Too few factors found in 600M to 620M

[ATH]

https://srbase.my-firewall.org/sr5/

About SRBase
is a mathematical research project that uses Internet-connected computers trying to solve Sierpinski / Riesel Bases up to 1030.

About Trial Factoring
is a subproject for GPU Trial Factoring of Mersenne Prime candidates

TF Mersenne is just a random subproject they decided to do?

[KEP]

Originally Posted by ATH

https://srbase.my-firewall.org/sr5/



TF Mersenne is just a random subproject they decided to do?

Not entirely. I suggested some time prior to this TF happening at SRBase, that the very much needed TF ressources was found by taking TF to BOINC. In an effort to figure out how to get TF to BOINC, I contacted Reb and he began on his own, to try some setups and see if something could work. He finally contacted me, when he had things working. Since then, TF has been a main project and a huge effort has been completed and most hurdles has been cleared. The power of BOINC is awesome

[lycorn]

Originally Posted by KEP

Since then, TF has been a main project and a huge effort has been completed and most hurdles has been cleared. The power of BOINC is awesome

Absolutely. Hope they sray with us for a long time.

[kriesel]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

They have run through 3 bit levels in the 600M range in less than a year. Watching the Mersenne.ca 'video' is interesting. When they started, there was a lot of clean-up of straggler ranges. Then the steady march across bit levels. Next pass starting down in the 1xxM range will be neat to watch.

Who's up for collecting screen captures over time and turning them into an mpg or gif?

[Viliam Furik]

Originally Posted by kriesel

Who's up for collecting screen captures over time and turning them into an mpg or gif?

You mean this?

[pinhodecarlos]

Originally Posted by Viliam Furik

You mean this?

That’s so cool, last 20 seconds shows SRBase impact.

[Viliam Furik]

Originally Posted by pinhodecarlos

That’s so cool, last 20 seconds shows SRBase impact.

There are 6 videos for 6 different ranges.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by kriesel

Who's up for collecting screen captures over time and turning them into an mpg or gif?

If I am not mistaken that is what Chris did back in the day:
https://www.mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=281963&postcount=14
But, alas, those older videos are not available at the moment. If Chris still has his scripts, he might be able to generate a series of videos that are a decade longer.

[chalsall]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

If Chris still has his scripts, he might be able to generate a series of videos that are a decade longer.

I do still have the scripts. But, alas, not the datasets.

I'm very thankful for James for taking over the responsibility of all the data visualization stuff. I'm simply too busy to support that ATM.

[kriesel]

Thanks all, links added to https://www.mersenneforum.org/showpo...46&postcount=8.

Currently I get for one, "video can't be played because the file is corrupt": https://www.mersenne.ca/graphs/facto..._10G/video.mp4

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by chalsall

I do still have the scripts. But, alas, not the datasets.

Do you have the old video files? Maybe Mike could host those (since Mersenne.info is defunct).

There are daily files for a subset of the project range like:
https://www.mersenne.ca/graphs/factor_bits_100M/factor_bits_100M_20120912.png
https://www.mersenne.ca/graphs/factor_bits_100M/factor_bits_100M_20210502.png

and for the full range:
https://www.mersenne.ca/graphs/factor_bits_1000M/factor_bits_1000M_20120911.png
https://www.mersenne.ca/graphs/factor_bits_1000M/factor_bits_1000M_20210502.png

Dubslow had some videos too.

One could dl the images using a script and wget, rename them with BRU or Irfanview then use ffmpeg to convert it to a video.