HiHi All! I need to change a pokey old laptop from xp to linux. But I'd rather not lose a few months of prime95 calcs, or wait the few weeks till the current assignment completes. This can't be a new topic, someone musta been there done that, but I can't find any real info via google.
So the question is what is the correct process/procedure to migrate the xp installation of prime95 from xp over to linux? (Although I've been running prime95 on up to 3 pcs both win and linux for about 10 years I'm not completely familiar with all the functions, features and operations of individual files.) As I (think I) see it I need to keep: pI and qI files local.ini worktodo.ini prime.ini And I think these 'should' be optional just for the historical record: prime.log results.txt If -that- is correct, then the next Q is that I -think- it should be required that I run dos2unix on the text files, inis and log? If -that- is correct, then the process seems to be: Stop prime95. Backup and move current xp prime95 files. Make copies of current files, for safety Run dos2unix on text files. Build new linux pc. Install prime95 for linux. Copy the saved/converted files to new linux installation. Start linux prime95 NOPE! Not quite, ooops. I think I'm mostly wrong about most of that description, at least as far as the inis go. First, I see my linux prime95 has a primnet.ini that's not in xp. Also, there're a couple of different linux-specific lines in prime.ini that are not in the xp prime.ini. Of course the -function- of the two OS versions are the same, but the -methods- are a little different. So, it looks like I should -not- move certain xp files, but let the new linux install deal with them, such as editing prime.ini for ID and password and such. The only files I know for -sure- to keep and move are the pI and qI. And probably worktodo.ini because they're already assigned. TIA for any clues. Have a :)day! Jim -- jim barchuk [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
