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Topic: Avalon ASIC users thread - page 199. (Read 438378 times)

legendary
Activity: 966
Merit: 1000
March 13, 2013, 03:28:55 PM
How can I tell what firmware version I'm running?
legendary
Activity: 2955
Merit: 1049
March 13, 2013, 01:36:50 PM
check if one of the power cable lost connection to the module.
thx, yes there was a non affiliated cable on the lower PCB...
hero member
Activity: 592
Merit: 501
We will stand and fight.
March 13, 2013, 01:20:34 PM

Continuing to experience a "halting problem" on my Avalon ASIC miner:

The miner stops mining, fans stop spinning, but cgminer is alive and responding to API queries.

Pastebin of cgminer API log, at the time of the stopped-mining incident:  http://pastebin.com/uiBvaJkH



fan stop spinning? is the ATX power still on? if there is a power fault, you will see a red led light up behind the white (blue led)fan.
if the blue led fan operate normally, i think this is a communication issue between 703N and controlly board. would you please just skip the 703N and connect the control board to a PC and try? do not forget remove the P5 before you do this.

thank you.
legendary
Activity: 2955
Merit: 1049
March 13, 2013, 01:15:58 PM

Continuing to experience a "halting problem" on my Avalon ASIC miner:

The miner stops mining, fans stop spinning, but cgminer is alive and responding to API queries.
I think here was the same: after been away for xx hours I see now Elapsed x hours in Cgminer Status...
but I am happy that it seemingly restarts
legendary
Activity: 1330
Merit: 1026
Mining since 2010 & Hosting since 2012
March 13, 2013, 01:14:38 PM

Continuing to experience a "halting problem" on my Avalon ASIC miner:

The miner stops mining, fans stop spinning, but cgminer is alive and responding to API queries.

Pastebin of cgminer API log, at the time of the stopped-mining incident:  http://pastebin.com/uiBvaJkH



Are you running the latest firmware that is linked above?  Trying to follow what version people are having issues and success on.  Thanks!

D
legendary
Activity: 1246
Merit: 1001
March 13, 2013, 01:11:26 PM

Continuing to experience a "halting problem" on my Avalon ASIC miner:

The miner stops mining, fans stop spinning, but cgminer is alive and responding to API queries.

Pastebin of cgminer API log, at the time of the stopped-mining incident:  http://pastebin.com/uiBvaJkH



Thank you for a factual, clinically dispassionate report.
legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1091
March 13, 2013, 12:53:36 PM

Continuing to experience a "halting problem" on my Avalon ASIC miner:

The miner stops mining, fans stop spinning, but cgminer is alive and responding to API queries.

Pastebin of cgminer API log, at the time of the stopped-mining incident:  http://pastebin.com/uiBvaJkH

hero member
Activity: 592
Merit: 501
We will stand and fight.
March 13, 2013, 04:15:54 AM
is this speed ok or are there only 2 mining:

Code:
Status            MHS5s          MinerCount     AsicCount
Alive            45621.57          24                  10



check if one of the power cable lost connection to the module.
jr. member
Activity: 45
Merit: 10
March 13, 2013, 12:36:46 AM
Hi

We have document the Avalon at this wiki page, please help us on that wiki page.
  http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Avalon

You can find the firmwares here:
  http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/

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

This link is always link to latest firmware:
  http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin

Please report bug here:
  https://github.com/BitSyncom/cgminer-openwrt-packages

Xiangfu

Thanks Xiangfu for posting this.  Assuming I get to make use of this resource you have taken the time to set up (pending delivery from BitSyncom)-- may I have an address to send BTC donation to?

