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I just thought I'd make this thread to replace whats going on in the "Official Folding@Home thread" as that is getting ridiculously long, and some info might be useful and some might not (to other readers) and traversing a great big multi-page thread isn't great fun.
Oh yes, I seem to have 2 100 frame Gromacs running on my Athlons at the moment... and I've recruited a new P4 laptop, (Panasoinc toughbook). To make sure that it doesn't drain his battery I've set it up to only crunch when mains power is turned on, so it probably wont be a great producer, but its a little extra boost :)
man this gromac is taking for ever. its 35+ minutes per frame, usually its around 20-25 for me. oh well. i'll be on the boards late tonight i should be able to see it finish around midnight.
left my machine on overnight, hopefully it got some work done.
We are getting to the high 600's now : 644 and our production rate is still significantl'y higher than most of the people around us :)
man this gromac is taking for ever. its 35+ minutes per frame, usually its around 20-25 for me. oh well. i'll be on the boards late tonight i should be able to see it finish around midnight.
I lost the gromac I had thar was taking 50 something minutes a frame when I unplugged the computer by accident, I;m now working on a ONE HOUR AND TEN MINUTES A FRAME GROMAC on the 1600 AMD and a 50 something minute a frame one on the Linux computer so quit your crying :D:D:D
,,,And see you on the boards, Glenn :)
um.. glenn if you can see me on the board i am going to stop coming to this board. :cool: sorry glenn i had to make that joke, we all know what you meant. trying to start out with a laugh. :D :D
My one hour and 10 minute a frame gromac is now at one hour and fourteen minutes a frame :rolleyes: The linux machine is still around fifty minutes a frame on it's gromac but the other four will be sending units today.
The last time I checked my stats was last wednesday and I've done 27 since then for about 2150 points
Well all I end this evening on a sour note,,,in the process of changing out my laptop battery,,,2 charge the secound for tomorrow ,,,,so on AC only at the moment g-d sent a bolt of lightning down on our block ,,needless to say my laptop went dead , no battery backup...
That sucks! Sorry to hear about it. Just to commiserate, I had three different machines all well into their cycles when I lost power due to a flood here in the Pittsburgh area because of the remnants of hurricane Ivan. Lost much folding time due to outage, etc. Tomorrow will be a better day!
too bad...
my folding contribution has gone down from 3 pc's to 1, which is the AthlonXP 2000+ @ 1,8Ghz cause my router has broken down.
no can't do, would have to buy a modem and our phones are via cable too, so we don't have any telephone connection.
everything goes through the coax cable, tv, internet, phones...
gotta get a good router this time :)
It looks like it's payback time. Since I've started folding, I've always been getting all these little, tiny WU's and so I have not had to wait long for updates to my score to happen. Suddenly, I am working on 3 BIG tinkers with long finish times. This is very weird. This change seems to have coincided with my change to the Windows console version from the Windows GUI version. Any thoughts anyone?
Now for the windows graphical client on the advanced tab at the bottom,,you can select STANDARD, No Preferance or deadlineless....deadlineless,,,will pull A BIG UNIT,,standard will hopefully pull a gromac and no preferance what ever is in order next to process,,,,but keep in mind that the Folding we do is for STANFORD , and they can send out for processing what at the time is important to them in clinical studies,
Hope that helps for a overview of how and why the projects change and how to best TRY to get the unit type YOU wish to run, Glenn
Actually, I am OK with whatever they send me, as long as it benefits the project. I chose No Preference, by the way. I admit to some small fascination with watching my score grow too... :cool:
how can i tell what project i am working on...
and would this link give me info on what it is
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/allprojects#1110
Just a quick update - we now have over 60 members, 50 of which have over 100 points. THIS IS GREAT!!! :D
We've also broken 600th place ;)
How does one generate, or get to see, the cool looking team statistics graphs? Is there any way we could see some of those on a daily or weekly basis? Sure would be nice to see a graphic of our team on its upswing.
Have a look here !!! and bookmark !!! Glenn
http://www.statsman.info/folding2stats/html/12072.html
I lost a week of work,,,POUT
I just checked, and our weekly team point output is 111th place. That's right, there are only 110 teams out there producing points at a faster rate than we are. That means that we're doing great, and climbing fast. But, if we ever REALLY want to make it into the top 100 teams, we'll need to do better. We'll need about a 25% increase in our current weekly production numbers to be climbing at a rate that will be taking us into the top 100. So c'mon, every 4th person needs to add a new machine to the folding frenzy, or recruit another person to help. Just kidding, but let's keep up the good work.
damn who did that stats page? that is really good and well organized. i salute who ever did that. (we need a smiley for that).
mutz_nutz_uk
09-24-04, 02:28
Cool stats page. Gonna keep that bookmarked!
All I seem to be getting at the moment is stupid little 100 frame Tinkers that take a few hours but drop less than 50 points a time (most are dropping 10-20 points). OK, my units count has gone sky high, but my points count is almost not moving :( I wanna go back to getting 10000 frame Gromacs that took a couple of days, but gave out 250 points + each time. THAT was good to see each time one of them dropped on the server.
Have added the Majorgeeks team details to my sig on 2 of my chatrooms I go to, so will see if that adds a few more boxes to our count. As said before, even if every fourth member can recruit just one more box, we should get the production rate high enough to hit the top 100 teams!! So I am hoping to get a couple of new bodies into the crunching for the team.
mutz_nutz_uk
09-24-04, 13:08
Question what version of the software are you running ?,and on what OS Folding at Stanford can be adjusted to select the type of unit for you to DL IE: TINKER OR GROMAC , Glenn
PS thats for the continued promotion on the other boards you frequent !!!
LOL. Its not on boards, I go to chatrooms to speak to real live people!!! (Yes, I really am that sad lmao)
I got Windows XP SP2, and F@H version 5.02
And how do you determine the packets you get??? I got 3 Gromacs this time around, each one a paltry 125 framer. :mad: Would be nice to ask for the 10000 frame Gromacs again. I liked them on my 2 big boxes. The little 100 frame Tinkers are good for my Athlon 1.0Ghz though, that box seems to do quite well on them. But my 2 big boys (XP2700+ and Celeron 2.5Ghz) like the Gromacs better, especially the BIG gromacs :D
morning glenn, turned in a 100 frame gromac last night to put me over the 1000 point's mark. working on a 400 frame tinker. haha my first tinker!
eric
no glenn, i didn't change any settings just pulled it. i'm kinda ify about changing settings, don't want to screw anything up. i'm not all that familair with the client.
eric
i haven't really had time because of school but i was planning on going through that tonight after i get my yard duties taken care of.
eric
congrats on breaking 5000 glenn. (reaches out to shake glenns hand). i'll be there soon enough, just kinda started late in the game. :D
eric
mutz_nutz_uk
09-26-04, 05:04
Come on guys!!! One more place for the top 500!!
Date of last work unit 2004-09-26 03:08:26
Active CPUs within 50 days 120
Team Id 12072
Grand Score 144367.2 (certificate)
Work Unit Count 1784 (certificate)
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 501 of 33346
Glenn! We are in the Top 500.... unless 497 is less than 400, we're not in the top 400 ;)
Heh, nps buddy ;)
We are getting there :D
moving on up...........
fromm 54 to 40 now :)
Grats to the Gristmeister for making a ranking of 6000!!!! :)
wow i found somthing very interesting on another site ........
this can not be true it would be over 400 computers
OC-Xeons will have 1000ghz of CPU power folding by this weekend, an amazing figure, which is why he is the worlds #1 folder.
Grats to the Gristmeister for making a ranking of 6000!!!! :)
Thankyou kind sir, there are 378,000 folders and I just broke the 6000 mark :D:D:D Glad you posted about it, being humble and shy as I am I probably would have never mentioned it.
Thankyou kind sir, there are 378,000 folders and I just broke the 6000 mark :D:D:D Glad you posted about it, being humble and shy as I am I probably would have never mentioned it.
Whilst I am pleased to point out the good deads of others, methinks it may be time for me to start making a run for the top. Watch for the next few weeks...It's time for the top to feel less lonely for the gristmeister! ;)
how many puters are you guys folding with
are they all p.4's
Whilst I am pleased to point out the good deads of others, methinks it may be time for me to start making a run for the top. Watch for the next few weeks...It's time for the top to feel less lonely for the gristmeister! ;)
I'm ready, bring it on!!! And I hope you and cooked and any and everybody else passes me. That doesn't mean I'm slowing down but I do love a good race.
