How to install mprime on Ubuntu Server

[Salamander89]

Hello,

I'm using Ubuntu 9.1 (server edition) on my computer. My problem is that I don't know how to install mprime on a server-version of Ubuntu. Please note that I've only the commandline for installation. I've no graphical interface on my OS.

Thanks for any help.

[pegaso56]

Hi, there is no graphical instalation in linux.Assuming you can access the server as root, all you have to do is make a folder (eg. /mprime259, unzip all the files, and in the command line type "./mprime -m", begin with option 1 of the menu and follow instructions.
Anyway , if you are not root, you can run mprime in your home folder as well!!
Good luck
Carlos

[ciic]

Install and autostart MPrime on Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Server with crontab 'bootup script'

After some years I tried again to launch MPrime using the autostart bootup start-script by Gareth Randall, Sun, 12 Nov 2000, originally posted on a mailing list archive, here: http://www.mail-archive.com/mersenne.../msg05245.html , as I did in former years.

Since I run Ubuntu Natty 11.04 on my AMD Fusion E-350 computer, Upstart (http://upstart.ubuntu.com/getting-started.html) has replaced the former /etc/init.d method. So I got the error message:

su: must be run from a terminal

when using the startup script by Gareth Randall, see above.

Here's the steps I followed to achieve the installation and bootup / autostart of MPrime on my Ubuntu Natty 11.04 driven PC:
----------------------------------------------------------

0) On the terminal I created the folder /gimps:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ mkdir  /home/master_and_commander/gimps

1)

### Hints:
# path of mprime-binary in Ubuntu then is: /home/master_and_commander/gimps/
###

Downloaded and extracted mprime266-linux64.tar.gz (or whatever the appropriate version you prefer) from www.mersenne.org to the ~/gimps folder.

1st the 64bit variant:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ cd /home/u1/gimps
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ wget ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266-linux64.tar.gz
--2011-06-01 21:40:46--  ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266-linux64.tar.gz
           => »mprime266-linux64.tar.gz«
resolving hostname mersenne.org... 71.6.220.162
Link to mersenne.org|71.6.220.162|:21... connected.
Anmelden als anonymous ... Angemeldet!
==> SYST ... fertig.    ==> PWD ... fertig.
==> TYPE I ... fertig.  ==> CWD (1) /gimps ... fertig.
==> SIZE mprime266-linux64.tar.gz ... 4019958
==> PASV ... fertig.    ==> RETR mprime266-linux64.tar.gz ... done.

    [                                                                <=>                                ] 4.019.958    372K/s   in 14s     

2011-06-01 21:41:04 (271 KB/s) - »mprime266-linux64.tar.gz« saved [4019958]

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ tar xzvf mprime266-linux64.tar.gz
license.txt
mprime
readme.txt
stress.txt
undoc.txt
whatsnew.txt
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$

2nd the 32bit variant:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ cd /home/u1/gimps
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ wget ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266.tar.gz
--2011-06-01 21:40:46--  ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266.tar.gz
           => »mprime266.tar.gz«
resolving hostname mersenne.org... 71.6.220.162
Link to mersenne.org|71.6.220.162|:21... connected.
  
...   

2011-06-01 21:41:04 (271 KB/s) - »mprime266.tar.gz« saved [4019958]

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ tar xzvf ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266.tar.gz
license.txt
mprime
readme.txt
stress.txt
undoc.txt
whatsnew.txt
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$

2) In the terminal changed to this directory and run the ./mprime -m from xterm to set up the preferences by the MPrime menu:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ cd  ~/gimps 
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ ./mprime -m
[Main thread May 30 15:17] Mersenne number primality test program version 26.6
[Main thread May 30 15:17:38] Optimizing for CPU architecture: AMD K8, L2 cache size: 512 KB
         Main Menu

     1.  Test/Primenet
     2.  Test/Worker threads
     3.  Test/Status
     4.  Test/Continue
     5.  Test/Exit
     6.  Advanced/Test
     7.  Advanced/Time
     8.  Advanced/P-1
     9.  Advanced/ECM
    10.  Advanced/Manual Communication
    11.  Advanced/Unreserve Exponent
    12.  Advanced/Quit Gimps
    13.  Options/CPU
    14.  Options/Preferences
    15.  Options/Torture Test
    16.  Options/Benchmark
    17.  Help/About
    18.  Help/About PrimeNet Server
Your choice:

3) Now I used cron to have MPrime autorun in the background at start up boottime.

