Well, at least I'm hashing more than the entire BTC network in early 2011. 
Thanks again for all the help!
Topic: OFFICIAL CGMINER mining software thread for linux/win/osx/mips/arm/r-pi 4.11.0 - page 53. (Read 5805508 times)
February 24, 2015, 02:26:47 AM
Happy to report that I plugged in my nanofury usb stick, zadig'd it, and cgminer picked it right up on the fly. Fear my massive hash! Well, at least I'm hashing more than the entire BTC network in early 2011.
Thanks again for all the help!
Well, at least I'm hashing more than the entire BTC network in early 2011. Thanks again for all the help!
February 23, 2015, 06:42:32 PM
Hi,
do you know why I can't get the pools passwords via API? I use this command: {"command":"summary+devs+pools"} on an Antminer S1 (cgminer 4.3.2a). There is almost everything but the pools passwords.
Any idea?
It's like that on purpose.do you know why I can't get the pools passwords via API? I use this command: {"command":"summary+devs+pools"} on an Antminer S1 (cgminer 4.3.2a). There is almost everything but the pools passwords.
Any idea?
Is there any way to get them via API? A special option may be?
It is a password.
If the pool doesn't require a password, then it doesn't matter.
If the pool does require a password then you should know what it is
You can also login to the S1 to find it.
February 23, 2015, 06:40:40 PM
...
Got it working! I opened TCP port 3333 to outgoing traffic on my firewall and using cgminer 4.9.0 I am now successfully mining on ckpool! Thank you so much for all the help everyone!
So it appears there is a bug with 4.9.1 that it is not recognizing the U3, something to look at for the next build I suppose?
Please be aware that the troll replying to you in the hostile fork of cgminer thread has provided you with false information.Got it working! I opened TCP port 3333 to outgoing traffic on my firewall and using cgminer 4.9.0 I am now successfully mining on ckpool! Thank you so much for all the help everyone!
So it appears there is a bug with 4.9.1 that it is not recognizing the U3, something to look at for the next build I suppose?
The cgminer option to suggest pool difficulty is based on the suggestion from the main designer of stratum, slush, to use the option "--suggest-diff"
As per here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1543341
Also copied in the forum stratum documentation thread here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6078255
The hostile fork did it differently, and when I pointed that out, it was ignored and not corrected:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6079177
One of the reasons why it is called a hostile fork, is that when he forked cgminer, the first thing he did was remove ckolivas donation address and replace it with his own donation address.
Ever since then he has copied much of the code changes we have done in cgminer, but as far as I know hasn't passed any meaningful donations on he has received
https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer/commit/b9df56511c7bd1a2e1f075e9c184c1a4b0f1ba20
Then of course there's the post about how he claimed all sorts of cgminer code as his own, but I've proven otherwise:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.1467026
And last but not least, the many years of him arguing that cgminer was a fork of his hostile fork and his wasn't the fork ... and yet his own git commits he called his fork ... a fork ... even in the first commit above (repeated here)
https://github.com/luke-jr/bfgminer/commit/b9df56511c7bd1a2e1f075e9c184c1a4b0f1ba20
February 23, 2015, 06:20:36 PM
Hi,
do you know why I can't get the pools passwords via API? I use this command: {"command":"summary+devs+pools"} on an Antminer S1 (cgminer 4.3.2a). There is almost everything but the pools passwords.
Any idea?
It's like that on purpose.do you know why I can't get the pools passwords via API? I use this command: {"command":"summary+devs+pools"} on an Antminer S1 (cgminer 4.3.2a). There is almost everything but the pools passwords.
Any idea?
Is there any way to get them via API? A special option may be?
February 23, 2015, 05:44:29 PM
Hi,
do you know why I can't get the pools passwords via API? I use this command: {"command":"summary+devs+pools"} on an Antminer S1 (cgminer 4.3.2a). There is almost everything but the pools passwords.
Any idea?
