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member
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November 14, 2013, 10:59:15 AM
how do i turn on --avalon-auto on my minis? im running 0821 firmware.

what exactly does this feature do?

It constantly alters the chip frequency to maintain the best hashrate / lowest hw error %

To use enter --avalon-auto into the more options field in cgminer configuration tab.



cool thanks, ill give that a try.

i see that you have other commands entered in the 'more options' field - what are other commands for the device? if its not too much trouble could you please list out the commands and what they do so i could mess around with my unit?

real--quiet makes the device more quiet than --quiet?
newbie
Activity: 15
Merit: 0
November 13, 2013, 07:43:19 PM
In your pictures...

Provide connectors 1 and 2 with 8 pin PCIe power. Connectors 3 and 4 are 8 pin (or 2x4 pin) CPU power. They are pinned and keyed differently so you can plug them in the wrong sockets by mistake.

I only have 1 8 pin CPU connector and 1 4 pin CPU connector. So, can I use a 4 to 8 pin adapter to make it work? Or I can just use the 4 pins and it's fine.
sr. member
Activity: 440
Merit: 250
November 13, 2013, 07:42:15 PM
I'm utterly baffled here...

This is the EXACT problem I was having with one of my Avalons. Initially I was able to make it mine by changing its IP protocol from static to DHCP (so that it would get an address from my router). Dont know why that worked but it did for a few days then stopped working. I've since disconnected the two hashing modules from the controller and plugged them into another avalon thats wasnt giving me any crap.

The three that I have left working now still give me random grief though. They will either stop hashing or slow to a snails pace. All I have to do is restart cgminer and all is well though.

These things are a PITA.
sr. member
Activity: 440
Merit: 250
November 13, 2013, 07:36:40 PM
In your pictures...

Provide connectors 1 and 2 with 8 pin PCIe power. Connectors 3 and 4 are 8 pin (or 2x4 pin) CPU power. They are pinned and keyed differently so you can plug them in the wrong sockets by mistake.
newbie
Activity: 15
Merit: 0
November 13, 2013, 07:30:34 PM
Hey guys, I posted my problem yesterday but no replies.  Sad
Today my power supply came along with 1 6pins to 8pins adapter. It's a 850w PSU.
So basically I think my avalon mini is still functioning after i screwed up the PSU, so I am attempting to power it up with a new power supply.
Here are the images I took and please help me out on how to connect them. Let me know if I anything else or this PSU will not work with the avalon mini.
http://i43.tinypic.com/168u2o3.png
http://i43.tinypic.com/1057arr.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/sf8nk3.png
http://i42.tinypic.com/2s1qftc.png


Thank you so much!!!


legendary
Activity: 1246
Merit: 1002
November 13, 2013, 06:13:05 PM
I'm utterly baffled here...

I've started getting the dreaded "Socket connect failed: Connection refused" error, for no apparent reason. The rig was mining just fine for the longest time (with the occasional reset, etc) via Eligius, until all of a sudden it stopped mining. Neither restarting nor resetting worked this time around.

I updated to ckolivas' latest stable firmware, opting to keep my existing settings, but I still get this output in the Cgminer API Log:

[Firmware Version] => 20130821
cgminer-70bc62c
luci-d854edc+
cgminer-openwrt-packages-800cc58
Socket connect failed: Connection refused

However, I can ping sites from Network > Diagnostic with no problems (even at each point when trying the troubleshooting methods I attempted, noted below). So the rig is definitely connecting to the Web. That's not the issue. Cgminer just doesn't seem to want to work. I'm stumped.

I've been through this thread seeking possible solutions from others who've encountered this error, and it seems like none of what worked for them wants to work for me.

Here's all that I've tried:
  • Wired the rig and my PC to a different router. It wasn't working at first, but after I fiddled with the router settings a bit (no idea what I tweaked) it started mining for about 30 seconds, then back to nil.
  • Reseated connections inside the rig, and made sure the USB connections were tight. To no avail.
  • Installed CK's latest firmware but kept existing settings/configuration. No cookie.
  • Disabled DHCP on the rig. A static IP of 192.168.1.100 was previously set and in use when it was working fine. I changed it to 192.168.1.101 to see if that helped. Nada.
  • Tried changing Cgminer config settings. I dropped frequency back down to 256, and removed everything from More Options. Fail.
  • Have Not Tried: Factory Reset (whether via backend or the hardware button). It was such a pain to set this thing up initially, I was hoping to try any other possible tips first in hopes that I wouldn't have to reset the thing after all.

