Topic: OFFICIAL CGMINER mining software thread for linux/win/osx/mips/arm/r-pi 4.11.0 - page 398. (Read 5806015 times)
March 10, 2013, 01:54:27 PM
Be wary of FUD
March 10, 2013, 09:31:53 AM
It is a serial device. Windows is supposed to automatically install it from Windows Update when you plug it in - why that didn't work for you, I don't know.
seems Im not the only one it doesnt install automatically for but anyway..
youre right it is a serial device. actually I had deleted that post once I read further but you replied to it before I deleted it.
as I mentioned the zadig driver can be installed along side the FTDI driver so I cant see the problem using it.
March 10, 2013, 09:19:19 AM
Note that doing this will break all applications using the standard driver...
BFL doesn't have a special driver, it uses the standard FTDI driver installed automatically when you plug it in.
actually the FTDI drivers isnt a "standard" usb driver, which is why it needs to be installed for many, if not most windows users.
from their driver page (the one BFL links to): http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
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Virtual COM port (VCP) drivers cause the USB device to appear as an additional COM port available to the PC. Application software can access the USB device in the same way as it would access a standard COM port.
if anything, seems that driver would break stuff, as it treats the that specific usb chip as serial device, not usb device. if anything else used that chip in a standard usb way, it would break.
March 10, 2013, 08:35:44 AM
Quote from: 'Luke-Jr'
BFL doesn't have a special driver, it uses the standard FTDI driver installed automatically when you plug it in.
I dont remember it installing automatically, I needed to goto bfls driver page and follow the link for that driver. at least for my xp machine that the singles hanging off of.
I can confirm for Windows7, I had to install drivers for BFL as well.
March 10, 2013, 07:48:15 AM
you need to install the windows USB drivers. read the FPGA-Readme.txt included in the cgminer folder.
driver is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
when you grab the driver, note that XP uses a different driver than vista/7.
Note that doing this will break all applications using the standard driver...driver is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
when you grab the driver, note that XP uses a different driver than vista/7.
IIRC that driver was specific for the usb controller chip in BFL singles. which nothing else I have uses, and I sure have my share of usb crap.
so, who cares?
PS as always, feel free to correct me if Im wrong.
I dont remember it installing automatically, I needed to goto bfls driver page and follow the link for that driver. at least for my xp machine that the singles hanging off of.
March 10, 2013, 07:33:19 AM
When I go above version 2.10.5 with my singles I just get the following. Both the newer versions seem to do it, never had any issues upgrading before.
you need to install the windows USB drivers. read the FPGA-Readme.txt included in the cgminer folder.
driver is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
when you grab the driver, note that XP uses a different driver than vista/7.
March 10, 2013, 07:28:02 AM
When I go above version 2.10.5 with my singles I just get the following. Both the newer versions seem to do it, never had any issues upgrading before.
you need to install the windows USB drivers. read the FPGA-Readme.txt included in the cgminer folder.
driver is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
when you grab the driver, note that XP uses a different driver than vista/7.
IIRC that driver was specific for the usb controller chip in BFL singles. which nothing else I have uses, and I sure have my share of usb crap.
so, who cares?
PS as always, feel free to correct me if Im wrong.
March 10, 2013, 07:24:44 AM
When I go above version 2.10.5 with my singles I just get the following. Both the newer versions seem to do it, never had any issues upgrading before.
you need to install the windows USB drivers. read the FPGA-Readme.txt included in the cgminer folder.
driver is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
when you grab the driver, note that XP uses a different driver than vista/7.
IIRC that original standard driver was specific for the usb controller chip in BFL singles. which nothing else I have uses, and I sure have my share of usb crap (of course other stuff I dont have may use it).
also, the new driver can be installed along side of the chip specific driver. it doesnt need to replace it.
so, who cares?
PS as always, feel free to correct me if Im wrong.