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ sudo echo "@reboot cd ~/gimps ; ./mprime & " | crontab -
[sudo] password for master_and_commander: 
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$

### Hints:
# Autostart on bootup as user: 'master_and_commander'
# Only 1 instance of MPrime with 2 workers (1 per core for the dual-core CPU)
###

4) You can edit the MPrime settings by hand / editor. These are my files customed to work with my AMD Fusion 'Zacate' E-350 platform:

CPU Information:
AMD E-350 Processor
CPU speed: 1569.06 MHz, 2 cores
CPU features: Prefetch, MMX, SSE, SSE2
L1 cache size: 32 KB
L2 cache size: 512 KB
RAM:
2GB of DDR3-1066 DDR-SDRAM (8.525 GB/s CPU/GPU shared bandwidth)

~/gimps/local.txt

OldCpuSpeed=1569
NewCpuSpeedCount=0
NewCpuSpeed=0
Memory=512 during 7:30-23:30 else 768
ComputerGUID=*******
ComputerID=*******
WorkerThreads=2
ThreadsPerTest=1
Pid=0
SrvrUID=*******
SrvrComputerName=*******
SrvrPO1=0
SrvrPO2=1
SrvrPO3=6
SrvrPO4=512
SrvrPO5=768
SrvrPO6=450
SrvrPO7=1410
SrvrPO8=1
SrvrPO9=2
SrvrP00=2
LastEndDatesSent=*******
RollingHash=*******
RollingStartTime=0
RollingCompleteTime=*******
RollingAverage=1000

[Worker #1]
Affinity=0

[Worker #2]
Affinity=1

~/gimps/prime.txt

V24OptionsConverted=1
WGUID_version=2
StressTester=0
UsePrimenet=1
DialUp=1
V5UserID=*******
AskedAboutMemory=1
WorkPreference=0
OutputIterations=10000
ResultsFileIterations=999999999
DiskWriteTime=15
NetworkRetryTime=15
NetworkRetryTime2=15
DaysOfWork=6
DaysBetweenCheckins=1
NumBackupFiles=3
SilentVictory=0
AMPM=2
TimingOutput=3
TimeStamp=2
CumulativeTiming=1
BootDelay=180
StaggerStarts=30
SequentialWorkToDo=0
InterimFiles=10000
GmpEcmHook=1
MaxLoad=4.0
MinLoad=3.1
PauseTime=3
UnreserveDays=61

[PrimeNet]
Debug=0
ProxyHost=

For further information on my customisations see the
~/gimps/undoc.txt

This file lists the undocumented features available in the program.
These features may change or be discontinued at any time. Their use is
totally unsupported.

enjoy =)

-----------
See also these postings:
* Re: How Do I Install Mprime?Install and autostart MPrime on Ubuntu 11.04 Natty with crontab 'bootup script'
* MPrime Daemon start-up script , in the ubuntu forums, from December 11th, 2005
* [SOLVED] crontabs job , in the ubuntu forums.

[ciic]

Originally Posted by ciic

Install and autostart MPrime on Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Server with crontab 'bootup script'

After some years I tried again to launch MPrime using the autostart bootup start-script by Gareth Randall, Sun, 12 Nov 2000, originally posted on a mailing list archive, here: http://www.mail-archive.com/mersenne.../msg05245.html , as I did in former years.

Since I run Ubuntu Natty 11.04 on my AMD Fusion E-350 computer, Upstart (http://upstart.ubuntu.com/getting-started.html) has replaced the former /etc/init.d method. So I got the error message:
when using the startup script by Gareth Randall, see above.

Here's the steps I followed to achieve the installation and bootup / autostart of MPrime on my Ubuntu Natty 11.04 driven PC:
----------------------------------------------------------

0) On the terminal I created the folder /gimps:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ mkdir  /home/master_and_commander/gimps

1) Downloaded and extracted mprime266-linux64.tar.gz (or whatever the appropriate version you prefer) from www.mersenne.org to the ~/gimps folder.