Smokin I'm running a 2.80 and two 2.53's P4's and a 3200 and 2400 AMD. The 3200 is by far the fastest of the lot
I am running a 2.8 HT P4, an Athlon XP 2500 (OC to 2600 -- I'm a risk taker!), an athlon 2.0 and 1.6. All my machines are working doing other things as well as folding. One is my primary work machine (the 2.8), and another is the primary home machine (four of us sharing that one). That's my setup -- for now. May add significant firepower here shortly because nobody else seems to want to run with the big dog. :cool:
RMUS, on your 2.8 HT,,do you run with the HT enabled..if so you can disable it to run FASTER
I have same processor...by disabling the HT you can run 100% of processor !!! on folding ,,,enabled only on 50 % Glenn...if you need set up advise please let me know , Glenn:)
Thanks for the advice. Yes, thanks to advice from this board, I have been running with HT disabled for some time now. Thanks to all who volunteer their time to help.
so i have pulled a 40 frame tinker. i can't help but laugh. or and guys on top, watch out i will be buiding two computer for christmas, both souly for folding. should be interesting once i get those going.
eric
What stats will the new boxes have?? I am just about to build two AMD 2000 machines with 512 MB RAM. Any opinions on that?
i now think that it is time for me to spend some cash and get a new computer. ( my celeron is f'ed up big time now and there is a finished 250 frame gromac on it waiting to be sent in )
there is a store by me ( circuit city ) that is selling a compac celeron D processor 325 Desktop 2.53 ghz 256kb l2 Cache, 533mhz FSB
and 256mb DDR-dram memory for 369 dollars.
so with the last of my cash ( almost ) i might go out and get it...
and then wait to build my new one later.
what a decision i have to make
to anyone who reads this.
get a good firewall
and get some sort of anti virus
NO MATTER WHAT ANY ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS MIGHT SAY ABOUT YOU NOT NEEDING THEM.....
that 40 frame tinker ran for like 4 hours on my p4. i just pulled a 200 frame tinker. so glenn, after that mod in the settings i have pulled 2 tinkers in a row. congrats so far.
eric
Whew!
Glad that's done!
@mgrist: Or anyone else who has interest in a bash script that will output
the names of the team members & their scores...
I have a script now. Laugh if you want, but, it works! (at least, on my machine). It is part of a bigger project, but, maybe you will like to play with it.
You may want to rename it first with the command
mv lynxer.txt lynxer.sh
then make the script executable with the command:
chmod a+x lynxer.sh
and then execute it from the command line with the command:
./lynxer.sh
You can then read the output of the text file called cleangoods.txt with
the command
more cleangoods.txt
I have attached it as a text file here in this post.
finished the 400 frame tinker sometime today. am working on a 20 frame tinker. not sure of points. just thought we were posting progress. home for 20 minutes then off back to school for a prep-class. damn i am tired, oh well grunt and bear it.
eric
WOW we are moving on up, we are at 436 now. If we can keep this pace or quicken it we should be darn close to the top 100 by x-mas. Now that would be cool!
Robster I've not done anything with the script, am barely touching my Linux computer or the others for that matter. I've got a router sitting on my desk now and will hopefully beable to get it going so I can get Linux on the high speed internet. Once I do I'll be switching back to the Linux computers for play and work. WORK yea right :D
If we continue at our current point output pace, we'll not be in the top 100 by Christmas. On the other hand, if we keep our current rate of acceleration (unlikely) we could make it by Christmas easily. It looks to me like we've gotten some great new contributors recently, and even though I am a junior member (3 weeks) of the team I want to say thanks for all the effort from the new guys as well as the pace setters (mgrist and many others) and all the other contributors. We're really doing great, and for those who haven't been around long enough to know it, it's our goal to make it into the top 100 folding teams. In just the last few weeks, as a team ranking, we’ve gone from being well back in the 600’s to being nicely into the 400’s.
Keep up the good work gang! :)
so are tinkers worth more than grmacs? i have been getting very small tinkers since i did glenns little mod, and i am not sure this is worth more than those big gromacs i was getting. so should i stick with the tinkers?
eric
mutz_nutz_uk
09-30-04, 14:33
so are tinkers worth more than grmacs? i have been getting very small tinkers since i did glenns little mod, and i am not sure this is worth more than those big gromacs i was getting. so should i stick with the tinkers?
eric
I know I am happier with the big frame Gromacs on my 2 big boxes (XP2700 and Cele 2.5Ghz), as they are usually done in a few hours and put out some good points (100+ per unit), whilst my little box (Athlon 1.0) seems to do better on 100 frame Tinkers (The gromacs seem to bog it down for days whilst Tinkers take hours). But I noticed I started getting Tinkers on my two big boxes, usually 125 framers, which were taking around 4-5 hours a time but I was only getting something like a paltry 20-30 points per unit.
I am back to getting Gromacs on the big boxes again now (did nothing different, just luck I suppose) and my points have once again started flying up.
So, for me at least, Gromacs seem to give higher points for the time required on the units. Others may have different experiance, but I am gonna try and stick to the big-*** Gromacs (bring on those 10,000 framers!!)
OverCooked
09-30-04, 14:45
Arrg. I keep getting past!!!!!!!
What kinda systems do some of you people have!!!!
I am going to have to bust out my secret weapon. (this one is better then goldies) I need to install Folding on all 200+ P4 computers at my school!!!! That should put us up there!!! And me. :) http://bcdmda.com/images/baaasign.gif
:cool:
cooked
i tried that at my school, but my comp. science teacher said he couldn't becuase they were school computers. sucks, cuase that would have put me on TOP. (there were 697 p4's in that school that he has control over)
eric
What kinda systems do some of you people have!!!!
i am just running a pent.1 233mghz. this thing is fast....... :rolleyes:
really a p.4 2.8 and a celeron 700mghz and soon a p.3 900 mghz. and buy christmas 2 more celeron 2.53ghz or 2 amd 3200+ it depends on my cash flow
Shucks, I just wasted a work unit. It happens sometimes. Not quite sure how it happened this time, think it was because I accessed its partition w/ another distro. Oh well. I'm cranking as we speak.
@ mgrist:
that script is just a part of the "project". Its nothing special to anyone but me... yet!
Yes.
We are STILL moving at a good clip. We definitely have NOT hit a wall yet.
Goldie's good at these projections. We can all keep in mind friends/family that we may be able to recruit from time to time. So far, so good.
Steady as she goes! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
i tried that at my school, but my comp. science teacher said he couldn't becuase they were school computers. sucks, cuase that would have put me on TOP. (there were 697 p4's in that school that he has control over)
That would make an awsome team by itself! Recruit, recruit, recruit!!!
so glenn, is there a reason these 40 frame tinkers are taking the same time as the 1000+ frame gromacs i was pulling? which are worth more points, tinkers or gromacs?
eric
I've got three machines running this now. Looking for some more. :)
I've got three machines running this now. Looking for some more. :)
A man on a mission.
Yes.
I need more hardware, too.
I can justify it by knowing that I can then work with the networking stuff.
Kind of hard to do that with only one box!
:rolleyes: :p :p :p :p :p :)
A man on a mission.
Yes.
I need more hardware, too.
I can justify it by knowing that I can then work with the networking stuff.
Kind of hard to do that with only one box!
:rolleyes: :p :p :p :p :p :)
What happened to the notebook computer?
You know you really need to be hurrying up on this folding, you've got three or four guys that are getting ready to fly by you very soon. But then you have had that happen before. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
Seems my 3 machines keep pulling 400 frame Tinkers that take about 4 days to complete. My machines are all ~1GHz CPUs.
well i have pulled a 400 frame tinker again. this is good cuase i was tired of watching the 40 framers go in.
eric
What version of the software are you using,,,may be able to turn around the gromacs faster,,on the 1ghz machines,,I can tell you settings to retrieve them, Glenn
It's the 5.02 GUI version. I'm not complaining mind you, but if you think it would be more helpful to the cause...
I could care less about my score, only that it is a good cause.
hey glenn, paused my folding for a bit while i played some diablo :D , damn i love that game. anyway i got about 100 frames left on a 400 frame tinker. should be in by monday morning. speeds varies on my computer for this thing. check your PM glenn.
eric
i just got a 25000 frame gromac.........yes i said 25000
this thing will take for ever to do
OverCooked
10-03-04, 00:13
I've been working on a 25,000 frame Tinker!!! Now that is going to take a while. ;)
My old PIII are just about finished with a 400 frame gromac each..so they should dump thoses soon. :)
:cool:
cooked
I havent had a gromac in awhile
not that I have seen
the biggest I have had was like 4000 frames
mutz_nutz_uk
10-03-04, 03:40
WOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 398 of 33473
Good work guys. :D
look at this bad boy. . . .
