Open-Source Troubleshooting Guide
201 error codes and fixes for Open-Source ASIC miners.
NerdQAxe – High Rejected Share Rate
NerdQAxe, NerdQAxe+, NerdQAxe++, NerdQAxe++ Hydro, NerdQAxe++ Remastered (4x BM1368)
NerdQAxe – Chain Break / Missing ASIC Chips on Boot
NerdQAxe (4x BM1368, ~1.7 TH/s class), NerdQAxe+ (4x BM1368, ~2.5 TH/s class)
NerdQAxe++ Hydro – Air Bubble in Coolant Loop
NerdQAxe Hydro, NerdQAxe+ Hydro, NerdQAxe++ Hydro (BM1370 x4 water-block edition); any community...
NerdQAxe – Web Flasher COM Port Not Detected
NerdQAxe (4x BM1368, ESP32-S3 host) - NerdQAxe+ (4x BM1368, ESP32-S3 host) -...
Bitaxe – ESP32 Guru Meditation Error / Kernel Panic Backtrace
All Bitaxe variants on the ESP32-S3-WROOM family running AxeOS: Bitaxe Supra (BM1368),...
Bitaxe – Wrong Pool Port / Stratum Port Mismatch
Bitaxe Supra, Ultra, Gamma, Gamma Turbo (GT), Hex, Max — all variants...
Bitaxe – Stratum URL Contains stratum+tcp:// Prefix
Bitaxe Supra, Ultra, Gamma, Gamma Turbo / GT, Hex, Max (every AxeOS...
Bitaxe – Pool Connection Timeout / Socket Closed by Peer
Bitaxe Supra, Bitaxe Ultra, Bitaxe Gamma, Bitaxe GT, Bitaxe Hex (all ESP32-S3...
Bitaxe Ultra – BM1366 Hashrate Cliff / Sudden Drop
Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366 single-chip) - hardware revisions 204, 205, 205-Bv2, 205-Cv2. Cliff...
Bitaxe Supra – BM1368 Not Responding After Power Cycle
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368, single-chip, board revisions 401/402); also informative for Bitaxe Hex...
Bitaxe Gamma – 601 vs 602 Hardware Revision Firmware Mismatch
Bitaxe Gamma board rev 601 (BM1370 x1, ESP32-S3, SSD1306 OLED, EMC2101 fan...
Bitaxe GT – Dual BM1370 One Chip Not Starting
Bitaxe GT (Turbo) - dual BM1370 topology, all current GT board revisions...
Bitaxe Hex – Asymmetric Per-Domain Hashrate (BM1368 Unbalanced)
Bitaxe Hex (6x BM1368 daisy-chain topology) - includes Supra Hex / Hex...
Bitaxe – Overclock Errors High / Must Reduce Frequency
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366), Bitaxe Gamma (BM1370), Bitaxe GT (dual...
Bitaxe – Hashrate Below Expected (30-50% of Spec)
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366), Bitaxe Gamma (BM1370), Bitaxe Gamma GT...
Bitaxe – Hashrate Cliff / Drops to Zero Cyclically
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366), Bitaxe Gamma (BM1370), Bitaxe Hex (6x...
Bitaxe – Overheats Despite Cooling (Thermal Paste Degraded)
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366), Bitaxe Gamma 601/602 (BM1370), Bitaxe Hex...
Bitaxe – Fan Motor Jammed / Hums but No Rotation
Bitaxe Supra, Bitaxe Ultra, Bitaxe Gamma 601/602, Bitaxe GT, Bitaxe Hex (any...
Bitaxe – Temperature Sensor Reads -1.0°C (I2C Fault)
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366), Bitaxe Gamma (BM1370) — every variant...
Bitaxe – PSU Undersized / Insufficient Wattage for Overclock
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368, ~15W steady at 5V), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366, ~15W steady...
Bitaxe Hex – XT30 12V Rail Droop Under Load
Bitaxe Hex v303, Bitaxe Hex v304, UltraHex (community variants with stock 6x...
Bitaxe – Barrel Jack Loose / Intermittent Power Flicker
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366 boards 202/204/205/207), Bitaxe Gamma (BM1370 boards...
Bitaxe – Reverse Polarity Barrel Jack Damage
Bitaxe Supra (BM1368, boards 401/402), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366, board 204), Bitaxe Gamma...
Bitaxe – Power Fault / TPS546 Out of Regulation Window
Bitaxe Supra (BM1397), Bitaxe Ultra (BM1366), Bitaxe Gamma (BM1370), Bitaxe Hex (6x...
Bitaxe – OLED / LCD Display Blank on Boot
Bitaxe Supra, Ultra, Gamma 601, Gamma 602 (any Bitaxe variant with a...
Bitaxe – AxeOS Web UI Freezes During Mining Session
Bitaxe Supra, Ultra, Gamma, Gamma Turbo / GT, Hex (all ESP-Miner /...
Bitaxe – bitaxe.local Not Found on Windows / Android
Bitaxe Supra, Ultra, Gamma, Gamma Turbo / GT, Hex, UltraHex, Max —...
Bitaxe – DNS Resolution Failed for Pool Hostname
Bitaxe Supra, Ultra, Gamma, Gamma Turbo / GT, Hex, Max (every ESP32-S3...
Bitaxe – Device Stays on Fallback Pool / Won’t Return to Primary
Bitaxe Supra, Bitaxe Ultra, Bitaxe Gamma, Bitaxe GT, Bitaxe Hex (any AxeOS...
Bitaxe – Stale Share Flood / High Reject Rate
Bitaxe Supra, Ultra, Gamma, Gamma Turbo (GT), Hex — every BM136x variant...
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Last reviewed June 20, 2026.
