Topic: GekkoScience NewPac / Terminus R606 (BM1387) Official Support Thread - page 4. (Read 61906 times)
May 03, 2022, 06:53:12 PM
R606 has basically been discontinued. Reliability was never that good, and the mechanical parts were way too labor-intensive to manufacture and assemble. If/when there's another pod, it'll use the same basic dimensions but a different mechanical design (including heatsinks) so it goes together a lot easier. It's really demoralizing to put a lot of time into assembling and testing a device only to have it come back for warranty repair.
May 03, 2022, 03:53:49 PM
I wish Gekkoscience would release more of the R606. They are hard to find.
I wish they would release a pod based on the Compac F chip. AKA the BM1397.
That would be awesome too. Especially if it gets hashrates like the R606 or higher.
Much higher I would hope. While still being somewhat quite. Since we are hoping and wishing
May 03, 2022, 03:37:35 PM
I wish Gekkoscience would release more of the R606. They are hard to find.
I wish they would release a pod based on the Compac F chip. AKA the BM1397.
That would be awesome too. Especially if it gets hashrates like the R606 or higher.
May 03, 2022, 03:24:05 PM
I wish Gekkoscience would release more of the R606. They are hard to find.
I wish they would release a pod based on the Compac F chip. AKA the BM1397.
May 03, 2022, 02:26:08 PM
I wish Gekkoscience would release more of the R606. They are hard to find.
April 23, 2022, 09:07:12 PM
In the cgminer README: "SETTING UP USB DEVICES"
https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer/blob/master/README#L582
or if your scrolling doesn't work ... linux below it:
https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer/blob/master/README#L620
https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer/blob/master/README#L582
or if your scrolling doesn't work ... linux below it:
https://github.com/kanoi/cgminer/blob/master/README#L620
April 23, 2022, 08:13:52 PM
I reinstalled the VH version and it will not detect any miners. am I missing something when I am installing (i.e. are there corrective steps that have not been added to the original post?)
These are the instructions I used when I installed on my Pi4.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.50968875
April 23, 2022, 08:05:34 PM
That other 'w' version removes all the git code ownership information, adds a security risk (extranonce) and they release a windows binary with who knows what in it.
If they can't even use git properly, I'd worry about using any code they added to cgminer ...
If you want to use a version other than mine, for the pre CompacF Gekko miners, you must use VH's version.
He wrote the original Gekko driver.
I pulled all VH's Gekko code to my master cgminer git, updated it and added the CompacF to it.
If they can't even use git properly, I'd worry about using any code they added to cgminer ...
If you want to use a version other than mine, for the pre CompacF Gekko miners, you must use VH's version.
He wrote the original Gekko driver.
I pulled all VH's Gekko code to my master cgminer git, updated it and added the CompacF to it.
I deleted it (I found your previous comment on that version) , reinstalled the VH version and it will not detect any miners. am I missing something when I am installing (i.e. are there corrective steps that have not been added to the original post?)
April 23, 2022, 09:10:34 AM
That other 'w' version removes all the git code ownership information, adds a security risk (extranonce) and they release a windows binary with who knows what in it.
If they can't even use git properly, I'd worry about using any code they added to cgminer ...
If you want to use a version other than mine, for the pre CompacF Gekko miners, you must use VH's version.
He wrote the original Gekko driver.
I pulled all VH's Gekko code to my master cgminer git, updated it and added the CompacF to it.
If they can't even use git properly, I'd worry about using any code they added to cgminer ...
If you want to use a version other than mine, for the pre CompacF Gekko miners, you must use VH's version.
He wrote the original Gekko driver.
I pulled all VH's Gekko code to my master cgminer git, updated it and added the CompacF to it.
April 21, 2022, 01:19:43 PM
it worked with the wareck github link... strange.
No idea what that means??
Are you using someones else's github distro? If so make sure their legit and not malicious. I would only use code from the actual developers which are Kano or VH (vthoang).
April 21, 2022, 08:04:22 AM
I am having trouble getting 4 Newpacs to work with my PI4. I installed the latest CGMIner (Kano version as suggested in the GMiner forum - strangely this is 4.9.2 - hopefully the correct one)
No idea where one would get that old version.
Here is a link to a post that has the current version and compile instructions:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.58200639
it worked with the wareck github link... strange.
April 16, 2022, 09:31:36 AM
I am having trouble getting 4 Newpacs to work with my PI4. I installed the latest CGMIner (Kano version as suggested in the GMiner forum - strangely this is 4.9.2 - hopefully the correct one)
No idea where one would get that old version.
Here is a link to a post that has the current version and compile instructions:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.58200639
April 16, 2022, 08:58:54 AM
I am having trouble getting 4 Newpacs to work with my PI4. I installed the latest CGMIner (Kano version as suggested in the GMiner forum - strangely this is 4.9.2 - hopefully the correct one)
My Pi detects the powered hub, but not the miners.
Any suggestions please
My Pi detects the powered hub, but not the miners.