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/awards/cert.php?u=netrunner&pts=1130&t=wus&bg=3
hell yeah, were moving on up. i have a question. if i add more memory, would that speed up the folding?
eric
i just got a 25000 frame gromac.........yes i said 25000
this thing will take for ever to do
i was wronge it took only 12 hours
i see we are at 392 now
i think we are moving up a few times a day........
Well I've had a router for a month now and finally decided to attemp it, the install that is. I did it manually and got all the windows machines hooked up to the cable. Then I went to the Linux machine, a different story there. Ending up crashing Mandrake and having to reinstall (twice) so I lost the gromac that I was working on. But I got it! I am now surfing hi speed with Linux and will probably not look at the windows computers for a while.
I'm still not networked to the windows computers but that's ok, I now don't have to worry about folding units finishing and sitting there all day waiting for me to get home and do the dial up thing. So that will help me out on the amount of units I get sent in.
How long did it take you to find those cheerleaders Glenn :D
fixin to turn in a 400 frame tinker that took all weekend. we'll see what it gets me.
eric
Great news about the internet,,you will pick up many CPU cycles lost ,,,!!! The Cheerleaders , I just found on the net Mgrist but thought you would like LOL,,,Glenn
The good news also about the router hook up is that I now have another open port that I can connect another computer to. :D Don't have one yet but you never know. :) ;) :)
Thanks for the cheerleaders Glenn. After I saw it I did a search so I could show you what I meant by "cheerleader" and closed the window quick, damn there's alot of porn out there.
glenn, i got about 260 points for that tinker. did you ever get that e-mail?
eric
ok glenn check now. ps, check your spam folder too.
eric
OverCooked
10-03-04, 22:37
Ok what is this new tinker software that is out there. I just downloaded, and installed, and i am very confused now! Has any one tried it out yet? I know glenn said he was going to be our guinie pig...how did it work out?
:cool:
cooked
I don’t know if people are keeping track, but our team continues its quick rise through the ranks. At this hour our team ranking is 374 of 33539 total teams. This is great and represents a big jump (from the 600’s to 374) in just the last 3 or 4 weeks. We continue to have new people start folding for us, but some seem to drop off after awhile. Does anyone have any suggestions as to why people are dropping? Can anyone who’s done so let me know what we can do better here? As a team, are we still trying to make it into the top 100? By year’s end?
I don’t know if people are keeping track, but our team continues its quick rise through the ranks. At this hour our team ranking is 374 of 33539 total teams.
And the robstr is starting to feel someheat from behind! :D
@ glennk721:
easy does it, man! Let's not ruffle any feathers around here.
Sorry I've not been posting down here so much recently, but I've been really busy with school starting again and all the extra-curicular activities I'm taking part in.
I assure you I am still folding, slowly but steadily, I'm not going to be guarding my position at all, but I will be checking up on stats as usual :)
congrats glenn. :) having humans for friends does pay off sometimes. ;) :p :cool:
eric
congrats glenn. :) having humans for friends does pay off sometimes. ;) :p :cool:
eric
AMEN! big boy or was that little buddy :D:D:D:D
LOL Eric, I like animals better LOL:p ,,well ok most people are ok,,but GOOD friends,,life long friends,,one can usually count on 1 hand,, very sad,,,:( Glenn:)
@Mgrist,, your up early buddie,,have a good day ahead,,,,,
I'm always up early but here latly the getting home late thing is killing me :) No time to do anything, not that I have alot to do but you know what I mean.
Mgrist, it looks like your production is on the rise again. Maybe if I really want to catch up, I'll have to add another CPU or two...You sure do make things tough. :rolleyes:
so i keep turning in WU's but i'm not moving. guess i'll get my laptop working so i can break the top 20, i can't get past 26. guess thats a good thing though.
eric
ya i would love to get into the top 20s but being in the 30 is ok i guess..
i hope to start moving soon.........
Mgrist, it looks like your production is on the rise again. Maybe if I really want to catch up, I'll have to add another CPU or two...You sure do make things tough. :rolleyes:
It seemed like there was a week or so there that nothing was getting done. I still had the five computers running but they were on strike or something. Now the last two days I've sent in about fifteen.
And as I've said before I wish everybody would pass me but I'm not going to make it easy. :D :p :D
Mgrist, how did you go from having 11 computers folding down to your current of 5 or 6? You just taking it easy on the rest of us? :)
some how i lost a gromac or it started over it was at 2000\2500 and now it is at 50\2500
i never turned it in, and i checked the f@h web site and my count is the same.
o well fold on
hay is it posible to get a work unit and not send in a finished one?
msg. i got
[15:41:12] Could not transmit unit 00 to Collection server; keeping in queue.
Greetings all, I have turned in 2 tinkers today,,one off my P3 in den,,now working a 2500 frame gromac,,,My P4 has JUST sent in another tinker,,,235 points on the first,,will see what the secound score is when Stanford updates next,,,,also Was at Friends house today, Set uphis new PC a HP AMD 2500 ruinning at 1.8mhz,,,and its folding away, on a LARGE Gromac,,will run about 24-30 hrs,,,also My Dad's PC's should also dump in a 400 frame tinker this weekend as well,,,My P4 just DLed a 2500 frame gromac will be done tomorrow,,progress in the works, Glenn
Now that's the way to get people involved and helping with the folding! Are you putting all those folks under your name or on their own?
LOL,,,actually this is a life long friend,,he cares not where the points go,,also will never visit MG site,,just uses his PC for email and work from home,,,but does believe in the good cause of folding !!!,,,so not SUCH a crime,,,,he wants me to have the credit in points,,,so why not recruit his extra machine,,,for our TEAM !!!...its a team project,,and if I can recruit another machine in a persons name or mine,,,it is for the benifit of the TEAM in whole,,Glenn:)
I agree with your technique. I recently enlisted my uncle's computer in the same way. It should start producing very soon I hope. All for the cause. ;)
Lets here it for Mom (momstr12). Over 1000 points!
Go Mom!
:)
I was just looking at that on one of the pages that basic gave a link to and was going to post but you beat me to it.
GO MOM
I am so proud to be a part of this fine group and to have reached my newest score....
Thanks, First Sergeant mgrist for your reply and vote of acknowledgement...
momstr12 :rolleyes: :)
Just found a virus on the 2.80 computer. I unplugged the network cable first ran updates and scans on the other three win computers and they came up clean. On the 2.8 it took two trys to get the virus deleted but it is supposedly gone now. I should have written the name of it down but I didn't. It was "win 32 something"
@momstr12, welcome to the team. you'll love it here, be sure to spam in the glenn v2.0 thread in the lounge. :D
eric
congrats glenn on breaking 7000 points. you should try fishing one day it is really relaxing.
eric
butterfly123
10-10-04, 16:42
Hi all!
I'm finally at 99%......expect to send in my first WU within the next hour or so.....I'd begun to think I wouldn't make it.....between slow computer, power outages, computer woes.......etc, etc........
If there are any last minute "to-do's", please let me know now.
See you on the boards!!
butterfly123
nope, no last minute to do's as long as you have a active internet connection. congrats on your first completed WU. :D i was proud after my first one.
eric
butterfly123
10-10-04, 20:14
YEAH!! I finally made it!!! :D !!!!!
They've even got me listed already!! :cool:
New WU downloaded just fine and it's chugging away......wow, this one's going to take forever to get done!!!!.......
butterfly123
10-10-04, 20:36
[QUOTE=glennk721]WELL ITS OFFICIAL YOU ARE ON THE BOARDS BUTTERFLY !!!!
YEAH......it took ages, it seems, but finally made it!!
Thanks for holding my hand through this, glenn and all the rest of you as well!!
You're right, eric, it is pretty exciting to send in the first one!!! :D
OverCooked
10-10-04, 20:40
Does anyone know where i can get the older graphical client for windows 2k/xp?
I have 5.02 and all i am getting is Gromacs. This is killing my score. Before i formated i had an earlier version, and i was loaded with tinkers, and flew to the top.
:cool:
cooked
Bluesman just passed cooked to regain the lead by 46 points woooohooo go guys!!! Njal just broke 10,000 and 100 WU's and CP just got 100 WU's.
Keep on crunching guys we will get to the top 100 sooner then later.
And by tomorrow bluesman and overcooked will be in the 10,000 club
OverCooked
10-10-04, 21:01
Does anyone know where i can get the older graphical client for windows 2k/xp?
I have 5.02 and all i am getting is Gromacs. This is killing my score. Before i formated i had an earlier version, and i was loaded with tinkers, and flew to the top.
