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@ -843,10 +843,27 @@ They are Field-Programmable Gate Arrays that have been programmed to do Bitcoin |
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mining. Since the acronym needs to be only 3 characters, the "Field-" part has |
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mining. Since the acronym needs to be only 3 characters, the "Field-" part has |
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been skipped. |
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been skipped. |
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Q: How do I get my BFL device to auto-recognise? |
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Q: How do I get my BFL/Icarus/Lancelot/Cairnsmore device to auto-recognise? |
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A: The only thing that needs to be done is to load the driver for them, which |
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A: On linux, if the /dev/ttyUSB* devices don't automatically appear, the only |
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on linux would require: |
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thing that needs to be done is to load the driver for them: |
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sudo modprobe ftdi_sio vendor=0x0403 product=0x6014 |
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BFL: sudo modprobe ftdi_sio vendor=0x0403 product=0x6014 |
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Icarus: sudo modprobe pl2303 vendor=0x067b product=0x230 |
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Lancelot: sudo modprobe ftdi_sio vendor=0x0403 product=0x6001 |
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Cairnsmore: sudo modprobe ftdi_sio product=0x8350 vendor=0x0403 |
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On windows you must install the pl2303 or ftdi driver requird for the device |
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pl2303: http://prolificusa.com/pl-2303hx-drivers/ |
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ftdi: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm |
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Q: On linux I can see the /dev/ttyUSB* devices for my ICA/BFL/MMQ FPGA, but |
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cgminer can't mine on them |
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A: Make sure you have the required priviledges to access the /dev/ttyUSB* devices: |
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sudo ls -las /dev/ttyUSB* |
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will give output like: |
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0 crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 2012-09-11 13:49 /dev/ttyUSB0 |
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This means your account must have the group 'dialout' or root priviledges |
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To permanently give your account the 'dialout' group: |
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sudo usermod -G dialout `whoami` |
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Then logout and back in again |
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