Anyone have an R606 stop powering up? There's a clicking sound when power is applied, but nothing else. I think it's the 1000 micro farad capacitor, sticking out from the bottom of the board, but I can't be sure. I don't have access to my tools or DMM to test anything.
Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
FYI, I bought this one used, but it's been working fine for the last few months.
Topic: GekkoScience NewPac / Terminus R606 (BM1387) Official Support Thread - page 13. (Read 61906 times)
June 29, 2021, 11:53:24 AM
June 28, 2021, 09:27:00 PM
My guess is that cgminer is one of the payloads that many malwares carry so virus checkers just automatically black flag it w/o bothering to check if a real virus is present to make use of it...
Yeah thanks to that McAfee guy, windows virus checkers have all been based on pattern matching known viruses, not detecting viruses.(instead of handling access security correctly to stop viruses, he saw it as an eternal update income stream and the rest is history)
So they have a pattern to match cgminer saying it's a virus, even though it isn't.
Of course if you go download it from some random site elsewhere, not from vh here, you are very likely to get a virus packed with it.
June 28, 2021, 09:17:04 PM
My guess is that cgminer is one of the payloads that many malwares carry so virus checkers just automatically black flag it w/o bothering to check if a real virus is present to make use of it...
June 28, 2021, 08:48:36 PM
Coz the virus checker is wrong in the case of cgminer.
Follow the instructions on how to compile it yourself, then virus check it, and it will still say it has a virus.
This has been ongoing for about ... 9 years?
Follow the instructions on how to compile it yourself, then virus check it, and it will still say it has a virus.
This has been ongoing for about ... 9 years?
June 28, 2021, 11:36:40 AM
Well I wonder if any of the programmers in here can tell me why when I run the miner software through a 40+ virus engine it finds malware.. Now I've heard people say ohh miners just go off with false positives. Well I know that's BS I haven't seen a false positive on a virus since the 90's. And due to the nature of these mining programs there's no way programmers didn't try to inject their crypto info in the program to peel off a certain percentage of the mined coin into their wallets. So can one of you HONEST programmers find the malware or whatever it is and remove it then save compile and reupload with VirusFree in the name. I'm going to insert the sire I used so you can see for yourselves and just as a FYI my PC virus also blocked the download because of virus
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
Thanks in advance for any help you guys could provide.
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
Thanks in advance for any help you guys could provide.
June 28, 2021, 08:15:49 AM
Hi there,
I decided to put 2 R606 as lottery miners on a local full node. The node (bitcoin-core 0.21.1) run on a A4-5000 from AMD with a 1To SSD/8G RAM on an alpine linux with just the node and cgminer on it. Everything seems fine on the node I get 60 to 70 peers connected and the machine run alsmost IDLE (8% on 1 cpu <1% of the 3 other CPUs).
For CGminer, I've compiled latest version from for Gekko r606 (4.1.11).
I can run around 630GH/s*2 when I run cgminer solo to the http 127.0.0.1:8332 and I notice the message from cgminer "connected without LP to ..." (which I guess is without longPoll?), I can try different frequency etc ... I'm stuck at 630GH/s, and I get reagular "peak adjust: target frequency 525.00MHz -> 518.75MHz" message down to 435 and 600GH/s.
Now if I run the same cgminer to the stratum solo.ckpool.org solo pool server then I can get up to 900+GH/s and even close to 1TH/s by raising he frequency.
Any ideas ? Is the longpoll the issue ? is the cgminer in http the issue ? Or bitcoin-core ? Any though are welcome.
Thanks.
I decided to put 2 R606 as lottery miners on a local full node. The node (bitcoin-core 0.21.1) run on a A4-5000 from AMD with a 1To SSD/8G RAM on an alpine linux with just the node and cgminer on it. Everything seems fine on the node I get 60 to 70 peers connected and the machine run alsmost IDLE (8% on 1 cpu <1% of the 3 other CPUs).