It's like that on purpose. do you know why I can't get the pools passwords via API? I use this command: {"command":"summary+devs+pools"} on an Antminer S1 (cgminer 4.3.2a). There is almost everything but the pools passwords.
Any idea?
February 23, 2015, 05:09:11 PM
Hi,
do you know why I can't get the pools passwords via API? I use this command: {"command":"summary+devs+pools"} on an Antminer S1 (cgminer 4.3.2a). There is almost everything but the pools passwords.
Any idea?
do you know why I can't get the pools passwords via API? I use this command: {"command":"summary+devs+pools"} on an Antminer S1 (cgminer 4.3.2a). There is almost everything but the pools passwords.
Any idea?
February 22, 2015, 09:19:38 PM
new here.
I just got an U3 a few days ago, and what I have found is trying to run 4.9.1 it will not find any of the miners. U2 or U3.
but drop back to 4.9.0 and it finds all the U2s and U3. and only once in a while when starting up does it think one of the U2s is a U3.
also having it run with the 4.9.0 and then trying to upgrade to 4.9.1 it "kills the drivers" to put it one way. have to install the drivers again then unplug and plug or power off the hubs to get them back.
so to the person that is having problems try 4.9.0 and see if it works.
because as of right now I can't run 4.9.1 on windows 7 64bit....
Thank you for sharing your experience, I will d/l 4.9.0 and see if I have any luck there.
FWIW, I d/l the cgminer version from Bitmain and it gave me the same results, No Devices Found!
So I tried 4.9.0 and had much more success! There may be some sort of bug with 4.9.1 and the U3.
But now I am at another hurdle. Here's what happens with 4.9.0:
Started cgminer 4.9.1
Probing for an alive pool
Waiting for work to be available from pools.
Then is just quits back to the command line after sitting there a minute. This is exactly how far I got with my Cryptorig Hitchhiker usb stick (Bitfury ASIC, same chip used in red fury, blue fury) which I posted about in the ckpool thread.
Following advice in that thread, I ping'd solo.ckpool.org successfully, however, telnet solo.ckpool.org 3333 resulted in Connection Failed, could not open connection to the host on port 3333. So probably some sort of firewall issue on my end? Any idea what I need to do to successfully connect to port 3333, do I need to open that port on my firewall as well? Seems like once I figure this out I'm home free (with both miners), just have to use 4.9.0 with the U3.
Got it working! I opened TCP port 3333 to outgoing traffic on my firewall and using cgminer 4.9.0 I am now successfully mining on ckpool! Thank you so much for all the help everyone!
So it appears there is a bug with 4.9.1 that it is not recognizing the U3, something to look at for the next build I suppose?
February 22, 2015, 09:04:58 PM
new here.
I just got an U3 a few days ago, and what I have found is trying to run 4.9.1 it will not find any of the miners. U2 or U3.
but drop back to 4.9.0 and it finds all the U2s and U3. and only once in a while when starting up does it think one of the U2s is a U3.
also having it run with the 4.9.0 and then trying to upgrade to 4.9.1 it "kills the drivers" to put it one way. have to install the drivers again then unplug and plug or power off the hubs to get them back.
so to the person that is having problems try 4.9.0 and see if it works.
because as of right now I can't run 4.9.1 on windows 7 64bit....
Thank you for sharing your experience, I will d/l 4.9.0 and see if I have any luck there.
FWIW, I d/l the cgminer version from Bitmain and it gave me the same results, No Devices Found!
So I tried 4.9.0 and had much more success! There may be some sort of bug with 4.9.1 and the U3.
But now I am at another hurdle. Here's what happens with 4.9.0:
Started cgminer 4.9.1
Probing for an alive pool
Waiting for work to be available from pools.
Then is just quits back to the command line after sitting there a minute. This is exactly how far I got with my Cryptorig Hitchhiker usb stick (Bitfury ASIC, same chip used in red fury, blue fury) which I posted about in the ckpool thread.
