I've just updated my strapmod utility to handle R9 straps:
~/github/strapread$ ./strapmod.py 7771332000000000EF516A3790550F1232179A05006AE40022AA1C0874021420CA89C0A8020000C01510232859283315
R9 strap detected
Old, new RRD: 0 , 5
Old, new FAW: A , 0
Old, new 32AW: 7 , 0
Old, new ACTRD: 15 , 0x10
7771332000000000EF516A3790550F1232179A05006AE40022AA1C0874021420CA89C0A8020000C01510232859283315
7771332000000000EF515A3790550F1232179A050060040022AA1C0874021420CA89C0A8020000C01010232859283315
Does this work using the lazy fools' tool?
On a semi-related note...is Debian stable a good distro to start using linux? Not for doing anything fancy...but just web browsing and email and maybe some mining and folding and more importantly getting familiar with the OS.
Just updated the tool with the R9 code.
R9 strap detected
Old, new RRD: 5 , 5
Old, new FAW: 8 , 0
Old, new 32AW: 6 , 0
Old, new ACTRD: 15 , 0x10
5551332000000000AD515A3EC0570E142D9468080068C70022CC1C0803011420FA8900A003000300150E2A3186272E16
5551332000000000AD515A3EC0570E142D9468080060070022CC1C0803011420FA8900A003000300100E2A3186272E16
For a distro, I'd suggest Ubunutu 16.04.2.