There are some bargains on ebay! Somebody just got 2 x R606 pods, 13 x Newpacs 3 x GS Hubs 3 x PI4 a server PSU and a shed load of quality cooling for under £1000

UPDATE! I set the start frequency to 350 and it is hashing away quite happily at about 81G...

I have read other posts with similar outcomes on this forum but still do not understand why it needs such a jumpstart. Is it on its way out?

Hi.  Issue with ZOMBIED NewPac. It reads either 2,1 or 0 chips and will not hash over about 6G when it has detected 2 chips (cgminer)  Any suggestions please.

This was also the one where cgminer duplicated the serial number when it zombied.

When it does detect chips it will not go above 10G

NewPac. Sorry I’ve got compacs on my mind lol

The voltage adjuster is very loose. What is the default position for it?

If a ComPac is Zombied is it simply a case of binning it? It finds 2 chips, then 1 chip then 0 chips. I have swapped ports, hubs, tweaked the voltage... all to no avail.

I appreciate that when they were new they were possibly priced to be disposable, but with them selling on ebay for £100+ these days, it seems a shame to trash it!

Not sure if this is hardware or software but one of my NewPacs has just zombied and it seems to have acquired the serial number of the one above?Huh
 6: GSH 10036077: BM1387:02+ 350.00MHz T:350 P:350 (107:54)  | 96.2% WU: 97% | 74.45G / 77.54Gh/s WU:1083.3/m         
 0: GSH 10036077: BM1387:02+ 203.12MHz T:350 P:350 (176:93)  | 86.1% WU:100% | ZOMBIE

If not... any suggestions please.

 

Not sure if this is hardware or software but one of my NewPacs has just zombied and it seems to have acquired the serial number of the one above?

 6: GSH 10036077: BM1387:02+ 350.00MHz T:350 P:350 (107:54)  | 96.2% WU: 97% | 74.45G / 77.54Gh/s WU:1083.3/m         
 0: GSH 10036077: BM1387:02+ 203.12MHz T:350 P:350 (176:93)  | 86.1% WU:100% | ZOMBIE 

If this is hardware related can it please be moved to the hardware thread.

If not... any suggestions please.

I have  4x NewPacs and 1 Compac (diferent hubs) running 4.12 on Windows 10

Bizarrely the 4 Newpacs all run at full tilt with one hub plugged in,  and the Compac is fine on the other hub by itself.

When both hubs are plugged in one of the Newpacs performs as follows:

 0: GSH 10036077: BM1387:02+ 393.75MHz T:394 P:392 (95:48)  | 53.1% WU: 61% | 48.15G / 54.38Gh/s WU: 759.7/m

if I reset the device it goes back up to speed.. however after a few hours it drops again.  I have 4 Arctic USB fans blowing on them so temp shouldn't be an issue.

I see that the frequency has been automatically throttled back slightly...

My batch file....

cgminer.exe -o stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333 --gekko-newpac-freq 400 --gekko-compacf-freq 450 --gekko-start-freq 300 --gekko-tune-up 85 -u bc1q5mev0ddxan2zspas0t7wgl3ftxxrhq67hn2d53.0 -p x --suggest-diff 1024


Any suggestions?

I deleted it (I found your previous comment on that version) , reinstalled the VH version and it will not detect any miners. am I missing something when I am installing (i.e. are there corrective steps that have not been added to the original post?)

it worked with the wareck github link... strange.

 [2022-04-18 16:22:02.504] GekkoScience detect (1:7) failed to initialise (incorrect device?), resetting
 [2022-04-18 16:22:08.181] USB init, open device failed, err -3, you don't have privilege to access - GSH device 1:7

Any ideas please?

I only have Newpacs not Compacs.

i installed from that github link and it installed 4.9.2 (strange)  I'll reinstall my pi os and take it from there again.

Thanks

I am having trouble getting 4 Newpacs to work with my PI4. I installed the latest CGMIner (Kano version as suggested in the GMiner forum - strangely this is 4.9.2 - hopefully the correct one)

My Pi detects the powered hub, but not the miners.

Any suggestions please

It is picking up the hub as I can plug a keyboard and mouse into it and they both work, its just not the Newpacs....

 cgminer version 4.9.2 - Started: [2022-04-16 13:55:00]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (5s):0.000 (1m):0.000 (5m):0.000 (15m):0.000 (avg):0.000h/s
 A:0  R:0  HW:0  WU:0.0/m
 Connected to solo.ckpool.org diff 1.02K with stratum as user bc1q5mev0ddxan2zsp
 Block: 2cf946aa...  Diff:28.2T  Started: [13:54:59]  Best share: 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 SB management [P]ool management ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 [2022-04-16 13:54:57] Started cgminer 4.9.2
 [2022-04-16 13:54:59] No devices detected!
 [2022-04-16 13:54:59] Waiting for USB hotplug devices or press q to quit
 [2022-04-16 13:54:59] Probing for an alive pool
 [2022-04-16 13:54:59] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 10000
 [2022-04-16 13:54:59] Pool 0 message: Authorised, welcome to solo bc1q5mev0ddxa
 [2022-04-16 13:54:59] Pool 0 difficulty changed to 1024
 [2022-04-16 13:54:59] Network diff set to 28.2T

Many thanks, cgminer is now working.. it now won't see any of my miners. I have a high-power hub plugged into a usb3 port on the pi.

I am happily solomining away on 4.11.1 with my windows PC but I am really struggling with getting it to work with my pi... I have bought powered USB 'hats' but it never seems to find my miners (4 x Newpacs) even with using the same powered hub that works fine with Windows.

Has anybody created a Pi image to install straight from Pi imager?

I have seen preconfigured sdcards on Ebay but for the price they are charging - I am a poor disabled student and don't think my kidneys are worth enough to cover the cost!

I have trawled this forum for suggestions but I think I just make it worse!

Thankyou. I was trying to work out the difference between best share and best ever in the stats so am presuming that best ever is just that.. regardless of the session.

I have also spotted strange speed figures, I am running 4 x Newpacs at about 320G but my stats are showing 600G

{
 "hashrate1m": "609G",
 "hashrate5m": "405G",
 "hashrate1hr": "356G",
 "hashrate1d": "137G",
 "hashrate7d": "197G",
 "lastshare": 1649194498,
 "workers": 1,
 "shares": 74209251,
 "bestshare": 510108146.3606895,
 "bestever": 510108146,
 "worker": [
  {
   "workername": "bc1q5mev0ddxan2zspas0t7wgl3ftxxrhq67hn2d53.0",
   "hashrate1m": "609G",
   "hashrate5m": "405G",
   "hashrate1hr": "356G",
   "hashrate1d": "137G",
   "hashrate7d": "197G",
   "lastshare": 1649194498,
   "shares": 74048092,
   "bestshare": 510108146.3606895,
   "bestever": 510108146
  }
 ]
}

Rookie question.

What happens if the miner is interrupted? Does it literally start from scratch again or are previously submitted shares still valid?