Following advice in that thread, I ping'd solo.ckpool.org successfully, however, telnet solo.ckpool.org 3333 resulted in Connection Failed, could not open connection to the host on port 3333. So probably some sort of firewall issue on my end? Any idea what I need to do to successfully connect to port 3333, do I need to open that port on my firewall as well? Seems like once I figure this out I'm home free (with both miners), just have to use 4.9.0 with the U3.
from the solo page it shows
cgminer -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u 1PKN98VN2z5gwSGZvGKS2bj8aADZBkyhkZ.0 -p x
note that there is a ":" without the "s, so if you copy all of the above and replace the btc address with your btc wallet address it should work maybe, all the servers that use stratum+tcp have the above format of server:port
and in your post you don't show any : between the server and port.... and the above -u with is the btc address.worker note the "." without the "s again.
to restate the above format is vary much standard format ...
February 22, 2015, 07:16:39 PM
new here.
I just got an U3 a few days ago, and what I have found is trying to run 4.9.1 it will not find any of the miners. U2 or U3.
but drop back to 4.9.0 and it finds all the U2s and U3. and only once in a while when starting up does it think one of the U2s is a U3.
also having it run with the 4.9.0 and then trying to upgrade to 4.9.1 it "kills the drivers" to put it one way. have to install the drivers again then unplug and plug or power off the hubs to get them back.
so to the person that is having problems try 4.9.0 and see if it works.
because as of right now I can't run 4.9.1 on windows 7 64bit....
Thank you for sharing your experience, I will d/l 4.9.0 and see if I have any luck there.
FWIW, I d/l the cgminer version from Bitmain and it gave me the same results, No Devices Found!
So I tried 4.9.0 and had much more success! There may be some sort of bug with 4.9.1 and the U3.
But now I am at another hurdle. Here's what happens with 4.9.0:
Started cgminer 4.9.1
Probing for an alive pool
Waiting for work to be available from pools.
Then is just quits back to the command line after sitting there a minute. This is exactly how far I got with my Cryptorig Hitchhiker usb stick (Bitfury ASIC, same chip used in red fury, blue fury) which I posted about in the ckpool thread.
Following advice in that thread, I ping'd solo.ckpool.org successfully, however, telnet solo.ckpool.org 3333 resulted in Connection Failed, could not open connection to the host on port 3333. So probably some sort of firewall issue on my end? Any idea what I need to do to successfully connect to port 3333, do I need to open that port on my firewall as well? Seems like once I figure this out I'm home free (with both miners), just have to use 4.9.0 with the U3.
February 22, 2015, 05:20:15 PM
OK, so zidag is setup correctly, just the U3 detection is failing.
So one of: cable/USB problems, U3 problem, windows cgminer detection problem.
For want of a better suggestion, maybe try linux?
(ubuntu 14.04 would be my suggestion since it's simple to setup/add to a desktop if you have a spare disk/spare disk space)
So one of: cable/USB problems, U3 problem, windows cgminer detection problem.
For want of a better suggestion, maybe try linux?
(ubuntu 14.04 would be my suggestion since it's simple to setup/add to a desktop if you have a spare disk/spare disk space)
I don't think it's a cable/USB issue, I don't have any other USB problems and I'm using one of my personal USB cables, not the one it came with, tried several different USB ports on my computer and laptop.
Never used linux, but I'll give it a shot, thanks. I've got plenty of space on my A/V drive, it's a whoppper.
February 22, 2015, 05:06:22 PM
./cgminer.exe -n
will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly
Thanks, I will try that, too. So far no amount of restarting, replugging, or re-drivering has had any effect. I'm booting up an old laptop to see if I have any luck with another computer.will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly
EDIT
Ok, here's the result, looks good to me (?).
USB all: found 6 devices - listing known devices
.USB dev 0: Bus 1 Device 1 ID 10c4:ea60
Manufacturer: 'Silicon Labs'
Product: 'CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller'
1 known USB devices
So one of: cable/USB problems, U3 problem, windows cgminer detection problem.
