missing start tag

A section to chat about whatever takes your fancy about the team in general. For queries about the UBT Forum, please post a message here. Likewise, any suggestions for making the forum better...
Post Reply
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

missing start tag

Post by rich2000k »

Hi everyone

Trying to set up my 1st asic usb for BCU i've created the cc_config file and dropped it in, but everytime I start Boinc it says "Missing start tag in cc_config.xml"

my config file reads as follows.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<cc_config>
<options>
<coproc>
<type>miner_asic</type>
<count>1</count>
</coproc>
</options>
</cc_config>

I know probably whatever i'm doing wrong is going to be a simple fix but i'm  stumped atm can anyone help out?

Hobnobs at the ready as a reward  :D
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

Hi Rich,

All you need is this:

Code: Select all

<cc_config> 
<options> 
<coproc> 
<type>miner_asic</type> 
<count>1</count> 
</coproc> 
</options> 
</cc_config> 
Use Notepad to open the file, delete the other stuff and then save it.

Make sure BOINC Manager isn't running when you do this and once BM is restarted it should pick up the amended file.

regards
Tim
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Cheers for that Tim (hobnob will be in escrow for you)

Right the notice has now gone and it's working for the mo.

When I restarted my PC the config file disappeared...what did I do wrong?
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

rich2000k wrote:Cheers for that Tim (hobnob will be in escrow for you)

Right the notice has now gone and it's working for the mo.
Excellent :)

When I restarted my PC the config file disappeared...what did I do wrong?
OK - which config file?

If it's the cc_config.xml file then that should be in your BOINC directory (which depending on how BOINC Manager has been installed and which version of Windoze you have), is either in:

/Application Data/BOINC
or
Program Data/BOINC

Also note that you should be looking for a file with the extension ending as .xml - it might be that Notepad has saved it as a .xml.txt file....? In which case use File Manager and rename the extension (having stopped BM first).

regards
Tim
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

Hi Rich,

Also, it looks like you are allowing:
sgminer tasks - which use your AMD GPU
cgminer tasks for ATI/Nvidia - which use your GPU
and
cgminer tasks for 333MH/s ASICs \
cgminer tasks for 1.6GH/s ASICs  = which are for ASIC's
cgminer tasks for 20+GH/s ASICs /

Given that you'll need to ensure that the GPU tasks need 1x CPU for themselves, and each sgminer task needs it's own CPU, you might find that the ASIC tasks don't have any spare CPU's power to run...which of course depends on how many ASIC's you have and how many CPU cores you - plus of course whether you want to use the PC for anything else.

You have an 8-core AMD CPU, so you might want to go to BM and set the "Tools > Computing preferences > processor usage > On multiprocessor systems, use at most" and set that to say 75%, which means your PC won't slow down too much if/ you want to use it for other things.

regards
Tim
Woodles
UBT Contributor
Posts: 11757
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:00 am
Location: Cambridgeshire

Post by Woodles »

Worth mentioning as well that the 1.6GH/s and 333MH/s WUs don't have the fallback pool added yet so unless you can connect to nicehash (and you probably can't) then all the WUs will be failing with 'no server found'.

You'll need to create an app_info.xml file in the ..\ProgramData\boinc\projects\www.bitcoinutopia.net_bitcoinutopia directory (or wherever BOINC is installed) and manually add the fallback pool to the command line for now. For 1.6 WUs on project 3, 4 or 9:
<app_config>
<app>
<name>wu_cgminer_3</name>
<max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent>
</app>
<app_version>
<app_name>wu_cgminer_3</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--failover-only -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u bu3.worker1 -p x</cmdline>
</app_version>

<app>
<name>wu_cgminer_4</name>
<max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent>
</app>
<app_version>
<app_name>wu_cgminer_4</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--failover-only -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u bu4.worker1 -p x</cmdline>
</app_version>
</app_config>

<app>
<name>wu_cgminer_9</name>
<max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent>
</app>
<app_version>
<app_name>wu_cgminer_9</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--failover-only -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u bu9.worker1 -p x</cmdline>
</app_version>
I think the application names are correct but since I don't run them and I'm not at my home PC, I can't be sure.

