Xtremesystems Einstein@Home team and member rank

[MikeB12]

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[Snow Crash]

Time to push it :up:
I am sure we can start climbing quickly without a lot of effort.
If you can spare even a single core a day it will help out quite a bit.

Team rank 411 - January 01, 2010
Team rank 392 - January 08, 2010
Team rank 366 - January 15, 2010
Team rank 354 - January 22, 2010
Team rank 335 - January 29, 2010
Team rank 314 - February 06, 2010
Team rank 290 - February 13, 2010
Team rank 265 - February 21, 2010
Team rank 235 - March 10, 2010

[glennpat]

Time to push it :up:
I am sure we can start climbing quickly without a lot of effort.
If you can spare even a single core a day it will help out quite a bit.
January 1, 2010: Team rank 411.

I have started running it again. Thanks for the post Snow Crash. It will help bring a little excitement for the new year. Of course if I win the lottery tonight that will be better :yepp:.

[Snow Crash]

I know you were one of big supporters of this project and appreciate you stopping by to lend a hand :clap:

I have 1 core freeing up from Climate Prediction and if someone can match it I'll crunch it here ... any takers ???:cheer2:

[Paladin]

Looks like it supports CUDA (2.3) now too. I'll match that core.

[Snow Crash]

Welcome back Paladin ... thanks for matching the core :up:

On the CUDA front they are still trying to optimize their code.
Currently they still need an entire CPU Core and only partially use the GPU.
If you decide to only crunch your CPU uncheck the Use Nvidia setting in your E@H project preferences.

[Paladin]

Looks like it cuts an hour off computation time (on QUAD) allowing it to use 1 CPU + 1 GPU. A shame they haven't figured out how to program more of it into CUDA, but progress is progress.

Oh, and from what I read on their forum, it seems they give extra points for WU in which the GPU was allowed.

[Snow Crash]

It does speed things up a bit and ppd better but my GTX295 kept slipping back into low power 3D as it was only being used about 20%-25%.
They are talking up the next version of their CUDA app being 5-6 times faster than the current app. It will be interesting when it does come out, we might be able to convince a few others to test out a new CUDA project. :yepp:

p.s. Not going to change the team position post as it is still the same day but we have move up another position!

[Paladin]

Fortunately, my GTX275 hasn't been down-clocking (using 195.62 driver) and since it's hardly used I can keep the fan speed low/quiet. On your 295 does it allow two CUDA WUs to run at the same time (i.e. SLI aware & friendly)?

[Snow Crash]

Had lots of problems with the 195.62 (and no I did not clean up properly so likely my own fault) so I rolled back to 191.07. I have SLI off.
IIRC I had my shaders up to 1584 without error for the few Einstein CUDA WUs I crunched.
So I was dusting out my PCs today and decided I would try to stuff the pointy attachment on the vacuum cleaners into the fan of my 295 (yes, it was unplugged) ... worked a champ, my temps are almost silly low. I had not been crunching the GPU for quite some time before I started again recently and have been struggling with temps. At this moment I am working 2 GPUGrid (nice bio project) at this project's max shaders (1512) with fan at 59% (I had them up into the high 80s to low 90 last night) and my temps are sitting pretty at 82c and 84c.

[skycrane]

Cool, ill have to check and see how well it does on my 98gx2I've got a quad I can run it on and dedicate it all to here.

[glennpat]

I added a slow quad on this today. We are currently at rank 392. Lots of teams to pass.

[glennpat]

Decided to move what little I had on Yoyo to over here. Nice restart on here Paladin.

[Paladin]

The new CUDA 2.3 app released today still uses 1 GPU + 1 CPU for a WU, but on my Q6600 + GTX275 it completes in about 25 minutes. Be interesting to see how many points are given for them.

[BatteryOperated]

I have elected to join this team.
BOINC is a bit confusing.
My best gpu, the only gpu I have worth mentioning, is a 4870, I would like to put to work.
How do I do this through the client?

The client is attached to einstein, and I have join the team.
But there is no work actually being done. its just sitting there...

