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gd_barnes 2008-08-09 07:03

Speaking of borging...I just borged MYSELF. lol

By that I mean, I knew I had to spend several hours trying to figure out why one of my Linux quads would not connect to the internet. I finally found the time tonight and got it fixed and yes it took 2+ hours to figure it out. Unfortunately it wasn't a simple connection issue. So the borging was of my personal time.

Therefore, I've now officially stopped all other efforts and have almost everything I own on IB400 for the rally: 6 quads plus 2 desktop cores plus 2 of my kid's laptop cores...24 fast and 4 slower cores. (post 1 here updated) :smile:

The exception is my stupid Athlon laptop that at the end of my last business trip started refusing to come on. I'm having a friend come over Monday or Tuesday to look at it. It seems like its always something with these machines! :mad:


Gary

em99010pepe 2008-08-09 07:14

[quote=gd_barnes;139022]
(?) on port 443 (I'm not sure if Carlos is working on the rally)
[/quote]

Sorry but I'm off the rally.

Mini-Geek 2008-08-09 10:51

[quote=Anonymous;139030]Speaking of borging, I will most probably be able to borg a brand-new Intel Q6600 quad-core sometime within the next month or so. :grin: I know I've had various false alarms in the past as to potential borging prospects, but I think this one's for real. (I know, probably now that I said that it will fall through... :wink:)

I know, not in time for this rally, but hopefully for the next. :smile:[/quote]
I hope that goes well. :smile:
I took the two I borged offline, my family doesn't like prime searching. Oh well, together they probably only equaled about one core at my main CPU's speed...

em99010pepe 2008-08-09 19:27

Just to tell that C443 has lots of activity, 195 results returned in 24 hours!!!! lol

Lennart 2008-08-09 20:07

knpairs
 
I think i need some more pairs ! 528k-529432 done !


/Lennart

mdettweiler 2008-08-09 21:26

[quote=em99010pepe;139055]Just to tell that C443 has lots of activity, 195 results returned in 24 hours!!!! lol[/quote]
That would be me, I've got one core on C443. 195 results sounds like roughly what one of my cores would produce in 24 hours. :smile:

mdettweiler 2008-08-09 21:26

[quote=Lennart;139056]I think i need some more pairs ! 528k-529432 done !


/Lennart[/quote]
Holy cow! :shock: I'll get another n=2K range sent your way pronto. :smile:

Edit: I've sent you the range 532K-534K. :smile:

gd_barnes 2008-08-10 00:36

[quote=Lennart;139056]I think i need some more pairs ! 528k-529432 done !


/Lennart[/quote]


Weeeeeeee! Those must be some speedy machines if you have only 40 cores on it. With 24 fast cores, I'm only able to push n=~450/day or n=~1K total for the rally including a few slower cores and a couple of others on the same port.

mdettweiler 2008-08-10 01:10

[quote=gd_barnes;139067]Weeeeeeee! Those must be some speedy machines if you have only 40 cores on it. With 24 fast cores, I'm only able to push n=~450/day or n=~1K total for the rally including a few slower cores and a couple of others on the same port.[/quote]
Hmm...Gary, I think you might possibly have an issue with the CPU incorrectly staying in power-saving mode on your machines. As far as I know, both Ubuntu versions 7.04 (which you have) and 8.04 (which I have) are affected with this "bug" of sorts--so, with the obvious comparison of performance between Lennart's and your machines just now, I couldn't help but wonder if your machines are running at half clock. :shock:

You see, while 7.04 and 8.04 were affected by this issue, 7.10 was not, and since that's the first version of Ubuntu I've used, I hadn't noticed any issue on my computer. But when I upgraded to 8.04, suddenly my prime-searching apps were running at half power until I found a workaround. I'll send you a PM with instructions on how to check and see if you're not running at full speed, and if you're not, how to remedy it.

gd_barnes 2008-08-10 01:53

[quote=Anonymous;139070]Hmm...Gary, I think you might possibly have an issue with the CPU incorrectly staying in power-saving mode on your machines. As far as I know, both Ubuntu versions 7.04 (which you have) and 8.04 (which I have) are affected with this "bug" of sorts--so, with the obvious comparison of performance between Lennart's and your machines just now, I couldn't help but wonder if your machines are running at half clock. :shock:

You see, while 7.04 and 8.04 were affected by this issue, 7.10 was not, and since that's the first version of Ubuntu I've used, I hadn't noticed any issue on my computer. But when I upgraded to 8.04, suddenly my prime-searching apps were running at half power until I found a workaround. I'll send you a PM with instructions on how to check and see if you're not running at full speed, and if you're not, how to remedy it.[/quote]

I suppose it is possible but keep in mind that I was comparing 24 cores to 40 cores. n=900 on 24 cores translates to n=1600 on 40 cores. But it looks like Lennart will do over n=2K for the rally but he may have started before the rally.

I'll be curious to check that out. I'd certainly like more firepower! :smile:

mdettweiler 2008-08-10 02:03

[quote=gd_barnes;139072]I suppose it is possible but keep in mind that I was comparing 24 cores to 40 cores. n=900 on 24 cores translates to n=1600 on 40 cores. But it looks like Lennart will do over n=2K for the rally but he may have started before the rally.[/quote]
Yeah, I know--but the reason why I still suspected a possible problem is because I've read in a number of places that 7.04, the version you use, [i]is[/i] affected by this issue--and thus, if no action is taken, you will almost definitely be running at half-power. Anyway, I've sent you a PM regarding what you need to do to check if you're affected, and how to remedy the problem if necessary. :smile:


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