Mark
Last edited by Woodles on Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Image
Woodles
UBT Contributor
Posts: 11757
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:00 am
Location: Cambridgeshire

Post by Woodles »

OK, scratch that. Henri has just added the fallback pool to all campaign 4 WUs http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinuto ... =9630#9630 so you should be able to run them with no app_config file (but only campaign 4.)

There are still some old files in the queue so probably best to detach and reconnect to the project to clear any old WUs you've already downloaded and to get the new version of cgminer.
Image
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Thanks for the info guys it was working fine...till my anitvirus kicked in whilst I was out.

Now I have zero tasks available to test haha...typical.

I shall keep you posted for the moment it's a waiting game
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Yey hobnobs all round, it's working again.

I restarted the PC, the transfer was hanging, cleared that and straight away some lovely new tasks.

I've set my CPU at 80%, it was hiccuping at 85% so we'll see how this goes. If needs be I can drop it to 75 as and when.

I'm like a kid in a candy shop atm, can't wait to see what (if any) my credit increase is. This will determine whether I get a few more ASIC usb's in the coming weeks

Ahh wow this is brilliant it's crunching a 12min task it a little over 1 min.

It's days like today when science (and IT) rocks!
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Scratch that they're all coming back as invaild...any thoughts?
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Quote:
<app_config>
<app>
<name>wu_cgminer_3</name>
<max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent>
</app>
<app_version>
<app_name>wu_cgminer_3</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--failover-only -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u bu3.worker1 -p x</cmdline>
</app_version>

<app>
<name>wu_cgminer_4</name>
<max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent>
</app>
<app_version>
<app_name>wu_cgminer_4</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--failover-only -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u bu4.worker1 -p x</cmdline>
</app_version>
</app_config>

<app>
<name>wu_cgminer_9</name>
<max_concurrent>1</max_concurrent>
</app>
<app_version>
<app_name>wu_cgminer_9</app_name>
<plan_class>miner_asic</plan_class>
<cmdline>--failover-only -o stratum+tcp://stratum.bitcoin.cz:3333 -u bu9.worker1 -p x</cmdline>
</app_version>


This hasn't worked...it actually got rid of all my BCU tasks to do

Frustrating,
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

I'll drop a twopenneth worth in if I may!

Not sure what you have apart from the GPU as everything else is failing.

Easiest fix is to remove the project from BOINC Manager. You don't need anything else as far as config files are concerned - removing the project will also remove any extra files you may have inadvertantly added. I assume you have a 333MHz or 1.6 GHz asic. If so, then just select 'campaign 3' for whichever ASIC you have in the BU preferances page on the site. Deselect everything else except the GPU which should be 'SGMiner campaign 3'. Select CPU Miner if you want - I don't bother - your own preferance.

Now reattach to BU http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinutopia/

I've found that when you have a fault in anything it's best to reset and gradually reattach things until the fault reoccurs.

HTH

Mike
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Right here's where i'm at, it looks like I need an app_config writing as I don't have one. Here's the fun bit, I don't know how to lol

The only thing that's failing atm is the asic tasks due to this I believe.

Thanks for all the help though guys, it's helping  :wink:
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

This is one of the errors I'm getting Stderr output

<core_client_version>7.4.42</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<message>
Incorrect function.
(0x1) - exit code 1 (0x1)
</message>
]]>
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

