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WoW! 2014 >> August 15th -29th
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Plomos wrote:
running a vm would just hog some of my normal cores though right? Being able to bunker more than 5 of these would be good

I assume you are correct that running a (concurrent) Virtual Machine client or using dual-booted clients (on separate partitions), #Scramble would indeed hog processing power and increase time for WU's on your regular clients.
Unless you bunker by firewall IP exclusion rule, you would still have to "babysit" your clients to suspend each WU. My own opinion is that Bunkering by firewall rule works best for people who have a shrubber farm and suspension bunkering is best for the one machine user who has time to "babysit" the WU's.
I also suspect it may be a good idea Idea to build up the Validation Pending list before the start. I have time to use the suspension method so I suspend a few every day at about 85%.
First you have to set your BOINC computing preferences to accept maximum WU's by setting Network usage to "Maintain enough tasks to keep busy for at least 2 days". Every time you get more work you have to Resume all WU's and re-suspend them once you get more.
I'm trying to build up as many Astropulse WU's as I can and have them suspended at just over 90%.
Perhaps someone more experienced can shed more light on the VM question.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm starting to prepare equipment
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good News: 52 dedicated KWSN have registered. Very Happy
Bad news: I sent out hundreds of PM's with an incorrect link. Rolling Eyes

Correct link: http://www.seti-germany.de/Wow/anmeldung.php?lang=en


edit: Turns out the "bad" link is only "bad" if you were trying to use a Mac to register.
Now 69 registered. #ni-1


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PostPosted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

17 more days. Just enough to turn my WCG-Sig Ruby Globe to Emerald one and then to direct the full power to WOW #ni-2
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

2014 Wow!-event Challenge still has two weeks to go before the start and KWSN has already registered more Knights in search of seti shrubbery than we ended the challenge with last year!

81 KWSN and counting. (73 plus the eight 4's we forgot to count)
Plenty of time to get prepared. Sharpen your herring, maybe "bunker" up a few WU's and recalculate that swallow's trajectory.

There are a some key Knights not yet registered that were really big help for us last year.
I know 2 weeks of seti shrubbing doesn't pay top credits but think of the glory of battle and the bragging/taunting rights we will have with your help.


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Let's not ignore The Space Race!

http://www.seti-germany.de/Wow/stats_spacerace.php?&lang=en
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have Seti Germany been informed of our "Special Needs" status and their civic responsibility to "weight" our output, x5 sounds fair, to take account of the higher than average numbers of Loonies(special needs) members this team contains?

And please can we make sure no one recommends cleaning our hard drives to improve performance again. Brillo pads, caustic soda and jet washes simply do not work. I tried them all!
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And in true Knightly fashion should we not be taunting any team in Seti WoW we haven't a hope of beating?

If such a beast exists?
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Registered. Can only get 100 WU's/host, though. Using Boinctasks to suspend them at 95% completion.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm manually doing that at any done over 90%
Absolutely NO idea how many extra across all Hosts
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 5:43 am    Post subject: 100 Reply with quote

Gemjunkie wrote:
Registered. Can only get 100 WU's/host, though. Using Boinctasks to suspend them at 95% completion.


If I read you right... they are limiting by host not by client, so even if you dual boot or VM, you still only get 100 ?? Rolling Eyes

... speaking of 100>>>Looks like we will start the Challenge with over 100 Knights !!! That's fantastic. #ni-1
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm in and have initiated initial shrubulationary shrubulations...

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:32 pm    Post subject: Re: 100 Reply with quote

JumpinJohnny wrote:
Gemjunkie wrote:
Registered. Can only get 100 WU's/host, though. Using Boinctasks to suspend them at 95% completion.


If I read you right... they are limiting by host not by client, so even if you dual boot or VM, you still only get 100 ?? Rolling Eyes

... speaking of 100>>>Looks like we will start the Challenge with over 100 Knights !!! That's fantastic. #ni-1


I am running CPU and GPU Seti and have 200 in the queue 50/50 % Sad

Wish I had more astropulse though but do they count in the Seti challenge?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:43 pm    Post subject: Re: 100 Reply with quote

Bullocks wrote:

I am running CPU and GPU Seti and have 200 in the queue 50/50 % Sad

That's sorta good news... at least it gives you a chance to bunker a few extra. I chose not to run the GPU pre-contest this year because of the extremely low credits.
Bullocks wrote:

Wish I had more astropulse though but do they count in the Seti challenge?

Yes, all the Seti@Home applications count. The Astropulse are great to bunker up on because of the higher credit per WU. They are just hard to come by except sporadically.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks JumpinJohnny

As SETI is PoTM and to ensure I do not run dry before Seti WOW commences I've had to return some completed units. Now I have a measly, ,but welcome, three Astropulse units to complete before the start as well.

My Seti contribution is pretty tiny TBH around 5% of my total. It's the credit allocation compared to other projects certainly not the hours. Those old units, on the those old machines, sure did take a while. Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:48 am    Post subject: Re: 100 Reply with quote

JumpinJohnny wrote:
Gemjunkie wrote:
Registered. Can only get 100 WU's/host, though. Using Boinctasks to suspend them at 95% completion.


If I read you right... they are limiting by host not by client, so even if you dual boot or VM, you still only get 100 ?? Rolling Eyes

... speaking of 100>>>Looks like we will start the Challenge with over 100 Knights !!! That's fantastic. #ni-1

A dual boot shows up as a different host. I would think VM's are treated the same, but haven't used them yet.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Leo Hoodak sent me this link on bunkering I thought would be good to post here.
http://www.dunadd.co.uk/seti/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2092

pretty thorough description of the various types of methods used to bunker.
Thanks Leo.

We now have 113 signed up and ready to start the 2014 Wow! Challenge.
The final reset has been done on the website for stats and the countdown is, well, counting down.
If you're not yet registered, there is still plenty of time ... (Somewhere between 3 and 5 days... I forget the number.)
>>> YOUR TEAM NEEDS YOU! <<<

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JumpinJohnny wrote:

>>> YOUR TEAM NEEDS YOU! <<<

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They are in trouble then.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry but my participation in the event is impossible Crying or Very sad
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