The usb connector on the back of my old apollo standard unit popped off the board when I was disconnecting to move. Anyone have recommendations to get this fixed? I'm happy to even try to solder it back myself. Total rookie but could be fun.
I 'm trying to connect all of my old units to my new node.
Topic: Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread - page 22. (Read 52508 times)
August 31, 2024, 02:40:08 PM
August 30, 2024, 02:38:56 PM
Quick question to you Apollo II miners out there . . .
Has anyone tried using a USB hub / splitter to expand the ability of the full node unit to except more than two standard hashing units via USB? Thanks.
Has anyone tried using a USB hub / splitter to expand the ability of the full node unit to except more than two standard hashing units via USB? Thanks.
Yes I have used 4 port usb 3.0 non powered hubs to add more than 3 standards to the full node. Works great.
Excellent! Thanks for the info.
August 30, 2024, 02:22:24 PM
Quick question to you Apollo II miners out there . . .
Has anyone tried using a USB hub / splitter to expand the ability of the full node unit to except more than two standard hashing units via USB? Thanks.
Has anyone tried using a USB hub / splitter to expand the ability of the full node unit to except more than two standard hashing units via USB? Thanks.
Yes I have used 4 port usb 3.0 non powered hubs to add more than 3 standards to the full node. Works great.
Here is the exact hub from Amazon:
https://a.co/d/2gniDhk
August 30, 2024, 01:56:53 PM
anyone know if there is a fix in place for this error yet?
[GraphQL error]: Message: Int cannot represent non 32-bit signed integer value: 2793209866
I reached out to FutureBit support a month ago and they told me that a fix would go out that week, and then the week after that. Still nothing. They said I could just restart the miner, but I'd prefer not rebooting the miner every other day.
[GraphQL error]: Message: Int cannot represent non 32-bit signed integer value: 2793209866
I reached out to FutureBit support a month ago and they told me that a fix would go out that week, and then the week after that. Still nothing. They said I could just restart the miner, but I'd prefer not rebooting the miner every other day.
As far as I know the fix is in v2.0.6 yet to be released. Cheers!
August 30, 2024, 01:49:12 PM
Quick question to you Apollo II miners out there . . .
Has anyone tried using a USB hub / splitter to expand the ability of the full node unit to except more than two standard hashing units via USB? Thanks.
Has anyone tried using a USB hub / splitter to expand the ability of the full node unit to except more than two standard hashing units via USB? Thanks.
August 30, 2024, 10:39:00 AM
John sorry to both you I just wanted to double check. 2 of my big miners are hosted with Compass Mining, when they ask for mining pool Stratum, all I need to give them is the IP address i used to login to my Apollo dashboard and just add :3333? So it would be something like 1xx.1xx.x.xx:3333 with my bitcoin address as username.
I have done this personally and here is what you can try.
Steps 1 -4 assume you are using home internet service where your IP address is dynamic and not a static IP
First step:
You will need to make sure you have port forwarding enabled on your router for port 3333 to go to the internal ip address of your Apollo.
You can find this by logging into the gui and clicking on the solo mining option it tells you the internal ip as well as that its port 3333.
(Some routers need a full reboot after setting this configuration)
Second step:
Find your public IP address you can use tools like whatismyip.com
Third step:
Tell Compass to use the stratum code stratum+tcp://YOURPUBLICIP:3333
You can tell the to use your bitcoinaddress.workername with a password of x
Once they do then you then should see your miners hashrate show up on your Apollo / ckpool.
Fourth step (Optional):
If you are using a dynamic IP address look to see if your router offers DDNS (Dynamic DNS) if so configure it with so that you can always route to your public ip in case it changes.
This is great! Thanks so much for your help!!! I am definitely not as advanced but no my way around. I use an eero router. DDNS is not enabled. Do I enable that, grab the domain they provide then that's what i give to compass? That way if the external IP changes, the domain always points to it.
You must enable port forwarding regardless!
Yes, if ddns is available, then 100% use the domain they provide with :3333 at the end.
Give Compass that ddns info as your stratum, but make sure you include the :3333 at the end of the ddns domain.
Perfect!! Thanks so much!!
August 30, 2024, 07:51:31 AM
John sorry to both you I just wanted to double check. 2 of my big miners are hosted with Compass Mining, when they ask for mining pool Stratum, all I need to give them is the IP address i used to login to my Apollo dashboard and just add :3333? So it would be something like 1xx.1xx.x.xx:3333 with my bitcoin address as username.
I have done this personally and here is what you can try.
Steps 1 -4 assume you are using home internet service where your IP address is dynamic and not a static IP
First step:
You will need to make sure you have port forwarding enabled on your router for port 3333 to go to the internal ip address of your Apollo.
You can find this by logging into the gui and clicking on the solo mining option it tells you the internal ip as well as that its port 3333.
(Some routers need a full reboot after setting this configuration)
Second step:
Find your public IP address you can use tools like whatismyip.com
Third step:
Tell Compass to use the stratum code stratum+tcp://YOURPUBLICIP:3333
You can tell the to use your bitcoinaddress.workername with a password of x
Once they do then you then should see your miners hashrate show up on your Apollo / ckpool.
