Posts made by jewfromdahood

I feel lucky God Bless Hydraulic Fracking and Clean Burning Coal! I got a letter in my mail Ohio’s energy aggregation is dropping costs to $0.06 per kWh! AWESOME!
2 rigs with 2 ASUS R9 280X each, waiting for risers and putting in 6 GPU’s each… I have 2 1,350 Watt Silverstone Zeus PSUs begging to be used in each one… Yup I have 4 of these bad boys

In the state of Ohio in the USA we max out at $0.08 per kWh or 0.06 Euro per kWh… What’s it like where you are for power costs? I know Ohio is cheap, but I want to know how cheap in power costs.

As title says how do I reduce hardware errors. I use ASUS R9 280X GPUs

I sent them back after all… I tried EVERYTHING on the BIOS with same results. So I ordered 12 PCI-E X1 -> X16 risers from [url=http://litecoinminingparts.com/]http://litecoinminingparts.com/[/url] hopefully they should be here next week. Hopefully these new powered risers will do well with my Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 and ASUS GPUs. I could not resolve lock up issues. So USB risers are a no go thus far. On to X1->X16 flat powered risers…

Here it is a video of it locking up
[url=http://youtu.be/dG7g7Hc2G9Y]http://youtu.be/dG7g7Hc2G9Y[/url]
Now I had another thought even though I tested it on just one GPU… Do I need to increase the latency on the PCI bus possibly?

Issues are still continuing I have a video I will post later from youtube of me trying it out and then seeing it lock up

I am trying to understand how the FTC to BTC price is determined is there a formula of some sort I can plug in to determine it in addition to just going on some site and finding the exchange rate between the two. How would I determine profitability of BTC/USD vs FTC/USD if I would convert FTC to BTC. Is there any sort of profitability in that regard with converting FTC to BTC or is it just good for a diversification of assets?
I use CoinMKT for my trading as it’s US based and registered under the Federal Government according to FinCen under the US Treasury.

[quote name=“PolybiusSquare” post=“56746” timestamp=“1391393679”]
Many of them are poorly or incorrectly made - seems everyone and their grandmother are trying to make these cables for a quick buck in the mining boom. I make them myself, as I don’t trust anyone else to do it correctly ;)
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How do you make them yourself? Also have you heard anything about the Magic Growing risers? I mean they work it’s just a question of how long they last, they boot up fine, screen is fine, then after a period of a few minutes to 20 minutes the system just locks up

Well my next theory is that the cable is too taught and the vibrations are pulling it slightly out of the board, So I ordered 6 18" USB 3.0 cables to replace the 12" cables and some sugru that should be here tuesday or wednesday. So I will let you know. But no one has answered if the cable is taught could the vibrations from the fans be causing the card to slightly pull causing the system to lock up?

Yup tried swapping parts and got the same exact issue on both rigs, however when I plug them directly on the motherboard they work like a charm. I had some old fashioned risers from ModDIY the 30cm ones but never worked so I sent them back. By never worked I mean no screen or anything. Was 30cm too long? I may potentially consider reordering powered risers that are flat if this does not seem to work.
I really don’t see what could be causing it because when I pushed all 3 side by side together as I said directly on the board, although it was smoking hot (I think I burnt my finger when I accidentally grabbed it when I was talking to a buddy). Is it possible if the cable is slightly taught that it could be pulling on the riser card and/or the PCI-E X1 card causing my issues? I have 12" cables (30cm) currently and they seem kind of taught.

Motherboard is a Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 if wondering with an Intel Celeron CPU and 2 x 4GB RAM sticks

So I moved the rear support back about 1/4" and definately gave much more clearance, I ran one card solo for 10 minutes straight far longer than before, then two, but when I put the third in things got wonky. I swapped the USB 3.0 cable that were used before, with new ones from other USB risers I had lying around, so I am going to swap the actual riser boards tomorrow to see if that makes a difference at all…
I would appreciate any help if anyone has some thoughts.

