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Topic: [GUIDE] GridSeed 5-Chip USB, Blade & Black Miner Support/Tuning - page 8. (Read 308626 times)

sr. member
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I have the same problem after a fev hours of mining I get this error
"Open COM2 failed, GetLastError:2"
Have anybody solved that?
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
Hi guys,
i have a Gridseed Blade 5.2M. Works fine on cgminer 3.7.2 + Windows 7.
But everytime i start cgminer i must plug-unplug the 2 usb cable.
There's a way to avoid this problem? Thanks  Wink Wink



Same issue here with 350kh gridseed
legendary
Activity: 2632
Merit: 1040
Hi guys,
i have a Gridseed Blade 5.2M. Works fine on cgminer 3.7.2 + Windows 7.
But everytime i start cgminer i must plug-unplug the 2 usb cable.
There's a way to avoid this problem? Thanks  Wink Wink
legendary
Activity: 1150
Merit: 1004
Does cpuminer track when the pool changes difficulty? I'm mining on waffle pool, which now has the option to set the difficultly in the password. Previously the difficulty was always set to 512.

Since my test rig running cpuminer is only about a 1 MH/s, I tried reducing the difficulty to 256. What's supposed to happen is that the difficulty is set by the pool to 512 at first, then reset to the desired value with the first block change.

But what I'm seeing with cpuminer is that it always thinks the difficulty is 512, even after a block change. Here's the relevant info lifted from the screen output a few minutes after starting (and definitely after a block change):

Code:
=================================================================================
 (2s) | 1.37/0.84 MH/s | A: 30 R: 1 HW: 0
 Connected to uswest.wafflepool.com:3333 diff 512 with stratum as user HIDDEN
=================================================================================

- and -

Code:
 [2014-05-25 07:01:25.1368] New Job_id: 29e7 Diff: 512 Work_id: f7b5164b

Note that I'm sure that the Wafflepool feature works because I've made the same change on my Dual Miner rig, which uses gcminer. I can see in the log that it starts out with a difficulty of 512, the within a minute changes to 256.

So maybe cpuminer gets the difficulty up front and never changes it when the pool indicates that it's changed. I guess that this is just a cosmetic issue, since the difficulty stated by the pool doesn't impact hashing on the client. But it would be nice if cpuminer reported the current difficulty accurately.
member
Activity: 71
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How can i set my device(g-blade) 0,1,2,3 to 800MHZ  and  4,5 to 838MHZ...

if i set may  838mhz to
ttyACM0,1,2,3  many hw... so said.. but 4,5 is very fine 0 hw.

PLZ HELP SANDOR.

sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
Got it working!!!

How do I specify which device to use? I would like to point one gridseed to one pool, and the other gridseed elsewhere

Fantastic!

That one question I would not know I never experimented with nor do I know if the program is capable of doing this such type of work.

Okay. I know with CGMiner you can tell it to use device 0, and the other one will be off

cpuminer does not support concurrent mining to different pools like cgminer. You will have to specify specific devices under different instances with cpuminer.


I tried that, but then it went back to my old issue of failing COM port. Work never gets sent to device.


P.S.

Is there any way to solo mine with this. I tried, but it keeps trying to start stratum and finds it cant.
legendary
Activity: 1270
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Got it working!!!

How do I specify which device to use? I would like to point one gridseed to one pool, and the other gridseed elsewhere

Fantastic!

That one question I would not know I never experimented with nor do I know if the program is capable of doing this such type of work.

Okay. I know with CGMiner you can tell it to use device 0, and the other one will be off

cpuminer does not support concurrent mining to different pools like cgminer. You will have to specify specific devices under different instances with cpuminer.
hero member
Activity: 910
Merit: 501
Hey, for anyone in the know....how many GS Blades can you connect to a Rasp. Pi? I have 8 connected to a laptop, can the Pi handle 8?
member
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Okay

How do you tell the JSON not to use a certian gridseed?

Probably something like this?

