using GIMPS on GNU/Linux?

[dchmelik]

Originally Posted by joblack

You have to setup the configuration with

./mprime -m

exit the program after configuration
[...]

What must I do to configure it, and will it do any output after I run it to show that it is running? It is not clear to me how to use the program (the text files that came with it are not very explanatory,) and I am waiting for someone to explain.

[moebius]

First Choose
1. Test/Primenet

Use PrimeNet to get work and report results (Y): Y
You must first create your user ID at mersenne.org or leave user ID blank
to run anonymously. See the readme.txt file for details.
Optional user ID (your_login):
Optional computer name (your_pc_name):
Computer uses a dial-up connection to the Internet (Y):
Optional proxy host name:
Accept the answers above? (Y): Y
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than choose: (for example : to get First-Time LL-Tests)
2. Test/Worker threads


Number of workers to run (4): 4

Pick a priority between 1 and 10 where 1 is the lowest priority and 10 is
the highest. It is strongly recommended that you use the default priority
of 1. Your throughput will probably not improve by using a higher
priority. The only time you should raise the priority is when another
process, such as a screen saver, is stealing CPU cycles from this program.
Priority (1): 1

Use the following values to select a work type:
0 - Whatever makes the most sense
2 - Trial factoring
100 - First time primality tests
101 - Double-checking
102 - World record primality tests
4 - P-1 factoring
104 - 100 million digit primality tests
1 - Trial factoring to low limits
5 - ECM on small Mersenne numbers
6 - ECM on Fermat numbers

Options for worker #1

Type of work to get (100): 100
CPU affinity (1-4=specific CPU, 99=any CPU, 100=smart assignment) (100): 100

Options for worker #2

Type of work to get (100): 100
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Accept the answers above? (Y): Y
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getting Assignments /Sending expected completion dates

10. Advanced/Manual Communication

Contact PrimeNet server automatically (N): y
Contact PrimeNet server now (Y): y
Send new expected completion dates to server (N): y

Accept the answers above? (Y): y
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4. Test/Continue or 4. Test/Stop
your choice: [Main thread Feb 20 11:59] Starting workers.
[Worker #2 Feb 20 11:59] Waiting 5 seconds to stagger worker starts.
[Worker #1 Feb 20 11:59] Worker starting
[Worker #1 Feb 20 11:59] Setting affinity to run worker on logical CPU #0
[Worker #4 Feb 20 11:59] Waiting 15 seconds to stagger worker starts.
[Worker #3 Feb 20 11:59] Waiting 10 seconds to stagger worker starts.
[Worker #1 Feb 20 11:59] Resuming primality test of M4******** using AMD K10 type-3 FFT length 2240K, Pass1=448, Pass2=5K
[Worker #1 Feb 20 11:59] Iteration: 1751266 / 42818549 [4.08%].
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this works if your internet connection is configured properly