I'm striking out here. Anyone care to chime in with other possible tips or things to try before I lastly resort to a full reset?

At about the time you posted, about 9:30 Central time, lots of people lost contact with eligius.  The solution in my case was to change from mining.eligius.st  --->  stratum.mining.eligius.st
hero member
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Fight fire with photos.
November 13, 2013, 05:38:50 PM
member
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November 13, 2013, 05:27:14 PM
I think i have identical problem... Just today I noticed that my hash rate is 0 for last few days... I can connect to avalon, but remote I cannot fix it.. (i did numerous restarts, changed configs etc).. nothing...
Will go inspect the unit tomorrow in person (might be that some chips died again, so i'll take unit apart and see...)
Weird thing is that the fans seem to be completely off as well.. here is log. Any ideas?


Code:
[Firmware Version] => 20130821
cgminer-70bc62c
luci-d854edc+
cgminer-openwrt-packages-800cc58
Reply was 'STATUS=S,When=1384377764,Code=70,Msg=CGMiner stats,Description=cgminer 3.4.0|STATS=0,ID=AVA0,Elapsed=33,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,baud=115200,miner_count=8,asic_count=10,timeout=40,frequency=315,fan1=0,fan2=0,fan3=0,temp1=0,temp2=0,temp3=0,temp_max=0,Device Hardware%=0.0000,no_matching_work=0,match_work_count1=0,match_work_count2=0,match_work_count3=0,match_work_count4=0,match_work_count5=0,match_work_count6=0,match_work_count7=0,match_work_count8=0,USB Pipe=0,USB Delay=r0 0.000000 w0 0.000000,USB tmo=2397 0|STATS=1,ID=POOL0,Elapsed=33,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,Pool Calls=0,Pool Attempts=0,Pool Wait=0.000000,Pool Max=0.000000,Pool Min=99999999.000000,Pool Av=0.000000,Work Had Roll Time=false,Work Can Roll=false,Work Had Expire=false,Work Roll Time=0,Work Diff=1.00000000,Min Diff=1.00000000,Max Diff=1.00000000,Min Diff Count=65,Max Diff Count=65,Times Sent=3,Bytes Sent=219,Times Recv=6,Bytes Recv=10710,Net Bytes Sent=219,Net Bytes Recv=10710|STATS=2,ID=POOL1,Elapsed=33,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,Pool Calls=0,Pool Attempts=0,Pool Wait=0.000000,Pool Max=0.000000,Pool Min=99999999.000000,Pool Av=0.000000,Work Had Roll Time=false,Work Can Roll=false,Work Had Expire=false,Work Roll Time=0,Work Diff=2.00000000,Min Diff=2.00000000,Max Diff=2.00000000,Min Diff Count=70,Max Diff Count=70,Times Sent=2,Bytes Sent=149,Times Recv=5,Bytes Recv=2524,Net Bytes Sent=149,Net Bytes Recv=2524|STATS=3,ID=POOL2,Elapsed=33,Calls=0,Wait=0.000000,Max=0.000000,Min=99999999.000000,Pool Calls=0,Pool Attempts=0,Pool Wait=0.000000,Pool Max=0.000000,Pool Min=99999999.000000,Pool Av=0.000000,Work Had Roll Time=false,Work Can Roll=false,Work Had Expire=false,Work Roll Time=0,Work Diff=1.00000000,Min Diff=1.00000000,Max Diff=3.00000000,Min Diff Count=27,Max Diff Count=45,Times Sent=2,Bytes Sent=150,Times Recv=7,Bytes Recv=3550,Net Bytes Sent=150,Net Bytes Recv=3550|'
[STATUS] =>
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   [STATUS] => S