For CGminer, I've compiled latest version from for Gekko r606 (4.1.11).
I can run around 630GH/s*2 when I run cgminer solo to the http 127.0.0.1:8332 and I notice the message from cgminer "connected without LP to ..." (which I guess is without longPoll?), I can try different frequency etc ... I'm stuck at 630GH/s, and I get reagular "peak adjust: target frequency 525.00MHz -> 518.75MHz" message down to 435 and 600GH/s.
Now if I run the same cgminer to the stratum solo.ckpool.org solo pool server then I can get up to 900+GH/s and even close to 1TH/s by raising he frequency.
Any ideas ? Is the longpoll the issue ? is the cgminer in http the issue ? Or bitcoin-core ? Any though are welcome.
Thanks.
June 19, 2021, 12:31:29 PM
What other coins can I mine with GekkoScience NewPac USB.
Any sha-256 coin
June 19, 2021, 12:19:53 AM
What other coins can I mine with GekkoScience NewPac USB.
Google is your friend. You’ve been told the answer already.
June 18, 2021, 10:50:00 PM
What other coins can I mine with GekkoScience NewPac USB.
June 18, 2021, 04:16:54 PM
I have 3 GekkoScience NewPac USB Miners. Is it possible to mine Ethereum with these devices. I would like to know also what would be the pool to use for these devices. Another question would be how would I be able to access the balance from this device has generated. Thank You
No, these can only mine SHA-256 coins like Bitcoin. You can use any pool you like, as long as they'll accept the low hashrates of these devices. When you connect to a pool, they'll have instructions on how to redeem any balance you might have.
June 18, 2021, 03:29:20 PM
I have 3 GekkoScience NewPac USB Miners. Is it possible to mine Ethereum with these devices. I would like to know also what would be the pool to use for these devices. Another question would be how would I be able to access the balance from this device has generated. Thank You
June 18, 2021, 01:39:20 AM
There isn't a specific part number. I assume its just a standard mini usb jack like these:-
Sourcingmap® 10 x Mini USB 5 Pin Socket Female Solder Adaptor Connector https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GONWWRQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_5D2CTCMFRCEB3YFPHEB0
Sourcingmap® 10 x Mini USB 5 Pin Socket Female Solder Adaptor Connector https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GONWWRQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_5D2CTCMFRCEB3YFPHEB0
June 17, 2021, 04:48:03 PM
You should be able to run multiple instances of cgminer and specify a serial number for a stick.
You dont need to adjust the voltage pot. I was running mine without touching it and getting 140ghs on all 6 sticks on gekkos usb hub.
You dont need to adjust the voltage pot. I was running mine without touching it and getting 140ghs on all 6 sticks on gekkos usb hub.
Awesome thanks for the tip! I was able to figure it out and def squeezing out a bit more per stick now.
If anyone could point me to the right direction on fixing the USB port on the R606 I would really appreciate that. Would love to get this thing running properly
Have you tried soldering on a new connector?
No, I don't know how to solder. Unfortunately I am not too techy but I will see if I can get this done locally with a electronic repair store or a friend. I am getting another power supply today with a 6 pin PCIE connection so other than trying a brand new cable and this PSU I am out of ideas. Would you know what part number to get? Just want to ensure compatibility.
Thanks again for all your help!
June 17, 2021, 11:00:09 AM
You should be able to run multiple instances of cgminer and specify a serial number for a stick.
You dont need to adjust the voltage pot. I was running mine without touching it and getting 140ghs on all 6 sticks on gekkos usb hub.
You dont need to adjust the voltage pot. I was running mine without touching it and getting 140ghs on all 6 sticks on gekkos usb hub.
Awesome thanks for the tip! I was able to figure it out and def squeezing out a bit more per stick now.
If anyone could point me to the right direction on fixing the USB port on the R606 I would really appreciate that. Would love to get this thing running properly
Have you tried soldering on a new connector?
June 17, 2021, 09:11:25 AM
You should be able to run multiple instances of cgminer and specify a serial number for a stick.