Fourth step (Optional):
If you are using a dynamic IP address look to see if your router offers DDNS (Dynamic DNS) if so configure it with so that you can always route to your public ip in case it changes.
This is great! Thanks so much for your help!!! I am definitely not as advanced but no my way around. I use an eero router. DDNS is not enabled. Do I enable that, grab the domain they provide then that's what i give to compass? That way if the external IP changes, the domain always points to it.
You must enable port forwarding regardless!
Yes, if ddns is available, then 100% use the domain they provide with :3333 at the end.
Give Compass that ddns info as your stratum, but make sure you include the :3333 at the end of the ddns domain.
August 30, 2024, 06:37:27 AM
anyone know if there is a fix in place for this error yet?
[GraphQL error]: Message: Int cannot represent non 32-bit signed integer value: 2793209866
I reached out to FutureBit support a month ago and they told me that a fix would go out that week, and then the week after that. Still nothing. They said I could just restart the miner, but I'd prefer not rebooting the miner every other day.
[GraphQL error]: Message: Int cannot represent non 32-bit signed integer value: 2793209866
I reached out to FutureBit support a month ago and they told me that a fix would go out that week, and then the week after that. Still nothing. They said I could just restart the miner, but I'd prefer not rebooting the miner every other day.
August 29, 2024, 10:11:58 PM
John sorry to both you I just wanted to double check. 2 of my big miners are hosted with Compass Mining, when they ask for mining pool Stratum, all I need to give them is the IP address i used to login to my Apollo dashboard and just add :3333? So it would be something like 1xx.1xx.x.xx:3333 with my bitcoin address as username.
I have done this personally and here is what you can try.
Steps 1 -4 assume you are using home internet service where your IP address is dynamic and not a static IP
First step:
You will need to make sure you have port forwarding enabled on your router for port 3333 to go to the internal ip address of your Apollo.
You can find this by logging into the gui and clicking on the solo mining option it tells you the internal ip as well as that its port 3333.
(Some routers need a full reboot after setting this configuration)
Second step:
Find your public IP address you can use tools like whatismyip.com
Third step:
Tell Compass to use the stratum code stratum+tcp://YOURPUBLICIP:3333
You can tell the to use your bitcoinaddress.workername with a password of x
Once they do then you then should see your miners hashrate show up on your Apollo / ckpool.
Fourth step (Optional):
If you are using a dynamic IP address look to see if your router offers DDNS (Dynamic DNS) if so configure it with so that you can always route to your public ip in case it changes.
This is great! Thanks so much for your help!!! I am definitely not as advanced but no my way around. I use an eero router. DDNS is not enabled. Do I enable that, grab the domain they provide then that's what i give to compass? That way if the external IP changes, the domain always points to it.
August 29, 2024, 07:22:38 PM
John sorry to both you I just wanted to double check. 2 of my big miners are hosted with Compass Mining, when they ask for mining pool Stratum, all I need to give them is the IP address i used to login to my Apollo dashboard and just add :3333? So it would be something like 1xx.1xx.x.xx:3333 with my bitcoin address as username.
I have done this personally and here is what you can try.
Steps 1 -4 assume you are using home internet service where your IP address is dynamic and not a static IP
First step:
You will need to make sure you have port forwarding enabled on your router for port 3333 to go to the internal ip address of your Apollo.
You can find this by logging into the gui and clicking on the solo mining option it tells you the internal ip as well as that its port 3333.
(Some routers need a full reboot after setting this configuration)
Second step:
Find your public IP address you can use tools like whatismyip.com
Third step:
Tell Compass to use the stratum code stratum+tcp://YOURPUBLICIP:3333
You can tell the to use your bitcoinaddress.workername with a password of x
Once they do then you then should see your miners hashrate show up on your Apollo / ckpool.
Fourth step (Optional):
If you are using a dynamic IP address look to see if your router offers DDNS (Dynamic DNS) if so configure it with so that you can always route to your public ip in case it changes.
August 29, 2024, 01:51:44 PM
John sorry to both you I just wanted to double check. 2 of my big miners are hosted with Compass Mining, when they ask for mining pool Stratum, all I need to give them is the IP address i used to login to my Apollo dashboard and just add :3333? So it would be something like 1xx.1xx.x.xx:3333 with my bitcoin address as username.
August 28, 2024, 10:44:09 PM
What would the power and frequency settings need to be in the custom Miner Modes setting option if I wanted something between ECO & Balanced? I just picked up an Apollo 2 Node and Standard to combine with the Apollo 1 standard.
Although this may or not be much help, it really depends on "how much" between (higher side or lower side of the in-between) of what your looking for. In other words, I've played with a few custom settings in the 40% - 45% power settings with a frequency between 40 - 45 and achieved what you may or may not be looking for. But you kind of have to experiment a little to fit your needs. Just don't max out the settings (it's too much for the system) and you'll be safe. Cheers!
