Avalon ASIC users thread - page 205.

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Quote from: fcmatt on February 19, 2013, 08:27:28 PM

Quote from: Luke-Jr on February 19, 2013, 07:49:52 PM

Quote from: cypherdoc on February 19, 2013, 07:48:42 PM

Quote from: Beepbop on February 19, 2013, 07:29:22 PM

It was indeed a static IP

Quote from: jgarzik on January 31, 2013, 08:14:20 PM

I did say I needed "instructions from the mothership", which was simply the static IP address for which the machine was configured.

Once obtained -- as my review states -- you are able to access the box and set a root password. Standard OpenWRT behavior and configuration in that regard.

is open wrt anything like dd wrt?

DD-Wrt is based on OpenWrt.

If you can configure a linksys router with a static ip and know how to gpu mine you will have it setup and running in 5 minutes.
As long as you know the ip addy, subnet, default user/pass, and maybe have a cross over eth cable handy for your pc to connectto it you will be just fine.

so do we know yet how these Avalons will connect to a pc? usb or ethernet?

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Quote from: Luke-Jr on February 19, 2013, 07:49:52 PM

Quote from: cypherdoc on February 19, 2013, 07:48:42 PM

Quote from: Beepbop on February 19, 2013, 07:29:22 PM

It was indeed a static IP

Quote from: jgarzik on January 31, 2013, 08:14:20 PM

I did say I needed "instructions from the mothership", which was simply the static IP address for which the machine was configured.

Once obtained -- as my review states -- you are able to access the box and set a root password. Standard OpenWRT behavior and configuration in that regard.

is open wrt anything like dd wrt?

DD-Wrt is based on OpenWrt.

If you can configure a linksys router with a static ip and know how to gpu mine you will have it setup and running in 5 minutes.
As long as you know the ip addy, subnet, default user/pass, and maybe have a cross over eth cable handy for your pc to connectto it you will be just fine.

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Quote from: cypherdoc on February 19, 2013, 07:48:42 PM

Quote from: Beepbop on February 19, 2013, 07:29:22 PM

It was indeed a static IP

Quote from: jgarzik on January 31, 2013, 08:14:20 PM

I did say I needed "instructions from the mothership", which was simply the static IP address for which the machine was configured.

Once obtained -- as my review states -- you are able to access the box and set a root password. Standard OpenWRT behavior and configuration in that regard.

is open wrt anything like dd wrt?

DD-Wrt is based on OpenWrt.

cypherdoc

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Quote from: Beepbop on February 19, 2013, 07:29:22 PM

It was indeed a static IP

Quote from: jgarzik on January 31, 2013, 08:14:20 PM

I did say I needed "instructions from the mothership", which was simply the static IP address for which the machine was configured.

Once obtained -- as my review states -- you are able to access the box and set a root password. Standard OpenWRT behavior and configuration in that regard.

is open wrt anything like dd wrt?

Beepbop

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It was indeed a static IP

Quote from: jgarzik on January 31, 2013, 08:14:20 PM

I did say I needed "instructions from the mothership", which was simply the static IP address for which the machine was configured.

Once obtained -- as my review states -- you are able to access the box and set a root password. Standard OpenWRT behavior and configuration in that regard.

cedivad

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Quote from: Dalkore on February 19, 2013, 07:17:35 PM

Jeff,

What is the IP address to access the mining interface on your Avalon? Did it come with any documentation?

192.168.0.1 if i recall it correctly. No docs. No dhcp. Just connect and configure manually.

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Mining since 2010 & Hosting since 2012

Jeff,

What is the IP address to access the mining interface on your Avalon? Did it come with any documentation?

GenTarkin

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are the --avalon-options parameters specified anywhere yet? like what they actually each do? Im curious... does the last one really control the clockspeed?

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Quote from: jgarzik on February 17, 2013, 07:05:32 PM

New firmware received from Avalon via email.

Upgrade was successful using standard web-based OpenWRT firmware upgrade procedure.

New image appears to be based on cgminer 2.10.5, and the fans are running at a much higher speed (and noise level) than the previous image. Restarted and was back to mining within minutes... let's see how this impacts stability.

i too would like to know how to mine solo thru eloipool.

