You were right, just takes much longer than I expected to boot up fully.
Though on the new autoset firmware, even 20 minutes still didn't connect.
Rolled back for now.
Topic: Bitmain's Released Antminer S9, World's First 16nm Miner Ready to Order - page 196. (Read 531173 times)
December 07, 2016, 11:46:33 PM
December 07, 2016, 11:00:02 PM
Apparently, Bitmain stocked 12.5Th miners for Hashnest at $1699 a pop.
I don't remember such setting in the batches that they sold, or was it there?
I remember seeing 14, 12.93, 11.85, 11.
Maybe 12.5 is something new, but it would be grossly overpriced at $1699 considering that they were selling 11th for $1232 a couple of weeks ago.
I don't remember such setting in the batches that they sold, or was it there?
I remember seeing 14, 12.93, 11.85, 11.
Maybe 12.5 is something new, but it would be grossly overpriced at $1699 considering that they were selling 11th for $1232 a couple of weeks ago.
December 07, 2016, 08:34:59 PM
Same error as here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17033838
I had a S9 mining at around 5.6TH, so decided I'd try the newest firmware.
Now I get this:
Hardware Version Socket connect failed: Connection refused
Kernel Version Linux 3.10.31-ltsi-00003-gcf03eb9 #81 SMP Mon Apr 25 11:20:36 CST 2016
File System Version Tue Nov 29 06:13:15 EST 2016
BMminer Version
Uptime 1
Load Average 0.13, 0.04, 0.01
Tried power reset, leaving it unplugged, everything I could think of.
What should I do?
I had a S9 mining at around 5.6TH, so decided I'd try the newest firmware.
Now I get this:
Hardware Version Socket connect failed: Connection refused
Kernel Version Linux 3.10.31-ltsi-00003-gcf03eb9 #81 SMP Mon Apr 25 11:20:36 CST 2016
File System Version Tue Nov 29 06:13:15 EST 2016
BMminer Version
Uptime 1
Load Average 0.13, 0.04, 0.01
Tried power reset, leaving it unplugged, everything I could think of.
What should I do?
New "self tuning" firmware takes up to 20minutes to start mining after a reboot, during which time it gives that error. Try leaving it running for half an hour and see if its ok.
Also check what batch of miner it was, some firmware is only for the later batches.
It takes 7 minutes to boot on the new firmware for me.
Is this a 11.85th or 12.93th? 12th seems to work but 11th not as much. Better to keep the original firmware on older s9's
Sounds like one board dead one board running and one board running crippled (just a few chips running)
New firmware won't help 5.6th
Sounds like 2 boards need repair.
Without screenshot cannot be sure.
December 07, 2016, 07:46:51 PM
Same error as here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17033838
I had a S9 mining at around 5.6TH, so decided I'd try the newest firmware.
Now I get this:
Hardware Version Socket connect failed: Connection refused
Kernel Version Linux 3.10.31-ltsi-00003-gcf03eb9 #81 SMP Mon Apr 25 11:20:36 CST 2016
File System Version Tue Nov 29 06:13:15 EST 2016
BMminer Version
Uptime 1
Load Average 0.13, 0.04, 0.01
Tried power reset, leaving it unplugged, everything I could think of.
What should I do?
I had a S9 mining at around 5.6TH, so decided I'd try the newest firmware.
Now I get this:
Hardware Version Socket connect failed: Connection refused
Kernel Version Linux 3.10.31-ltsi-00003-gcf03eb9 #81 SMP Mon Apr 25 11:20:36 CST 2016
File System Version Tue Nov 29 06:13:15 EST 2016
BMminer Version
Uptime 1
Load Average 0.13, 0.04, 0.01
Tried power reset, leaving it unplugged, everything I could think of.
What should I do?
New "self tuning" firmware takes up to 20minutes to start mining after a reboot, during which time it gives that error. Try leaving it running for half an hour and see if its ok.
Also check what batch of miner it was, some firmware is only for the later batches.
December 07, 2016, 07:35:05 PM
Looks like they are confiscating gold from India's people. Jewelry also.
And to balance that with the Official stance:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/No-tax-on-jewellery/gold-purchased-out-of-disclosed-income-Finance-Ministry/articleshow/55724734.cms
It is Gold from undisclosed income they are after.
December 07, 2016, 07:06:49 PM
Same error as here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17033838
I had a S9 mining at around 5.6TH, so decided I'd try the newest firmware.
