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Leviathann
06-02-2004, 08:55 PM
After the D2OL Gauntlet ends, let's start a SETI@Home Gauntlet. When does the current one end?

ronbo54
06-02-2004, 10:16 PM
I think there are 3 requests for other gauntlet projects ahead of you.

Life Mapper was first, then TSC, I can't remember what the other was right now (senior moment)

As for D2OL Gauntlet - IronBits said it best "5th place or die!":cheers:

It should be somewhere around June 16 or 17 (if we can keep this rate) - 12:01am on 18th would be a month

I know some are leaving early for other projects (we'll be happy to stomp them):D

I'll try to remind my son to find his password for Seti so he can join the team there. I think he (we) had just over 5,000 points

Darkness Productions
06-08-2004, 04:52 PM
Does anyone know what the next set of gauntlets is?

I'm working on a little something to let people create gauntlets and what-not via a web interface easily, so that everything can be scheduled nicely.

I've got 5 projects currently setup for data gathering, and I'm working on more as I go.

magicfan241
06-08-2004, 05:17 PM
Originally posted by Leviathan
After the D2OL Gauntlet ends, let's start a SETI@Home Gauntlet. When does the current one end?


Hey, if we are lucky, S@H 1 will end by the time we are finished. They have all of the users imported into the S@H II system. A few people have switched over already on a few teams. I'll find the link if I can....


It was great to see TA with 0 workunits completed :)

Helix_Von_Smelix
06-08-2004, 05:45 PM
Next one is LM. Start date of 17th or 18th June i think.

Bok
06-08-2004, 06:00 PM
Yup,

I think the consensus was on LM then I think TSC.

No formal date, but I'd also like to propose 17th as a start as I have to fly to Connecticut the morning of the 17th so can't do any changes for the next few days after that..

Bok

Darkness Productions
06-08-2004, 06:40 PM
For the purpose of testing the gauntlet application that I've written, please visit

http://www.dp.cx/gauntlet/index.php

and sign up for the gauntlet. It's pretty simple to do. First, click on the "Sign-up" link. Next, select the gauntlet (currently only one) from the list that you'd like to participate in. Then, select the Team that you'd like to join. If anyone would like additional teams, please let me know, and I'll set them up. After that, select your LifeMapper team (for most/all of us, this will be Free-DC). Lastly, select your username from the list, and type in the name that you'd like to see displayed in the gauntlet stats.

Note that this is the honor system, so don't sign up someone for the gauntlet if it's not you.

Also, the gauntlets are linked on the front page so that you can keep track of the information. If anyone would like to see anything changed on the display page, let me know, and I'll see what I can do.

My thoughts for this app are that we can use this to schedule and sign up for future gauntlets, that way we don't have to remember to sign up for them later ;)

Also, currently, only I can change a users team affiliation, so if you select the wrong team, let me know and I'll get it switched over.

IronBits
06-08-2004, 07:52 PM
Great idea! :thumbs:

:bang:

Not Found
The requested URL /gauntlet/index.php was not found on this server.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Apache/1.3.29 Server at www.dp.cx Port 80 :haddock:

Darkness Productions
06-08-2004, 08:03 PM
Damned shitty dns... that url has been pointed to the other IP for 3 months already... try http://external.dp.cx/gauntlet/index.php

IronBits
06-09-2004, 01:02 AM
Ok, all signed up for the LM gauntlet, altho most of the pharmage will be turned off for the summer HOT months :(

Helix_Von_Smelix
06-09-2004, 02:39 AM
We should have a gauntlet that is not a DC project, but :drums: is to see how many Free DCers we can get on the forum at the same time. We should aim for at least 100, as the most -61- is pretty rubbish. So someone needs to set up a date and time. If you can't joinin in person the leave you browser logged in, of course it would be open to all.
I say 61 is crap,,,,, onward to at least 100.

and having major pharmage would not help.

I thank you

:cheers: :cheers:

Darkness Productions
06-09-2004, 03:10 PM
Would anyone be opposed to an MD5CRK gauntlet after all the current gauntlets have ended? The Ars team is handing it to us, and there are a couple other teams just itching to beat our butts...

Anyone?

Bok
06-09-2004, 04:02 PM
:thumbs:

Bok

Elspuddy
06-09-2004, 05:10 PM
o.k i'm up for a MD5CRK gauntlet , i'l probley lose, but hay

IronBits
06-09-2004, 11:01 PM
Well, to keep some semblance of organization :rolleyes: ;)
If I remember, TSC was going to be next...
If the majority want to gauntlet MD5CRK then TSC after, that's ok to :D
:thumbs:

I'll come to the MD5CRK gauntlet, whenever it starts,
with at least two AMD64 rigs running windows XP 64bit edition :p
:cheers:

Bok
06-09-2004, 11:09 PM
Yup,

LM,TSC,MD5

is the order as I've seen it...

and perhaps its time to have a TSC machine or two running :p

Bok

the-mk
06-10-2004, 02:34 AM
Originally posted by Helix_Von_Smelix
We should have a gauntlet that is not a DC project, but :drums: is to see how many Free DCers we can get on the forum at the same time. We should aim for at least 100, as the most -61- is pretty rubbish. So someone needs to set up a date and time. If you can't joinin in person the leave you browser logged in, of course it would be open to all.
I say 61 is crap,,,,, onward to at least 100.

and having major pharmage would not help.

