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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 03:53:49 PM

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Will this version work on the s1 or s2 machines as well?

Quote from: pekatete on September 08, 2014, 03:33:31 PM

Quote from: ckolivas on September 08, 2014, 02:00:11 PM

Quote from: Fahlcor on September 08, 2014, 01:56:25 PM

I also noticed the load average is way lower on the CPU now that it was. was always above 2 before. now hovers around 1.2. any additional benefit to these devices to run with lower/higher loads?

That's likely the advantage of the newer version. In principle it will lead to less lag time in keeping the device busy and less time to process and send shares. However cgminer is so heavily multithreaded that it probably won't matter since the latency critical parts of the cgminer code are already prioritised.

Still early days since I updated my S3 with the latest cgminer (3 hrs+) but I have noticed an improvement in the pool-side reported hashrate AND I suspect a reduced DiffR. This is on top of a faster UI (which I attribute to the lower load average).

Just a question, would this cgminer run on an S1 (like to earlier Kano cgminer)?

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 04:09:32 PM

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Quote from: pekatete on September 08, 2014, 03:33:31 PM

Quote from: ckolivas on September 08, 2014, 02:00:11 PM

Quote from: Fahlcor on September 08, 2014, 01:56:25 PM

I also noticed the load average is way lower on the CPU now that it was. was always above 2 before. now hovers around 1.2. any additional benefit to these devices to run with lower/higher loads?

Could you report hash difference (if any) after 24hr?

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 04:14:19 PM

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Quote from: Biodom on September 08, 2014, 04:09:32 PM

Could you report hash difference (if any) after 24hr?

I sure will (and that is why I said "still early days ...".

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 04:28:16 PM

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Do you have to take the case off of the S3 to screw on an antenna and run wireless?

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 04:29:38 PM

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Quote from: pekatete on September 08, 2014, 03:33:31 PM

Quote from: ckolivas on September 08, 2014, 02:00:11 PM

Quote from: Fahlcor on September 08, 2014, 01:56:25 PM

I also noticed the load average is way lower on the CPU now that it was. was always above 2 before. now hovers around 1.2. any additional benefit to these devices to run with lower/higher loads?

No, it doesn't work on S1. I tried it and it's not hashing.

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 04:33:55 PM

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Quote from: mahowi on September 08, 2014, 04:29:38 PM

Quote from: pekatete on September 08, 2014, 03:33:31 PM

....
Just a question, would this cgminer run on an S1 (like to earlier Kano cgminer)?

No, it doesn't work on S1. I tried it and it's not hashing.

Thats that then. Come to think of it, it even resided in the S3 directory (which should have given the game away for me!)
Thanks for placing your S1 in harm's way to clear this up.

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 04:56:19 PM

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Quote from: ckolivas on September 08, 2014, 02:00:11 PM

Quote from: Fahlcor on September 08, 2014, 01:56:25 PM

I also noticed the load average is way lower on the CPU now that it was. was always above 2 before. now hovers around 1.2. any additional benefit to these devices to run with lower/higher loads?

Pushed 4.6 to (60) S3's, they're all working great.. (60 minutes runtime). Thank you sir, much appreciated!

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 05:00:07 PM

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what exactly is 4.6
firmware or something else.:?/

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 05:08:22 PM

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Quote from: jelin1984 on September 08, 2014, 05:00:07 PM

what exactly is 4.6
firmware or something else.:?/

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 05:37:32 PM
Last edit: September 08, 2014, 05:58:42 PM by Rabinovitch

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Quote from: pekatete on September 08, 2014, 12:23:57 PM

Here's what I've used and it started hashing as usual.
1. SSH into the S3 and login
2. Issue the following commands sequentially.
  a) cdusr/bin
  b) mv cgminer cgminer.bak
  c) wget http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/antminer/s3/4.6.0-140908/cgminer
  d) chmod +x cgminer
  e) reboot

Confirm. Both my S3s Batch 7 were upgraded well this way.

CPU load now is about 90% instead of 99-100% with old cgminer. WebGUI is a bit quicker. Niiice! Grin

p.s. I suspect that it will not work for S2?..

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:00:06 PM

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Have you tried increasing the freq over 250 since changing? - Looks like extra CPU might equal more work into the asics. I am not sure how or where the file is not with the new bios, that you can set from interface. Anyone know where to edit that file?

TIA

Quote from: Rabinovitch on September 08, 2014, 05:37:32 PM

Quote from: pekatete on September 08, 2014, 12:23:57 PM

Confirm. Both my S3s Batch 7 were upgraded well this way.

CPU load now is about 90% instead of 99-100% with old cgminer. WebGUI is a bit quicker. Niiice! Grin

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:00:19 PM

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Heads up guys, if you update your CGMiner beyond what it comes with, bitmain will deny you any future RMA

Source: They denied several of my S1s back in the day when I applied Kano's fix.

