[QUOTE=petrw1;150599]
I have a Q9550
4 Gb RAM

I thought with that much RAM I would be home free so why the messages in bold. I allocated 256M in the GIMPS Setup.[/QUOTE]

If you want prime95 to use more of that 4GB (and avoid the bold messages) then let prime95 use more than 256MB of memory.

[QUOTE=Prime95;150600]If you want prime95 to use more of that 4GB (and avoid the bold messages) then let prime95 use more than 256MB of memory.[/QUOTE]

Thanks
I had assumed (in error) that the 256 was for each worker, not in total. As soon as I changed it to 1024 then 1600 it went back to the Phase 2 of the previous P-1 tests. I hope it didn't lose the Phase 1 progress of the test just abandoned (temporarily, I hope)

Oh and it also ignored the optimal B1/B2 setting and used the smaller values from the save file, probably back when it was trying to manage with 256 Mb of RAM.

[B][Nov 24 19:53] Worker starting
[Nov 24 19:53] Setting affinity to run worker on logical CPU #2
[Nov 24 19:53] Optimal P-1 factoring of M47711143 using up to 256MB of memory.
[Nov 24 19:53] Assuming no factors below 2^69 and 2 primality tests saved if a factor is found.
[Nov 24 19:53] Optimal bounds are B1=530000, B2=9672500
[Nov 24 19:53] Chance of finding a factor is an estimated 5.33%
[Nov 24 19:53] Using FFT length 2560K
[Nov 24 19:53] Exceeded limit on number of workers that can use lots of memory.
[Nov 24 19:53] Looking for work that uses less memory.
[Nov 24 19:53] Optimal P-1 factoring of M47726717 using up to 256MB of memory.
[Nov 24 19:53] Assuming no factors below 2^69 and 2 primality tests saved if a factor is found.
[Nov 24 19:53] Optimal bounds are B1=530000, B2=9672500
[Nov 24 19:53] Chance of finding a factor is an estimated 5.33%
[Nov 24 19:53] Using FFT length 2560K
[Nov 24 19:53] M47726717 stage 1 is 50.33% complete.
[Nov 24 21:55] M47726717 stage 1 is 66.67% complete. Time: 7322.365 sec.
[Nov 24 23:00] Restarting worker with new memory settings.
[Nov 24 23:00] Optimal P-1 factoring of M47711143 using up to 1024MB of memory.
[Nov 24 23:00] Assuming no factors below 2^69 and 2 primality tests saved if a factor is found.
[Nov 24 23:00] Optimal bounds are B1=560000, B2=14980000
[Nov 24 23:00] Chance of finding a factor is an estimated 5.82%
[Nov 24 23:00] Using FFT length 2560K
[Nov 24 23:00] Ignoring suggested B1 value, using B1=530000 from the save file
[Nov 24 23:00] Ignoring suggested B2 value, using B2=9672500 from the save file
[Nov 24 23:01] Available memory is 419MB.
[Nov 24 23:01] Using 414MB of memory. Processing 15 relative primes (45 of 480 already processed).
[Nov 24 23:01] M47711143 stage 2 is 9.46% complete.[/B]

Stats fixed!
 

The stats in the user summary are much better now! The v4 TF & v4 LL counts and credit issues look to be sorted.

George and Scott - thank you - nice work with the new server. I know there's "a few" features to add, tweak or fix, but it's still quite an achievement.

error 7 invalid character
 

Hello,

oi am new to this forum. I read the thread but i did'nt find an answer. My questeion, prime V25 tells me there is an invalid character in my User ID. In my user id i have a dot "." xxx.xxxxx. I do'nt get in contact with my prime account. What can i do to solve ist.
I linked my V4 account to V5.

Sorry when the answer is in this thread or in another tzhread. Then i was to dumb to fiind.

May somebody help?

best wishes
Axel

[QUOTE=markr;150620]George and Scott - thank you - nice work with the new server. I know there's "a few" features to add, tweak or fix, but it's still quite an achievement.[/QUOTE]

Here, Here.

ECMF top producers page
 

I would like to refer to the attachment in g0ods post above (#150).
[URL]http://www.mersenneforum.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=2948&d=1227485959[/URL]

It looks like he (or she) has a ranking for the ECMF worktype (22 of 34). However, I am unable to view the top producers page for ECMF work. I can't find the link in the sidebar in the GIMPS homepage.

I'm rather new here and am not really familiar with ECM. Would someone be kind enough to explain to me why do we need to do ECM? Aren't we already sure that there won't be any primes among them? In particular, Mersenne primes?

[QUOTE=Axel1;150628]
oi am new to this forum. My questeion, prime V25 tells me there is an invalid character in my User ID. In my user id i have a dot "." xxx.xxxxx.[/QUOTE]

Welcome! I've fixed a bug - it should work now.

[QUOTE=hockmeng;150641]However, I am unable to view the top producers page for ECMF work. I can't find the link in the sidebar in the GIMPS homepage.

I'm rather new here and am not really familiar with ECM. Would someone be kind enough to explain to me why do we need to do ECM? Aren't we already sure that there won't be any primes among them? [/QUOTE]

Click any of the top producer reports. Then click customize. You can get the ECMF report from there.

You are correct, we know these numbers are not prime. ECM tries to find factors. We do this simply for the fun of it.

Hi Prime95,

"Welcome! I've fixed a bug - it should work now. "

thank you, it looks like to work now.

[QUOTE=markr;150620]The stats in the user summary are much better now! The v4 TF & v4 LL counts and credit issues look to be sorted.
[/QUOTE]

I agree. The pie chart now shows almost all of my credit coming from v4-LL, as it should be.

Stats looking much better
 

[QUOTE=markr;150620]The stats in the user summary are much better now! The v4 TF & v4 LL counts and credit issues look to be sorted.
[/QUOTE]

Same here, the totals all tally from 'last 365' and 'lifetime', (now where can I get the cash for a wizz bang Core2 Duo!:wink:)

Miles