Topic: GekkoScience NewPac / Terminus R606 (BM1387) Official Support Thread - page 65. (Read 61906 times)

As far as I know since the 4 uses a different SoC / CPU / GPU then all the other ones you are not going to be able to just move the card. And even if you do and get it booted, you are going to have to re-compile just about every app and driver.

Not going to be worth the time and effort to save a little money.

I don't know where you are but you can get 64GB microSD cards here (USA) for under $12.50.

-Dave

That's a shame, I had great dealings with them; hope it was nothing bad! What happens with warranty work now? Do we still go through them if we have an issue or through you?

By the way, MinersSupply/rockmoney is no longer an authorized vendor for GekkoScience products.

Anyone waiting on stock from our store, NewPac USB miners are back in stock.

Which OS should I put on my OrangePi to work fine with the miner? Raspbian will do?

How do you check the kernel version?


Are these the commands to update the kernel?


If so I tried that and it still wouldn't boot the Pi 4.


If I don't have any luck I'll get a new card and download a fresh image and give that a whirl.

My rasp pi 2
Rasp pi 3
Rasp pi 3+

Each one needs a different image

What kernel version of the raspbian did you install in your SD card(Pi 3b+)?

According to this "moving SD card between different Raspberry Pi models" it should work but since raspberry pi 4 is newest Pi you should use the latest kernel version to make it work(Driver compatibility issue).

So I think you need to update the kernel version first from your rasp PI 3b+ before you move the SD card to your Pi 4.

I just received my Pi 4 today and it didn't come with an SD card.  Can I use the SD card from my Pi 3 B+?

I tried it but it wouldn't boot.
Thanks,
Sam

We'll I certainly would be embarrassed if any of our buyers didn't reachout to us first. Or even DM me here.

I think we have five methods for service contact and average of 12 hour response, please use them as needed. I'm very happy to expedite any sort of recovery needs if our own service isn't satisfactory as well. Also next week sometime I'll be featuring our original demo of the R606 on our twitch stream. woot.

Dear people emailing me (the designer and manufacturer) for customer support:

Don't.

Seriously, don't.

I have my customers, that I support as best I can. There are about 7 of them, total, doing business right now all over the world. You would know if you were one of them. Everyone else is a customer of one of them. If you need help, talk to them first. The reseller got your money, not me. The reseller got a pretty decent amount of money, quite possibly more than I got. The reseller owes you customer service and will provide this customer service or risk losing access to my products in the future. That's the deal I make with resellers - they get the profits that I could keep for myself, and in trade I get to not hold strangers' hands all day so I can design and build cool stuff instead.

If you contact me for help, the first thing I will do is direct you to this thread, and to the reseller from whom you bought the product.

If for some reason the seller is not communicating or not helping you, you need to lead with this information. You also need to tell me who the seller is so I can have a chat with him about why he's not holding up his end of the bargain.

If the seller is not providing service, then I will help you. Otherwise I'll direct you to this thread, and to the reseller from whom you bought the product.

Maybe in the future I'll have a full-time sales rep and customer service agent. But for now, you instead get a competent fleet of resellers. Work with them, because it's specifically their job to work with you.

This PSA is brought to you by the two randos emailing me in the last six hours requesting help. Thank you, and have a nice day.

Get a Gekkoscience hub and a good power supply to be future proof
I'm using four of them to run 18 Newpacs and two 2-Pacs 24/7 on one Pi3b+
My Newpac's are very comfortable at 250Mhz and 2 USB fans per hub
Hashing at the same rate as an Antminer S5 at 1/4 the power use  

At the moment I'm connected to the powered docker station before I bring my powered hubs. Not sure how exactly the docker works or what its power tho.
Its model Dell D3100.

https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/accessories/dell-d3100-docking-station

I have there only one miner for the moment, so was hoping the power would be enough.

If you have still got it plugged directly into your laptop usb port then I would stop there. These sticks really do need a powered usb hub to run at higher speeds.

So my NewPac seem to be working fine with active fan cooling it. Its running smooth on 200 Mhz. Do I need to worry about anything if I want to increase the clocks even more? Or should I just start increasing gradually and see whether its stable?

I’m eager to get my hands on one soon. Been holding out until i sold off my old pc and now ive got money waiting. Cant wait to get it sitting next to my 6xnewpacs and gekko copperplate usb hub.

Sounds good, let us know what timing to expect and I'l have the listings updated asap.

No, production's at record numbers. Mostly we've been working on whittling down a large pre-paid order but some sellers have been getting chunks off the small queue so not everyone is sold out. Technically. Sorta.

Shortly after that big order was paid for, I got stock requests from every other reseller on Earth in the span of 48 hours so here directly the floodgates will be wide open.

Should be another week out I think. We're hoping to have more orders to send their way and still have handful on hand.

@Sidehack
i notice newpacks are sold out everywhere, i this a vacation pause?