Any suggestions please
April 11, 2022, 01:00:12 PM
I've set it to 750 now and will leave it a few days to see if it runs any differently. I see it's already changed the frequency to 550/550/550 which presumably is part of some initial auto tuning.
I would try tuning at each power level from 3 to 7 and see what works best for you. Power consumption isn't the only thing to worry about but also Heat dissapation at the higher levels. Also your highest hashrate may be at a lower power level frequency combination.
Exactly this. I had an R606 and it would run better/faster at a lower power level (usually level 5) and would hit 1Th on that setting.
April 11, 2022, 10:43:53 AM
I've set it to 750 now and will leave it a few days to see if it runs any differently. I see it's already changed the frequency to 550/550/550 which presumably is part of some initial auto tuning.
I would try tuning at each power level from 3 to 7 and see what works best for you. Power consumption isn't the only thing to worry about but also Heat dissapation at the higher levels. Also your highest hashrate may be at a lower power level frequency combination.
April 11, 2022, 10:14:25 AM
I think that's about the hashrate you would get 500Mhz on Power Level 4.
I would try 750Mhz at Power Level 4. Increasing the Power Level to max will just consume more power with no benefit past a certain point. You need to find the sweet spot for hashrate and power consumption.
Thanks, I'm not overly fussed about the power consumption as it's in my office I would try 750Mhz at Power Level 4. Increasing the Power Level to max will just consume more power with no benefit past a certain point. You need to find the sweet spot for hashrate and power consumption.
so was just trying to get the max hashrate possible from this particular device, and assumed if it ran with the setting of 1000 at the max power level then that is probably the best it will do.I've set it to 750 now and will leave it a few days to see if it runs any differently. I see it's already changed the frequency to 550/550/550 which presumably is part of some initial auto tuning.
Not that I'm expecting it to actually find a block, but it's a nice thought that it might.
You don't need a Powered USB hub for R606's since they are powered by an ATX Power supply.
Thanks, that's what I thought.
April 11, 2022, 09:46:06 AM
I have a R606, which is running very nicely with an original Raspberry Pi, plugged direct into the pi's USB, running with "--gekko-r606-freq 1000" and think I have the power at the max (all three LEDs lit). This is the current output:
Questions:
1. Is this the best I'm likely to get, or may it be better with a powered hub and/or a more recent pi?
Quote
(5s):756.5G (1m):747.9G (5m):745.7G (15m):743.9G (avg):744.7Gh/s
A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270 WU:10403.5/m | ST: 1 SS: 0 NB: 1567 LW: 97038777 GF: 0 RF: 0
Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 699 with stratum as user xx
Block: 66bc5a2c... Diff:28.6T Started: [15:01:20.040] Best share: 77.9M
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0: GSI 10040307: BM1387:12+ 556/556/556 (11:6) [oooooooooooo] | 98.5% WU: 98% | 748.1G / 744.7Gh/s WU:10403.5/m A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270
A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270 WU:10403.5/m | ST: 1 SS: 0 NB: 1567 LW: 97038777 GF: 0 RF: 0
Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 699 with stratum as user xx
Block: 66bc5a2c... Diff:28.6T Started: [15:01:20.040] Best share: 77.9M
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0: GSI 10040307: BM1387:12+ 556/556/556 (11:6) [oooooooooooo] | 98.5% WU: 98% | 748.1G / 744.7Gh/s WU:10403.5/m A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270
Questions:
1. Is this the best I'm likely to get, or may it be better with a powered hub and/or a more recent pi?
I think that's about the hashrate you would get 500Mhz on Power Level 4.
I would try 750Mhz at Power Level 4. Increasing the Power Level to max will just consume more power with no benefit past a certain point. You need to find the sweet spot for hashrate and power consumption.
You don't need a Powered USB hub for R606's since they are powered by an ATX Power supply.
Sam
April 11, 2022, 09:12:31 AM
I have a R606, which is running very nicely with an original Raspberry Pi, plugged direct into the pi's USB, running with "--gekko-r606-freq 1000" and think I have the power at the max (all three LEDs lit). This is the current output:
Questions:
1. Is this the best I'm likely to get, or may it be better with a powered hub and/or a more recent pi?
2. Is there anything I can run to notify me should it stop running? I check on my user page on https://solo.ckpool.org/users on a regular basis, but it would be nice to forget about it and just have something tell me if it stops.
