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README.ASIC: Add details for BFx2 USB

Added a section describing how to use the BFx2 USB miner, including installation of the WinUSB driver and the need to use -S bfx:all option.
tbartlett0 11 years ago
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@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ Isidoro Ghezzi <isidoro.ghezzi@icloud.com>
 capa66 <capa66@x204.com>
 Red_Wolf_2 <redwolf@wolfnexus.net>
 Mr O <notanatheist@gmail.com>
+tbartlett0 <github@tim.bartletts.id.au>

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README.ASIC

@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ For example:
     sudo bfgminer -S bfsb:auto
 
 
+BFx2
+----
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+You will need to install the WinUSB driver instead of the default FTDI serial
+driver. The easiest way to do this is using Zadig: http://zadig.akeo.ie/
+
+Note that since it's impossible to tell the BFx2 apart from various other
+devices (including BFL/Cairnsmore1 miners and even many non-mining devices!),
+you must run with the -S bfx:all option (or 'bfx:all' at the M+ menu).
+
+I do not know what this will do with other devices; it may start fires,
+launch nuclear missiles (please don't run BFGMiner on computers with
+missile controls), etc.
+
+
 BI*FURY
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