Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread - page 116.

gt_addict

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Quote from: cosmiconion on August 27, 2021, 03:19:38 AM

Hi, I'm just getting started.
Not the easiest to set up the BTC version. The LTC Apollo much easier (I have one also).
I seem to be mining on slushpool.
for URL eu.stratum.slushpool.com:3333
I have a user name, but it does not show on slush pool.

QUESTION: on the LTC version I can have multiple pools (great for testing performance; testing set up and spill over)
- BTC version you can only have one pool set up. Why?

QUESTION: on LTC version it is easy to delete your pool set up and start again
- BTC version I can't delete, the pool seems to be always there on reboot
- seems to be always connected to slush pool so I can't delete my worker on slush pool
- slushpool says [auto] disabled and workername offline under "state" but it is mining ...

Thank you

You need to make sure your username on the apollo matches your username on the pool. you can add a worker extension so.... "username.worker"

To change the pool details I going to assume you havent clicked the "SAVE" button at the top once youve changed it. If you dont it will revert back to the last saved settings.

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additional question

in pool set up, pools give worker names
- we only have user name in setting up the apollo btc (should we put the worker name here?)

cosmiconion

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Hi, I'm just getting started.
Not the easiest to set up the BTC version. The LTC Apollo much easier (I have one also).
I seem to be mining on slushpool.
for URL eu.stratum.slushpool.com:3333
I have a user name, but it does not show on slush pool.

QUESTION: on the LTC version I can have multiple pools (great for testing performance; testing set up and spill over)
- BTC version you can only have one pool set up. Why?

QUESTION: on LTC version it is easy to delete your pool set up and start again
- BTC version I can't delete, the pool seems to be always there on reboot
- seems to be always connected to slush pool so I can't delete my worker on slush pool
- slushpool says [auto] disabled and workername offline under "state" but it is mining ...

Thank you

V3XED

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Quote from: 100knot2dae on August 26, 2021, 01:44:13 PM

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Quote from: jstefanop on August 26, 2021, 10:28:26 AM

It can run in turbo and is rated for that, but there is little headroom, OCP will kick in at about 210-220 watts.

Next gen PSU will be able to run at ~300 watts.

Great to hear, thanks a lot! In case I want to get something more powerful right away though, regular ATX PSU's come to mind at first. Anything wrong with a single rail Seasonic PSU? I should be able to just connect a PCIe cable to it and use it for the Apollo right?

That's perfectly fine, using a 600W bequiet PSU here. (A PSU's efficiency sweet spot is around 50-60%, so consider that for your choice)

That is an interesting metric I was unaware of.
I am running two units off of a very old 735w single rail unit.
So, just abut dead on that 50% load area.

Ill have to put a meter on the plug and see what kind of power its actually drawing from the wall compared to the futurebit dash.

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Quote from: jstefanop on August 26, 2021, 10:28:26 AM

It can run in turbo and is rated for that, but there is little headroom, OCP will kick in at about 210-220 watts.

Next gen PSU will be able to run at ~300 watts.

Great to hear, thanks a lot! In case I want to get something more powerful right away though, regular ATX PSU's come to mind at first. Anything wrong with a single rail Seasonic PSU? I should be able to just connect a PCIe cable to it and use it for the Apollo right?

That's perfectly fine, using a 600W bequiet PSU here. (A PSU's efficiency sweet spot is around 50-60%, so consider that for your choice)

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Quote from: jstefanop on August 26, 2021, 10:30:10 AM

Quote from: 100knot2dae on August 26, 2021, 09:29:33 AM

Quote from: crypto_curious on August 23, 2021, 02:43:52 PM

Hi,
I haven't received any reply, so asking again:
Any news on standalone apollo-miner binary? It's been now 3 months since the release. Miner binary crashes a lot for everyone. GUI full package uses the same binary, so problems exist for everyone. Also miner not stopping mining and using power full power when no connection to the pool, it should be idling. Furthermore, Mining Rig rentals pool is not supported, because of "::: ROLLING_MASK ::: Not supported" error (cgminer works just fine). These two problems have been reported on github, but has not been acknowledged. For standalone miner users, Raspberry Pi binaries were promised, still no sight of it. I can't use Apollo miner on perfectly fine and supported (by manufacturer) Raspberry Pi 1, zero, and other devices.
I know GUI is important, but no reason to delay fundamental part of Apollo which is miner software?
When can we expect update to apollo-miner? Thanks.