[Snow Crash]

Welcome to the team ... lets get you crunching :up:
Just so we are clear ... you are crunching under the username Chris right?
It looks like you downloaded 4 WUs (work units) and because you have a core 2 duo your machine will work on 2 of them at a time.
Open BOINC Manager and switch to advanced mode if you are not already there (should be a link on the bottom right).
Do the first two tasks listed say "Running" and the next two say "Reeady to Start" ? If so then everything is OK.
At this time you will only be able to use your CPU as this project can only add NVidia cards to the crunching.
If you really want to use both CPU and GPU you could also join the Milkyway prokject and crunch just on your GFX.
Let us know how you are doing and once again, :welcome:

[BatteryOperated]

Welcome to the team ... lets get you crunching :up:
Just so we are clear ... you are crunching under the username Chris right?
It looks like you downloaded 4 WUs (work units) and because you have a core 2 duo your machine will work on 2 of them at a time.
Open BOINC Manager and switch to advanced mode if you are not already there (should be a link on the bottom right).
Do the first two tasks listed say "Running" and the next two say "Reeady to Start" ? If so then everything is OK.
At this time you will only be able to use your CPU as this project can only add NVidia cards to the crunching.
If you really want to use both CPU and GPU you could also join the Milkyway prokject and crunch just on your GFX.
Let us know how you are doing and once again, :welcome:

Seems to be working well now :) I start my other cpus on this right away.

I would love to have big cruncher box of my own with istanbuls and the like. Perhaps a farm of 4870 cards seeing as how I have one already.

[glennpat]

:welcome:BatteryOperated:welcome: It's great to have another cruncher on here.

[Paladin]

I was only able to get one of the new CUDA23 WUs. :( Seems they don't have enough of them to go around yet.

Welcome Chris.:welcome: One thing to add to Snow's guide is to open BOINC Manager->Advanced->Preferences->Processor_Usage and check-mark Use GPU.
The main projects which use ATI GPUs are Milkyway (http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/), Collatz (http://boinc.thesonntags.com/collatz/), and GPUGrid (http://www.gpugrid.net/).

[BatteryOperated]

My account name ; can it be changed from Chris to BatteryOperated? And if yes, can this be accomplished with out losing my progress?

[Snow Crash]

Sure ... go to your "other account info" and change away :-)
http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/home.php

[BatteryOperated]

Two more cores to throw on. Except when the client is setup, and the cores are at 100%, the client reads only "ready to start." The client has been in this state for over 24 hours....well, what do I do now?

[Snow Crash]

Please copy/paste the first 20 or so lines from your messages tab starting from the last time you rebooted the machine.

[Snow Crash]

@BatteryOperated ... Just checking in ... did you get that straightened out?

[BatteryOperated]

@BatteryOperated ... Just checking in ... did you get that straightened out?

No.

[Snow Crash]

If you copy/paste the message log we can take a look and help.

[BatteryOperated]

Think I have it all working now. Probably be a while before the next WU are submitted for the 2 other cores show up on stats.
In addition to Core 2 Duos, I have a 1.8ghz Athlon64. Is that even worth putting on this?

[Paladin]

Also make sure your Activity is set to Run Aways
This is what Snow wants to see...

[BatteryOperated]

Also make sure your Activity is set to Run Aways
This is what Snow wants to see...

Yes, siirrrrrrr!!!!!!!

[vaio]

I have a 1.8ghz Athlon64. Is that even worth putting on this?


Use it as a Dimes/MJ12 box ;)

[BatteryOperated]

Use it as a Dimes/MJ12 box ;)

Why, is athlon64 more suitable for those projects? its only 1.8ghz and a single core....

[Snow Crash]

Battery ... give it a try and see how it works for yourself. Don't let vaio change your mind ... he is not and will not join team XS, he has his own team but likes to troll around in our threads.

[glennpat]

Dimes does not take up much of the CPU. Every few seconds it does a trace to some other computers around the world. On my windows boxes I run Dimes along with Boinc or other projects. On your computer it will show some nice graphics on where it has traced. They can be displayed as ISP name or the names of the countries. It's kind of interesting and gives a person a little more bang for the cost of electricy when running a slower computer. Dimes on any computer should get you about 4000 points per day.

There is also a Boinc project call HAL that does not use much of the CPU. It is not in the vault but the link is http://freehal.net/freehal_at_home/

So a person could run Einstein, Dimes, and Hal on one computer. Hal and Dimes would have little impact on Einstein. Anyway it just a way to help justify having a slower computer powered up.