EXAMPLES.
Code1 would be json 1 in folder 1
Code:
{
"gc3355-detect" : true,
"gc3355-freq" : [
"8D9117765449:850:0", "8D9117765449:850:1", "8D9117765449:850:2", "8D9117765449:850:3", "8D9117765449:850:4"
],
"pools" : [
{
"url" : "stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7777",
"user" : "brandonb01.1",
"pass" : "x"
}
]
}

Code2 would be json 2 in folder 2
Code:
{
"gc3355-detect" : true,
"gc3355-freq" : [
"8D76576C5355:850:0", "8D76576C5355:850:1", "8D76576C5355:850:2", "8D76576C5355:850:3", "8D76576C5355:850:4"
],
"pools" : [
{
"url" : "stratum+tcp://doge.ghash.io:3333",
"user" : "user",
"pass" : "x"
}
]
}

Not sure if that would have the desired effect. If both instances are using auto detect, then I think they'll both try to run both gridseeds at the same time - even though you are only specifying the frequency for one specific device (the readme says a default of 600 is applied if nothing is specified). If you're going to run 2 instances you probably need to specify each device rather than use auto detect? Just an idea.
newbie
Activity: 34
Merit: 0
Hi,
   I received 2 Gblade yesterday. I have them connected to a Win 7 64 and they do not submit work. I tried with cgminer and Winusb drivers installed through zadig and everything seemed to work, Cgminer showed 10,4 Mhs but nothing was submitted.

Afterwards I tried what KaChingCoinDev suggested  and again, nothing was submitted.

Any idea?
Thank you in advance

cpuminer-gc3355 (v1.0e) - Started: [2014-05-23 23:55:10]
================================================================================
 (2s) | 0.00/0.00 MH/s | A: 0 R: 0 HW: 0
 Connected to myre[Suspicious link removed]t2pools.com:6030 diff 16 with stratum as user ordenadoresa
================================================================================
 GSD 0: 48F0744E3135 | 850 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0
 GSD 1: 48E570503135 | 850 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0
 GSD 2: 48D778623137 | 850 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0
 GSD 3: 48D452543137 | 850 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0

================================================================================
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.2138] New Job_id: 3cef Diff: 16 Work_id: c59c436b
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.2529] 0: Resetting GC3355 chips
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.2841] 3: Resetting GC3355 chips
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.3300] 1: Resetting GC3355 chips
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.3544] 2: Resetting GC3355 chips
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.4091] 0: Dispatching new work to GC3355 cores (0xc59c436b
 )
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.4541] 3: Dispatching new work to GC3355 cores (0xc59c436b
 )
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.4804] 1: Dispatching new work to GC3355 cores (0xc59c436b
 )
 [2014-05-24 00:03:08.5332] 2: Dispatching new work to GC3355 cores (0xc59c436b
 )
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
Got it working!!!

How do I specify which device to use? I would like to point one gridseed to one pool, and the other gridseed elsewhere

Fantastic!

That one question I would not know I never experimented with nor do I know if the program is capable of doing this such type of work.

Okay. I know with CGMiner you can tell it to use device 0, and the other one will be off

Here is the help line.

Code:
D:\Miners\minerd-gc3355 v1.0c\Coinshift>minerd-gc3355.exe --help
Usage: minerd [OPTIONS]
Options:
  -G, --gc3355=DEV0,DEV1,...,DEVn                                       enable G
C3355 chip mining mode (default: no)
  -d  --gc3355-detect
automatically detect GC3355 miners (default: no)
  -F, --freq=FREQUENCY
        set GC3355 core frequency in NONE dual mode (default: 600)
  -f, --gc3355-freq=DEV0:F0,DEV1:F1,...,DEVn:Fn                 individual frequ
ency setting
          --gc3355-freq=DEV0:F0:CHIP0,...,DEVn:Fn:CHIPn         individual per c
hip frequency setting
  -A, --gc3355-autotune
        auto overclocking each GC3355 chip (default: no)
  -c, --gc3355-chips=N
        # of GC3355 chips (default: 5)
  -x, --gc3355-timeout=N
        max. time after no share is submitted before restarting GC3355 chips (de
fault: never)
  -w, --no-refresh
        only send new work when a new block is detected
  -a, --api-port=PORT
        set the JSON API port (default: 4028)
  -t, --text
                disable curses tui, output text
  -L, --log=PATH
                file logging
  -o, --url=URL
        URL of mining server (default: http://127.0.0.1:9332/)
  -O, --userpass=U:P
        username:password pair for mining server
  -u, --user=USERNAME
        username for mining server
  -p, --pass=PASSWORD
        password for mining server
  -r, --retries=N
        number of times to retry if a network call fails

                                (default: retry indefinitely)
  -R, --retry-pause=N
        time to pause between retries, in seconds (default: 30)
  -T, --timeout=N
        network timeout, in seconds (default: 270)
  -q, --quiet
        disable per-thread hashmeter output
  -D, --debug
        enable debug output
  -P, --protocol-dump
        verbose dump of protocol-level activities
  -c, --config=FILE
        load a JSON-format configuration file
  -V, --version
        display version information and exit
  -h, --help
        display this help text and exit

D:\Miners\minerd-gc3355 v1.0c\Coinshift>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

Edit:
The dev or someone else with knowledge to this might want to chip in.

