Intel-based Macintosh

ct711 · 2008-03-22, 23:09

I am not sure if this has been stated in the forum, but I couldn't find it so I figured it'd just be best to ask.

Is there a version of Prime95 or MPrime that can be run on Intel-based Macintosh computers (ie. MacBook, MacBook Pro, etc.)?

Prime95 · 2008-03-23, 01:12

See http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=9779

ct711 · 2008-03-27, 01:16

Thanks. I was able to download the program and start an LL Test. I let it run for several days and restarted my computer today.

Now when I open mprime in Terminal, I can't get it to continue its testing. How might I get it to work again?

Prime95 · 2008-03-27, 01:53

Use "./mprime -m" to get to the menus.

From there you can use test/status to see what is scheduled and test/continue to resume testing.

ct711 · 2008-03-27, 02:11

I can successfully direct the terminal to mprime, but it is unresponsive to all of the commands that I have tried. (ie. "./mprime -m", "-m", "mprime -m"). Am I still doing something wrong?

rogue · 2008-03-27, 02:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ct711

I can successfully direct the terminal to mprime, but it is unresponsive to all of the commands that I have tried. (ie. "./mprime -m", "-m", "mprime -m"). Am I still doing something wrong?

You need to start the Terminal application, cd to the folder with the mprime executable, then run the application as Prime95 has shown.

ct711 · 2008-03-27, 02:42

I finally got it running again! Thanks for all the help.

2008-09-27, 16:49

FYI, I'm only getting 10-15% cpu usage from the app, even when the computer is idle. Are their command line switches to up the usage? I have a core 2 duo at 2.33 ghz..

2008-03-22, 23:09	#1
ct711 Mar 2008 2² Posts	Intel-based Macintosh I am not sure if this has been stated in the forum, but I couldn't find it so I figured it'd just be best to ask. Is there a version of Prime95 or MPrime that can be run on Intel-based Macintosh computers (ie. MacBook, MacBook Pro, etc.)?

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2008-03-23, 01:12	#2
Prime95 P90 years forever! Aug 2002 Yeehaw, FL 1110101110111₂ Posts	See http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=9779

2008-03-27, 01:16	#3
ct711 Mar 2008 2² Posts	Thanks. I was able to download the program and start an LL Test. I let it run for several days and restarted my computer today. Now when I open mprime in Terminal, I can't get it to continue its testing. How might I get it to work again?

2008-03-27, 01:53	#4
Prime95 P90 years forever! Aug 2002 Yeehaw, FL 19·397 Posts	Use "./mprime -m" to get to the menus. From there you can use test/status to see what is scheduled and test/continue to resume testing.

2008-03-27, 02:11	#5
ct711 Mar 2008 4₈ Posts	I can successfully direct the terminal to mprime, but it is unresponsive to all of the commands that I have tried. (ie. "./mprime -m", "-m", "mprime -m"). Am I still doing something wrong?

2008-03-27, 02:42	#7
ct711 Mar 2008 2² Posts	I finally got it running again! Thanks for all the help.

2008-09-27, 16:49	#8
sromley 7,247 Posts	FYI, I'm only getting 10-15% cpu usage from the app, even when the computer is idle. Are their command line switches to up the usage? I have a core 2 duo at 2.33 ghz..