Number of blocks in a test.

[PCZ]

Are all the current test roughly the same size block wise. ?

All the ones i have started recently seem to be around 6300.
However one i have just started (k=24737, n=10374751) is only 4469 blocks.

[znedelchev]

Are all the current test roughly the same size block wise. ?

All the ones i have started recently seem to be around 6300.
However one i have just started (k=24737, n=10374751) is only 4469 blocks.


See http://www.free-dc.org/forum/showthread.php?t=11559

In your case 4*10.374751^3 = 4467


( Approximately, of course ! )

[PCZ]

Sorry but that doesn't answer my question.
I already read that.

[hhh]

Well, I guess it's the different n. Before, you had always tests of n= 11M+, and now you got the one you mentioned. Why is it still in the queue? Somebody dropped it, and it was reassigned. Be happy, it will finish sooner.
H.

[PCZ]

Thanks for the info.

I should have phrased my question better. :blush:

Why has my current test got so few blocks compared to all those i have done recently.
Is a better way to have worded it.

I thought at first it was an old test that my PC had downloaded years ago but sb.log seems to indicate otherwise.

[Sat Aug 26 03:49:01 2006] connecting to server
[Sat Aug 26 03:49:01 2006] logging into server
[Sat Aug 26 03:49:01 2006] requesting a block
[Sat Aug 26 03:49:02 2006] got proth test from server (k=24737, n=10374751)

[znedelchev]

Sorry but that doesn't answer my question.
I already read that.
PCZ, are you reading carefully ???
The number of the blocks in every test is depending ONLY on the formula I wrote.
At this moment ALL crunchers are taking tests from the dropped-tests queue. So, as hhh wrote , a test with a n smaller than the "current" was dropped by another user or by the server (if there was a month without reporting to the server even a block!!!). Because of the server's algorithm, he rearanges the queue by the value of n , so, this dropped test stands at first posision ! At this moment everyone who is getting test, will receive this one - with the lowest n !
If there is second-pass dropped test, it is possible to take THIS test - it will be under 1300 blocks (at the current value of n for the secondpass test)
I hope that I an hhh made the answer clear to You ! :)

[LAURENU2]

Thanks for the info.

I should have phrased my question better. :blush:

Why has my current test got so few blocks compared to all those i have done recently.
Is a better way to have worded it.

I thought at first it was an old test that my PC had downloaded years ago but sb.log seems to indicate otherwise.

[Sat Aug 26 03:49:01 2006] connecting to server
[Sat Aug 26 03:49:01 2006] logging into server
[Sat Aug 26 03:49:01 2006] requesting a block
[Sat Aug 26 03:49:02 2006] got proth test from server (k=24737, n=10374751)
That was my work unit GIVE IT BACK:harhar:

[PCZ]

I guess not.

All the algebra is greek to me, i just crunch.
Plain english however i do understand.

4*(n/10^6)^3

n=10374751
/1,000,000
=10.374751

10.374751^3 = 1116.691078757890686751
x4
= 4466.764315031562747004

Near enough i think

My head hurts