   [When] => 1384377764
   [Code] => 70
   [Msg] => CGMiner stats
   [Description] => cgminer 3.4.0
)
[STATS0] =>
(
   [STATS] => 0
   [ID] => AVA0
   [Elapsed] => 33
   [Calls] => 0
   [Wait] => 0.000000
   [Max] => 0.000000
   [Min] => 99999999.000000
   [baud] => 115200
   [miner_count] => 8
   [asic_count] => 10
   [timeout] => 40
   [frequency] => 315
   [fan1] => 0
   [fan2] => 0
   [fan3] => 0
   [temp1] => 0
   [temp2] => 0
   [temp3] => 0
   [temp_max] => 0
   [Device Hardware%] => 0.0000
   [no_matching_work] => 0
   [match_work_count1] => 0
   [match_work_count2] => 0
   [match_work_count3] => 0
   [match_work_count4] => 0
   [match_work_count5] => 0
   [match_work_count6] => 0
   [match_work_count7] => 0
   [match_work_count8] => 0
   [USB Pipe] => 0
   [USB Delay] => r0 0.000000 w0 0.000000
   [USB tmo] => 2397 0
)
[STATS1] =>
(
   [STATS] => 1
   [ID] => POOL0
   [Elapsed] => 33
   [Calls] => 0
   [Wait] => 0.000000
   [Max] => 0.000000
   [Min] => 99999999.000000
   [Pool Calls] => 0
   [Pool Attempts] => 0
   [Pool Wait] => 0.000000
   [Pool Max] => 0.000000
   [Pool Min] => 99999999.000000
   [Pool Av] => 0.000000
   [Work Had Roll Time] => false
   [Work Can Roll] => false
   [Work Had Expire] => false
   [Work Roll Time] => 0
   [Work Diff] => 1.00000000
   [Min Diff] => 1.00000000
   [Max Diff] => 1.00000000
   [Min Diff Count] => 65
   [Max Diff Count] => 65
   [Times Sent] => 3
   [Bytes Sent] => 219
   [Times Recv] => 6
   [Bytes Recv] => 10710
   [Net Bytes Sent] => 219
   [Net Bytes Recv] => 10710
)
[STATS2] =>
(
   [STATS] => 2
   [ID] => POOL1
   [Elapsed] => 33
   [Calls] => 0
   [Wait] => 0.000000
   [Max] => 0.000000
   [Min] => 99999999.000000
   [Pool Calls] => 0
   [Pool Attempts] => 0
   [Pool Wait] => 0.000000
   [Pool Max] => 0.000000
   [Pool Min] => 99999999.000000
   [Pool Av] => 0.000000
   [Work Had Roll Time] => false
   [Work Can Roll] => false
   [Work Had Expire] => false
   [Work Roll Time] => 0
   [Work Diff] => 2.00000000
   [Min Diff] => 2.00000000
   [Max Diff] => 2.00000000
   [Min Diff Count] => 70
   [Max Diff Count] => 70
   [Times Sent] => 2
   [Bytes Sent] => 149
   [Times Recv] => 5
   [Bytes Recv] => 2524
   [Net Bytes Sent] => 149
   [Net Bytes Recv] => 2524
)
[STATS3] =>
(
   [STATS] => 3
   [ID] => POOL2
   [Elapsed] => 33
   [Calls] => 0
   [Wait] => 0.000000
   [Max] => 0.000000
   [Min] => 99999999.000000
   [Pool Calls] => 0
   [Pool Attempts] => 0
   [Pool Wait] => 0.000000
   [Pool Max] => 0.000000
   [Pool Min] => 99999999.000000
   [Pool Av] => 0.000000
   [Work Had Roll Time] => false
   [Work Can Roll] => false
   [Work Had Expire] => false
   [Work Roll Time] => 0
   [Work Diff] => 1.00000000
   [Min Diff] => 1.00000000
   [Max Diff] => 3.00000000
   [Min Diff Count] => 27
   [Max Diff Count] => 45
   [Times Sent] => 2
   [Bytes Sent] => 150
   [Times Recv] => 7
   [Bytes Recv] => 3550
   [Net Bytes Sent] => 150
   [Net Bytes Recv] => 3550
)
[/code]
newbie
Activity: 20
Merit: 0
November 13, 2013, 05:03:39 PM
I'm utterly baffled here...

