Topic: Linux mining distro for the Raspberry PI - MinePeon - page 9. (Read 685133 times)

Sounds like a lot of work, but the end result also sounds nice.

Thanks for your answer Neil.

We just have to wait and see who gets the first batch of "Free" boards.

Raspbian would obviously only work on Raspberry Pi...

why don't you just use Raspian?  You could then easily support updates not only for your own packages via apt (you could even script/chron this for auto updates) but also for the core supportive packages as well

no need to reinvent the wheel

What I have been working so hard on for the past few months is I am rebuilding everything from scratch.  That means that Arch Linux will be gone and replaced with a full embedded os.  This will allow lots of things, simply updates, improve security, allow ASIUC manufacturers to use it etc....

It will allso allow;-

make x86

And that will spit out a x86 image ready to be used on the Galileo .

Neil

Thats a good question +1

Hi MineForeman

Will you be able to do anything with the new "Intel Galileo"?

Has any one been able to install minepeon on the beaglebone black. I tried and it just doesnt boot up.

git checkout bin/scripts/FactoryReset.sh
git checkout  bin/bitstreams/README

Then

git pull

Neil

Ooo. I'll have to look at that again, then. I like BFGMiner better than CG. I seem to get a TON of stales/dupes under CG.

As for my router, I have a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite. If you haven't looked into them, they're BEASTS! Cisco professional-class performance for under $100, and they have independent reviews to back them up. All 3 ports are 10/100/1000, and the thing moves data like a champ. I had to upgrade when my existing ddWRT router couldn't keep up with my new internet provider.

The only downside is that you have to get your own WAP because the ER-Lite does not have integrated wireless, but Ubiquiti makes some of the best WAPs you could ask for, like the Picostation M2.

I'll never use a home-grade router again.

Confirmed: I've had an R-Box running for days at a time on 4.3 (on a 703n router) without a single hang or SICK/DEAD notice.

BFGMiner 4.3.0 should have addressed all the R-BOX hangs.

Hmm.... I wonder what I did wrong with the latest build... did you test it with that?

It is hard building for hardware I don't own but I usually get it right .

Neil

One would think, but after building the latest version of CGMiner on my Peon, it still refused to recognize the R-Box. The custom-built CGMiner package I listed above works fantastically, and has been stable as a rock.

Doesn't mainline cgminer have support for the r-box?

Nope. The R-BOX is not stable at all with BFGMiner 4.2.0. I keep getting the SICK/DEAD problem everyone else is having. It works for a while and then just croaks.

I found a fix of a custom compiled CGMiner with the correct drivers on the MinePeon forum posted by Rogman, and changed over to that. It has been pretty stable, except the Pi periodically locks up, but I don't know if that's the software, miner, or just a flaky RPi.

I'm using the custom CGMiner from THIS DOWNLOAD.
The file includes a README.TXT, but here's the basic idea...

You SFTP into the Peon and drop the cgminer-rbox file in the /opt/minepeon/bin/ directory and then replace the settings.php file in /opt/minepeon/http with the one from the same site and it'll add a few more buttons for R-Box presets.
http://minepeon.com/forums/download/file.php?id=318


If you don't want to update the settings.php file, just use the following in your settings box...

Then I created a cron job that reboots the Peon at 1am, daily. I've been stable for several days like this. The quick reboot keeps everything smooth.

I'm not fussing about anything at this point, and the hashing seems pretty solid. I look forward to getting a few more R-BOXes as soon as my budget allows.

Awww. I'm sorry for your loss, Neil. I hate it when the Magic Blue Smoke(tm) escapes. Nothing works right when it gets out into the world.

Can you try a pull now, I think I have it sorted with new miner versions.

Neil

So I followed these instructions but my rock miner won't start.  What do you have in the settings page?

Ok, I started with a fresh copy of Minepeon 0.2.4.6 and did a Update of Minepeon...


Now, I can't go forward or backward... What can I do?

They are on the test bed right now, I had a bit of an issue when I plugged my SD card reader in and *poof* a pile of blue smoke came out .

I will post back when I push.

Neil