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Quote from: tadsligar on December 17, 2015, 04:43:34 PM

I saw your note where I should just reflash the SD card. So I tried that, and now I can't even get it to connect to the internet.

I don't know what default IP they have set on that image, or if its DHCP as standard. Have a look at your router's DHCP client list, it might have moved.

Quote from: tadsligar on December 17, 2015, 04:43:34 PM

ugh... I hope zoomhash either lets me open up the case or will accept this back and return my money.

Its less of a case opening and more of a dismantling with 32 screws to get the modules out.

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You didn't seem concerned that the controller version was blank before. This is where you are supposed to get your firmware version according to your guide. So, that tells me something is maybe wrong with it. So, I tried to reinstall the firmware. I did it from within the openWRT portal and nothing changed but it seemed to work ok. Controller version was still blank.

I saw your note where I should just reflash the SD card. So I tried that, and now I can't even get it to connect to the internet.

I downloaded the one at http://downloads.canaan-creative.com/software/avalon6/openwrt/latest/pi-modelb-v2/openwrt-brcm2708-sdcard-vfat-ext4.img

And then I just wrote that to my SD card. Was that the right one?

ugh... I hope zoomhash either lets me open up the case or will accept this back and return my money.

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Quote from: yxt on December 17, 2015, 02:10:10 PM

We are longer in the business than all existing producers or other resellers (afaik).

As was minersource.

Quote from: yxt on December 17, 2015, 02:10:10 PM

you link to an R-Pi2 set, while the R-Pi2 is not even supported atm.

The product in the link changed.

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Quote from: dogie on December 17, 2015, 01:35:01 PM

...There is significant additional risk placed on the end customer for very little benefit. And the fact that your signature advertises 3 companies, two of which don't exist and 1 which doesn't like resellers really doesn't add weight to your argument.

The signature is old, it only shows that I don't care about an update...
If they don't like us anymore as reseller I am pretty sure Jihan would have told me Wink

We are longer in the business than all existing producers or other resellers (afaik).
So the opposite of what you say is true, we add a layer of security.

BTW: you link to a overpriced R-Pi2 set, while the R-Pi2 is not even supported atm.

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Quote from: dogie on December 17, 2015, 01:35:01 PM

Minersource, one of the biggest of all resellers screwed plenty of people. There were multiple problems with multiple other resellers of Bitmain equipment and problems with the transfer of warranties. There is significant additional risk placed on the end customer for very little benefit. And the fact that your signature advertises 3 companies, two of which don't exist and 1 which doesn't like resellers really doesn't add weight to your argument.

They were horrible to deal with. They decided to steal pictures of my SF100 review. They used it on their site for a profit or gain.... which they never asked permission for.

I actually met the top "brass" i guess at a booth at a convention(while back). I talked to them saying I wanted it pulled and asked how it even got up there.. it was very very hard they said they did not know how it got up there. After I pushed they admitted they might get photo's off this forum....

They gave me a card and said they would give me a deal or pull it (don't remember exact it's been a long time).... sounded fair. They never gave me anything and did not take down photo till they stopped selling item.. Needless to say I don't trust all re-sellers this is part of reason I link direct to companies. There are some good re-sellers but some are not good at all.

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Quote from: yxt on December 17, 2015, 12:18:48 PM

generalizing bullshit, maybe you had acted that way when you sold miners.
If one of our customers has a problem we replace the unit asap.
This means with parts from us, no shipping back to china.

Minersource, one of the biggest of all resellers screwed plenty of people. There were multiple problems with multiple other resellers of Bitmain equipment and problems with the transfer of warranties. There is significant additional risk placed on the end customer for very little benefit. And the fact that your signature advertises 3 companies, two of which don't exist and 1 which doesn't like resellers really doesn't add weight to your argument.

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Quote from: dogie on December 17, 2015, 10:09:54 AM

This is why resellers are a bad idea, they're buying the product exactly the same as you but passing on problems and responsibilities. Buy from the source whenever possible.

generalizing bullshit, maybe you've done it that way when you sold miners.
If one of our customers has a problem we replace the unit asap.
This means with parts from us, no shipping back to china.