I installed them all and they appear to be working… For a short period of time that is (like a few minutes), then the entire system would lock up after a random interval. Anyone else had experience with these risers? I bought them from Magic Growing as they are a US based seller of these cards, as I abhorred the shipping charge and wait times for ordering from Hong Kong.
I noticed on my BTC miner case from High speed PC built right here in Ohio in the USA [url=http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=BTC-XL]http://www.highspeedpc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=BTC-XL[/url], the support bar in the rear would be so tight in clearance it would actually force the USB cable on the riser card to be pushed down, could it potentially be causing a short on the USB 3.0 cable? It’s not much just a few millimeters pushing against the cable but enough that it is noticeably forcing the cable, and subsequently the riser card going to the GPU down by a couple degrees. When I would place all three cards directly on the board they would churn away beautifully, albeit sounding like turbines since it was choking trying to get air (88 degrees Celsius YIKES) I know it is NOT a power issue as it ran beautifully on just one of the 1,350 Watt Silverstone Zeus Power supplies you see pictured (I plan on another 4 cards in each rig if possible), and would have the same issue no matter how many cards plugged in via riser…
I am using SMOS/BAMT Linux, I originally thought the OS was the issue as in a previous post I wrote, but it turns out however it is in fact not the issue.
[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1795728_484166541693349_588970040_n.jpg[/img]
[img]https://31.media.tumblr.com/90a7388e6322990cf6ee8c16aa984d7d/tumblr_inline_n0710hzlTj1qam4m3.jpg[/img]
Sorry about poor quality images, I will try to get a picture when I get out of school later and head over to the office.
My only thought are to modify the case by moving the rear support bar back about 1/4" to 1/2" as I have plenty of room on the GPU itself to rest on in the rear.
So any thoughts guys could that in fact be my issue? Or should I try other things?

I have two of the exact same rigs I built with the same setup… Both are having the same exact issue, so it’s not a defect in the hardware, something is up with the OS…
If anyone can help it would be much appreciated

Ok so I have everything setup I have a Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 board, connected to 3 ASUS R9 280X GPUs via USB PCIE risers, a 1,350 Watt Silverstone Zeus PSU, 8 GB of RAM, and an Intel Celeron processor.
It will boot up fine and start running after I configure it, but after a period of time the system will completely lock up, but still produce a lot of heat to the cards but no hashing… But while it runs and hashes for a while It will only use the first 2 GPUs to full capacity the whole time, and the third GPU will start strong and then drop down to only 130KHash/sec
I was using SMOS 1.2, as the lockups seemed to be even worse with SMOS 1.3, should i just use BAMT has anyone else had these issues?

[code]
# Big A Miner Thing configuration
# full example of options available in /etc/bamt/bamt.conf

settings:

# miner info used in alerts, etc

# id is used to set hostname and identify this rig in farm wide displays
miner_id: Miner-1
# loc is any addition string you wish to use to identify this rig (location?)
miner_loc: TCI

# sending status to mgpumon…

# send directly to IP address (only needed if mgpumon is on different network)
# do_direct_status: 192.168.1.10

# and/or broadcast on local IP network 1 = yes, 0 = no
# recommend to leave enabled, harmless and very handy
do_bcast_status: 1

# central config managment? 1 = yes, 0 = no (sensing a pattern here?)
do_manage_config: 0

# command to run for config updates, this is just one example…
# note this is old school, pre autoconf but still a fine way to do things if you prefer it
# config_update_cmd: /usr/bin/rsync -aL rsync://192.168.1.1:873/config/miner1/* /etc/bamt/

# how long to wait for X to start (seconds) - increase if mining fails to start at boot
# slower machines or booting from slow USB key may need as long as 60 seconds here
start_mining_init_delay: 20

# delay in between starting individual GPUs (seconds) - increase if gpus lock during mining init
start_mining_miner_delay: 3

# api keys for gpumon, all optional

# apikey_btcguild:
# apikey_deepbit:
# apikey_bitclockers:
# apikey_slush:
# apikey_bithasher:
# apikey_mtred:
# apikey_ozcoin:
# apikey_nofee:
# apikey_rfc:
# apikey_polmine:
# apikey_btcpool:
# apikey_triple:
# apikey_abc:

# monitoring config…
# should we monitor the cards? (send email alerts, etc) 1 = yes, 0 = no
# do_monitor: 1

# smtp settings for sending alerts

# required…
#smtp_host: smtp.gmail.com
#smtp_to: [email protected]

# optional…
#smtp_port: 587
#smtp_from: [email protected]

# set these to 1 to enable
# smtp_tls: 1
# smtp_ssl: 1

# authentication for sasl or tls
#smtp_auth_user: [email protected]
#smtp_auth_pass: smos123

# don’t send emails more often than smtp_min_wait seconds, default 300
#smtp_min_wait: 300
# include current system status details in alerts? (defaults on, disable for smaller emails)
# smtp_include_details: 1
# if you don’t like the automatic subjects…
# smtp_subject: I wanted a custom subject in my alerts…

# start autoconf client - no harm in running client even if not using autoconf server on network
do_autoconf_client: 1

# start mgpumon in background using /etc/bamt/mgpumon.conf?
# do_mgpumon: 1

# detect hung GPUs and auto reboot (phoenix only)
detect_defunct: 1

# use cgsnoop?
do_cgsnoop: 0

# cgminer options

# start cgminer? set this to 1, and also set cgminer: 1 on each GPU you will manage with cgminer
cgminer: 1

# options to cgminer (must have at least --api-listen for any bamt tools to work)
# see cgminer documentation for options. you may want to put cgminer config in
# another file and simply put --config /that/file here.
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# tcp port for cgminer… defaults to 4028
# cgminer_port: 4028

# GPU Configuration

# You’ll need one gpuX: section per GPU installed. Not sure what’s installed,
# or the order? Open a root shell and type: aticonfig --list-adapters
#
# You can delete gpu sections if you don’t have that many cards…

gpu0:
# remove this or set to 0 to actually use this card…
# disabled: 0

# set to 1 if cgminer will manage this gpu.
cgminer: 1
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# overclocking… all optional

# enable to debug overclocking… provides info on screen during mine start/restart
debug_oc: 1

# optional command to execute prior to overclocking
# pre_oc_cmd:

# val_x = the value to set for this profile (0-2)
# Profile 2 is used while mining, but setting values
# in profile 2 that are lower than the values in the other
# profiles is not allowed on some GPUs, so you have to adjust
# the other profiles as well.

# core_speed_0: 300
# core_speed_1: 800
core_speed_2: 1080
# mem_speed_0: 300
# mem_speed_1: 300
mem_speed_2: 1500
# core_voltage_0: 1.125
# core_voltage_1: 1.125
# core_voltage_2: 1.125000

# fan_speed: 100

# optional command to execute after overclocking
# post_oc_cmd:

# mining setup

# kernel to use… currently one of: phatk phatk2 phatk-bamt04 phatk-svn phatk-1.50 poclbm
# kernel: phatk2

# phoenix style kernel params. do not include DEVICE=x
# kernel_params: BFI_INT VECTORS FASTLOOP=false AGGRESSION=9

# optional phoenix queuesize parameter: how many work units to keep queued at all times
# queue_size: 2

# optional phoenix avgsamples parameter: how many samples to use for hashrate average
# avg_samples: 10

# IMPORTANT: pool_file must contain a list of pool URLs… one at least, more if
# you like. You can share the same file for all GPUs, or have one for each.
# Miner will start with first URL in file, however if no shares are accepted
# for any reason in (pool_timeout) seconds, the miner will move to next URL
# in the file. Wraps around to first URL when last one fails.
# You can also set pool specific values, see the docs.

pool_file: /etc/bamt/pools

# default time to allow phoenix to run without finding a share…
# exceed this and we move to next pool in poolfile
pool_timeout: 180

# monitoring values, used by email alerts and gpumon
monitor_temp_lo: 30
monitor_temp_hi: 80
monitor_load_lo: 25
monitor_hash_lo: .3
monitor_fan_lo: 750
monitor_reject_hi: 5

gpu1:
disabled: 0

cgminer: 1
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# core_speed_0: 300
# core_speed_1: 800
core_speed_2: 1080
# mem_speed_0: 300
# mem_speed_1: 300
mem_speed_2: 1500
# core_voltage_0: 1.125
# core_voltage_1: 1.125
# core_voltage_2: 1.125000