1st the 64bit variant:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ cd /home/u1/gimps
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ wget ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266-linux64.tar.gz
--2011-06-01 21:40:46--  ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266-linux64.tar.gz
           => »mprime266-linux64.tar.gz«
resolving hostname mersenne.org... 71.6.220.162
Link to mersenne.org|71.6.220.162|:21... connected.
Anmelden als anonymous ... Angemeldet!
==> SYST ... fertig.    ==> PWD ... fertig.
==> TYPE I ... fertig.  ==> CWD (1) /gimps ... fertig.
==> SIZE mprime266-linux64.tar.gz ... 4019958
==> PASV ... fertig.    ==> RETR mprime266-linux64.tar.gz ... done.

    [                                                                <=>                                ] 4.019.958    372K/s   in 14s     

2011-06-01 21:41:04 (271 KB/s) - »mprime266-linux64.tar.gz« saved [4019958]

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ tar xzvf mprime266-linux64.tar.gz
license.txt
mprime
readme.txt
stress.txt
undoc.txt
whatsnew.txt
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$

2nd the 32bit variant:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ cd /home/u1/gimps
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ wget ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266.tar.gz
--2011-06-01 21:40:46--  ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266.tar.gz
           => »mprime266.tar.gz«
resolving hostname mersenne.org... 71.6.220.162
Link to mersenne.org|71.6.220.162|:21... connected.
  
...   

2011-06-01 21:41:04 (271 KB/s) - »mprime266.tar.gz« saved [4019958]

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ tar xzvf ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/mprime266.tar.gz
license.txt
mprime
readme.txt
stress.txt
undoc.txt
whatsnew.txt
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$

2) In the terminal changed to this directory and run the ./mprime -m from xterm to set up the preferences by the MPrime menu:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ cd  ~/gimps 
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ ./mprime -m
[Main thread May 30 15:17] Mersenne number primality test program version 26.6
[Main thread May 30 15:17:38] Optimizing for CPU architecture: AMD K8, L2 cache size: 512 KB
         Main Menu

     1.  Test/Primenet
     2.  Test/Worker threads
     3.  Test/Status
     4.  Test/Continue
     5.  Test/Exit
     6.  Advanced/Test
     7.  Advanced/Time
     8.  Advanced/P-1
     9.  Advanced/ECM
    10.  Advanced/Manual Communication
    11.  Advanced/Unreserve Exponent
    12.  Advanced/Quit Gimps
    13.  Options/CPU
    14.  Options/Preferences
    15.  Options/Torture Test
    16.  Options/Benchmark
    17.  Help/About
    18.  Help/About PrimeNet Server
Your choice:

3) Now I used cron to have MPrime autorun in the background at start up boottime. See
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ cd gimps
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~/gimps$ crontab -e

Select an editor. To change later, run 'select-editor'.
1. /bin/ed
2. /bin/nano <---- easiest
3. /usr/bin/vim.tiny

Choose 1-3 [2]: _

Accept [2] with <RETURN>.
You will see the editor "nano" displaying the content of your crontab file:

 GNU nano 2.2.6 Datei: /tmp/crontab.2smR8O/crontab



[ read one line ]
^G Help ^O save ^R Open file^Y Page up^K Snipp^C Cursor
^X Close ^J .. ^W Were is^V Page down ^U Snipp r^T Syntax

Here, directly, type in the following line, save with <Strg-O> and close the editor with <Strg-X>

@reboot /home/master_and_commander/gimps/mprime &

Hints:
"@reboot" at every bootup ..
do " /home/master_and_commander/gimps/mprime &", that is in the bash shell, start mprime program-code " /home/master_and_commander/gimps/mprime" ..
and run it in the bachground ("&") , tht is without any output at stdout (=terminal window).

Otherwise try this command-line:

master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$ echo "@reboot /home/master_und_commander/gimps/mprime & " | crontab -
[sudo] password for master_and_commander:
master_and_commander@1stcomputer:~$

4) You can edit the MPrime settings by hand / editor. These are my files customed to work with my AMD Fusion 'Zacate' E-350 platform:
~/gimps/local.txt
~/gimps/prime.txt
For further information on my customisations see the
~/gimps/undoc.txt
enjoy =)

-----------
See also these postings:
* Re: How Do I Install Mprime?Install and autostart MPrime on Ubuntu 11.04 Natty with crontab 'bootup script'
* MPrime Daemon start-up script , in the ubuntu forums, from December 11th, 2005
* [SOLVED] crontabs job , in the ubuntu forums.

enjoy =)