R4 Arrived Photos thought etc - page 2.

HagssFIN

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Quote from: HagssFIN on December 07, 2016, 12:32:17 PM

Quote from: tntdgcr on December 07, 2016, 12:29:01 PM

Quote from: HagssFIN on December 07, 2016, 12:21:49 PM

Oh fuck, so they've made an autotune firmware for this too. Undecided

I was already planning to change my settings freely.

are you really surprised though? you're Pro level, this is geared for home-consumer / cross over user. We all have wish lists, but can you imagine the additional support tinkering requires? mix in noobs and purchases on CC , and you have a bad mix.

Well they could just give me the old firmware and old HEX-file for the hash board (I have a PICkit3, so no problem) and I'd have a miner that I thought I would be receiving. I can't see how hard support tinkering that would be, sharing few files for me that already do exist.

edit: I wrote them an e-mail and asked about the possibility to "convert" it to be just like the batch 1 R4 miners.

I got this answer:

Code:

Dear customer,

The batch 2 differs from batch 1. They have different hardware. The batch 2 can not be converted to first batch by upgrading firmware.
The design of auto-tune settings is for better operation stability.

Thanks for your understanding.

Has anyone tried to see the bmminer config via SSH?
Is there any possibility to write different values for fan control or frequencies?

edit: this is how the bmminer.conf looks like with my non-autotune S9

philipma1957

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Quote from: IITravel01 on December 07, 2016, 06:05:19 PM

I received mine today also. The Advanced tab in Miner Configuration is gone also. BMminer version is 2.0.0 (Fri Nov 25), HW Vers. 4.8.1.3. Running less than 1/2 hour, I'm getting a average of 557 frequency with 101/79 temp in a 77 deg. F room (fan speed 2,040). 8,064GH/s (avg) w/ HW errors 0.0001%. Power Supply is showing about 875watts pull on a 1,200w Gold PS, so add about 10% at the wall.

Basically the same as me other then the watts. I have a plat you have a gold.

My fan is between 1800 and 2100 depends on room temp.

My freq is the same as yours 557.

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I received mine today also. The Advanced tab in Miner Configuration is gone also. BMminer version is 2.0.0 (Fri Nov 25), HW Vers. 4.8.1.3. Running less than 1/2 hour, I'm getting a average of 557 frequency with 101/79 temp in a 77 deg. F room (fan speed 2,040). 8,064GH/s (avg) w/ HW errors 0.0001%. Power Supply is showing about 875watts pull on a 1,200w Gold PS, so add about 10% at the wall.

gt_addict

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Seeing as the manual fan speed control is gone do you think it's now correlated to the freq it's set at? Is the freq adjustable at all? Or is that auto?

philipma1957

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The manual is out of date. print it get a pdf of it asap

In my case the sound is low enough that I can use it.

But if you want it to be a little slower no can do as

The tabs in the red rectangles are gone.

This means you are fucked unless they give you the older info.

Now I am not a lawyer, but in the USA this would be grounds for a lawsuit if not fixed by bitmaintech.
This is my non- lawyer non- qualified opinion.

gt_addict

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Manual is here. Fan percentage point is still in there:-

https://enshop.bitmain.com/files/download/R4%20User%20Manual%20.pdf

EDIT:- VRobb beat me to it. Too slow on the submit button I am Cheesy

VRobb

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Manual is here: https://shop.bitmain.com/files/download/R4%20User%20Manual%20.pdf

-FedEx truck came and went since I wasn't home to sign for it... Will pick it up after work and get that thing hashing!

philipma1957

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Quote from: VRobb on December 07, 2016, 12:21:59 PM

Ugh! No fan control?? From BiteMe's own website-R4 manual.pdf:

5.1.3 When "Customize the fan speed percentage” is checked, the fan speed can be controlled by the user.

Another undocumented feature! So Happy!! Roll Eyes

I can not find that manual

philipma1957

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sound levels

from about four feet.

this is not as quiet as a sidehack modded s7-ln
this is not as quiet as an avalon 4.1 that is downvolted and under clocked.

In my friends office it is fine
It is definitely quieter then the avalon 721.

It will need ssh to set freq and fan lower. well that is a guess

TheYankeesWin!

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Do you have a sound meter reading?

philipma1957

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unboxing notice it is very close to 24 inches long this may cause a size charge for your shipping

good packing idea with the center foam

and some back up bubble wrap

just the controller connected I used an extender to allow the controller to be reached.

note the heatsinks are where air is exhausted so you could put some pull fans there

better shot of controller note a friction sleeve for the fan wire or a grommet pretty good for bitmain. actual attention to detail

power use at the kwatt meter is really good 821-824 using 120 volts and the rosewill quark plat psu

TheYankeesWin!

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We want photos

philipma1957

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I moved it into my friends office. I took about 1 dozen photos

I used this psu I paid 129 it pulls 825 watts at kwatt meter

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Quark-1200-Platinum-Certified/dp/B00VS8728G/ref=sr_1_2?

the poolside stats.:

HagssFIN

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Quote from: tntdgcr on December 07, 2016, 12:29:01 PM

Quote from: HagssFIN on December 07, 2016, 12:21:49 PM

Oh fuck, so they've made an autotune firmware for this too. Undecided

I was already planning to change my settings freely.

are you really surprised though? you're Pro level, this is geared for home-consumer / cross over user. We all have wish lists, but can you imagine the additional support tinkering requires? mix in noobs and purchases on CC , and you have a bad mix.

Well they could just give me the old firmware and old HEX-file for the hash board (I have a PICkit3, so no problem) and I'd have a miner that I thought I would be receiving. I can't see how hard support tinkering that would be, sharing few files for me that already do exist.

edit: I wrote them an e-mail and asked about the possibility to "convert" it to be just like the batch 1 R4 miners.

tntdgcr

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Quote from: HagssFIN on December 07, 2016, 12:21:49 PM

Oh fuck, so they've made an autotune firmware for this too. Undecided

I was already planning to change my settings freely.

are you really surprised though? you're Pro level, this is geared for home-consumer / cross over user. We all have wish lists, but can you imagine the additional support tinkering requires? mix in noobs and purchases on CC , and you have a bad mix.

VRobb

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Ugh! No fan control?? From BiteMe's own website-R4 manual.pdf:

5.1.3 When "Customize the fan speed percentage” is checked, the fan speed can be controlled by the user.

Another undocumented feature! So Happy!! Roll Eyes

HagssFIN

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Electrical engineer. Mining since 2014.

Oh fuck, so they've made an autotune firmware for this too. Undecided

I was already planning to change my settings freely.

gt_addict

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60db? That seems a bit excessive after their claims of a home miner. My S9 is running at 53db at about 1metre away.

VirosaGITS

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Quote from: philipma1957 on December 07, 2016, 11:00:45 AM

Just got the R4

THE GOOD 8077GH USING 821 WATTS

THE BAD not whisper quiet and no freq or fan speed control

I get 62 db give or take 2 db

Thanks phil, well it is as figured. Silence for Chinese = 60dB. Their are all deaf from their 90dB mines.

Could you show a screen of the dashboard? Maybe its overcooling the thing and we could hack it down somewhat?

philipma1957

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Just got the R4

THE GOOD 8077GH USING 821 WATTS

THE BAD not whisper quiet and no freq or fan speed control

I get 62 db give or take 2 db

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