

And, as with the Block Erupters, cgminer will fail to detect the BF1 Fury stick unless that same kernel extension is unloaded. If you’d like to install the miner using the latest source from Github rather than the latest official package, use the –HEAD (two dashes prefix) parameter, e.g.:īrew install bfgminer -HEAD Driver InstallationĪs with the ASICMINER Block Erupters, bfgminer requires the correct kernel extension to be loaded in order to detect the BF1 Fury stick. Finally, install either cgminer or bfgminer:.Tap this Homebrew repostory so that you can install packages from it:.Run the following command and fix any reported issues:.Install Homebrew by entering the following command:.Launch Terminal.app from Spotlight or from your Applications folder.One of the more full-proof methods is to use Homebrew:
USB BLOCK ERUPTER DRIVER MAC OS
There is a thread here on the Bitcoin Talk forums which discusses various ways to install cgminer and bfgminer on Mac OS X.

There are several ways to go about this, from compiling them yourself, to using Homebrew, to downloading precompiled binaries. However, while the Block Erupters hash at 335Mh/s the new BF1 Fury sticks hash at anywhere from 2.2Gh/s up to 3.0Gh/s.Īs with the ASICMINER Block Erupters, the first step is to install either bfgminer or cgminer on OS X. The BF1 Fury sticks look very similar to the ASICMINER Block Erupter sticks. The most popular of these are USB sticks branded as either Blue Fury or Red Fury, depending on the color of the onboard LED. A new batch of ASICs is hitting the market based on the 55nm Bitfury ASIC chip (abbreviated BF1).
