Revision History
Latest 1/29/19
Link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/apolloimage/apollo_image_1-29.img.zip
MD5: a81f9830453dfbd493b94dd00787bb9c
SHA256: 937ccb99b2b58c8c3ea113b5391ca7d8dba7f10aafc4261bfa707f51a6da6918
ChangeLog:
-system kernel updated to 4.19 for fixes and reliability
-lowered CPU aggressiveness to keep MCU cooler for better reliability
-enabled low level hardware watchdog, this fixes the very rare issue some people were reporting and any system failure or hardware monitor failure will now cause a system reboot and prevent unit from overheating
-reduced SD card writes from hardware monitor to increase SD card life
-you can now manually set fan to a minimum of 5%
-you can now edit pools directly instead of deleting and re-adding
-added settings option to enable local bfgminer API access
-stratum pool difficulty is now displayed in dashboard instead of discarded shares
-OS will now automatically expand SD card to maximum size on first boot
-Dashboard now shows bfgminer log output if there are connection issues
-Miner Yellow LED now blinks rapidly after hardware initialization is successfully complete and waiting for bfgminer startup (ie if there is an external internet connection issue, or bad pool/credentials issue miner will just keep blinking yellow rapidly)
-multiple dashboard visual fixes
-lots of hardware monitor bug fixes
Initial Release 12/5/18
Link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/apolloimage/apollo_final.img.zip
MD5: 5a01a5beebe5c026baa4873d087a8f6f
SHA256: 906bbdb9b9a195edea5fd3302b258ae28e6049c04a610698d253132f5dee50eb
ChangeLog:
-initial release
Topic: Official FutureBit Apollo LTC Image and Support thread - page 72. (Read 49873 times)
THIS IS THE SUPPORT THREAD: Keep this thread on topic!
All order related questions go here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/batch-3-futurebit-apollo-ltc-official-order-thread-4988526
All other comments/general questions go to the anouncment thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-futurebit-project-apollo-bringing-asic-mining-back-to-the-home-miner-4974036
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Posting this here for now until I have time to write up and put up proper instructions on the website and here. Sorry for the quick post but need to make sure my time is dedicated to making sure all pre-order are shipped out in a timely fashion before I can sit down and concentrate on this stuff.
Download image here:
Link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/apolloimage/apollo_image_1-29.img.zip
Alternate (will only be up for a few days): https://we.tl/t-Z0cS3MqxZn
MD5: a81f9830453dfbd493b94dd00787bb9c
SHA256: 937ccb99b2b58c8c3ea113b5391ca7d8dba7f10aafc4261bfa707f51a6da6918
Unzip it
run a MD5 or sha256 checksum on it (not required but should check it in case of corrupted download if your having issues)
Use a clone tool like etcher to clone the unzipped image to your SD card (or use dd) it MUST be a bit copy that overwrites the whole SD card and not just a partition so make sure whatever tool you use can do that
stick the SD card into the Apollo (the slot is underneath where the blue controller is)
plug in your ethernet cable and power her up!
you should see ethernet lights flashing, and after a few seconds the front LED should start flashing yellow...wait a min or two until its fully booted up and connected to your local network...it should start mining right away and you'll see lots of green and red blinky lights.
Go to a web browser on a device thats connected to your local network (both computers and phones/tablets should work) and go to futurebit.local (this might not work for everyone)
If futurebit.local does not work your going to manually have to find the IP address of the device on your network...just use any ip scanner that can display a hostname (futurebit is the devices hostname) otherwise just go down the list and enter the address of the active IPs until you see the Apollo UI load.
Thats it! The rest we hopefully made intuitive and easy enough that I don't need to explain it...set up your pool and save and you should be good to go!
DONT do anything stupid with settings until I have a full writeup, and keep the miner in ECO mode for now.
Please post and issues and bugs here...there will probably be a bunch since this is the first release of a brand new image/software. Also keep in mind we were overly cautious on the hardware controls so fan will probably be louder than it needs to be in eco mode, and miner will shutdown more than it needs too on the slightest error....need to make sure everything is safe and working properly before we relax this stuff on future releases.
Enjoy!
All order related questions go here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/batch-3-futurebit-apollo-ltc-official-order-thread-4988526
All other comments/general questions go to the anouncment thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-futurebit-project-apollo-bringing-asic-mining-back-to-the-home-miner-4974036
__________________________________________________
Posting this here for now until I have time to write up and put up proper instructions on the website and here. Sorry for the quick post but need to make sure my time is dedicated to making sure all pre-order are shipped out in a timely fashion before I can sit down and concentrate on this stuff.
Download image here:
Link: https://s3.amazonaws.com/apolloimage/apollo_image_1-29.img.zip
Alternate (will only be up for a few days): https://we.tl/t-Z0cS3MqxZn
MD5: a81f9830453dfbd493b94dd00787bb9c
SHA256: 937ccb99b2b58c8c3ea113b5391ca7d8dba7f10aafc4261bfa707f51a6da6918
Unzip it
run a MD5 or sha256 checksum on it (not required but should check it in case of corrupted download if your having issues)
Use a clone tool like etcher to clone the unzipped image to your SD card (or use dd) it MUST be a bit copy that overwrites the whole SD card and not just a partition so make sure whatever tool you use can do that
stick the SD card into the Apollo (the slot is underneath where the blue controller is)
plug in your ethernet cable and power her up!
you should see ethernet lights flashing, and after a few seconds the front LED should start flashing yellow...wait a min or two until its fully booted up and connected to your local network...it should start mining right away and you'll see lots of green and red blinky lights.
Go to a web browser on a device thats connected to your local network (both computers and phones/tablets should work) and go to futurebit.local (this might not work for everyone)
If futurebit.local does not work your going to manually have to find the IP address of the device on your network...just use any ip scanner that can display a hostname (futurebit is the devices hostname) otherwise just go down the list and enter the address of the active IPs until you see the Apollo UI load.
Thats it! The rest we hopefully made intuitive and easy enough that I don't need to explain it...set up your pool and save and you should be good to go!
DONT do anything stupid with settings until I have a full writeup, and keep the miner in ECO mode for now.
Please post and issues and bugs here...there will probably be a bunch since this is the first release of a brand new image/software. Also keep in mind we were overly cautious on the hardware controls so fan will probably be louder than it needs to be in eco mode, and miner will shutdown more than it needs too on the slightest error....need to make sure everything is safe and working properly before we relax this stuff on future releases.
Enjoy!
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