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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
dupdeedo
on 29/05/2022, 22:06:18 UTC
Hi All,

Thanks for the help.
Issue is resolved.

After flashing the drive a couple times, the pool is actively hashing. 
I'm not sure why the first flash didn't work.

For full disclosure, I reset my router and changed the DNS to cloud flare before the second SD flash that ultimately resolved the issue.
I am not sure if my router would have had any impact. Just wanted to detail the troubleshooting steps involved.

Again, I really appreciate the communities support.


Two Issues:

1: I can't load the pool settings from the UI. The page just has a spinner.
2: Pools are inactive. The Apollo BTC is blinking red, but the pool status is inactive with no hash rate.

Background: Recently had a power outage. Seems that this behavior occurred afterwards.
Background: All other functionality seems to work with the Apollo BTC besides changing the pool and actually mining.

Any help would be appreciated!


Regarding number 2, I think if the Apollo loses connection it doesn't seem to reconnect by itself but it keeps mining locally. I remember having an issue like that one time, and just restarting the miner software solved it.

The power outage may be the issue here. These miners want to be shut down properly so it may be that you'll need to re-flash the SD card. There are instructions and links to image files back at the beginning of this topic.