Official FutureBit Apollo LTC Image and Support thread - page 27.

intothebreak

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Quote from: estacionsj on December 04, 2019, 07:08:38 PM

Quote from: intothebreak on December 04, 2019, 07:05:07 PM

I am having trouble getting the Apollo to connect. I am getting error econnrefused. I read that it has to do with pool credentials. I am putting the user name and password for the litecoinpool.org account correctly but it is a new account. I put my lite coin wallet address in the payment address space on the lite coin pool account. Is there a way to reset the device to go through initial setup again.

I think u need to reflash The SD CArd. It would bring it all back like new when u bought it.

Thank you for some direction

I reflashed and am at the initial setup again. What do I put for the username and password? Is it My login for the litecoinpool.org account or is it my lite coin ledger wallet information key? Or the key at the bottom of my litecoinpool my account page?

estacionsj

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Quote from: intothebreak on December 04, 2019, 07:05:07 PM

I am having trouble getting the Apollo to connect. I am getting error econnrefused. I read that it has to do with pool credentials. I am putting the user name and password for the litecoinpool.org account correctly but it is a new account. I put my lite coin wallet address in the payment address space on the lite coin pool account. Is there a way to reset the device to go through initial setup again.

I think u need to reflash The SD CArd. It would bring it all back like new when u bought it.

intothebreak

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I am having trouble getting the Apollo to connect. I am getting error econnrefused. I read that it has to do with pool credentials. I am putting the user name and password for the litecoinpool.org account correctly but it is a new account. I put my lite coin wallet address in the payment address space on the lite coin pool account. Is there a way to reset the device to go through initial setup again.

kaotic818

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https://imgur.com/gallery/kkhatkI

jstefanop

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Quote from: kaotic818 on November 25, 2019, 03:19:38 PM

I did reboot several times just using litecoinpool.org default and switched to us2.litecoinpool pool. Both are showing errors. Todays numbers are 14.6 percent Hardware errors and 18700 hw errors running for 5 hours today so far.

Can you post a screenshot of your dashboard?

kaotic818

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I did reboot several times just using litecoinpool.org default and switched to us2.litecoinpool pool. Both are showing errors. Todays numbers are 14.6 percent Hardware errors and 18700 hw errors running for 5 hours today so far.

jstefanop

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Quote from: kaotic818 on November 24, 2019, 08:00:48 PM

I just got my batch 2 today. Is this normal to see so many HW errors?

15.5 percent hardware errors and 1115 in the first hour of turning on the apollo

Try rebooting it and see if you still see that many errors. Sounds like a pool issue caused a high initial error count, causing the average to shoot higher than normal.

kaotic818

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I just got my batch 2 today. Is this normal to see so many HW errors?

15.5 percent hardware errors and 1115 in the first hour of turning on the apollo

estacionsj

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Quote from: psycodad on November 24, 2019, 07:15:12 AM

Regarding SD card lifespan: I started to use fstrim on the rootfs weekly from cron, but it is too early to judge if that has any beneficial effects on SD card reliability in the Apollo.
Will post again, once I have a record of 2-3 months using it.

i have been using a 32gb card for 2 1/2 months with no problems

estacionsj

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Quote from: whiteogre on November 24, 2019, 06:18:24 AM

Quote from: VictorGT on November 23, 2019, 11:25:16 AM

Also I am having (small) problems with SD cards. Too often I need to reflash SD card. Sometimes they run OK for weeks, sometimes only a couple of days.

I use now Kingston 16 GB SD cards. ¿Any other "high quality" SD card brand?. ¿Maybe SanDisk, Samsung...?

Samsung EVO Plus cards at least are supposed to be high quality and I haven't had any issue with those in any devices. However, I haven't seen this frequent need for reflashing the SD card in the Apollo either (114 days uptime currently). At least in Raspberry Pis, the eventual failure mode of a SD card is such that it can no longer be written and also reads result in failures nor is reflashing it anymore possible. That's why I suspect there's something else going on if the usability can be recovered by reflashing the same SD card.

Regarding the current firmware, this is one change that I've done after installing it that may have some improving effect. You'll need ssh access and root to execute the commands:

Code:

systemctl stop "[email protected]"
systemctl disable "[email protected]"

This only disables a service that is constantly trying to start and will always fail to do so due to such serial port not being available (not that you'd need that terminal anyway). Every start is likely to get written to the systemd bookkeeping which may also result in card write operations.

I think jstefanop said u just need a 32gb card for full node. When is the Full node update gong to come out, jstefanop

OOps sorry its being tested

VictorGT

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Quote from: whiteogre on November 24, 2019, 06:18:24 AM

Quote from: VictorGT on November 23, 2019, 11:25:16 AM

Also I am having (small) problems with SD cards. Too often I need to reflash SD card. Sometimes they run OK for weeks, sometimes only a couple of days.

I use now Kingston 16 GB SD cards. ¿Any other "high quality" SD card brand?. ¿Maybe SanDisk, Samsung...?

Samsung EVO Plus cards at least are supposed to be high quality and I haven't had any issue with those in any devices. However, I haven't seen this frequent need for reflashing the SD card in the Apollo either (114 days uptime currently). At least in Raspberry Pis, the eventual failure mode of a SD card is such that it can no longer be written and also reads result in failures nor is reflashing it anymore possible. That's why I suspect there's something else going on if the usability can be recovered by reflashing the same SD card.

Regarding the current firmware, this is one change that I've done after installing it that may have some improving effect. You'll need ssh access and root to execute the commands:

Code:

systemctl stop "[email protected]"
systemctl disable "[email protected]"

This only disables a service that is constantly trying to start and will always fail to do so due to such serial port not being available (not that you'd need that terminal anyway). Every start is likely to get written to the systemd bookkeeping which may also result in card write operations.

Quote from: psycodad on November 24, 2019, 07:15:12 AM

Regarding SD card lifespan: I started to use fstrim on the rootfs weekly from cron, but it is too early to judge if that has any beneficial effects on SD card reliability in the Apollo.
Will post again, once I have a record of 2-3 months using it.

Thanks for the info.

Last problems I had did not requiere reflash. Only "Restart" miner was needed. Humm...
Also it happens more often with Apollo batch 2 units (I have two batch 1 and two batch 2).
I will wait for new software in order to do a few more tests.

psycodad

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精神分析的爸

Regarding SD card lifespan: I started to use fstrim on the rootfs weekly from cron, but it is too early to judge if that has any beneficial effects on SD card reliability in the Apollo.
Will post again, once I have a record of 2-3 months using it.

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Quote from: VictorGT on November 23, 2019, 11:25:16 AM

Also I am having (small) problems with SD cards. Too often I need to reflash SD card. Sometimes they run OK for weeks, sometimes only a couple of days.

I use now Kingston 16 GB SD cards. ¿Any other "high quality" SD card brand?. ¿Maybe SanDisk, Samsung...?

Samsung EVO Plus cards at least are supposed to be high quality and I haven't had any issue with those in any devices. However, I haven't seen this frequent need for reflashing the SD card in the Apollo either (114 days uptime currently). At least in Raspberry Pis, the eventual failure mode of a SD card is such that it can no longer be written and also reads result in failures nor is reflashing it anymore possible. That's why I suspect there's something else going on if the usability can be recovered by reflashing the same SD card.

Regarding the current firmware, this is one change that I've done after installing it that may have some improving effect. You'll need ssh access and root to execute the commands:

Code:

systemctl stop "[email protected]"
systemctl disable "[email protected]"

This only disables a service that is constantly trying to start and will always fail to do so due to such serial port not being available (not that you'd need that terminal anyway). Every start is likely to get written to the systemd bookkeeping which may also result in card write operations.

VictorGT

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Hi, I need to buy one new SD card for next full node update (I am using now 16 GB cards).

¿Recommended SD card size for full node?. ¿Maybe 64 GB?.

Also I am having (small) problems with SD cards. Too often I need to reflash SD card. Sometimes they run OK for weeks, sometimes only a couple of days.

I use now Kingston 16 GB SD cards. ¿Any other "high quality" SD card brand?. ¿Maybe SanDisk, Samsung...?

torynfarr

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Awesome, thank you!

So far, so good. ~105 MH/s hash rate running at 68°C in eco mode with fan set to auto.

jstefanop

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Quote from: torynfarr on November 22, 2019, 01:00:06 PM

Dumb question, but the included setup instructions say to plug the PCIE output cable into the right power port. Does it mean the right side if you're looking at the back or the right side if you're looking at the front of the device?

Port closet to the Ethernet port?

Also, should the included PSU light up and should the fan turn on?

Right if your looking at it from the back...its not a big deal either way. PSU lights up but is a very low green glow you can probably only see at night. Fan only comes on periodically when the PSU heats up to a certain temperature.

torynfarr

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Dumb question, but the included setup instructions say to plug the PCIE output cable into the right power port. Does it mean the right side if you're looking at the back or the right side if you're looking at the front of the device?

Port closet to the Ethernet port?

Also, should the included PSU light up and should the fan turn on?

iaintkd

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Quote from: jstefanop on November 18, 2019, 02:25:24 PM

I need about 10 people to test out full node image. Finally got it where its running stable but want to make sure it is before I do a general release. Shoot me a PM with your email address. Make sure you have the ability to open port 9333 on your local network/router so the node is visible to the rest of the network.

PM sent

MoparMiningLLC

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Quote from: yezhec001 on November 18, 2019, 10:26:13 PM

Could anyone give me some advice on how to achieve max hash rate?
I will have free electricity for 6 months so I really want to get the full potential out of futurebit.
Is it possible to exceed turbo mode ( which is around 140 MH/S) ?
I am placing my machine next to an opened window which constantly blows in cold air, so the temperature is easier to control.
Is the frequency the only factor that makes the hash rate increase?
I am kind of a noob when it comes to mining, would appreciate any advice!

well free electricity is not really a point with these, they might use the same electricity as a lightbulb or two.

yezhec001

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Could anyone give me some advice on how to achieve max hash rate?
I will have free electricity for 6 months so I really want to get the full potential out of futurebit.
Is it possible to exceed turbo mode ( which is around 140 MH/S) ?
I am placing my machine next to an opened window which constantly blows in cold air, so the temperature is easier to control.
Is the frequency the only factor that makes the hash rate increase?
I am kind of a noob when it comes to mining, would appreciate any advice!

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