Easynews goes down

[Movieman]

Not today..
Easynews........ 4,313,096
XtremeSystems 4,191,924

[StyM]

11/02/2007 0:000:03:17:29 317 1

2nd cpu died..

[WesM63]

Not today..
Easynews........ 4,313,096
XtremeSystems 4,191,924

I snooze it when i play TF2... I played like 5hrs straight :O

[123bob]

I snooze it when i play TF2... I played like 5hrs straight :O

Dang you Wes!! It's all your fault...........NOT

I lost a few machines today for various outages. One of them was a mercenary machine for Sparky. I wonder if it was noticed that it locked up 5 times.....The power fail was not good for me the other day. This particular machine will be getting a DS3R as soon as I get my dead azz out of bed this morning....

Regards,
Bob

[sierra_bound]

Our daily average this week is only slightly down from the previous week. We're still averaging over 4.4 million/day. This has been the pattern for us. Our numbers will surge for a week or so, then there will be a lull, followed by another surge. At this point, I think we need to look past beating Easynews in the dallies and focus on moving up to the next level which would probably be somewhere in the 4.6 million range. With a little luck, we might be able to reach 5 million/day by the end of the year. As my sig says, fortune favors the bold.

[WesM63]

I'm shutting down the 2 quad's here shortly to move stuff around. SVC came through and delivered my 120 Ultra Extreme.

[Movieman]

I'm shutting down the 2 quad's here shortly to move stuff around. SVC came through and delivered my 120 Ultra Extreme.

One at a time..
Dave the Ho

[SiGfever]

One at a time..
Dave the Ho

Is Quadless no mo!

[MotF Bane]

Our daily average this week is only slightly down from the previous week. We're still averaging over 4.4 million/day. This has been the pattern for us. Our numbers will surge for a week or so, then there will be a lull, followed by another surge. At this point, I think we need to look past beating Easynews in the dallies and focus on moving up to the next level which would probably be somewhere in the 4.6 million range. With a little luck, we might be able to reach 5 million/day by the end of the year. As my sig says, fortune favors the bold.

The real fun will be when Yorkfield comes out (not the EE, the rest of the line).

[sierra_bound]

I don't know if Yorkfield/Wolfdale/Harpertown will make a huge difference. We need the equivalent of 40 quad-cores to reach the 5 million mark. I expect the next big push to come around Christmas time when people get money and/or computer parts as gifts. What we really need are more machines. Only about 260 of our members (out of more than 700) return results on a daily basis.

[mike047]

I don't know if Yorkfield/Wolfdale/Harpertown will make a huge difference. We need the equivalent of 40 quad-cores to reach the 5 million mark. I expect the next big push to come around Christmas time when people get money and/or computer parts as gifts. What we really need are more machines. Only about 260 of our members (out of more than 700) return results on a daily basis.

Or, more members.

[twilyth]

I'm adding another Q6600. Got the chip a couple days ago - looks like a G0 - but have to wait on the case. I'm hoping to get it put together and running by Wednesday. Should be good for 13-14k points per day on XP.

While I'm here, I want to ask about Linux. I have XP Pro but it's 32-bit. Is there a version of Linux I could install that has a windows like gui and is 64-bit? I don't want to spend a lot time learning Linux. I just need to be able to play video files and surf while the machine is crunching.

[sierra_bound]

Or, more members.

That was implied in my statement. I'm fairly confident we will reach the 5 million/day mark. The only question is when.

[Sparky]

Dang you Wes!! It's all your fault...........NOT

I lost a few machines today for various outages. One of them was a mercenary machine for Sparky. I wonder if it was noticed that it locked up 5 times.....The power fail was not good for me the other day. This particular machine will be getting a DS3R as soon as I get my dead azz out of bed this morning....

Regards,
Bob

Actually no I haven't noticed. I was only online yesterday morning a short while, then none until this evening. I have been busy with building a PC for someone (no I can't put WCG on it, darn... X2 4600+ EE too).

[MotF Bane]

XtremeSystems 4,376,672
Easynews 4,363,671

Back where we belong.

[CyrusGNS]

I would like to think that me joining the team last night and bringing in a whole 552 points today was a large factor in the team's success.

[[XC] serlv]

I'm adding another Q6600. Got the chip a couple days ago - looks like a G0 - but have to wait on the case. I'm hoping to get it put together and running by Wednesday. Should be good for 13-14k points per day on XP.

While I'm here, I want to ask about Linux. I have XP Pro but it's 32-bit. Is there a version of Linux I could install that has a windows like gui and is 64-bit? I don't want to spend a lot time learning Linux. I just need to be able to play video files and surf while the machine is crunching.

Nice going on the new quad.

Regarding your Linux question...

If I was to install 64-bit Linux I would go with Ubuntu. I believe it is most friendly to the primarily Windows user.