I thank you

:cheers: :cheers:

That would be interesting!

But the most wouldn't call it a "gauntlet", they'd call it "flash mob"...

And yes, 61 isn't a pretty number :D

Common, lets do it :whip:

Darkness Productions
06-10-2004, 08:23 AM
Whoops... Didn't know about the TSC gauntlet... Anyone want to give me a time-frame for it? I'll get it setup asap if that's the case.


Originally posted by IronBits
Well, to keep some semblance of organization :rolleyes: ;)
If I remember, TSC was going to be next...
If the majority want to gauntlet MD5CRK then TSC after, that's ok to :D
:thumbs:

I'll come to the MD5CRK gauntlet, whenever it starts,
with at least two AMD64 rigs running windows XP 64bit edition :p
:cheers:

PCZ
06-11-2004, 03:32 AM
When do we start the LifeMapper Gauntlet ?

I may have to swap over this weekend as I have a busy work schedule next week.

Bok
06-11-2004, 06:49 AM
I tentatively had the 17th which no one seemed to object to, but the main goal of the D2OL gauntlet seemed to be to pass TeamStorageReview which we should do today anyway :)

Go ahead and move some over, I'll do the same before I leave for vacation. But I'll set the gauntlet itself to start next thursday unless there are objections.

We need to start a participation thread for it I guess.

Bok :D

IronBits
06-11-2004, 09:50 AM
All ready have one, it's the sticky thread at the top :p ;)
17th 00:01 CST it starts :D

Leviathann
06-12-2004, 04:24 PM
What happened to my SETI Gauntlet idea? And which gauntlet are we doing next?

Jkusuda
08-06-2004, 03:16 PM
I was just curious if there was any talk of what and when the next gauntlet would start. Just my 2 cents but I'd put my vote in for:

1. UD
2. Chessbrain
3. FAD

magnav0x
08-06-2004, 05:12 PM
I put my vote in for FAD :thumbs:

PCZ
08-12-2004, 05:11 PM
What is the next Gauntlet project ?

Is it md5crk ?

Bok
08-12-2004, 05:17 PM
My thoughts are this :

We first of all need to vote on it. I can do that later, but I think we should actually run two projects together for those who cannot run the first. Like a secondary one, I've been thinking about it for a while, but haven't worked out how we'd score it yet..

For example, UD is windows only. it would seriously hamper linux users, the opposite was the case for Eon.

Also we should probably not include projects we've already done gauntlets on.

Once decided all users should sign up on DP's site too.

Oh, and we should definitely have distinct non-geographical teams...

Discuss :smoking:

Bok :D

PCZ
08-12-2004, 05:32 PM
Forget I asked :confused:

Bok
08-12-2004, 05:47 PM
Sorry

:blush:

Bok

PY 222
08-12-2004, 06:23 PM
I've been stretching myself out at MD5CRK. So if any of you folks wish to do some damage there, let me know.

PCZ
08-12-2004, 07:55 PM
The Borg Collective
join team Borg

resistance is futile

Beyond
08-12-2004, 08:08 PM
Originally posted by PCZ
The Borg Collective
join team Borg

resistance is futile

http://24.174.34.241:8080/images/smiliesfor%20BB/borg.gif

Bok
08-12-2004, 08:11 PM
Originally posted by PCZ
The Borg Collective
join team Borg

resistance is futile

Hmm, not a bad idea..

what about the other team name

Species 8472 ?

Bok :lmao:

Fozzie
08-18-2004, 09:26 AM
Borg and 8472, why not.

So what's the project?

I'll have a decent Internet conn soon so no project will be beyond my compass.

So lets get suggestions and then put up a voting thread.

The Cows look cowed so we can afford to spread some GHZ elsewhere.

My suggestion is FAD.

Jkusuda
09-24-2004, 08:52 PM
Did we ever decide what the next gauntlet would be?

willy1
09-24-2004, 09:45 PM
It sounds like we're doing D2OL ....

Plum Ugly
10-16-2004, 03:16 PM
Originally posted by Fozzie
Borg and 8472, why not.

So what's the project?

I'll have a decent Internet conn soon so no project will be beyond my compass.

So lets get suggestions and then put up a voting thread.

The Cows look cowed so we can afford to spread some GHZ elsewhere.

My suggestion is FAD.

