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Tom Austin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 11 Credit: 47,354 RAC: 0 |
Is there any way to request certain files ?. My computer just finished an AstroPulse file which labeled it with a the label " Computation Error ". I've got a 56K modem and a dial-up connection ...ok that means my computer can download one (1) file at top speed. A 10 MB file takes over a hour. It takes my computer about 18 hours or longer just to download one of those beasties, forever to crunch it, so to avoid wasting time working on a file that could be riddled with errors, and saving me time crunching the files can I request files that are 8 MB and less ? Pardon the pun but the size of the AstroPulse files they are astronomically huge. If my computer can't deal with them (this is the second Astropulse file that had errors)they are waste of my time crunching them, and a waste of time for SETI/Boinc to send them to me. Send the 366K work units by the bushel if you want. But keep the Astropulse files. Can anything be done ? |
arkayn Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0 |
Is there any way to request certain files ?. My computer just finished an AstroPulse file which labeled it with a the label " Computation Error ". I've got a 56K modem and a dial-up connection ...ok that means my computer can download one (1) file at top speed. A 10 MB file takes over a hour. It takes my computer about 18 hours or longer just to download one of those beasties, forever to crunch it, so to avoid wasting time working on a file that could be riddled with errors, and saving me time crunching the files can I request files that are 8 MB and less ? Yes it can, go to this page and click edit, then deselect the option for Astropulse. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
You can block the download of Astropulse - to set as a global exclusion, on the S@H website - go to "Account", then "your account", in the Preferences section (near the top) select "SETI@Home preferences", "Edit S@H Preferences", un-tick the two Astopulse, and "Accept work from other applications". Finally press the "Update Preference" button. Changes down will take a time to work through, but this SHOULD stop you getting Astropluse tasks. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Tom Austin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 01 Posts: 11 Credit: 47,354 RAC: 0 |
Thanks to both who responded so quickly. AstroPulse-both types is now out of my hair. Thanks again. Tom Austin I don't know where I'm going but I'll know when I get there. |
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