and here is one of the invalid ones

<core_client_version>7.4.42</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<stderr_txt>
19:50:31 (5080): wrapper (7.5.26011): starting
19:50:31 (5080): wrapper: running cgminer.exe ( -o stratum+tcp://sha256.eu.nicehash.com:3334 -u 1GnDvA6xcodQmre68J7BifEfj1YVbZPvR -p x -o stratum+tcp://sha256.usa.nicehash.com:3334 -u 1GnDvA6xcodQmre68J7BifEfj1YVbZPvR -p x --shares 64 --text-only --no-submit-stale --queue 2 --usb :1)
[2015-07-03 19:50:31] Started cgminer 4.9.2
[2015-07-03 19:50:34] Probing for an alive pool
[2015-07-03 19:50:44] Waiting for work to be available from pools.
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] No servers were found that could be used to get work from.
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] Please check the details from the list below of the servers you have input
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] Most likely you have input the wrong URL, forgotten to add a port, or have not set up workers
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] Pool: 0  URL: stratum+tcp://sha256.eu.nicehash.com:3334  User: 1GnDvA6xcodQmre68J7BifEfj1YVbZPvR  Password: x
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] Pool: 1  URL: stratum+tcp://sha256.usa.nicehash.com:3334  User: 1GnDvA6xcodQmre68J7BifEfj1YVbZPvR  Password: x
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] No servers could be used! Exiting.
[2015-07-03 19:50:31] Started cgminer 4.9.2                    
[2015-07-03 19:50:34] Probing for an alive pool                    
[2015-07-03 19:50:44] Waiting for work to be available from pools.                    
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] No servers were found that could be used to get work from.                    
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] Please check the details from the list below of the servers you have input                    
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] Most likely you have input the wrong URL, forgotten to add a port, or have not set up workers                    
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] Pool: 0  URL: stratum+tcp://sha256.eu.nicehash.com:3334  User: 1GnDvA6xcodQmre68J7BifEfj1YVbZPvR  Password: x                    
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] Pool: 1  URL: stratum+tcp://sha256.usa.nicehash.com:3334  User: 1GnDvA6xcodQmre68J7BifEfj1YVbZPvR  Password: x                    
[2015-07-03 19:51:34] No servers could be used! Exiting.                    
19:51:34 (5080): cgminer.exe exited; CPU time 0.109201
19:51:34 (5080): called boinc_finish(0)

</stderr_txt>
]]>
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

rich2000k wrote:Scratch that they're all coming back as invalid...any thoughts?
Hi Rich,

As Mark said previously, due to the change in mining pool, until recently there wasn't a backup pool for the 333MH and 1.6Gh tasks, so chances are that they would fail.

As Mikee suggested, one way is to just select Bitcoin Utopia in the Projects list and "reset" it....as that way you'll clear any previous files and just get new ones to download.

This might also cause your app_info.xml file to be erased, so you may need to copy this back to the bitcoin folder.

Can you remind us which ASIC's you are using and how many ? (As there's a whole host of do's and don't on this).

regards
Tim
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

rich2000k wrote:Right here's where i'm at, it looks like I need an app_config writing as I don't have one. Here's the fun bit, I don't know how to lol

The only thing that's failing atm is the asic tasks due to this I believe.

Thanks for all the help though guys, it's helping  :wink:
Hi Rich,

The only xml file that is 100% required is the cc_config.xml file.

If you have a strange assortment of ASIC's then an app_info.xml file might be needed.

As far as I know, you don't need an app_config.xml file.

regards
Tim
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

For the time being at least i'm sticking with 333mh usb miners....baby steps.

This is currently my 1st one but would consider having some more on the basis of it working.


I have just reset the project, tasks downloaded and running

Ok, now the asic OR the GPU is running but not both at the same time.

I've changed to campaign 4 for the mo as it has the fallback pool


still coming back as invalid
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

UBT - Timbo wrote:
The only xml file that is 100% required is the cc_config.xml file.

If you have a strange assortment of ASIC's then an app_info.xml file might be needed.

As far as I know, you don't need an app_config.xml file.

regards
Tim
Hmm - I haven't had either for the last few months which is why I didn't ask him to backup and/or restore previous versions.

I'm assuming you have only one ASIC so you shouldn't have a problem without these files.

MIke
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Right as of writing this the 1 task it's doing hasn't dropped out yet....


Still not running both the gpu and the asic at the same time though.

It finished and is valid! we may have solved 50% of the issues I have ha ha

I may have to cheekely ask henri for backup pools for the remaining campaigns

right now that's working how do I get my gpu working again...it's still selected in BU preferences
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

Try resetting everything to campaign 3 instead of 4. I've been on 3 for a few days without major problems - just an occasional ASIC stuck searching for a pool - easy enough to spot as the LED quickly flashes continuosly.

Mike
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

I've flashed everything to 4 seems to be working fine, but my GPU isn't running whilst the ASIC is, I seem to only be able to have one or the other...any ideas.

