GekkoScience Compac BM1384 Stickminer Official Support Thread - page 58.

Arnette99

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That thing look fine..

I would try adding

Code:

--suggest-diff 25

.. in the cgminer commands, see if that allows it to start hashing, the 512 may be to much for the stick to work on within the 10 seconds
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Thanks for the suggestion - I gave this a try but am getting the same result. I have also tried it in a powered USB hub, without any other devices plugged in. It has 3.5A available, which should be plenty.

Any other ideas?

AJRGale

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Quote from: Arnette99 on January 30, 2016, 05:57:57 AM

Quote from: orpington on January 29, 2016, 10:24:23 PM

Quote from: Arnette99 on January 29, 2016, 07:03:44 PM

Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 04:01:54 PM

it's been covered recently, but remember they're home made with care and they linked to be tinkered with

Try another port/computer just in case
And make sure USB power saving is disabled

Alright so I got to give it a try at home with my voltmeter.
It was set at 0.7V. I had the same error message on this PC. It looks like it did hash very briefly, but received an error before it could complete.
I tried changing the voltage in a few increments down to 0.55V and then back up to 0.8V, but had the same result regardless. I've set it back to 0.7v for now.
Here is a photo of what i'm getting..
http://imgur.com/agqC9qf

I have tried unplugging and plugging back in multiple times, different ports, also tried uninstalling entirely from the system and then reinstalling with Zadig. No change.

Did you download and add the missing zlib1.dll to the modified cgminer?

Yes I had to do this to get the program running. Also i know what you mean about the R47 chip...it looks worse in that photo I have to say, but perhaps it is defective. Anyone have luck with returning to bit coin ware?

That thing look fine..

I would try adding

Code:

--suggest-diff 25

.. in the cgminer commands, see if that allows it to start hashing, the 512 may be to much for the stick to work on within the 10 seconds

zOU

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hH, my 6 compac have now a better best share than my best S3+ after 24h (I had to restart the whole lot yesterday)
16'611'748 vs 15'353'963

Biodom

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These 'beasties" are pretty resistant to damage.
My best half switched off the fan (not arctic) for a couple of sticks which were at 325mhz, so they overheated themselves to a stop.
Next morning, i simply replugged them with the fan "on" and they started hashing as if nothing happened.

sidehack

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Curmudgeonly hardware guy

R47 is an inductor. Doesn't look damaged to me.

Arnette99

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Quote from: orpington on January 29, 2016, 10:24:23 PM

Quote from: Arnette99 on January 29, 2016, 07:03:44 PM

Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 04:01:54 PM

it's been covered recently, but remember they're home made with care and they linked to be tinkered with

Try another port/computer just in case
And make sure USB power saving is disabled

Alright so I got to give it a try at home with my voltmeter.
It was set at 0.7V. I had the same error message on this PC. It looks like it did hash very briefly, but received an error before it could complete.
I tried changing the voltage in a few increments down to 0.55V and then back up to 0.8V, but had the same result regardless. I've set it back to 0.7v for now.
Here is a photo of what i'm getting..
http://imgur.com/agqC9qf

I have tried unplugging and plugging back in multiple times, different ports, also tried uninstalling entirely from the system and then reinstalling with Zadig. No change.

Did you download and add the missing zlib1.dll to the modified cgminer?

Yes I had to do this to get the program running. Also i know what you mean about the R47 chip...it looks worse in that photo I have to say, but perhaps it is defective. Anyone have luck with returning to bit coin ware?

orpington

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Quote from: Arnette99 on January 29, 2016, 03:44:12 PM

Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 03:17:10 PM

Well it should run fine at 150Mhs, but verify the Vcore.

Check the 1st post for "how-to"

Also try cgminer --benchmark

Thanks, I don't have a multimeter here but I can try and get one. I took a photo of the vcore adjustment screw. According to the diagram I am thinking it is around 0.6-0.65V.
http://imgur.com/54k7zoH.
I ran cgminer with the benchmark flag, but am not getting anything new. It seems like it is trying to run it at 125mhz by default in the benchmark.
First of all it had an issue restarting the device - http://imgur.com/VXDFFjA
Then it just cycles through the COMPAC numbers in order, retrying constantly - http://imgur.com/h5cUcQT
Anything else I could try without a voltmeter?

Also, your R47 chip has kind of a "melted" appearance.

orpington

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Quote from: Arnette99 on January 29, 2016, 07:03:44 PM

Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 04:01:54 PM

it's been covered recently, but remember they're home made with care and they linked to be tinkered with

Try another port/computer just in case
And make sure USB power saving is disabled

Alright so I got to give it a try at home with my voltmeter.
It was set at 0.7V. I had the same error message on this PC. It looks like it did hash very briefly, but received an error before it could complete.
I tried changing the voltage in a few increments down to 0.55V and then back up to 0.8V, but had the same result regardless. I've set it back to 0.7v for now.
Here is a photo of what i'm getting..
http://imgur.com/agqC9qf

I have tried unplugging and plugging back in multiple times, different ports, also tried uninstalling entirely from the system and then reinstalling with Zadig. No change.

