Bug in iteration count in Prime95? - Page 2

JuanTutors · 2021-10-31, 03:20

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Originally Posted by Prime95

Dropbox, email, whatever works for you. The files will be in the same folder as prime95.exe.

Will do on Monday. In the mean time, I think I want to restart all the tests on that computer. After I send the files, I will delete Prime95 with all its files and re-download the program. Which version of the program should I download?

Prime95 · 2021-10-31, 04:57

The official version is fine for running PRP tests.

JuanTutors · 2021-11-03, 12:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prime95

The official version is fine for running PRP tests.

Got it. I sent the files and then deleted and re-downloaded 30.3 b6 and restarted the exponent as well.

Prime95 · 2021-11-05, 21:06

I've looked at the files and think either

1) A corrupt save file caused the iteration counter to go off by one (switched to non-Gerbicz error checking)
2) The PRP test was continued from an older version of prime95 that did not support Gerbicz error checking.

I think I have a fix in place to catch case number 1.

JuanTutors · 2021-11-05, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prime95

I've looked at the files and think either

1) A corrupt save file caused the iteration counter to go off by one (switched to non-Gerbicz error checking)
2) The PRP test was continued from an older version of prime95 that did not support Gerbicz error checking.

I think I have a fix in place to catch case number 1.

If it's just a corrupted file, I think I may just continue with the restart. It's so early in the test and the computer was being iffy to begin with. Honestly, after 2 issues with the same exponent, if it helps to run just to check for a bug, I am totally willing to do that. Otherwise, I'll stick to the restart.

stippix · 2023-05-23, 12:34

btw, just stumbled about this thread, remember it as a very old bug, already found in version 25.8 (from 2008) under Windows XP 32-bit ...
so has nothing to do with GEC, corrupted files, special entries from undoc.txt ...

2023-05-23, 12:34	#17
stippix Apr 2004 2²×7 Posts	btw, just stumbled about this thread, remember it as a very old bug, already found in version 25.8 (from 2008) under Windows XP 32-bit ... so has nothing to do with GEC, corrupted files, special entries from undoc.txt ... Last fiddled with by stippix on 2023-05-23 at 12:38

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2021-10-31, 04:57	#13
Prime95 P90 years forever! Aug 2002 Yeehaw, FL 17×487 Posts	The official version is fine for running PRP tests.

2021-11-05, 21:06	#15
Prime95 P90 years forever! Aug 2002 Yeehaw, FL 17·487 Posts	I've looked at the files and think either 1) A corrupt save file caused the iteration counter to go off by one (switched to non-Gerbicz error checking) 2) The PRP test was continued from an older version of prime95 that did not support Gerbicz error checking. I think I have a fix in place to catch case number 1.