For me, I prefer the KDE interface over the Gnome interface. Ubuntu comes with Gnome, though KDE can be added later ( and switched completely to [or nearly so], afterwards.

Or you can download Kubuntu, which is Ubuntu with KDE in it, from he get go.

Here is a posting that has much info pertaining to exactly what you're wanting to do.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=368607



Here is where to download Kubuntu...
http://www.kubuntu.org/download.php

Here is where to download Ubuntu...
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors

The one you want is ubuntu-7.10-dvd-amd64.iso
Unless you are going to be using Bit Torrent. There are links for using that, too.

Either way, look at all the info on these pages.

Hope that helps.
Scott

[[XC] serlv]

I would like to think that me joining the team last night and bringing in a whole 552 points today was a large factor in the team's success.

It was. Every bit and byte helps. I'm glad you're with us! Welcome!

[twilyth]

Nice going on the new quad.

Regarding your Linux question...

If I was to install 64-bit Linux I would go with Ubuntu. I believe it is most friendly to the primarily Windows user.

For me, I prefer the KDE interface over the Gnome interface. Ubuntu comes with Gnome, though KDE can be added later ( and switched completely to [or nearly so], afterwards.

Or you can download Kubuntu, which is Ubuntu with KDE in it, from he get go.

Here is a posting that has much info pertaining to exactly what you're wanting to do.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=368607

Thanks for responding. I wasn't sure anyone would. I was looking at Fedora, but Ubuntu seems to have much better support. The link you gave me covers a lot of territory and to be honest, at least to start, I'm not going to get any more familiar with the OS than I have to in order to do the couple things I need the machine to do. But let me ask you a couple of newbie questions.

1. you seem to favor KDE over Gnome - what are they and what's the difference? Is one better for crunching than the other?
2. Will all my peripherals work with Ubuntu out of the box - at least enough to let me get online and download whatever drivers I might need. The Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 uses Realtek for audio and ethernet and I'm getting a Biostar Video card that uses GeForce 7300GS chipset. I've already got the links so as soon as Ubuntu is up, I should be able to dl and install.
3. How is security on Ubuntu. I'm used to running Zone Alarm and SpySweeper on my other machines. Do I need any other software to make the machine secure?
EDIT
4. Canonical charges $250 for one year of desktop support. Do you happen to know if that is per machine and do you think it is worth getting? If it's per user and Ubuntu works reasonably well, I'll happily dump XP.

I really appreciate the help and information.

[DDTUNG]

My output was down substantially today. A pair of Ballistix 8000s went bad on a quad rig, causing zero output. That was fixed this morning. Another 16 rigs had to be moved temporarily to a warm location for the weekend due to construction work in part of the 'war room', causing more output loss. But they will be moved back Monday or Tuesday.

DDTUNG

[sierra_bound]

@twilyth

Gnome and KDE are desktop graphic interfaces. I don't think one is better for crunching than the other.

When you install Ubuntu, it will detect what hardware you're using. You should be able to use internet as soon as you hit the desktop. Firefox is also included. Support for things like audio and graphics cards varies.

Ubuntu comes with a lot of software that's easy to install when you use something called the Synaptic Package Manager (see screenshot below). You'll find it in one of the desktop drop-down menus.

Below is a link to a how-to guide:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Gutsy

Occasionally you will have to use command line. You do that using the Terminal (another drop-down menu item) which is similar to the command prompt box in Windows. The key command is "sudo" (short for "super user do"). This allows you to run commands as the root user.

As long as you're connected to the internet, Ubuntu will download security updates. You have the option of installing some or all of them (I'd recommend installing all of them).

There is anti-virus software available for Linux. Some of it is free, while other programs cost money. There is also firewall software made specifically for Linux.

[Movieman]

My output was down substantially today. A pair of Ballistix 8000s went bad on a quad rig, causing zero output. That was fixed that this morning. Another 16 rigs had to be moved temporarily to a warm location for the weekend due to construction work in part of the 'war room', causing more output loss. But they will be moved back Monday or Tuesday.

DDTUNG

Don't worry, we'll try and "carry" you till then!
There isn't enough PC power in my town to cover just what you have down for a couple days!

[[XC] serlv]

I just like the feel and the intuitiveness of KDE. I do not believe either one has any advantage when it comes to crunching. There is other Desktop Managers as well, some of them quite cool. Those are the big two, though.

I wouldn't bother with a paid support package at all. There is plenty of help available both here and all over the net. A lot of help.

I think Bob covered the rest.

~~~~

Victor, you have me curious with the construction in the war room. What do you have going on there?

[brot]

<AmazingPudding> for me it's like KDE just gets better and gnome wants to become a single button that is grayed out

Thats what someone said on the gentoo freenode irc chan. I prefer kde. Its very fast, and just nice to work with.

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

A picture is worth a couple words Nice ski slope for 5 months isn't it!