It was none of those, it was the 10 port hub.
But, I believe you were right. I put in one stick at a time while the miner was running, and they appeared until I got to stick #5. Then I got the error. So I stuck the rest in the USB ports on my box, with a fan on them.
Not sure why someone would sell me a setup like that if it did not work as intended.
Thanks for your reply..
Darcie.
Topic: Help with USB 7 Block eruptor setup and cgminer (Read 597 times)
the exact 7 port hub please.. most likely it is underpowered.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182057 5volt at 2 amp = 3 sticks max
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182174 same
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182212 same
i can not find one that runs more then 3 or 4 sticks.
I suggest you get a better hub. I will find the hub thread
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/which-usb-hub-to-use-with-block-erupters-nanofury-nf1-bpmc-red-fury-ant-u1-253749 read this hub thread/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182057 5volt at 2 amp = 3 sticks max
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182174 same
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182212 same
i can not find one that runs more then 3 or 4 sticks.
I suggest you get a better hub. I will find the hub thread
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/which-usb-hub-to-use-with-block-erupters-nanofury-nf1-bpmc-red-fury-ant-u1-253749 read this hub thread/
The cgminer thread is 685 pages long. While I tried to search through it, the search feature limitations and the sheer size of the thread made it impossible.
I have a 10 port Rosewill USB hub and 7 block eruptors in it.
I successfully changed the driver to WinUSB drivers using zadig and I was also able to start cgminer. I created a .bat file, which did not ( and still does not) work. It just opens up quick, and closes, almost imperceptibly. I must have the command line wrong, but I was pretty sure I had it right.
If I open up cgminer.exe, I can manually enter the pool and user information, and the miner starts running.
Looking at cgminer, I noticed I was running close to 333 MHS, which is what I would expect from 1 block eruptor, not 7. Pool also confirmed 333mhs. I also noticed that when work is accepted, it is always from AMU 0. Is that the ID of the hub or am I missing 6 eruptors? I hot swapped one block eruptor to an open port on the hub, and after a few error messages, the AMU changed to AMU 1.
Then I started trying different ports, and well, just messed it all up.
Now I get:
"USB init, open device failed, err -12, you need to install a win USB driver for AMU device 5:5"
"icarus detect <5:5> failed to initialise"
"No devices detected"
I keep reading the README.txt, but it's just not sinking in.
The silabs driver kept reinstalling itself upon reboot. And I kept changing it to WINUSB, but it's winning the battle. I think I got rid of the bad driver, but what now?
My question is, how do I get all 7 to work? I'm sure there's a thread devoted to this already, just need to be pointed in the right direction. (Also, my device manager is only "seeing" 6 devices. They all have lights lit on them, not sure what's going on there either.)
I can probably get the one to work again but what's the point of that.
Thanks
Darcie
I'm using version 3.8.3 cgminer, let me know if you need more specs.
I have a 10 port Rosewill USB hub and 7 block eruptors in it.
I successfully changed the driver to WinUSB drivers using zadig and I was also able to start cgminer. I created a .bat file, which did not ( and still does not) work. It just opens up quick, and closes, almost imperceptibly. I must have the command line wrong, but I was pretty sure I had it right.
If I open up cgminer.exe, I can manually enter the pool and user information, and the miner starts running.
Looking at cgminer, I noticed I was running close to 333 MHS, which is what I would expect from 1 block eruptor, not 7. Pool also confirmed 333mhs. I also noticed that when work is accepted, it is always from AMU 0. Is that the ID of the hub or am I missing 6 eruptors? I hot swapped one block eruptor to an open port on the hub, and after a few error messages, the AMU changed to AMU 1.
Then I started trying different ports, and well, just messed it all up.
Now I get:
"USB init, open device failed, err -12, you need to install a win USB driver for AMU device 5:5"
"icarus detect <5:5> failed to initialise
"No devices detected"
I keep reading the README.txt, but it's just not sinking in.
The silabs driver kept reinstalling itself upon reboot. And I kept changing it to WINUSB, but it's winning the battle. I think I got rid of the bad driver, but what now?
My question is, how do I get all 7 to work? I'm sure there's a thread devoted to this already, just need to be pointed in the right direction. (Also, my device manager is only "seeing" 6 devices. They all have lights lit on them, not sure what's going on there either.)
I can probably get the one to work again but what's the point of that.
Thanks
Darcie
I'm using version 3.8.3 cgminer, let me know if you need more specs.
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