Topic: Android Mk802 + ubuntu 12.04 + bitmain Antminer u2 (Read 6306 times)

Runs blizzards and fury's

8/18/14: http://www.stane1983.com/amlinux/ Linux was finally built for my new android device, it was too new at the time to use, finally there is Linux support so I will be testing my script hardware, I have purchased over $4,000 in asics, Zeus, gawminers, Bitmain, etc, right now I'm running a pcduino for a controller, but would love this more powerful device to power everything. Might be possible to setup a LAMP server (Linux apache mysql php) with p2pool or nomp or mpos as well for solo mining low difficulty coins.

Will probly start new thread for new project.

cool.... let me make a few calls....

Basically I'm interested! But it would depend on your shipping rate and options - esp. for international buyers (EU in my case)...

Just a question guys, but i wanna know what you think.

 If i was able to get a lot of mk802's or compatible, would anyone be interested in buying?

Im thinking of building a wide range of alternates to rasberry pi, and was thinking about marketing about 5 different kinds of controller cards, and accessories too...

I also came up with a really good idea, converting a tablet over to linux touch, and building a dock setup for it so you have a lcd attached to your controller card.

I will be doing a lot of programming and testing, what do you think?

Been a little busy guys but still working on this project... Only problem is i think i have a defective wifi chip in mine... It turns on/off intermittently, so instead of givving up i bought a ethernet to usb adapter...

I actually have a practical use for this now since i got a zeusminer... So i have a bit more work to do...

I actually managed to take the case apart and cut a hole into it and put a heatsink in it... Looks perfect too...

I need a wifi router and ill be re-arrainging my hardwares location around the house... And adding the mk802 to the pool....

Keep watching!!!

if you like what I've done so far keep watching I have a secret weapon that I have yet to bring out...

thank you Kindly for the donation

I've just sent you a 0.02 BTC donation because I really like what you do here!
Keep up the work an if you archive any significant steps please let us know and/or publish guides (i'd even pay for it if they are well done and guaranteed to work)...

im looking into buying a new miner... the ants are cool and they are openwrt powered... so no using them for my quad/octa core tv project..

i was looking at an dragon miner or terraminer... one of them uses a rpi setup, and i was thinking about custom swapping that out if i get that specific unit...

the tronsmart tv box is cool, i had to dump the stupid stock loader and installed adw loader... much better...  i dont like androids that look like microsoft windows...

has some really good specs on it... im trying to get android miner app on it so i can run a few tests....

maybe a cool update soon... im not sure if i can get linux on this thing, its to new for any hacks to have come out... but i have heard you can ssh into a linux shell.... not sure yet...

Hi,

I've had mining controllers  running on Quad core for a few months now(RK3188). The main issue is that  with 'cheap' kit, you will require hardware modifications as well.

The biggest issue is that many of the Rockchip products from China are not capable of hitting the frequencies they advertise, more specifically when they state '1.xx Ghz' they mean yes the  Rockchip CPU is speced at that frequency… but they then shove in cheap/copy DDR memory chips (because those are expensive, so they use job lots from the market) in some cases even the same product from the same supplier are different spec DDR memory chips….

In many cases the CPU quad cores are only running at a few hundred  MHZ even though the damned chip is speced at >1ghz

Another issue is that you may have to split open the products and get a much larger heatsink onto the rockchip CPU , because many of these products don't even have a heatsink or the copper area to pull the heat correctly!! ( had one desolder itself from the pcb when the frequency was ramped up, one reason why I had not posted the details )

Then to top it off you have the idiot companies that have put hardware 'bugs' into the products, so that changing/replacing the kernel deliberately cuts functionality or causes the  HDMI display to collapse in an endless flashing cycle( also looks like it has been done to stop their kernels being used on other products)

However once you get the quad core things setup and the 'right' product then they make fine mining controllers…..

The other product I threw together was a 'bridge board' that allows the quad cores/ Raspberry pi's to pull the current they need from the metal hubs I sell, basically a single hub/integral psu to power the miner & controller all from a single supply.

RF

got 2 ants now, and i can access one thru wifi, but think there is a big problem with it... cause it wont get online and i have a netgear wireless to cable connector setup.  these things are very painfully hard to configure sometimes....


i also bought a killawatt


i also exchanged my thermaltake and got a corsair 1050hx, the corsair seems alot better

still got problems... i think the wifi card in the new antminer is defective... it says connected to router but wont hash to server...

i also bought a new android tv, but i havent got around to setting it up....

updated install instructions to build everything! enjoy!

1usd - 0.00205 BTC: 185DzHCwvuRmymLvBkNDYiteP9SssY1nbK donations accepted!

They do get a little warm... Might need diy cooling... And wireless keyboards are nice too!

This seems very interesting to me (as I currently run 2x U1 and 6x U2+ with an old VIA EPIA 600Mhz board and as I'm looking for smaller solutions at the moment)! Thank you for the thread and infos!

To me this "package" looks way nicer then a Raspberry PI (lower power consumption, less DIY casing, full fledged Linux)...

yeah, im not alone

ordered some of them 3 weeks ago, still in transit
but want to use them for Scripta

Lol pretty much any linux runs better than stock android. At least that is my experience.

But yeah I see your point for going with graphical. I mean the android stick isn't doing much anyways beyond running the mining software and communicating with the pool.

Yeah I considered gentoo... But ultimately went with ubuntu... I was gonna try linux box style, but figured you could login to your pool and watch stats, run api software, hardware monitors on screen, and wallet stuff if you had to... Built in ticker...

In short.. Yes it wasconsidered, but a customizable graphical interface seemed good...

This version im running has 0% lag... And is quick to respond... Even for a 1ghz i was supprised... It runs better than the stock android..

Looks like it is coming along nicely.

I wondered: Have you considered using a more configurable distro, like debian or even gentoo, in order to have a very lightweight linux installation that is tailored to the purpose?

Like only the kernel with networking stuff, hardware drivers and mining software along with whatever is needed to provide a webinterface for the mining software and no X11 or desktop (Gnome,KDE).

Im a truck driver, and i left my antminer u2 running at home since i left thursday, and its been running since the day i got it working... i am monitoring it thru api access, and its still going like the little energizer bunny....

i managed to travel all the way to michigan from california, and im on my way back to california, and like i said.. its still going.. pretty stable...

ive heard you can do this with an android phone and an otg cable, within android, but you have to rebuild a kernel to allow usbtty access... this just seems a little easier.... plus android os wont let you use a usb hub... i think you can only plug one device in.... so this way it just seems more logical

if bfgminer or cgminer is capable with the hardware all you have to do i think is change the command line to scrypt..

its a very good idea, 300mah is very low running cost... its why i came up with it... i was hoping maybe i could sell a couple eventually...

but right now im working on getting btc's for my antminers so i can get a quadcore android mk802iv ...

i guess i should accept btc donations if anyone wants to support my idea...