Now I get this:
Hardware Version Socket connect failed: Connection refused
Kernel Version Linux 3.10.31-ltsi-00003-gcf03eb9 #81 SMP Mon Apr 25 11:20:36 CST 2016
File System Version Tue Nov 29 06:13:15 EST 2016
BMminer Version
Uptime 1
Load Average 0.13, 0.04, 0.01
Tried power reset, leaving it unplugged, everything I could think of.
What should I do?
I had a S9 mining at around 5.6TH, so decided I'd try the newest firmware.
Now I get this:
Hardware Version Socket connect failed: Connection refused
Kernel Version Linux 3.10.31-ltsi-00003-gcf03eb9 #81 SMP Mon Apr 25 11:20:36 CST 2016
File System Version Tue Nov 29 06:13:15 EST 2016
BMminer Version
Uptime 1
Load Average 0.13, 0.04, 0.01
Tried power reset, leaving it unplugged, everything I could think of.
What should I do?
December 07, 2016, 06:27:47 PM
Looks like they are confiscating gold from India's people. Jewelry also.
December 07, 2016, 04:21:30 PM
Hey team,
I noticed my S9 today (for a few hours) experienced a drop in hashrate for 1 board. It went from a typical 4600 GH/s down to 1250 for about 3 hours until I noticed. There were no xxx or anything. I restarted the miner and it is hashing like normal again. I will continue to monitor. I've had the miner for about 2 weeks.
Should I be concerned? Do you think the hashboard would have recovered on it's own eventually? Do you think it would have been bad to continue without restarting?
Thanks
I would guess that the temperature of the chips dipped too low. It is a common problem for the S7 as well. You will not usually see any Xs when it happens either.I noticed my S9 today (for a few hours) experienced a drop in hashrate for 1 board. It went from a typical 4600 GH/s down to 1250 for about 3 hours until I noticed. There were no xxx or anything. I restarted the miner and it is hashing like normal again. I will continue to monitor. I've had the miner for about 2 weeks.
Should I be concerned? Do you think the hashboard would have recovered on it's own eventually? Do you think it would have been bad to continue without restarting?
Thanks
You may be right the ambient temp in my garage is 4 deg C at the moment. I am working to increase the ambient temperature.
Cheers
Good idea man! This is what I ended up doing, I put my S9 on a shelf and enclosed it in a bed sheet. Much of the airflow is returned to the intake, and much is replaced with fresh cold air. Simple and cheap
Bedsheet provides pretty good insulation, heat containment.
December 07, 2016, 04:20:25 PM
If you've got one S9 hooked upto the APW3 PSU then if you unplug the PSU from the wall then it will stop mining and switch off. Possibly run for a second or two once power is off as the capacitors will have to discharge.
just don't touch that plug with your hand after you disconnected or you will get a fine memory...not.
Two 11.85th boards arrived today. Will crank them up later.
so, so far what is your % of boards that went bad?
Have batch ones and up.
They are not as reliable as s7's were.
But they use a POOPload less power.
December 07, 2016, 01:45:55 PM
i just don't see a on/ off switch on the BITMAIN APW3-12-1600-B2....what do i do ? 
It just occurred to me that you did not even connect a power strip to the wall before connecting your APW3 to it.
A good power strip has an on/off switch, which you can use.
Using high power power supplies connected to expensive equipment without an adequate power strip (or PDU) is a good way to get your equipment ruined if there is a lightning nearby. I use APC:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/457933/SurgeArrest_P8U2_8-Outlet_Surge_Protector_w-_2_USB_Ports
not sure if it is enough, but was OK so far when lightning shutdown everything on multiple occasions.
It also has an electrical noise filtering (EMI/RFI) and would indicate a faulty circuit.
December 07, 2016, 01:24:00 PM
Hey team,
I noticed my S9 today (for a few hours) experienced a drop in hashrate for 1 board. It went from a typical 4600 GH/s down to 1250 for about 3 hours until I noticed. There were no xxx or anything. I restarted the miner and it is hashing like normal again. I will continue to monitor. I've had the miner for about 2 weeks.
Should I be concerned? Do you think the hashboard would have recovered on it's own eventually? Do you think it would have been bad to continue without restarting?
Thanks
I would guess that the temperature of the chips dipped too low. It is a common problem for the S7 as well. You will not usually see any Xs when it happens either.I noticed my S9 today (for a few hours) experienced a drop in hashrate for 1 board. It went from a typical 4600 GH/s down to 1250 for about 3 hours until I noticed. There were no xxx or anything. I restarted the miner and it is hashing like normal again. I will continue to monitor. I've had the miner for about 2 weeks.
