Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread - page 133.

AnkleBiter

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Quote from: philipma1957 on May 29, 2021, 10:02:45 AM

Quote from: AnkleBiter on May 29, 2021, 09:55:44 AM

Quote from: Kindpker on May 29, 2021, 02:47:40 AM

How does this thing Mine SOLO??? And estimate when can 1 find a block? Makes .56? a day in pool...

Wouldn’t advise. At this low a hashrate, you’d have better luck winning the actual lottery than hitting a block.

that is not exactly true.

depends on what type of lottery.

besides.

if you simply set it and forget it for a while it will add up over time.

this is all about mine and hodl

my plan is to mine and hodl a coin for a year. while it does its thing as a full node.

My response was whether to set it to solo mine, not pool mine. I have my 4 units setup on ViaBTC at the moment churning away.

zsmith

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Quote from: philipma1957 on May 29, 2021, 05:35:20 PM

I no longer talk about alt coins much in this section.

...

0.001btc 34+ and will take about 2-3 months to reach

I didn't realize via did a .001 payout because I never used it, I was just going off the .01 mentioned, but after all looks like there are at least two options at this rate. I agree about the alts, it was just side note. I'm still on team ckpool.

philipma1957

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Quote from: zsmith on May 29, 2021, 05:26:38 PM

Quote from: dwood443 on May 29, 2021, 10:58:38 AM

If you don't mind me asking, what pool would you mine against when you set it and forget it?

Few pools are going to give you a payout at this hashrate. However, as suggested in the OP, on slushpool you can set it as low as 0.001 BTC for a payout which should only take a couple of months. I'm solo mining on ckpool until they get the on device solo mining working. You could also mine sha256 altcoins on zergpool and autoexchange into BTC and the payout is only .002 BTC. I'm not Phil but I tested all three pools mentioned here with my Apollo.

I no longer talk about alt coins much in this section.

But you can mine them on viabtc.com

The idea of using viabtc.com to mine and hold btc is a sound plan.

viabtc allows for the following btc payouts.

1.0btc would be 34,000 plus and will take forever to reach 1 btc
0.1btc 3400 and will take over 20 years to reach .1btc
0.01btc 340+ and will take around 2 years to reach 0.01 btc
0.001btc 34+ and will take about 2-3 months to reach

these are great for mine and hodl 2 year horizon

better if you are a freshman in college mine and hodl until you graduate.

zsmith

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Quote from: dwood443 on May 29, 2021, 10:58:38 AM

If you don't mind me asking, what pool would you mine against when you set it and forget it?

Few pools are going to give you a payout at this hashrate. However, as suggested in the OP, on slushpool you can set it as low as 0.001 BTC for a payout which should only take a couple of months. I'm solo mining on ckpool until they get the on device solo mining working. You could also mine sha256 altcoins on zergpool and autoexchange into BTC and the payout is only .002 BTC. I'm not Phil but I tested all three pools mentioned here with my Apollo.

philipma1957

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Quote from: dwood443 on May 29, 2021, 10:58:38 AM

Quote from: philipma1957 on May 29, 2021, 10:02:45 AM

Quote from: AnkleBiter on May 29, 2021, 09:55:44 AM

Quote from: Kindpker on May 29, 2021, 02:47:40 AM

How does this thing Mine SOLO??? And estimate when can 1 find a block? Makes .56? a day in pool...

Wouldn’t advise. At this low a hashrate, you’d have better luck winning the actual lottery than hitting a block.

that is not exactly true.

depends on what type of lottery.

besides.

if you simply set it and forget it for a while it will add up over time.

this is all about mine and hodl

my plan is to mine and hodl a coin for a year. while it does its thing as a full node.

If you don't mind me asking, what pool would you mine against when you set it and forget it?

viabtc .com and set the payout at 0.01 btc which right now is about 350 usd

it will take close to 22 months to get there.

and if btc spikes crazy high in 3 or 4 months just change the payout to 0.001 btc

dwood443

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Quote from: philipma1957 on May 29, 2021, 10:02:45 AM

Quote from: AnkleBiter on May 29, 2021, 09:55:44 AM

Quote from: Kindpker on May 29, 2021, 02:47:40 AM

How does this thing Mine SOLO??? And estimate when can 1 find a block? Makes .56? a day in pool...

