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@ -8,13 +8,19 @@ ModMinerQuad (MMQ)
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@ ModMinerQuad (MMQ)
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The mining bitstream does not survive a power cycle, so cgminer will upload |
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it, if it needs to, before it starts mining |
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You must make sure you have an approriate firmware in your MMQ |
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Read here for official details of changing the firmware: |
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http://wiki.btcfpga.com/index.php?title=Firmware |
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The basics of changing the firmware are: |
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You need two short pieces of conductive wire if your MMQ doesn't have |
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buttons on the "RESET" and "ISP" pads on the backplane board |
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Cutting a small (metal) paper-clip in half works well for this |
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Join the 2 left pads of the "RESET" pad with wire and the led will dim |
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Without dicsonnecting the "RESET", join the 2 left pads of the "ISP" pad |
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Without disconnecting the "RESET", join the 2 left pads of the "ISP" pad |
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with a wire and it will stay dim |
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Release "RESET" then release "ISP" and is should still be dim |
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Unplug the USB and when you plug it back in it will show up as a mass |
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@ -41,6 +47,30 @@ The current latest different firmware are:
@@ -41,6 +47,30 @@ The current latest different firmware are:
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The code is currently tested on the modminer091012.bin firmware. |
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This comment will be updated when others have been tested |
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On many linux distributions there is an app called modem-manager that |
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may cause problems when it is enabled, due to opening the MMQ device |
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and writing to it |
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The problem will typically present itself by the flashing led on the |
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backplane going out (no longer flashing) and it takes a power cycle to |
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re-enable the MMQ firmware - which then can lead to the problem happening |
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again |
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You can either disable/uninstall modem-manager if you don't need it or: |
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a (hack) solution to this is to blacklist the MMQ USB device in |
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/lib/udev/rules.d/77-mm-usb-device-blacklist.rules |
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Adding 2 lines like this (just above APC) should help |
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# MMQ |
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ATTRS{idVendor}=="ifc9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003", ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}="1" |
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The change will be lost and need to be re-done, next time you update the |
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modem-manager software |
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TODO: check that all MMQ's have the same product ID |
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Bitforce (BFL) |
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