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Forum: PrimeNet 2021-01-16, 19:20
Replies: 2,075
Views: 177,663
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Forum: PrimeNet 2021-01-16, 17:27
Replies: 9
Views: 210
Posted By PhilF
No, this one was registered as a manual checkout,...

No, this one was registered as a manual checkout, 10 days ago. Unless I screwed up somewhere.

EDIT: I did use Prime95 to upload the proof file, but I have been doing that for weeks now without...
Forum: PrimeNet 2021-01-16, 17:10
Replies: 9
Views: 210
Posted By PhilF
Expiration glitch?

I don't know if this is an issue or not. I submitted a manual result today, that the server apparently simultaneously expired then recorded the result:
...
Forum: PrimeNet 2021-01-16, 17:04
Replies: 12
Views: 398
Posted By PhilF
Actually, to make mprime the twin of Prime95, it...

Actually, to make mprime the twin of Prime95, it needs to be invoked with the -m and -d options. Typically the command is "./mprime -d -m".

This instructs mprime to start with the menu, and to...
Forum: Soap Box 2021-01-12, 00:30
Replies: 1,472
Views: 80,836
Posted By PhilF
I live far, far away from any state capitol. Now...

I live far, far away from any state capitol. Now I remember why I moved here. :smile:
Forum: Software 2021-01-04, 17:10
Replies: 69
Sticky: Prime95 v30.4
Views: 3,754
Posted By PhilF
I don't remember if the P-1/ECM memory allocation...

I don't remember if the P-1/ECM memory allocation refers to per worker or not.

If it does, then you can't have more than one worker doing stage 2 at a time since you have only 8GB of total memory,...
Forum: Software 2021-01-04, 15:16
Replies: 69
Sticky: Prime95 v30.4
Views: 3,754
Posted By PhilF
Are you using Prime95 or mprime? Several of us,...

Are you using Prime95 or mprime? Several of us, including myself, have noticed minor slowdowns like that in mprime, triggered by simply stopping and restarting the program.

So for linux at least,...
Forum: Data 2021-01-03, 14:46
Replies: 335
Views: 41,221
Posted By PhilF
Does GmpEcmHook=1 still work for running stage 2...

Does GmpEcmHook=1 still work for running stage 2 on GMP-ECM?

Is it still worthwhile to do so on exponents such as M1277?
Forum: Software 2021-01-01, 15:48
Replies: 5
Views: 232
Posted By PhilF
It turns out that for some reason, on this...

It turns out that for some reason, on this machine at least, the iteration times increase slightly when the monitor, mouse, and keyboard are connected. I use an electronic switch to switch those 3...
Forum: Science & Technology 2020-12-31, 18:43
Replies: 49
Views: 1,634
Posted By PhilF
Hmmm. I thought only Trump was smarter than the...

Hmmm. I thought only Trump was smarter than the scientists.
Forum: Software 2020-12-30, 19:48
Replies: 5
Views: 232
Posted By PhilF
Slower mprime iteration times after running needed benchmarks?

I have a i3-9100 machine that recently started running mprime, so it has never run any benchmarks in the past. For its first exponent it is running a LL double-check of M58994843 (3200K FFT). The...
Forum: GPU Computing 2020-12-29, 23:02
Replies: 90
Views: 24,743
Posted By PhilF
Great timing! I was just looking into how to...

Great timing! I was just looking into how to install OpenCL for an Intel GPU and found your post, which I was able to use to get OpenCL running on Debian by simply substituting "beignet-opencl-icd"...
Forum: Lounge 2020-12-24, 05:33
Replies: 842
Views: 84,629
Posted By PhilF
What's so silly about that picture? I think you...

What's so silly about that picture? I think you posted it in the wrong thread! But then, I'm a geek who has computer stuff on his kitchen counters too. :stirpot:
Forum: GPU to 72 2020-12-22, 00:57
Replies: 5,128
Views: 276,693
Posted By PhilF
Must be that Jupiter/Saturn thing... :alien:

Must be that Jupiter/Saturn thing... :alien:
Forum: Soap Box 2020-12-21, 22:34
Replies: 296
Views: 23,967
Posted By PhilF
This thread is wilting.

This thread is wilting.
Forum: Soap Box 2020-12-21, 20:19
Replies: 296
Views: 23,967
Posted By PhilF
Parcel services INTO the UK being suspended? I'm...

Parcel services INTO the UK being suspended? I'm not sure I see the logic behind that.
Forum: Software 2020-12-21, 20:06
Replies: 508
Views: 52,195
Posted By PhilF
When I run GPUOwl, I copy the proof file over to...

When I run GPUOwl, I copy the proof file over to my prime95 directory for easy upload.

Today, I had copied the file as usual, but stopped prime95 because I wanted to use the computer for other...
Forum: Hardware 2020-12-18, 17:21
Replies: 124
Views: 7,461
Posted By PhilF
In the context of GPUs, doesn't Limited Edition...

In the context of GPUs, doesn't Limited Edition mean Inflated Price for No Good Reason?
Forum: Lounge 2020-12-05, 18:08
Replies: 170
Views: 23,230
Posted By PhilF
(Reliable) and (Verified) are two different...

(Reliable) and (Verified) are two different things.
Forum: Information & Answers 2020-12-04, 16:28
Replies: 9
Views: 367
Posted By PhilF
A) Yes, exactly. B) If the prime is very...

A) Yes, exactly.

B) If the prime is very large, then it can't be confirmed, for now. But the chances of a positive PRP test being composite is very miniscule.

C) I noticed this after I posted...
Forum: Information & Answers 2020-12-04, 14:40
Replies: 9
Views: 367
Posted By PhilF
Actually, a PRP test was not run on this...

Actually, a PRP test was not run on this exponent. The PRP test was run on the co-factor (PRP-CF). Then you did the CERT of the PRP-CF test.
Forum: Data 2020-12-04, 00:26
Replies: 3,360
Views: 238,068
Posted By PhilF
Or could it be that they changed their percentage...

Or could it be that they changed their percentage of desired CERT work to a high number, not realizing how that might effect the PRP work in progress? I suppose that could happen???
Forum: Science & Technology 2020-12-04, 00:18
Replies: 60
Views: 2,800
Posted By PhilF
Careful. In today's politically-charged,...

Careful. In today's politically-charged, scientifically-challenged world, such an instrument could just as likely be construed as *causing* Covid19. Just like 5G.
Forum: Soap Box 2020-12-03, 21:20
Replies: 667
Views: 42,782
Posted By PhilF
No, it is just that the "perks" received for...

No, it is just that the "perks" received for their vote are big enough to override anything they think.
Forum: Lounge 2020-12-03, 19:06
Replies: 13
Views: 491
Posted By PhilF
My first computer was a 1978 Southwest Technical...

My first computer was a 1978 Southwest Technical Products 6800 kit, with the only mass storage being to a cheap cassette tape recorder (that the end user had to provide), assuming you bought the...
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