# fan_speed: 100

# kernel: phatk2
# kernel_params: BFI_INT VECTORS FASTLOOP=false AGGRESSION=11

pool_file: /etc/bamt/pools
pool_timeout: 180

monitor_temp_lo: 45
monitor_temp_hi: 80
monitor_load_lo: 80
monitor_hash_lo: .5
monitor_fan_lo: 1000
monitor_reject_hi: 3

gpu2:
disabled: 0

cgminer: 1
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# core_speed_0: 300
# core_speed_1: 800
core_speed_2: 1080
# mem_speed_0: 300
# mem_speed_1: 300
mem_speed_2: 1500
# core_voltage_0: 1.125
# core_voltage_1: 1.125
# core_voltage_2: 1.125000

# fan_speed: 100

# kernel: phatk2
# kernel_params: BFI_INT VECTORS FASTLOOP=false AGGRESSION=11

pool_file: /etc/bamt/pools
pool_timeout: 180

monitor_temp_lo: 45
monitor_temp_hi: 80
monitor_load_lo: 80
monitor_hash_lo: 125
monitor_fan_lo: 1000
monitor_reject_hi: 3

gpu3:
disabled: 1

cgminer: 1
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# core_speed_0: 300
# core_speed_1: 800
# core_speed_2: 980
# mem_speed_0: 300
# mem_speed_1: 300
# mem_speed_2: 300
# core_voltage_0: 1.125
# core_voltage_1: 1.125
# core_voltage_2: 1.125000

#fan_speed: 100

#kernel: phatk2
#kernel_params: BFI_INT VECTORS FASTLOOP=false AGGRESSION=11

pool_file: /etc/bamt/pools
pool_timeout: 180

monitor_temp_lo: 45
monitor_temp_hi: 80
monitor_load_lo: 80
monitor_hash_lo: 125
monitor_fan_lo: 1000
monitor_reject_hi: 3

gpu4:
disabled: 1

cgminer: 1
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# core_speed_0: 300
# core_speed_1: 800
# core_speed_2: 980
# mem_speed_0: 300
# mem_speed_1: 300
# mem_speed_2: 300
# core_voltage_0: 1.125
# core_voltage_1: 1.125
# core_voltage_2: 1.125000

#fan_speed: 100

#kernel: phatk2
#kernel_params: BFI_INT VECTORS FASTLOOP=false AGGRESSION=11

pool_file: /etc/bamt/pools
pool_timeout: 180

monitor_temp_lo: 45
monitor_temp_hi: 80
monitor_load_lo: 80
monitor_hash_lo: 125
monitor_fan_lo: 1000
monitor_reject_hi: 3

gpu5:
disabled: 1

cgminer: 1
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# core_speed_0: 300
# core_speed_1: 800
# core_speed_2: 980
# mem_speed_0: 300
# mem_speed_1: 300
# mem_speed_2: 300
# core_voltage_0: 1.125
# core_voltage_1: 1.125
# core_voltage_2: 1.125000

fan_speed: 100

#kernel: phatk2
#kernel_params: BFI_INT VECTORS FASTLOOP=false AGGRESSION=11

pool_file: /etc/bamt/pools
pool_timeout: 180

monitor_temp_lo: 45
monitor_temp_hi: 80
monitor_load_lo: 80
monitor_hash_lo: 125
monitor_fan_lo: 1000
monitor_reject_hi: 3

gpu6:
disabled: 1

cgminer: 1
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# core_speed_0: 300
# core_speed_1: 800
# core_speed_2: 980
# mem_speed_0: 300
# mem_speed_1: 300
# mem_speed_2: 300
# core_voltage_0: 1.125
# core_voltage_1: 1.125
# core_voltage_2: 1.125000

#fan_speed: 100

#kernel: phatk2
#kernel_params: BFI_INT VECTORS FASTLOOP=false AGGRESSION=11

pool_file: /etc/bamt/pools
pool_timeout: 180

monitor_temp_lo: 45
monitor_temp_hi: 80
monitor_load_lo: 80
monitor_hash_lo: 125
monitor_fan_lo: 1000
monitor_reject_hi: 3

gpu7:
disabled: 1

cgminer: 1
cgminer_opts: -c /etc/bamt/cgminer.conf

# core_speed_0: 300
# core_speed_1: 800
# core_speed_2: 980
# mem_speed_0: 300
# mem_speed_1: 300
# mem_speed_2: 300
# core_voltage_0: 1.125
# core_voltage_1: 1.125
# core_voltage_2: 1.125000

