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Re: Braiins OS: open-source mining firmware [S9, T1]
by
grinbuck
on 20/10/2018, 05:53:22 UTC
for the hundred thousandth time ASICBOOST requires compatible HARDWARE. There is no magic software to enable it on hardware that was not designed for it.

The Antminer S9 was always "theoretically" capable of supporting overt ASICBOOST at the hardware level. No one was able to leverage it though. They still have not succeeded.

There was a lot of talk on Reddit regarding this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMining/comments/8303fa/enabling_asicboost_for_antminer/

However, the possibility still exists. Check out this blog post by Braiins OS:

https://medium.com/@braiins_systems/bitmain-antminer-s9-asicboost-capability-verified-by-braiins-13-in-energy-savings-and-planned-da67c290152c

Whether they finally succeed or not is another matter.