Inclusion of worktodo.add file?

[Graff]

Originally Posted by mdettweiler

Ah, I think that's your problem. P-1 assignments can be specified a number of different ways. First of all, the option to specify by Mersenne exponent or by k*b^n+c. For a Mersenne exponent, you'd do it like this:

Pfactor=exponent,factor_depth,is_doublecheck
or, if you'd rather specify B1/B2 yourself:
Pminus1=exponent,B1,B2

Just tried the second form. Didn't work.

[mdettweiler]

Originally Posted by Graff

Just tried the second form. Didn't work.

Did you try it in the first of the two forms you quoted from my message (Pfactor=exponent,factored_depth,is_doublecheck)? I'm pretty sure that the PrimeNet server *only* assigns "automatic B1/B2" P-1 assignments, so as before with the k*b^n+c thing, it would otherwise probably consider it an invalid assignment.

(Note: I would imagine that the PrimeNet server may, in the future, use pre-chosen B1/B2 values for the "P-1 factor small" work choice option. However, that is currently "reserved for future use", so presumably it wouldn't accept such assignments for the time being.)

[Graff]

Originally Posted by mdettweiler

Did you try it in the first of the two forms you quoted from my message (Pfactor=exponent,factored_depth,is_doublecheck)? I'm pretty sure that the PrimeNet server *only* assigns "automatic B1/B2" P-1 assignments, so as before with the k*b^n+c thing, it would otherwise probably consider it an invalid assignment.

(Note: I would imagine that the PrimeNet server may, in the future, use pre-chosen B1/B2 values for the "P-1 factor small" work choice option. However, that is currently "reserved for future use", so presumably it wouldn't accept such assignments for the time being.)

I just tried the P-1 option in the Advanced menu. For test purposes,
I just clicked OK. Checked the worktodo.ini file and
there was an entry:

Pminus1=1,2,1061,-1,1000000,0

Went to manual communication option to report new completion
dates. Got the same error as before: "unsupported assignment work
type".

So it seems to be that the V5 server does expect (and should support)
Pminus1 lines formatted as above.

[mdettweiler]

Originally Posted by Graff

I just tried the P-1 option in the Advanced menu. For test purposes,
I just clicked OK. Checked the worktodo.ini file and
there was an entry:

Pminus1=1,2,1061,-1,1000000,0

Went to manual communication option to report new completion
dates. Got the same error as before: "unsupported assignment work
type".

So it seems to be that the V5 server does expect (and should support)
Pminus1 lines formatted as above.

Hmm...interesting. Maybe the P-1 option in the Advanced menu is intended primarily for non-PrimeNet work?

At any rate, I would imagine that PrimeNet v5 *should* accept "Pminus1=exponent,b1,b2" format lines, at least (if not Pminus1=k,b,n,c,b1,b2 lines, also)--a very useful application of this that comes to mind would be for extending the P-1 bounds on lower exponents that have not yet been factored.

Oh, wait, I just thought of something: maybe PrimeNet will support the Pminus1= lines once the "P-1 small" work choice (currently reserved for "future use") has been made available? In the meantime, maybe it really does only accept Pfactor= lines (which can't be entered through the Advanced menu)?

[Graff]

Originally Posted by mdettweiler

Hmm...interesting. Maybe the P-1 option in the Advanced menu is intended primarily for non-PrimeNet work?

That's probably true...

Originally Posted by mdettweiler

At any rate, I would imagine that PrimeNet v5 *should* accept "Pminus1=exponent,b1,b2" format lines, at least (if not Pminus1=k,b,n,c,b1,b2 lines, also)--a very useful application of this that comes to mind would be for extending the P-1 bounds on lower exponents that have not yet been factored.

Apparently, the k,b,n,c,B1,B2 form does work. I forgot to delete a
worktodo.add file on one of my machines last night and was surprised
this morning to find one core working on the P-1 job I had been testing
out (no, it wasn't M1061...).
The prime.log file still shows "unsupported assignment work type" and
the P-1 job didn't show up in my V5 assignments.
But the job completed and the credit showed up in my V5 results and
in my stats.

[mdettweiler]

Originally Posted by Graff

Apparently, the k,b,n,c,B1,B2 form does work. I forgot to delete a
worktodo.add file on one of my machines last night and was surprised
this morning to find one core working on the P-1 job I had been testing
out (no, it wasn't M1061...).
The prime.log file still shows "unsupported assignment work type" and
the P-1 job didn't show up in my V5 assignments.
But the job completed and the credit showed up in my V5 results and
in my stats.

Hmm...I guess that does work after all. Glad you finally got it to work (at least somewhat)! Just curious, though, did you actually see the newly completed P-1 job show up in the "Factoring Limits" report page?

[Graff]

Originally Posted by mdettweiler

Hmm...I guess that does work after all. Glad you finally got it to work (at least somewhat)! Just curious, though, did you actually see the newly completed P-1 job show up in the "Factoring Limits" report page?

Yup! It shows up in the Factoring Limits and Exponent Status page.