[chris v]

I set up 2 Dell machines to run SETI this weekend, and to my chagrin, they seem really slow. 1 ghz PIII is taking ~30 hrs. to crunch 1 unit, and a 2 ghz. PIV is taking ~15 hrs. per unit.

This really suprises me, as my dual gig G4 will do 2 W/U's every 6-7 hours, and my 2 G4 450's will average 11-12 hrs.

Is the Pentium really that bad at SETI? The 2 boxes sat idle all weekend (no other tasks), with the SETI app on constantly, and minimized, no other appps open. Win 2K.

I was hoping for more, seeing as how I've heard that the SETI isn't optimized for G4, and that supposedly, Windows boxen had an advantage.

CV

[Scotttheking]

Screensaver or GUI client, right?

Use the CLI for insane speed.
I'd put the p3 at, oh, 5-6 hrs per WU.
Not sure on the P4, depends on the chip.

[chris v]

Originally posted by Scotttheking:
Screensaver or GUI client, right?

Use the CLI for insane speed.
I'd put the p3 at, oh, 5-6 hrs per WU.
Not sure on the P4, depends on the chip.

Yes, GUI. I didn't see a CLI option on their downloads page--I'll have to look again. (Ugh. DOS?)

CV

[The_Equivocator]

Originally posted by chris v:
Yes, GUI. I didn't see a CLI option on their downloads page--I'll have to look again. (Ugh. DOS?)

CV

Yeah, for some reason the CLI version for Windows is under their UNIX download page at http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/unix.html.

Good luck getting that running!

[EDIT: Well, actually, I guess that page is for all CLI versions. The URL seems to suggest UNIX, though.]

[chris v]

Thanks for the info, but I'm not touching DOS with a barbeque fork. I'd sooner eat glass.

With that said, I'm impatiently awaiting delivery of an iMac G4 800. should be here in a couplew of days.

Should be able to get my SETI production above 15 W/U per day with that on board.

CV

[OneMacGuy]

Originally posted by chris v:
Thanks for the info, but I'm not touching DOS with a barbeque fork. I'd sooner eat glass.

With that said, I'm impatiently awaiting delivery of an iMac G4 800. should be here in a couplew of days.

Should be able to get my SETI production above 15 W/U per day with that on board.

CV

Check out this thread:

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...ght=firedaemon

It is REALLY VERY SIMPLE to setup as a background process with the instructions that Scott gives in this example. If you need any help, feel free to ask, I ran it for years with no problems. You can probably double or even triple your production with the CLI client over the screensaver version.

[chris v]

Thanks for the link-- I'll give it a whirl if I get a chance.

CV