I have the GPU selected in both BU and Boinc preferences and there's tasks there ready.

I have the following applications selected on BU

sgminer (Campaign #3): yes
cgminer (Campaign #3) (for 333MH/s ASICs): yes
cgminer-neoscrypt (Campaign #9) (for ATI/Nvidia OpenCL GPUs): yes

I can't see anything dramatic to change, obviously somethings amiss.

Thanks again guys who'd have though a project reset would have fixed some of it.
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

rich2000k wrote: sgminer (Campaign #3): yes
cgminer (Campaign #3) (for 333MH/s ASICs): yes
cgminer-neoscrypt (Campaign #9) (for ATI/Nvidia OpenCL GPUs): yes
No idea what the neoscrypt one is - you should just have the other 2 only. However, looking at your stats you were getting results back for campaign 4.

Mike
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

I just like the idea of the campaign and my GPU will crunch that when it's working again.

Now I know the ASIC works I may invest in a few more 333mh usb's. I may swap over my GPU to milkyway for the mo see if it's just a bu problem
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

rich2000k wrote:I just like the idea of the campaign and my GPU will crunch that when it's working again.

Now I know the ASIC works I may invest in a few more 333mh usb's. I may swap over my GPU to milkyway for the mo see if it's just a bu problem
Wouldn't bother with the 333Mhz - for a couple of quid more get a 1.6GHz U2 - nearly the equivalent of 5 * 333MHz's!
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

I've taken note Mikee and put an offer in on some on Ebay.


Do you or anyone else have any ideas on my GPU?
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Right i've worked it out, the 0.05cpu that the asic is attached to is the GPU, how do I change this as my GPU is an R9-290X and it's wasted doing 0.05% of a job.

Thanks in advance
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Yes yes yes......wait for it


EVERYTHING IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD.....


Thank you guys, big pat on the back!
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

rich2000k wrote:I just like the idea of the campaign and my GPU will crunch that when it's working again.

Now I know the ASIC works I may invest in a few more 333mh usb's. I may swap over my GPU to milkyway for the mo see if it's just a bu problem
Hi Rich,

I would thoroughly endorse Mikee's view on the choice of USB sticks - the 333MH ones are just too slow...and even the 1.6GH versions are a bit behind the times.

Make sure you get the U2's (with finned heatsinks) rather than the U1's, (with flat cases). They use the same board, but the U2 can get rid of heat better, due to the larger surface area meaning you can overclock them.

Also be aware that the ASIC's do draw a fair bit of current via your USB port...so, if you are planning on getting more, if you have to use a USB hub, make sure thye come with a high current power supply (5 amps) as most hubs, comes with a little PSU (maybe 300-500mA), that cannot support multiple U2 sticks.

If you can't find any, let me know as I have 2 U2's sticks plus a nice Orico P10 USB extension hub which are all sitting on a shelf as I've upgraded my ASIC's to BFL's...and you're not far from me, as I'm near Sandbach.

regards
Tim
Last edited by UBT - Timbo on Sat Jul 04, 2015 9:57 pm, edited 2 times in total.
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

rich2000k wrote:Yes yes yes......wait for it


EVERYTHING IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD.....


Thank you guys, big pat on the back!
Not sure it is unless I'm looking at the wrong page? You have no sgminers going - the last ones were timed out around mid day - you've just got the 333MHz asic running.

Mike
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

How much are you looking for them Tim?, as i'll only be 5 miles away tomorrow morning.


You are correct Mike, My gpu was doing the sgminer and now with the ASIC working i'm letting the GPU do milkyway, just finishing off some Pogs tasks on the list once they're cleared it'll be just as I wanted it.

I want to get an "ant farm" running to do BU so my CPU and GPU can crunch for projects (the original reason I started BOINC. This 333mh is my toe dipping exercise and as far i'm aware it's been a success if not a drawn out one lol.

I have just found out I'm set to finish an auction on Ebay tomorrow and once that's done and the buyer pays it'll free up some funds to buy a nice little farm (7 or so U2's).

I really am over the moon this is working
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

rich2000k wrote: You are correct Mike, My gpu was doing the sgminer and now with the ASIC working i'm letting the GPU do milkyway, just finishing off some Pogs tasks on the list once they're cleared it'll be just as I wanted it.