:cool:
cooked
Arrg :mad:
With these Gromacs i keep getting passed up!
:cool:
cooked
i keep dropping in my rank. damnit this think can't chug em any faster i don't think.
eric
OverCooked
10-10-04, 21:26
Cooked,,,give some thought to the 5.03 for XP,,,its beta,,,but fixed alot of bugs in 5.02,,,if you really need the older version,,I will go on the hunt LOL...Glenn
can be set to pull tinkers !!!
So the beta can pull only tinkers?
Thanks Glenn
:cool:
cooked
OverCooked
10-10-04, 21:32
It can be set to either ,,,I keep on standard,,,,and I keep pulling LARGE gromacs,,150-200 points each,,,deadlineless will pull tinkers
Cool!
Thanks Glenn. Once i finish this Gromac I will install the Beta version. :)
:cool:
cooked
Mgrist,, Its Nice to have Howard Cosell back in action with the blow by blow comentary,,its neet that your keeping track,,,,,but your posts are very amusing,,,I broke 7000 points for the silly record LOL,,,,Glenn
I try and keep up, not alot of time here latly. I saw that you were moving up also (congrats) but you had mentioned it earlier so I didn't bring it back up. I thought about (silly me) changing my name in folding and just starting another run for the top just so I could be in the race so to speak. But with basic equaling my output and already at 10,000 or so I'd never catch him or even get close so I decided that being in first isn't all that bad :D
Have a good day all, see you in the funny papers.
I try and keep up, not alot of time here latly. I saw that you were moving up also (congrats) but you had mentioned it earlier so I didn't bring it back up. I thought about (silly me) changing my name in folding and just starting another run for the top just so I could be in the race so to speak. But with basic equaling my output and already at 10,000 or so I'd never catch him or even get close so I decided that being in first isn't all that bad :D
Have a good day all, see you in the funny papers.
Actually, I'm working very hard to catch you, but am still struggling for enough horsepower. Alas, I may have to invoke the secret weapon soon. :cool:
you are truely a dedicated super-geek ,glenn
lol :bigfriggngrin:
i don't know glenn, u sure that thing can turn out a WU a month? :D :p ;)
eric
Actually, I'm working very hard to catch you, but am still struggling for enough horsepower. Alas, I may have to invoke the secret weapon soon. :cool:
Now you know I can't let that happen :D I built my little girl a 1.7 P-4 and my little boy has a 1600 AMD (they live with their mother) and I'm trying to figure out a way to get them a internet connection, safly. I don't want either on the net, but if I can figure out a way I'll get their computers crunching. Plus now that I have a place for another computer I'm liable to just throw another together. So don't start catching up you'll just cost me money :D:D:D:D:D :p
Overcooked is in the lead by 10 points over bluesman
Well I'm not even going to mention that I passed
40,000 POINTS
Because tomorrow I'll have
500 wu's
so I'll bring it up then, if I remember :D
Now you know I can't let that happen :D I built my little girl a 1.7 P-4 and my little boy has a 1600 AMD (they live with their mother) and I'm trying to figure out a way to get them a internet connection, safly. I don't want either on the net, but if I can figure out a way I'll get their computers crunching. Plus now that I have a place for another computer I'm liable to just throw another together. So don't start catching up you'll just cost me money :D:D:D:D:D :p
Arghhh! You may be safe for another week or two. I've gotten too bogged down at work to implement my secret plan…for now. Grats on the huge new milestones (40k pts, and 5000 WU!!!!). I can only aspire to your greatness – well, I can also plot, plan and procrastinate! :rolleyes:
butterfly123
10-11-04, 20:12
:) :) WOW!!!! :) :)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Good Job!!
OverCooked
10-11-04, 20:38
Ok Glenn. I have the beta version installed. I droped a 25,000 frame Gromac just now. :)
What exactly do i have to set to bring in tinkers?
Thanks
:cool:
cooked
OverCooked
10-11-04, 21:21
those huge gromacs throw off great points,,and run fast !!! its probably set to standard on the config , andvanced tab,,,deadlinless will bring tinkers,,,but stanford is now doing a series of LARGE gromacs,,a secound run of them so more frames,,,more comples ,,,and more points !!! I have had my p4 SET ON STANDARD,,AND iM CRANKING OUT UNITS,,,ALL SCORING WELL,,,,GLENN
Thanks Glenn! I am going to play around and see what kind of work unites i get in the next week or so.
Thanks
:cool:
cooked
yeah i just turned in a 400 frame tinker that took most of the weekend. working on a 400 frame tinker now, hopefully i can start pulling in gromacs that will run fast on my machine, put the deadlines back to standard. hopefully gromacs will boost my points a little.
eric
OverCooked
10-11-04, 23:09
Well I'm not even going to mention that I passed
40,000 POINTS
Because tomorrow I'll have
500 wu's
so I'll bring it up then, if I remember :D
Way to go Mgrist!!
I also completed a goal today!
:cool:
cooked
Congrats to all.....My friends computer did not send in last night,,im bumped to 11th place,,I will recover,,have a 200 point gromac going in th 40 min,,,and a trip to friends house to get his unit to dump in as well,,,also my den computer will turrn in a unit tomorrow or early thursday morning,,,We are gettting ready for wifes surgery tomorrow,,,so I may be a little scarce on the boards for a few days,,hospital has wifi,,,so I will be on during my 3 hr NEARVOUS WAIT...also later in the day,,,to give a post op update to aqll,,,Speak soon, Glenn
Very best wishes for you and the missus. Quick recovery for all involved is my hope.
congrats to mgrist and cooked.
glenn best of luck with your wife surgery, may God bless her and guide the hands of the staff. i'll be waiting for the post-op report.
eric
I just broke into the top five thousand folders :) Out of 383,307 people folding I am in 4,991st place, cool.
I need to get my kids computers folding there is no doubt about it.
I'm a newcomer to MajorGeeks ... and would love to join your team ... but I already have the powder2glass Folding@Home team (http://www.powder2glass.com/Google_Toolbar_Compute/) with a 50-day CPU average of about 60 ... so we ain't doing too shabby! ;-)
Bottom line is we ALL win, since this is for a good cause ... so keep spreading the word about Folding@HOME.
A warm welcome to the MG site hulkster !!!!:) , Yes all win with folding (Folding@ home,,,glad) at home glad to have you aboard as a MG member !!, Glenn
PS if so inclined you can always add all those CPU's to our team ;) LOL,,(JOKE)...glad you are doing so well !!!!
Thanx for the welcome Glenn.
Hey, want to join the powder2glass team - LOL here too! ;-)
Seriousely, we're #5 for Google Computers (and just about to pop into the #4 spot) ... so we are working that angle - our typical Folder is my mom so we are using the Google Toolbar which makes it real simple/easy for 'em, whereas you guys are using the FAH client ... which is better for a number of reasons.
don't forget that we have moved up from team rank 1500 to team rank 322 in less than 6 months. everyday we seam to be moving up, but we will hit a wall soon, i think, but hay it is fun to see how far we have gone and how far we have to go..............
don't forget that we have moved up from team rank 1500 to team rank 322 in less than 6 months. everyday we seam to be moving up, but we will hit a wall soon, i think, but hay it is fun to see how far we have gone and how far we have to go..............
There was some talk in the past about making into the top 100 by Christmas. That is not going to happen, but our progress is great. I estimate that we'll be at about 170 by Christmas. We'll all have to keep adding and keep recruiting if we really want the to get to the top 100.
I am feeling very left behind by mgrist, and lots of pressure from below, so I am forced to do some upgrading. Primary 2 is shifting from an AMD 2500 to a 3200, and then adding the 2500 as a new secondary. Should be done by the end opf this weekend. We'll see if thet helps me to catch the gristmeister!
There was some talk in the past about making into the top 100 by Christmas. That is not going to happen, but our progress is great. I estimate that we'll be at about 170 by Christmas. We'll all have to keep adding and keep recruiting if we really want the to get to the top 100.
I am feeling very left behind by mgrist, and lots of pressure from below, so I am forced to do some upgrading. Primary 2 is shifting from an AMD 2500 to a 3200, and then adding the 2500 as a new secondary. Should be done by the end opf this weekend. We'll see if thet helps me to catch the gristmeister!
