How do you port forward exactly. Never done it before. Noob here lol
EDIT:
Managed to get forwarding set up. Now got 22/32 connections
Topic: Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread - page 133. (Read 52205 times)
Does anyone have any suggestions for speeding up the node syncing at all? I had it at first going over WiFi, and it only ever had 10 connections running, and was very very slow. I've now moved it to be connected via an ethernet cable and it is still only reaching 10 connections on the node to sync. It's been running for about 3 days now and is only still at 77% complete, and climbing slower and slower with the more blocks it pulls in. My connection here is fast, but this syncing is slower than I'd expected.
Any ideas, or is it just a case of waiting it out and hoping it makes more than 10 connections with more time?
Any ideas, or is it just a case of waiting it out and hoping it makes more than 10 connections with more time?
Make sure port 8333 is forwarded on your router, that will allow you to get more connections
Ok so received my unit from bitshopper. Excellent updates and services as always.
Few issues:-
1) Web UI doesnt update/shows inactive even when pool side reports hashing (known issue)
2) No Red led light at the front at all, even after multiple reboots.
3) Initial setup was done through the Web UI, But now when I plug in a monitor and try to log in it says "incorrect password"
Any way to rectify numbers 2&3?
Thanks.
EDIT:-
Solved numbers 2 & 3.
2) the led is disconnected. Not sure how but it looks like it hasnt been soldered on properly. Hopefully I can sort that myself.
3) I totally missed the “futurebit123” password on the first page
Managed to find an hdmi and usb keyboard/mouse combo so using the OS for now. Would prefer to use the web gui though when an update to the software is available.
Few issues:-
1) Web UI doesnt update/shows inactive even when pool side reports hashing (known issue)
2) No Red led light at the front at all, even after multiple reboots.
3) Initial setup was done through the Web UI, But now when I plug in a monitor and try to log in it says "incorrect password"
Any way to rectify numbers 2&3?
Thanks.
EDIT:-
Solved numbers 2 & 3.
2) the led is disconnected. Not sure how but it looks like it hasnt been soldered on properly. Hopefully I can sort that myself.
3) I totally missed the “futurebit123” password on the first page
Managed to find an hdmi and usb keyboard/mouse combo so using the OS for now. Would prefer to use the web gui though when an update to the software is available.
short versions of the log in chrome
note: 208 dropouts
https://i.imgur.com/b4WuGLw.png
https://i.imgur.com/w9PUfon.png
sample of the log
and I highlighted the 30 second plus one that stopped the miner
https://i.imgur.com/TjXUNOs.png
note: 208 dropouts
https://i.imgur.com/b4WuGLw.png
https://i.imgur.com/w9PUfon.png
sample of the log
and I highlighted the 30 second plus one that stopped the miner
https://i.imgur.com/TjXUNOs.png
Thanks I will try that. Internet is pretty good but if there are small drop outs I may not notice. The LTC miner does not stop though and the BTC node either.
Internet connection monitor shows 0 drops in connection since I last posted. The miner also never stopped during that time so it may have been some internet dropouts in the past that caused it indeed.
Does anyone have any suggestions for speeding up the node syncing at all? I had it at first going over WiFi, and it only ever had 10 connections running, and was very very slow. I've now moved it to be connected via an ethernet cable and it is still only reaching 10 connections on the node to sync. It's been running for about 3 days now and is only still at 77% complete, and climbing slower and slower with the more blocks it pulls in. My connection here is fast, but this syncing is slower than I'd expected.
Any ideas, or is it just a case of waiting it out and hoping it makes more than 10 connections with more time?
Any ideas, or is it just a case of waiting it out and hoping it makes more than 10 connections with more time?
Is this on the standalone software? What system are you using?
This is the standalone software (linux-x86_64) from the git link in the first page.
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS.
Seems the fan on the SBC on my unit is on the way out too. Was fine last night but now is making a horrible sound. I'll pull it down later to inspect but perhaps take a look at the supplier jstefanop? These may not be up to the task?
EDIT: Confirmed, just tore it down and tested, definitely the fan on the SBC causing the issue. Disconnect it and the sound goes away but I'm not too keen on letting it be passively cooled. I've disconnected it temporarily because I need to be in my office and the sound is driving me mad. Keeping an eye on the temps just confirming if it's safe to do so or will I need to keep the device off?
