[Pkg-bitcoin-devel] Bug#785410: cgminer: Does recognize but can't used USB BlockEruptor (Icarus)

[Axel Beckert]

Package: cgminer
Version: 4.7.0-2

Hi,

I tried to use "cgminer --benchmark" with an BlockEruptor (seems also
known as Icarus and is labeled "USB BE Rev. 3.00" on the device as shown
on http://bitcoinrigs.org/product/asicminer-block-erupter-usb-bitcoin-miner/)
and it recognizes the deivce, but can't initialise it:

 [2015-05-15 22:33:38] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:33:45] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - BET device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:33:45] blockerupter detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:33:45] Blockerupter usb init failed
 [2015-05-15 22:33:45] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - AMU device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:33:45] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:33:46] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - AMU device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:33:46] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:33:52] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - BET device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:33:52] blockerupter detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:33:52] Blockerupter usb init failed
 [2015-05-15 22:33:52] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - AMU device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:33:52] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:33:53] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - AMU device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:33:53] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:33:59] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - BET device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:33:59] blockerupter detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:33:59] Blockerupter usb init failed
 [2015-05-15 22:34:00] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - AMU device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:34:00] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:34:00] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - AMU device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:34:00] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:34:06] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - BET device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:34:06] blockerupter detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:34:06] Blockerupter usb init failed
 [2015-05-15 22:34:07] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - AMU device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:34:07] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)
 [2015-05-15 22:34:07] USB init, claim ifinfo 0 interface 0 in use - AMU device 1:11
 [2015-05-15 22:34:07] Icarus detect (1:11) failed to initialise (incorrect device?)

It doesn't seem to make a difference if I run cgminer as root or as
normal user.

A friend of mine ran into the same issue on Jessie and said, it worked
for him with an unofficial cgminer package from
http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/pool/apps/c/cgminer/cgminer_4.9.1-1~getdeb1_i386.deb
http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu/pool/apps/c/cgminer/cgminer_4.9.1-1~getdeb1.dsc

So if it's an upstream issue, it's likely already fixed upstream. At
least the upstream changlog lists a lot of icarus related changes for
the 4.8.0 release.

But it could also be a package difference as the packages don't seem to
have a common ancestor (according to the changelogs and
https://bugs.launchpad.net/getdeb.net/+bug/1257439) and differ a lot,
too. On the other hand the unofficial package has no specific udev
rules, etc. So I rather assume it's an upstream issue.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (600, 'testing'), (111, 'buildd-unstable'), (111, 'buildd-experimental'), (110, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages cgminer depends on:
ii  libc6            2.19-18
ii  libcurl3-gnutls  7.42.1-2
ii  libjansson4      2.7-1
ii  libncurses5      5.9+20140913-1+b1
ii  libtinfo5        5.9+20140913-1+b1
ii  libusb-1.0-0     2:1.0.19-1

cgminer recommends no packages.

cgminer suggests no packages.

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