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T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
Well I just downloaded Lunatics Apps to both the Garage Cruncher and the faster Laptop. Not sure how to see how much faster they are running. |
Claggy Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4654 Credit: 47,537,079 RAC: 4 |
Well I just downloaded Lunatics Apps to both the Garage Cruncher and the faster Laptop. Not sure how to see how much faster they are running. Just compare runtimes on the website, make sure you compare Wu's of the same Angle Range though: All tasks for computer 6690094 All tasks for computer 6686564 Having the Laptop on 186.21 drivers is going to be a problem, you won't be able to run the Cuda32 app as that requires 263.xx or later drivers, and will likely be short on RAM too, Is it possible to update them, or is an Alienware laptop that is stuck at those drivers? Claggy |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
Check your Windows task manager(CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) and see if there are different apps running than previously In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
Check your Windows task manager(CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) and see if there are different apps running than previously Don't see it. |
Horacio Send message Joined: 14 Jan 00 Posts: 536 Credit: 75,967,266 RAC: 0 |
Check your Windows task manager(CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) and see if there are different apps running than previously In the process tab, you can sort it by CPU usage to find the SETI apps easy. |
T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
The SETI@HOME screensaver/Graphics is gone,which is normal I guess if your running Lunatics Apps. |
T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
Check your Windows task manager(CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) and see if there are different apps running than previously Yes I see the two seti processes on the Laptop. The usage is higher than the rest. |
Horacio Send message Joined: 14 Jan 00 Posts: 536 Credit: 75,967,266 RAC: 0 |
The SETI@HOME screensaver/Graphics is gone,which is normal I guess if your running Lunatics Apps. Yes, normal, a trivial optimization: dont waste CPU time on graphics calculations... Check your Windows task manager(CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) and see if there are different apps running than previously As expected, SETI apps (optimized or not) are really using the CPU unlike any other apps that are ussually idle waiting for the user to do something... |
Link Send message Joined: 18 Sep 03 Posts: 834 Credit: 1,807,369 RAC: 0 |
Yes I see the two seti processes on the Laptop. The usage is higher than the rest. Do their names start with AK_v8b? If yes, the installation was successful. |
T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
Yes, I understand that, but wouldn't I see Lunatics in the task mgr also? From watching this PC now, it looks like the percentage of the task is moving faster than before. |
T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
Ups... sorry for the double post. *red-x* Nope. |
Link Send message Joined: 18 Sep 03 Posts: 834 Credit: 1,807,369 RAC: 0 |
Yes, I understand that, but wouldn't I see Lunatics in the task mgr also? Lunatics = AK_v8b_*.exe where * depends on which version you installed. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
Yes, I understand that, but wouldn't I see Lunatics in the task mgr also? From watching this PC now, it looks like the percentage of the task is moving faster than before. the speed depends on the Work. If its a VLAR it will take a long time if its a VHAR expect a short run time. The best way to compare is to find your angle ranges AR's on each WU before the optimization and after. compare similar WU's and you should see around a major decrease in crunching times In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14650 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Yes, I understand that, but wouldn't I see Lunatics in the task mgr also? It should actually be AK_v8b2_*.exe since a bugfix last year, but the principle is sound. |
T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
Ok, I got it properly installed on the Garage Cruncher,but the laptop shows the Lunatics app, but there are two tasks waiting to run,that were running before. |
T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
The Boinc wuindow says there is no work for the gpu. Excuess me. No apps for the gpu to run. |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Back in the days of SETI Classic, disabling the SEETI graphic improved crunching by nearly 40%. It just shows how much CPU resource was wasted on eye candy. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Horacio Send message Joined: 14 Jan 00 Posts: 536 Credit: 75,967,266 RAC: 0 |
The Boinc wuindow says there is no work for the gpu. Excuess me. No apps for the gpu to run. Having the Laptop on 186.21 drivers is going to be a problem, you won't be able to run the Cuda32 app as that requires 263.xx or later drivers, and will likely be short on RAM too, |
T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 157 Credit: 1,787,403 RAC: 0 |
Thanks everyone for the help with The Lunatics stuff and what not. It all seems to be working fine. I like the Boinc sreensaver with the time remaining and a bar graph. Thats cool. The final thing that I am looking at now is the laptop was running two tasks which I suspended during the 2nd Lunatics install. On the Boinc smple view it states waiting to run at 84%. In the advanced view it still shows those two tasks as waiting to run, but has started running two others. Wiil te two that are waiting start again,and will the simple view ever work again? I must say the old Garage cruncher is humming along waaaaay faster than before. I don't see much of a change on the laptop. |
Link Send message Joined: 18 Sep 03 Posts: 834 Credit: 1,807,369 RAC: 0 |
It should actually be OK, one more thing on my todo list... :D |
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