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Not sure why you quoted me with nothing under it Smiley.

But the reason I suggest contacting  https://bitmain.zendesk.com/hc/en-us is they do have a very good guide they send to people.  I don't think it's posted on the forum but I could be wrong on that.

The forum has been doing that to me too. Showing up blanks.
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....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.

That's not enough. Is the default IP on a sticker on the miner?

no, but the person i got it from never changed the default ip, nor did I.

If it's bricked it does not matter what the IP is you will never connect to it.  Lot's of things can cause a bricked controller.  It is not fun but it can happen.

I would look into fixing the controller, as I have a feeling you will keep going no where if you focus on IP.

im based in oregon and they are in colorado so i have a feeling it wont be too bad for shipping time, but is there a good link to check out for going through this proccess? Something in-depth?

it has been going no where, yea serial to usb can be an option but i know i would need to flow a serial port to the board for a serial to usb cord.  Honestly if Bitmain can repair it for under 30$ i might just have them do it and not have the headache and hassle

 edit: it appears to be working but i have a huge hunch its bricked since i cant even access it from my switch plugged into only the miner and my pc. Any good links to serial to usb (flashing???) would be appreciated.

It is cheaper to get the usb to serial, and also faster depending on location and where you order.

Get some help though ticket - https://bitmain.zendesk.com/hc/en-us .     If they make you ship old board in and send another one chances are serial to usb is decent amount cheaper to try. 

But yes you most likely can ask them for buying a new controller, and get it shipped out to you.

Not sure why you quoted me with nothing under it Smiley.

But the reason I suggest contacting  https://bitmain.zendesk.com/hc/en-us is they do have a very good guide they send to people.  I don't think it's posted on the forum but I could be wrong on that.
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....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.

That's not enough. Is the default IP on a sticker on the miner?

no, but the person i got it from never changed the default ip, nor did I.

If it's bricked it does not matter what the IP is you will never connect to it.  Lot's of things can cause a bricked controller.  It is not fun but it can happen.

I would look into fixing the controller, as I have a feeling you will keep going no where if you focus on IP.

im based in oregon and they are in colorado so i have a feeling it wont be too bad for shipping time, but is there a good link to check out for going through this proccess? Something in-depth?

it has been going no where, yea serial to usb can be an option but i know i would need to flow a serial port to the board for a serial to usb cord.  Honestly if Bitmain can repair it for under 30$ i might just have them do it and not have the headache and hassle

 edit: it appears to be working but i have a huge hunch its bricked since i cant even access it from my switch plugged into only the miner and my pc. Any good links to serial to usb (flashing???) would be appreciated.

It is cheaper to get the usb to serial, and also faster depending on location and where you order.

Get some help though ticket - https://bitmain.zendesk.com/hc/en-us .     If they make you ship old board in and send another one chances are serial to usb is decent amount cheaper to try. 

But yes you most likely can ask them for buying a new controller, and get it shipped out to you.
legendary
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....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.

That's not enough. Is the default IP on a sticker on the miner?

no, but the person i got it from never changed the default ip, nor did I.

If it's bricked it does not matter what the IP is you will never connect to it.  Lot's of things can cause a bricked controller.  It is not fun but it can happen.

I would look into fixing the controller, as I have a feeling you will keep going no where if you focus on IP.

it has been going no where, yea serial to usb can be an option but i know i would need to flow a serial port to the board for a serial to usb cord.  Honestly if Bitmain can repair it for under 30$ i might just have them do it and not have the headache and hassle

 edit: it appears to be working but i have a huge hunch its bricked since i cant even access it from my switch plugged into only the miner and my pc. Any good links to serial to usb (flashing???) would be appreciated.

It is cheaper to get the usb to serial, and also faster depending on location and where you order.

Get some help though ticket - https://bitmain.zendesk.com/hc/en-us .     If they make you ship old board in and send another one chances are serial to usb is decent amount cheaper to try. 

But yes you most likely can ask them for buying a new controller, and get it shipped out to you.
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....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.

That's not enough. Is the default IP on a sticker on the miner?

no, but the person i got it from never changed the default ip, nor did I.

