How to Install, Use, and Overclock an AntMiner U1 Bitcoin ASIC Miner in Windows

bitgoldencoin

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Quote from: bitgoldencoin on May 20, 2014, 01:33:08 PM

Hi Guys, I am very new to this so please be patient with me.

This antminer USB things... can I just plug into any old computer and start mining. Would I be able to use it on a lap top without compromising the laptop use by date

Also, would I be able to use an antminer U1 to mine any altcoin?

bitgoldencoin

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Hi Guys, I am very new to this so please be patient with me.

This antminer USB things... can I just plug into any old computer and start mining. Would I be able to use it on a lap top without compromising the laptop use by date

PaintShopPro6

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Quote from: Atomar on February 01, 2014, 12:37:46 AM

Is it possible in bfgminer to do the "--set-device antminer.freq=4C01 " just for ONE U1 when I have 2 at the same USB hub ??
Reason is: I have 1 of 2 modified with the resistore change. So I would like to Change the Settings just for 1 of them and let the other run @2Gh/s.

I believe this is possible with CGMiner -- I haven't done it, but I came across instructions in some documentation (seems like it was on the open source readme file?).

I can't find the settings for this in BFGMiner. I'll ask my partner to see if he knows.

CGMiner can be very painful though (with U1's) -- I sure hope there is a way to do this with BFGminer. Please report back if you figure it out.

Atomar

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Is it possible in bfgminer to do the "--set-device antminer.freq=4C01 " just for ONE U1 when I have 2 at the same USB hub ??
Reason is: I have 1 of 2 modified with the resistore change. So I would like to Change the Settings just for 1 of them and let the other run @2Gh/s.

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Quote from: 0rku5 on January 30, 2014, 12:41:57 AM

Quote from: dmpotter on January 29, 2014, 07:47:53 PM

I use them on windows 8.1 pro, you may want to open your device manager, find the comm ports and delete them (make sure to view hidden).

Thanks dmpotter,

I deactivated the COM ports and it works Cheesy

Ahh, very interesting. Haven't seen this step. I wonder if this will solve some Win 7 64bit issues. A lot these problems stem from people switching from CGMiner to BFGminer, but skipping the step of reinstalling the CP210 driver. I wonder if, perhaps, reinstalling the CP210 driver is working for some by resetting the com ports during re-installation.

0rku5

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Quote from: dmpotter on January 29, 2014, 07:47:53 PM

I use them on windows 8.1 pro, you may want to open your device manager, find the comm ports and delete them (make sure to view hidden).

Thanks dmpotter,

I deactivated the COM ports and it works Cheesy

http://s13.postimg.org/svsqowyfr/Com_Ports.jpg

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Quote from: 0rku5 on January 29, 2014, 06:18:42 PM

Hi,

bought today my first BitCoin Antminer. So I am totally a newbie to this and already did run into problems.

Did anybody test this on W8 64bit?

I installed the drivers however, it doesn't see the AntMiner; I get this:

I followed the steps and it seems fine.

I'm running a HP Workstation XW6200 with Windows 8 (not 8.1) 64bit.

I've got a Ubuntu laptop as well, just have to look into how to make this run on Linux, haven't found anything yet.

Thanks for any help.

I use them on windows 8.1 pro, you may want to open your device manager, find the comm ports and delete them (make sure to view hidden).

0rku5

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Hi,

bought today my first BitCoin Antminer. So I am totally a newbie to this and already did run into problems.

Did anybody test this on W8 64bit?

I installed the drivers however, it doesn't see the AntMiner; I get this:
http://s27.postimg.org/sg7rfsow3/CGMiner.jpg

I followed the steps and it seems fine.

I'm running a HP Workstation XW6200 with Windows 8 (not 8.1) 64bit.

I've got a Ubuntu laptop as well, just have to look into how to make this run on Linux, haven't found anything yet.

Thanks for any help.

dizzydevil591

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I had the same problems a lot are having here and here was the solution I found that works so you can use antminers with bfgminer

just use the following command line...

\bfgminer.exe -S antminer:all --set-device antminer.freq=0781 -o POOL ADDRESS -u WORKERNAME -p WORKER PASSWORD

-S antminer:all --set-device antminer.freq=0781

is what allows bfgminer to see the antminers.

I have not tried overclocking but I assume you would change the 0781 to whatever your overclocking to.

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Quote from: redrage on January 19, 2014, 10:21:37 AM

Quote from: dmpotter on January 19, 2014, 02:11:44 AM

Why not just use bfgminer 3.10.0 supports ANTMiner.

Does it support Overclocking as well? Thanks!

Yes, you can overclock by using the command "--set-device antminer:clock=x0781" where you set the hex value accordingly (x0781 = 1.6 GH/s, x0881 = 18 GH/s, x0881 = 2.0 GH/s, etc..). The guide from PaintShopPro6 explains in greater detail if needed.

PaintShopPro6

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OP here. Just wanted to let everybody that I have been keeping my tutorial up to date on my website. http://www.rubicite.com/Tutorials/AntminerU1Tutorial.aspx

Your life will be a lot easier if you use BFGminer. It wasn't available when I wrote the original tutorial.