Thanks for your efforts.
full member
Activity: 120
Merit: 100
March 13, 2013, 12:28:42 AM
Hi

We have document the Avalon at this wiki page, please help us on that wiki page.
  http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Avalon

You can find the firmwares here:
  http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/

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

This link is always link to latest firmware:
  http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/xiangfu/avalon/openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin

Please report bug here:
  https://github.com/BitSyncom/cgminer-openwrt-packages

Xiangfu
legendary
Activity: 2955
Merit: 1049
March 12, 2013, 10:00:21 PM
uff.....
sweat on my front
it is ok now -> one big connector was not affiliated to the board.... 
now [MHS av] => 67838.47
hero member
Activity: 631
Merit: 500
March 12, 2013, 09:26:00 PM
is this speed ok or are there only 2 mining:

Code:
Status            MHS5s          MinerCount     AsicCount
Alive            45621.57          24                  10



Looks very suspicious. You are running at approximately the speed of 2 modules, so maybe check the module connections. The counts are right, but I dunno if the UI is simply displaying the arguments passed to the miner or if cgminer actually detected 24 and 10.
legendary
Activity: 2955
Merit: 1049
March 12, 2013, 08:56:30 PM
now changed to a Stratum only pool:

Code:
   [Has Stratum] => true
   [Stratum Active] => true
   [Stratum URL] => xxx.com
   [Has GBT] => false
MHS av=44346.55
with the same hashrate  Huh
legendary
Activity: 2576
Merit: 1186
March 12, 2013, 07:53:34 PM
is this speed ok or are there only 2 mining:

Code:
Status            MHS5s          MinerCount     AsicCount
Alive            45621.57          24                  10
This may be Avalon's broken GBT. If so, you have two options:
  • Use stratum Sad
  • Try out the BFGMiner firmware
legendary
Activity: 2955
Merit: 1049
March 12, 2013, 07:50:21 PM
is this speed ok or are there only 2 mining:

Code:
Status            MHS5s          MinerCount     AsicCount
Alive            45621.57          24                  10

sr. member
Activity: 349
Merit: 250
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March 12, 2013, 06:46:09 PM
I would like to expose the API to external servers.

What is the proper way to add additional cgminer command line options?

Is there a config file somewhere?  I am tempted to edit /etc/init.d/cgminer

Thoughts?

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1603316

For what it is worth, my /etc/init.d/cgminer had this line:

 PARAMS=" $DEVS $POOL1 $POOL2 $POOL3 --avalon-options 115200:24:10:45:282 -q --api-allow "W:0/0" --api-listen "

I changed --api-allow to be more restrictive.
legendary
Activity: 4466
Merit: 1798
Linux since 1997 RedHat 4
March 12, 2013, 06:25:27 PM
I would like to expose the API to external servers.

What is the proper way to add additional cgminer command line options?

Is there a config file somewhere?  I am tempted to edit /etc/init.d/cgminer

Thoughts?

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1603316
donator
Activity: 2058
Merit: 1007
Poor impulse control.
March 12, 2013, 04:47:29 PM
and......the avalon has paid for itself in USD Grin (paying for itself in BTC will take a lot longer)

*high fives* avalon.

How long did that take?
He paid about BTC 114 for the machine at the time (last week of September 2012)

The price in $USD is $USD 1359 ($USD 1299 + $USD 60 shipping), so 5 or 6 days at the current exchange the purchase breaks even in $USD if he mines about BTC 8 / day

The price in BTC is BTC 114, so unless difficulty skyrockets dramatically, a Batch #1 machine can break even in BTC in about 15 days.

Now..

for Batch #2, wave 0, a machine cost $USD 1500 or BTC 76.2 at the time
for Batch #2, wave 1, a machine cost $USD 1500 or BTC 56.45 at the time

Time will tell when these are delivered and what the $USD/BTC exchange is and more important difficulty. I hope they arrive before BFL starts shipping ;-)



Thanks for the details, SolarSilver.
full member
Activity: 160
Merit: 100
March 12, 2013, 04:41:57 PM
Is there a config file somewhere?  I am tempted to edit /etc/init.d/cgminer
That's probably (I don't have my Avalons yet) what starts cgminer and seeing some other people post command lines, you should just be able to slap the usual API enabling / configuring arguments on there.


As a batch 2 buyer, my concerns lie with:

Quote from: Avalon's most recent email
A week before batch #2 is ready to ship, we will make an announcement to those who wish to trade-in their last generation units to sent in their units
Given there's been no announcement, I can only presume we're still over a week from the beginning of batch 2 shipping Sad
sr. member
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March 12, 2013, 04:21:32 PM
I would like to expose the API to external servers.

What is the proper way to add additional cgminer command line options?

Is there a config file somewhere?  I am tempted to edit /etc/init.d/cgminer

Thoughts?
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