Daran wrote: >> Actually.... the .001 extension would be expected... especially >> if running MPrime on a dual CPU box... with one instance using >> the -A1 switch... Using the -A switch will put an extension >> with the instance after it... No -A switch... no extension... > >OK. I've never used a Dual CPU Box.
Actually... it doesn't matter whether it's a dual CPU box or not... it all depends on the -A switch... You could set up two instances on a single CPU box... and put a Time= line in the prime.ini file(s)... and have one without the -A switch running L-L tests at night... and one with the -A switch running factoring during the day... to reduce memory use... Note: ECM and P-1 use the -A switch for extensions... but the L-L tests and trial-factoring do not... L-L will only add an extension equal to iteration / X (where x is from interimfiles=X in prime.ini)... if interimfiles= is present... >> However... to complete the P-1s... assuming they were initiated >> by a L-L test... adding Pfactor=exponent,66 lines to the >> WORK0001.INI would do it... no ,1 is needed... since it would >> indicate the P-1 is complete... > >Not for Pfactor assignments it doesn't. Here's what undoc.txt >says >[...] >I have verified that this is correct. A '1' in the last place >causes it to choose DC limits. OK... but if the test were in progress... and not completed... MPrime has already chosen the limits... Restarting it with the DC limits... which might be different... would cause MPrime to restart the P-1 tests from scratch... A factor might be found... but if Chris didn't want to go thru the trouble... he might as well delete the files... since when double-checking gets there... the P-1 will be done... since PrimeNet doesn't know it was even started... >One question: If Chris is going to finish them on a different > - single CPU machine, would he have to remove the extension? Not if Chris used the -A1 switch to run the tests... but it would be easier to just remove the extension... and not use the -A switch entirely... if using a single CPU box... and only one instance of MPrime... Eric _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
