ASICMiner USB group buy- orders closed, pay for extra! - page 36.

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Quote from: Xian01 on May 31, 2013, 01:58:03 AM

Quote from: John (John K.) on May 31, 2013, 01:53:27 AM

Quote from: fpgaminer on May 31, 2013, 01:52:54 AM

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As for the "extra" units. They should be auctioned off internally and the proceeds should be split among all of us in proportion to how many we ordered out of the total. I hate lotteries... random shit sucks.

My vote is with them belonging to arklan, to do with as he pleases. Think what you will of that, but it's my vote for now.

+1 I agree with fpgaminer.

+1 agreeing with John K agreeing with fpgaminer.

I would agree... since he did do a good job. But he was already paid 3 usbminers for his work... and the extra units are... well... there are a LOT of them. 19 or so? That is no small sum! I am all for giving gifts... but... DAMN I should have run a group buy!

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Quote from: tvbcof on May 31, 2013, 12:00:39 PM

Quote from: Rant2112 on May 31, 2013, 11:47:22 AM

Quote from: fpgaminer on May 31, 2013, 01:52:54 AM

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As for the "extra" units. They should be auctioned off internally and the proceeds should be split among all of us in proportion to how many we ordered out of the total. I hate lotteries... random shit sucks.

My vote is with them belonging to arklan, to do with as he pleases. Think what you will of that, but it's my vote for now.

+1 to them going to Arklan (after 6 months).

2nd choice is auction.

Hate lottery option.

If the 5 are over and above what is reasonable to have for guarantee work, I say give them to him now so he can sell them for a good price (or I should say, these absurd price which likely won't last for long.)

Seems to me that he's the guy who ran this show so it's legally and ethically right that the units are his outright. We would not even know about them but for his high level of communications and transparency.

My thoughts exactly. He could have just kept quiet and no one would have known. While I like the idea of getting an extra one for free, I really think arklan deserves the extras.

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Quote from: Rant2112 on May 31, 2013, 11:47:22 AM

Quote from: fpgaminer on May 31, 2013, 01:52:54 AM

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As for the "extra" units. They should be auctioned off internally and the proceeds should be split among all of us in proportion to how many we ordered out of the total. I hate lotteries... random shit sucks.

My vote is with them belonging to arklan, to do with as he pleases. Think what you will of that, but it's my vote for now.

+1 to them going to Arklan (after 6 months).

2nd choice is auction.

Hate lottery option.

If the 5 are over and above what is reasonable to have for guarantee work, I say give them to him now so he can sell them for a good price (or I should say, these absurd price which likely won't last for long.)

Seems to me that he's the guy who ran this show so it's legally and ethically right that the units are his outright. We would not even know about them but for his high level of communications and transparency.

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Quote from: fpgaminer on May 31, 2013, 01:52:54 AM

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As for the "extra" units. They should be auctioned off internally and the proceeds should be split among all of us in proportion to how many we ordered out of the total. I hate lotteries... random shit sucks.

My vote is with them belonging to arklan, to do with as he pleases. Think what you will of that, but it's my vote for now.

+1 to them going to Arklan (after 6 months).

2nd choice is auction.

Hate lottery option.

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Quote from: arklan on May 31, 2013, 07:55:16 AM

Quote from: Photon939 on May 31, 2013, 06:23:56 AM

As of this post I have not received a tracking number although my order was marked shipped several days ago

hmm. two possibilities: i never shipped it, and that's the extra five i mentioned. or, since i can't find the tracking info from last saturday or tuesday, it was in there - i remember seeing the package with your forum name written on it - i swear... i suggest we wait a few days and see if it arrives, if that's alright with you.

I haven't received a tracking number either. How did you send them? email or PM?

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Quote from: arklan on May 31, 2013, 01:47:50 AM

Quote from: PeZ on May 31, 2013, 01:43:43 AM

Quote from: turtle83 on May 30, 2013, 11:58:18 PM

got tracking number.

F5-raping of fedex tracking page begins...

