@Blissz, I am a hardware/firmware developer. I got the wild notion to inspect the processor board and found it to be a Beaglebone_black_v2.3, my version anyway. I went to Beaglebone.org and found the specs. This D3 version is missing some crucial parts like the usb, buttons and some other chips.
Here are links:
https://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#BeagleBone_Black_Descriptionhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/g6m02oyr0gl3tbt/AntMinerD3-IMAG1305.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/xo6zhz8irfq1mg8/AntMinerD3-IMAG1307.jpg?dl=0Now here is the internet bomb:
We all know or should that there are threads about the D3 explaining Bitmain's use of the D3 to corrupt the market against any competition. Whether this is true or not it stands to reason that the greedy operate this way. So I gave it some thought and here goes:
How could BM impact the market quickly and most efficiently? Simple repackage an existing product and the clamor of the market would make the necessary statements to promote the 'NEW' product which the public did. In this case BM didn't have to lift a finger because of the trust and product effectiveness that the S series products had gained in the market. The trap is set.
How did BM get the D3 to market? We look at the runtime specs. Fans are loud, the hashing advertisement is high for x11, the speed is high. But the overall performance / profitability is negative in most cases. Any country that has high utility prices is not a great home for these units. My suspicion is these are S9s or lower and reconfigured for x11 with a conversion routine. And why not? Nicehash, Zpool, and Prohash do it! Right?
Repurposed S7s or lower would make the best sense. Keep making lower hashrate boards and plug and play. Who would know? With the conversion the high hashrate BTC boards would easily perform the task AT THE COIN RATES THAT EXISTED AT THAT TIME. They don't perform at the time of this writing but as I said 'THE TRAP WAS SET' and purchasers are screwed, the competition is dead and the market has consumed up any single unit purchasers from ever continuing.
Two things pertaining to the hardware. I have a D3 off grid right now and an S9 on grid that I will be moving in a couple of days so I will have a look at the hash cards for similarities.
After that, if I notice that the boards are the same I will order a Beaglebone black from Beaglebone, flash and MSD image, install and try it. It cant hurt. If this works then this will be a start at opening the platform.
There is a thread about one of the developers modifying the Bitmain software but he has since disappeared.
I am open to any thought on this...
to get upto 4.6 AMP or do you see HW errors if you do so?