I want to get an "ant farm" running to do BU so my CPU and GPU can crunch for projects (the original reason I started BOINC. This 333mh is my toe dipping exercise and as far i'm aware it's been a success if not a drawn out one lol.

I have just found out I'm set to finish an auction on Ebay tomorrow and once that's done and the buyer pays it'll free up some funds to buy a nice little farm (7 or so U2's).

I really am over the moon this is working
That's the way I started. Got 4 U2s to see what happens and stayed at that. Anything else would be too big/noisy or hot! Though I am tempted about getting a new U3 now they seem to have ironed out the faults.

Mike
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

rich2000k wrote:How much are you looking for them Tim?, as i'll only be 5 miles away tomorrow morning.
Hi Rich

I was only looking for what I paid for the 2x U2's which is approx £12 each.

I had a quick look on fleabay and people are asking £20 or more for each one... :shock:

My only issue about tomorrow is that the Orico hub unit is at work, so if you wanted that as well, then we'd have to meet up another time.

regards
Tim
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

That sound like a plan to me Tim, my mobile no is xxxx xxx xxx

If you want give me a call/text to arrange etc as via the forum will take an age lol.

Cheers Rich

(admin edit: removed number to prevent being used by bots, as this section is "open")
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

WOW - look at them 1.6GHz ASICs go!
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

And that's with just the 2 I bought off Tim (thank you btw), that weren't even installed till 1pm.

The team will be happy to know that due to the success of my 333mh/s and my now subsequent U2's I have ordered an additional 3 more U2's that should be here tomorrow/Wednesday....helping us up the rankings.


Over the moon with these. Now to just fix my PC next lol
Woodles
UBT Contributor
Posts: 11757
Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:00 am
Location: Cambridgeshire

Post by Woodles »

Nicely done Rich :D

You're building up quite a few miners now.
Image
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

rich2000k wrote:And that's with just the 2 I bought off Tim (thank you btw), that weren't even installed till 1pm.
Hi Rich

Excellent stuff - nice to see you getting some good credits from them - and really glad the U2's went to a good home :)
The team will be happy to know that due to the success of my 333mh/s and my now subsequent U2's I have ordered an additional 3 more U2's that should be here tomorrow/Wednesday....helping us up the rankings.

Over the moon with these. Now to just fix my PC next lol
Good luck with both the U2's and the PC fix...the "testdisk" app I mentioned should be "man enough" to fix any booting issues and may help resolve any file sectors that are playing up.

regards
Tim
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

UPDATE

My PC is currently working fine...hiccup me thinks, thanks for the info btw Tim.

I currently have 5 U2's running, credit jumped up to just over 2.2m but I have a question about them.

The 2 I got off you Tim get nice and hot as you'd expect, but the 3 I got off Ebay remain dead cold. They all seem to be working and from the description they've never been overclocked.

I have no idea if there's anything wrong or not...suggestions guys...am I just being paranoid?
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

Hi Rich,

It looks to me, having seen your most recent stderr logs on the BU website, that your U2's are not correctly installed.

eg:

http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinuto ... d=77841228

This one shows:

[2015-07-08 12:08:17] ANU 0 (5s):0.000 (avg):133.1Mh/s | A:58 R:0 HW:2 WU:1.8/m                    
[2015-07-08 12:08:17] ANU 1 (5s):3.602G (avg):2.039Gh/s | A:456 R:0 HW:0 WU:28.5/m

and this one:

http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinuto ... d=77841276

shows:

[2015-07-08 12:03:48] ANU 0 (5s):0.000 (avg):147.2Mh/s | A:32 R:0 HW:0 WU:2.1/m                    
[2015-07-08 12:03:48] ANU 1 (5s):0.000 (avg):196.7Mh/s | A:112 R:0 HW:0 WU:2.7/m                    
[2015-07-08 12:03:48] ANU 2 (5s):15.00 (avg):1.155Gh/s | A:336 R:0 HW:0 WU:16.1/m                    
[2015-07-08 12:03:48] ANU 3 (5s):1.938G (avg):1.893Gh/s | A:32 R:0 HW:0 WU:26.5/m

And this one:

http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinuto ... d=77849063

looks to be processing at too high a speed...