YES:shocked: ,come terrorize me................:Pokes: :moon:

jasong
11-01-2004, 03:29 PM
FaD would LOVE to have you guys, we only have about 6,000 active members(I think) and the general consensus is that we're beating the crud out of grid.org's accomplishments(or lack thereof).

Sometime in the next couple months we're planning on dealing with neurodegenerative(nerve damaging) disorders by studying something called CJD(don't know the long name) which is supposed to be very similar to mad cow disease.

So come join us.

And when the new cancer and AIDS medications that we "discovered" come out, you can honestly say that you helped. Heck, maybe your computer will be the one of the ones that finds a golden "mollie"(nickname for molecule)

Forget,"Hack the world!!!" Let's,"Crunch the world!!!":cheers:

Jkusuda
01-11-2005, 03:13 PM
Calling for a FaD gauntlet!!! Anyone else up for one?

:cheers:

black_civic55
01-11-2005, 03:24 PM
Im down. TSCRussia doesn't think they are beatable. Lets prove them wrong.

em99010pepe
01-11-2005, 04:23 PM
Originally posted by Jkusuda
Calling for a FaD gauntlet!!! Anyone else up for one?

:cheers:

Let's do it. :drums:

Carlos

Bok
01-11-2005, 04:32 PM
Aren't we doing it already... just without stats :)

I'm not sure I have the time to write up any specific stats right now anyway, though someone can easily figure them out manually.

If someone puts the time in to work out details of a gauntlet I'll be up for it.

Bok :cheers:

Scoofy12
01-11-2005, 05:06 PM
does FaD run on linux? if so, i'm in.

Fozzie
01-11-2005, 05:07 PM
seeing as I'm in anyway :D

I'll do the manual stats too and a daily report, at 6PM GMT.

So who is in and how are we going to even out the teams.

I'm happy to kinda divide us up based on everyone giving an estimate of what they are bringing to teh table.

Borg v Species 8472 ?

Jkusuda
01-11-2005, 05:08 PM
Scoofy12,

There is a Linux client for FaD.

Fozzie
01-11-2005, 05:09 PM
Windows and Linux.

www.find-a-drug.org and go to the downloads section.

We are team 2020.

em99010pepe
01-11-2005, 05:23 PM
Don't forget to update Free-DC Super Computer (http://supercomputer.open-dc.org/index.php).

Carlos

Bok
01-11-2005, 05:40 PM
Originally posted by Fozzie
seeing as I'm in anyway :D

I'll do the manual stats too and a daily report, at 6PM GMT.

So who is in and how are we going to even out the teams.

I'm happy to kinda divide us up based on everyone giving an estimate of what they are bringing to teh table.

Borg v Species 8472 ?

Sounds good to me.

Bok

CaptainMooseInc
01-11-2005, 09:08 PM
It can be divided in a few ways...

AMD vs. Intel...Winner: Intel becuz of PY 22.
Borgers vs. Single Machine users...Winner: Borgers because of PY 22

Everyone vs. PY 22...Winner: Maybe everyone...add LAURENU2 and we'll all lose to them.

-Jeff

Jkusuda
02-13-2005, 03:03 PM
Just wondering if we've decided on another gauntlet project or if we're just running in whatever suits your fancy at the moment.

For my 2 cents, I would think SOB, Eon, and DPAD look like interesting ones right now. It might not also be a bad idea to run a Chessbrain one to gear up for the new client.

:cheers:

em99010pepe
02-13-2005, 03:56 PM
I will go for SOB gauntlet.

Carlos

IronBits
02-13-2005, 04:10 PM
SOB and/or DPAD with ChessBrain as a backup client would be a good one ;)

black_civic55
02-13-2005, 04:19 PM
i've been runnin SOB for a few days now and i really like it so i'm down for that

em99010pepe
02-13-2005, 05:56 PM
TOP10 is two weeks away.:rotfl:

Carlos

em99010pepe
03-15-2005, 03:25 PM
So?

D2OL/TSC/DPAD/RC-72/OGR-P2/SOB. Which one?

Carlos

guru
03-15-2005, 04:41 PM
I'm down for RC5-72 or OGR-P2. I prefer OGR-P2 since my P4's run it better then RC5-72.

guru

em99010pepe
03-15-2005, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by guru
I'm down for RC5-72 or OGR-P2. I prefer OGR-P2 since my P4's run it better then RC5-72.

guru

I was starting to move everything to RC-72 but as you I have P4 machines. I also noticed they are good on OGR-P2 so probably it's best to move them to OGR-P2.

I really would like to know where we should attack because next week I will have at my disposal more than 12GHz and I have until Friday to install the DC clients.:D


Carlos

guru
03-15-2005, 07:42 PM
If the systems are P4's I'd say OGR-P2. It could use the help while PY 222 is out.

