diff --git a/miners/__init__.py b/miners/__init__.py
index 35754433..4937cff3 100644
--- a/miners/__init__.py
+++ b/miners/__init__.py
@@ -13,8 +13,27 @@ class BaseMiner:
         self.api_type = None
         self.model = None
 
+    async def get_board_info(self):
+        return None
+
+    async def get_config(self):
+        return None
+
+    async def get_hostname(self):
+        return None
+
+    async def get_model(self):
+        return None
+
     async def reboot(self):
         return None
 
     async def restart_backend(self):
         return None
+
+    async def send_config(self, yaml_config):
+        return None
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/miners/bmminer.py b/miners/bmminer.py
index 1c4630dc..7f2d1c46 100644
--- a/miners/bmminer.py
+++ b/miners/bmminer.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from API.bmminer import BMMinerAPI
 from miners import BaseMiner
 import asyncssh
 
+
 class BMMiner(BaseMiner):
     def __init__(self, ip: str) -> None:
         api = BMMinerAPI(ip)
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ class BMMiner(BaseMiner):
         self.uname = 'root'
         self.pwd = 'admin'
 
-
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"BMMiner: {str(self.ip)}"
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class BMMiner(BaseMiner):
             except Exception as e:
                 print(e)
         except OSError:
-            print(str(self.ip) + " Connection refused.")
+            print(str(self.ip) + ": Connection refused.")
             return None
 
     async def send_ssh_command(self, cmd):
@@ -68,19 +68,7 @@ class BMMiner(BaseMiner):
                     if i == 3:
                         return
                     continue
-
-    async def send_config(self, _):
-        return None  # ignore for now
-
-    async def restart_backend(self) -> None:
-        return None
+        return result
 
     async def reboot(self) -> None:
         await self.send_ssh_command("reboot")
-
-    async def get_config(self) -> None:
-        return None
-
-    async def get_board_info(self):
-        return None
-
diff --git a/miners/btminer.py b/miners/btminer.py
index 1c5e209a..118bc7fd 100644
--- a/miners/btminer.py
+++ b/miners/btminer.py
@@ -28,18 +28,3 @@ class BTMiner(BaseMiner):
                 return host_data["Msg"]["hostname"]
         except APIError:
             return "?"
-
-    async def send_config(self, _):
-        return None  # ignore for now
-
-    async def restart_backend(self) -> None:
-        return None
-
-    async def reboot(self) -> None:
-        return None
-
-    async def get_config(self) -> None:
-        return None
-
-    async def get_board_info(self):
-        return None
diff --git a/miners/cgminer.py b/miners/cgminer.py
index cf2f7790..729c880e 100644
--- a/miners/cgminer.py
+++ b/miners/cgminer.py
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ class CGMiner(BaseMiner):
         except Exception:
             return "?"
 
-    async def send_config(self, _):
-        return None  # ignore for now
-
     async def _get_ssh_connection(self) -> asyncssh.connect:
         try:
             conn = await asyncssh.connect(str(self.ip),
@@ -137,5 +134,3 @@ class CGMiner(BaseMiner):
             self.config = result.stdout
             print(str(self.config))
 
-    async def get_board_info(self):
-        return None
diff --git a/miners/unknown.py b/miners/unknown.py
index 5a26665b..2395c33d 100644
--- a/miners/unknown.py
+++ b/miners/unknown.py
@@ -13,11 +13,5 @@ class UnknownMiner(BaseMiner):
     async def get_model(self):
         return "Unknown"
 
-    async def send_config(self, _):
-        return None
-
     async def get_hostname(self):
         return "Unknown"
-
-    async def get_board_info(self):
-        return None