[2015-07-08 12:09:50] ANU 0 (5s):2.623G (avg):1.954Gh/s | A:512 R:0 HW:0 WU:27.3/m

Have you used the Zadig software to make sure each U2 is "seen" and is using the right WinUSB driver ?

regards
Tim
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Hi Tim yeah I used Zadig before I even started my BOINC, part of the initial setup process.

I followed the attached to the letter:

http://usa.lanex.com/?page_id=1828


They're all showing as USB device. If they're not performing correctly/have been overclocked is there a way to "factory reset" them?
UBT - Mikee
Marvin the Dalek
Posts: 4396
Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:00 am
Location: North Wales

Post by UBT - Mikee »

rich2000k wrote:Hi Tim yeah I used Zadig before I even started my BOINC, part of the initial setup process.

I followed the attached to the letter:

http://usa.lanex.com/?page_id=1828


They're all showing as USB device. If they're not performing correctly/have been overclocked is there a way to "factory reset" them?
Possibly power supply prob first or at worst duff ASICs.

Remove all the ASICs and plug in 1 of the new ones. It should work without doing anything else (steady red and flashing green LEDs.

Try the same for the other 2 duff units.

If they all work singly then its a PSU fault (not enough oomph!). Plug in the originals and add new ones individually and you should see when they stop - that'll be your limit without getting a more powerful PSU.

Mike
Follow us on Twitter... http://twitter.com/UKBOINCTeam

Image Image

Image
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

Hi Rich,

OK, if you are running ASIC's in order to mine Bitcoins, then the SiLabs drivers might be needed.

If you are only using them for BOINC, then all you need is the Zadig program. In which case, shut down BM (when convenient - ie once all BU tasks have been completed, having first suspended any further BU work from being started), start Zadig and click the menu item "Options > List All Devices".

In the drop down box, click on one of the CP210x names and in the box underneath, check that it has selected the WinUSB v6.1.7600.xx driver. If not then click the right hand box to install it.

Do the same for all other CP210x devices.

Once done, you can leave Zadig running and then re-start BM. Also, make sure that you leave one CPU "free" for the ASIC tasks.

The cc_config file should be as mentioned before, with the line showing "count" having been edited to the exact number of ASIC's you have....so, if you have 5, it should be changed to:

<cc_config>
<options>
<coproc>
<type>miner_asic</type>
<count>5</count>
</coproc>
</options>
</cc_config>

There is no way to reset the U2's...all you can do, if your PC has had a lot of different USB devices plugged into it, (over the years !!) is to get a "USB device uninstaller" app, which gets rid of any old drivers....you can also use it to delete the WinUSB and SiLab drivers and then use Zadig to do a clean install of the U2's.

Also, bear in mind that sometimes, you need to "power-cycle" the U2's in order for Windows to see the right driver - you can do this by using the power switch on the Orico hub - or by unplugging the U2 and then plugging it back in. When working properly, the U2's should run "hot" to the touch. Ideally, do not overclock them, unless you have an external fan to cool them down.

Hope this helps,
Tim
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Well here's where I stand.

I did install them all correctly, i'm sure of that. However I may have missed the power cycling step. I've given that a try on the new 3. I'll have to see how they fair up, Right now they're still stone cold.

If they aren't working properly when I get in tomorrow afternoon i'll do a new reinstall of all 5 to try and kick it in.

No rush though, all for fun
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

Hi Rich,

Looking at some of your most recent returned tasks, I found the following:

http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinuto ... d=77849508

This one shows the following error, in the stderr log:
<core_client_version>7.4.42</core_client_version>
<![CDATA[
<stderr_txt>
28.2M (1m):833.2M (5m):970.4M (15m):809.5M (avg):850.5Mh/s          
(5s):1.750G (1m):1.016G (5m):1.006G (15m):822.9M (avg):856.6Mh/s          
[2015-07-08 19:53:02] AU3 0: No valid hashes for over 2 secs, attempting to reset
[2015-07-08 19:53:02] AU3 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
[2015-07-08 19:53:02] AU3 0: No valid hashes for over 2 secs, attempting to reset                    
[2015-07-08 19:53:02] AU3 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS                    
(5s):1.838G (1m):1.066G (5m):1.017G (15m):827.6M (avg):858.6Mh/s          
[2015-07-08 19:53:07] AU3 0: No valid hashes for over 2 secs, attempting to reset
[2015-07-08 19:53:07] AU3 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
[2015-07-08 19:53:07] AU3 0: No valid hashes for over 2 secs, attempting to reset                    
[2015-07-08 19:53:07] AU3 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
etc
etc
The LIBUSB is the wrong driver, so I think that this U2 stick doesn't give have the right resources to work correctly, even though eventually, it did return the 512 shares...

Ditto with this tasks:

http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinuto ... d=77849504

and if you look here:
[2015-07-08 20:06:15] ANU 0 (5s):0.000 (avg):61.92Mh/s | A:56 R:0 HW:0 WU:0.9/m                    
[2015-07-08 20:06:15] AU3 0 (5s):1.667G (avg):883.7Mh/s | A:456 R:0 HW:0 WU:12.3/m
It looks to me that you still have one (or more) 333MH sticks attached...which is why perhaps some sticks aren't working, as the the earlier 333MH sticks are incapable of properly returning any 1.6GH WU's...as it's beyond their capabilities....so best if you either:
a) unplug the 333MH sticks and don't use them or
b) only crunch the 333MH tasks and don't crunch ANY 1.6GH tasks - as the U2 sticks will quite happily do the 333MH tasks without a problem

and here

http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinuto ... d=77849480

Another one with the LIBUSB driver error:
[2015-07-08 19:07:25] ANU 0: No valid hashes for over 65 secs, attempting to reset
[2015-07-08 19:07:25] ANU 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
[2015-07-08 19:07:25] ANU 0: No valid hashes for over 65 secs, attempting to reset                    
[2015-07-08 19:07:25] ANU 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS                    
(5s):139.6K (1m):327.8M (5m):715.8M (15m):390.8M (avg):751.1Mh/s          
(5s):86.14K (1m):304.2M (5m):704.5M (15m):388.7M (avg):745.1Mh/s          
(5s):52.43K (1m):281.1M (5m):692.7M (15m):386.5M (avg):738.9Mh/s          
(5s):26.61K (1m):255.9M (5m):679.2M (15m):383.9M (avg):731.7Mh/s          
(5s):13.13K (1m):232.9M (5m):665.9M (15m):381.4M (avg):724.7Mh/s          
(5s):6.355K (1m):211.8M (5m):652.8M (15m):378.8M (avg):717.9Mh/s          
(5s):3.036K (1m):192.6M (5m):640.0M (15m):376.3M (avg):711.2Mh/s          
[2015-07-08 19:08:08] Stratum from pool 0 detected new block
[2015-07-08 19:08:08] Stratum from pool 0 detected new block                    
(5s):1.442K (1m):175.1M (5m):627.5M (15m):373.8M (avg):704.6Mh/s          
(5s):689.0 (1m):159.2M (5m):615.2M (15m):371.4M (avg):698.1Mh/s          
(5s):334.0 (1m):144.8M (5m):603.1M (15m):368.9M (avg):691.7Mh/s          
[2015-07-08 19:08:25] ANU 0: Device failed to respond to restart
[2015-07-08 19:08:25] ANU 0 failure, disabling!
[2015-07-08 19:08:25] ANU 0: Device failed to respond to restart                    
[2015-07-08 19:08:25] ANU 0 failure, disabling!
                    

and then later on:
[2015-07-08 19:34:45] ANU 0 (5s):0.000 (avg):230.1Mh/s | A:112 R:0 HW:0 WU:3.2/m                    
[2015-07-08 19:34:45] ANU 1 (5s):3.997G (avg):1.940Gh/s | A:400 R:0 HW:0 WU:27.1/m
  
           
and again here:

http://www.bitcoinutopia.net/bitcoinuto ... d=77849488
 [2015-07-08 18:56:08] ANU 0: No valid hashes for over 65 secs, attempting to reset
[2015-07-08 18:56:08] ANU 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS
[2015-07-08 18:56:08] ANU 0: No valid hashes for over 65 secs, attempting to reset                    
[2015-07-08 18:56:08] ANU 0 attempted reset got err:(0) LIBUSB_SUCCESS


and this at the end:
 [2015-07-08 19:22:23] ANU 0 (5s):0.000 (avg):103.0Mh/s | A:64 R:0 HW:0 WU:1.4/m                    
[2015-07-08 19:22:23] ANU 1 (5s):2.640G (avg):1.893Gh/s | A:448 R:0 HW:0 WU:26.5/m


which implies the task was trying to use one stick and then switched to another, when the first didn't work correctly.