Did you download and add the missing zlib1.dll to the modified cgminer?

Arnette99

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Activity: 19

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Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 04:01:54 PM

it's been covered recently, but remember they're home made with care and they linked to be tinkered with

Try another port/computer just in case
And make sure USB power saving is disabled

Alright so I got to give it a try at home with my voltmeter.
It was set at 0.7V. I had the same error message on this PC. It looks like it did hash very briefly, but received an error before it could complete.
I tried changing the voltage in a few increments down to 0.55V and then back up to 0.8V, but had the same result regardless. I've set it back to 0.7v for now.
Here is a photo of what i'm getting..
http://imgur.com/agqC9qf

I have tried unplugging and plugging back in multiple times, different ports, also tried uninstalling entirely from the system and then reinstalling with Zadig. No change.

Jake36

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Quote from: Arnette99 on January 29, 2016, 04:06:36 PM

Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 04:01:54 PM

it's been covered recently, but remember they're home made with care and they linked to be tinkered with

Try another port/computer just in case
And make sure USB power saving is disabled

Will test it on another computer tonight when I have a voltmeter and get back to you Wink

Depending on windows ver, some times it might take a few installs - UN-installs to get zagdig to work. Also did you try running cgminer as administrator?

There was mention of zagdig missing a .dll or something, so may be some thing to look at.

orpington

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Quote from: Arnette99 on January 29, 2016, 04:06:36 PM

Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 04:01:54 PM

it's been covered recently, but remember they're home made with care and they linked to be tinkered with

Try another port/computer just in case
And make sure USB power saving is disabled

Will test it on another computer tonight when I have a voltmeter and get back to you Wink

Simply unplug and replug the stick while cgminer is running.

zOU

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Oh well, I'm not the local expert :p
(and I'm in Europe so I'll be sleeping soon)

Arnette99

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Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 04:01:54 PM

it's been covered recently, but remember they're home made with care and they linked to be tinkered with

Try another port/computer just in case
And make sure USB power saving is disabled

Will test it on another computer tonight when I have a voltmeter and get back to you Wink

zOU

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★ these are stars ★

it's been covered recently, but remember they're home made with care and they linked to be tinkered with

Try another port/computer just in case
And make sure USB power saving is disabled

Arnette99

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Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 03:49:47 PM

Turn the voltage a bit more clockwise

And type "valid" in the search box top right in this thread, there's a few posts

Hmm no luck Sad

. Is it normal to have to adjust the voltage screw to get it working at all? I have a voltmeter at home and should be able to test further tonight.
Thanks for your help.

zOU

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Turn the voltage a bit more clockwise

And type "valid" in the search box top right in this thread, there's a few posts

Arnette99

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Quote from: zOU on January 29, 2016, 03:17:10 PM

Well it should run fine at 150Mhs, but verify the Vcore.

Check the 1st post for "how-to"

Also try cgminer --benchmark

Thanks, I don't have a multimeter here but I can try and get one. I took a photo of the vcore adjustment screw. According to the diagram I am thinking it is around 0.6-0.65V.
http://imgur.com/54k7zoH.
I ran cgminer with the benchmark flag, but am not getting anything new. It seems like it is trying to run it at 125mhz by default in the benchmark.
First of all it had an issue restarting the device - http://imgur.com/VXDFFjA
Then it just cycles through the COMPAC numbers in order, retrying constantly - http://imgur.com/h5cUcQT
Anything else I could try without a voltmeter?

zOU

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So more on improving cooling for my 6 gekkos.

I've ordered 2 of the following heatsink:

I plan to attach 3 sticks side by side on each, they have higher fins and they're orientated properly for my current cooling setup.

What do you think ?

zOU

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Well it should run fine at 150Mhs, but verify the Vcore.

Check the 1st post for "how-to"

Also try cgminer --benchmark

Arnette99

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Hi There,

I just received my new Gekkominer USB and am trying to get it working. I have downloaded the Cgminer-gekko win32 version as outlined in the beginning of the thread.
Running into some issues, however.
I've installed Zadig and switched the driver for the device to WinUSB (v6.1.7600.16385).
Upon launching Cgminer, I get the following error (shown in the attached image) - http://imgur.com/Atq1oXg
Every time the device resets itself in cgminer, the white activity light on the device flashes for a moment. Not sure if this is normal.

The device is plugged into it's own USB 3.0 port, and is not on a hub or anything. Does anyone have any ideas? Would love to get this working

Thanks,

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