Edit2:
My best guess is run single folders of the json configured.

Okay

How do you tell the JSON not to use a certian gridseed?
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
Got it working!!!

How do I specify which device to use? I would like to point one gridseed to one pool, and the other gridseed elsewhere

Fantastic!

That one question I would not know I never experimented with nor do I know if the program is capable of doing this such type of work.

Okay. I know with CGMiner you can tell it to use device 0, and the other one will be off
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
I know whats wrong... It happened to me but i forgot.

Shutdown sandor cgminer.

Uninstall zadig from device manager under Ports com & lpt.

Now download and install  this driver to your OS. install the 32bit if your OS is 32bit, install 64bit if your OS is 64bit.

Get rid of zadig as I mentioned prior.

Install

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cys6f7xh7kh1y6i/stsw-stm32102%20%281%29.zip?m=



After you install this driver

your com port under device manager should look like this.



Fireup sandor111 cpuminer with

Code:
{
"gc3355-detect" : true,
"gc3355-freq" : [
"8D9117765449:850:0", "8D9117765449:850:1", "8D9117765449:850:2", "8D9117765449:850:3", "8D9117765449:850:4"
"8D76576C5355:850:0", "8D76576C5355:850:1", "8D76576C5355:850:2", "8D76576C5355:850:3", "8D76576C5355:850:4"
],
"gc3355-autotune" : true,
"pools" : [
{
"url" : "stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7777",
"user" : "brandonb01.1",
"pass" : "x"
},
{
"url" : "stratum+tcp://doge.ghash.io:3333",
"user" : "user",
"pass" : "x"
}
],
"freq" : "850",
"debug" : true,
"log" : "log.txt"
}

With this as your start.bat inside it

Code:
minerd-gc3355.exe -c config.json
pause


Got it working!!!

How do I specify which device to use? I would like to point one gridseed to one pool, and the other gridseed elsewhere
member
Activity: 86
Merit: 10
I am sorry, but I don't understand why it is not working.

Maybe someone could chip in.

I am officially lost withit. It's like they just dont want to work.


They work with cgminer 3.7.2 (mostly)

Thanks for trying to help!

Working with CGMiner? Well I think that means you have to uninstall the WinUSB com ports you installed with Zadig? Because thats the configuration thats needed for CGMiner to work. For CPUMiner you just need to install the Virtual COM port driver. So if its working with CGMiner its not going to work with CPUMiner until you do that. That is my experience, at least.
sr. member
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aChingCoinDev does it work if you bypass the config file and run a minimal .bat file? e.g.

Code:
minerd-gc3355 --freq=850 --gc3355-detect --url=stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7777 --userpass=brandonb01.1:x

pause

It statts up, gets work, but then does not do anything:

Code:
cpuminer-gc3355 (v1.0d) - Started: [2014-05-22 20:32:07]
================================================================================
 (2s) | 0.00/0.00 MH/s | A: 0 R: 0 HW: 0
 Connected to us-east.multipool.us:7777 diff 64 with stratum as user brandonb01.
================================================================================
 GSD 0: 8D9117765449 | 0 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0
 GSD 1: 8D76576C5355 | 0 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0

================================================================================
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] Starting Stratum on stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7
 777
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: GC3355 chip mining thread started, in SINGLE mode
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: Open device \\.\COM3
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: Terminating GC3355 chip mining thread
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: GC3355 chip mining thread started, in SINGLE mode
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: Open device \\.\COM3
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: Terminating GC3355 chip mining thread
 [2014-05-22 20:32:08] Stratum detected new block
 [2014-05-22 20:32:08] New Job_id: 62e9 Diff: 2048 Work_id: 97084a27
 [2014-05-22 20:32:58] New Job_id: 62ea Diff: 64 Work_id: 97084a27






You have to let it sit for about five minutes the HR will climb. Try it. I see 0 for MHz. HMM.

Nope. After 30 minutes, still no change. Some more "New Job_id", but that is it.

I think you're looking in the wrong place for the cause/solution.
It says it's receiving new blocks. It doesn't matter if the chips aren't hashing. 0.00MHz means DEAD! NUTTIN! NADA!