Fedex will be the one doing the raping. Wink

yea, of ME.

i forgot to mention: i told fedex to charge ME for the customs and duties and such. i also declared them as a value of 100 USD each.

as i said previously, if any thing goes wrong in the shipping, it's on me. thus, if you gotta pay something to take delivry, let me know.

http://www.thefinalcost.com

If it was $20-30, Fedex probably wouldn't charge anything extra to avoid the papaerwork.

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Some of the USB3.0 hubs they were using seem to have internal bucking supplies to provide the 5v to the USB from a 12v wall wart.

However on most hubs you are correct, you will pop your hub and probably all your USB devices if you plug 12v into one designed for a 5v wall wart.

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Quote from: bitcoindaddy on May 29, 2013, 09:11:18 PM

What a stroke of luck - it would seem that the cables made by Cablez (here on bitcointalk) for the BFL FPGA Singles are a perfect fit for the Anker USB hub, so you can power it off of your power supply.

Edit - make sure you check the polarity of the plug (center positive) before you plug it in - some power supplies are weird.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-atx-psu-to-25-or-2155mm-12v-coaxial-plug-power-cables-new-product-74397

NO NO NO DO NOT DO THAT! You will fry all of your connected USB devices. USB runs on 5 volts. That cable you have there gets an input voltage of 12 volts. Whatever you do, do NOT plug that into your block erupters!

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cheap too but only 3 amps, plus non vertical it can only hold 4 and other 3 ports are unusable but the nice thing is you can put it on a usb mug cooler and the heatsinks sit flush

http://goo.gl/8fSak $20 at newegg plus works with my pi

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Quote from: aspeer on May 31, 2013, 08:53:31 AM

Quote from: kaneda2004 on May 31, 2013, 08:40:53 AM

Quote from: fpgaminer on May 29, 2013, 07:46:17 PM

The 10-port Anker hub did not work with my Raspberry Pi (Arch Linux) :/ The RasPi recognizes the hub, but it reported errors in trying to recognize the USB Block Erupters. Using a different hub, the RasPi recognizes the USB-BEs just fine. So that's disappointing. I have all 10 running off my Windows desktop for now, until I can figure out a solution. I'd probably order and try a BeagleBone Black instead, but I hear it's still unstable.

Quick note: I had to give the sticks a good push to get them plugged all the way in. It was easy to plug them in enough to receive power, but not enough to connect properly. Had to give 'em a couple extra Newtons to plug all the way in and function. Luckily the Anker hub has a blue LED that only lights up when they're connected correctly.

What mining software / management software are you using for your miners? Drivers / settings used for the USB sticks would be much appreciated!

Thanks

If you've got a pi might try Minepeon, its pretty nice loads. Guy has really be developing lately.
I'm using cgminer 3.1.1 on ubuntu 13.04 launched via this

./cgminer-nogpu --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=80 -S /dev/ttyUSB0 -S /dev/ttyUSB1 -S /dev/ttyUSB2 -S /dev/ttyUSB3 -S /dev/ttyUSB4 -S /dev/ttyUSB5

the -S is followed by device names for the 6 miners i have

That's a nice USB hub.

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Quote from: kaneda2004 on May 31, 2013, 08:40:53 AM

Quote from: fpgaminer on May 29, 2013, 07:46:17 PM

The 10-port Anker hub did not work with my Raspberry Pi (Arch Linux) :/ The RasPi recognizes the hub, but it reported errors in trying to recognize the USB Block Erupters. Using a different hub, the RasPi recognizes the USB-BEs just fine. So that's disappointing. I have all 10 running off my Windows desktop for now, until I can figure out a solution. I'd probably order and try a BeagleBone Black instead, but I hear it's still unstable.

Quick note: I had to give the sticks a good push to get them plugged all the way in. It was easy to plug them in enough to receive power, but not enough to connect properly. Had to give 'em a couple extra Newtons to plug all the way in and function. Luckily the Anker hub has a blue LED that only lights up when they're connected correctly.

What mining software / management software are you using for your miners? Drivers / settings used for the USB sticks would be much appreciated!

