Topic: Bitmain's Released Antminer S9, World's First 16nm Miner Ready to Order - page 185. (Read 531173 times)

Hi Guys,

when is the next batch available for pre-order and how do i get messaged asap so i don't miss them??

Thanks

There is a second software it writes to the ASIC chains during the single-board-test process, that I believe is the actual hashing app itself. It is this sub software that I believe to be faulty, not the main PIC firmware. And the Bitmain software to correct this very issue doesn't seem to work. It's built in restore process either fails or is insufficient to repair whatever software damage occurred.

The file it tries to write to the hashboard mining chain is the "hash_s8_app.txt" file. However after failing for whatever reason it seems to be unable to flash properly in subsequent attempts. The red light won't blink at all if this software is kaput.

My units haven't been much above 100c, even at their highest. I don't believe in my case that it's a short and from other people that have had the similar post firmware update failure I wouldn't suspect a hardware issue in most cases.

Best idea is that without a functional hashing app, the board just sits idle, it won't draw much power unless it's actually hashing. All of the ASICs are essentially idling without anything to do.

The oldest autotune firmwares (<11/08) kept rerunning the restore process until it succeeded. Which to my mind they knew was a problem. Later firmwares run it a few times, then fail over to start mining with whatever boards passed the test. That would leave failed boards failed, but let the good boards continue running. At least in theory.

someone sell antminer S9 12.93 with power supply and cord cable by 1500$ ( Shipping inclusive )
12 months warranty
i asked him if this machine from BM in china he told me there are 2 company ( japan - Taiwan ) have permission from BM to make this machines and he working on Marketing department on the company on Osaka, japan
his facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/BITCOINTOOLSPRO/

is that true ?

So, I got the pickit 3 and it's pretty straight forward to backup and restore the PIC firmware on these cards.  I've copyied the firmware from a working card to the "dead" card and the card still doesn't light up ;(.  The PIC controller seems fine, just not sure why the voltage isn't going through,  I highly suspect there to be a short circuit in one of the asic chains triggering some kind of protection mechanism, no idea which chip however ;(... also, one thing I forgot to mention is I let these run way too hot for a few days... > 130C, let's just say the temperature monitoring on these aren't the most accurate, and I notice thermal adhesive melted onto the asic pins.. the adhesive seems to be non-conductive though and I see the same signs on my two other hash boards, no other damage.  To be continued...

Okay so effectiely the name "Bitmain Warranty" is BS? they don't honor the warranty?
They are an official repair facility. Which, since they don't honor or extend bitmain issues warranties. Is the same as any other company which can repair the board??

Will do! I have a picit 3 I'm planning on ordering as well, I think that's what's needed at this point, as the software Bitmain publicly released isn't sufficient to diagnose or repair software issues.

I initially thought there was a way to access the hash boards through ssh directly from the controller, and while this is possible, the software needed hasn't been and likely won't ever be released by Bitmain. Someone with more programming experience might be able to do it "in situ" without any disassembly or external hardware, but I lack that experience.

The controller which we have root access to, has direct read / write capabilities to the PIC and the hash board chain firmware. The right piece of software could make this an easy process. The included single-board-test software DOES have the exact read / write code needed, but it's locked up in a closed source file.

The newest source code that Bitmain released is not the new autotune version, so no data or files that are relevant to PIC writing as that was introduced later.

(UPDATE)
Looks like someone was trying a similar thing, as single-board-test shows up in online disassembler https://onlinedisassembler.com/odaweb/HP7GAkIN

Looks like it's from a very early version of single-board-test, looks older than anything I have

They accept bitcoin, my S7s and S9s have such a high failure rate that even with the higher cost per TH, they end up working out to about the same, and from what it seems, the A7 has been quite like the SP20 in stability (all of mine still work after all these years)
S5s were amazing! no failures, S4, just as bad as the S9.

Fair enough Phil, but some people have cheaper power than Bitmain so this is not ideal. Not to mention, hosting / cloud mining means less control for the individual miner, which is also not ideal.

They need to update the rest of the site then    The other document I quoted still states 90 days.

i for 1 am glad the warranty is 180 days now lol. idk y ne company would think a 90 day warranty is ok. then again they removed the ability to overclock the miner and lower the fan speed down without using an external controller so i guess that made them feel more comfortable with offering a 6 month warranty instead of 3? either way i welcome the 6 months warranty and hope i dont ever have to use it.

i still have my $150 in coupons that im unable to use because another batch hasnt been released and the last batch i was supposed to get an email about the date/time of the release but i got nothing. i only saw the info after they sold out and boy did they sell out fast!

I will update this post with proof of what it

http://imgur.com/a/UxHzp

Read point number 1

Here is what the "Work Order Guide" still states on the site:

And also it states:


This is found under support, and click on guidance for repair. 

Don't know if you guys noticed but any gear bought after Oct 1st now has a standard 180 Day warranty.
This can be found under support where the create repair ticket tab is. Once you go in and create one and read the facts you will see that they have extended the warranty period to this.
It really makes buying these products more worthwhile

they answered on facebook from a week


https://www.facebook.com/Bitmain/posts/1316468638394359?comment_id=1317531284954761&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D

they will sell hash on hash nest

Not new, in case you couldn't tell.  I have added to my modest farm over time when it makes sense.  But it's been a while and don't frequent this thread as often as I used to. 
After 22 batches it will be interesting to see what happens.  I assume they are still committed to decentralization.  At least in their own minute way.

Nahhhh, the last thing I want is to lose access to upgrading my gear. It would be bad for the community and bitcoin security if access is limited. It would be bad business on Bitmains part.

Bitmain has always come out of left field when it comes to announcing new miners. You usually get about 2-3 weeks notice. Lately they have only been giving about 12-24 hours notice before a new batch of S9s are released. They then sell out right away and are sold out for a few weeks.

Its an interesting way of doing things but I'm positive that they have put a lot of thought into how they release batches and I'm sure they maximize their profits this way. Lets just pray they only release R4 miners from now on to keep the diff low for the next 6 months. Its about time mining was profitable again, even if only for a short while.

I have a center hash board that is failing in the same exact manner.. log is able to connect to the hashboard reading pic firmware 0x02 but says chain has 0 asic. The board never lights up red and fails to show up in miner status.  This all happened a few days after updating to the new auto-tune firmware as well...

All the components seem fine on the hash board, voltage is not seen past the inductor like on my working hash boards.. I believe the software in the PIC controller has become corrupted or a safety mechanism detects a short circuit in the asic chain and prevents it from powering them up.

I've also ordered a pickit 3 to try to restore the PIC firmware, should know by the end of the week if it works out or not.  Please keep me updated on your situation as well!

Check box #30... mine says "ARTICLES OF IRON/STEEL" with a charge of $43.18 per S9. Some fedex employee probably saw aluminum & miner in the description and assumed it was raw earth mining materials.


Edit: and if anyone from Bitmain reads this, just put "Computer Hardware" or "Computer Peripheral" as the description when shipping via Fedex to the USA.