If it's bricked it does not matter what the IP is you will never connect to it.  Lot's of things can cause a bricked controller.  It is not fun but it can happen.

I would look into fixing the controller, as I have a feeling you will keep going no where if you focus on IP.

it has been going no where, yea serial to usb can be an option but i know i would need to flow a serial port to the board for a serial to usb cord.  Honestly if Bitmain can repair it for under 30$ i might just have them do it and not have the headache and hassle

 edit: it appears to be working but i have a huge hunch its bricked since i cant even access it from my switch plugged into only the miner and my pc. Any good links to serial to usb (flashing???) would be appreciated.
legendary
Activity: 1456
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....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.

That's not enough. Is the default IP on a sticker on the miner?

no, but the person i got it from never changed the default ip, nor did I.

If it's bricked it does not matter what the IP is you will never connect to it.  Lot's of things can cause a bricked controller.  It is not fun but it can happen.

I would look into fixing the controller, as I have a feeling you will keep going no where if you focus on IP.
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....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.

That's not enough. Is the default IP on a sticker on the miner?

no, but the person i got it from never changed the default ip, nor did I.
legendary
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....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.

Bring it to a friends house with that IP range.  Test it there to make sure it is bricked.  If you have a crappy router that was included with ISP it is possible to block some things.   I had to at one point to get my ISP to change my modem/router from them into a bridge mode where I could use my own router.

If you did brick it look into serial to usb to possibly save it.  For around 10 dollars for parts it's possible to save a bricked S3 controller.
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....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.

That's not enough. Is the default IP on a sticker on the miner?
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This is just a hunch but i could be something wrong with the controller board? and if so do they sell replacements still?

So i switched out PSU's and plugged 1 6pin onto each blade and now i have a red and green light indicators but still not popping up on the network

Not popping up, do you mean you changed your computer's IP to 192.168.... and checked 192.168.2.99 and it's still not working? (or whatever your default is)

I don't see the miner in wired devices


I still think this is the problem. "Wired Devices" isn't where you look. You have to change your IP address on your computer, then test it in a browser. You may not see it in a discovery scan at all so don't depend on that.


 I tried either way but the problem is that the IP sometimes doesn't appear. What you need is a port scanner.

can you recommend a good scanner? google just found a lot of them....


....so i have been on the same subnet of 192.168.1.*** the range is from 1-254 so i should be able to see it. Bitmain got a hold of me, i tried reseting the way they suggested and i think i may have a bricked controller, we dont have the standard comcast router, we have a 3rd party nice router with a lot of features, i set a general rule to allow all new devices to connect to the network yet still nothing, i am running from the modem to a 1gbps 8 port switch.
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This is just a hunch but i could be something wrong with the controller board? and if so do they sell replacements still?

So i switched out PSU's and plugged 1 6pin onto each blade and now i have a red and green light indicators but still not popping up on the network

Not popping up, do you mean you changed your computer's IP to 192.168.... and checked 192.168.2.99 and it's still not working? (or whatever your default is)

I don't see the miner in wired devices


I still think this is the problem. "Wired Devices" isn't where you look. You have to change your IP address on your computer, then test it in a browser. You may not see it in a discovery scan at all so don't depend on that.


 I tried either way but the problem is that the IP sometimes doesn't appear. What you need is a port scanner.

can you recommend a good scanner? google just found a lot of them....


You guys are really trying to make things complicated. A port scanner will tell him the ports open on an IP but if he's not on the same subnet he won't ever see the miner.  Undecided


Just change your computer's IP to the same as your miner's IP minus 1. So say the miner is 192.168.1.48 then you choose 192.168.1.47.


Done and done.
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This is just a hunch but i could be something wrong with the controller board? and if so do they sell replacements still?

So i switched out PSU's and plugged 1 6pin onto each blade and now i have a red and green light indicators but still not popping up on the network

Not popping up, do you mean you changed your computer's IP to 192.168.... and checked 192.168.2.99 and it's still not working? (or whatever your default is)

I don't see the miner in wired devices


I still think this is the problem. "Wired Devices" isn't where you look. You have to change your IP address on your computer, then test it in a browser. You may not see it in a discovery scan at all so don't depend on that.