EDIT: typo

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Quote from: tadsligar on December 17, 2015, 09:57:30 AM

Update:
I tried one of my antminer 1600 watt PSUs and there was no change. Seems weird... I can try to contact zoomhash to see if they can offer any help.
Any other thoughts?

If you know that PSU is good then its still something power related - a short maybe. This is why resellers are a bad idea, they're buying the product exactly the same as you but passing on problems and responsibilities. Buy from the source whenever possible.

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Update:
I tried one of my antminer 1600 watt PSUs and there was no change. Seems weird... I can try to contact zoomhash to see if they can offer any help.
Any other thoughts?

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Quote from: dogie on December 16, 2015, 11:05:15 AM

Quote from: tadsligar on December 16, 2015, 10:21:27 AM

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Quote from: tadsligar on December 16, 2015, 09:51:27 AM

I'm getting 12V when I test the PCI-E plugs that are plugged into the miner.

No, you need to test when they're plugged into the miner, measure another PCI-E. What PSU is it?

That's what I did. I'm not sure what I'm misunderstanding? They are plugged into my miner and I shoved my probe into the back of the plug where the contact is and grounded to the case. I got 12V with it running and plugged in.

LEPA ATX12V/EPS12V CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Gold Certified Power Supply G1200-MA

They're made by Enermax, the same PSU company that mine fails to mine with. It will flicker on for a second then sit in an error state as it thinks the sudden rise in power consumption from the miner is a surge/overload and will shut itself down.

Unfortunately you'll likely need a different PSU.

Wow, seems weird to me. Sounds like I need to get some serious PSU knowledge. I have some extra antminer APW3-12-1600-B2 PSUs. Those should be more than good enough, right?

I did find this on my PSU after doing some research about PSU issues:
http://www.lepatek.com/eng/product_content/1/1/34/#produkte

At the very bottom there is a notice that talks about connecting two or more high power GPUs. There is also a diagram of the jacks on the PSU. One of the PCI-Es comes directly out of the PSU and then you can plug in up to 3 GPUs. I don't really understand all of that or how it would make a difference. But I tried a few different combinations of them hoping to get lucky... not so much. Sad

Shouldn't my controller version be listed on the dashboard? I just want to make sure there isn't something else going on before I (attempt to) return this PSU.

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Quote from: tadsligar on December 16, 2015, 10:21:27 AM

Quote from: dogie on December 16, 2015, 10:17:39 AM

Quote from: tadsligar on December 16, 2015, 09:51:27 AM

I'm getting 12V when I test the PCI-E plugs that are plugged into the miner.

No, you need to test when they're plugged into the miner, measure another PCI-E. What PSU is it?

That's what I did. I'm not sure what I'm misunderstanding? They are plugged into my miner and I shoved my probe into the back of the plug where the contact is and grounded to the case. I got 12V with it running and plugged in.

LEPA ATX12V/EPS12V CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Gold Certified Power Supply G1200-MA

They're made by Enermax, the same PSU company that mine fails to mine with. It will flicker on for a second then sit in an error state as it thinks the sudden rise in power consumption from the miner is a surge/overload and will shut itself down.

Unfortunately you'll likely need a different PSU.

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Quote from: dogie on December 16, 2015, 10:17:39 AM

Quote from: tadsligar on December 16, 2015, 09:51:27 AM

I'm getting 12V when I test the PCI-E plugs that are plugged into the miner.

No, you need to test when they're plugged into the miner, measure another PCI-E. What PSU is it?

That's what I did. I'm not sure what I'm misunderstanding? They are plugged into my miner and I shoved my probe into the back of the plug where the contact is and grounded to the case. I got 12V with it running and plugged in.

LEPA ATX12V/EPS12V CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Gold Certified Power Supply G1200-MA
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DF4RXWQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

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Quote from: tadsligar on December 16, 2015, 09:51:27 AM

I'm getting 12V when I test the PCI-E plugs that are plugged into the miner.

No, you need to test when they're plugged into the miner, measure another PCI-E. What PSU is it?

