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Recovery method of miner serial port virus

Created 2021/08/24 

I. Supported models

1. Antminer S17 Pro, Antminer S17, Antminer T17

2. S15, T15

II. Brief introduction to functions

Suitable for miners that cannot be disinfected by batch tools for series 15 and 17 miners.

III. Preparation

1. Program the SD card of the new firmware

2. Serial port cable (tx connects to tx; rx connects to rx; gnd connects to gnd)

serial port cable

3. Decompress the "SD upgrade firmware.rar", format the SD card FAT32, and then copy the "SD upgrade firmware" in (the same steps as preparing SD card recovery file).

4. Download SD card recovery files (Use T17 files for S17, S17 Pro and T17)

SD card recovery file

IV. Operation steps

1. Connect the serial port cable and insert the SD card; open the serial port interactive software on the computer.

SD card

2. Power on and start.

3. Observe the serial port log. If the "Hit any key to stop autoboot: *" countdown appears, press Enter to start the process.

hit any key to stop autoboot

4. Enter the command:

echo Copying Linux from SD to RAM... && run uenvboot; echo Copying Linux from SD to RAM... && fatload mmc 0 ${kernel_load_address} ${kernel_image} && fatload mmc 0 ${devicetree_load_address} ${devicetree_image} && fatload mmc 0 ${ramdisk_load_address} ${ramdisk_image} && bootm ${kernel_load_address} ${ramdisk_load_address} ${devicetree_load_address}

Press Enter

5. Enter the SD card recovery process and wait for completion. At this time, the control panel indicator lights flash alternately.

SD card recovery progress

6. After completion, remove the SD card and power on again.

7. Upgrade the latest firmware on the official website after power-on, and upgrade the firmware version without retaining the configuration.

upgrade firmware

8. Modify the default login password.

modify password

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