#fan_speed: 100

#kernel: phatk2
#kernel_params: BFI_INT VECTORS FASTLOOP=false AGGRESSION=11

pool_file: /etc/bamt/pools
pool_timeout: 180

monitor_temp_lo: 45
monitor_temp_hi: 80
monitor_load_lo: 80
monitor_hash_lo: 125
monitor_fan_lo: 1000
monitor_reject_hi: 3

[/code]

[code]
CGMiner.conf
“api-listen” : true,
“intensity” : “13”,
“vectors” : “1”,
“worksize” : “256”,
“kernel” : “scrypt”,
“auto-fan” : true,
“temp-cutoff” : “90”,
“temp-overheat” : “80”,
“temp-target” : “75”,
“expiry” : “30”,
“gpu-dyninterval” : “7”,
“log” : “5”,
“queue” : “1”,
“retry-pause” : “5”,
“scan-time” : “30”,
“scrypt” : true,
“temp-hysteresis” : “3”,
“shares” : “0”,
“shaders” : “2048”,
“thread-concurrency” : “8192”,
“gpu-thread” : “2”,
“gpu-engine” : “1080”,
“gpu-platform” : “0”,
“lookup-gap” : “2”,
“gpu-powertune” : “20”,
“gpu-memclock” : “1500”[/code]

So I copied it from Git and all that fun jazz as I am looking to use my Ubuntu box as an “Accountant” for my other miners… I got the bitcoin-qt setup real easy via a PPA…
However, even after installing all the dependencies running it through QT-Creator as well as through terminal I keep getting error
[code]*username & machine*:~/FeatherCoin$ qmake -makefile feathercoin-qt.pro
Project MESSAGE: Building with UPNP support
Project MESSAGE: Building with UPNP support
Removed plural forms as the target language has less forms.
If this sounds wrong, possibly the target language is not set or recognized.
WARNING: TARGET is empty
[/code]
Any help at all would be much appreciated…

I’m curious do I still need to cut the cables to remove it from going back to the board. Because I plan on being able to have 7 AMD R9 280x GPU’s in one rig. 5 x PCI-E X16 powered riser and 2 x PCI-E X1 --> PCI-E X16 powered riser
Basically they are these ones [url=http://www.moddiy.com/products/PCI%252dExpress-PCI%252dE-1X-to-16X-Riser-Ribbon-Extender-Cable-w%7B47%7DMolex-%252b-Solid-Capacitor-%2830cm%29.html]http://www.moddiy.com/products/PCI%252dExpress-PCI%252dE-1X-to-16X-Riser-Ribbon-Extender-Cable-w{47}Molex-%252b-Solid-Capacitor-(30cm).html[/url] and their PCI-E X16 --> PCI-E X16 equivalent as well… Do I need to do any modifications to keep it from frying my board or no?
Also I have planned on two Silverstone Zeus 1,350 Watt PSUs for my rig how should I connect them all? Can I use one PSU for say the motherboard, HD, and such plus 3 GPU’s and their powered Risers and the other PSU to the other 4 GPU’s and their powered risers?

Yeah I am apparently the only one in my entire city, only 1 of 3 people in my entire state…

Hi y’all new to FTC and mining in general so far I am doing well and have built my own rig for it. It’s fun to see my wallet grow.
However I have an issue, how would one go about exchanging FTC to USD, I am finding it difficult as big government apparently wants to meddle in my financial affairs and every exchange to withdraw or deposit USD will not service the USA. So I want to know if there is any site now or in the near future that will do this with FTC?
However if the Government makes it too difficult I have another option that I want to inquire about. I have relatives who said they could get me set up in Israel, is there anyway I can possibly convert FTC to ILS?
I’m not talking about immediately being able to exchange immediately, just the ability to convert to cash one day if need be.

Mining on a new computer I built this weekend just for it, it has a Core i3 (I don’t need a high end CPU), 2 x 4GB Crucial DDR3 1600 RAM, a tiny 500GB SATA HD, and an ASUS AMD R9 280X… Mining a brisk 735KHash/sec