I can't wait till the new systems I ordered for work come in. 55Ghz of fresh CPU!

guru

IronBits
03-15-2005, 10:41 PM
55Ghz :scared: :thumbs:
P4s work well on SOB to :p :D
But nothing works as good as my mac mini on OGR ;)
:notworthy

em99010pepe
08-09-2006, 06:12 AM
:umm:

PY 222
08-22-2006, 07:16 PM
Is there a gauntlet that I don't know about?

Sorry... been away for a while.

em99010pepe
08-22-2006, 07:17 PM
Is there a gauntlet that I don't know about?

Sorry... been away for a while.

Maybe at SOB.

Carlos

LAURENU2
08-22-2006, 10:15 PM
Is there a gauntlet that I don't know about?

Sorry... been away for a while.

Welcome back :hifi: Well the crew and SG1 took 1st place in RR :thumbs: I have been helping hold the fort in DPAD:looney:
:umm: The COWs are creeping up on us again in Rosetta
So it is all up in the air right now
:allhail: Flip a coin and we might follow:saber:

Fozzie
08-23-2006, 01:39 PM
is the one for me for the next couple of months we need to :stomp: the 2 teams in front of us, maybe even roast some Cow too.

gopher_yarrowzoo
08-23-2006, 02:27 PM
Yeah put me down for like about 3 dozen cow burgers please :P
Im just on cruise mode in D2oL - i know but hey 1 machine only, 3 on F@H as it's noticable that it's done something...
I am considering another project something that's a no-brainer to set up and do not say anything that goes "BOINC" that just don't like me, it's either it don't like XP SP1 or my AMD XP's :| either way didn't seem to do didly squat..

Fozzie
08-23-2006, 02:47 PM
to SoB

Piece of p1ss to set up on single CPU systems, slightly more hassle on duals etc.

Stats update quickly and we have teams to :stomp:

:Pokes:

guru
09-30-2006, 02:53 PM
Did someone say OGR? :Pokes:

em99010pepe
09-30-2006, 03:05 PM
guru,

No, I heard SOB.

Carlos

IronBits
09-30-2006, 05:57 PM
The next jump is to DPAD from SOB.
Maybe we could jump over to OGR next, rather than a full swing back to Rosetta... ;)

guru
09-30-2006, 06:25 PM
I may need a little time anyway. I have ~ 34 new dual core systems in install. I figure I will have them installed and running in about 3 or 4 weeks. Sooner if things go well.

I'm also working on a dual X1900XTX system to run the new ATI folding client on. Oh the joy of crunching!


Anyone have a handy list of projects that support proxies?

em99010pepe
09-30-2006, 06:27 PM
I have ~ 34 new dual core systems in install.

:shocked:

Bok
09-30-2006, 08:28 PM
Guru,

we'd love to see you on SoB for this. It works with a proxy called sbqueue too... could well help us to :stomp: a few old rivals :)

Bok


I may need a little time anyway. I have ~ 34 new dual core systems in install. I figure I will have them installed and running in about 3 or 4 weeks. Sooner if things go well.

I'm also working on a dual X1900XTX system to run the new ATI folding client on. Oh the joy of crunching!


Anyone have a handy list of projects that support proxies?

Fozzie
10-01-2006, 05:45 AM
sbqueue works a treat too.

Run sbqueue on an internet connected box pull down enough wus to last you a few days. Each wu lasts about 5 days on a good spec CPU.

Tranfer to another installation of sbqueue within your network using export then import.

Install each client in the normal way, amend the config to locate your machine that is running sbqueue via DNS and then use sobsvc to install as a service, ensure you don't tick start on windows startup.

If you are on linux I'm sure IB or PY have some scripts for this.

guru
10-01-2006, 02:03 PM
The requirements for running clients on my work systems are #1 linux, two needs to be easy to run offline or through some sort of proxy. Since all my systems are dual core it helps if the client is smp ready.

Fozzie
10-30-2006, 02:24 PM
what's the next project for a push.

DPAD

Anandtech and DPC to crush to gain 1ST Place

Rosetta

DPC to hold off and Extreme Systems to sneak up on.

Which one or both seeing as DPAD is Windoze only, and Rosetta is BOINC based and hence offline no go. Isn't it about time they had a good proxy like SoB?

Bok
10-30-2006, 02:28 PM
Dpad

Helix_Von_Smelix
10-30-2006, 03:25 PM
Dpad,,,,,, not in a million years for me. Had run in with young Mr Brooks several years ago. Would be ejected from Free-DC if i told you what i thought of him. One other Free-DCer is more forgiving than me.

LAURENU2
10-30-2006, 03:51 PM
I say DPAD Too
I am seeing DPC building strength there and getting ready for us (Cattle Drives Are Always FUN:Pokes:

Love sitting around the camp fire telling big cow stories):rotfl:

Anandtech is no problem:lmao: :rotfl:
and ARS is hoping to bite our Butt:lmao:
We Might get there by X-Mas Party With luck

IronBits
10-30-2006, 07:26 PM
DPAD was scheduled next for a ramp up.
Some folks could stay on with SOB to keep closing in on Ars...