For want of a better suggestion, maybe try linux?
(ubuntu 14.04 would be my suggestion since it's simple to setup/add to a desktop if you have a spare disk/spare disk space)
February 22, 2015, 04:43:10 PM
new here.
I just got an U3 a few days ago, and what I have found is trying to run 4.9.1 it will not find any of the miners. U2 or U3.
but drop back to 4.9.0 and it finds all the U2s and U3. and only once in a while when starting up does it think one of the U2s is a U3.
also having it run with the 4.9.0 and then trying to upgrade to 4.9.1 it "kills the drivers" to put it one way. have to install the drivers again then unplug and plug or power off the hubs to get them back.
so to the person that is having problems try 4.9.0 and see if it works.
because as of right now I can't run 4.9.1 on windows 7 64bit....
Thank you for sharing your experience, I will d/l 4.9.0 and see if I have any luck there.
FWIW, I d/l the cgminer version from Bitmain and it gave me the same results, No Devices Found!
February 22, 2015, 01:19:05 PM
./cgminer.exe -n
will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly
Thanks, I will try that, too. So far no amount of restarting, replugging, or re-drivering has had any effect. I'm booting up an old laptop to see if I have any luck with another computer.will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly
EDIT
Ok, here's the result, looks good to me (?).
USB all: found 6 devices - listing known devices
.USB dev 0: Bus 1 Device 1 ID 10c4:ea60
Manufacturer: 'Silicon Labs'
Product: 'CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller'
1 known USB devices
new here.
I just got an U3 a few days ago, and what I have found is trying to run 4.9.1 it will not find any of the miners. U2 or U3.
but drop back to 4.9.0 and it finds all the U2s and U3. and only once in a while when starting up does it think one of the U2s is a U3.
also having it run with the 4.9.0 and then trying to upgrade to 4.9.1 it "kills the drivers" to put it one way. have to install the drivers again then unplug and plug or power off the hubs to get them back.
so to the person that is having problems try 4.9.0 and see if it works.
because as of right now I can't run 4.9.1 on windows 7 64bit....
February 22, 2015, 03:06:48 AM
./cgminer.exe -n
will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly
Thanks, I will try that, too. So far no amount of restarting, replugging, or re-drivering has had any effect. I'm booting up an old laptop to see if I have any luck with another computer.will tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly
EDIT
Ok, here's the result, looks good to me (?).
USB all: found 6 devices - listing known devices
.USB dev 0: Bus 1 Device 1 ID 10c4:ea60
Manufacturer: 'Silicon Labs'
Product: 'CP2102 USB to UART Bridge Controller'
1 known USB devices
February 22, 2015, 01:51:40 AM
Tried the libusb-win32 driver thru Zadig just for kicks and cgminer told me I need a WinUSB driver for the device, so it seems my system is seeing something there. Gives me hope at least, must dance more.
./cgminer.exe -nwill tell you if you have zadig setup correctly since it will show you the device if it is setup correctly
February 21, 2015, 06:58:02 PM
Tried the libusb-win32 driver thru Zadig just for kicks and cgminer told me I need a WinUSB driver for the device, so it seems my system is seeing something there. Gives me hope at least, must dance more.
February 21, 2015, 06:23:58 PM
but numerous goes at restarting the computer, unplugging and plugging it in again and doing the zadig dance or praying to certain gods might help.
Commencing dance, will report later on outcome. I've contacted the reseller as well. Thank you so much for your help.
And yes, I am quite familiar with baud ratings. Only asked because it's a suggested setting in the U3 user guide. My first modem was a 300/1200 baud. When I got my 9600/14.4k with compression I couldn't believe how fast it was; hurray for the good ol' BBS days.