Considering that your request is getting constantly ignored, along with other feature requests like solo mining, I tend to believe there won't be any updates available in the foreseeable future.

They are not ignored, we have other priorities. Lots of software work will be complete in the fall, most of it is being worked on now.

Good to know then, thanks for the update.

I just started to get worried about this since there was no feedback at all until now.

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Quote from: 100knot2dae on August 26, 2021, 09:29:33 AM

Quote from: crypto_curious on August 23, 2021, 02:43:52 PM

Hi,
I haven't received any reply, so asking again:
Any news on standalone apollo-miner binary? It's been now 3 months since the release. Miner binary crashes a lot for everyone. GUI full package uses the same binary, so problems exist for everyone. Also miner not stopping mining and using power full power when no connection to the pool, it should be idling. Furthermore, Mining Rig rentals pool is not supported, because of "::: ROLLING_MASK ::: Not supported" error (cgminer works just fine). These two problems have been reported on github, but has not been acknowledged. For standalone miner users, Raspberry Pi binaries were promised, still no sight of it. I can't use Apollo miner on perfectly fine and supported (by manufacturer) Raspberry Pi 1, zero, and other devices.
I know GUI is important, but no reason to delay fundamental part of Apollo which is miner software?
When can we expect update to apollo-miner? Thanks.

Considering that your request is getting constantly ignored, along with other feature requests like solo mining, I tend to believe there won't be any updates available in the foreseeable future.

They are not ignored, we have other priorities. Lots of software work will be complete in the fall, most of it is being worked on now.

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Quote from: wavelengthsf on August 26, 2021, 08:31:36 AM

Better to not run at 100% of the PSU capacity though. I run turbo but use an off the shelf 500W PSU.

Also correct, yes, maybe FutureBit has more info about the actual rating of their PSU's - maybe the product pages just say 200W but there's a little headroom built in still?

Edit: From product pics it seems the absolute max that can be pulled from it, is indeed 16,7A, which is 200.4W...
Maybe suggestion to FutureBit to upgrade their PSUs to e.g. 220W units for the next iteration Cheesy

I also always over-spec PSU's when building PCs for example, it's really common practice and they also run more efficient at around 70-80%, I think.

It can run in turbo and is rated for that, but there is little headroom, OCP will kick in at about 210-220 watts.

Next gen PSU will be able to run at ~300 watts.

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Quote from: crypto_curious on August 23, 2021, 02:43:52 PM

Hi,
I haven't received any reply, so asking again:
Any news on standalone apollo-miner binary? It's been now 3 months since the release. Miner binary crashes a lot for everyone. GUI full package uses the same binary, so problems exist for everyone. Also miner not stopping mining and using power full power when no connection to the pool, it should be idling. Furthermore, Mining Rig rentals pool is not supported, because of "::: ROLLING_MASK ::: Not supported" error (cgminer works just fine). These two problems have been reported on github, but has not been acknowledged. For standalone miner users, Raspberry Pi binaries were promised, still no sight of it. I can't use Apollo miner on perfectly fine and supported (by manufacturer) Raspberry Pi 1, zero, and other devices.
I know GUI is important, but no reason to delay fundamental part of Apollo which is miner software?
When can we expect update to apollo-miner? Thanks.

Considering that your request is getting constantly ignored, along with other feature requests like solo mining, I tend to believe there won't be any updates available in the foreseeable future.

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Quote from: edonaldson on August 26, 2021, 07:31:22 AM

Do the stock PSUs work with Turbo mode? What has everyone experience been?

They should! Turbo mode is 200W, eco is 125W - the PSU is rated for the full 200W.

Better to not run at 100% of the PSU capacity though. I run turbo but use an off the shelf 500W PSU.

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Quote from: dwood443 on August 25, 2021, 11:56:55 AM

Quote from: V3XED on August 25, 2021, 10:29:05 AM

Finally tried out some of the other modes on the Apollos in the last few days.
Had a very delightful and surprising discovery.

In Eco mode.... I was getting 2 th/s @ 76w per th/s
in Balanced mode.. I get 2.5 th/s @ 64w per th/s Shocked

So, not sure why but balanced mode actually offers better wat per wat performance for me.
Also, it was a more substantial hashrate increase than I expected too, with 25% performance gains over eco.

