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Topic: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com - page 1201. (Read 3049524 times)

sr. member
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October 28, 2013, 01:04:25 AM
I've just created a kncminer branch on my github and have imported their most current code and built my first binary for this. It is not a full firmware and the only thing users may note is the hashrate won't lie with this one, as it won't count hardware errors as hashrate. Also my hardware error count is significantly lower with this on the Saturn dev machine I was sent.

Here's a direct link to the binary:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer

You'll have to ssh into the kncminer and copy and use that file directly. Hopefully the libraries all match between my dev environment and the default kncminer operating system which means the binary should just work if you run it like on any other OS.
I'm still learning linux, but would love to try this...  
I'll let someone post a clear procedure before I try... ug.Thank you cklovas!

I second this.
ssh into your kncminer if you know its IP address is 192.168.1.X:

Code:
ssh -l root 192.168.1.X
screen -d -r
q
wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer
chmod +x cgminer
./cgminer -c /config/cgminer.conf
q is to quit the already running cgminer


hello and thank you ckolivas (and kano if he was involved in anyway in this new release of cgminer).

2ndly, for those of US that find this new version of cgminer works/improves their mining, please don't forget to send some btc love to ckolivas. Lets keep these important members of the btc community well fed so their minds are tip top.

And finally, ckolivas, did you see anything in knc miners code that would cause lower hashing rates, not just report inaccurate HW errors?

thanks.
legendary
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October 28, 2013, 12:46:58 AM
yea i tried calling them on friday from between 3pm-5pm my self and no answer also.  Angry

Yep. After that I sent a note to Sam - didn't get a reply, but my problem got 90% resolved so I think he pushed it along. I really like KNC, but I'm never hosting any equipment with them or anyone else after this. Without responsive 24/7 support, there's no point - I can support my own equipment better.
hero member
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Mining for the hell of it.
October 28, 2013, 12:24:20 AM
yea i tried calling them on friday from between 3pm-5pm my self and no answer also.  Angry
legendary
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October 28, 2013, 12:09:14 AM
Does anyone know the hours of operation for KNC offices?

They've generally answered the phone Mon-Fri between 9-5, Stockholm time in my experience. Friday they didn't pick up at all between 2PM and 5PM - not sure what the deal was.
legendary
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October 27, 2013, 11:55:33 PM
How we do that.?
sr. member
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October 27, 2013, 11:51:18 PM
How do we set up the KNCs to mine alt-coins? Care to elaborate?

Don't stuck with Bitcoin.
Underperformed Saturn 180 GH/s
Bitcoin Mining BTCGuild 0,23 BTC (Daily)
PPcoin Solo mining Found 3 Blocks 3 X 207 PPC = 621 PPC X 0.0020200 (Cryptsy Price) = 1.25442 BTC (Daily)
Terracoin Solo Mining 0,3342 BTC (Daily)
 And without difficulty worries!!!


Download PPcoin Client
Install PPcoin client to a windows PC
Run once ppcoin client and quit
If your PC is Windows 7 goto Users/your user name/AppData/Roaming/PPcoin and create ppcoin.conf as follows

rpcuser=anyname
rpcpassword=anypassword
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcallowip=your pc ip
rpcport=9902
daemon=1
server=1
listen=1
gen=0

Then restart your ppcoin client and let download the whole block chain.
After that goto your miner and point to
your pc ip:9902
anyname (as above in ppcoin.conf)
anypassword
Restart cgminer, ensure via ssh that is working and hashing and wait
Average block finding time is 4-8 hours for a Saturn (each block equals to 0,41 BTC)


Could someone please elaborate on how to "point" the miner to the PC in a bit more detail?
hero member
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Mining for the hell of it.
October 27, 2013, 11:43:51 PM
Does anyone know the hours of operation for KNC offices?
legendary
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October 27, 2013, 11:41:34 PM
ssh into your kncminer if you know its IP address is 192.168.1.X:

Code:
ssh -l root 192.168.1.X
screen -d -r
q
wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer
chmod +x cgminer
./cgminer -c /config/cgminer.conf
q is to quit the already running cgminer

Note also that this is perfectly safe and only saves the cgminer binary to the ramdisk which means that if you have any issues or reboot it will just go back to the usual cgminer built in. It is also compatible with any of the kncminer firmwares, though I find 0.96.1 to be the best for me.

Thanks for that.

I will test it out and post results soon.
newbie
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October 27, 2013, 11:28:45 PM
Thanks ckolivas, I think I see quite an improvement for my Saturn (at least extra 10gh at the pool). If it stays like this, I hope to finally start reclaiming my life.
legendary
Activity: 2408
Merit: 1004
October 27, 2013, 11:25:35 PM
i can not install cklovinas cgminer to jupiter with putty
any details
how i can do it?
sr. member
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October 27, 2013, 11:09:20 PM
Then would you say that pool stats like what BTC Guild provides you with would be more accurate then their CGMiner?
Yes, if it's a large enough time period.