You dont need to adjust the voltage pot. I was running mine without touching it and getting 140ghs on all 6 sticks on gekkos usb hub.
You dont need to adjust the voltage pot. I was running mine without touching it and getting 140ghs on all 6 sticks on gekkos usb hub.
Awesome thanks for the tip! I was able to figure it out and def squeezing out a bit more per stick now.
If anyone could point me to the right direction on fixing the USB port on the R606 I would really appreciate that. Would love to get this thing running properly
June 16, 2021, 04:14:01 PM
You should be able to run multiple instances of cgminer and specify a serial number for a stick.
You dont need to adjust the voltage pot. I was running mine without touching it and getting 140ghs on all 6 sticks on gekkos usb hub.
You dont need to adjust the voltage pot. I was running mine without touching it and getting 140ghs on all 6 sticks on gekkos usb hub.
June 16, 2021, 01:57:04 PM
well there goes that idea. I mean it might be still possible that the socket has been damaged but not as likely if you have the one with the notch.
Any idea on how I might be able to trouble shoot this? Haven't been able to run it unfortunately -.-. I wouldn't mind sending it out for repair, just have no idea how to get it looked at.
I've tried emailing eyeboot(where the miner was originally purchased), gekkoscience & PMing sidehack but no luck yet.
Also somewhat unrelated -
I'm also running a couple of overclocked Newpac sticks. Most are running fine & can hit 100+ GH/s at 500MHz+
I have a 3 Newpac sticks that when running around 100-300 MHz get a lot higher of a hash rate than when running at 400+ MHz. Ideally I would like to get all sticks at 100+ GH/s.
Is it possible to run an individual stick at a specific frequency based on the serial number? I saw a post earlier in the thread about it but I believe was the conclusion that this was not possible if they are the same model.
I also was thinking of adjusting the voltage screw but not sure which direction I should turn it or if I had to resort to that.. Would anyone have any feedback on which direction to adjust the screw if the individual frequency cant be changed (or if this would even help)?
Thanks for any assistance!
May 31, 2021, 12:42:54 PM
I think my NewPac is after a pc-crush pherhaps now defect.
What does it mean, when the Green and White LED-Lights are together on?
CGMiner says not correct USB-Port - that i should install Zadic.exe
The Stick runs before the crash perfect, could it be that White and Green LED together is the standard, when the software is deinstalled?
What does it mean, when the Green and White LED-Lights are together on?
CGMiner says not correct USB-Port - that i should install Zadic.exe
The Stick runs before the crash perfect, could it be that White and Green LED together is the standard, when the software is deinstalled?
I would try Zadig again and do a clean restart of your PC. Shut it down leave it a minute then restart it and see what happens. Also unplug the stick, let it cool, then plug it back in.
May 31, 2021, 05:22:59 AM
I think my NewPac is after a pc-crush pherhaps now defect.
What does it mean, when the Green and White LED-Lights are together on?
CGMiner says not correct USB-Port - that i should install Zadic.exe
The Stick runs before the crash perfect, could it be that White and Green LED together is the standard, when the software is deinstalled?
What does it mean, when the Green and White LED-Lights are together on?
CGMiner says not correct USB-Port - that i should install Zadic.exe
The Stick runs before the crash perfect, could it be that White and Green LED together is the standard, when the software is deinstalled?
May 26, 2021, 08:17:35 AM
I’m going to run the gekkoscience 8 port hub and power brick with 6 newpacs. Should this system be able to run the newpacs at 650 with proper cooling?
I have 6 on 1000w psu inside my computer case on gekkohub. I can run at 550 MHz on all the sticks until I get xmrig mining monero on 30 of my 32 threads cpu. Then my hashrate cuts in half. I didn’t think these required much processing power to run. It’s unlikely the psu, does same on power brick. Windows 10 pro x570 motherboard running Ryzen 5950x 64gb ram 500gb ssd for the os
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