[BatteryOperated]

Well, my time with boinc and einstein@home is over. Simply put, there doesn't appear to be any means of owning a single account with multiple computers attached. I used the same email address for two computers on the same network here, detached/reattached multiple times.

Take care all. Back to rc5-72 for me.

[Snow Crash]

Sorry to hear you frustration go the better of you on this project.
It is possible to have multiple computers reporting through the same account, just not sure what the issue with your account is. When you re-attached did you check the option button that said you were using an existing account. Are you sure that both computers are signed up to BOINC with the same exact credentials?
I currently have three copmputers all reporting to the same account and I have had an additional three computers in the past that were also reporting to this same account.

[BatteryOperated]

Sorry to hear you frustration go the better of you on this project.
It is possible to have multiple computers reporting through the same account, just not sure what the issue with your account is. When you re-attached did you check the option button that said you were using an existing account. Are you sure that both computers are signed up to BOINC with the same exact credentials?
I currently have three copmputers all reporting to the same account and I have had an additional three computers in the past that were also reporting to this same account.

I will try again.

Getting them added... seems to be working.

[Paladin]

It appears you successfully have two computers on a single account now.
http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/hosts_user.php?userid=488349
Should be able to add your third system (laptop?) the same way if you wanted.

[BatteryOperated]

that a64 3000 is slow as molasses.

[Snow Crash]

go go go team XS :clap:
In just under one month we have climbed from team position 411 to 335 :up:
Special gratz to skycrane for keeping this project alive for us !
I think glennpat is racing Paladin to 1 million but I can't be sure.
Snow Crash is mashing the GPU WUs and BatteryOperated is showing us that perseverance (how many accounts do you have? lol) pays off.
Great work everyone, if we keep this pace up we will be in the top 50 RAC shortly and will continue to see our all-time position moving up fast.

[Paladin]

Glenn made the jump to hyperspeed...:sonic:
http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=user&proj=eah&name=461781

Can't repel firepower of that magnitude.:lsfight: :lol:

[BatteryOperated]

If only 6 cores were available.

[glennpat]

Glenn made the jump to hyperspeed...:sonic:
http://stats.free-dc.org/stats.php?page=user&proj=eah&name=461781

Can't repel firepower of that magnitude.:lsfight: :lol:

I had moved over 16 cores from Aqua. They ran out of the work units that earn more points. I may move them back there at some point, but it is really more fun here :yepp:.

[skycrane]

thanks snow, im doing what little i can.... i just got 2 more quad sockets up and running, and finally got a good OS to go with them, so i should be marching up the ladder a bit more. yall are welcome to try and race me:)

maybe if we can get some competition going, a few more will join us in crunching....


hey glenn, where did you get the mega stats from? and how did you set them up?

[glennpat]

hey glenn, where did you get the mega stats from? and how did you set them up?

To get them put your Cross-project ID place of the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Your link will then be what is inside the " " below.

"http://stats.free-dc.org/mosttag.php?cpid=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&theme="

One place you can find Your Cross-project ID is in your account page on Einsten where it list Cross-project statistics. Mine is 34 charaters made up of numbers and letters. There was no set up to do. I checked a few of my accounts and they all seem to list the Cross-project id so it does not matter where you get it.

If you right click on my Mega stats and go to properties it will show my link with my Cross-project ID of 3e60152ecae4692542a0a6b5b0adde22.

[Snow Crash]

Sid2 over at BOINCStats has posted some pretty cool info about the Einstein project ...
Einstein (http://boincstats.com/forum/forum_thread.php?id=3556)

[Paladin]

And if just one of those AC compressors goes bad it can flood the server room with oil forcing them to throw away all the equipment, file an insurance claim, and buy new...

Happens more often than you'd think.

[Snow Crash]

Paladin ... do I see you slowing down a little???
Just so you know ... I WILL catch you :-)

[Snow Crash]

Did you guys see "A novice1" come crashing through the door ... holy schemoly ... another great addition to an already awesome team :up:

[Paladin]

Yes, slowing a little to save some elec $ for medical bills and keep the fans quieter for the baby. I'm watching you though. Last check was 15 days out. I have a feeling you'll see more than just my magicjack Vista system running before then. ;)

[Snow Crash]

Good to hear from you ... you take care of the important things ... we'll take care of Einstein until things turn around for you :up: