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Board Hardware
Problem with 2 Full Node Miners: The only way reflash SD-Card?
by
Bosiman
on 08/12/2021, 00:16:00 UTC
Problems with 2 Full Node Miners: The only way reflash SD-Card?

Hello Dudes,
i have problems with 2 Apolloe Futurebit Full Node miner, but i think the solution is only to reflash the sd-card.

- Miner01: I bought it used in eBay, the seller can't tell me the LogIn-PW for Dashboard configuration. Is it possible to recover the PW or do i have to reflash it?

- Miner02: Everything worked fine. After a router configuration, but this could be a conicidene, Wifi Connection through Dahsboard was no more possible.
Then i turn off the miner directly with power supply, not how is recommended over Dashboard "Shut Down".
After this it was no more connection with eth0 possible, with a portscanner also no possibility to get the correct IP.
Sometimes wifi works after reboot, but no direct connection via eth0 possible anymore.
This i bad, because i have to reach Dashboard with eth0 normally.
I think i have damaged the sd-card, correct? I changed sd-card with Miner01, there i can see hardware is not damaged (connection with wifi sometimes possible with eth0 not)
But eth0 hardware works for sure on Miner01 (where i have no possibility to LogIn, but i can connect via eth0).
Another question: By Miner02 i can't see via LogIn HDMI-TV screen the 500GB SSD, but hardware is in Miner. Defect or also a problem with configuration sd-card?
The RAW-Status always writes new things when i check it.

- Generall question: Are only this SanDisk Industrial cards 16GB recommended or can use for example a SanDisk Ultra MicroSD Class 10?

Are this problems, i describe, known?
Solutions?

Thx for reading and your help
Gr€€tz Bosiman

PS: Short question, if  i really have to reflash:

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SD Card Flash Instructions:

    Download image linked above, verify SHASUM is correct
    Decompress the image (should have just a .img extension when its done full size ~7GB when decompressed)
    Use an easy cloner tool like etcher (etcher.io) or dd etc if your know what your doing
    Insert SD card in your computer, select the the decompressed apollo.img file, and select the SD card you inserted
    Flash away...this will return your SD card back to stock state

Under Windows_10:
- Which programm do i need to verify SHASUM? With WinRar 5.x possible?
- Easyer way to flash .img on a sd-card is "etcher" or "dd" the easiest possibility, Which one is easier? Smiley