Wouldn’t advise. At this low a hashrate, you’d have better luck winning the actual lottery than hitting a block.

that is not exactly true.

depends on what type of lottery.

besides.

if you simply set it and forget it for a while it will add up over time.

this is all about mine and hodl

my plan is to mine and hodl a coin for a year. while it does its thing as a full node.

If you don't mind me asking, what pool would you mine against when you set it and forget it?

philipma1957

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'The right to privacy matters'

Quote from: AnkleBiter on May 29, 2021, 09:55:44 AM

Quote from: Kindpker on May 29, 2021, 02:47:40 AM

How does this thing Mine SOLO??? And estimate when can 1 find a block? Makes .56? a day in pool...

Wouldn’t advise. At this low a hashrate, you’d have better luck winning the actual lottery than hitting a block.

that is not exactly true.

depends on what type of lottery.

besides.

if you simply set it and forget it for a while it will add up over time.

this is all about mine and hodl

my plan is to mine and hodl a coin for a year. while it does its thing as a full node.

AnkleBiter

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Quote from: Kindpker on May 29, 2021, 02:47:40 AM

How does this thing Mine SOLO??? And estimate when can 1 find a block? Makes .56? a day in pool...

Wouldn’t advise. At this low a hashrate, you’d have better luck winning the actual lottery than hitting a block.

heslo

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Quote from: gt_addict on May 29, 2021, 06:12:15 AM

If/when the ssd needs replacing do we need to clone the drive or just put a new one in and download the chain again? Is the “OS” on the ssd or built i to the board?

I'd imagine the OS is on the SD card

gt_addict

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If/when the ssd needs replacing do we need to clone the drive or just put a new one in and download the chain again? Is the “OS” on the ssd or built i to the board?

Kindpker

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How does this thing Mine SOLO??? And estimate when can 1 find a block? Makes .56? a day in pool...

achtung082

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Quote from: jstefanop on May 28, 2021, 07:43:53 PM

Quote from: achtung082 on May 28, 2021, 07:31:28 PM

Quote from: jstefanop on May 28, 2021, 06:48:18 PM

Quote from: achtung082 on May 28, 2021, 01:54:44 PM

Have two issues.

1) Can only set one pool.

2) All but 1 of my units have stopped working after trying to change the the miner settings. I have tried setting eco, balanced and even advanced with power from min to 45%. Only One unit will work when I make these changes but the rest will not function at all. Even the main controller will not function with no unit connected and shows the default config with default pool.

Update: I was able to now get some units working again by connecting each one to the USB 1 port and booting the units individually. All but 1 of the units are now working. I will try connect the still bad unit to a PI and run it on its own.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Start them up and leave them be for 10-15 minutes. They will start up eventually. As long as you see the front LED start flashing slowly it will show up in the dashboard.

Solid RED led after startup and one flashing green led on the board, on the last unit that will not run, seems to be bricked.

If I connect this unit to the full unit/controller nothing loads on the miner page and the page defaults back to original default page, shows slushpool, no stats load.

Ok if it does not start flashing at all when you do stop or restart on the miner dashboard then that means the system does not see it at all. Shoot an email to us by replying to your order email and well go over some other troubleshooting steps.

Will do, was just writing you a PM with more info, but will email.

jstefanop

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Quote from: achtung082 on May 28, 2021, 07:31:28 PM

Quote from: jstefanop on May 28, 2021, 06:48:18 PM

Quote from: achtung082 on May 28, 2021, 01:54:44 PM

Have two issues.

1) Can only set one pool.

2) All but 1 of my units have stopped working after trying to change the the miner settings. I have tried setting eco, balanced and even advanced with power from min to 45%. Only One unit will work when I make these changes but the rest will not function at all. Even the main controller will not function with no unit connected and shows the default config with default pool.

Update: I was able to now get some units working again by connecting each one to the USB 1 port and booting the units individually. All but 1 of the units are now working. I will try connect the still bad unit to a PI and run it on its own.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Start them up and leave them be for 10-15 minutes. They will start up eventually. As long as you see the front LED start flashing slowly it will show up in the dashboard.

Solid RED led after startup and one flashing green led on the board, on the last unit that will not run, seems to be bricked.

If I connect this unit to the full unit/controller nothing loads on the miner page and the page defaults back to original default page, shows slushpool, no stats load.