So, sorry if this is a long explanation, but it's best if you:
1) Only use the same type of stick, OR lower the "capability" level for multiple sticks to work on
2) Maybe run just two sticks (that get hot) for a while (having changed your cc_config.xml file to "2")....then introduce a 3rd stick of the same type, (after using Zadig to check the right driver is installed, and then editing cc_config.xml to "3" ) and then run that for a while....keep Zadig running so you can see all 3 sticks have the same driver. If you get problems, simply unplug the newly introduced stick and plug in another one...no need to shutdown BM, or change cc_config.xml - as BM will "find" the stick and the light should start flashing, and it should get warm/hot.

Continue with the 4th stick and so on....if a stick doesn't seem to work, then maybe it's a faulty one, though I've never had that issue...but I have seen "faulty" one's appearing on fleabay, though they might be OK, and instead it could be someone who is inexperienced in setting it up ;)

regards
Tim
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Ok

Well bad news 1st, my PC died completely.

New hybrid HDD fitted today and i'm slowly getting it back together.

I have bought some Red Fury ASIC's all currently set up and running.
It seems as though my Ebay job lot may have been faulty/having crunching issues so they've been sold on.

However I have just set these ones up and, well lets wait and see as only been running for the past 10 mins.
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

Hi Rich,

Sorry to hear about PC....hopefully the new one will provide trouble-free service for some time to come :)

I was always tempted by the Red and Blue Fury ASIC's...but I really wanted a Twin Fury, so in the meantime, I settled on getting a few more of the U2's (1.6GH/s as standard)...as they were cheaper - the BitFury's seemed to attract a premium :(

And then TSBT "upped the ante" and started using higher hashing ASIC's, so I got a couple of basic R-Boxes....and then the "upgrade bug" got me. !!

Your credits over the last hour or so is pretty good...150,000 in first hour is nice going. Hope you can keep it going for a while...just be careful they don't overheat ;)

regards
Tim
rich2000k
Active UBT Contributor 5+ yrs
Posts: 107
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:00 am
Location: Staffordshire

Post by rich2000k »

Thanks Tim

The pc ended up being a corrupted drive, thanks to my concerns when I built the machine, I had everything of importance backed up.

I'm gob-smacked I got them for the price I did £45 for 8 inc delivery...actually made a profit (get me lol).

USB fan has been ordered and will be added once it arrives, but for the moment they're sitting in my windowsill getting a nice breeze.

Onwards and upwards...tallyho!!
UBT - Timbo
UBT Forum Admin
Posts: 9673
Joined: Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 am
Location: NW Midlands
Contact:

Post by UBT - Timbo »

rich2000k wrote:Thanks Tim

The pc ended up being a corrupted drive, thanks to my concerns when I built the machine, I had everything of importance backed up.
Hi Rich

That's good news....when my HDD crashed, I lost a load of stuff as my last back-up was a month or two before :(
I'm gob-smacked I got them for the price I did £45 for 8 inc delivery...actually made a profit (get me lol).

USB fan has been ordered and will be added once it arrives, but for the moment they're sitting in my windowsill getting a nice breeze.
I think you've benefitted from the normal "ebay summer hiatus", when things that should go for more, go for less (if you get the gist). I've been lucky on that score too, as I just got a Gigabyte Brix mini-PC for about £55....normally over £100. ;)

And a nice bit of breeze will help keep them cool - just get them away from the window if it rains !!
Onwards and upwards...tallyho!!
Yup - Looks like you've improved your RAC too - around 600,000/hour for the last 2 hours :)

regards
Tim
Post Reply