 I tried either way but the problem is that the IP sometimes doesn't appear. What you need is a port scanner.

can you recommend a good scanner? google just found a lot of them....
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This is just a hunch but i could be something wrong with the controller board? and if so do they sell replacements still?

So i switched out PSU's and plugged 1 6pin onto each blade and now i have a red and green light indicators but still not popping up on the network

Not popping up, do you mean you changed your computer's IP to 192.168.... and checked 192.168.2.99 and it's still not working? (or whatever your default is)

I don't see the miner in wired devices


I still think this is the problem. "Wired Devices" isn't where you look. You have to change your IP address on your computer, then test it in a browser. You may not see it in a discovery scan at all so don't depend on that.


 I tried either way but the problem is that the IP sometimes doesn't appear. What you need is a port scanner.
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This is just a hunch but i could be something wrong with the controller board? and if so do they sell replacements still?

So i switched out PSU's and plugged 1 6pin onto each blade and now i have a red and green light indicators but still not popping up on the network

Not popping up, do you mean you changed your computer's IP to 192.168.... and checked 192.168.2.99 and it's still not working? (or whatever your default is)

I don't see the miner in wired devices


I still think this is the problem. "Wired Devices" isn't where you look. You have to change your IP address on your computer, then test it in a browser. You may not see it in a discovery scan at all so don't depend on that.
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A direct to bitcoind solo accepted share is a block.

So yeah DiffA# being >0 (49G) happens when you find a block for that.

... and if you didn't notice Smiley your AntMIner changed the date/time while cgminer was mining ... that's why the GH/s, U, WU stats are messed up.
If that ever happens, just restart cgminer, or ignore it - you don't lose anything in that case.


I did notice the time change. So it is working properly, however again there isn't a Diff column so the diff of 49.9g isn't showing up. I assume LSDiff is only for pools since only pools send shares?
Firstly, when pool mining, the pool diff will be the last share diff except for the short period of time when the pool diff changes until you submit a new share - usually only a few seconds ... and the pool diff should rarely if ever change unless the pool handles diff badly.

For solo mining, the pool diff is the network diff and yeah that changes about once every two weeks, so it's not something that changes often.

The field they were displaying there isn't in the standard cgminer API.
It's also a text string field used for displaying on the cgminer screen, not a numerical data field.

So in my version, no it wont be shown, and for all but solo miners, it would be almost always the same as LSDiff.


That's OK. I spent yesterday evening figuring it out. I added it myself and now it's working great (albeit at 51.1g OMG!). Thanks for the framework anyway.
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A direct to bitcoind solo accepted share is a block.

So yeah DiffA# being >0 (49G) happens when you find a block for that.

... and if you didn't notice Smiley your AntMIner changed the date/time while cgminer was mining ... that's why the GH/s, U, WU stats are messed up.
If that ever happens, just restart cgminer, or ignore it - you don't lose anything in that case.


I did notice the time change. So it is working properly, however again there isn't a Diff column so the diff of 49.9g isn't showing up. I assume LSDiff is only for pools since only pools send shares?
Firstly, when pool mining, the pool diff will be the last share diff except for the short period of time when the pool diff changes until you submit a new share - usually only a few seconds ... and the pool diff should rarely if ever change unless the pool handles diff badly.

For solo mining, the pool diff is the network diff and yeah that changes about once every two weeks, so it's not something that changes often.

The field they were displaying there isn't in the standard cgminer API.
It's also a text string field used for displaying on the cgminer screen, not a numerical data field.

So in my version, no it wont be shown, and for all but solo miners, it would be almost always the same as LSDiff.
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OK, I had hit the reset switch originally while on then I thought it would be better to turn it off and reset. I'm using a corsair? Tx850, I just got off work and I'm not home. Now it boots on, red light flashes 1 second intervals then blinks fast and then both red and green lights are on

A tx850 with one pci-e power cable going to each blade.  That PSU should give it quite a bit of overhead, and is not a horrible brand like some pick.