EDIT2: I wasn't comfortable leaving it without the fan so I tried to tear the fan down to get to the bearing but being a totally sealed unit that was a no go. Instead I gave it a bath in some WD40, that has made the fan totally silent now but I'm sure it's only a matter of time until the noise comes back
EDIT: Confirmed, just tore it down and tested, definitely the fan on the SBC causing the issue. Disconnect it and the sound goes away but I'm not too keen on letting it be passively cooled. I've disconnected it temporarily because I need to be in my office and the sound is driving me mad. Keeping an eye on the temps just confirming if it's safe to do so or will I need to keep the device off?
EDIT2: I wasn't comfortable leaving it without the fan so I tried to tear the fan down to get to the bearing but being a totally sealed unit that was a no go. Instead I gave it a bath in some WD40, that has made the fan totally silent now but I'm sure it's only a matter of time until the noise comes back
Yea been searching for years (since the moonlander days) for a reliable 25mm fan manufacturer and have yet to find a quality one. Either these work well or they will go bad fast. Just send us an email and well send out a a few replacements.
Fan is only really needed during the initial node sync, but if your using the system for more stuff other than just mining and running the node should probably leave it on. CPU temps are good up to 85c on this.
Is there a way to turn on/export more detailed logs? After running for a day just fine (standard unit hooked up to Ubuntu i5 computer), I see this:
Line 63 in my start file just loads the miner:
Seems like the miner is crashing on something, but I dont where to check logs for more detail.
In case it matters, my miner-details shows:
(It crashed sometime after 06:17:00, then I did a restart of the program at 07:43:28 )
Code:
./start_apollo.sh: line 63: 211343 Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Line 63 in my start file just loads the miner:
Code:
./apollo-miner -h -port 3333 -user -pswd x -comport /dev/ttyACM0 -brd_ocp 48 -osc 30 -ao_mode 1
Seems like the miner is crashing on something, but I dont where to check logs for more detail.
In case it matters, my miner-details shows:
Code:
2021-06-18 06:16:07 ::: MINER_ALIVE ::: Enjoy your mining!
2021-06-18 06:17:05 ::: POOL_CLEAN_JOB ::: jobIdCounter = 1075, JOB: jobName: 605ebf7d0003b423, prevHash: 9e04d278ad805d9a6d26ee24176b41a5ff7561de0000e4af0000000000000000, nTime: 0x60cc9cce, cleanJobs: 1
2021-06-18 07:43:28 ::: MINER_START ::: Enjoy your mining!
2021-06-18 06:17:05 ::: POOL_CLEAN_JOB ::: jobIdCounter = 1075, JOB: jobName: 605ebf7d0003b423, prevHash: 9e04d278ad805d9a6d26ee24176b41a5ff7561de0000e4af0000000000000000, nTime: 0x60cc9cce, cleanJobs: 1
2021-06-18 07:43:28 ::: MINER_START ::: Enjoy your mining!
(It crashed sometime after 06:17:00, then I did a restart of the program at 07:43:28 )
Is this on the standalone software? What system are you using?
Is there a way to turn on/export more detailed logs? After running for a day just fine (standard unit hooked up to Ubuntu i5 computer), I see this:
Line 63 in my start file just loads the miner:
Seems like the miner is crashing on something, but I dont where to check logs for more detail.
In case it matters, my miner-details shows:
(It crashed sometime after 06:17:00, then I did a restart of the program at 07:43:28 )
Code:
./start_apollo.sh: line 63: 211343 Segmentation fault (core dumped)
Line 63 in my start file just loads the miner:
Code:
./apollo-miner -h -port 3333 -user -pswd x -comport /dev/ttyACM0 -brd_ocp 48 -osc 30 -ao_mode 1
Seems like the miner is crashing on something, but I dont where to check logs for more detail.
In case it matters, my miner-details shows:
Code:
2021-06-18 06:16:07 ::: MINER_ALIVE ::: Enjoy your mining!