Thanks

If you've got a pi might try Minepeon, its pretty nice loads. Guy has really be developing lately.
I'm using cgminer 3.1.1 on ubuntu 13.04 launched via this

./cgminer-nogpu --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=80 -S /dev/ttyUSB0 -S /dev/ttyUSB1 -S /dev/ttyUSB2 -S /dev/ttyUSB3 -S /dev/ttyUSB4 -S /dev/ttyUSB5

the -S is followed by device names for the 6 miners i have

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Quote from: fpgaminer on May 29, 2013, 07:46:17 PM

The 10-port Anker hub did not work with my Raspberry Pi (Arch Linux) :/ The RasPi recognizes the hub, but it reported errors in trying to recognize the USB Block Erupters. Using a different hub, the RasPi recognizes the USB-BEs just fine. So that's disappointing. I have all 10 running off my Windows desktop for now, until I can figure out a solution. I'd probably order and try a BeagleBone Black instead, but I hear it's still unstable.

Quick note: I had to give the sticks a good push to get them plugged all the way in. It was easy to plug them in enough to receive power, but not enough to connect properly. Had to give 'em a couple extra Newtons to plug all the way in and function. Luckily the Anker hub has a blue LED that only lights up when they're connected correctly.

What mining software / management software are you using for your miners? Drivers / settings used for the USB sticks would be much appreciated!

Thanks

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Quote from: Photon939 on May 31, 2013, 06:23:56 AM

As of this post I have not received a tracking number although my order was marked shipped several days ago

hmm. two possibilities: i never shipped it, and that's the extra five i mentioned. or, since i can't find the tracking info from last saturday or tuesday, it was in there - i remember seeing the package with your forum name written on it - i swear... i suggest we wait a few days and see if it arrives, if that's alright with you.

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You can't kill math.

Quote from: Xian01 on May 29, 2013, 08:10:27 PM

Quote from: byronbb on May 29, 2013, 08:01:04 PM

Please use USPS to Canada. SRsly, Fedex/UPS charge brokerage fees USPS does not.

Seconded. I send packages to Canada quite frequently, and have learned that the USPS is far less of a hassle, and much cheaper than either UPS or Fedex.

These guys are right. Plus UPS will leave it at the door unless you tell them not to. Purolator is good too (DHL).

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Quote from: Vlad2Vlad on May 31, 2013, 01:24:35 AM

Quote from: arklan on May 31, 2013, 12:45:20 AM

ok, everyone except torusJKL is done, and he i don't have an address for. ...oops on him?

i'll get the tracking out to those who remain now.

What is wrong with all the people here? I can't get 1 courteous answer on these USB sticks? How much does one cost and where can I buy one or several? It's my 3rd time asking and nothing but selfish people on this board.

They are 1.99 BTC each. Friedcat sells them directly in batches of at least 50:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/block-erupter-usb-sales-temporarily-out-of-stock-217104

If you don't want to buy at least 50, there are many groups who are pooling their resources to make purchases. Go to the custom hardware forum, press CTRL-F and type "Group Buy":

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=76.0

No, you can not buy one from this thread because this group buy is already over (unless you want to buy one directly from someone here, and they will probably charge your double or more to make a quick profit).

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As of this post I have not received a tracking number although my order was marked shipped several days ago

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EDIT: cross posted from friedcat's thread

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Quote from: DeveloperFish on May 31, 2013, 02:49:10 AM

First: Arklan - you did an awesome job. My expectation for level of service is basically measured against what I would get in a Target store or Wallmart. You are waaaaaay better than that.

Second: My order of 5 miners took a one day side-trip to the beach (thanks to USPS), and should now be arriving tomorrow (wrong zip code on the package - Arklan, no worries... I like my miners "well traveled" anyway Wink

For those few of you that think Arklan did anything but exceptionally well... you are very small minded.

*cough* they... wanted a tan?

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First: Arklan - you did an awesome job. My expectation for level of service is basically measured against what I would get in a Target store or Wallmart. You are waaaaaay better than that.

Second: My order of 5 miners took a one day side-trip to the beach (thanks to USPS), and should now be arriving tomorrow (wrong zip code on the package - Arklan, no worries... I like my miners "well traveled" anyway Wink

For those few of you that think Arklan did anything but exceptionally well... you are very small minded.

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Getting shares on coinbomb.com then using profit on group buy?

Anyone interested?

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