BFGMiner 3.6.0 comes up with LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED
Again, the little Icarus (Erupters) work fine.
Topic: Getting Bitfury USB miners to work - page 2. (Read 3988 times)
I've done all of that already.
I have 2 of these hubs. 1 is running 8 block Erupters with no problem. They are 12v and 4000 Milli-amps
Only problems I'm having are getting Bitfury usb miners to work, so as far as I am concerned, from my experience of them so far, they aren't worth a tinkers damn.
Are there any particular port settings that should be changed to make them work? Or am I just being extremely unlucky or what? Or am I right and these things are just a con job to get suckers to part with lots of cash?
I have 2 of these hubs. 1 is running 8 block Erupters with no problem. They are 12v and 4000 Milli-amps
Only problems I'm having are getting Bitfury usb miners to work, so as far as I am concerned, from my experience of them so far, they aren't worth a tinkers damn.
Are there any particular port settings that should be changed to make them work? Or am I just being extremely unlucky or what? Or am I right and these things are just a con job to get suckers to part with lots of cash?
if you really stuggle it might be worth asking to see if someone can host them and give you remote acess to the devices
1. most motherboards will NOT send 500ma (the required amount) to the front USB ports
2. uninstall everything youve done BFGminer uses them as com ports like Bitminter so they should install from windows if they dont you need the
www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
3. use the latest BFGminer https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/old-bfgminer-3100-modular-asicfpga-gbtstrtm-rpc-maclnxw64-antu1-drb-168174
or bitminter client
4. everything should work
tips
1.make sure the HUB has enough power start with 1 miner and get it working before adding more
2. if you can use a Dedicated port on the back of the PC directly to the motherboard as these give the ma needed
3. bfgminer drivers are also in there post so might be worth using them
1. most motherboards will NOT send 500ma (the required amount) to the front USB ports
2. uninstall everything youve done BFGminer uses them as com ports like Bitminter so they should install from windows if they dont you need the
www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
3. use the latest BFGminer https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/old-bfgminer-3100-modular-asicfpga-gbtstrtm-rpc-maclnxw64-antu1-drb-168174
or bitminter client
4. everything should work
tips
1.make sure the HUB has enough power start with 1 miner and get it working before adding more
2. if you can use a Dedicated port on the back of the PC directly to the motherboard as these give the ma needed
3. bfgminer drivers are also in there post so might be worth using them
As far as I am aware they are the Bitfury boards.
Maybe if the manufacturers were more open rather than hiding on sites like here and actually had proper websites and proper drivers etc their products might work better.
These are the ones I've had to return to one seller:
http://www.buyahash.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BlueFury_Front.jpg
And these are the ones I'm having the same problems with now:
http://www.holyscott.com/auctions/EbayPhotos/RedFury3.jpg
Maybe if the manufacturers were more open rather than hiding on sites like here and actually had proper websites and proper drivers etc their products might work better.
These are the ones I've had to return to one seller:
http://www.buyahash.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BlueFury_Front.jpg
And these are the ones I'm having the same problems with now:
http://www.holyscott.com/auctions/EbayPhotos/RedFury3.jpg
I dont know what make your using but HEX miner Bitfury boards have to run a proxy program to work in windows.
Hexminer Tutorial
http://youtu.be/l9SgoVm16Sw?t=4m6s
Make sure your really have USB 2 ports, and if using a USB hub, that it's a powered one.
Hexminer Tutorial
http://youtu.be/l9SgoVm16Sw?t=4m6s
Make sure your really have USB 2 ports, and if using a USB hub, that it's a powered one.
Hi all.
Would appreciate some help as I am still stuck in the newbie section so can't ask in the appropriate place (which is actually very annoying)
So far the bitfury usb miners I've ordered have been completely rubbish.
After installing the mediafire bfgminer download to get the BF1.ini file, a Virtual COM port driver and a WCA driver (which stopped the mining pc crashing every day between 6am and 8am for some reason) I just cannot get these USB asic miners to work.
I've had 2 Blue fury usb miners (with the black heatsinks) which have both had to go back. Windows (after the above) can see the BFL 1 sticks but neither Bitminter or BFGMiner sees them. I had 1 work for a few days but then it got listed as sick, dropped down to below the speed of the Block Erupters and then died.
I've had 2 Red Fury usb sticks arrive today and same problem, Windows sees them but neither Bitminter or BFGMiner can use them.
With Bitminter they just time out when probed and BFGMiner can't find them when you press M / + / all
Is there something else I need to do? I've tried them in both a 4 amp powered 10 port hub and directly into both the case front panel usb 2 ports, the motherboard I/O usb 2 ports and in a pci usb 2 expansion card.
As far as I can see these things are, simply, not worth the money. If I can't get them to work then I'm going to have to give up with bitcoin mining because I can't afford to buy the Jalapeno units, Blades and other units.
So if anyone has more knowledge of how to make these annoying little miners work I'd really appreciate it because I'd like to actually get some hashing done.
Would appreciate some help as I am still stuck in the newbie section so can't ask in the appropriate place (which is actually very annoying)
So far the bitfury usb miners I've ordered have been completely rubbish.
After installing the mediafire bfgminer download to get the BF1.ini file, a Virtual COM port driver and a WCA driver (which stopped the mining pc crashing every day between 6am and 8am for some reason) I just cannot get these USB asic miners to work.
I've had 2 Blue fury usb miners (with the black heatsinks) which have both had to go back. Windows (after the above) can see the BFL 1 sticks but neither Bitminter or BFGMiner sees them. I had 1 work for a few days but then it got listed as sick, dropped down to below the speed of the Block Erupters and then died.
I've had 2 Red Fury usb sticks arrive today and same problem, Windows sees them but neither Bitminter or BFGMiner can use them.
With Bitminter they just time out when probed and BFGMiner can't find them when you press M / + / all
Is there something else I need to do? I've tried them in both a 4 amp powered 10 port hub and directly into both the case front panel usb 2 ports, the motherboard I/O usb 2 ports and in a pci usb 2 expansion card.
As far as I can see these things are, simply, not worth the money. If I can't get them to work then I'm going to have to give up with bitcoin mining because I can't afford to buy the Jalapeno units, Blades and other units.
So if anyone has more knowledge of how to make these annoying little miners work I'd really appreciate it because I'd like to actually get some hashing done.
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