Ok if it does not start flashing at all when you do stop or restart on the miner dashboard then that means the system does not see it at all. Shoot an email to us by replying to your order email and well go over some other troubleshooting steps.

achtung082

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Quote from: jstefanop on May 28, 2021, 06:48:18 PM

Quote from: achtung082 on May 28, 2021, 01:54:44 PM

Have two issues.

1) Can only set one pool.

2) All but 1 of my units have stopped working after trying to change the the miner settings. I have tried setting eco, balanced and even advanced with power from min to 45%. Only One unit will work when I make these changes but the rest will not function at all. Even the main controller will not function with no unit connected and shows the default config with default pool.

Update: I was able to now get some units working again by connecting each one to the USB 1 port and booting the units individually. All but 1 of the units are now working. I will try connect the still bad unit to a PI and run it on its own.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Start them up and leave them be for 10-15 minutes. They will start up eventually. As long as you see the front LED start flashing slowly it will show up in the dashboard.

Solid RED led after startup and one flashing green led on the board, on the last unit that will not run, seems to be bricked.

If I connect this unit to the full unit/controller nothing loads on the miner page and the page defaults back to original default page, shows slushpool, no stats load.

jstefanop

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Quote from: achtung082 on May 28, 2021, 01:54:44 PM

Have two issues.

1) Can only set one pool.

2) All but 1 of my units have stopped working after trying to change the the miner settings. I have tried setting eco, balanced and even advanced with power from min to 45%. Only One unit will work when I make these changes but the rest will not function at all. Even the main controller will not function with no unit connected and shows the default config with default pool.

Update: I was able to now get some units working again by connecting each one to the USB 1 port and booting the units individually. All but 1 of the units are now working. I will try connect the still bad unit to a PI and run it on its own.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Start them up and leave them be for 10-15 minutes. They will start up eventually. As long as you see the front LED start flashing slowly it will show up in the dashboard.

philipma1957

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Quote from: achtung082 on May 28, 2021, 05:44:59 PM

Node is stopped.

We need a disable node option in GUI.

there is a stop node button.

achtung082

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Node is stopped.

We need a disable node option in GUI so that it doesn't start at boot.

Philipma1957cellphone

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Quote from: achtung082 on May 28, 2021, 01:54:44 PM

Have two issues.

1) Can only set one pool.

2) All but 1 of my units have stopped working after trying to change the the miner settings. I have tried setting eco, balanced and even advanced with power from min to 45%. Only One unit will work when I make these changes but the rest will not function at all. Even the main controller will not function with no unit connected and shows the default config with default pool.

Update: I was able to now get some units working again by connecting each one to the USB 1 port and booting the units individually. All but 1 of the units are now working. I will try connect the still bad unit to a PI and run it on its own.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

If you are downloading the block chain node you are likely stressing the cpu out

Three or four miners and a node down load may stress that cpu.

I AM almost back from the clifton mine I am hoping the node is loaded up.

achtung082

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Have two issues.

1) Can only set one pool.

2) All but 1 of my units have stopped working after trying to change the the miner settings. I have tried setting eco, balanced and even advanced with power from min to 45%. Only One unit will work when I make these changes but the rest will not function at all. Even the main controller will not function with no unit connected and shows the default config with default pool.

Update: I was able to now get some units working again by connecting each one to the USB 1 port and booting the units individually. All but 1 of the units are now working. I will try connect the still bad unit to a PI and run it on its own.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

jstefanop

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Quote from: Jota_US on May 27, 2021, 10:48:38 PM

Quote from: jstefanop on May 27, 2021, 08:49:55 PM

Quote from: Jota_US on May 27, 2021, 08:43:19 PM

I'm mining and also syncing but the cpu load is less than 10%.
Everything seems to work ok, how come the load is so different?
about 43% synced.

Also, I tried to connect through MiningRigRentals but for some reason the end pool (in this case slush pool) doesn't receive the hashrate, although the rig is connected to MRR. Anybody in the same situation who made it work with MRR?
I am able to make MRR work with the LTC miner without any issue.

CPU usage during block sync is directly related to your bandwidth. During our tests we were maxing out the CPU at around 5-10 MB/s.

Will check out MRR, didn’t do any testing on that pool.

Was able to make MRR work.

What was the issue in case other users want to use this pool?

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