I've started getting the dreaded "Socket connect failed: Connection refused" error, for no apparent reason. The rig was mining just fine for the longest time (with the occasional reset, etc) via Eligius, until all of a sudden it stopped mining. Neither restarting nor resetting worked this time around.

I updated to ckolivas' latest stable firmware, opting to keep my existing settings, but I still get this output in the Cgminer API Log:

[Firmware Version] => 20130821
cgminer-70bc62c
luci-d854edc+
cgminer-openwrt-packages-800cc58
Socket connect failed: Connection refused

However, I can ping sites from Network > Diagnostic with no problems (even at each point when trying the troubleshooting methods I attempted, noted below). So the rig is definitely connecting to the Web. That's not the issue. Cgminer just doesn't seem to want to work. I'm stumped.

I've been through this thread seeking possible solutions from others who've encountered this error, and it seems like none of what worked for them wants to work for me.

Here's all that I've tried:
  • Wired the rig and my PC to a different router. It wasn't working at first, but after I fiddled with the router settings a bit (no idea what I tweaked) it started mining for about 30 seconds, then back to nil.
  • Reseated connections inside the rig, and made sure the USB connections were tight. To no avail.
  • Installed CK's latest firmware but kept existing settings/configuration. No cookie.
  • Disabled DHCP on the rig. A static IP of 192.168.1.100 was previously set and in use when it was working fine. I changed it to 192.168.1.101 to see if that helped. Nada.
  • Tried changing Cgminer config settings. I dropped frequency back down to 256, and removed everything from More Options. Fail.
  • Have Not Tried: Factory Reset (whether via backend or the hardware button). It was such a pain to set this thing up initially, I was hoping to try any other possible tips first in hopes that I wouldn't have to reset the thing after all.

I'm striking out here. Anyone care to chime in with other possible tips or things to try before I lastly resort to a full reset?
sr. member
Activity: 440
Merit: 250
November 13, 2013, 04:56:54 PM
sounds like this is your problem. put dns as your router ip. or try 8.8.8.8as dns on a compuer and see how well it connects to websites. (pinging ips will work)

Tried that. doesnt seem to change how these things behave. FWIW, the computer works fine with the routers IP as the DNS and with 8.8.8.8 as the DNS.
sr. member
Activity: 440
Merit: 250
November 13, 2013, 04:55:28 PM
Why don't you restart them via crontab ?

You'll have to forgive me, I dont know what crontab is but I will look it up. Thanks for the suggestion.
sr. member
Activity: 294
Merit: 250
November 13, 2013, 03:07:42 PM
dns?

All four of my miners are using 8.8.8.8 as the DNS entry. Only one of them would not connect and mine about 90% of the time.

I've decided to NOT use that bad miners controller and just plugged the two modules into another Avalon.

sounds like this is your problem. put dns as your router ip. or try 8.8.8.8as dns on a compuer and see how well it connects to websites. (pinging ips will work)
legendary
Activity: 1098
Merit: 1000
November 13, 2013, 02:16:15 PM
how do i turn on --avalon-auto on my minis? im running 0821 firmware.

what exactly does this feature do?

It constantly alters the chip frequency to maintain the best hashrate / lowest hw error %

To use enter --avalon-auto into the more options field in cgminer configuration tab.

member
Activity: 82
Merit: 10
November 13, 2013, 11:05:41 AM
The more I play with these things the clearer it is to me that they are junk. I've got two Avalons that I have to manually restart cgminer on about every 4 hours otherwise their hash rates drop to under 100 mhs. As soon as I restart cgminer they go back to their advertised speeds. Also while they are running slow the web interface is SUPER choppy.

Is there a way to force cgminer to restart itself every 6 hours or so?

Oh, all hardwired not wi-fi.

I guess I'm not totally surprised that they are shit.

you can give this a try:

1. log in to your miner via it's IP address.

2. go to the 'system' tab.

3. click in to the 'scheduled tasks' tab.

4. under the existing commands paste these commands in.