Should I be concerned? Do you think the hashboard would have recovered on it's own eventually? Do you think it would have been bad to continue without restarting?
Thanks
You may be right the ambient temp in my garage is 4 deg C at the moment. I am working to increase the ambient temperature.
Cheers
Good idea man! This is what I ended up doing, I put my S9 on a shelf and enclosed it in a bed sheet. Much of the airflow is returned to the intake, and much is replaced with fresh cold air. Simple and cheap
December 07, 2016, 12:32:10 PM
If you've got one S9 hooked upto the APW3 PSU then if you unplug the PSU from the wall then it will stop mining and switch off. Possibly run for a second or two once power is off as the capacitors will have to discharge.
just don't touch that plug with your hand after you disconnected or you will get a fine memory...not.
Very good point I should have mentioned that. Some things are common sense to me, but sometimes I must remember everyone hasn't quite got the same sense
December 07, 2016, 12:28:30 PM
If you've got one S9 hooked upto the APW3 PSU then if you unplug the PSU from the wall then it will stop mining and switch off. Possibly run for a second or two once power is off as the capacitors will have to discharge.
just don't touch that plug with your hand after you disconnected or you will get a fine memory...not.
Two 11.85th boards arrived today. Will crank them up later.
so, so far what is your % of boards that went bad?
December 07, 2016, 12:22:28 PM
Two 11.85th boards arrived today. Will crank them up later.
December 07, 2016, 11:58:30 AM
i just don't see a on/ off switch on the BITMAIN APW3-12-1600-B2....what do i do ?
You should see a pair of yellow and green wires leading to a 2-pin plug with green jumper. That is the DC on/off for the PSU.Pull the jumper and DC to the miners is off, connected the jumper and DC is on. That is where you can put a switch to replace the jumper if desired.
As for 'power remains on when (power) plug pulled' is just the stored power being bled off by the fan. That power reserve is NOT feeding the miner because the supply turns the DC output off when the line drops out.
December 07, 2016, 11:53:45 AM
If you've got one S9 hooked upto the APW3 PSU then if you unplug the PSU from the wall then it will stop mining and switch off. Possibly run for a second or two once power is off as the capacitors will have to discharge.
December 07, 2016, 11:44:15 AM
i just don't see a on/ off switch on the BITMAIN APW3-12-1600-B2....what do i do ?
Wow. They did not provide a switch?
see instructions here (two methods):
https://enshop.bitmain.com/files/download/APW3-12-1600%20user%20guide.pdf
page 5/8
I assume that any PC mobo on/off switch would do for method #1, assuming that distance between on/off and gnd is like on computer motherboards.
Search for "motherboard power switch" on ebay.
yanking power from the wall is iffy. At least figure out which circuit it is on (in power box) and maybe switch the circuit off before disconnecting power from the wall. BEWARE that PSU even when disconnected can still jolt you pretty good if you touch the power plug after disconnecting.
can somebody share their experiences with this problem because directly pulling the jack from the wall sounds stupid? i don't know jack about electronics so this turning on/off you said i don't understand nothing....Also when i just plug the PSU from the wall it still keeps running so i thought they installed some kind of protection measure for electricity shortage.
December 07, 2016, 11:35:52 AM
i just don't see a on/ off switch on the BITMAIN APW3-12-1600-B2....what do i do ?
Wow. They did not provide a switch?
see instructions here (two methods):
https://enshop.bitmain.com/files/download/APW3-12-1600%20user%20guide.pdf
page 5/8
I assume that any PC mobo on/off switch would do for method #1, assuming that distance between on/off and gnd is like on computer motherboards.
Search for "motherboard power switch" on ebay.
yanking power from the wall is iffy (there will be a huge spark). At least figure out which circuit it is on (in power box) and maybe switch the circuit off before disconnecting power from the wall. BEWARE that PSU even when disconnected can still jolt you pretty good if you touch the power plug after disconnecting.
December 07, 2016, 11:19:48 AM
i just don't see a on/ off switch on the BITMAIN APW3-12-1600-B2....what do i do ?
December 07, 2016, 10:58:51 AM
awesomeminer.exe will allow you to shut mining off but not power. Doesn't really pull any power not hashing
Just kills the bmminer program.
Just kills the bmminer program.
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