If you have any questions, let me know.

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Quote from: BitcoinNational on January 19, 2014, 10:26:38 AM

reserved

lost weekend trying to setup\ will come back when have more freetime

AntMiner U1 in Windows7 = nightmare

I got them running in win7 with cgminer (the antminer edition listed in the antminer pdf) overclocked at 2gh with some hw errors (about 1.5%) using zadig drivers, have to start cgminer with the proper .bat or cmd and just one miner plugged in, then plug each miner in. also have to use zadig for each port after you put in an ant for the 1st time in a given port.

Also on bfgminer 3.10.0 but when I added all my pools to the conf (17 pools for btc, alts etc) bfgminer crashed (but had no hardware errors at 2gh) So I am working on editing the conf down to just the pools I will need (can always copy paste the others in and remove some etc if I need to) on bfgminer the silab drivers worked.

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lost weekend trying to setup\ will come back when have more freetime

AntMiner U1 in Windows7 = nightmare

--update--
can install and run Ant u1 on another Windows7 PC
so issues likely to be with PC hardware (although it is a brand new PC)

did any one say life of a miner is easy Huh

redrage

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Quote from: dmpotter on January 19, 2014, 02:11:44 AM

Why not just use bfgminer 3.10.0 supports ANTMiner.

Does it support Overclocking as well? Thanks!

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Quote from: nyymor on January 15, 2014, 09:07:55 AM

Is it still profitable to buy bunch of these vs mining scrypt coins?

I wondered the same. Is it more sensible to spend this money on GPUs to mine scrypts?

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Quote from: styleruk on January 18, 2014, 04:49:20 PM

Ohhhhhhh! I just cannot get an antminer working with cgminer on windows 7. I have re-installed the drivers so many times now...rebooted and tried different USB slots and hubs...No luck whatsoever.
Strange, I can get BitMinter to see it and run at 1.6gh (although with at least 10% errors), but can't get cgminer to find it at all, it's although the ant ain't there! :-(
I shall continue to abuse it with the beta java BitMinter client until someone comes up with a something I have yet to try. I'm guessing it's early days yet.
Anyone have anything to suggest that worked for them, let me know please?
This is what I'm running

CP210x_VCP_Windows

zadig install WinUSB (v6.1.7600.16385) (when I do this step, BitMinter can't see it any more, to get BitMinter to work again I install the CP210x driver and voila, there it is....but not on cgminer at any time)

C:\cgminer\new\cgminer-run\cgminer.exe --bmsc-options 115200:20 -o stratum+tcp://mint.bitminter.com:3333 -u xxxxxx.xxxxxx -p xxxxxxx --bmsc-freq 0781

I really want to get it running on cgminer so I can play with cooling and oc-ing it.

Si

Why not just use bfgminer 3.10.0 supports ANTMiner.

styleruk

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Ohhhhhhh! I just cannot get an antminer working with cgminer on windows 7. I have re-installed the drivers so many times now...rebooted and tried different USB slots and hubs...No luck whatsoever.
Strange, I can get BitMinter to see it and run at 1.6gh (although with at least 10% errors), but can't get cgminer to find it at all, it's although the ant ain't there! :-(
I shall continue to abuse it with the beta java BitMinter client until someone comes up with a something I have yet to try. I'm guessing it's early days yet.
Anyone have anything to suggest that worked for them, let me know please?
This is what I'm running

CP210x_VCP_Windows

zadig install WinUSB (v6.1.7600.16385) (when I do this step, BitMinter can't see it any more, to get BitMinter to work again I install the CP210x driver and voila, there it is....but not on cgminer at any time)

C:\cgminer\new\cgminer-run\cgminer.exe --bmsc-options 115200:20 -o stratum+tcp://mint.bitminter.com:3333 -u xxxxxx.xxxxxx -p xxxxxxx --bmsc-freq 0781

I really want to get it running on cgminer so I can play with cooling and oc-ing it.

Si

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Quote from: Rh3nium on January 15, 2014, 02:26:01 AM

That's odd, but I know I have had something similar with a Fury stick, it doesn't show up, but is still recognized by e.g. Bfgminer.
Try to download USBDview:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html

It shows all devices, even "hidden" ones and if active or not, etc. You can easily delete drivers there. Might help to restart the install process.

I will check it out, but interestingly enough, I installed a VirtualBox VM running Windows 8 on this machine and then attached the two U1's to the VM's USB and now both of them work in the VM. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the Intel USB drivers for my Asus Maximus VI Hero motherboard.

EDIT:
Turns out that they are now working on my machine without running them in the VM. I uninstalled the drivers for the USB 3.0 controller on my motherboard and the cgminer version on the antminer github picks them up now. Of course, this means now my USB 3.0 ports don't work on my motherboard, so hopefully the cgminer/bfgminer devs will add support for multiple USB controllers in the future.

nyymor

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Is it still profitable to buy bunch of these vs mining scrypt coins?

[fakker]

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so, can you have multiple U1's easily? Like blockerupter/bitfury it's just add COM ports and it works?

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