March 10, 2013, 06:54:38 AM
When I go above version 2.10.5 with my singles I just get the following. Both the newer versions seem to do it, never had any issues upgrading before.
you need to install the windows USB drivers. read the FPGA-Readme.txt included in the cgminer folder.
driver is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
when you grab the driver, note that XP uses a different driver than vista/7.
March 10, 2013, 05:53:31 AM
What are rules of switching back from Stratum to Getwork? More and more users report me that their miners fall back to getwork and don't go back to Stratum (X-Stratum is included, of course). This probably happen during/after pool restart (users reported that after I made last pool release with vardiff code), when Stratum pool is down for ~3 seconds. Not sure about all cgminer versions affected, but some users are using 2.10.5.
If they specify the stratum protocol as stratum+tcp:// it will continue to try to connect to stratum indefinitely. The problem is many people don't specify that or even specify http:// and cgminer does its best to guess what it should be. March 10, 2013, 04:41:43 AM
What are rules of switching back from Stratum to Getwork? More and more users report me that their miners fall back to getwork and don't go back to Stratum (X-Stratum is included, of course). This probably happen during/after pool restart (users reported that after I made last pool release with vardiff code), when Stratum pool is down for ~3 seconds. Not sure about all cgminer versions affected, but some users are using 2.10.5.
2.11.2 has changes the pool connection handling quite a bit.Tell them to try 2.11.2
March 10, 2013, 04:33:32 AM
What are rules of switching back from Stratum to Getwork? More and more users report me that their miners fall back to getwork and don't go back to Stratum (X-Stratum is included, of course). This probably happen during/after pool restart (users reported that after I made last pool release with vardiff code), when Stratum pool is down for ~3 seconds. Not sure about all cgminer versions affected, but some users are using 2.10.5.
March 10, 2013, 03:59:27 AM
hi,
i look at my log for cgminer 2.11.0 ( win7 x64 ; GPU drv - 12.6 ; SDK 2.8 )
and i see something strange :
should I be worried about this messages?
Yes. What pool and protocol? Some pools have been really struggling of late so it's the likely culprit.i look at my log for cgminer 2.11.0 ( win7 x64 ; GPU drv - 12.6 ; SDK 2.8 )
and i see something strange :
Code:
[2013-03-07 11:50:19] Rejected 51eafd38 Diff 3/1 GPU 1 pool 0 ((-2, u'Duplicate share', Non
.....
pool : http://btcoxygen.com
protocol : Stratum Server: BTCOxygen.com:3333 (Stratum)
March 10, 2013, 03:38:30 AM
When I go above version 2.10.5 with my singles I just get the following. Both the newer versions seem to do it, never had any issues upgrading before.
you need to install the windows USB drivers. read the FPGA-Readme.txt included in the cgminer folder.
driver is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
when you grab the driver, note that XP uses a different driver than vista/7.
As the message on his screen says
Item 3 here also:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1603027
March 10, 2013, 03:20:58 AM
When I go above version 2.10.5 with my singles I just get the following. Both the newer versions seem to do it, never had any issues upgrading before.
you need to install the windows USB drivers. read the FPGA-Readme.txt included in the cgminer folder.
driver is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
when you grab the driver, note that XP uses a different driver than vista/7.
March 10, 2013, 03:02:17 AM
When I go above version 2.10.5 with my singles I just get the following. Both the newer versions seem to do it, never had any issues upgrading before.
March 09, 2013, 11:53:22 PM
new version works great, thank you.
March 09, 2013, 05:33:51 PM
CGminer now crashes every time i start it, witrh 2.11.2 
The 2 usual reasons for this are: Mixed versions of different driver files installed, and virus software interfering.Tested on a machine with no AV, so its gota to be driver issues... any i idea on how I can debug?
March 09, 2013, 05:05:37 PM
CGminer now crashes every time i start it, witrh 2.11.2
The 2 usual reasons for this are: Mixed versions of different driver files installed, and virus software interfering. March 09, 2013, 04:59:00 PM
CGminer now crashes every time i start it, witrh 2.11.2
Let me guess.Windows 8?
Win7
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