Posts by Fivestar Crashtest

1) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The whatever....it is my thread thread.......... (Message 810385)
Posted 20 Sep 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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I think stealing phone books is wrong, but this made me laugh...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5szK9FsNa1A&feature=related
2) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The whatever....it is my thread thread.......... (Message 810382)
Posted 20 Sep 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqFtr1ZGPek&feature=related
3) Message boards : Number crunching : Windows XP Pro 64 evaluation upgrade horror. (Message 772207)
Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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I copied the BOINC folders from both partitions to usb drives in preparation for reinstallation. When I started the Windows XP 64 disk in, there's an option after picking installation to do a repair install, so I tried that one. At one point, it did ask me to put in the motherboard disk for some Infineon trusted device driver, and then it went back to the installation, which didn't take nearly as long as the first upgrade did. This time, I was able to activate Windows. And I still have my dual boot.

It looks like it's back in business but if I throw loads of errors, you guys can say "I told you so."

Thanks, Pappa and Sirius B for responding.

:)
4) Message boards : Number crunching : Windows XP Pro 64 evaluation upgrade horror. (Message 772160)
Posted 22 Jun 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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I know a lot of guys around here like to use the XP 64 eval and I wondered if anyone liked it enough to buy a real copy and try to do the upgrade? Because I just did and I am having a problem. I can't log in until I activate Windows. When I click ok to activate, the box goes away and I'm stuck at the login screen.

From what I've read so far, the answer is some kind of registry editing, which right away had stuff not there in the instructions, which makes me hesitate to pursue that.

I read about another guy with activation problems who just installed network drivers in safe mode but I don't have any yellow question marks by my network devices in safe mode.

One thing that might be a factor is that this is a dual boot machine, Win XP 64 and Ubuntu 64 Hardy Heron. I can still boot into Ubuntu fine. I have read that one should install Windows XP first and then Ubuntu, which was done on this machine, but then I've tried this upgrade to a real copy of Win XP 64 and my BOINC is stranded there until I can figure out how to log into my rightfully purchased OS.

The only solution I can think of now is somehow rescue the BOINC files off of the Windows partition and do a complete reinstall of the Windows part and then probably a complete reinstall of the Ubuntu part. Unless somebody knows a better way. Thanks for reading this, if you got this far.
5) Message boards : Number crunching : Your Playstation 3 (PS3) CAN crunch for Seti (Message 764403)
Posted 7 Jun 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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/url].

Hopefully this will answer the questions about the PS3 and it's crunching capability for Seti.

Comments or questions??


Good job on getting that going. Any idea how many kwh it takes while crunching? I like to use the Killawatt to admire how much my electric bill will go up. I read the PS3 takes about 350 watts under load. I sorta wanted one because some of the Call of Duty's only come for console...

Pam
6) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 735110)
Posted 5 Apr 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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That's cuz I'm a straight shooter and I rarely miss. ;)


Then there's El Wray, who Never misses. (Planet Terror reference).

Got a link dear??


None that are kid friendly. Just rent that dvd, Planet Terror. Unless you hate zombie movies.
7) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 735062)
Posted 5 Apr 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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That's cuz I'm a straight shooter and I rarely miss. ;)


Then there's El Wray, who Never misses. (Planet Terror reference).
8) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 735013)
Posted 5 Apr 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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Have gun, will travel says the card of a man.

A knight without armor in a savage land.

Paladin, paladin, where will you roam?




Where my muse takes me........
Unless I have a good offer.....LOL.

Nice quote, my dear......
From whence does it come?


TV show starring Richard Boone, Have Gun Will Travel, from 1957 but I remember seeing reruns when I was a kid.
9) Message boards : Number crunching : Farm auction has closed...and the winner is..................... (Message 735004)
Posted 5 Apr 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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Have gun, will travel says the card of a man.

A knight without armor in a savage land.

Paladin, paladin, where will you roam?



10) Message boards : Number crunching : Windows vs. Linux (Message 723827)
Posted 9 Mar 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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Are there people out there who have the same, or just the opposite, results? Especially Linux fans always shout that Linux is faster than Windows, and how much I hate to admit it, I do have to say that on my machine Linux simply can not beat Windows.



DeMus.


It is my experience that Linux has not been as fast as Windows on my computers for Seti@home. Windows XP > Linux 64 bit > Linux 32 bit.
11) Message boards : Number crunching : Francois, Do You Need Help With Bail? (Message 716635)
Posted 22 Feb 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/36158/135/

Call me collect.
12) Message boards : Number crunching : Win a Skulltrail at Hothardware.com (Message 715486)
Posted 20 Feb 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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The case is a little plain looking, I want one that looks like Dr. Who?'s.

;)
13) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Kitty madness......... (Message 713284)
Posted 16 Feb 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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I just watched Beyond The Valley of the Dolls a couple of days ago, so I got a kick out of hearing the audio clip from that.
14) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The Music Video thread [2] (Message 698079)
Posted 7 Jan 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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Milla Sings!
15) Message boards : Number crunching : Attension Staff.!!. 5 Validate errors today, so far! (Message 697866)
Posted 6 Jan 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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Keep an eye on these WU's. You may well find that they get their credits when the daily script is run to clean-up "invalid" validate errors.

F.


Yes, if you look at the last post to Validate Errors II from yesterday, it has been granted credit today.

Pam
16) Message boards : Number crunching : Something about AMD Phenom (Message 697477)
Posted 5 Jan 2008 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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Thanks for sharing that, ChrisD, I will watch your hosts with interest.

Pam
17) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Why not install a webcam in the Seti@home lab ? (Message 689475)
Posted 8 Dec 2007 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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What a great idea!



I seconded that motion !!


I'd look at it, if they had one.
18) Message boards : Number crunching : Crunch3rs BOINC V6.1.0, 64 & 32 bit (Message 685919)
Posted 29 Nov 2007 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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However.. Y'all wanna have the 32 bit client too ?


Oh, yes, please!
19) Message boards : Number crunching : The 45Nm Penryn Desktop Rigs (Message 676704)
Posted 12 Nov 2007 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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Anyone ordered or building one, now the processor is released?


I think Dell and Hewlett Packard get first dibs on them. I haven't found any available yet. Which is kind of a relief for my credit card. I ought to wait until they release the non-extreme versions. Spending a whole paycheck on a processor is just not very sensible, but I've been oh so good and Christmas is just around the corner...
20) Message boards : Number crunching : Build A PS3 Super Computer (Message 670085)
Posted 31 Oct 2007 by Profile Fivestar Crashtest
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I kind of toyed with the idea of getting a Playtstation and doing that PS3Grid, but then I read they pull 380 watts. That's more than two quad cores.


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