Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread - page 34.

crypto_curious

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Quote from: reubadoob on December 28, 2023, 06:18:12 AM

Apologies if these questions have been asked before:

1. Is it possible to have my Apollo BTC change it's mining configuration from ECO to Balanced and/or Turbo Mode at night each night without any input from me? I'm thinking a kind of chron job/automation given this is a Linux box.

Yes, I did that. I configured Apollo so it's turned off/eco mode/balanced mode, depending on temperature read from external source.
You can easily program different speeds by time schedule, by using Standard Apollo via USB, connected to any controller like Raspberry Pi. In Pi, make a script for killing apollo-miner process and launching apollo-miner in desired mode again. Finally, add scripts to crontab, so they launch when you need them.
Scripting Apollo speed according to external temperature sensor is more tricky but it serve me very well.

mr_eee

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Quote from: n0nce on January 05, 2024, 09:27:16 AM

Quote from: mr_eee on January 04, 2024, 10:03:44 PM

Could it be an issue with SD card needing to be reflashed?

It is very possible that you have a microSD wear issue. I'd even just go get a new microSD after 2 years, to be honest. Look for high endurance models like Samsung Pro Endurance or an equivalent by SanDisk. Normal microSD cards are often made for just a few 100,000 write cycles, which can be exceeded quickly when they're used as a single board computer's main drive, where you might get a lot of writes in some areas of the memory.

Re-flashing can be a good temporary fix, but you'll run into similar issues much sooner than if you were to just get a new card.

You could still use the old / worn microSD for less 'mission-critical' stuff.

Hello,
Just reporting back that I bought a new high endurance microSD card and flashed and installed it on the node/miner and all is well. Back to mining and syncing blockchain. Thanks for the help.

n0nce

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Quote from: Cornyjokester on January 04, 2024, 07:43:33 AM

Quote from: Cornyjokester on December 22, 2023, 05:50:07 AM

Hi, I have a full node with 2 standards. They all seemed to boot up correctly and I even am able to log in fora moment and I get a spike in brains but the the fall node will reboot. Not enough time to explore what is happening. Samme behavior even if full node is by itself. Any thoughts?

The fan on my main cpu doesn't work. Can I get a replacement JDL2507S fan?

I'd recommend you to contact the support team of Futurebit or reseller where you bought your device through E-Mail.

Quote from: mr_eee on January 04, 2024, 10:03:44 PM

Could it be an issue with SD card needing to be reflashed?

It is very possible that you have a microSD wear issue. I'd even just go get a new microSD after 2 years, to be honest. Look for high endurance models like Samsung Pro Endurance or an equivalent by SanDisk. Normal microSD cards are often made for just a few 100,000 write cycles, which can be exceeded quickly when they're used as a single board computer's main drive, where you might get a lot of writes in some areas of the memory.

Re-flashing can be a good temporary fix, but you'll run into similar issues much sooner than if you were to just get a new card.

You could still use the old / worn microSD for less 'mission-critical' stuff.

mr_eee

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After 2 years of running my Apollo BTC full node, I had my first major issue. Today I noticed it had turned off. So I restarted the PSU. The Apollo will do its usual start up routines, but will not start mining and the dashboard when I try to connect to the IP will not display. Also I cannot get a connection from the monitor using the HMDI connection. Red light on the front flashes and then stays solid. Green status light on the bottom is on. Ethernet lights are on yellow is solid and green is flashing. But I’m unable to connect to the apollo. Tried restarting a couple times with no luck. Any suggestions on how I should proceed? Could it be an issue with SD card needing to be reflashed? Thanks for your help.

Cornyjokester

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Quote from: Cornyjokester on December 22, 2023, 05:50:07 AM

Hi, I have a full node with 2 standards. They all seemed to boot up correctly and I even am able to log in fora moment and I get a spike in brains but the the fall node will reboot. Not enough time to explore what is happening. Samme behavior even if full node is by itself. Any thoughts?

The fan on my main cpu doesn't work. Can I get a replacement JDL2507S fan?

pro_bono

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Greetings,

I recently moved to a new apartment and switched from Spectrum to AT&T (Modem/Router BGW320-505). I remembered that I need to configure my port forwarding but I am having difficulty activating a wired connection. WiFi seems to work, albeit slowly. Can someone please advise?

I get the following message: "Connection failed. Activation of network connection failed."

I've tried manually entering the MAC Address of the modem/router into a New Profile after clicking the "+" symbol under Wired Network. The page closes, I get the same message as above and the blue toggle switch is in the OFF (left) position.

I've also gone into my NAT/Gaming Firewall settings to open 8333 port to no avail. The same issue persists.

https://i.ibb.co/yf78rWt/Screenshot-2023-07-25-191512-Redacted.jpg
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https://i.ibb.co/QDkDgrD/Screenshot-2024-01-02-021745.jpg
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Thank you for your help!

-A

reubadoob

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Apologies if these questions have been asked before:

1. Is it possible to have my Apollo BTC change it's mining configuration from ECO to Balanced and/or Turbo Mode at night each night without any input from me? I'm thinking a kind of chron job/automation given this is a Linux box.

2. Is there a FutureBit Discord server? If not, will there be one in the with the release of the Apollo II?

n0nce

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Quote from: efriminiz on December 16, 2023, 08:48:43 AM

Hi so I need some help. Just receieved the Apollo 1 full node, excited to get mining. I pulled it out and followed the installation instructions (on the 7 page document). However my Apollo keeps freezing up on me. From what I have been able to read I thought it may have been a hardware issue, so I went to Walmart and bought a corded mouse, laptop, and new HDMI only screen. I woke up this morning and the screen was frozen.

