Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com

[WastedLTC]

I don't see any satire at all in my posts

Anyone is free to do whatever. Just know there are risks in doing so.

Underperforming miners eh? I thought your 3 were pretty good.

they were 255, 265, and 275
the 255 sat is like a jup at 510... you call that good?
0.97 made it 220
it made the one with 265, now 260
the 3rd, one was 275, is 275

A jupiter above 500 is good.  stop nitpicking.  Even a jupiter running at 480 is considered fully functional.      are we really talking about a 2% change in hash rate and getting upset?

[soy]

This seems to be what I'm pulling on stock Hash Rate on Mercury does this look good for WU?...right now it's 139GH 2020 WU

Also, I'm curious to know if dropping the stock fan helped at all in terms of hashrate?

Looks low but not as low as mine when running >0.94 firmware.  Here's mine with 0.94.

 cgminer version 3.4.0 - Started: [2013-10-21 23:03:28]
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 (5s):148.8G (avg):138.0Gh/s | A:4523872  R:190782  HW:246840  WU:2115.7/m
 ST: 2  SS: 0  NB: 375  LW: 4840834  GF: 1  RF: 0
 Connected to stratum.bitcoin.cz diff 100 with stratum as user BillJ.worker1
 Block: 000fd8e18b830ff2...  Diff:268M  Started: [14:07:48]  Best share: 3.55M
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 [P]ool management ettings [D]isplay options [Q]uit
 KnC 0:                | 146.0G/138.0Gh/s | A:4523872 R:190782 HW:246843 WU:2115.7/m
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 [2013-10-23 14:10:44] Accepted 02816c21 Diff 102/100 KnC 0 pool 1
 [2013-10-23 14:10:51] Accepted 022bdffe Diff 117/100 KnC 0 pool 1
 [2013-10-23 14:10:51] Accepted 00b98834 Diff 353/100 KnC 0 pool 1
 [2013-10-23 14:10:54] Accepted 01a02e61 Diff 157/100 KnC 0 pool 1
============================================================

My best was ssh into miner, shut down cgminer, run 0.94 upgrade, run enablecores.bin, halt, turn off power, maybe press a little on the tops of the vrms but not so hard as to flex the PCB, wait a minute, restart.  Also I have a piece of cardboard in the center of the two front fans between above the fans and down to the base in front of the module(s) forcing air down on the center of the BBB.

[Phoenix1969]

I don't see any satire at all in my posts

Anyone is free to do whatever. Just know there are risks in doing so.

Underperforming miners eh? I thought your 3 were pretty good.

they were 255, 265, and 275
the 255 sat is like a jup at 510... you call that good?
0.97 made it 220
it made the one with 265, now 260
the 3rd, one was 275, is 275

A jupiter above 500 is good.  stop nitpicking.  Even a jupiter running at 480 is considered fully functional.      are we really talking about a 2% change in hash rate and getting upset?

guess some folks live to lower standards, and accept things as they are... not me.
If you got hired for a job that advertised 550 a week, and they gave you 510 instead, you'd be ok with that?
or better yet, you simply got a cut in pay, and they call it an upgrade
we have a name for your type around here...sheeple

[soy]

I'm pissed off now for sure.
.97 SLOWED 2 of 3 SATURNs
wtfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
enjoy?... yeah, right.

You knew the risks when you chose to update it

If you're not prepared for doom, just leave it the way it is.

The author making the upgrade suggestion is probably running 10 jupiters with the 0.94 firmware in the hosting area getting free power as an employee.

[sbfree]

I can confirm *on my Sat* that 0.97 is faster then previous firmwares. From 270gh/s to 278gh/s.

So far my Saturn seems improved in regards to flushwork and WU....I still have a high HW error rate, maybe slightly higher even...but at this point i am happier....30 mins in....will check back later.

[soy]

recommended. not required.

Your miners were working very well before yet you still decided to tinker with it anyway by updating the firmware.

The main rule of thumb when updating any drivers/firmware for anything is that things can break or go wrong.

recommended. not required.

Your miners were working very well before yet you still decided to tinker with it anyway by updating the firmware.

The main rule of thumb when updating any drivers/firmware for anything is that things can break or go wrong.

I don't really appreciate the satire, especially since the two were underperforming to begin with... so everyone should just not update anything cause you said so, eh? Even when KNC recommends it.. .     I hope it happens to you as well.

Did you try light pressure on the VRM tops of the ASIC performing poorly, but not enough pressure to flex the board threatening to break ball grid array points under the ASIC?  Better to take the board out and place on something flat to prevent flex then press on the VRM tops.  If those tops are heatsinks then better contact improves operation.  Didn't make sense removing the fans on the side of my module improved cores 'till I remembered I did press on the VRM tops.

[ImI]

do you need to run enablecores bin file on .97?? Anyone

after upgrading to 0.97 alot of cores were disabled and are now being reactivated one by one

do you mean disabled by cgminer while running or disable since the beginning (just after the reboot)?

disabled while running

[Phoenix1969]

recommended. not required.

Your miners were working very well before yet you still decided to tinker with it anyway by updating the firmware.

The main rule of thumb when updating any drivers/firmware for anything is that things can break or go wrong.

recommended. not required.

Your miners were working very well before yet you still decided to tinker with it anyway by updating the firmware.

The main rule of thumb when updating any drivers/firmware for anything is that things can break or go wrong.