Many thanks
Quote
(5s):756.5G (1m):747.9G (5m):745.7G (15m):743.9G (avg):744.7Gh/s
A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270 WU:10403.5/m | ST: 1 SS: 0 NB: 1567 LW: 97038777 GF: 0 RF: 0
Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 699 with stratum as user xx
Block: 66bc5a2c... Diff:28.6T Started: [15:01:20.040] Best share: 77.9M
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0: GSI 10040307: BM1387:12+ 556/556/556 (11:6) [oooooooooooo] | 98.5% WU: 98% | 748.1G / 744.7Gh/s WU:10403.5/m A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270
A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270 WU:10403.5/m | ST: 1 SS: 0 NB: 1567 LW: 97038777 GF: 0 RF: 0
Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 699 with stratum as user xx
Block: 66bc5a2c... Diff:28.6T Started: [15:01:20.040] Best share: 77.9M
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0: GSI 10040307: BM1387:12+ 556/556/556 (11:6) [oooooooooooo] | 98.5% WU: 98% | 748.1G / 744.7Gh/s WU:10403.5/m A:164703001 R:87838 HW:31270
Questions:
1. Is this the best I'm likely to get, or may it be better with a powered hub and/or a more recent pi?
2. Is there anything I can run to notify me should it stop running? I check on my user page on https://solo.ckpool.org/users on a regular basis, but it would be nice to forget about it and just have something tell me if it stops.
Many thanks
March 28, 2022, 02:18:44 PM
I will try this one last time.
I am not trying to be rude. BUT this is the worst format for a forum that I have ever encountered. I can only search once in 90 seconds, I can only post once or twice a day...I tried to offer assistance to a user the other day but could not message anyone, could not reply to his post...then last night I tried to ask a question about these devices and was told I already posted and can not post again for a few hours. I tried a different browser no change.
Anyway. Forget all that. I just had a simple question. Is there anything on the chips that we can update? It seems to me that we should be able to knock out certain settings like the LEDs blinking all the time if we could modify firmware, but I cannot find any information on potential firmware. Perhaps it is all hardwired, if that is not the case can someone point me in the correct direction. I know I could potentially just unsolder the leds, but did not want to risk it if there was an option to disable in "bios" or firmware somehow. I know other people were complaining of the bright LEDs flickering all the time, and I know it sounds trivial but these things are in my office and when I am watching TV in the dark it is like I have a sparkler going off beside me...lol.
Thanks.
Regarding the LED's, their operation is hard wired to respond when the com channel is active/inactive. Just use a magic marker or dark nail polish to paint them. I am not trying to be rude. BUT this is the worst format for a forum that I have ever encountered. I can only search once in 90 seconds, I can only post once or twice a day...I tried to offer assistance to a user the other day but could not message anyone, could not reply to his post...then last night I tried to ask a question about these devices and was told I already posted and can not post again for a few hours. I tried a different browser no change.
Anyway. Forget all that. I just had a simple question. Is there anything on the chips that we can update? It seems to me that we should be able to knock out certain settings like the LEDs blinking all the time if we could modify firmware, but I cannot find any information on potential firmware. Perhaps it is all hardwired, if that is not the case can someone point me in the correct direction. I know I could potentially just unsolder the leds, but did not want to risk it if there was an option to disable in "bios" or firmware somehow. I know other people were complaining of the bright LEDs flickering all the time, and I know it sounds trivial but these things are in my office and when I am watching TV in the dark it is like I have a sparkler going off beside me...lol.
Thanks.
March 28, 2022, 12:42:14 PM
I will try this one last time.
I am not trying to be rude. BUT this is the worst format for a forum that I have ever encountered. I can only search once in 90 seconds, I can only post once or twice a day...I tried to offer assistance to a user the other day but could not message anyone, could not reply to his post...then last night I tried to ask a question about these devices and was told I already posted and can not post again for a few hours. I tried a different browser no change.
Anyway. Forget all that. I just had a simple question. Is there anything on the chips that we can update? It seems to me that we should be able to knock out certain settings like the LEDs blinking all the time if we could modify firmware, but I cannot find any information on potential firmware. Perhaps it is all hardwired, if that is not the case can someone point me in the correct direction. I know I could potentially just unsolder the leds, but did not want to risk it if there was an option to disable in "bios" or firmware somehow. I know other people were complaining of the bright LEDs flickering all the time, and I know it sounds trivial but these things are in my office and when I am watching TV in the dark it is like I have a sparkler going off beside me...lol.
Thanks.
I am not trying to be rude. BUT this is the worst format for a forum that I have ever encountered. I can only search once in 90 seconds, I can only post once or twice a day...I tried to offer assistance to a user the other day but could not message anyone, could not reply to his post...then last night I tried to ask a question about these devices and was told I already posted and can not post again for a few hours. I tried a different browser no change.
Anyway. Forget all that. I just had a simple question. Is there anything on the chips that we can update? It seems to me that we should be able to knock out certain settings like the LEDs blinking all the time if we could modify firmware, but I cannot find any information on potential firmware. Perhaps it is all hardwired, if that is not the case can someone point me in the correct direction. I know I could potentially just unsolder the leds, but did not want to risk it if there was an option to disable in "bios" or firmware somehow. I know other people were complaining of the bright LEDs flickering all the time, and I know it sounds trivial but these things are in my office and when I am watching TV in the dark it is like I have a sparkler going off beside me...lol.
Thanks.
all of the forum restrictions change when you are no longer a newbie.
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