Days. So it seems to me that only 1/3 of my Jupis are up the advertised speed of 550 Sad

530-550
480-500
230-300 (Runs really hot at 300 so hot that the case is almost uncomfortable to touch.)
Indeed that's a perfect example of why the default binary was substandard in that regard. If you have that much heat as a problem, check they didn't mistakenly leave a bit of plastic between the device and the cooler... that's happened to someone on this thread.

I have to mess with the chips to get them that high. I unplug the board, press on the copper of the heat sink and plug it back in while the Jupi is running. For some reason when it comes back online the voltage drops, but the Output Current goes up AND die that were off are online now, but at the same time the temp goes to 73-84c. I've already taken apart the hottest board/heat sink and re-applied my own paste, but that didn't help.
hero member
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October 27, 2013, 11:09:08 PM
I just tried the newer cgminer posted above on my lemon.  I'm afraid to try it on my gem, no need.  I did not stop my miner, I simply applied the steps in putty.  It says v3.6.6 no w and the numbers seem to reflect the miners true performance.  HW error % has decreased compared to before.  But other than that it hasn't improved my pool rates.  I'm using .95.  It's been less than an hour though.  Do we need to reboot or anything?  I'm confused as to what this change really does.

Edit:  Oh, it just reveals the truth.
-ck
legendary
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Ruu \o/
October 27, 2013, 11:05:39 PM
Then would you say that pool stats like what BTC Guild provides you with would be more accurate then their CGMiner?
Yes, if it's a large enough time period.

Days. So it seems to me that only 1/3 of my Jupis are up the advertised speed of 550 Sad

530-550
480-500
230-300 (Runs really hot at 300 so hot that the case is almost uncomfortable to touch.)
Indeed that's a perfect example of why the default binary was substandard in that regard. If you have that much heat as a problem, check they didn't mistakenly leave a bit of plastic between the device and the cooler... that's happened to someone on this thread.
sr. member
Activity: 448
Merit: 250
October 27, 2013, 11:04:15 PM
My Saturn's cgminer has been mysteriously dying every day or two, the web interface just shows it as dead I have no idea why, so I just restart it.

I have grabbed this new ckolivas binary to try hoping it will not similarly decide to die from time to time.

-MarkM-


I had that happen to a Jupi after it being up for about a week.
sr. member
Activity: 448
Merit: 250
October 27, 2013, 11:03:28 PM
Then would you say that pool stats like what BTC Guild provides you with would be more accurate then their CGMiner?
Yes, if it's a large enough time period.

Days. So it seems to me that only 1/3 of my Jupis are up the advertised speed of 550 Sad

530-550
480-500
230-300 (Runs really hot at 300 so hot that the case is almost uncomfortable to touch.)
legendary
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Merit: 1000
LIR DEV
October 27, 2013, 11:00:42 PM
CKLOVAS on all 3....
legendary
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October 27, 2013, 11:00:20 PM
My Saturn's cgminer has been mysteriously dying every day or two, the web interface just shows it as dead I have no idea why, so I just restart it.

I have grabbed this new ckolivas binary to try hoping it will not similarly decide to die from time to time.

-MarkM-
-ck
legendary
Activity: 4088
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Ruu \o/
October 27, 2013, 11:00:03 PM
Though on a side note my hardware error rate is slowly creeping back up to 6.8 already.  Going to try and downgrade to 9.6.1 my self and see if its any better.
Also bear in mind that if the hashrate looks higher artificially on the kncminer version, then the hardware error % rate will also look artificially lower.
-ck
legendary
Activity: 4088
Merit: 1631
Ruu \o/
October 27, 2013, 10:58:57 PM
Then would you say that pool stats like what BTC Guild provides you with would be more accurate then their CGMiner?
Yes, if it's a large enough time period.
sr. member
Activity: 448
Merit: 250
October 27, 2013, 10:58:05 PM
I've just created a kncminer branch on my github and have imported their most current code and built my first binary for this. It is not a full firmware and the only thing users may note is the hashrate won't lie with this one, as it won't count hardware errors as hashrate. Also my hardware error count is significantly lower with this on the Saturn dev machine I was sent.

Here's a direct link to the binary:
http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/kncminer/cgminer
Note that WU also includes the faked hashrate in the regular binary included in knc firmware.


Then would you say that pool stats like what BTC Guild provides you with would be more accurate then their CGMiner?
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