Get used to the feeling of being left behind HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE :D
Actually you seem to be keeping up pretty good, not catching up mind you but keeping up. We would be neck and neck if we had started at the same time I think. I've been keeping an eye on you, and now I see that you are adding more fire power. You force me to do the same, although I'm not sure how yet. But have no fear a fool and his money are soon parted :D:D:D:D
But have no fear a fool and his money are soon parted
this is to true
friends of mine have been asking why i feel the need to go out and spend 1200 dollars on 4 new computers. they all think 1 computer is enough.
my response is the more the merreor ( i cna't spell for shat )
so now you all know what my christmas preasent to my self will be.....4 new puters and a switch for the monitors...i think i can connect 4 towers to 1 monitor with the right switch.
this all would make 7 computers 4- 2.5 mghz cellerons, 1- p.4 2.8, 1 -700mghz celleron, and if i can get this p.2 900mghz to fricking work that would make 7 all folding ( and of course downloading as much music as i can.)
this is to true
.i think i can connect 4 towers to 1 monitor with the right switch.
I've got five (was six) computers all connected to the same monitor-mouse and keyboard and all connected to the internet. I've got two four port KVM switches connected together. One of them was in my closet getting ready to be thrown out. It's a mechanical one and isn't worth a crap and never will be. It controls the two computers I use the least so I don't have to deal with it to much. All this to say get a good switch when you do get one. Let us know your progress on the new computers.
I was, well tried to get a computer on credit. I'm making a bunch of money and really don't have any bills but my credit is still a mess from the divorce so that avenue is out. I could use a good laptop :D For work of course not just to Fold on:rolleyes:
thank for letting me know about the switch.
my friend has 2 towers to 1 monitor. i did not know that you can connect the mouse to all the towers.
so let me get this right 1 monitor, 1 mouse, 5 towers that really would keep the area clean
P.S. it was/is a P3 900mghz, and i forgot that i had bought a case also ( so it could be 8 )
thank for letting me know about the switch.
so let me get this right 1 monitor, 1 mouse, 5 towers that really would keep the area clean
Yep,1 monitor 1 mouse 1 keyboard with seven computers possible on my setup. Could put another KVM and connect more.
so are you just daisy chaining them mgrist?
by the way whats up old man? haven't really talked to you in a while.
eric
OverCooked
10-15-04, 23:35
Yeah I passed Bluesman again. Im up by 27 points!!! :D :D :D :D
Take that Blues!!!!! :p :p :p :p :p :p
:cool:
cooked
Smokin,,if ya get those PC's my christmas present to you will be a 5 port auto detecting switch,,I just happen to have ,(GlennGEEK)<<<<<<<,,:) :) :)
hay i will let you know in december
so are you just daisy chaining them mgrist?
by the way whats up old man? haven't really talked to you in a while.
eric
Hey big boy! I've been working full time for somebody else. Over the last twenty years I pretty much worked for myself, so this steady 10 hours a day is killing me. Been over a month now and I'm still not used to it. It's tough on an old man and I'm in good shape. Glad I didn't let myself go over the years, I'd be dead :D
Not sure what you mean by daisy chaining them. I have a four port KVM, it will run four computers from one mouse, monitor, key board. On one port instead of running the cable to a computer I ran it to the input of another KVM switch. So once I switch to that port I then have to use the switch on the second KVM. It was easy stuff, shoot I did it, it must be.
Yeah I passed Bluesman again. Im up by 27 points!!! :D :D :D :D
Take that Blues!!!!! :p :p :p :p :p :p
:cool:
cooked Don't look now cooked. Blues must of cranked out a tinker or two.
On one port instead of running the cable to a computer I ran it to the input of another KVM switch. So once I switch to that port I then have to use the switch on the second KVM.
that my old friend is daisy chaining at its finest.
:D :p :cool:
eric
Hello everybody, just thought that I would announce that I have finally given up lurking and joined the folding team! by tonight I should have a few comps going about 24/7. Just wanted the move the team ahead!
btw does it usually take 3-4 days for one WU to complete?
Hello Destructo
welcome to MG and the folding team
a big WELCOME to the folding team. now contrary to what you think we are not crazy, at least the rest of the team isn't. no one knows about glenn or me, the jury is still out i guess. :D :D be sure to join in on all fun down here on bottom of the boards, and glenn v2.0 in the lounge.
eric
glad you liked it glenn. :D :D :D
eric
Thanks for the welcome everyone and the info glen. I guess this wu should be done by tues.......well rome wasn't built in a day. Hopefully when I get home I'll get somthing a bit speedier.
Thanks for the invite to the other threads eric (& better crazy than normal :p ). I am a newbie to posting but definitely a veteran lurker!!
folding@fullspeed.yes!
a big WELCOME to the folding team. now contrary to what you think we are not crazy, at least the rest of the team isn't. no one knows about glenn or me, the jury is still out i guess. :D :D be sure to join in on all fun down here on bottom of the boards, and glenn v2.0 in the lounge.
eric
The jury isn't out young-un they have already passed their verdict to the Judge.
their coming to take me away ha ha, their coming to take me away he he, to the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time, and I can't wait to see the nice young men in their pretty white coats, their coming to take me away ha ha ho ho he he to the funny farm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK after reasearch this is what I came up with for the new WU,,,indeed it required the new core just released oct 04,,,Glenn I am running 583<<< 4 hrs to completion
sweet. . . . .
OverCooked
10-16-04, 19:55
Don't look now cooked. Blues must of cranked out a tinker or two.
:eek: :eek: :eek:
Yikes!!!!! Damn Blues give me a chance. ;) :D
I walked into my room today to find that my computer was turned off! It wasnt folding for 12 hours. I guess on of my cats steped on the little button on the surge protector, and shut off everything. :(
:cool:
cooked
...oh yeah, Destructo, almost forgot to tell you to watch out for the crazy old man mgrist. he'll start rambling about being too old or some crap like that, all you got to do is make fun of his age and he'll shut up. :D :D :D :p :p :p ;)
eric
So finally got home...now when you are running on multiple machines is it common to be working on the same WU as my other comp? Or is that wierd?
Also I have a wierd video card error when I first bring the folding screen up (ati 9600xt) anyway just a side note if anyone else has had it happened. I will post later on if it happens again since I forgot to remember any helpful info on it.
thanks
the new guy
how old is old? I dont look it but I sure do feel now and again.
yeah please let me know because i have my store one on autopilot and its not due to finish until Tues so if i can reset is somehow that would be great.
up and coming thirty-something
actually I just double checked this one and it is not due to end until tues dec 4.....anyone had one that long? Or am I not seeing something here?
It is wonderful to see people continue to join our ranks. We are growing in numbers and moving up the team ranks by leaps and bounds. We are also adding some very strong individual folders who look like they’ll be pressing towards the top shortly. Many thanks go to all the people who continue to lend their CPU time and to all the newer folks. Welcome all. Good hunting to Brian_Smith, Darph_bobo, cleanX, and baiken, among others who are cranking out strong weekly totals and look to be moving up fast.
lol forgot i had virus scan in the background.....I guess that could eat up some energy. DUH!
So I just put it on my other comp and it is doing the same gromac as well...mean anything???? Are all three maybe sending different frames in? at any rate I am about to step out for the night so I wont be able to work on it til later tonight or manana.
well followed as per instruciones but when I double clicked to get the screen up (after i restarted folding) I lost my monitor input---I hate that feeling.. Anyway I shutdown then restarted and got the folding menu up and chose display, crossed my fingers, and no monitor problem but....it is doing the same WU again and I have zero frames done now---I deleted every file in the work folder so no clue.
fyi I am tripled up.
I have never doubled up !!! anyone else ?????????????????
Yep I've doubled up before. It mentions it on the folding site somewhere. You will get points for both just like it was two different ones.
Hey young-un you can't shut me up by talking about my age, I earned every one of these years. Can't say I'm proud of them all but I earned them :D And anyway I'm only old in experience I'm just upper middle aged in years. As opposed to being wet behind the ears like some other big boys I know. HEHEHEHEHEHEHE
fyi I am tripled up.
Never tripled up to my knowledge. I'd try deleting that last one again. Are you running console or the client version? You probably said already but I'm not as young as Eric and can't remember that long ago. :D
I found a tower on the side of the road
figure I would fix it up just for folding
I see that alot someone locks up or crash's or even just a virus or something and they trash their pc
I am not currently folding something is a miss. . .it takes 3.62 sec forthe little box to come up when I turn off the computer
I dont have that much background apps running
anyway. . .when I get that iron'd out I will uninstall it and install the beta
looking forward to the new core
Hail to Destructo!
(I love it when the new people post to say hi).
Hey guys, if Destructo downloaded all of the work units at the same time, maybe that would explain why he was given the same one?
I would suppose that units are given out many times, to double check?
Anyway, you will be on the board in no time, cranking away.