2021-06-18 06:17:05 ::: POOL_CLEAN_JOB ::: jobIdCounter = 1075, JOB: jobName: 605ebf7d0003b423, prevHash: 9e04d278ad805d9a6d26ee24176b41a5ff7561de0000e4af0000000000000000, nTime: 0x60cc9cce, cleanJobs: 1
2021-06-18 07:43:28 ::: MINER_START ::: Enjoy your mining!
2021-06-18 06:17:05 ::: POOL_CLEAN_JOB ::: jobIdCounter = 1075, JOB: jobName: 605ebf7d0003b423, prevHash: 9e04d278ad805d9a6d26ee24176b41a5ff7561de0000e4af0000000000000000, nTime: 0x60cc9cce, cleanJobs: 1
2021-06-18 07:43:28 ::: MINER_START ::: Enjoy your mining!
(It crashed sometime after 06:17:00, then I did a restart of the program at 07:43:28 )
Seems the fan on the SBC on my unit is on the way out too. Was fine last night but now is making a horrible sound. I'll pull it down later to inspect but perhaps take a look at the supplier jstefanop? These may not be up to the task?
EDIT: Confirmed, just tore it down and tested, definitely the fan on the SBC causing the issue. Disconnect it and the sound goes away but I'm not too keen on letting it be passively cooled. I've disconnected it temporarily because I need to be in my office and the sound is driving me mad. Keeping an eye on the temps just confirming if it's safe to do so or will I need to keep the device off?
EDIT2: I wasn't comfortable leaving it without the fan so I tried to tear the fan down to get to the bearing but being a totally sealed unit that was a no go. Instead I gave it a bath in some WD40, that has made the fan totally silent now but I'm sure it's only a matter of time until the noise comes back
EDIT: Confirmed, just tore it down and tested, definitely the fan on the SBC causing the issue. Disconnect it and the sound goes away but I'm not too keen on letting it be passively cooled. I've disconnected it temporarily because I need to be in my office and the sound is driving me mad. Keeping an eye on the temps just confirming if it's safe to do so or will I need to keep the device off?
EDIT2: I wasn't comfortable leaving it without the fan so I tried to tear the fan down to get to the bearing but being a totally sealed unit that was a no go. Instead I gave it a bath in some WD40, that has made the fan totally silent now but I'm sure it's only a matter of time until the noise comes back
try tightening/retorquing the screws a bit. Not sure if its the same issue but in a thread/post by philipma1957(i think) he ran into a similar issue and said that did the trick.
Yep I remembered his issue and it was the first thing I did. No improvement
Seems the fan on the SBC on my unit is on the way out too. Was fine last night but now is making a horrible sound. I'll pull it down later to inspect but perhaps take a look at the supplier jstefanop? These may not be up to the task?
EDIT: Confirmed, just tore it down and tested, definitely the fan on the SBC causing the issue. Disconnect it and the sound goes away but I'm not too keen on letting it be passively cooled. I've disconnected it temporarily because I need to be in my office and the sound is driving me mad. Keeping an eye on the temps just confirming if it's safe to do so or will I need to keep the device off?
EDIT2: I wasn't comfortable leaving it without the fan so I tried to tear the fan down to get to the bearing but being a totally sealed unit that was a no go. Instead I gave it a bath in some WD40, that has made the fan totally silent now but I'm sure it's only a matter of time until the noise comes back
EDIT: Confirmed, just tore it down and tested, definitely the fan on the SBC causing the issue. Disconnect it and the sound goes away but I'm not too keen on letting it be passively cooled. I've disconnected it temporarily because I need to be in my office and the sound is driving me mad. Keeping an eye on the temps just confirming if it's safe to do so or will I need to keep the device off?
EDIT2: I wasn't comfortable leaving it without the fan so I tried to tear the fan down to get to the bearing but being a totally sealed unit that was a no go. Instead I gave it a bath in some WD40, that has made the fan totally silent now but I'm sure it's only a matter of time until the noise comes back
I have the same problem with miner dropouts and can pretty much confirm it is an internet issue, I live in a rural area with very poor and unreliable broadband, and the miner dropouts coincide with internet dropouts.
It is annoying and a hassle to restart the miner every time that happens, especially since I obviously can't do it when I am not at home. An auto-restart feature when the hash rate drops would be incredibly helpful. I also mine Ethereum with HiveOS, and they have such a feature implemented. For people like me with poor internet it is a real helpful feature.