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:06:59 PM

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I'm having a problem with an S3 I got from Florida. It consistently runs slow. I've just replaced the thermal paste, front and rear of both boards, and a single ASIC is malfunctioning. I'd like to know how the o's are positioned relative to the actual ASICs. For instance, looking at the miner from the RJ45 port end, is the top row of o's the right board? And then is the first o the ASIC closest to the RJ45 port then progressively around so the last o in the line is the ASIC beneath the ASIC closest to the RJ45 port. If this is the case then does the lower line of o's have the first o representing the top ASIC at the far end of the left board, farthest away from the RJ45 port? If not, how? Thanks.

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:16:19 PM

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Quote from: techgeeks on September 08, 2014, 06:00:06 PM

I have one S3 running at 262.5 for the last 5hrs+ and like I mentioned before in this thread, it looks like my pool-side hash rate is higher than usual, so I would nod to the assumption that less load MAY equate to more work into the asics (and more efficient submission thus less rejects!).
I'll have to come up with a more meaningful assumption after I've run for over 24+ hrs.

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:27:40 PM

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Quote from: bobsag3 on September 08, 2014, 06:00:19 PM

Heads up guys, if you update your CGMiner beyond what it comes with, bitmain will deny you any future RMA
Source: They denied several of my S1s back in the day when I applied Kano's fix.

I have a few S3's from batch 6 and 7 and several S1's from loads of sources.
If one of them went, knowing that I overclock each, I do not expect bitmain to take responsibility and give me a voucher. I value my machines but I have never known anything that depreciates so fast in value as a bitcoin mining rig, for that reason, I do not have any sentimental attachement to my rigs. Matter of fact, I keep them outside, though well sheltered from the elements.
I have not updated any firmware but I knew that any cgminer from the author would improve on what shipped with the S3 (and thus far, I think I have more reason than not to update all my S3's, infact i have!). If you want to hold back updating cgminer in the anticipation of an RMA claim, that is your choice!

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:36:46 PM

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The B5's I still have left are still running good, one on 231.25 @ ~465 and the other 243.75 @ ~490.

To be decided...

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:38:47 PM

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Quote from: bobsag3 on September 08, 2014, 06:00:19 PM

Heads up guys, if you update your CGMiner beyond what it comes with, bitmain will deny you any future RMA

Source: They denied several of my S1s back in the day when I applied Kano's fix.

Wait...isn't BITMAIN directing people to that when they ask about the latest version of cgminer?

I only have a signature because I'm allowed.

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:47:04 PM

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Which file do modify now with the latest bios? Theetc/config/asic-freq does not change it.

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:51:44 PM

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Quote from: soy on September 08, 2014, 06:06:59 PM

I note that the hashing board on the left while facing the RJ45 port seems to have been a problem. The screws from the board to the inside heatsink were grossly overtightened to the point 2 were almost impossible to remove. When I got the heatsink off there was more thermal paste than on the the other hashing board. The other hashing board has paste that was more dry. This second with the over tightened screws had fresh paste.

I just worked on the second, over tightened screws board again. Cleaning the ASIC of paste on its pins and closing it up, it's been up a little over 5 minutes but running slow, 432.03GH/s(5s) 418.33GH/s(avg) but all ASICs are showing o's.

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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.

September 08, 2014, 06:55:09 PM

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to alter via the advanced settings

find you way to (I used WINSCP to find it)

/usr/lib/lua/luci/model/cbi/cgminer/cgminer.lua

that has the frequencies that are available via the user interface

conf:tab("advanced", translate("Advanced Settings"))
pb = conf:taboption("advanced", ListValue, "freq", translate("Frequency"))
pb.default = "18:218.75:1106"
pb:value("16:250:0982", translate("250M"))
pb:value("17:243.75:1306", translate("243.75M"))
pb:value("17:237.5:1286", translate("237.5M"))
pb:value("17:231.25:1206", translate("231.25M"))
pb:value("18:225:0882", translate("225M (S3+ default)"))
pb:value("18:218.75:1106", translate("218.75M (S3 default)"))
pb:value("18:212.5:1086", translate("212.5M"))
pb:value("19:206.25:1006", translate("206.25M"))
pb:value("20:200:0782", translate("200M"))
pb:value("20:196:1f07", translate("196M"))
pb:value("20:193:0f03", translate("193M"))
pb:value("23:175:0d83", translate("175M"))
pb:value("27:150:0b83", translate("150M"))
pb:value("33:125:0983", translate("125M"))
pb:value("40:100:0783", translate("100M"))

are the ones available by default on the latest and greatest firmware

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