Andrew, Indeed the workunit has been given to another user : from the http://mersenne.org/primenet/status.txt table on the page http://mersenne.org/primenet/status.html date 2008-3-14 05:00 UTC it is assigned to the user ti97.
Exponent Type Bits Iteration Run To Go Expires Date Updated 38438993 70 15461055 37,5 26,8 59,8 2008-03-13 00:49 Date Assigned User ID Computer ID 2008-02-05 17:22 ti97 EDC-OP4 If you go on with the test, you will have to send it by mail to George Woltman. It will be counted as double check. You will get GIMPS credit (http://www.mersenne.org/top.htm) but not PrimeNet credit (http://mersenne.org/ips/tops.shtml) unless George makes the exponent available for doublecheck. In that case you will have to change the line in your worktodo.ini file (found in the directory where you installed Prime95) from "Test=38438993,69,1" to "Doublecheck=38438993,69,1" If you want to skip this exponent and start a new one, just delete the line from your worktodo.ini file. Jacob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Young, Andrew > Sent: 2008-03-14 02:29 > To: The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search list > Subject: Re: [Prime] Was I poached? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] > > Hi all, > > I've just started up Prime95 after about 6 months, maybe longer, > of not running it. > > It started on the exponent that I had been working on last time it was > running (38438993) and I immediately received the following error: > > Contacting PrimeNet server. > Updating computer information on the server. > Sending expected completion date for M38438993: April 28 2008. > ERROR 17: Operation not permitted on this exponent. > The FAQ at http://www.mersenne.org/ips/faq.html may have more > information. > Done communicating with server. > > I did a search of the faq (maybe I missed it) looking for > ERROR 17 but I > couldn't find it. > > The program continues to work on the exponent, but returns the error > message once a day when it contacts the server. I'm assuming that > because it has been so long since I last ran the program the exponent > has expired and been given to somebody else. > > I don't want to cause somebody else the same problem that Chris had, > so is there a file that I can edit or delete that will force my pc to > get a new exponent? Alternatively, can I check somewhere to see > whether or not a double-check has been run on this exponent. If it > hasn't then can I just let it continue and have it automatically > treated (upon completion) as a double-check? Or does the 6th month > time delay invalidate the results regardless? > > Andrew Young _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