So, if your out there just chillin on ECO with your miners, I recommend trying out the other settings and seeing what you get.
Grin

Thanks for the suggestion. Mine also similar results but I also noticed less errors. My second miner was showing more errors than the first miner. But changed to balanced and they now about the same.

Do the stock PSUs work with Turbo mode? What has everyone experience been?

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Quote from: V3XED on August 25, 2021, 10:29:05 AM

Finally tried out some of the other modes on the Apollos in the last few days.
Had a very delightful and surprising discovery.

In Eco mode.... I was getting 2 th/s @ 76w per th/s
in Balanced mode.. I get 2.5 th/s @ 64w per th/s Shocked

So, not sure why but balanced mode actually offers better wat per wat performance for me.
Also, it was a more substantial hashrate increase than I expected too, with 25% performance gains over eco.

So, if your out there just chillin on ECO with your miners, I recommend trying out the other settings and seeing what you get.
Grin

Thanks for the suggestion. Mine also similar results but I also noticed less errors. My second miner was showing more errors than the first miner. But changed to balanced and they now about the same.

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Quote from: V3XED on August 25, 2021, 10:29:05 AM

Finally tried out some of the other modes on the Apollos in the last few days.
Had a very delightful and surprising discovery.

In Eco mode.... I was getting 2 th/s @ 76w per th/s
in Balanced mode.. I get 2.5 th/s @ 64w per th/s Shocked

So, not sure why but balanced mode actually offers better wat per wat performance for me.
Also, it was a more substantial hashrate increase than I expected too, with 25% performance gains over eco.

So, if your out there just chillin on ECO with your miners, I recommend trying out the other settings and seeing what you get.
Grin

Same here. There isnt much in it between ECO and Balanced. I think ECO was more for keeping noise down. Balanced is the best for me really 2.5Th at 66w Th/s. ECO was around 62w-ish for 2Th.

V3XED

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Finally tried out some of the other modes on the Apollos in the last few days.
Had a very delightful and surprising discovery.

In Eco mode.... I was getting 2 th/s @ 76w per th/s
in Balanced mode.. I get 2.5 th/s @ 64w per th/s Shocked

So, not sure why but balanced mode actually offers better wat per wat performance for me.
Also, it was a more substantial hashrate increase than I expected too, with 25% performance gains over eco.

So, if your out there just chillin on ECO with your miners, I recommend trying out the other settings and seeing what you get.
Grin

wavelengthsf

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which video cards are you using ?

This is a dedicated mining system with ASIC chips. You can't mine BTC with a video card.

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Quote from: pancakedeluxe on August 24, 2021, 12:35:44 PM

im just running it without the ssd installed / node, anyone else doing the same? Eagerly waiting for the node / solo mining update

Removed it - don't want it - does nothing for me - has ZERO value to me - Main and 2 slaves purring perfectly.

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im just running it without the ssd installed / node, anyone else doing the same? Eagerly waiting for the node / solo mining update

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Hi,
I haven't received any reply, so asking again:
Any news on standalone apollo-miner binary? It's been now 3 months since the release. Miner binary crashes a lot for everyone. GUI full package uses the same binary, so problems exist for everyone. Also miner not stopping mining and using power full power when no connection to the pool, it should be idling. Furthermore, Mining Rig rentals pool is not supported, because of "::: ROLLING_MASK ::: Not supported" error (cgminer works just fine). These two problems have been reported on github, but has not been acknowledged. For standalone miner users, Raspberry Pi binaries were promised, still no sight of it. I can't use Apollo miner on perfectly fine and supported (by manufacturer) Raspberry Pi 1, zero, and other devices.
I know GUI is important, but no reason to delay fundamental part of Apollo which is miner software?
When can we expect update to apollo-miner? Thanks.

dwood443

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Quote from: garetjax on August 23, 2021, 12:05:38 PM

I had a power outage and now my node won't start but my miner is running. I get this error in the gui "Double-check your USB node drive is plugged in the USB port in the back of your Apollo, properly formatted with the folder name "Bitcoin" in the root directory, and press the Start button below"

No luck - any ideas?

Thanks

I had a similar issue. I powered off, flipped the miner over, loosened the screw that holds the drive in. popped drive out and reinserted. Powered up and all was fine.

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I had a power outage and now my node won't start but my miner is running. I get this error in the gui "Double-check your USB node drive is plugged in the USB port in the back of your Apollo, properly formatted with the folder name "Bitcoin" in the root directory, and press the Start button below"

No luck - any ideas?

Thanks

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