR MORE Buyers....and you won't support the Centralization-Problem with it, as you will with Linux. (Thats for granted)

I cannot change my whole running Operation into another System, only because i will start to fit in FPGA's over a while. That would cost me a lot time and money.

And if i start to build in FPGAs from you Guys, that mean, i have to create two different Controlling-Systems......wich can get very tricky, if we reach a bigger amount of FPGAs. But it WILL increase the amount of Work.

Why you decided to not do Windows drivers?

@GPUHoarder

What Diservice can it be, to run a FPGA on Windows? Why should it be different like with GPUs, wich run a lot faster in Windows than in Linux? And thats a prooven Fact from my Side.

Isn't this a Question of how the Driver would be implemented and how much Influence Windows gets at it?

Me personal, never had ANY advantage over Windows, with other Operatingsystems. For me, this outspoken Advantages only are Myths after more than 15 Years IT. But clearly, this depends on the aereas of using.

I have to talk to Awesome Miners devs, to see...if they know solutions.

I should clarify that doesn’t mean you can’t use it in Windows with other bitstreams from other devs that choose to support it (I’ll be supporting Windows where it makes sense). But, you really are doing yourself a disservice doing windows and running expensive FPGAs to mine.

On Mods and Credit Cards, work is still being done, but we should proceed under the assumption we cant take direct credit cards, since all the processors have essential decided Crypto isn’t a real industry.

Then don't buy the card. We're not going to develop windows drivers for the card. We're not just talking about the software, but also pci-e drivers as well.

This doesn't stop anyone else from developing a windows solution.

I vote for windows.

Update: Credit card for batch 1 isn't going to happen. It's going to take me awhile to get the underwriters to agree to allow me to operate. Paypal should be ok.

I have a Windows 7 box that is ~400 days and counting... 

No, Windows sucks donkey's balls, particularly the recent incarnations of Windows 10 that insist on updating themselves for no good reason and breaking random things (like wireless networking) in the process. Annoying as hell, enormous time waste, and costly to manage. I completely understand why you would focus on Linux.

I don't, I'm using it right now for what it's good for. The stability of a linux vs windows can't be compared.

I'm sure someone in here would be more than happy to brag about a multi-year uptime on one of their miners.... Any takers?

I have registered an account on your store. Hope will received updates soon.

Sorry if a bit off topic but just curious though, aside from the forced updates and occasional instability, why so much hate for Windows? I mean are there clear efficiencies and advantages to using linux that will bring you more profit? Seems like windows is "easy mode" but is it because you'd rather play "hard mode" just so you can brag and say you did it in hard mode?

I will post when I have some information available on that subject.

You didn't answer his question about the cooling needed that whitefire mentioned in the other thread. Would your device have better cooling at launch? Or cooling modifications will be needed too?