I don't really appreciate the satire, especially since the two were underperforming to begin with... so everyone should just not update anything cause you said so, eh? Even when KNC recommends it.. .     I hope it happens to you as well.

Did you try light pressure on the VRM tops of the ASIC performing poorly, but not enough pressure to flex the board threatening to break ball grid array points under the ASIC?  Better to take the board out and place on something flat to prevent flex then press on the VRM tops.  If those tops are heatsinks then better contact improves operation.  Didn't make sense removing the fans on the side of my module improved cores 'till I remembered I did press on the VRM tops.

will do... 4am here im gonna catch a few more winks

[WastedLTC]

If you got hired for a job that advertised 550 a week, and they gave you 510 instead, you'd be ok with that?
or better yet, you simply got a cut in pay, and they call it an upgrade
we have a name for your type around here...sheeple

wow.  up til now I thought you were just too emotional.  Now I know you are an idiot.

[soy]

If you got hired for a job that advertised 550 a week, and they gave you 510 instead, you'd be ok with that?
or better yet, you simply got a cut in pay, and they call it an upgrade
we have a name for your type around here...sheeple

wow.  up til now I thought you were just too emotional.  Now I know you are an idiot.

Well, if you were hired at 400 and expecting to make 550 after tips ....

[soy]

I see network hashrate that was 3.25PH/s when I looked late yesterday was a moment ago only 2.72 and now is 2.9.  I wonder if it's KnC miner users shutting down and restarting with the new firmware.

[Basil]

I see network hashrate that was 3.25PH/s when I looked late yesterday was a moment ago only 2.72 and now is 2.9.  I wonder if it's KnC miner users shutting down and restarting with the new firmware.

KNC Pool (https://portal.kncminer.com/) speed already 70 +TH/s (from about 25 TH/s for 24 hrs ). What it mean?

[chrono030]

Add me to the list of people that are very thankful for the .97 firmware.  Flushwork is a hell of a lot better and my performance increased 20 GH/s to 546 average (536 ish at the pool).

[DimensionsOfHell]

Just an update for anyone that has paid order from Aug 6th:

I've sent an email regarding my Order# 516X paid Aug 6th in regards to my status being in progress for a full week now. They've sent me a response saying they are shipping my Saturn today and gave me the DHL tracking number.

I have no activity on BTCGuild for any kind of "burn-in" period, and according to DHL, they picked up the package at 10:14AM in Sweden. I don't see anywhere on the DHL tracking page as to when the estimated delivery date should be though, gotta give them a call later and see.

So anyone with a pay date from Aug 6th up should be getting delivered soon. Oh and btw, my status on the KnCMiner page still says "In progress" and not shipped.

I would recommend anyone wanting to know their true status, contact the sales team at KnC, and ask them politely (and not aggressively).





My email to them:

Hi,
 
     I wanted inquire as to when I might be receiving my miner? It is now a week past the 15th deadline. I've been patiently waiting for an update, as my status has been "In progress" for a week now. You guys originally said you would clear the log within 3-4 days, and it has been well passed 5 days. The difficulty is about to change again in 3 days, I need my unit as soon as I can. I am loosing a lot of money everyday (about $100 per day), and I know you guys have no plans of compensation for that. Please, I need an answer as soon as you can.
 
 
Thank you.





and their response:

Hello Asif,

Apologies for the delay. Your order is shipping today with DHL. Your tracking number is; 689XXXXXXX
 
Regards,
Liam
 
Med vänlig hälsning  |  Best regards
Liam Vardy  
Kncminer
www.kncminer.com
Office: +46 8559 253 20

[zoro]

i got my Mercury today. very quiet at 100GH with 0.9.7 FW
120W/220v  !!!
great job KNC
i guess we cannot overclock it yet :p

[Nemo1024]

Another day is over and my hosted 39xx Saturn (ordered and paid on the 18th of July) still has status "Paid". Maybe tomorrow, then...

[Basil]

Another day is over and my hosted 39xx Saturn (ordered and paid on the 18th of July) still has status "Paid". Maybe tomorrow, then...

did you try to call KNC near few days, when they start hosting clients?

[sbfree]

I can confirm *on my Sat* that 0.97 is faster then previous firmwares. From 270gh/s to 278gh/s.

So far my Saturn seems improved in regards to flushwork and WU....I still have a high HW error rate, maybe slightly higher even...but at this point i am happier....30 mins in....will check back later.

Mining Status
CGMiner Status Running (pid=1735)
Last Checked Wed Oct 23 15:22:26 UTC 2013
Avg. Hash Rate 257 Gh/s
Difficulty Accepted 261,376
Difficulty Rejected 7,168 (2.1 %)
Hardware Errors 74,775 (18.0 %)
WU 4,058
Difficulty Stale 0
Network Blocks 19
Pool Rejected 2.7 %
Pool Stale 0
Best Share 946,168
Found Blocks 0


The hardware error rate is killing me, seems that no matter what firmware I use, some firmware lowers the WU but improves the error rate, and others raise the WU but increase the error rate......most of my cores are running and flushwork is better.
Any ideas on why such a high error rate??

[soy]

Wow, my first found block.  On Slush.  A few days ago, I just noticed.  Can't think of any other reason this one Found Block is listed on my profile page.  The block number 265105.

[cognoscente]

Wow, my first found block.  On Slush.  A few days ago, I just noticed.  Can't think of any other reason this one Found Block is listed on my profile page.  The block number 265105.

You da man.