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Board Mining support
Re: Blue Furt Support Thread.
by
Bordomboy
on 14/11/2013, 17:21:24 UTC
Installation tutorials for compatiable mining software.

<< Bfgminer MAC>>
follow is https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=186794.0
Thanks to Nwoolls for the great work!

REFLASHING FIRMWARE
Download link. http://www.mediafire.com/download/ggogpoch3mropbs/BF1-Firmware.zip
Make sure to download the "dfu-programmer" package.
This can be done by typing "Sudo apt-get install dfu-programmer"
The firmware is the same as the one that shipped with the device

http://i.imgur.com/FWzRBg9.png


reserved for FAQ

New official version of cgminer, 3.5.0, now contains support for red/bluefury devices on linux and windows.

Raspian setup

<< Raspbian Wheezy Setup Cgminer>>

.deb for raspbian : https://mega.co.nz/#!HdZWXaJL!f8Tq2Td275SK1Dkv0KiBYAQQuFN00vfsuL3v7_cIrsE

Instructions:
Code:
sudo apt-get update #Make sure repos are up to date
sudo dpkg -i cgminer_3.5.0-1_armhf.deb #May complain about missing dependencies, dont panic next step takes care of it
sudo apt-get -f install #Installs the needed dependencies and then failed cgminer form above step.

built using :-
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--disable-opencl --disable-adl --enable-bflsc --enable-bitforce --enable-icarus --enable-modminer --enable-ztex --enable-avalon --enable-bitfury

And hash away.
http://i.imgur.com/Pn7be4m.jpg

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<< Raspbian Wheezy Setup Bfgminer>>
Type the below into the terminal window.

sudo apt-get install git automake build-essential

wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/zcwry409nf5b0ad/bfgminer_3.0.2-1precise1_armhf.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg -i bfgminer_3.0.2-1precise1_armhf.deb
^ Dont worry if previous step fails or has errors, next step will prolly fix it
sudo apt-get -f install

http://i.imgur.com/Z2emNSi.jpg

then just type sudo bfgminer into the terminal window.

<< Linux Installation Instructions >>

Ubuntu Linux Setup Instructions :

1 ) Download Ubuntu x64 from : http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

2 ) Install on a PC or on a Virtual Machine.

3 ) Once installed Find and Open Terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T

4 ) Type the following lines and press enter after each one :

Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:theturtle1983/mining
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install bfgminer

5 ) Plug in your Blue Fury Miner in your favorite USB hub/port

6 ) Find the Blue Fury device name in your /Dev Folder. Mine was named ttyACM0 (yours should be similar)

http://i.imgur.com/AgKX2yZs.jpg

7 ) Type the following into Terminal :
Code:
sudo bfgminer -o [pool name] -u [username] -p [password] -S bitfury:/dev/ttyACM0
*obviously change everything in brackets to your personal pool settings.

8 ) Hash Away!  Grin

http://i.imgur.com/7F8HS7ns.jpg


<< Windows 7 Installation Instructions >>
video guide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUtcah8iSNE

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1 ) Download Alpha Drivers Here : http://www.mediafire.com/download/819me4zvdju8lyg/bfgminerWin.zip

2 ) Extract and note where the bf1.ini is located in the folder.

3 ) Plug in your Blue Fury Miner and go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and printers

4 ) Right Click on the Bitfury BF1 Device go to Properties > Hardware > Properties > Change Settings > Driver > Update Driver

5 ) Select "Browse My computer for Driver Software"

6 ) Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"

7 ) Select "Have Disk", Browse to the bfgminerWin folder and Select bf1.ini

8 ) Select Install and it will give you a warning that the driver is NOT SIGNED. Press okay.

9 ) Now that the Driver is installed navigate to bfgminerWin > bfgminer32

10 ) Edit the #Mine.bat file in Notepad and change everything after "-O" to your own mining pool information and save.

11 ) Double click #Mine.bat and start mining Smiley

http://i.imgur.com/SQ6xdMls.jpg



Hello everyone.... I just got my 2 new blue furys yesterday and I see after 26 pages here, I'm pretty late to the party-- but I'd appreciate some help...

I've already set up bfgminer on a box with Linux Mint 13 Maya w/XFCE4 and have been mining with a Jalapeno since May...

I've tried the simple ways I've found here to add in my new pieces, but bfgminer is still not finding them.  I've found references to assigning COM ports and whatnot....and I remember having to do something like that to make my machine see my Jalapeno, but now I can't find the threads or instructions I used then, so a little help finding the correct post would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. (I'm slowly making my through these posts, but haven't found the 'magic' one yet.)

Thanks in advance.