LAURENU2
10-30-2006, 09:24 PM
:rock: If we just had PY and maefly working SOB they alone could take over 1St Place for Free-DC:rock:

Fozzie
10-31-2006, 04:22 AM
we shouldn't be saying leave X person doing Y project just because we want them to. We are all free to do whatever project we like, if we don't leave sufficient power on a project then that's the way it is.

We shouldn't pressure anyone to do anything, just 'cos it fits our plans for world DC domination, that's the road to switching people off.

alpha
10-31-2006, 05:30 AM
I don't mind putting a little back on DPAD if that is where we are headed for a while.

However, it would be nice to eventually get a few people working on some projects where we only ever have a handful of active participants.

LAURENU2
10-31-2006, 09:35 AM
we shouldn't be saying leave X person doing Y project just because we want them to. We are all free to do whatever project we like, if we don't leave sufficient power on a project then that's the way it is.

We shouldn't pressure anyone to do anything, just 'cos it fits our plans for world DC domination, that's the road to switching people off.

Fozzie I was saying or suggesting :slap: they stay in SOB.
Only that they had by them selfs had enough power to push to 1st Place:hiya:

Fozzie
10-31-2006, 12:29 PM
this wasn't aimed at you in particular, there have been several suggestions of who stays doing what, and I felt it wasn't what we are all about.

Yes certain members can/could hold of a full team on their own, but that gets kinda lonely don't you think. We all like the thrill of the chase, I think it' why DPC are successful they have sub teams that move from project to project :stomp: here and there.

We haven't got that size of membership.

Anyways I wasn't trying to upset anyone or cajole anyone to do anything they didn't feel like doing.

I think we should just have anyone put their point of view across as to where we might have a push next.

My preference is DPAD or Rosetta as i have run these before but I am open to other suggestions as always, hell I'd never run SoB until a couple of months ago.

gopher_yarrowzoo
10-31-2006, 01:14 PM
Hmm Im game I'm happy with SoB for now, got enough machines running it.. I don't do Boinc me and it have "issues" like it don't appear to do **** all.

XS_Diablo_Legion
12-16-2006, 01:26 AM
Hey I have an idea: convince PY to move evrything but his fridge from MJ12 to SOB :lmao: :lmao: :harhar:

:umm: On the other hand he better take the fridge too : that is probably where he keeps all his bandwidth.... :harhar: :harhar: :harhar: :harhar:


I am becoming the Laurenu of XS ...:|party|: :cheers:

LAURENU2
12-16-2006, 03:49 AM
Laurenu2 often copied never duplicated :lmao:
:banana: laurenu2 is ® and is one of a kind:D

XS_Diablo_Legion
12-16-2006, 07:50 AM
Laurenu2 often copied never duplicated :lmao:
:banana: laurenu2 is ® and is one of a kind:D


:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Laurenu are you North Side or South Sider : Rogers Park and Loyola for 10 years here.

LAURENU2
12-16-2006, 03:22 PM
Central Chicago Wicker Park North Ave at Damen Ave

edorajh
12-22-2006, 05:46 AM
How about Pi Segment as our next gauntlet project? :Pokes:

em99010pepe
01-17-2007, 08:00 AM
How about eOn as our next gauntlet project? We can easily catch first place...

Carlos

jasong
01-17-2007, 08:45 PM
If I may make a small request, there is a project which I really like, called the Odd Perfect Number search. Unfortunately, they don't have a stats system,(the method they're using right now, nicknamed ecm, has never really had a stats system) so it's difficult to stay enthusiastic about it. I posted over at Mersenne Forum about this, hoping they would at least help find a way to track personal contributions. Still waiting to see how that goes. They seem to have a sort of an exclusive gentlemen's club attitude about ecm in general, which kind of frustrated me.

Anyway, the site for the OPN search, run by a very nice man who goes by wblipp on Mersenne forum is here (http://oddperfect.org). They're searching for odd perfect numbers. A perfect number is a number for which it's factors add up to itself. 6=1+2+3, 28=1+2+4+7+14, so 6 and 28 are perfect numbers. At the moment, no odd perfect numbers are known, the project is trying to increase the lower bounds by factoring numbers.

It is tremendously easier to compile a good client on Linux, Windows is kind of hard. If anyone's interested, I could personally try to search for a client that you could use(optimized I mean, if you're not looking for the absolute most efficient client possible, the oddperfect site will give an acceptable one for Windows).