Each time I do a hard reboot, turning the PSU off. This is my first time really on bitcointalk, so I'm glad to finally be here and running Bitcoin. Can anyone help me troubleshoot or point me in the direction of how I can search this thread for my issue?

I don't think I had this issue on my unit, but Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi and similar single-board computers tend to come with slightly undersized cooling solutions.

Quote from: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/review-apollo-btc-full-node-miner-in-a-box-5403168

Especially when your Apollo is first syncing up, you might try just not mining at the same time, as that could overload the CPU.

Another thing worth checking out is simply whether there is enough airflow underneath your unit. It sucks up air to cool the controller with the tiny fan shown in the picture above, so you could try putting it on some feet of sorts to improve ventilation.

Cornyjokester

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Hi, I have a full node with 2 standards. They all seemed to boot up correctly and I even am able to log in fora moment and I get a spike in brains but the the fall node will reboot. Not enough time to explore what is happening. Samme behavior even if full node is by itself. Any thoughts?

efriminiz

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Hi so I need some help. Just receieved the Apollo 1 full node, excited to get mining. I pulled it out and followed the installation instructions (on the 7 page document). However my Apollo keeps freezing up on me. From what I have been able to read I thought it may have been a hardware issue, so I went to Walmart and bought a corded mouse, laptop, and new HDMI only screen. I woke up this morning and the screen was frozen.

Each time I do a hard reboot, turning the PSU off. This is my first time really on bitcointalk, so I'm glad to finally be here and running Bitcoin. Can anyone help me troubleshoot or point me in the direction of how I can search this thread for my issue?

jeyzeus

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Quote from: unicornmangle on December 02, 2023, 08:43:22 AM

I have finally an apollo btc that started throwing random temps -100 +110 hash on hash off will this be a problem with temp sensing chip or the asics? want to know if i should solder a component on before i rip the heatsink off and man handle this thing with hot air and rubbing alcohol. was running for 2 days sucking 250w an not hashing my fault for not monitoring but haven't needed to really with these they usually just run hard/soft whatever. i still cant get better than 58w/th with a good hash rate if i want in the gh i can get real low like 29w/th @ 900gh

where is everyone?

wait, you were able to clock the Apollo BTC gen 1 to 29W/TH @ 900 GH/s? that's pretty wild if so IMO, can you share what settings you were using?

I didn't have temp reporting issues like that on any of my units.

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I have finally an apollo btc that started throwing random temps -100 +110 hash on hash off will this be a problem with temp sensing chip or the asics? want to know if i should solder a component on before i rip the heatsink off and man handle this thing with hot air and rubbing alcohol. was running for 2 days sucking 250w an not hashing my fault for not monitoring but haven't needed to really with these they usually just run hard/soft whatever. i still cant get better than 58w/th with a good hash rate if i want in the gh i can get real low like 29w/th @ 900gh

where is everyone?

Frisco415

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Quote from: heslo on November 27, 2023, 06:34:40 PM

Quote from: Frisco415 on November 27, 2023, 10:05:40 AM

I see futurebit is coming out with the Apolo II , soon there will no help...for this one https://twitter.com/FutureBit/status/1728986544898277693

They plan on releasing the new software for Apollo v1 users so I don't see them dropping support

That is great news..

heslo

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Quote from: Frisco415 on November 27, 2023, 10:05:40 AM

I see futurebit is coming out with the Apolo II , soon there will no help...for this one https://twitter.com/FutureBit/status/1728986544898277693

They plan on releasing the new software for Apollo v1 users so I don't see them dropping support

Frisco415

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I see futurebit is coming out with the Apolo II , soon there will no help...for this one https://twitter.com/FutureBit/status/1728986544898277693

reklessalterego

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Hello,
- Will FutureBit provide an easy way to update the installed Bitcoin Core version or is it up to the users to keep this up-to-date on their own?
- As I have not seen any thread where an update/upgrade process for the OS (and node software) has been mentioned, I would also like to ask how I can get notified about this?
Thank you!

kakarr0t

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Hi FutureBit support. I have a real problem with my FutureBit Apollo device. Today, I decided to get a UPS battery backup to plug my device in to protect it from power outages. So I went into the local FutureBit browser portal and shut down my device. After it was shut down on the OS, I turned the power off to the power supply. After plugging my power supply into the UPS and turning the FutureBit back on, it would not boot. It doesn't even appear to post. The red power light on the front is off. I flashed a different SD card with raspberry pi 4, just to test to see if there was a problem with the factory SD card that came with it. That didn't seem to help either. So I re-installed the original SD card, left the power cable unplugged to the power supply, then tried again, nothing. Perhaps I need to mail this device back to FutureBit for support? I'm not sure why it won't even post in the bios. The only thing that happens when I plug the power cable in, is the fans all come on. I've also moved the Apollo back to a simple surge protecter and that didn't help either. Thanks for any assistance. --Tim

peetee

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Progress update: it’s now synced past the point where the first M.2 died consistently, and still truckin’. I guess it was a flaky M.2??

peetee

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Welp, progress.

After buying TWO of those Crucial P3 devices and having the exact same symptom (dead on boot, nothing coming out of the HDMI port??) I bought a Crucial *P2* M.2 and it booted up just fine! I formatted it and it's now syncing. Fingers are crossed...

Thank you for your help!

garetjax

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peetee,

That is weird its not booting up? Do you get the gui? If yes you can launch terminal and try and debug your network config but no idea why that should have changed by swapping m2 drives. I guess make sure its seated firmly in the m2 slot? Are you sure network cable connection is good as well? Yeah obvious things but who knows.

I did switch my miner to eco mode until it was synced to keep temps down - i forgot to mention that.

Mine booted, got to the gui, I went to Settings, in the bottom lower right under Extra Settings I selected the Format Node NVME SSD and I was off and running - took a few days to finish synching.

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