They are not firing up. When they do, it's almost instant before you start seeing accepts, there are chips firing up and hashing away. That's the only way it works.
Something is not starting the chips up. Perhaps a missing command? Perhaps a bad comm line between machine and controller? Are you using a PC or a controller?
I've seen this happen when the FIFO's get gummed up or the USB chips aren't working correctly and require a reset. Try disabling and re-enabling them.
Unplug and plug them back in then try.
Anyway, make sure your command line is all straight first, then if no joy, check your communications hardware.....
Good luck!


sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
I am sorry, but I don't understand why it is not working.

Maybe someone could chip in.

I am officially lost withit. It's like they just dont want to work.


They work with cgminer 3.7.2 (mostly)

Thanks for trying to help!
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
aChingCoinDev does it work if you bypass the config file and run a minimal .bat file? e.g.

Code:
minerd-gc3355 --freq=850 --gc3355-detect --url=stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7777 --userpass=brandonb01.1:x

pause

It statts up, gets work, but then does not do anything:

Code:
cpuminer-gc3355 (v1.0d) - Started: [2014-05-22 20:32:07]
================================================================================
 (2s) | 0.00/0.00 MH/s | A: 0 R: 0 HW: 0
 Connected to us-east.multipool.us:7777 diff 64 with stratum as user brandonb01.
================================================================================
 GSD 0: 8D9117765449 | 0 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0
 GSD 1: 8D76576C5355 | 0 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0

================================================================================
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] Starting Stratum on stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7
 777
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: GC3355 chip mining thread started, in SINGLE mode
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: Open device \\.\COM3
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: Terminating GC3355 chip mining thread
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: GC3355 chip mining thread started, in SINGLE mode
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: Open device \\.\COM3
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: Terminating GC3355 chip mining thread
 [2014-05-22 20:32:08] Stratum detected new block
 [2014-05-22 20:32:08] New Job_id: 62e9 Diff: 2048 Work_id: 97084a27
 [2014-05-22 20:32:58] New Job_id: 62ea Diff: 64 Work_id: 97084a27






You have to let it sit for about five minutes the HR will climb. Try it. I see 0 for MHz. HMM.

Nope. After 30 minutes, still no change. Some more "New Job_id", but that is it.
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
aChingCoinDev does it work if you bypass the config file and run a minimal .bat file? e.g.

Code:
minerd-gc3355 --freq=850 --gc3355-detect --url=stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7777 --userpass=brandonb01.1:x

pause

It statts up, gets work, but then does not do anything:

Code:
cpuminer-gc3355 (v1.0d) - Started: [2014-05-22 20:32:07]
================================================================================
 (2s) | 0.00/0.00 MH/s | A: 0 R: 0 HW: 0
 Connected to us-east.multipool.us:7777 diff 64 with stratum as user brandonb01.
================================================================================
 GSD 0: 8D9117765449 | 0 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0
 GSD 1: 8D76576C5355 | 0 MHz | 0.0/0.0 KH/s | A: 0 R: 0 H: 0

================================================================================
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] Starting Stratum on stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7
 777
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: GC3355 chip mining thread started, in SINGLE mode
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: Open device \\.\COM3
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 0: Terminating GC3355 chip mining thread
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: GC3355 chip mining thread started, in SINGLE mode
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: Open device \\.\COM3
 [2014-05-22 20:32:07] 1: Terminating GC3355 chip mining thread
 [2014-05-22 20:32:08] Stratum detected new block
 [2014-05-22 20:32:08] New Job_id: 62e9 Diff: 2048 Work_id: 97084a27
 [2014-05-22 20:32:58] New Job_id: 62ea Diff: 64 Work_id: 97084a27





hero member
Activity: 910
Merit: 501
New issue with one of my Blades. Every so often, I'll get one of the Blades having a "USB failure". Of course, using CGMiner, this kills the program and then ALL the Blades stop mining.  Sad

I've tried using a different USB cable and I've tried a different power source. Nothing changes. When its mining, its awesome. Fast. I was running everything at 838Mhz, but I've gone back down to 800 to see of that was the problem. Nope, every time, eventually, there will be a USB failure and CGMiner has to shut down.

Search for FIFO Buffers in this thread.
Your solution may be there.
Good luck!

Thanks Wolfey, I'll check it out right now!
member
Activity: 86
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aChingCoinDev does it work if you bypass the config file and run a minimal .bat file? e.g.

Code:
minerd-gc3355 --freq=850 --gc3355-detect --url=stratum+tcp://us-east.multipool.us:7777 --userpass=brandonb01.1:x

pause
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