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 2008-11-05, 23:05 #1 lidocorc     Nov 2008 Rosenheim, Germany 23×3 Posts More work for my "workers" On my dual core CPU PC one prime95 worker is doing trial factoring (the other LL tests). GIMPS give me at most 15 exponents for trial factoring. Clearing one exponent takes one and a half hours in the average. This means 16 exponents per day. When I go abroad on a weekend trip I leave my PC working but want it to be disconnected to the web. How can I get e.g. 50 exponents from GIMPS as to avoid my TF-worker will be running out of work? Konrad Remus
 2008-11-05, 23:28 #2 Uncwilly 6809 > 6502     """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 101×107 Posts From the menu, under "Options", select "Preferences", change the "Days of work to queueup" to a suitable number. Next step, in your "Prime.txt" file add the line: MaxExponents=50
 2008-11-06, 07:23 #3 ValerieVonck     Mar 2004 Belgium 7×112 Posts I have got the same "issue" on my Core2 Duo pc. (Lone Mersenne Hunting) I first set my "Days of work to queueup" to up 15 then 30 but I only got a measily 20-30 numbers to crunch per core. Is this normal behaviour???
2008-11-06, 09:13   #4
Kevin

Aug 2002
Ann Arbor, MI

433 Posts

Quote:
 Originally Posted by CedricVonck I have got the same "issue" on my Core2 Duo pc. (Lone Mersenne Hunting) I first set my "Days of work to queueup" to up 15 then 30 but I only got a measily 20-30 numbers to crunch per core. Is this normal behaviour???

Code:
TEST MENU
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The PrimeNet menu choice lets you configure the type of work you get
from the server.  The "Use PrimeNet..." option can be turned on to
switch from the manual method to the automatic method.
The "Request whatever..." box should be left checked.  However, if you
are running a slow computer and don't mind waiting several months for
a single Lucas-Lehmer test to complete OR you are running a faster
computer and would rather do factoring, then uncheck this box and
choose a different type of work to do.  The "Always have at least
this many days of work queued up" value should be changed based on
how often you connect to the Internet.  As long as you connect at least
once in the given time period, prime95 will have an uninterrupted stream
of work.  However, the program will not checkout more than 20 exponents
no matter what this value is set at.

 2008-11-06, 09:16 #5 Kevin     Aug 2002 Ann Arbor, MI 6618 Posts HOWEVA from undoc.txt Code: The program will restrict how many exponents can be added to worktodo.txt. To override this, change prime.txt: MaxExponents=n
2008-11-06, 14:38   #6
Uncwilly
6809 > 6502

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Quote:
 Originally Posted by Kevin Code: The program will restrict how many exponents can be added to worktodo.txt. To override this, change prime.txt: MaxExponents=n
echo, echo, echo, echo

2008-11-08, 06:27   #7
petrw1
1976 Toyota Corona years forever!

"Wayne"
Nov 2006

5,237 Posts

Quote:
 Originally Posted by Kevin HOWEVA from undoc.txt Code: The program will restrict how many exponents can be added to worktodo.txt. To override this, change prime.txt: MaxExponents=n
Well I have MaxExpoents=50
Day of work to queue up: 30

and I am still only getting 15 LMH assignments the last of which will be finished NOT 30 days but 30 HOURS from now. Each time it completes 1 I get one more.

2008-11-08, 09:42   #8
S485122

"Jacob"
Sep 2006
Brussels, Belgium

11·132 Posts

Quote:
 Originally Posted by petrw1 Well I have MaxExpoents=50 Day of work to queue up: 30 and I am still only getting 15 LMH assignments the last of which will be finished NOT 30 days but 30 HOURS from now. Each time it completes 1 I get one more.
This is not what I observe on my machines. How many cores do you have ? I suspect the variable is MaxExponents if for all cores together, but, neither tested this hypotheses, nor checked in the sources. Did you restart the program after changing prime.txt. Finally did you notice the typo in your post : "MaxExpoents=50", this should be : "MaxExponents=50"

Jacob

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2008-11-08, 16:10   #9
starrynte

Oct 2008
California

22×59 Posts

perhaps you need to set UnreserveDays to be higher? (prime95 probably thinks the last exponent will start after 30 days.
Quote:
 Normally, the program will unreserve an exponent if it is scheduled to start thirty days after the Test/Primenet Days of work to get value. You can adjust this interval by setting in prime.txt: UnreserveDays=n where n is the number of days. You should increase this value if you are loading up worktodo.txt with a large amount of work and do not want any of the work to be unreserved.
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2008-11-08, 17:25   #10
petrw1
1976 Toyota Corona years forever!

"Wayne"
Nov 2006

5,237 Posts

Quote:
 Originally Posted by S485122 This is not what I observe on my machines. How many cores do you have ? I suspect the variable is MaxExponents if for all cores together, but, neither tested this hypotheses, nor checked in the sources. Did you restart the program after changing prime.txt. Finally did you notice the typo in your post : "MaxExpoents=50", this should be : "MaxExponents=50" Jacob

PIII 866 Mhz (long before the days of multiple cores)
I believe I only spelled it wrong in the post but then when I rechecked prime.txt just now the line was gone so maybe I spelled it wrong and prime95 removed the line. I just put it back spelled right this time (I promise) and I will see what happens.

2008-11-08, 17:55   #11
Uncwilly
6809 > 6502

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Quote:
 Originally Posted by petrw1 PIII 866 Mhz (long before the days of multiple cores) I believe I only spelled it wrong in the post but then when I rechecked prime.txt just now the line was gone so maybe I spelled it wrong and prime95 removed the line. I just put it back spelled right this time (I promise) and I will see what happens.
Make sure you stop and exit Prime95, then edit prime.txt

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