Topic: Custom Firmware Release for S7 and S5 Miner all Batches (Read 9976 times)

I just did S7 Undervolt testing. The voltage must be fixed because there was no noticeable change if power consumption at the wall and I tried every voltage lower than the default voltage. I posted this on another thread here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1512744.40

With my utility costs and the current difficulty level, my S7-B7 Miner is now breaking even with the halving reducing the block reward at 12.5 BTC. I was hoping this firmware was going to be able to undervolt the S7 and it was the reason I purchased the firmware.

Hey All,

Currently we're in the process of reviewing the codebase for the modifications of CryptoGlance that are delivered with this paid app. We believe it's in the communities best interest to release software that does not cause any harm.

We will update this thread as our code review has finished. At this moment, we have not found anything malicious code.

Hi to all,

• we have an agreement with the team of cryptoglance now
• every one  can use all open source tools (old menu - directly on startup screen) for free
• Licenses are included inside the download package
• We charge only for our own functions (Pro Version) - Dual license
• we have donation buttons for the cgminer team and also for cryptogalnce team
• we where sending a link of the source code to cryptoglance team for review
• and kano, it will be nice if you unblock me now from your pool, please let me start mining on your pool again

thx

fubly

do not forgot, that I was working now 7 month (more then 1900 hours) on this firmware without any income on it.

No, it is his own license, learn to actually read your own link.

It doesn't matter if it contain some part of another license, his license is stated there and implying that someone can ignore parts of CryptoGlance's license is very bad form ... though you at least used to work for Bitmain so I guess that might explain it ...

Technically cryptoglance is GPLv2+ licensed but it's probably bad etiquette to use it without asking. As long as source code is provided it should be legal to use however(it's pretty easy to extract the cryptoglance source code from the firmware image since it's not compiled).

Cgminer is GPLv3+ which has additional requirements such as making it possible to replace the installed binary. Neither of these licenses prohibit selling the software but they do require source code to be provided.

"bitmain-freq" : "3:350:0d82",
"bitmain-voltage" : "0725"

This is my cgminer.conf from my S5 not sure what else you need or want,

the rest in mine is all the stuff you don't want, your software just won't save to S5 mode or switch to it even thu it's there.

or it won't switch over to the S5 firmware which is different form the S7 even thu it may load in the S5 which it does but it tires to run like it is a S7 .

I do not know on which software you are riding your machine but a line with 114.114.114.114 does not exist on my custom firmware.

How do you upgrade to my firmware? Did you use this steps?

1. Clicking on Status
2. clicking on upgrade
3. choose the image file
4. click on "flash image"
5. reboot


Please do not use this steps until I have an answer for. thx

 

can you post your cgminer.conf from your S5, to compare it. Do not include private details, like this:

api-listen" : true,
"api-network" : true,
"api-allow" : "W:0/0",
"bitmain-freq" : "3:350:0d82",
"bitmain-voltage" : "0725"

I haven't the video to change the ip makes so sense . but I'm also tying to run it on a S5 which no setting will save to. i have no s7 it defaults to . some one here said they got it working with cg miner 4.9.2 can't say other wise. they want Positive feed back, to that i say make sure it works as intend other wise fix it so it does work out of the box or there won't be any really good feedback.

 :-\Unless I am totally missing sumtin which may be possible, but from my experience this "Custom Antminer s7 Firmware" Doesn't Work At All.
It appears to just be a bloated non-functioning Antminer S7 batch 1 firmware copy.  It even has the "ping 114.114.114.114" line in /etc/init.d/cgminer.sh NOT commented out. Since currently (well at last time checked) this ip address is down and has been for a week or longer Cgminer will not run.  Also when I went to check the version of Cgminer after running on the SD Card that "new firmware" was dd'd to it was still showing 4.8.  I contacted Ziwalla (or how ever the spell it) Support and no response, not even an automated response.  So it's either one of a few things possible going on here:

1. Totally Doesn't Work At All
2. Does not Run on My Batch
3. Terrible Customer Service / Non-existence Support

 
Has anyone actually gotten this "Custom S7 Firmware" to Run ?

I am probably just going to Extract Original Batch 1 Firmware
to a virtual linux box and fix the cgminer.sh file
And then possible update/upgrade system
Install new version of cgminer and
Then recompress to flashable tar or just make a img file to
write to Sd Card boot.  
These were really the only features i was interested in if anyone has already done this and would like to share
That would be helpful otherwise if anyone else wants when i'm done i can post it up here or new thread for people
to freely download and use...


  

ok! understand! I wait atm for a feedback of them

thx!

I would contact them direct like it says not here but if you sell it with there free program they are gonna want you to pay a fee to use it you can't blame them unless you make yours free but don't ask here they tell you how to get in touch with them on page one.

10:14] how can I add cryptoglance to my custom firmware mod for the antminers, you wrote please contact us if anyone want to add your software into an selling hardware or software
[10:17] ok, now I asking for how, and sorry for disregard and not asking before.

Fubly,

You're using Cryptoglance in a commercial product with zero communication to us (the developers of cryptoglance), nor have we given you any permission to use our application.

We are not associated with you or this release.

Cryptoglance defines this requirement in the README: http://imgur.com/3HSwAMd


We highly recommend that the community avoids this user and their software. Firmware can be modified to mine to their own btc address, be harmful to your miner, etc. Additional, this version of cryptoglance can also be unsafe and dangerous to your machine (backdoor trojan,  malware,  etc).

Fubly, please remove cryptoGlance from your software package if you continue to charge money for it.

All right.  Have my rig up and running with 4.9.2  After a little messing around, all is well.  My miner seems to run cooler also.
https://i.imgur.com/yE14I5l.png

Network Settings how to: https://youtu.be/5QD8NRQTLNE

Sorry man i need to read something in full English that might sound strange or this might but i would rather read how to then look at pictures or watch a video or even videos with voice, i all ways look for some thing to read, would rather read it . this one actually makes no sense at all at some point and goes to a black screen for 10 seconds with no reason why. i don't like watching videos or looking at pictures with out something to read that explains it better. so i guess my point is I'd rather read a good book then look at pictures, reading is still the best way to learn. unless it's a movie then there is nothing more annoying to me with a good movie then reading it as i watch it . i simply don't watch it if i can't understand whats being said would rather read the book if there is one , maybe I'm to old school .

but ill try to understand your video which is poorly done also . i want something for the GUI or be able to do more with the S5 GUI or any of bitmains miners but if i can't understand it better, it's of no use to me, i need to read how to use it in full English without using a translator  and not watch it.So until you make it more user friendly or make what little Doc there is better . i can't use it . I'm gonna keep and hope it gets better over time and call it a wasted 20 bucks which i don't want back this actually looks like it might be useful over time .

Thanks Kano, I almost tried it.

Where's the required opensource release?

Also note, anyone who doesn't understand german and can't translate it, the german thread includes lies about improving performance.

Anyone running it probably should be checking where else it talks to on the internet other than the pools you specify ...

Specifically this post is all bullshit:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.13403185

Network Settings how to: https://youtu.be/5QD8NRQTLNE


Changing the worker: Click on Miner / Cgminer.conf direct and save your changes.

On next update Tuesday next week I will publish a version to enable automatic and disable it.


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Can't get 4.9.2 to work when using overkill. Hope you can give some support on this.
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It takes some time do not hesitate, just wait some minutes. And you miner works with full speed.


How to get it running cgminer version 4.9.2: https://youtu.be/TxMLNzq-n2k

I will be back on Monday morning. Have a nice weekend.

Please make us able to disable automatic workers, these are anoyying when you're using you btc adres to mine

Can't get 4.9.2 to work when using overkill. Hope you can give some support on this.
I did everything the way you explained but somehow CG won't start when i pressed overkill and restarted mining.

Also, I have a broken/bricked bb board, this on isn't fixxed by this software. Could be some other prob then firmware offcourse.
I'll give it another go soonish.


I would also like to comment on the settings screen, you have greyed out "default" settings. But when it comes to the greyed out API value's you put your own ip or one of your own ip's as a greyed out value.
I wonder why you did this, please explain.