Edit: Alternately, maybe I could convince wblipp to give us a number to personally pound away on. I have the feeling if a number gets enough progress, either by finding a factor or being ecmed enough, maybe someone will be willing to move it on to another method, which will take the project out of the factoring limbo it seems to be in. Right now, it seems to be stuck at saying an odd perfect number is at least 500 digits. Wblipp has done a ton of work doing the math to get it this high, the fact that he's stuck at a bunch of factoring roadblocks(some bigger than others) has sort of slowed down the project. It would be nice to be able to get a lot of help with the project so he can go back to his pen and paper math work, which I'm sure he enjoys very much.

em99010pepe
03-19-2007, 06:23 PM
We need help on eOn project.

jasong
06-17-2007, 10:45 PM
I know a lot of you love the stats, but if I may, I'd like to suggest a project that has no stats, but is very simple to run. The Odd Perfect Number Search is searching for odd perfect numbers(hence the name, lol). A perfect number is a number where it's factors, not including itself, add up to itself. 6's factors are 1, 2, and 3, and 1+2+3 add up to 6. 28=1+2+4+7+14=28. Even perfect numbers have an incestuous relationship with Mersenne primes, if you know an exponent that yields a Mersenne prime, it is a simple matter(assuming you have a way to handle really big numbers) to calculate an even perfect number. 44 Mersenne primes are known, so 44 perfect numbers are known.

At the moment, no odd perfect numbers are known, and no one knows if they even exist. The existence or nonexistence of odd perfect numbers is a mathematical mystery. If you wanted to do a search, you could find all kinds of facts about what an odd perfect number would be like if it exists, like the fact that it would be more than 473 digits long and have at least 9 unique divisors.

If you do plan to run the OPN search, you have a few choices to make. First of all, you have the choice of downloading a client from the net or compiling your own. I highly recommend compiling, since this will give you a custom program that will be as fast as possible. If you have more than one computer, but they contain the same cpu(I'm not sure, when it comes to the speed of the client, if they have to be exactly the same), then you only have to compile on one of the computers with cpu, assuming they both use the same or similar Operating System(Linux and it's flavors, Windows and it's flavors, or the Mac) then copy the ecm file to the other similar computers.

If I get a lot of takers, maybe you guys would be interested in picking one of the numbers to factor, and then just Free-DC would be in charge of taking down the number, or at least taking it to the point where it's had so much work that it would be time to move onto a new method. See, there are people out there that would be willing to personally factor these numbers, but they don't want to give out their personal or computer time unless it's almost certain that the number doesn't have a small factor(under 50-55 digits, but we test a little higher. The explanation would be a little long-winded)

The Odd Perfect number site is here (http://oddperfect.org).

(One warning: If you connect on port 8201, you will be factoring some really big numbers. If you can't spare 1.5Gig, you might want to go to Mersenne Forum and do some research into how to increase the number of steps that happen in Stage 2. If you need help, just PM or email me)

em99010pepe
06-18-2007, 02:10 AM
Since chasing odd perfect numbers is almost certainly a futile effort....

Simply applying a known algorithm to increase a numerical bound presents
no new mathematics and contributes nothing toward a proof/disproof
of existence.


However, as far as I can tell, the OPN project is just computing for the
numbers, and not insight. I see no point in chasing factorizations just
so the lower bound on the size of OPN''s can be increased.


More in here (http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=8278).

jasong
06-18-2007, 12:43 PM
Without even following that link, I'm guessing that you're quoting Mr. Silverman. There are a large number of people that think Mr. Silverman is a conceited ass. Besides, which, wblipp(the main dude in the project) has been working on programs to do actual searching for odd perfect numbers, so even if we're only increasing the lower bounds now, in the future we'll be doing actual searching, so any factorizations we manage will narrow down the places to search.

em99010pepe
06-18-2007, 02:49 PM
Yes and this time I agree with him. You're wasting your time there but the CPU cycles are yours.

Carlos

jasong
06-18-2007, 10:17 PM
Yes and this time I agree with him. You're wasting your time there but the CPU cycles are yours.

Carlos
Nobody has any idea what it would take to find an odd perfect number. There are a couple people, including wblipp, on Mersenne Forum that think an odd perfect number would consist of a lot of primes to low powers. As powerful as computers are nowadays, we might find an OPN in the first month after wblipp releases his software.

Besides, I'm pretty sure you've participated in projects like Riesel Sieve. Would you care to bet whether an OPN is found before Riesel Sieve obtains it's needed primes?

LAURENU2
08-31-2007, 01:34 AM
Are we Going to have a X-Mas push:Pokes: in some project this year
:umm: I will want to start to heat my garage soon:cheers:

Fozzie
08-31-2007, 09:48 AM
why not split resources between APS, Cosmology and Rosetta.

All doing good work and we could do with some more power on them.

alpha
08-31-2007, 11:41 AM
Since there is a chance of finishing OGR before the year is out, it would make sense to push there for a final sprint. We are currently #8, looking closely at #7 and the project has been up and running almost 2600 days (over 7 years).

