HashFast posts Raspberry Pi updated firmware on their blog. I took a new SD card, followed their directions and pointed it back to my mining wallet. After 1 hour, I cannot see any difference. It would be better to be notified of new updates, and to have the choice of whether to take it or not, depending on what was changed. This is what I do with Windows. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
http://hashfast.com/how-to-update-babyjets-raspberry-pi-sd-card-software/Weve updated the BabyJets Raspberry Pi SD card software to improve stability and hashing performance. Some BabyJets were shipped without this updated software.
Do you have the latest software?
If you connect to your MinePeon mining control panels web page and see the MinePeon version as 0.2.4.3hf8, and your system is mining, you are running the correct and current version and do not need to perform any manual updates. This version is capable of receiving new updates automatically as soon as they are released. Be sure that you have not unchecked the Enable Automatic Updates in your settings tab of the mining control panel if youd like to receive these updates.
If you have not seen a version number, are having difficulty getting your system working, or it seems to be running but you do not see it when you visit
http://setup.hishfast.com/, you should follow the instructions below to get the correct current version of the SD card software image.
Raspberry Pi SD Card Update Instructions:
Please follow the instructions below to update your SD card yourself, it should only take a few minutes. Or, if you like, you can email us at [email protected] and we will mail you out a new SD card. Please include your order number.
1. If you are already running MinePeon, its important to first make a backup from the Settings tab (near the bottom). If you are unsure, and have not been able to log in to your control panel, you may skip this backup, and step #5.
2. Download the following SD card image:
Windows users:
http://setup.hashfast.com/hashfast-minepeon-1.0.zipLinux users:
http://setup.hashfast.com/hashfast-minepeon-1.0.img.bz23. If running windows, we recommend the Win32DiskImager as a simple way to update your card:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/This is faster and easier than other methods. Follow the steps in the Win32DiskImager documentation.
If you are running Linux, after downloading the image, you can simply type:
bzcat hashfast-minepeon-1.0.img.bz2 | sudo dd bs=1M of=/dev/xxx && sync
(Where /dev/xxx is the device name of your SD card. If unsure, type dmesg after inserting your card.)
4. Re-install the SD card with the image in your Raspberry Pi. Verify you have followed all the setup instructions viewable on our quick-start web site at:
http://setup.hashfast.com/Note that it may take up to 4 minutes or so to collect all the current updates and show up on the above web page.
Listen for the fans to start in your BabyJet, then you should be able to reload the above web site and find your system. If for some reason it you dont see it report in after five minutes, re-verify you have followed the setup instructions including connection to a live internet router, and power-cycle the Raspberry Pi and try again.
5. Log into the web interface and restore your backed up MinePeon settings (if any). Note that the system will generate a new wallet when you first boot from the new SD image, and will begin mining using that wallet. Its important to switch your mining settings using the Pools tab or restore your backup so that your mining proceeds end up in the right wallet!
If you dont want your system checking in for updates with HashFast servers, you can disable this in the Settings tab, but we advise you to at least do it manually once in a while. We hope to have some new firmware and software soon. We also advise you to immediately set a password on MinePeon, especially if your machine is not behind a firewall.
We will be providing future updates automatically which we anticipate will increase the overall hashing performance of your system.