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Scotttheking · Feb 18, 2002, 04:22 AM

Over the last few days we have been out crunching both free-dc and ars.
I think it's time to make a run for first place while we are out crunching them.
If everyone threw a bit of power onto ubero, no matter how little, it could increase our production by quite a bit. Once we are in first, everyone could go back to their projects.

On the same note, we could challenge them to a three way race, since all of our production is pretty close.

Thoughts?

Feb 18, 2002, 09:14 AM

i dont thikn we should challenge them and give them an excuse to get their production back up. lets just outcrunch them and get them outta here.

i managed to get my brother to join team macnn ubero, his g4 450 is tasty and i can get an imac 500 to crunch every once in a while.

i can practically taste the overtaking

slipjack · Feb 18, 2002, 10:37 AM

Well, I'm in. Now that I'm (finally) using OS X with web connectivity... why not?

It seems like RC5 is crunching pretty strongly even while Ubero runs... is that the case? Is there any way to setup a crunching heirarchy?

slipjack · Feb 18, 2002, 10:42 AM

Oh, another question: how often do rankings update? I've crunched a little but still sit at 1007th place (last).

Scotttheking · Feb 18, 2002, 11:10 AM

This just in from ars.

Originally posted by John Avara:
Ok we are now being out produced by Team MacNN, Our lead is in danger !!!! it will take them awhile to catch up, but it is possible.

I'm adding a few more boxen back to TCP.

We need to pimp our team elsewhere to try and get some more members....any ideas, besides stealing members from Ars other teams!!

John

Looks like they see us. Now lets smash them.

Slipjack: They will fight over processor time. Also, rc5 will use the whole 2nd processor.

Which rankings are you talking about?

malson · Feb 18, 2002, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by slipjack:
Oh, another question: how often do rankings update? I've crunched a little but still sit at 1007th place (last).

Slipjack,
I took a look at your stats. We need to do a little work

I'm assuming that you are running on a Dual 1GHz machine, right? If that's the case, you can be running 2 instances of the Ubero client. This will nearly double your production. Also, have you tried using the memory tweak? This will boost production tremendously. You can also set the clients up to run on a script. Get more info here. You should be able to really boost your production. In your first hour, you only did 6 units. My Dual 800 crunches through 20-25 an hour. There's a lot of possibility here!

stumpysez · Feb 18, 2002, 03:58 PM

I've been running a version of mikkyo's memory tweak for a single processor on my titanium G4 500MHz, and it works great. I can't keep up the numbers I had this weekend, but I'll keep trying to slug away. I'll also see if there's any computers around here I can hijack.

Right now the major barrier to me putting up slightly better numbers is that I have to lock my computer away at night and can't keep it connected. Only on the weekends can I keep it out all the time, but that's at home and requires the computer dialing up my ISP every 8 minutes. Bleah.

Scotttheking has started another thread to get the memory tweaks in one place. I'd share my version except I just took it from someone else, so I don't want to take credit for it. I can share my memory settings for my machine, though. I'll do it in that thread.

This team thing is fun!

B

SkiBikeSki · Feb 18, 2002, 06:44 PM

Lately I been runing all three projects on my computers, just choosing one randomly, and letting it run overnight. Now I'll just pick Ubero. I my 700 units a day make a big enough dent.

When they releaser a non-beta version I'll put it on my friends computers too. I hope the add a screensaver feature, and have it go to a blank screen like SETI.

Scotttheking · Feb 18, 2002, 06:53 PM

Oh, my part

When the DSL line comes, I'll put the full power of my home network on ubero, since I can monitor those comps via ssh.
That should be good for 800 or so WU/day.

When the client and the server are both more stable, I'll put it back on my main farm. That'll be (estimated) to be around 2000/day, maybe a bit more.

And then I can resume my goal towards the top 10

--Scott

slipjack · Feb 18, 2002, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by malson:


Slipjack,
I took a look at your stats. We need to do a little work

I'm assuming that you are running on a Dual 1GHz machine, right? If that's the case, you can be running 2 instances of the Ubero client. This will nearly double your production. Also, have you tried using the memory tweak? This will boost production tremendously. You can also set the clients up to run on a script. Get more info here. You should be able to really boost your production. In your first hour, you only did 6 units. My Dual 800 crunches through 20-25 an hour. There's a lot of possibility here!

Thanks for the help, but my eyes cross a little trying to figure out how to proceed. What exactly am I doing with this tweak? Where do I put the saved file? When do I run it? Could anyone repost a step by step? I'll fiddle around a bit more and post myself if I get it going.

slipjack · Feb 18, 2002, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by Scotttheking:
This just in from ars.

Looks like they see us. Now lets smash them.

Slipjack: They will fight over processor time. Also, rc5 will use the whole 2nd processor.

Which rankings are you talking about?

Thanks. I was talking about the overall rankings in Ubero. The system doesn't seem to re-rank you as fast as your data gets sent in. No biggie. I eventually did get updated.

slipjack · Feb 18, 2002, 08:29 PM

Whee ha! The script does work! I would like some way to see it graphically represented... but until then coool! Thanks guys. I didn't notice at first that you have to copy a second version of Ubero to get it to run twice, but looking at ProcessViewer... it seems to be working!

The other thing I didn't quite understand from the thread was to run the script, all you have to type is dot slash [name], like this = ./uberorunner.txt

Not much of a UNIX user, as you can see.

