Primenet vs worktodo.txt

TheMawn · 2014-02-18, 01:11

Hi,

Until I can figure out what is causing this mix-up I am having, my CPU will be disconnected from Primenet. I'll continue to submit results as they are created but there won't be any progress reports.

I've been trying to set up a manual P-1 factoring test that isn't assigned by Prime95 but it was repeatedly erased from my worktodo.txt. I finally managed to get it to stick when I used Prime95 itself to generate the worktodo line (identical to what I had been trying, but now "officially" recognized).

However, because I want to get started on this quickly, I tried moving it to a different worker queue or advancing it in the queue, but after communication with primenet everything would get reset to what it was before.

While trying to figure this out, I noticed that four of the manual DC's I grabbed last month to test out the beta version never got done, and trying to add those to my worktodo.txt has been giving me the same grief.

Until I can figure out how to get the program to follow worktodo.txt instead of following what Primenet thinks my worktodo.txt ought to be, I'm cutting communication.

As a side note, this will explain my four 33-days-no-progress DC manual assignments.

sdbardwick · 2014-02-18, 02:18

Potentially insulting question:
Are you exiting, rather than just stopping, Prime95 before editing the worktodo.txt file?

TheMawn · 2014-02-18, 04:26

...no?

And no insult taken, either. I've dealt with enough "Is it plugged in?" situations that I make a point of not getting insulted myself.

Back to the point, then, do I need to exit Prime95 first?

kracker · 2014-02-18, 04:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMawn

...no?

And no insult taken, either. I've dealt with enough "Is it plugged in?" situations that I make a point of not getting insulted myself.

Back to the point, then, do I need to exit Prime95 first?

Definitely yes. Made that mistake myself quite a bit.

kladner · 2014-02-18, 04:49

You can add files without shutting down by using a worktodo.add file. Unfortunately, this does add them at the end of each worker's existing assignments. But definitely shut down if you want to shuffle things around.

petrw1 · 2014-02-18, 04:55

Might need N/A if primenet thinks it is not reqd or already done.

TheMawn · 2014-02-18, 09:19

Alright. I'd gotten used to adding lines directly to worktodo for mfaktc so I didn't realize it was different for Prime95.

2014-02-18, 01:11	#1
TheMawn May 2013 East. Always East. 11·157 Posts	Primenet vs worktodo.txt Hi, Until I can figure out what is causing this mix-up I am having, my CPU will be disconnected from Primenet. I'll continue to submit results as they are created but there won't be any progress reports. I've been trying to set up a manual P-1 factoring test that isn't assigned by Prime95 but it was repeatedly erased from my worktodo.txt. I finally managed to get it to stick when I used Prime95 itself to generate the worktodo line (identical to what I had been trying, but now "officially" recognized). However, because I want to get started on this quickly, I tried moving it to a different worker queue or advancing it in the queue, but after communication with primenet everything would get reset to what it was before. While trying to figure this out, I noticed that four of the manual DC's I grabbed last month to test out the beta version never got done, and trying to add those to my worktodo.txt has been giving me the same grief. Until I can figure out how to get the program to follow worktodo.txt instead of following what Primenet thinks my worktodo.txt ought to be, I'm cutting communication. As a side note, this will explain my four 33-days-no-progress DC manual assignments.

2014-02-18, 04:49	#5
kladner "Kieren" Jul 2011 In My Own Galaxy! 2·3·1,693 Posts	You can add files without shutting down by using a worktodo.add file. Unfortunately, this does add them at the end of each worker's existing assignments. But definitely shut down if you want to shuffle things around. Last fiddled with by kladner on 2014-02-18 at 04:49

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2014-02-18, 02:18	#2
sdbardwick Aug 2002 North San Diego County 5·137 Posts	Potentially insulting question: Are you exiting, rather than just stopping, Prime95 before editing the worktodo.txt file?

2014-02-18, 04:26	#3
TheMawn May 2013 East. Always East. 3277₈ Posts	...no? And no insult taken, either. I've dealt with enough "Is it plugged in?" situations that I make a point of not getting insulted myself. Back to the point, then, do I need to exit Prime95 first?

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2014-02-18, 09:19	#7
TheMawn May 2013 East. Always East. 11·157 Posts	Alright. I'd gotten used to adding lines directly to worktodo for mfaktc so I didn't realize it was different for Prime95.