Topic: BFL Mini-Rig came in. Where are the instructions? (solved) - page 2. (Read 4173 times)

WhitePhantom or anyone,

Got some questions, but first an update after two hours of crunching...

I think I got lucky and all are working.  Starts at COM3 for me and goes to COM21 without skipping a number.  That adds up to 19 but the CPU should be disabled from crunching.  Running this on a shitty 1st gen intel atom laptop...lol  When I reduced the CPU affinity from 2 to 1 on the java app, I dropped from 11.6 BTC average to 10.5 or so.  I don't think an atom core could crunch .9 per day so something else is going on there.  Apparently I should be running on better hardware if that is the case...  Didn't really think the computer had much to do with it.

Running diagnostics with easyminer does show that one of the cards in there does fail occasionally.  On the light test...I will fail between 3 & 6, umm units?, out of 100

Is there anything worth checking out in the Tune & Tweak buttons?  Anything else a person should be aware of with this java app?

There is an auto-tune package here...  http://www.butterflylabs.com/drivers/  Not really sure what it does.  I don't wanna disturb anything, it's all running fine so far.

Does this thing throttle itself down to 25.2 Gh/s?  I ask because it feels that way.  A few of the bitforce's are running at 1,450Mh but most are in the 1200 range.  Yet I still add up to the 25.2 as promised.

Does the bitminter pool update the balance once per day or once per hour?  I still show "0" after two hours...  But I am #6 on the fastest users now so it is apparently working...

you WILL sell me your mini-rig. 

*waves hand* 

Got em all running.  bitminter says 11.6 BTC per day.  That would be $4100 per month.  I don't believe it but I've still got a boner.  lol

I've always used the BitMinter client and love it.  When I start up the beta miner, it auto-detects all my Mini-Rigs' FPGAs.  Some tend to fall off the list while the rest are still being detected, but I just re-add them using Devices >> "Probe specific port for FPGA" and then type in the COM port, such as COM12.  It's easy enough to tell which ones are missing, as they're sequentially numbered.  This puts the missing devices back in the list and mines away like a champ.

use the bitminter client its very easy to use and the best pool around

here is the link to the client: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitminter-client-windowslinuxmac-31163

I prefer it but that is just me. It has great config and control options and is a very small and simple a program compared to flashy gui miners. Your preferences will dictate what you are comfortable with though so if you want to shy away from a semi-command prompt miner then go with bitminter.

is CGminer better in any way?  I haven't touched a dos prompt in ages.

Hey now, he just got it!!!     and I call dibs, lolol


Anyway, in cgminer you just need to call each com port that gets used as if it were a bunch of singles. I am not sure about bitminter as I have never used it. WhitePhantom would know.

me too!!

I'm relaxed guys...haha...  When you pay 5 figures for something you expect halfway decent service is all.  BFL still wants to milk for consulting I guess.

Going to give Bitminter a try.  White Phantom just suggested that too.

I will buy your mini-rig and relieve you of the hassle.  Let me know.  

Why not run it with cgminer or bitminter? It seems other mini-rig owners use these to mine with.

I feel for you, but...

relax

You will get it working, but I do understand, it's very difficult holding on to your patience when you're trying to get your magic money making box running, I've been through it.


The final hurdle when I finally got my mining setup going? I didn't think to try unplugging and re-attaching the USB cable. And I got that advice from going on the fpgamining IRC channel (and was suitably embarassed afterwards, but not before I was completely ecstatic). What a clod! And I'd already done all the hard work too!

Yep this is pretty much a joke.  Can't believe no instructions are included after a person pays them that much money for something.  Just a sheet of paper on what you do would be nice.

I can run light, medium and heavy diagnostic tests.  Oh and I can make the internal lights blink.  Joy.  At least everything seems to be working okay.  But it is currently a gigantic door stop.

I'd take pictures if I wasn't so frustrated right now...

easyminer, lol. Easy by name...

Trying to set up their easyminer after downloading it.  No idea what to do here.  It seems to lack features.  Where to plug in my API key, etc...  I'd like to connect this to my Eclipse MC account.

EDIT:  I have only used guiminer before.  Testing this on a Windows XP laptop for now...