Command lines are something I haven't looked at since the Amiga, and even then that was only to use the modem.

malson · Feb 18, 2002, 11:52 PM

Slipjack,
I'm glad you got everything figured out. How much RAM do you have in your machine? I've got 1.12 gig in my Dual 800 so I upped the memory settings in mikkyo's script. Here's my memory settings:

java -Xms900m -Xmx900m -XX:NewSize=300m -XX:MaxNewSize=300m -cp Agent.jar ubero.agent.Agent -text

With this set-up, I get a few more units each day and I avoid page-outs. Oh boy! I took a look at your stats again. It seems that you still only have one client running. Get out there and download a second copy of Ubero and fire that bad boy up! Just use the dual processor script and you'll be all set. Post back if you have anymore problems or questions.

slipjack · Feb 19, 2002, 09:39 AM

Originally posted by malson:
Slipjack,
I'm glad you got everything figured out. How much RAM do you have in your machine? I've got 1.12 gig in my Dual 800 so I upped the memory settings in mikkyo's script. Here's my memory settings:

java -Xms900m -Xmx900m -XX:NewSize=300m -XX:MaxNewSize=300m -cp Agent.jar ubero.agent.Agent -text

With this set-up, I get a few more units each day and I avoid page-outs. Oh boy! I took a look at your stats again. It seems that you still only have one client running. Get out there and download a second copy of Ubero and fire that bad boy up! Just use the dual processor script and you'll be all set. Post back if you have anymore problems or questions.

Hmm... I was running the dual script... should I be setting each client up seperately first before I run the script? Actually, now nothing works this morning... very strange. The java processes are running but not getting fed any data... argh.

malson · Feb 19, 2002, 10:19 AM

Yeah, you have to set up two different clients and give them separate names. Mine are G4Dual800#1 and G4Dual800#2. Very creative and original.

slipjack · Feb 19, 2002, 10:52 AM

What's the best way to set up the second client? If I just copy the folder, it takes on all the preferences of the first one right?

Also... I'm getting the 'Unable to find work' thing now... ??? This was after uninstallng and reinstalling Ubero again...

Scotttheking · Feb 19, 2002, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by slipjack:
What's the best way to set up the second client? If I just copy the folder, it takes on all the preferences of the first one right?

Also... I'm getting the 'Unable to find work' thing now... ??? This was after uninstallng and reinstalling Ubero again...

You have to completely reinstall the client in a second folder.

It looks like ubero is having some problems right now. Seems today is a bad day for DC (SETI is fuxored right now, too)

slipjack · Feb 20, 2002, 02:00 AM

Thanks for all your help again guys.. now if I could just get my wife to leave the computer ON during the day... we'd really be crunching

I seem to be sending all my stuff to one agent... I don't think it hurts anything, but I'll try to get it properly split into two agents next...

Peace!

Feb 23, 2002, 12:53 PM

If we could get Team TrustNoOne to join with us we would instantly be in Second. Then first wouldnt be far off.
Granted if I can keep up 3000+ wu/day we will take second anyway, but another 100K wus would help a lot.

cdhostage · Feb 23, 2002, 06:13 PM

I want to challenge them. Why would Trust No One join uS? THey don't trust us!

Scotttheking · Feb 24, 2002, 12:58 AM

We need to power up.
Take some power off seti, take some off rc5, and slam our way up ubero before they know what hit them.

--Scott

mikkyo · Feb 25, 2002, 04:19 AM

Well Im doing 4000+ wu/day now.
Wish some other folks would jump in to help.

BTW, a Dual GHz machine does around 570 wu/day.

Feb 25, 2002, 10:57 AM

we could really make a dent if a whole bunch of people (everyone) came on to ubero for about a week or two. then just leave it to the regulars.

i want first place!!!!!!!!

Scotttheking · Feb 25, 2002, 09:57 PM

It seems ars saw us coming, and is powering up.

Free-dc also sees us, and is getting ready to respond.
Rumor has it they will be doing about 7K/day more!!

We need to win, now.

--Scott

Feb 26, 2002, 09:20 AM

i'll be breaking 10k today

but we still need to move whoever has some ultrasparcs onto ubero, and take some people off of something like seti to just take the number 2 spot initially.

ars is only a couple of assigments faster right now, lets make a dent while we still can!

Arkham_c · Feb 26, 2002, 09:41 AM

Ok, everyone seems so gung-ho on Ubero, and my PC sucks at RC5 anyway, so I'll put Ubero on it. Which Java should I use, IBM or Sun?

malson · Feb 26, 2002, 09:44 AM

Originally posted by Arkham_c:
Ok, everyone seems so gung-ho on Ubero, and my PC sucks at RC5 anyway, so I'll put Ubero on it. Which Java should I use, IBM or Sun?

IBM is apparently the faster of the two. Actually, if you can get your hands on the Sun beta, I think the two are very similar in speed.

slipjack · Feb 26, 2002, 11:03 AM

We seems to be losing out to ARS now... what's up?

Scotttheking · Feb 26, 2002, 12:22 PM

I use the IBM java.

Ars saw us coming and powered up. Free-dc is doing the same.

Scotttheking · Feb 28, 2002, 01:21 PM

TVM & TPR have aready made pitches over in WOOF, but we haven't heard definitively from TCP yet. You might just walk away with a few dozen ghz of temporary aid against Team MacNN

That's from ars.

TCP is their ubero team. Lets get enough power on ubero now that a few dozen GHz won't help them

Another 15-20K/day will be enough for that

--Scott

slipjack · Feb 28, 2002, 10:29 PM

Hee hee! We're cranking up now. x3 DC and almost x2 ARS today... woo hoo![/LIST]

Scotttheking · Mar 6, 2002, 05:39 PM

and more from over at ars.
This is from John (aka jdaw), their leader.

OK TCP !!!

We are being sneaked uponed by Team MacNN !! they are currently doing about 10K a day and we are doing about 5K a day!!! So we will need to prepare for this in the near future, as they are still 260K behind us.

If you look at the numbers they have about 50 members currently crunching for them are We have only 9 members.

So when the time comes I will call more members to help defend our Number 1 Spot.

John