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Board Mining support
Re: Hacking The KNC Firmware: Overclocking
by
user27
on 12/07/2014, 14:39:55 UTC
Did you have Status or Advanced web page running?
ssh connection?
miner.php using the API?
I have stopped using the gui completely when possible.
Not even running 'screen -r'
I'll see how long going native lasts.
I get hashrate with
'api-cgminer devs'
Get VRM details and clock volt temp stuff same as Advanced
'waas -g all-asic-info'
This also identifies choices for filtering.
To filter out Frequency
'waas -g all-asic-info | grep Freq'
or a different way to see clock only
'cat /var/volatile/run/.waas_curfreq'
The teaser
Code:
root@Neptune:~# cat /var/run/.waas_curfreq
-1 -1 -1 -1 500 500 550 500 500 500 525 525 500 500 550 500 475 500 525 500 475 525 500 525
Find sleeping VRM
'waas -g all-asic-info | grep Iout'
Change things manually instead of Advanced page
'vi /config/advanced.conf'
apply button replacement, use after manual edit of /config/advanced.conf
'waas'
WARNING this may result just like clicking on Apply in the advanced page with some VRM off.
It's random same as Advanced.
YMMV
Smiley
EDIT
I found a way to wake up sleeping VRM
WITHOUT POWER CYCLE!
it's faster!
stop cgminer with
'/etc/init.d/cgminer.sh stop'
if Advanced page is open wait for numbers to drop (20 seconds?)
To just wake up sleepers no changes
'waas'
If you need to apply changes from Advanced do it with cgminer stopped
If you manually edited /config/advanced.conf, run
'waas'
Wait 20-30 seconds for waas to finish.
restart cgminer with
'/etc/init.d/cgminer.sh restart'
look to see if VRM are happy!
Smiley

This is all looking very promising; custom firmware with a "kick sleeping VRM's" button would be really sweet.

Let me know if I can do anything to help; my Novec 7100 just arrived but the tank is not here yet. I'm going to leave it well alone until KfC sort out my dead die issues and then throw one of them in the Novec for consistent 65 degree running across the board. Do we think that the VRM's will tolerate 50A+ if they are properly cooled?

u27