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Quote from: Luke-Jr on February 19, 2013, 02:58:33 PM

Quote from: cypherdoc on February 19, 2013, 02:56:08 PM

Quote from: Luke-Jr on February 19, 2013, 08:27:06 AM

Quote from: HorseRider on February 19, 2013, 05:59:41 AM

In the past, we still need an old cheap PC to control the mining rigs, now with Avalon, we don't even need that PC controller right? ( I have never mined bitcoin before, so I have to ask.)

Rather, it has a router builtin to serve that purpose.

so what's the best way to solo mine with it? can u load bitcoind into open-wrt or do u have to use a pc?

Avalon/cgminer doesn't work with GBT, so you can't solo mine directly. You'll need to setup a PC with bitcoind + Eloipool.
Once I'm done with BFL SC support, I'll take a longer look at porting BFGMiner to Avalon so solo mining is more practical.

that would be helpful.

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Quote from: SLok on February 19, 2013, 04:37:29 PM

Quote from: cedivad on February 19, 2013, 04:29:07 PM

16*5 = 80 chips for 22GH/s => 275MH/chip @ 2.5W.
BFL should do around 6GH/chip @ 13W

Maybe someone already did this math but i still find it interesting.

Where did you get that from? Last thing I heard it was 72W at the wall for the 60GH/s single, which' 8 chips clock at 7.5GH/s btw, so the whole device uses 1.2 W per GH/s.

Sorry... i did the math with what i recalled by mind and i had an error of 20%...

Quote from: GenTarkin on February 19, 2013, 04:50:55 PM

The big difference in power probably comes from the smaller process node, 110nm that avalon uses is horribly huge by todays standards =/

Once that BFL deliveries you will have a point.

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The big difference in power probably comes from the smaller process node, 110nm that avalon uses is horribly huge by todays standards =/

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Quote from: cedivad on February 19, 2013, 04:29:07 PM

16*5 = 80 chips for 22GH/s => 275MH/chip @ 2.5W.
BFL should do around 6GH/chip @ 13W

Maybe someone already did this math but i still find it interesting.

Fewer devices, smaller feature size, way less power.

Let me just use this 1970's pocket calculator to verify that (THUMP)

SLok

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Quote from: cedivad on February 19, 2013, 04:29:07 PM

16*5 = 80 chips for 22GH/s => 275MH/chip @ 2.5W.
BFL should do around 6GH/chip @ 13W

Maybe someone already did this math but i still find it interesting.

Where did you get that from? Last thing I heard it was 72W at the wall for the 60GH/s single, which' 8 chips clock at 7.5GH/s btw, so the whole device uses 1.2 W per GH/s.

cedivad

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16*5 = 80 chips for 22GH/s => 275MH/chip @ 2.5W.
BFL should do around 6GH/chip @ 13W

Maybe someone already did this math but i still find it interesting.

goxed

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Bitcoin / Crypto mining Hardware.

http://bbs.btcman.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=868&page=13#pid10448

Aseras

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It won't have the memory to hold the blockchain. You'd have to mine with a pc ( getwork to solo bitcoin is going to kill it, need stratum or gbt )or something like p2pool or with a pool that mines shares/earnings to your address.

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Quote from: cypherdoc on February 19, 2013, 02:56:08 PM

Quote from: Luke-Jr on February 19, 2013, 08:27:06 AM

Quote from: HorseRider on February 19, 2013, 05:59:41 AM

In the past, we still need an old cheap PC to control the mining rigs, now with Avalon, we don't even need that PC controller right? ( I have never mined bitcoin before, so I have to ask.)

Rather, it has a router builtin to serve that purpose.

so what's the best way to solo mine with it? can u load bitcoind into open-wrt or do u have to use a pc?

Avalon/cgminer doesn't work with GBT, so you can't solo mine directly. You'll need to setup a PC with bitcoind + Eloipool.
Once I'm done with BFL SC support, I'll take a longer look at porting BFGMiner to Avalon so solo mining is more practical.

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For solo mining with ASIC, I am not sure if getwork calls from bitcoind will suffice. You will need some STRATUM enabled pool deamon software.

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Quote from: Luke-Jr on February 19, 2013, 08:27:06 AM

Quote from: HorseRider on February 19, 2013, 05:59:41 AM

In the past, we still need an old cheap PC to control the mining rigs, now with Avalon, we don't even need that PC controller right? ( I have never mined bitcoin before, so I have to ask.)

Rather, it has a router builtin to serve that purpose.

so what's the best way to solo mine with it? can u load bitcoind into open-wrt or do u have to use a pc?

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