Just a quick note catfish, so that you are aware - these devices have their own microcontroller and flash, and come preloaded with "a" bitstream, but as you well know cannot be updated to a faster version outside of Windows. But they don't need to be reprogrammed each powercycle, since the firmware/bitstream is stored locally.
However, making it updateable within a *nix OS is definitely preferable, even if the bitstream remains encrypted all the way to the device. That would make it much better.
Topic: BFL "EasyMiner" Released. Reviews? - page 4. (Read 21560 times)
Leaving customers with only one commercial operating system choice and one mining pool increases downtime risk. With the non-trivial cost of investing in FPGA tech in the first place, downtime is a miner's worst enemy. Seems odd to me - are these 'sekrits' so extreme that they have to be protected at all costs? Nobody else is using the chips you are - everyone else is using the Spartan-6 LX150 with differing USB interface solutions - so what still needs to be hidden? All secrecy does at this stage is engender mistrust...
I suppose I am confused where they are leaving you with only one OS choice and one mining pool?Use CG Miner, use whatever OS you want, and mine at whatever pool you want.
Out of curiosity what is the absolute highest hashrate you've gotten out of these units?
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
960 MH/s has been confirmed, although the unit throttles every 40 seconds. Running at
that speed needs special cooling (it may work in the freezer however, without throttling).
Regards,
BF Labs Inc.
BFL recommends putting your singles in the freezer!!!
I can imagine a whole freezer with bunch of neatly stacked singles.. idea people!!!
Out of curiosity what is the absolute highest hashrate you've gotten out of these units?
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
960 MH/s has been confirmed, although the unit throttles every 40 seconds. Running at
that speed needs special cooling (it may work in the freezer however, without throttling).
Regards,
BF Labs Inc.
BFL recommends putting your singles in the freezer!!!
I can't find my units using easyminer :/ tried several cables and ports while connecting to a desktop (win7) or a laptop (xp)
Reboot and try cgminer.
Out of curiosity what is the absolute highest hashrate you've gotten out of these units?
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
960 MH/s has been confirmed, although the unit throttles every 40 seconds. Running at
that speed needs special cooling (it may work in the freezer however, without throttling).
Regards,
BF Labs Inc.
BFL recommends putting your singles in the freezer!!!
Out of curiosity what is the absolute highest hashrate you've gotten out of these units?
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
960 MH/s has been confirmed, although the unit throttles every 40 seconds. Running at
that speed needs special cooling (it may work in the freezer however, without throttling).
Regards,
BF Labs Inc.
I can't find my units using easyminer :/ tried several cables and ports while connecting to a desktop (win7) or a laptop (xp)
Please note that any other application that may use the units (or simply holds their COMPORT open)
must be closed. No two applications can access the same Com Port at the same time.
Regards,
BF Labs Inc.
I installed EasyMiner. It shows my units just fine, but only allows me to select the 3rd option on the menu (the diagnostics/testing/statistics option, forgot what it was called). The other two options are grayed out. So, I can see the units, but I can't mine with them using EasyMiner. Any suggestions?
Any obscurity on your part does not add any security, BFL Engineer, you are only wasting time you could use on shipping machines and deluding yourself. I am dead serious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_cow_problem
Passwords are security through obscurity. Just sayin.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_cow_problem
Mining feature is still under development, as we have something a lot more important to finish
before we proceed with the rest of the EasyMiner coding.
Regards,
BF Labs Inc.
I installed EasyMiner. It shows my units just fine, but only allows me to select the 3rd option on the menu (the diagnostics/testing/statistics option, forgot what it was called). The other two options are grayed out. So, I can see the units, but I can't mine with them using EasyMiner. Any suggestions?
Any obscurity on your part does not add any security, BFL Engineer, you are only wasting time you could use on shipping machines and deluding yourself. I am dead serious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_cow_problem
Passwords are security through obscurity. Just sayin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_cow_problem
I can't find my units using easyminer :/ tried several cables and ports while connecting to a desktop (win7) or a laptop (xp)
Looking forward to more firmware releases.
Maybe even some community ones
Maybe even some community ones
Hmm, Easyminer doesn't see my boxes at all, weirdly (they're currently happily mining away)...
I found I had to stop cgminer from mining or it didn't see mine either.
In case no one noticed they have released Beta 1.1
I don't notice anything new yet but fyi.
I don't notice anything new yet but fyi.
Hmm, Easyminer doesn't see my boxes at all, weirdly (they're currently happily mining away)...
EDIT: Ok, I had to quit out of Cgminer before they were picked up. Fair enough.
EDIT: Ok, I had to quit out of Cgminer before they were picked up. Fair enough.
Oh, BFL, could you add teh average temp for the testing period to the results that display at the end of the test? Thats an important reading.
Thanks
Thanks
I have the generation of singles that can not blink the front light it seems. Firmware update doesn't fix this?
Anyway, I figured out that I could identify a particular single but doing a short test it. I could then look through the grill of the case and see the red mining light turn on and blink occasionally. I now have all of mine labeled.
I like the easy miner, looking forward to seeing it with more features.
Anyway, I figured out that I could identify a particular single but doing a short test it. I could then look through the grill of the case and see the red mining light turn on and blink occasionally. I now have all of mine labeled.
I like the easy miner, looking forward to seeing it with more features.
Out of curiosity what is the absolute highest hashrate you've gotten out of these units?
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
Now if someone was to build a waterblock for the babies we could push them to the edge
@BFL_Engineer: regarding the different firmware binaries available for download:
For the 864 (experimental), 792 and 768 (hot environment) firmware, are there any functional differences between these and the 832/816/808/800 versions other than hashrate? Throttling point, for example?
I'm just wondering why you have labels ('experimental' or 'hot environment') on some but not the others.
For the 864 (experimental), 792 and 768 (hot environment) firmware, are there any functional differences between these and the 832/816/808/800 versions other than hashrate? Throttling point, for example?
I'm just wondering why you have labels ('experimental' or 'hot environment') on some but not the others.
Only speed is different. Throttle-point is decided by the microprocessor on board, based on chips condition.
Lower speed however, will keep the chips cooler, thus in most cases no throttle is ever needed.
All the firmwares marked with 'Experimental' are not guaranteed to work on all units. My guess is that it will
work on 99% of them all, but it may force unit to throttle. Keeping the units in a cooler environment may
enable them to run at higher speeds. 864 is not the Highest we can reach, but it does meet our quality
requirements.
Regards,
BF Labs Inc.
@BFL_Engineer: regarding the different firmware binaries available for download:
For the 864 (experimental), 792 and 768 (hot environment) firmware, are there any functional differences between these and the 832/816/808/800 versions other than hashrate? Throttling point, for example?
I'm just wondering why you have labels ('experimental' or 'hot environment') on some but not the others.
For the 864 (experimental), 792 and 768 (hot environment) firmware, are there any functional differences between these and the 832/816/808/800 versions other than hashrate? Throttling point, for example?
I'm just wondering why you have labels ('experimental' or 'hot environment') on some but not the others.
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