It is annoying and a hassle to restart the miner every time that happens, especially since I obviously can't do it when I am not at home. An auto-restart feature when the hash rate drops would be incredibly helpful. I also mine Ethereum with HiveOS, and they have such a feature implemented. For people like me with poor internet it is a real helpful feature.
Will have the system auto-restart in the first update hopefully next week.
I have the same problem with miner dropouts and can pretty much confirm it is an internet issue, I live in a rural area with very poor and unreliable broadband, and the miner dropouts coincide with internet dropouts.
It is annoying and a hassle to restart the miner every time that happens, especially since I obviously can't do it when I am not at home. An auto-restart feature when the hash rate drops would be incredibly helpful. I also mine Ethereum with HiveOS, and they have such a feature implemented. For people like me with poor internet it is a real helpful feature.
It is annoying and a hassle to restart the miner every time that happens, especially since I obviously can't do it when I am not at home. An auto-restart feature when the hash rate drops would be incredibly helpful. I also mine Ethereum with HiveOS, and they have such a feature implemented. For people like me with poor internet it is a real helpful feature.
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./miner_start_all.sh returns "line 8: screen: command not found" two times, then says "Started." Yet I can't see the worker in the pool, and red light stays solid. How do I get the second miner running? How do I open a second instance?
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On ubuntu that would be./miner_start_all.sh returns "line 8: screen: command not found" two times, then says "Started." Yet I can't see the worker in the pool, and red light stays solid. How do I get the second miner running? How do I open a second instance?
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Code:
sudo apt install screen
Since it sounds like 'screen' wasn't installed?... and if they are using screen, you can connect to it again later to see what it's saying while running.
To see the list of screen names for the same user you are logged in as:
Code:
screen -ls
To connect to a screen:
Code:
screen -x name
To disconnect from a screen type: 'Ctrl-A' then type 'd'
(this doesn't stop the screen from running so it's ok to do)
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.
30 minutes later, several times, nothing but the same message, but it is mining finally for extended hours.
30 minutes later, several times, nothing but the same message, but it is mining finally for extended hours.
Shoot us an email (reply to your order email). Well trouble shoot node drive...most likely a ssd connection issue.
I emailed you guys and posted on here but have yet to get a response. Going on three weeks with only one miner working. Time is money. Help a brother out.
Thanks that seemed to fix everything
Hello anybody, is it possible that these miners can get stuck in some sort of "safe mode" mine only do average 1.35 Th/s and average 82 watts I keep trying different modes and settings say its in different mode but no change the "eco" mode green light is not quite luminated and the temp seems high 48c with extra fan , maybe this has something to do with why I don't see any active workers in slushpool ?
If you dont see active workers it means your pool settings are incorrect. Make sure your not including the stratum+tcp bit in front in your pool section(whole url for slush should be stratum.slushpool.com:3333), and double check your username is correct.
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.
30 minutes later, several times, nothing but the same message, but it is mining finally for extended hours.
30 minutes later, several times, nothing but the same message, but it is mining finally for extended hours.
Shoot us an email (reply to your order email). Well trouble shoot node drive...most likely a ssd connection issue.
When will the order form of FutureBit's website, either pre-order or order be opened up to order the Standard Apollo BTC Units?
Signed up to the notification email list.
Checking everyday on the website.
I have the BTC full node, a fantastic unit, wishing to get two Standard units to increase the work!
~Mike
Signed up to the notification email list.
Checking everyday on the website.
I have the BTC full node, a fantastic unit, wishing to get two Standard units to increase the work!
~Mike
short versions of the log in chrome
note: 208 dropouts
https://i.imgur.com/b4WuGLw.png
https://i.imgur.com/w9PUfon.png
sample of the log
and I highlighted the 30 second plus one that stopped the miner
https://i.imgur.com/TjXUNOs.png
note: 208 dropouts
https://i.imgur.com/b4WuGLw.png
https://i.imgur.com/w9PUfon.png
sample of the log
and I highlighted the 30 second plus one that stopped the miner
https://i.imgur.com/TjXUNOs.png
Thanks I will try that. Internet is pretty good but if there are small drop outs I may not notice. The LTC miner does not stop though and the BTC node either.
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