Antminer s19k_pro missing sd card slot?

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0xCh41nMember
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#1Nov 29, 2020, 11:20 AM
Hey everyone, I just got my new s19kpro and I'm looking to set it up with braiins OS... but I noticed something weird. According to the official Bitmain manual and pictures, there should be an sd-card slot, but I found only a microSD connector instead. Has anyone figured out how to deal with this? I tried using an SD card reader that connects to micro-SD, but it doesn't seem to work. Any help would be super appreciated! neX
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darkguruHero Member
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#2Nov 29, 2020, 04:25 PM
There is no such thing as a 'micro SD connection'... Did you mean a micro-USB connection? There *is* a micro-SD card and slot.
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sam.orbitFull Member
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#3Nov 29, 2020, 05:28 PM
I haven’t gotten my hands on a S19K Pro yet, but I believe they come with Amlogic control boards that don’t have SD Card slots. If you want to Run Braiins or any of the other aftermarket FW, I think you need to get a new control board.
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LuckyCoinLegendary
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#4Nov 29, 2020, 11:24 PM
I guess he meant the microSD card slot. But its a bit confusing for me aswell. To OP: I just checked the docs of Braiins+ OS and it seems like the S19K Pro is not supported. No guarantee though, as I don't know exactly when the documentation was updated. This may be because the S19K Pro uses an Amlogic control board, as @skot also suspected.
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hodler2019Legendary
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#5Nov 30, 2020, 02:37 AM
that is a no go https://braiins.com/os/plus Supported models: S19, S19 Pro, S19j, S19j Pro, T19, S19 XP, S17, S17 Pro, S17+, S17e, T17, T17+, T17e & S9 [i, j] please note no k's on the list.
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stack51Hero Member
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#6Nov 30, 2020, 05:17 AM
He means Micro USB, the Amlogic C76 A113D has no Sd/Tf card slot, only a Micro USB, regardless, as Phill mentioned above, the k version is not supported by BraiinOS yet. I also have a paranoia over the letter K in any Antminer Bitmain makes, this letter brings back sad memory of the S9k, I think k stands for KABOOM!, Bitmain collects all the bad chips and stick them on all the bad control boards they have and ship them to us like hot potatoes.
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sam.orbitFull Member
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#7Dec 1, 2020, 09:36 AM
Rumor has it you can run LuxOS on a S19k Pro with the Amlogic control board; https://x.com/LuxorTechnology/status/1712838137041277139?s=20
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hodler2019Legendary
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#8Dec 1, 2020, 12:06 PM
nice find. looks like to psu was external using 120volts.
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just_ledgerFull Member
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#9Dec 1, 2020, 12:46 PM
I have only seen this miner with C74 (Zynq) same one used in some S19A. This control board has two fan plugs that are thicker, to acomodate higher amps. I would not advise changing this control board and keep using the same fans with some adapter, you may burn it. It is NOT supported in Braiins OS+ yet, work is currently in progress. As always, any new miner model/variation needs to be carefully studied and tested to have a reliable clean implementation. The faster others release, the more you should worry about them taking shortcuts. But its your miners at risk, YMMV...
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just_bossFull Member
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#10Dec 1, 2020, 02:18 PM
Braiins just introduced that the newest version won't need SD card and you can install remotely!
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