If the Antminer S9i has the following problems, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
A. No miners can be found in batches;
B. It is prolonged to connect to the miner backstage;
C. The IP cannot be modified;
For specific instructions, see the following introduction:
1. Network connection
Use a router to build an independent network and connect computers and miners to this independent network.
2. Download the firmware
Download the firmware on the Bitmain official website.
Pay attention:
a. Make sure that the miners have started normally before upgrading;
b. Only applicable to windows system, not applicable to other systems;
c. Ensure that the computer and the miner are in the same network;
d. When opening the software for the first time, the software requires network permissions and must be agreed upon;
e. The miner upgrade process takes about 2 minutes, and the power cannot be cut off during the upgrade process. Otherwise, the system files will be lost, and the system will not work.
f. After the upgrade, compare whether the MAC address has changed. The address change indicates that the upgrade is successful.
g. Miners who have no problem do not need to upgrade the firmware.
3. Find the miner IP address
IP report software finds the miner IP tutorial. Please refer to the article "How to use IP Reporter?":
4. Log in to the backstage of the miner
Enter the IP address of the miner in the address bar of the Google or Firefox browser, username/password: root/root
5. Upgrade firmware
Click the Upgrade option to enter the upgrade interface.
Remove the √ in the small box behind Keep settings (the configuration upgrade firmware is not retained).
Select the firmware to be upgraded and click on Flash image; see the figure below:
6. After the upgrade is successful, the interface will display the following figure: