Avalon ASIC users thread - page 185.

Aseras

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Quote from: tripper22 on April 10, 2013, 06:40:48 PM

I'm having a problem with my Avalon. It was mining without a restart for 16 hours and then it stopped. In the API log I get: Socket connect failed: Connection refused 4 times. I haven't changed anything and even after a few restarts it won't mine. I tried the latest firmware also. Any ideas?

Edit: I checked and reseated some of the cables and it's still the same.

If you have yellow led, it means cgminer isn't running or there's a Fpga controller problem.

Check the USB hub, make sure it is all plugged in well. Try another port on the USB hub.

Aseras

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Quote from: cypherdoc on April 10, 2013, 03:17:15 PM

i have a basic question. when you plug the avalon in does it automatically boot up or is there a separate on/off power switch?

reason i ask is b/c i was wondering if it makes sense to buy one of these for power outages or brownouts:
http://dataprobe.com/iboot-g2.php

It uses an atx power supply from a computer. It has an on off switch. You flip it on, it turns on.

tripper22

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I'm having a problem with my Avalon. It was mining without a restart for 16 hours and then it stopped. In the API log I get: Socket connect failed: Connection refused 4 times. I haven't changed anything and even after a few restarts it won't mine. I tried the latest firmware also. Any ideas?

Edit: I checked and reseated some of the cables and it's still the same.

cedivad

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Not sure about your question (I don't see any external button). However, if you have more than 1, what you are looking for is a managed pdu. Maybe a scriptable one so that you don't have to interface with it externally Wink

cypherdoc

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i have a basic question. when you plug the avalon in does it automatically boot up or is there a separate on/off power switch?

reason i ask is b/c i was wondering if it makes sense to buy one of these for power outages or brownouts:
http://dataprobe.com/iboot-g2.php

salihno71

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Quote from: allinvain on April 10, 2013, 10:59:56 AM

Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 10:56:51 AM

Quote from: Aseras on April 10, 2013, 10:28:53 AM

Quote from: zero-asic on April 10, 2013, 09:15:12 AM

Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 09:01:10 AM

Hi,

i have a question - what it would take to run a single module? Is it doable? Or you need a whole machine? Thanks!

You'd need a board that can run OpenWRT and CGminer from the git repositories that also has an IDE connection and power for the module. You also have to purchase a module which at the moment is unavailable.

Can I get two module upgrades please? Cheesy

it is NOT IDE. using an IDE cable will cook a board. they are cross connected.

So you can't do it without Control Unit?

Correctomundo. You could theoretically build your own. The control board is a FPGA board essentially with I/O options (unlike dedicated fpga miners).

Thanks. It would probably take someone from BitSyncom to get a definite answer.

zero-asic

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Quote from: Aseras on April 10, 2013, 10:28:53 AM

Quote from: zero-asic on April 10, 2013, 09:15:12 AM

Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 09:01:10 AM

Hi,

i have a question - what it would take to run a single module? Is it doable? Or you need a whole machine? Thanks!

You'd need a board that can run OpenWRT and CGminer from the git repositories that also has an IDE connection and power for the module. You also have to purchase a module which at the moment is unavailable.

Can I get two module upgrades please? Cheesy

it is NOT IDE. using an IDE cable will cook a board. they are cross connected.

Really? Is it cross connected on the board or the cable? Are they pair swapped, like 2-1, 4-3, 6-5.....? The cables looked normal to me.

allinvain

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Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 10:56:51 AM

Quote from: Aseras on April 10, 2013, 10:28:53 AM

Quote from: zero-asic on April 10, 2013, 09:15:12 AM

Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 09:01:10 AM

Hi,

i have a question - what it would take to run a single module? Is it doable? Or you need a whole machine? Thanks!

You'd need a board that can run OpenWRT and CGminer from the git repositories that also has an IDE connection and power for the module. You also have to purchase a module which at the moment is unavailable.

Can I get two module upgrades please? Cheesy

it is NOT IDE. using an IDE cable will cook a board. they are cross connected.

So you can't do it without Control Unit?

Correctomundo. You could theoretically build your own. The control board is a FPGA board essentially with I/O options (unlike dedicated fpga miners).

salihno71

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Quote from: Aseras on April 10, 2013, 10:28:53 AM

Quote from: zero-asic on April 10, 2013, 09:15:12 AM

Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 09:01:10 AM

Hi,

i have a question - what it would take to run a single module? Is it doable? Or you need a whole machine? Thanks!