Having said that, Rosetta is always a good choice IMHO.

LAURENU2
09-01-2007, 03:03 AM
Well there must be one that we as a team can push one or more places in
Should we hold a poll

Fozzie
09-01-2007, 03:55 AM
the projects we can gain places in are pretty much all the BOINC projects as there are so many of them and we are still a small team.

It would be worth asking everyone what project they fancied.

Bok
09-01-2007, 04:05 PM
I'll vote for Cosmology@Home. It's still a young project but works pretty well on all platforms and we have a good start on it already, heading towards 1M points already...

Bok :cheers:

Fozzie
09-02-2007, 08:24 AM
but it has run out of wus before and may again so a backup BOINC project would be good.

Also as Paratima pointed out e0n runs as a secondary quite nicely so those with many nodes could have an e0n client sitting there not soaking up too much of their CPU usage but also contributing to our total over there.

So I'd say Cosmology/Einstein/Rosetta/APS split on the BOINC client with e0n riding shotgun.

alpha
09-02-2007, 12:48 PM
OGR works nice with Eon, too. :Pokes:

LAURENU2
09-02-2007, 02:25 PM
So as a round up we have

OGR

Eon

Cosmology / Einstein
----------------------split on the BOINC
Rosetta / APS


OGR we can only get to the 6th spot:thumbs: the 5th is 1/2 year run

Eon we could take 3rd in 2 weeks:thumbs:

Rosetta with a hard push we might get 3rd in a month:thumbs:

Cosmology we could jump 2 places in 2 weeks here:thumbs:

Einstein I can not even find us in the top 300:swear:

APS looks like we could take 1st place fast:thumbs:

{Insert Poll here}
.:hifi:
.:hifi:
.:hifi:

alpha
09-02-2007, 02:39 PM
We're #90 on Einstein, fast approaching #89.

BTW, I'm pushing OGR so much because distributed computing projects do not finish every day. It is a milestone and a push to the end is always fun. Also, it is a climax of 7 years crunching. Plus, we want to finish in the final rankings as highly as possible.

Fozzie
09-02-2007, 02:57 PM
however with Guru and Maefly looking like they are set to see it out already the rest of us wouldn't make too big an improvement overall, and we are in no real danger of losing our newly gained spot.

As far as gauntlets go a BOINC attack would give us the most targets and the most stats fun.

birdman2584
09-02-2007, 07:56 PM
Another boinc project which will be ending fairly soon is rectilinear crossing numbers.

We are ranked 25th here and could easily gain quite a few spots before it ends. This is my vote, with eon as a secondary.

gopher_yarrowzoo
09-03-2007, 01:28 PM
Call me BOINCing NUTS, up for APS (no new work it would seem) & Rosetta..
now just to update the sig.

LAURENU2
09-03-2007, 03:40 PM
OK BOINCing NUTS:looney: you vote for APS
Any 2ndary project to take up the slack:Pokes:

Helix_Von_Smelix
09-03-2007, 04:20 PM
AS most of you know i do have a "thing" about running climate projects!!

Now with APS, no one knows when it will be back up, or how long the work will be avaliable for.

That said, when the work is there we may be able to get first place.

Seasonal attribution could be an option as the work is there at the moment. But all you eOn wimps who are used to 2 second WU's would be in for a shock.:)

Maybe just wait for APS or Nano to come back on line, and when they do jump on board both.

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

birdman2584
09-03-2007, 06:09 PM
My computer cant hand seasonal attribution...so thats a no go for me.

Helix_Von_Smelix
09-03-2007, 06:18 PM
Seasonal attribution can be a bit nasty. 30 billion disk I/O in 24 hours. and one instance will pull 500MB of RAM quite happily.

Jkusuda
09-03-2007, 09:14 PM
I've got us up to 25th in ABC@home if anyone wants to join me. I would prefer a BOINC project for a gauntlet because it is easiest for me to shift my borgage around for. Just my 2 cents...

:cheers:

birdman2584
09-03-2007, 09:20 PM
I agree with the boinc thing also.

Fozzie
09-04-2007, 07:11 AM
BOINC with e0n riding shotgun.

If the guys championing certain BOINC projects could post with our current standing and realistic targets we can then tailor our BOINC clients to attempt to achieve our various :stomp: before Christmas.

So who's up for it?:thumbs:

I've borged 4 x 3GHZ HT boxen and put them on BOINC with a Cosmology/Einstein split.

LAURENU2
09-04-2007, 09:13 AM
So who's up for it?:thumbs:

Hold on my shipment of Viagra has not come in yet:jester:

gopher_yarrowzoo
09-04-2007, 01:52 PM
okay skip what I put earlier
Boinc - Rosetta & Einstein with Sob (till it's done) riding shotgun, need to adjust ratios for this - goes to find adjust ratio setting - hmm "missing, what you mean missing... well go find it :P"

em99010pepe
09-05-2007, 05:20 PM
I'll only run eOn, no BOINC.

