ah yeah, also, maybe you can try alternative controlling apps, and maybe also different bitcoin nodes (though i doubt btcd is worth trying)
Discussion
Would you mind providing me an example of an alternative controlling app? Also, why do you believe this is related to the node I’m running?
it's been some time since i looked at it but i know there is definitely multiple options for at least several common types of bitcoin miner...
for the most part most of them operate over a serial connection via USB to a computer that is pulling block templates from a local bitcoin node, which is collecting transactions from the p2p network... it definitely helps to make sure you have this part of it right, but i would think that bitcoin core would be fine and you can run your GUI interface and wallet off the same machine, just have to enable the RPC
why i am asking about the node is that if the miner controller is not getting any new block templates it's not going to dispatch work to the miners either, it would be a crazy design for a miner controller to just keep mining for 3 hours with no new templates
I don't know if any of this applies to the BitAxe. Also, if this was an issue with not getting block templates from the pool, wouldn't that affect all of my miners?
not if the problem has to do with its network connection somewhere, but it seems more likely to me that the miner's firmware has a bug
and second to that would be the miner controller software having a bug with that particular device and its USB interface controller, so that's why i'm saying maybe see if you can run a different controller
Sir, you still haven’t given me an example of an alternative controller, and I have no idea if it even applies here. nostr:npub1ql2zzp3g6yndgz05js7wdc4qkr88wkyne5nw2cc7csrtzqs0yeesgwrxya is this possible?
are you trying to be difficult or are you incapable of using a web search engine
https://github.com/skot/bitaxe
yes it has a wifi interface too
Features
- ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 wifi microcontroller on board
- TI TPS40305 buck regulator steps down the 5V input to power the BM1366
- Maxim DS4432U+ current DAC digitally adjusts the BM1366 core voltage from 0.04V to 2.4V
- TI INA260 power meter measures the input voltage and current of the miner
- Microchip EMC2101 PWM controls the fan and monitors tach output. BM1366 doesn't support die temp, but we have it placed super close to the ASIC so we can use the internal temp feature.
- 0.91" SSD1306 OLED I2C Display Module
i see at least 6 separate chips in this list
the ESP32 is the thing that will have a firmware, the other parts look like mostly nonconfigurable dumb components
also, ugh, i hate wifi, just another extra thing that is gonna not work, and it has an on-board processor that is fancy enough to run a 15 year old version of android
i also see there hasn't been any updates to it in 2 months, by the repository
there must be forums to discuss issues with them, probably guys who are hacking them, who may be able to answer your questions
complaining to me about this is not going to fix your problem
i'd just get a timer switch that turns it off 15 minutes a day and forget about it if it runs all day ok like that, or maybe make it turn off twice, 3 or 4 times a day to be sure
Yeah I searched and found that information but it doesn’t match what you’re saying about usb serial connections and alternative controllers, which you still haven’t clarified. It seems like you’re resorting to being a dick because you decided to search yourself after providing relatively useless information.
But, please queen, do go on.