You'd need a board that can run OpenWRT and CGminer from the git repositories that also has an IDE connection and power for the module. You also have to purchase a module which at the moment is unavailable.

Can I get two module upgrades please? Cheesy

it is NOT IDE. using an IDE cable will cook a board. they are cross connected.

So you can't do it without Control Unit?

Aseras

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Quote from: zero-asic on April 10, 2013, 09:15:12 AM

Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 09:01:10 AM

Hi,

i have a question - what it would take to run a single module? Is it doable? Or you need a whole machine? Thanks!

You'd need a board that can run OpenWRT and CGminer from the git repositories that also has an IDE connection and power for the module. You also have to purchase a module which at the moment is unavailable.

Can I get two module upgrades please? Cheesy

it is NOT IDE. using an IDE cable will cook a board. they are cross connected.

salihno71

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Quote from: zero-asic on April 10, 2013, 09:15:12 AM

Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 09:01:10 AM

Hi,

i have a question - what it would take to run a single module? Is it doable? Or you need a whole machine? Thanks!

You'd need a board that can run OpenWRT and CGminer from the git repositories that also has an IDE connection and power for the module. You also have to purchase a module which at the moment is unavailable.

Can I get two module upgrades please? Cheesy

Thank you for the answer. I'm just looking out for options.

ewibit

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Quote from: Aseras on April 10, 2013, 08:41:10 AM

new firmware build posted. fixes the delay and HW errors and rejects.

http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/next-testing/

I have done it but there is no more fw-version available:

Code:

cat /etc/avalon_version
cat: can't open '/etc/avalon_version': No such file or directory

zero-asic

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Quote from: salihno71 on April 10, 2013, 09:01:10 AM

Hi,

i have a question - what it would take to run a single module? Is it doable? Or you need a whole machine? Thanks!

You'd need a board that can run OpenWRT and CGminer from the git repositories that also has an IDE connection and power for the module. You also have to purchase a module which at the moment is unavailable.

Can I get two module upgrades please? Cheesy

salihno71

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Hi,

i have a question - what it would take to run a single module? Is it doable? Or you need a whole machine? Thanks!

Sakdrissi

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Quote from: Aseras on April 10, 2013, 08:41:10 AM

new firmware build posted. fixes the delay and HW errors and rejects.

http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/next-testing/

Will it be worth to install the test-firmware? Do those HW-errors have a big negative effect?
I'm afraid of getting a worse bug by unstable firmware.

Aseras

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Quote from: Sakdrissi on April 10, 2013, 08:21:18 AM

Hi there

I have a HW error rate of about 5% (relativ to accepted) which seems to be rather high.

What can there be done against that apart from setting --avalon-options xxxxxx:xx:xx:42:xxx instead of xxxxxx:xx:xx:45:xx because this seemed to have no effect.

I haven't changed any other parameters, the batch 1 miner runs like it came out of the box.

Thanks
S

new firmware build posted. fixes the delay and HW errors and rejects.

http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/next-testing/

Sakdrissi

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Hi there

I have a HW error rate of about 5% (relativ to accepted) which seems to be rather high.

What can there be done against that apart from setting --avalon-options xxxxxx:xx:xx:42:xxx instead of xxxxxx:xx:xx:45:xx because this seemed to have no effect.

I haven't changed any other parameters, the batch 1 miner runs like it came out of the box.

Thanks
S

organofcorti

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Poor impulse control.

Quote from: ewibit on April 10, 2013, 05:44:07 AM

something strange happened last night:

Uploaded with ImageShack.us
as you can see it was a peak at ~90 GH
Avalon is connected to more then one pool; it seems that all pools at this time are not responding and only ozco has got all the shares but only for a moment and too much...
if I came to the place of avalon someone had plugged off it from the socket-outlet (maybe because of horrible noisiness and fear)

You might see that happen if you have difficulty set quite high. A couple of lucky shares in a row and you have a massive estimate for the hashrate. Increasing your work difficulty increases your variance.

ewibit

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something strange happened last night:

Uploaded with ImageShack.us
as you can see it was a peak at ~90 GH
Avalon is connected to more then one pool; it seems that all pools at this time are not responding and only ozco has got all the shares but only for a moment and too much...
if I came to the place of avalon someone had plugged off it from the socket-outlet (maybe because of horrible noisiness and fear)

libertybuck

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Quote from: spiccioli on April 08, 2013, 03:58:24 PM

it is good to know that there is a way to reset it without having to request a spare part from China.

It will not always work. For worst case you have to unmount flash chip from wr703n and re-program it with falsh programmer.

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