Carlos

LAURENU2
09-05-2007, 05:58 PM
I'll only run eOn, no BOINC.

Carlos

OK I will call your one Eon and raise you 2 BOINC
:hiya:I will do Rosetta/CosmologyW/Eon

Rosetta & Einstein with Sob
Eon
Rosetta Cosmologywith e0n riding off to the side
Cosmology/Einstein/Rosetta/APS split on the BOINC client with e0n riding shotgun
Cosmology
You Forgot Rectilinear crossing :thumbs:

:thumbs: :hifi: :thumbs:

The Pot now stands at
3 Rosetta-----:thumbs:
3 Cosmology--:thumbs:
2 Einstein
1 APS
3 Eon--------:thumbs:
1 Rectilinear crossing
Any one wish to raise or add to the pot

With a Little hard push I think Free-DC can gain good ground
in these 3 projects In a short time

Are we calling the the 1st of the year the end of the PUSH or sooner ?

birdman2584
09-05-2007, 11:34 PM
You Forgot Rectilinear crossing :)

Fozzie
09-10-2007, 09:26 AM
when shall we start the Christmas Free DC push?

1st of October to the end of the year?

jasong
09-10-2007, 05:17 PM
Eon's a cool project, but if we're going to do that, we need a good way to deal with the "dead time." Somebody needs to find out how the other projects get along with Eon, at different priority settings for each of them.

em99010pepe
09-10-2007, 05:31 PM
eOn runs very well alongside DPAD and DNET. Don't no about BOINC projects.

1st of October is ok with me, I still need go back to the Riesel Prime Search Project to finish some LLR tests.

Carlos

LAURENU2
09-11-2007, 12:08 AM
Don't no about BOINC projects.

DPAD sucks cycles even on the lowest setting it want 75%
It only plays even against another DPAD

BOINC seems to play more even sided , Or at least it is not Pulling cycles
It takes whats around or what I give it

I started upgrading all the BOINC nodes to the 5.10.20 Ver and get them attached to Cosmology & Rosetta
And I am ordering a 2nd Phone line and DSL service to handle the Eon Load

So you will see my Numbers start to rise there:thumbs:

LAURENU2
09-12-2007, 08:48 PM
I started upgrading all the BOINC nodes to the 5.10.20 Ver and get them attached to Cosmology & Rosetta
And I am ordering a 2nd Phone line and DSL service to handle the Eon Load :thumbs:
I Got a Install date of 9/20 for the 2Nd DSL line So I Can Start Burning Byte's Real Soon:rock:

And I :hiya: am getting 3 to 5 nodes upgrades to the new BOINC per day. :thumbs:
SO in about a week I will be ready to give a push in Cosmology & Rosetta & Eon
Is anyone else getting set to push:Pokes:

Bok
09-12-2007, 10:29 PM
Already pushing Cosmology... :)

LAURENU2
09-13-2007, 08:54 AM
Already pushing Cosmology... :)
:cheers: :whip: :whip: :whip:

jasong
09-13-2007, 06:17 PM
Already pushing Cosmology... :)
He's not kidding. I'm pretty sure I saw him in the top ten over there. Unless it was that new BOINC project Sudoku. (I'm getting confused a lot, lately, it seems. ;) )

LAURENU2
09-13-2007, 06:57 PM
(I'm getting confused a lot, lately, it seems.

Perhaps you should change your Handel to Confucius Then :lmao:

LAURENU2
09-15-2007, 06:06 PM
OK I see things coming up on Radar
In Cosmology@Home I see Canadacoming up fast
We Need more power there quick
:umm: So I have a plan to help out Free-DC all the way round:thumbs:
I will donate 10 cents for Evey 1000 points that the members of Free-DC produces in Cosmology@Home in month of October
to Free-DC server fund It Could add up to a extra $100.00to help Bok out:Pokes:
I can see no better reason to push hard in one project then to hold back opposing power and to help fund the BEST Stats in the world

So What Do You:hifi: Say Are We Up For It:hifi:

Helix_Von_Smelix
09-16-2007, 03:39 AM
and how do we get an invitation code?:Pokes:

Helix_Von_Smelix
09-17-2007, 12:56 PM
:Pokes: :Pokes:

i bet LAURENU2 knows, but is trying to save money:thumbs:

LAURENU2
09-17-2007, 05:54 PM
and how do we get an invitation code?:Pokes:
You could look here
http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showpost.php?p=114675&postcount=23


i bet LAURENU2 knows, but is trying to save money

Well I have to save any where I can just to pay my Electric Bill:swear:

Paratima
09-17-2007, 07:05 PM
:lmao: :jester: :rotfl:
You funny, Lauren!