February 21, 2015, 05:58:11 PM
The U3s are notoriously unreliable even out of the factory I'm afraid. Try a different cable than the one they gave you and make sure they're only connected to a USB2 slot or a separate hub with usb2 slots if you are trying in usb3 slots. Those commands are missing an extra hyphen: --au3-volt
Tried a different cable and no dice. The little red light inside the U3 comes on when I plug in either cable, and my comp sees when I plug it in, so I think the cable is not an issue. My computer is old, it doesn't have usb3, so no issue there. Anything else I could try, besides contacting the seller for a replacement?When I add the extra hyphen to --au3-volt --au3-freq --suggest-diff those options get accepted at the command line, thank you. How would I set the baud rate and timeout for the U3, I do not see that option. I see "--bitmain-options Set bitmain options baud:miners:asic:timeout:freq", but not sure if that is the correct option, or what value I would use for miners, asic, or freq (since freq appears to be set by --au3-freq).
Additionally, when it says "press q to quit", pressing q doesn't do anything.
Thank you.
February 21, 2015, 05:08:57 PM
The U3s are notoriously unreliable even out of the factory I'm afraid. Try a different cable than the one they gave you and make sure they're only connected to a USB2 slot or a separate hub with usb2 slots if you are trying in usb3 slots. Those commands are missing an extra hyphen: --au3-volt
Tried a different cable and no dice. The little red light inside the U3 comes on when I plug in either cable, and my comp sees when I plug it in, so I think the cable is not an issue. My computer is old, it doesn't have usb3, so no issue there. Anything else I could try, besides contacting the seller for a replacement?When I add the extra hyphen to --au3-volt --au3-freq --suggest-diff those options get accepted at the command line, thank you. How would I set the baud rate and timeout for the U3, I do not see that option. I see "--bitmain-options Set bitmain options baud:miners:asic:timeout:freq", but not sure if that is the correct option, or what value I would use for miners, asic, or freq (since freq appears to be set by --au3-freq).
Additionally, when it says "press q to quit", pressing q doesn't do anything.
Thank you.
February 21, 2015, 04:49:06 PM
New user here, just wanting to try mining for the "lottery" effect, as well as contribute to the bitcoin network.
My first piece of mining gear arrirved yesterday, an antminer U3. I Installed and configured it correctly w/driver and zadig. Downloaded latest cgminer (4.9.1), ran cgminer with the following: cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u MYADDRESS.0 -p xx3
And I receive:
No Devices Detected!
Any suggestions? Thank you.
And a separate issue with command line options (may be related to No Devices Attached?), I tried inserting a few of the U3 specific options at the command line, -au3-volt -au3-freq, but each returns the error:
cgminer.exe: -au3-volt: unrecognized option
If I try to insert any command line option that starts with '-s', -suggest-diff for example, I get this error:
cgminer.exe: -s: 'uggest-diff' is not a number
Please help this noob if you can, I'm anxious to get this going! Thanks again in advance.
-mikestang
The U3s are notoriously unreliable even out of the factory I'm afraid. Try a different cable than the one they gave you and make sure they're only connected to a USB2 slot or a separate hub with usb2 slots if you are trying in usb3 slots. Those commands are missing an extra hyphen: --au3-volt My first piece of mining gear arrirved yesterday, an antminer U3. I Installed and configured it correctly w/driver and zadig. Downloaded latest cgminer (4.9.1), ran cgminer with the following: cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 -u MYADDRESS.0 -p xx3
And I receive:
No Devices Detected!
Any suggestions? Thank you.
And a separate issue with command line options (may be related to No Devices Attached?), I tried inserting a few of the U3 specific options at the command line, -au3-volt -au3-freq, but each returns the error:
cgminer.exe: -au3-volt: unrecognized option
If I try to insert any command line option that starts with '-s', -suggest-diff for example, I get this error:
cgminer.exe: -s: 'uggest-diff' is not a number
Please help this noob if you can, I'm anxious to get this going! Thanks again in advance.
-mikestang
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