Onward, team,
Onward we go with new members! We grow in power! :)
Where do I tell. I think that I am running the "graphical client" since it brings up the image of the protein and likes to reek havoc on my monitor connection.
at any rate I'm finally steppin out for the night ill catch up later tonight or tomorrow morning.
I downloaded the first one at least 2 hours before I got to my home comps.
dang it I just got done editing this beut of a reply when I found out my 5 mins were up.
anyway: uninstalled 502. installed 503 immediatly got a graphic driver conflict of some sort (no error mess. dont know if i have a log somewhere) but the monitor at least stayed online this time. Got to the display and.....and......and......antisipation............SAME DANG WU! I guess I am just cursed!
At that I take my leave and will check back either late tonight or in the morning.
thanks for all the post now and in the future!
dang it I just got done editing this beut of a reply when I found out my 5 mins were up.
anyway: uninstalled 502. installed 503 immediatly got a graphic driver conflict of some sort (no error mess. dont know if i have a log somewhere) but the monitor at least stayed online this time. Got to the display and.....and......and......antisipation............SAME DANG WU! I guess I am just cursed!
At that I take my leave and will check back either late tonight or in the morning.
thanks for all the post now and in the future!
Maybe a silly question here but how do you know your getting the same unit. What are you looking at????
sorry glenn. . but I have benn waiting for this. . .
"I now pronounce you MR. and Mrs. Pacman"
carry on. . . . .
Morning (well afternoon actually) well took a look at my main comp when I got up and it actually wasnt folding! So I started the program and.........no monitor again. So I uninstalled the 503 (it seemed to crash my monitor more) and installed the 502 v. It loaded alright but when I chose to dispay it........BAM! No monitor. Anyway if anyone has 2 cents on it let me know. I'm going to try a newer driver or something.
The monitor is a 19" logitech VE175 b lcd. This is actually suppose to be my "good" comp. LOL I have had more problems with it then my old standby. I know I have to specs to handle the dang thing. Thats what I hate about comps...its always one stupid little thing that can throw the whole machine out of whack! Anyway I am not too worried about it because as long as I don't check the graphical display I should be fine.....a prob to keep on the back burner for now.
Glad to hear that you survived the Big Three! Out here it's the occassional 3.0 point shake or a tornado every 100 years not to mention no humidity!
Hey !! I finally got a WU finished - I'm on the list.
Now if I can get my Laptop set up also.... :)
No Brainer Glenn LOL Yes, why not try a version that doesn't have the part that seems to be the prob? DUH! I'm trying it now and I'll let ya know.
Seems to be working fine....except if anyone else installs this one make sure to make a folder for it! LOL No monitor problem but I haven't checked to see what work unit I'm doing.
I just erased and reinstalled... but now thats its working I can't seem to enter cammands to see what Im working on??? although I have finished 3 frames so I know Im not working on the same as the other 2.
OverCooked
10-17-04, 23:25
Hi everyone!
I formated my HDD, and reinstalled windows. I am back up and folding again. I just played around with my settings, and i loaded a 200 frame tinker. Set to be done in 5 hours.
I will send in a small Gromac from my P3, and a just loaded a 500 frame Gromac on my Cele due to finish by christmas..lol :D
:cool:
cooked
Good deal cooked, now maybe you get get ahead of that pesky bluesguy :D:D
butterfly123
10-18-04, 07:52
I got hung up last night, then got frustrated and ended up having to push the off button.....so I just went to bed.....this morning when I turned it back on.....I'd lost it all.......I could scream.....me and my little Celeron and I'm back to 0/2500!!! :mad: I checked the log file and yup, it's back to square one......I may never get this gromac finished!! :eek:
Oh well, such is life !
Adding to the good news, I can’t seem to get my new AMD 3200 running. I’ve had to roll back to the 2200. Bummer.
mgrist, watch out from below, Ironsnipe seems to be coming on very strong!
mgrist, watch out from below, Ironsnipe seems to be coming on very strong!
I've lost the alienware laptop because the roomate i guess didn't like it running, so i lost a 2.8ghz P4C with 512 of ram, but i'm still coming on strong.
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
I forgot to say before, but i still have 6 people in my suite at college here that i haven't asked to run it yet. So when i get the guts to ask them i will.
I've lost the alienware laptop because the roomate i guess didn't like it running, so i lost a 2.8ghz P4C with 512 of ram, but i'm still coming on strong.
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Yep your moving on up, you are now the third person in the blue at this link
http://stats.geekfolding.com/viewteam.php?team=12072/ Blue is good but you'll never catch me ha ha ho ho he he :D:D:D
I have done it!!!! Im on the board(#64) and rising!! Yeehaaaww! Cannot wait to break into the top 50! :cool: :cool: :p :)
yeah i remember my first one, it felt great.
glenn congrats on hitting #100. thats a milestone, save that certificate. :D :p
eric
where the 100 unit cert. glenn? that one is for 8000 points, which isn't shabby either.
eric
wow he are in to the 200's that is great.
now that i can catch up with life. i can send in the work from both computers....
both are 2500 gromacs..
i want a 10,000 fram tinker ( i read about it on another site, not sure if it true.)
it gave huge points. i think i read something like 5000 points :eek:
butterfly123
10-19-04, 20:44
Here is the Cert,,yeeeeeehhaaaaaa
HEY CONGRATS!!!
At the rate I'm going, I'll never make that, but it's nice to see someone do it!!
yeah sorry bout that glenn, i thought the 8833.56 100 was all ony big link, not two different ones. congrats. again.
eric
HEY CONGRATS!!!
At the rate I'm going, I'll never make that, but it's nice to see someone do it!!
Hang in there butterfly, it all counts and goes to a great cause.
butterfly123
10-19-04, 21:48
Oh, I'll hang in there, alright.....it's too important not to!!!!!!!
Had another scare a little while ago......my Antivirus sent me an email to upgrade because of a vulnerability, so of course I did it right away.....and in all the downloading and trying to get the new set up........I was waiting for something and checked my Folding progress......and it said 0/00......I thought OMG not again......I've already started over on that WU once because of some stupid hang up mess..... :mad: ........but fortunately this time it was okay......I rebooted and the problem I was having with my AV was fixed and my progress on my WU was at least back to where I was on the second go round....... :o
I have a question........So does the console and the graphical set you up on two different accounts? Or can you get them merged somehow. If you look on the list you'll see that I'm #60 and #72----I have the same user name on all??? Anyone know? Do I just have to stick to one type of interface?
Never mind!!! I just noticed that the next user name is mispelled DUH! I must have done it at my store comp. so much for typing classes :rolleyes:
has anyone else noticed that Brian_smith has been flying up the chart.
2 weeks ago he was at 1200 now he is very close to 5000.
watch out glenn i think he has you in his sites.
nice score on the friends puters glenn.
i am still trying to get a friend of mine to do the same. he has at least 5 p. 4 2.8 computers, and at least 10 misc. computers.
Boy it's a good thing I've got a good lead. There are a bunch of you fixing to get into a lot of crunching pretty soon. Mr. Basic and I are the only ones averaging over 2500 points a week right now but that looks like it's getting ready to change. Bring it on guys, bring it on!!!
By the way rmsubasic has been steady gaining on me this last week or so and is due to overtake me in April if I don't do something. I think he has sneaked in a couple of computers that we don't know about :D:D:D I'll have something more going within the month to slow him down a bit. :)
i love how we all know that it is for a good cause, but we are all after the top spot at the same time.
there are alot of people in our group who started out with 1 computer and now have 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 computers all folding.
in to the 100's here we come :) :) :) :)
has anyone else noticed that Brian_smith has been flying up the chart.
2 weeks ago he was at 1200 now he is very close to 5000.
watch out glenn i think he has you in his sites.
Dudes!
I am *** personal friends *** with that guy! I see him face to face from time to time!
Hey smokinbls:
Nah, he ain't got glennk721 in his sites...
...he's looking for mgrist!!!
<sound effects from scary movie play here>
:D :D :D :D
I'm trying my best to be the first one to the gristmeister. I've been held up by a bad CPU that I've had to RMA, but I have more horsepower on the way. See you soon at the top, mgrist. ;)
It's nice to be loved, everybody wants to join me :D
I've been so tired the last month that all my computers have stayed up and running. Fpr those of you that don't know what I'm talking about, I like to mess with my computers and usally end up crashing one here and there. Glenn says he's lost about ten units since he started lightweight :D I'd hate to hazard a guess as to how many I've lost. :)
Glenn that's OK about the computer parts, I'd rather see it whole and running just like you got it, maybe you can catch me also. I can't justify buying a computer when I've got five running :rolleyes: maybe a laptop yea I could use a laptop :p
glenn, thats funny about your cats. its funny, i hear that alot on here. i don't have cats and my dog stays out of my room, so i don't have that problem.
eric
I've sent one unit in a day and a half with four fast computers running folding, that's terrible!!!!! These long Gromacs are running on four of the computers now and it seems that's all I'm running here the last two months. Oh well I guess they need to be done also.
