Instruct's for Eon on WinXP and WinServer. If anyone needs instruct's for RedHat9 Linux, let me know. It runs much better with Linux, but RH9 is the only one I know. I'll start at the very beginning, for a brand new user. You can decide if you can leave any steps out.
1. First, go here: http://eon.chem.washington.edu/groups/user_add.php
Put in whatever addy you want, as long as it's a good one. I suggest your regular DC'ing addy. After you click "Create User", it should now give a "You weren't found" message. If it says you're already in database, best thing is to use another addy.
2. Now go to this E-Mail & get your password. Then go here: http://eon.chem.washington.edu/groups/user_edit.php
Put in the E-Mail addy, password, hit "Edit". This should open up a "Current EON Stats" page.
3. On this page, change your password to something easier if you want to, choose a nickname (probaly the one you use on the other projects), & choose "Free-DC" in the pull-down menu (it's near the top). Click "Save Changes". It should confirm the saves.
4. Download this: http://eon.chem.washington.edu/install/eon_install.exe
Now go find this download & double-click it. Let it go to it's default folder (Program Files) & when it asks for your "User Name" put in THE EMAIL ADDRESS!!, ***NOT*** your usual user-name. Click OK & it should finish the install. This one step is the MAIN problem of people loosing their stats, name, team affiliation, etc.
5. Now go to the "UW Chemistry" folder (something like that) in Program Files, open it, find the "client.exe" file, right-click it, & send a shortcut to the desktop. While you're here, you can also delete "readme.txt" & "eon_bws.bmp" files if you want to.
6. Go to "C:/Windows", find the "Eon.scr" file & delete it (unless you want the screensaver to come on). Leave the "eonClient.txt" file that's beside it.
7. Right-click on the desktop & choose "Properties". Then click the "screensaver" tab, set your screensaver back to "none", "apply" it, then "OK" it. The Eon install may, or may not, reset your screensaver, so this step may be unnecessary.
8. Lastly, go to the desktop & double-click the shortcut. It should open a DOS-box, which you can minimize, & after several seconds you'll see "Valid signature detected. client app signature is good. Dimer Initialize" And below that, a few seconds later "Dimer DoAssignment Dimer: Start"
The client is now running (as long as the server is up, which it is right now). All that's left is to start about 6-10 Chess clients & a "secondary" project of your choice. (DNET works well). Go into "Task Manager", set Eon (client.exe) to "Normal", all CB's to "Above Normal", & the secondary project to "Low".
Now turn the monitor off, leave it alone & let it crunch. You should show up in the stats, under the "nickname" you chose in step #3, in a couple hours. If you have any problems, let one of us Eon guys know & we'll try to help ya.
David