It has been almost a month since I got my Apollo 2 and I still cannot get it to function properly.
I have not been able to get the node to fully sync. I have even started a node on a PC which only took 1 day, then pointed the Futurebit to it on the local LAN. After 3 days I'm only at 76%. The system still locks up a couple of times a day requiring a power cycle.
I have already tried every step that I have found on reddit and other forums.
I have: replaced the microsd and reinstalled the software, reseated the nvme drive, I do NOT run the miner when trying to start the node. I have lost count of how many times I have reformatted the drive and started over, with all the various node commands for memory and re-indexing.
I also tried just running the miner alone for a day on eco mode and the system still freezes up.
At this point I think that there has to be something wrong with the hardware.
Does anyone have any other ideas?
I had similar problems only my node lost synchronization 1-2 times a day and the miner disappeared from the network every 2 days and had to reload it hard, I opened RMA and sent it to replace 10 days, but so far there was no answer.