0  */4 *   *   *     /etc/init.d/cgminer restart

0  20  *   *   *     /sbin/reboot

5. what this does: have the device restart CGminer every 4 hrs (change the '4' value according to the frequency you desire) & have the device do a full reboot every 20 hrs (change the '20' value according to the frequency you desire).

please let me if this has helped you - this has fixed a lot of my issues with my minis (i have 6).
member
Activity: 82
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November 13, 2013, 10:50:18 AM
Why is my miner losing connection? I have only had it a couple of days and haven't tampered with the hardware. Sometimes when I come home after college my miner has stopped mining and the orange light is on, so it is losing connection, yet my internet has been on the whole time. Can anybody help? Thanks.
~AvalonMiner
p.s. My miner is an AvalonMini 60Gh.

I've been getting this also, mainly on my wifi units. when connection is around 40% it tends to disconnect from wifi for some reason. If you cannot boost the signal, i suggest you restart the unit every 5-6 hours using the scheduled tasks (look in my old posts to find info how). Ofcourse, putting it on a cable connection is MUCH more reliable.
cgminer i keep restarting every 3 hours to keep hashrate on top.
Also, if its not in a very cool area, i would remove the 375mhz freq, put it on a more solid 340mhz and change it to --avalon-auto, this will keep the unit more cooler, and can help your tp-link wifi/network-card to not overheat due to exhaust air flowing over it..


how do i turn on --avalon-auto on my minis? im running 0821 firmware.

what exactly does this feature do?
hero member
Activity: 826
Merit: 1001
November 13, 2013, 08:26:02 AM
The more I play with these things the clearer it is to me that they are junk. I've got two Avalons that I have to manually restart cgminer on about every 4 hours otherwise their hash rates drop to under 100 mhs. As soon as I restart cgminer they go back to their advertised speeds. Also while they are running slow the web interface is SUPER choppy.

Is there a way to force cgminer to restart itself every 6 hours or so?

Oh, all hardwired not wi-fi.

I guess I'm not totally surprised that they are shit.
Why don't you restart them via crontab ?
sr. member
Activity: 440
Merit: 250
November 13, 2013, 08:10:56 AM
The more I play with these things the clearer it is to me that they are junk. I've got two Avalons that I have to manually restart cgminer on about every 4 hours otherwise their hash rates drop to under 100 mhs. As soon as I restart cgminer they go back to their advertised speeds. Also while they are running slow the web interface is SUPER choppy.

Is there a way to force cgminer to restart itself every 6 hours or so?

Oh, all hardwired not wi-fi.

I guess I'm not totally surprised that they are shit.
sr. member
Activity: 294
Merit: 250
November 13, 2013, 05:42:32 AM
Why is my miner losing connection? I have only had it a couple of days and haven't tampered with the hardware. Sometimes when I come home after college my miner has stopped mining and the orange light is on, so it is losing connection, yet my internet has been on the whole time. Can anybody help? Thanks.
~AvalonMiner
p.s. My miner is an AvalonMini 60Gh.

I've been getting this also, mainly on my wifi units. when connection is around 40% it tends to disconnect from wifi for some reason. If you cannot boost the signal, i suggest you restart the unit every 5-6 hours using the scheduled tasks (look in my old posts to find info how). Ofcourse, putting it on a cable connection is MUCH more reliable.
cgminer i keep restarting every 3 hours to keep hashrate on top.
Also, if its not in a very cool area, i would remove the 375mhz freq, put it on a more solid 340mhz and change it to --avalon-auto, this will keep the unit more cooler, and can help your tp-link wifi/network-card to not overheat due to exhaust air flowing over it..
sr. member
Activity: 294
Merit: 250
November 13, 2013, 04:15:31 AM
It looks like you have some charring on the board in the picture, to the top left of the electrolytic cap that's reflecting the flash. Does that module mine at all?

that one burned out, i had to remove the plug of that board to the controller so that no power passes through it. otherwise the device doesnt power up at all.

you should be able to remove the hasboard alone with only 10chips less as a result.
member
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November 13, 2013, 03:48:58 AM
It looks like you have some charring on the board in the picture, to the top left of the electrolytic cap that's reflecting the flash. Does that module mine at all?

that one burned out, i had to remove the plug of that board to the controller so that no power passes through it. otherwise the device doesnt power up at all.
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