IMPORTANT EDIT:we are working on a new theory that involves the old firmware causing problems on the forth slot of the back plane, please do not plug anything into the fourth slot until you receive the new firmware, thank you.
End of Day Update
I have worked very hard all day to answer emails and take care of most issues going on now
I am going to call it a day and pick it back up in the morning but here is an update:
I have brought on board another very talented and brilliant consultant to help work out this problem
TheSeven and Luke-JR have been working on developing the new firmware and troubleshooting the hardware all day and they are making a lot of progress. The most current estimate on completion of the firmware is another 10-20 man hours - so give or take another day or two.
It is very likely that once this new firmware is loaded CGMINER will just start working for you.
As far as hardware production and shipment goes we are in a very good place
I have enough parts to fulfill all current orders and our new production facility is ready to go
for more information on where all future ModMiner Quads will be assembled you can visit this web page:
http://www.screamingcircuits.com/Home/AboutTRICONE MINING COMPATIBILITY:Thanks to Luke-JR we are incorporating the necessary protocol in the new firmware to make the MMQ compatible with the Tricone Mining Bitstream for those customers who wish to use it, and gain the speed increases that come with it.
I encourage all current customers who are interested in seeing the development of this project or if you just want to ask me a question in real time drop by #BTCFPGA on the Freenode IRC Network, we use this channel for development / team work to fix this bug
On another Note stcupp is no longer with BTCFPGA, his personal life became too demanding and he could not keep up with his end of the business so I bought him out and he will be shipping all the hardware he currently has directly to me, once I receive his hardware I will distribute back planes and Spartan-6 cards to those who need them. Those who ordered first will receive top priority and I will ship them all for free via USPS Priority Mail in a timely fashion
Fourth Slot Issue:
It seems to be the general consensus that ModMiner Quad users can only mine on the first three slots, this should be fixed with the firmware update that is coming in the next couple of days but if it discovered that there is some hardware issue with the fourth slot instead of making you wait to get the newly designed and fabricated back planes I will ship you a free back plane from the stock I am getting from stcupp - this way you can get all your Spartan-6 Cards up and mining at their full capacity a lot sooner.
Expect more updates in the morning, good night and thank you.
Tom