Thanks so much I’ll give it a shot
August 28, 2024, 05:50:20 PM
Result (i am not sure, whether I should update the kept back ones with "sudo apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade" or not):
Note: The Ubuntu Pro ESM Apps nag message can be ignored IMHO or removed (see https://askubuntu.com/questions/1452519/what-are-the-services-apt-news-and-esm-cache-and-how-do-i-disable-them/)
Code:
The following packages have been kept back:
armbian-bsp-cli-orangepi4-lts armbian-bsp-cli-orangepi4-lts-current armbian-config armbian-firmware armbian-jammy-desktop-gnome armbian-plymouth-theme armbian-zsh libharfbuzz0b linux-dtb-current-rockchip64 linux-image-current-rockchip64 linux-u-boot-orangepi4-lts-current python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-update-manager update-manager update-manager-core
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 16 not upgraded.
armbian-bsp-cli-orangepi4-lts armbian-bsp-cli-orangepi4-lts-current armbian-config armbian-firmware armbian-jammy-desktop-gnome armbian-plymouth-theme armbian-zsh libharfbuzz0b linux-dtb-current-rockchip64 linux-image-current-rockchip64 linux-u-boot-orangepi4-lts-current python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-update-manager update-manager update-manager-core
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 16 not upgraded.
Can anyone please give me some advise on this?
I would assume you're not running headless and are using the Apollo via keyboard & Monitor which would indicate you're asking about upgrading the Linux OS on the Apollo. Yes? If so, don't. As I recall, Futurebit advises to NOT update the installed Ubuntu 22.04 OS. Now, if I'm wrong on this or misunderstood your question I apologize. But I would avoid any Ubuntu upgrades via "sudo" until Futurebit approves it. Just my opinion.
August 28, 2024, 04:56:07 PM
What would the power and frequency settings need to be in the custom Miner Modes setting option if I wanted something between ECO & Balanced? I just picked up an Apollo 2 Node and Standard to combine with the Apollo 1 standard.
Although this may or not be much help, it really depends on "how much" between (higher side or lower side of the in-between) of what your looking for. In other words, I've played with a few custom settings in the 40% - 45% power settings with a frequency between 40 - 45 and achieved what you may or may not be looking for. But you kind of have to experiment a little to fit your needs. Just don't max out the settings (it's too much for the system) and you'll be safe. Cheers!
August 25, 2024, 11:08:05 PM
What would the power and frequency settings need to be in the custom Miner Modes setting option if I wanted something between ECO & Balanced? I just picked up an Apollo 2 Node and Standard to combine with the Apollo 1 standard.
August 24, 2024, 09:29:23 AM
Result (i am not sure, whether I should update the kept back ones with "sudo apt-get --with-new-pkgs upgrade" or not):
Note: The Ubuntu Pro ESM Apps nag message can be ignored IMHO or removed (see https://askubuntu.com/questions/1452519/what-are-the-services-apt-news-and-esm-cache-and-how-do-i-disable-them/)
Code:
The following packages have been kept back:
armbian-bsp-cli-orangepi4-lts armbian-bsp-cli-orangepi4-lts-current armbian-config armbian-firmware armbian-jammy-desktop-gnome armbian-plymouth-theme armbian-zsh libharfbuzz0b linux-dtb-current-rockchip64 linux-image-current-rockchip64 linux-u-boot-orangepi4-lts-current python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-update-manager update-manager update-manager-core
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 16 not upgraded.
armbian-bsp-cli-orangepi4-lts armbian-bsp-cli-orangepi4-lts-current armbian-config armbian-firmware armbian-jammy-desktop-gnome armbian-plymouth-theme armbian-zsh libharfbuzz0b linux-dtb-current-rockchip64 linux-image-current-rockchip64 linux-u-boot-orangepi4-lts-current python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-update-manager update-manager update-manager-core
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 16 not upgraded.
Can anyone please give me some advise on this?
August 22, 2024, 03:10:41 AM
Mempool.space is tracking futurebit blocks, 0 so far 
https://mempool.space/mining/pool/futurebitapollosolo
https://mempool.space/mining/pool/futurebitapollosolo
Interesting, I would like to see at least one Apollo solving a block since the firmware hasn't been open sourced yet.
It would be quite demoralizing to know that all these mining efforts have been in vain if for some reason the firmware cannot handle a block with this high difficulty.
With closed source you just have to trust, unfortunately.
August 21, 2024, 07:46:03 PM
Hey guys. Is there any problem with having the miner sitting on its side? It does seem to cool better when the bottom have more airflow.
I don't see any problem, been running like that for about 1.5 years and counting. Fan speeds are adjusted automatically, so if for any reason airflow is not as good as in any other position, then the fan will spin a little bit faster to compensate.
August 20, 2024, 12:59:31 PM
Is this accurate?
How does this work and how reliable this info is?
How does this work and how reliable this info is?
Mempool.space is tracking futurebit blocks, 0 so far
https://mempool.space/mining/pool/futurebitapollosolo
https://mempool.space/mining/pool/futurebitapollosolo
August 20, 2024, 10:31:40 AM
Mempool.space is tracking futurebit blocks, 0 so far
https://mempool.space/mining/pool/futurebitapollosolo
https://mempool.space/mining/pool/futurebitapollosolo
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