A red flashing on and off in 1 second is indicating a fault.  I just read manual to make sure you don't have this machine in crazy heat do you?

Are you able to to GUI or anything useful?  I'm a little worried with you using reset button and mentioning off.  If you reset it and unplug power at wrong time could brick controller.

What was your original problem? 

The original problem was that chain 2 went down while I was sleeping. Stayed up for about 4 hours watching temps and info making sure all was well and was so went to bed. Originally after I hit reset after no power, it booted back up and would hash on chain 1. Now I can't even access the GUI from the web. If it's a controller I'm not too pissed at myself as long as my blades are OK. I looked at blade 2 with the outside heatsink off and nothing appears to be burned out or faulty

I think possibly though one of those resets or other you controller got bricked.   I would ask bitmain and see i they agree - https://bitmain.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

If so you most likely will be told to use serial to USB to try to recover it.

You need to fix this before diving into blades again.

....crap OK, controller I feel I can deal with. I will do some shooting when I can get home and post the results in the morning
legendary
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OK, I had hit the reset switch originally while on then I thought it would be better to turn it off and reset. I'm using a corsair? Tx850, I just got off work and I'm not home. Now it boots on, red light flashes 1 second intervals then blinks fast and then both red and green lights are on

A tx850 with one pci-e power cable going to each blade.  That PSU should give it quite a bit of overhead, and is not a horrible brand like some pick.

A red flashing on and off in 1 second is indicating a fault.  I just read manual to make sure you don't have this machine in crazy heat do you?

Are you able to to GUI or anything useful?  I'm a little worried with you using reset button and mentioning off.  If you reset it and unplug power at wrong time could brick controller.

What was your original problem? 

The original problem was that chain 2 went down while I was sleeping. Stayed up for about 4 hours watching temps and info making sure all was well and was so went to bed. Originally after I hit reset after no power, it booted back up and would hash on chain 1. Now I can't even access the GUI from the web. If it's a controller I'm not too pissed at myself as long as my blades are OK. I looked at blade 2 with the outside heatsink off and nothing appears to be burned out or faulty

I think possibly though one of those resets or other you controller got bricked.   I would ask bitmain and see i they agree - https://bitmain.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

If so you most likely will be told to use serial to USB to try to recover it.

You need to fix this before diving into blades again.
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OK, I had hit the reset switch originally while on then I thought it would be better to turn it off and reset. I'm using a corsair? Tx850, I just got off work and I'm not home. Now it boots on, red light flashes 1 second intervals then blinks fast and then both red and green lights are on

A tx850 with one pci-e power cable going to each blade.  That PSU should give it quite a bit of overhead, and is not a horrible brand like some pick.

A red flashing on and off in 1 second is indicating a fault.  I just read manual to make sure you don't have this machine in crazy heat do you?

Are you able to to GUI or anything useful?  I'm a little worried with you using reset button and mentioning off.  If you reset it and unplug power at wrong time could brick controller.

What was your original problem? 

The original problem was that chain 2 went down while I was sleeping. Stayed up for about 4 hours watching temps and info making sure all was well and was so went to bed. Originally after I hit reset after no power, it booted back up and would hash on chain 1. Now I can't even access the GUI from the web. If it's a controller I'm not too pissed at myself as long as my blades are OK. I looked at blade 2 with the outside heatsink off and nothing appears to be burned out or faulty
legendary
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OK, I had hit the reset switch originally while on then I thought it would be better to turn it off and reset. I'm using a corsair? Tx850, I just got off work and I'm not home. Now it boots on, red light flashes 1 second intervals then blinks fast and then both red and green lights are on

A tx850 with one pci-e power cable going to each blade.  That PSU should give it quite a bit of overhead, and is not a horrible brand like some pick.

A red flashing on and off in 1 second is indicating a fault.  I just read manual to make sure you don't have this machine in crazy heat do you?

Are you able to to GUI or anything useful?  I'm a little worried with you using reset button and mentioning off.  If you reset it and unplug power at wrong time could brick controller.

What was your original problem? 
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