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-=HowTo=- Install FutureBit Moonlander 2 USB Scrypt BFGminer with RaspberryPi 3

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Published: 15 Dec 2017 › Updated: 15 Dec 2017-=HowTo=-  Install FutureBit Moonlander 2 USB Scrypt BFGminer with RaspberryPi 3

-=HowTo=- Install FutureBit Moonlander 2 USB Scrypt BFGminer with RaspberryPi 3

Install BFGMiner5.4.2 for FutureBit Moonlander 2 USB Scrypt miner on Raspberry Pi3 

Open terminal 

 First steps: update and upgrade of system and required packages:  

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Mandatory packages to run BFGMiner for Moonlander 2:  

  • libcurl4-gnutls-dev: URL transfer library BFGMiner
  • libjansson-dev: JSON Library for BFGMiner 
sudo apt-get install -y libcurl4-gnutls-dev libjansson-dev

 Make directory moonlander2 and move into it

mkdir -p moonlander2; cd moonlander2
wget https://github.com/jstefanop/bfgminer/releases/download/bfgminer-5.4.2-futurebit2/bfgminer_5.4.2-futurebit2_linux_armv6.tar.gz

Now decompress file  and move into 

tar -xzf bfgminer_5.4.2-futurebit2_linux_armv6.tar.gz
cd bfgminer_5.4.2-futurebit2_linux_armv6

 

Test if the Binary can be executed :  

./bfgminer --help

Software is running good now connect your Moonlander 2 in a Powered USB Hub 1A+ per port ( 5W-10W)

This Anker 60W USB3 Hub can support up-to 4x sticks

./start_moonlander2

Edit start_moonlander2.sh file to match your pool and payout

Official Support page

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2420357.0

BFGMiner Releases

https://github.com/jstefanop/bfgminer/releases

*** Modified version from Bitshopper

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