Sure is quite around here latly.
Hey Robster how's the script going still slaving away at it :)
Sure is quite around here latly.
that it is.
what happened did everyone go back to school or did we all get jobs
i got a hell day at work tomarrow. 16 hours long and only i half hour smoke break :rolleyes:
i am still trying to figure out how you all know how many points you are going to receive after you finish a gromac or a tinker...
has anyone gotten a tinker latly?
all i get are gromacs 1000 frame, 2500 frame, 5000 frame ones.....
that it is.
what happened did everyone go back to school or did we all get jobs
i got a hell day at work tomarrow. 16 hours long and only i half hour smoke break :rolleyes:
i am still trying to figure out how you all know how many points you are going to receive after you finish a gromac or a tinker...
has anyone gotten a tinker latly?
all i get are gromacs 1000 frame, 2500 frame, 5000 frame ones.....
I've recieved one Tinker, that was yesterday and it's on my Linux machine.
I don't get on as much because I have a new job so I'm gone all day and in bed early. When I get home the first thing I do is sign on here but there's not a lot of traffic during the day either so I'm just not able to talk as much trash as I'd like to :D:D:D
Just checked the gromac I'm running on this machine, it's worth 277 points!
OverCooked
10-21-04, 18:52
Brian,,,after you get a UW,,,,look here there is a summary of what is released,,,can see points,,,due date,,description of WU yada yada...Glenn
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/psummary.html
yes on tinker one on P4 at the moment !!!
Glenn i just checked out that page. :D Really cool.
What is an Amber?
:cool:
cooked
went ahead and checked all five machines. Have one tinker worth 241 and four gromacs worth 277, 220, 186 and 230 for a total of 1154 points. Now I just need to get them done.
so I'm just not able to talk as much trash as I'd like to :D:D:D
which is good, becuase the trash you talk is a insult to all trash talkers, i guess your just too OLD to learn how do it right. :p :cool: :D :D :D ;)
eric
which is good, becuase the trash you talk is a insult to all trash talkers, i guess your just too OLD to learn how do it right. :p :cool: :D :D :D ;)
eric
Yes it's a insult. It's a insult because trash talking is suppose to be a insult. in a facetious kind of way. To old to learn to do it right!!! Why you young whipper-snapper you, I was talking trash when your parents were in diapers. My trash talking is the basis, the measureing stick, the goal to reach the lesson to follow the end all and be all of trash talking. You've been bouncing to many golf balls off of trees, thats your problem :D:D
:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
Yes it's a insult. It's a insult because trash talking is suppose to be a insult. in a facetious kind of way. To old to learn to do it right!!! Why you young whipper-snapper you, I was talking trash when your parents were in diapers. My trash talking is the basis, the measureing stick, the goal to reach the lesson to follow the end all and be all of trash talking. You've been bouncing to many golf balls off of trees, thats your problem :D:D
:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
bows on his knees i'm not worthy, i'm not wrothy.
that was a pretty good come back. not bad for a card carrying AARP member. :D
eric
not bad for a card carrying AARP member. :D
eric
Toche :D
Toche :D
:p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :cool: :D :cool:
eric
OverCooked
10-21-04, 22:55
LOL this thread cracks me up. :D
I have two gromacs at 50%, and a tinker just ready to send in on my 3200.
Once i switched over to tinkers, i have been flying through, stacking up thoses points. :D
Back up the ladder i go! ;)
:cool:
cooked
Hey Robster how's the script going still slaving away at it :)
Slaving.
Yes.
Slaving.
Hey. The thing is actually coming along. Now, though, I must call it with a cron-job. I have to configure the computer to dial up and get the stats each night.
So, I can configure the cron-job to dial-up, and then another cron-job to dump the stats page to my hdd. However, it then fails.
I ***think*** its because the crond in Slackware (Matthew Dillon's cron) is not quite as capable as the ***usual*** Vixie Cron (or whatever).
So, I try to do it in Fedora. Easy, right?
I wish.
I have trouble now getting wvdial to configure correctly in Fedora.
(The command line dial-up in Slack was easy -- ppp-go).
I must sleep now, though.
I will be out of town this weekend. I will let you guys know if I can get this thing worked out.
Robert
LOL this thread cracks me up. :D
I have two gromacs at 50%, and a tinker just ready to send in on my 3200.
Once i switched over to tinkers, i have been flying through, stacking up thoses points. :D
Back up the ladder i go! ;)
:cool:
cooked I've got to get some tinkers going also these gromacs are boring and slow. Tell me what you did to start getting some tinkers cooked.
:)
OverCooked
10-22-04, 14:41
I've got to get some tinkers going also these gromacs are boring and slow. Tell me what you did to start getting some tinkers cooked.
:)
Glenn suggested that i donwload the beta version. I was then able to change my preferences to "deadlineless" This brings in tinkers. :)
:cool:
cooked
Mgrist, what version of the software are you using???
The console version 5.2???
hey mgrist, what linux type did you say was easy to learn, or that you learned wth or whatever it was that you were saying?
eric
hey mgrist, what linux type did you say was easy to learn, or that you learned wth or whatever it was that you were saying?
eric
Mandrake is the easiest. There all easy as far as getting around in, Mandrake is just the easiest to configure as far as modems, networking ect...
Just talked to the ex about getting my little girl on the internet so that I could do Folding on her computer, she said no.
Just checked the stats page and rmsubasic is now poised to overtake me in January. If we could just get about ten of you guys going at that rate we'd really be rocking. We are doing good though, Robster and I were going for the top 2000 and were only dreaming about getting into the top 1000. Now look at all the work you guys have done. Thanks
Just checked the stats page and rmsubasic is now poised to overtake me in January. If we could just get about ten of you guys going at that rate we'd really be rocking. We are doing good though, Robster and I were going for the top 2000 and were only dreaming about getting into the top 1000. Now look at all the work you guys have done. Thanks
Methinks yer playin' possum, mgrist. :rolleyes: I am trying my best to catch you, but I don't think I'll be seeing you in January. Also two of my current folders are going to be offline for awhile. Anywho, thanks for the nice mention. While we're speaking of me, I just hit 20,000 points, and couldn't be happier. The bottom line is that I'm chasing after your good example, so thanks for being there. The team is going great thanks to yours, Robster's and others efforts. :)
congrats on breaking 20,000 points. thats pretty big, you up there with the guys you just named off for the example for this team.
eric
Looks like I just scored one of those big 320 point GROMACS. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to run this little sucker:
1308 171.67.89.154 p1308_1ryp_sv2_a4_k150_2fs 165495 31.00 46.00 320.00 100 GROMACS
Methinks yer playin' possum, mgrist. :rolleyes: I am trying my best to catch you, but I don't think I'll be seeing you in January. Also two of my current folders are going to be offline for awhile. Anywho, thanks for the nice mention. While we're speaking of me, I just hit 20,000 points, and couldn't be happier. The bottom line is that I'm chasing after your good example, so thanks for being there. The team is going great thanks to yours, Robster's and others efforts. :)
I looked again and it was Jan. 2006, point being your producing more results then anybody else, so it's a good thing I started out with a big lead :)
Hey guys here is a graph of your prograss and estimates,,just does not go to 2006 LMAO,,Glenn
The lines are definitly getting closer together :D:D:D I'm going to have to figure out a way to rev it up before to long it seems.
anybody been the stats page lately? all you can see is the projected numbers, it doesn't show any individual stats. is that a bad sever or what?
eric
yeah i meant the statsman page hosted here at MG.
eric
is there server back up....
eric or who ever check out the glenn thread...
I looked again and it was Jan. 2006, point being your producing more results then anybody else, so it's a good thing I started out with a big lead :)
On the other hand, I don't expect it to take beyond next June...We'll have to see who pours on the most coal. :p
hey all listen up,,the statsman page is down,,we need to send 20 bucks a month to keep active,last month I sent 10,,can anyone else send 10,???,,and I will match it a and send 10 this month also,,just some help please,,, to keep our stats online, Glenn
Glenn, please send some instructions on how to pay. What exactly does the site do? Is this money used for the site or is it donated to the folding cause? Thanks much in advance for the info.