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I'm getting 12V when I test the PCI-E plugs that are plugged into the miner.

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Quote from: tadsligar on December 16, 2015, 09:33:48 AM

I do see two ribbon cables (similar to IDE controller cables with pin 1 painted red). They run from along the sidewalls of the case. It's hard to see how well they are connected, though. There is a green LED light next to them (both sides). I'm not sure what that is indicating. Should I pop the case off and make sure they have a good connection?

The PSU I am pretty sure on. I jumpered the main plug from green to black and it turned on. When I turn power on, it seems like everything is kicking on for a second and then it just goes to idle. I can check voltages, etc. with a multimeter. But I'm not sure what everything should be.

Sounds like PSU has some sort of load protection. Many PSUs really don't like Bitcoin mining, I have a 1500W PSU like that. PCI-E will be 12V, that'll be the easiest to test.

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I do see two ribbon cables (similar to IDE controller cables with pin 1 painted red). They run from along the sidewalls of the case. It's hard to see how well they are connected, though. There is a green LED light next to them (both sides). I'm not sure what that is indicating. Should I pop the case off and make sure they have a good connection?

The PSU I am pretty sure on. I jumpered the main plug from green to black and it turned on. When I turn power on, it seems like everything is kicking on for a second and then it just goes to idle. I can check voltages, etc. with a multimeter. But I'm not sure what everything should be.

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Quote from: tadsligar on December 16, 2015, 07:34:47 AM

Here's my config:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/tadsligar/OpenWrt_Cgminer_Configuration_LuCI_2015_12_16_07_25_21.jpg

Here's my status:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/tadsligar/OpenWrt_Cgminer_Status_LuCI_2015_12_16_07_25_53.jpg

The only thing I wasn't sure on was the password. But there definitely has to be something in there and it didn't seem to matter what.
Another thing is that when I received this unit, it appeared to be used. I don't know if that's typical. I bought from zoomhash and the rasperrypi came pre-loaded. I figured out how to log into it with putty, but no clue what to try with that. Thanks again for all your help!

Network and config are fine, looks like its not playing nice with its modules. Are you sure the PSU is on and the modules are powered up? If you shine a light through the front grill, are you able to see two ribbon cables looking roughly connected from the boards to the top sub-controller board?

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Here's my config:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/tadsligar/OpenWrt_Cgminer_Configuration_LuCI_2015_12_16_07_25_21.jpg

Here's my status:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/tadsligar/OpenWrt_Cgminer_Status_LuCI_2015_12_16_07_25_53.jpg

The only thing I wasn't sure on was the password. But there definitely has to be something in there and it didn't seem to matter what.
Another thing is that when I received this unit, it appeared to be used. I don't know if that's typical. I bought from zoomhash and the rasperrypi came pre-loaded. I figured out how to log into it with putty, but no clue what to try with that. Thanks again for all your help!

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Quote from: tadsligar on December 15, 2015, 11:21:47 PM

No, I'm not sure how to connect to the RaspberryPi. The controller version is blank. I think that's part of the problem.

Click on Advanced version and give me screenshots of Cgminer configuration and Cgminer status please.

Quote from: VirosaGITS on December 16, 2015, 12:28:21 AM

I don't know the corsairs much, but if they come from the same High quality OEM, like superflower or Seasonic, there would be 0 problem doing this.

1000W is their strict 24/7 rating, they've got another 10%+ in peak so its not even close to their limits yet. Non Americans don't have access to an economical >1000W PSU so the RM1000 variants are the best answer.

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Quote from: rockyforever on December 16, 2015, 12:17:55 AM

why does your amazon link for 1000W PSU when power draw is 1100?

1100Watts at the wall would mean 1000w~DC, a PSU such as EVGA G2 1000w would do this fine. I don't know the corsairs much, but if they come from the same High quality OEM, like superflower or Seasonic, there would be 0 problem doing this.

The only downside of doing 100% load on a PSU, is that you lose 1.5%~ efficiency or so compared to let say, paying an extra 100$ for a 1300w.

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