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Re: Official FutureBit Apollo II/BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
OlympicSSJ
on 06/01/2025, 19:07:59 UTC
You have time probably at least a year before you need to upgrade to 2tb.

To clarify, it's ARMBIAN OS that Futurebit software modified to add ckpool, node and bitcoind in the futurebit format and connect the miner.  I think there should be a software download only really needed.   So there should be an update.  Check with the memory manufacturer too.  It is an Orange Pi running in the system?  Ubuntu 22 Linux.  They also say up to 2TB.  Maybe if futurebit has a list of compatible 2TB nvme or what does the ARM core work with?


Yes, you are right, now that I checked its Orange Pi 4 LTS 4gb, checked on their website and the only thing I found was this in the user manual :

"When purchasing, be sure to choose an M.2 NGFF SSD that supports the NVMe
protocol. The corresponding M.2 interface is of the M key type. SSDs that meet this
requirement should be able to support it. If it is an M.2 NGFF SSD of the SATA
protocol, it is not supported. Yes, you can check this link for information on the M.2
interface:"

Anyway, I think my Kingston NV3 complies with this. I also asked in the Orange Pi reddit subsection, but for some reason they deleted my thread...
It would be nice if futurebit fix the incompatibility issue in a future update. Thanks for answering.

Actually, when you mentioned ckpool, once the node syncs completely I can mine to my node directly, right? Or do I still need ckpool in anyway? Thanks!