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Retired BOINC Projects => SETI@HOME => Topic started by: Rocoll on March 04, 2009, 07:54:46 PM

Title: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: Rocoll on March 04, 2009, 07:54:46 PM

There's a new optimised app for Astroplulse version 5 for Linux over at http://lunatics.kwsn.net/ (http://lunatics.kwsn.net/)

A long time to get credit for the WUs you send in but well worth it for credits/hour. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: clownius on March 05, 2009, 04:44:40 AM
Those astropulse v5 workunits are looooooooooonnnnnnnnggggggg.  Somehow ended up with 4 when i was trying to download cuda work and the look like around 50hrs each on my Q9550 under 'doze XP. Ill be glad to see them finished i tell you but as they are all started already i cant go optimised apps to speed things up sadly.
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: Rocoll on March 05, 2009, 07:07:13 PM
Quote from: clownius on March 05, 2009, 04:44:40 AM
Those astropulse v5 workunits are looooooooooonnnnnnnnggggggg.  Somehow ended up with 4 when i was trying to download cuda work and the look like around 50hrs each on my Q9550 under 'doze XP. Ill be glad to see them finished i tell you but as they are all started already i cant go optimised apps to speed things up sadly.

You could download the windows v5 optimised app and place it in the SETI project folder and restart.
Just check the App info XML file has the same v5 version as the units you're crunching.
The Q5500 should complete them in around 10 hours
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: clownius on March 09, 2009, 09:17:18 PM
Finished 3 in around 50hrs each but the third rudely crashed on me after 53hrs and started again.  I couldnt handle it so i aborted it.  Really rare for me to abort anything.
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: ONYX on April 05, 2009, 09:16:58 PM
Question - My CPU is SSE4.1 .... the only optimized Astropulse apps there are SSE3 ... will that still work?
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: yoda on April 05, 2009, 09:49:40 PM
Quote from: ONYX on April 05, 2009, 09:16:58 PM
Question - My CPU is SSE4.1 .... the only optimized Astropulse apps there are SSE3 ... will that still work?

Ifg your CPU has SSE4.1 it most likely also has SSSE3, SSE3 and SSE2.  So it should work fine
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: ONYX on April 05, 2009, 10:13:49 PM
Cheers WMY - time to rock on with this one!
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: Scott on April 08, 2009, 09:49:56 PM
The new AP app is great - WU's coming in at around 10hrs for me :jester:

Disclaimer: I haven't run SETI for a few months since last November so a /big/ improvement with the optimised AP since then :)
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: Rocoll on April 10, 2009, 10:31:45 AM

Yes the AP v5 opti app is one of the big BOINC credit earners at the moment.

A quad should get you around 11,500 points per day. If you're looking to boost your position in the team here's one you should try.
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: ONYX on April 10, 2009, 03:03:39 PM
I know my processor is 4.1 SSE or whatever ... I have a Q9550 - but the only v5 AP modded app was for SSE3 .... is there a 4.1 app somewhere?

The Astro WU's are coming in at about 20 hours .... what gives? You guys are talking about doin em in 10!
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: Rocoll on April 10, 2009, 03:35:41 PM
The sse3 is the only one at this stage.

Are you sure you're crunching the v5 WUs with the v5 app? Revision 112?
The standards Astro WU is a different animal.
Are you overclocking or standard settings?
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: Furlozza on April 10, 2009, 04:29:07 PM
in Windows, did you also copy over the app_info file?

Also if running in (K)ubuntu, did you change all permissions to boinc/boinc.client for the app as well as the app_info file?
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: ONYX on April 11, 2009, 09:42:48 AM
@ Furry: Yes, I copied over the correct files - my BOINC messages tell me that SETI has "found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform"

No Kubuntu - Only Win XP 32

@ Rocoll: The application being used by SETI is the astropulse_v5 5.03 (as listed in my tasks tab). Does this mean BOINC is using the modded app? 19 hours per WU at the moment ... :( I dont know what 'revision' the app is though ??

No overclocking, straight Q9550

EDIT: Maybe this might mean something - in my SETI homepage, for the 'what applications to run' option, I have selected NO to Seti Enhanced units, NO to Astropules, and YES to Astropulse v5 - could this mean anything?
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: ONYX on April 11, 2009, 09:45:08 AM
Quote from: Rocoll on April 10, 2009, 10:31:45 AM

Yes the AP v5 opti app is one of the big BOINC credit earners at the moment.

A quad should get you around 11,500 points per day. If you're looking to boost your position in the team here's one you should try.

11,500 would be a dream - I am nowhere (nowhere) near this

*cry* :(
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: Rocoll on April 11, 2009, 11:22:38 AM

ONYX
Download the latest Lunatics Optimised app here http://lunatics.kwsn.net/ (http://lunatics.kwsn.net/)
It's labeled v5 5.03 r112 and is on the opening page - there's a linux and a windows download.

When you've copied it into your SETI projects folder don't forget to shut down BOINC and restart.

Even without overclocking you should complete 4 WUs in about 12-14 hours on a Q9500 
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: Rocoll on April 17, 2009, 07:23:20 AM

I've now got 500,000 points pending in Astropulse  :shock

SETI need to have another look at their points awarding method  :thumbdown:
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: veebee on April 17, 2009, 07:29:00 AM
Maybe you're just too damn quick Rocoll !!

I think too many people are still "crunching" on machines they bought 3 , 4, 5 or more years ago...

I have a number of friends who have asked me to help them "fix " their slow computers, only to find they are still using some old P3 with 128 Mb RAM, or some old athlon 1800 or something...

Do you know if they try to "match" machines of certain "calibres" to each other?? THAT would speed things up for sure..... put slow machines as each others wingmen, and faster ones together ...
Title: Re: New optimised app for Astrolpulse
Post by: dyeman on April 17, 2009, 07:45:51 AM
It should hopefully reach an equilibrium eventually (there are people out there with 2 million pending!).  Look on the bright side - you can take a break to do an AA and the SETI credit will keep rolling in ;D