Manual Time Extension without Access to Computer

jinydu · 2007-10-12, 04:36

There are two exponents that will soon expire that I would like to extend manually using http://mersenne.org/ips/manualtests.html. Unfortunately, it asks me to copy and paste from the worktodo file. I can't access the computer itself, and hence I don't know exactly what the worktodo file says, character for character.

What should I do?

Kevin · 2007-10-12, 07:21

Check your team status report. It will tell you the exponent, work type (double-check, first time test, or factoring), and a bit-depth. The line of code that would appear in worktodo.ini that you need to copy/paste is either

Test=exponent,bitdepth,1
DoubleCheck=exponent,bitdepth,1
Factoring=exponent,bitdepth

The ,1 for the first time test and double check is just to indicate that it's had P-1 factoring completed on it (and might not even be necessary).

jinydu · 2007-10-13, 01:10

I did this and, strangely enough, Primenet assigned to my account 2 new exponents, which are not listed as being assigned to any computers...

2007-10-12, 04:36	#1
jinydu Dec 2003 Hopefully Near M48 2×3×293 Posts	Manual Time Extension without Access to Computer There are two exponents that will soon expire that I would like to extend manually using http://mersenne.org/ips/manualtests.html. Unfortunately, it asks me to copy and paste from the worktodo file. I can't access the computer itself, and hence I don't know exactly what the worktodo file says, character for character. What should I do?

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2007-10-12, 07:21	#2
Kevin Aug 2002 Ann Arbor, MI 661₈ Posts	Check your team status report. It will tell you the exponent, work type (double-check, first time test, or factoring), and a bit-depth. The line of code that would appear in worktodo.ini that you need to copy/paste is either Test=exponent,bitdepth,1 DoubleCheck=exponent,bitdepth,1 Factoring=exponent,bitdepth The ,1 for the first time test and double check is just to indicate that it's had P-1 factoring completed on it (and might not even be necessary).

2007-10-13, 01:10	#3
jinydu Dec 2003 Hopefully Near M48 11011011110₂ Posts	I did this and, strangely enough, Primenet assigned to my account 2 new exponents, which are not listed as being assigned to any computers...