On the other hand, I don't expect it to take beyond next June...We'll have to see who pours on the most coal. :p
Thanks for the warning :D
I already know who's pouring on the most coal but I've got a little bit of time thankfully to get something else going, so get used to being a bridesmaid :p :p :p :p hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe
watch out if i get this computer from a friend. you are all in trouble
hay that is not the athalon 2500+
watch out if i get this computer from a friend. you are all in trouble
hay that is not the athalon 2500+
What iis it, make etc...
Did you get the 2500???
i have no idea what kind of computer it is.....
next saturday day i am going to pick up the athalon 2500+
http://www.quecomputers.com/
click on " new pc desktop "
Hi All I posted that I got from a friend a ATARI 400 computer well its a 800 LOL here are the specks,,ps also have the 1050 5/1/2 floppy drive for it,,,and also the old atari game controlers LOL
look here
http://oldcomputers.net/atari800.html
http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS/400800/ATARI800/A800.html
http://www.myoldcomputers.com/museum/comp/atari800.htm
http://www.markus-debus.de/museum/a1050.htm
have to power it up..connect to TV and see what happens,,Glenn
That's cool Glenn, we've come along way havn't we.
You know that thing is close to 2 MHZ, it should do a folding unit in say.................................................a year:D
Yesterday at 17:03, pitiful just pitiful.
http://oldcomputers.net/pics/atari830.jpg
Now THAT is a modem!! :D
By my calculations, at our current pace we are still a bit to slow to ever make it into the top 100 teams. It looks like we will make it to about rank 170 by the end of December 25 (Christmas). Anyone want to start a little pool to see who is closest to guessing our rank by then?
yesterday at 17:03. pitiful just pitiful.
unlike the retired us young people have jobs and some of us even have to go to high school from 7-3. :p :D :cool:
eric
Now THAT is a modem!! :D
mine was grey. . . .
I had one like that for my amiga, but it was square and had an optional "phone receiver adaptor" which you could clip on the phone, or it plugged into the phone line :D
LOL well im not far behind ya,,you know Mike people have lives outside MG LMAO..but kepp folding away, Glenn
Who are you kidding, your married I know you don't have a life :D:D:D
By my calculations, at our current pace we are still a bit to slow to ever make it into the top 100 teams. It looks like we will make it to about rank 170 by the end of December 25 (Christmas). Anyone want to start a little pool to see who is closest to guessing our rank by then?
Sounds like you already have it figured out, but I'm in either way :D:D:D
unlike the retired us young people have jobs and some of us even have to go to high school from 7-3. :p :D :cool:
eric
And then Golf in the afternoon :D
yeah, but hopefully work will take the place of that soon. i have a connection (my mom's coworker's brother owns a local resturant). that means more money for my computer's :D.
eric
5 more days till i get new computer........it is down to 2 choices...
1 for 375$
1 for 469$
Ironsnipe has got me motivated. All my folders are coming back online, and then some. Watch out mgrist... :cool: :cool:
i'm coming up hard on your heels, i'm gonna see if i can get this on a few more computers to give ya some good competition
hey it's for a good cause right?
Ironsnipe has got me motivated. All my folders are coming back online, and then some. Watch out mgrist... :cool: :cool:
I'm down to running just two computers as of now so the gap will be closing quick. Don't know how long that will last, I'm on two different Folding teams and may jump to one or the other or just leave it like it is.
i'm coming up hard on your heels, i'm gonna see if i can get this on a few more computers to give ya some good competition
hey it's for a good cause right?
hehe. Seems to me this is good science, good research.
Everybody wins, really.
:)
I'm down to running just two computers as of now so the gap will be closing quick. Don't know how long that will last, I'm on two different Folding teams and may jump to one or the other or just leave it like it is.
Put'em all here, mgrist. It's you I'm shooting for, and it will stink if you move on! What with Ironsnipe adding all those CPU's and me trying to do the same, where else are you going to find all this great drama?
Put'em all here, mgrist. It's you I'm shooting for, and it will stink if you move on! What with Ironsnipe adding all those CPU's and me trying to do the same, where else are you going to find all this great drama?
Hey when this started I said I do it for fun, to make friends, waste time ETC.... Well all of a sudden I can't say this, I can't do that. " If you just want to chat go here" Well I went there and that got stopped also. It's still a neat site and I'll keep coming here but it isn't fun anymore. I figure as long as I'm Folding it's for a good cause so whether I have 50,000 or 1000 it's all good. I also realize things have got to kept in check when this many people get together on anything so I understand (most) of the moderating. Where I've moved is fun and it's still small enough to beable to goof around and shoot the breeze without stepping on toes. E-mail me or PM me, your contact list is very uninformative :)
Hey when this started I said I do it for fun, to make friends, waste time ETC.... Well all of a sudden I can't say this, I can't do that. " If you just want to chat go here" Well I went there and that got stopped also. It's still a neat site and I'll keep coming here but it isn't fun anymore. I figure as long as I'm Folding it's for a good cause so whether I have 50,000 or 1000 it's all good. I also realize things have got to kept in check when this many people get together on anything so I understand (most) of the moderating. Where I've moved is fun and it's still small enough to beable to goof around and shoot the breeze without stepping on toes. E-mail me or PM me, your contact list is very uninformative :)
I guess I saw a bit of the shutting down of threads, but didn't know about the rest. A real shame because this site/team has great potential. Whatever you decide to do, stay well, keep having fun, and keep on folding.
One other thing, how does one find a way to contact another in this site, other than through the forums? I have no IM SW installed on this CPU.
I guess I saw a bit of the shutting down of threads, but didn't know about the rest. A real shame because this site/team has great potential. Whatever you decide to do, stay well, keep having fun, and keep on folding.
One other thing, how does one find a way to contact another in this site, other than through the forums? I have no IM SW installed on this CPU.
You can e-mail me at liacody@hotmail.com
Or you should beable to PM me by clicking my name at the top of any of my posts. Do one or the other ya bum
:)
Does the person (people) running the MajorGeeks forums want to support the "Folding at Home" folders and keep this an informative and entertaining place to be? It seems to me that we're losing some people becuase of strict adherence to rules and regulations. Could there not be a little tolerance and a relaxation of some of the rules? The participation of the folks in the forums is one of the things that makes this a fun place to do folding. Without any activity the fun factor is reduced, excitiment wanes, and participation will drop. It's a shame becasue we have such good potential.
While I have not been a big contributor to this site, it loks to me like people have been asked not to have idle chatter in this section of the board, and then when they moved to another section, they had their thread locked.
More fun=value to the participants. I really enjoy this site and appreciate all the effort that has gone into it and I know that the folks running it can run it any way they want. The question is do they want to allow the folding thing to run it's course and die, or flourish and get into the top 100 (or better!) team rankings? I am hoping for the latter.
Glenn, Honestly. I feel no need to answer to you for anything. I closed G3 because I was attacked directly. Rather than let it continue on in that thread. You even posted to someone else a link to my "how it works" thread and now you post this? I find it contradictory to say the least.
Again, I will repeat. Do not question why we moderate a thread. I've been doing this for years and I know how message boards work. You've said it yourself that you're new to the message board thing.
The Folding forum is for folding discussion. The lounge is for OTHER discussions and we (as mods, admins) hold every right to remove, close or otherwise any thread herein, especially if someone is personally attacked. THAT kind of stuff doesn't jive well with me and your post above is not well recieved. You can post many topics in the lounge, Glenn, if one is closed for some reason, move on and start another. It's not that hard.
Closing a thread is the only way we really have of telling people that what is taking place in a thread is ultimately not acceptable. Your post is dangerously close to insulting and I think I've been more than accomodating, but when it doesn't benefit you, you don't like it. How ironic.
End of discussion.
Good. We're on the same page then.
All I ask is that you understand where I'm coming from. You know I don't go crazy closing posts unless it's necessary. And I KNOW you know that asking politely (read: reopening main folding thread) works alot better than griping. :cool:
I'm a very reasonable person, but I don't tolerate childish garbage. :cool:
Major Attitude
11-05-04, 19:26
Often times people take things personally when a thread is closed that they are involded in. This is somthing that leads me to believe its time for them to ask a mod (I never get emails or PM's asking) before they start stomping around. Its always resolved if they do. But to start stomping your feet publicly, without asking a mod, is negative to this board. If people ask a mod, they will get a polite explanation and often find out it was not them thats the problem. Dont take things so personally. Its a stupid forum.
Also, Adrynalyne was brought in as a mod today to bring some balance here. A lot of our mods are old timers and work for free tirelessly, but its noce to have fresh blood occasionally to make sure were doing ok.
If people are attacking other, discussing war3z, porn or anything illegal, its shut down and that I will not apologize for.
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