hey guys...w/ this influx of new members, new problems resolved, and the such i've decided its time for the guide to be updated!!
Let me know how these additions sound! If they sound good i'll grab the old guide, and edit these in the appropiate area and then get wolfsraider to update the online guide
Thanks for your input!!
[Why does the client Instantly Crash upon running it, no matter which version (background, graphical, command-line)]
-If you use winzip to unzip the file and you have not indicated for WinZip to set the options to "Use folder names" then a crash will result
The reason for this is that the "lattices" directory will not write, or populate, upon unzipping. Without the lattices directory an instant
crash will result.
[Will there be a linux client?]
-More than likely NO. While this is a big hit and a drawback for many, nothing can be done about this.
[Does DPAD have problems with Windows 98]
-It works fine for some people while a rare few notice stability problems.
-This is probably due to another setting elsewhere and not the OS itself.
[Should i always hop onto the latest version once it is released?]
-As the client is still in beta phase the roll-out of a new client version is beta unto itself. A good method is to run it, if it runs fine
then you are good to go! If not switch back to your old version (making sure to copy over ur results.txt and results.dat) and go to the
DPAD forums and post for Stephen. Usually he responds the same day. Once again the link to the main site is www.stephenbrooks.org/muon1
[Do i have to put a different user name for every pc?]
-No just put [TA]your-name-goes-here in the user.txt file on every pc and your good to go!
[Will killing the client ruin any current "run" being simulated?]
-The client automatically saves every few minutes but this can be changed by going into config.txt and setting the "auto-save" to less (in seconds)
-So if it is set to auto-save every 4 minutes and you kill the client after 2 minutes from the last save then you have 2 minutes of lost data.
[I see that there are various auto-save directories; why are they there and can i combine them?]
-This is most likely due to you running various different clients; i.e. the background, command-line, and graphical at various times. Each version auto-saves
to a different file. Also, you CANNOT combine them as this would result in the client crashing. Each auto-save is set for one version. When that auto-save
has filled up (i.e. the run has completed and then auto-saved) the result will be written to the results.txt file. Hence, while there are multiple auto-save
files should you choose to run various versions, in the end everything is saved to one file.
~~~~ goes under 3rd party Programs:
Muon Calculator is quite the handy tool for the stats-hungry muon Afficiondo. Just remember to move the decimal spot 1 to the left
http://muon.mega-reviews.com/muoncalc.asp
[Can i just use an installer?]
-yes! GtPrOjEcTX created this wonderful installer. Just download the proper client and it does the rest. The default installation is C:/ Program Files/Dpad & once installed the user.txt file comes up w/ "[TA]" already filled in the field. Just add your desired name after this and Save it. After this just proceed to start up one of the versions (background or commandline...or graphical if u would rather see pretty simulations (at a loss of speed))
Muon Installer for 98/2000/Me/Xp: http://www.jiggawatts.com/files/MuonInstaller.exe
Muon Installer for NT (requires admin rights): http://www.jiggawatts.com/files/MuonNTInstaller.exe
Let me know how these additions sound! If they sound good i'll grab the old guide, and edit these in the appropiate area and then get wolfsraider to update the online guide
Thanks for your input!!
[Why does the client Instantly Crash upon running it, no matter which version (background, graphical, command-line)]
-If you use winzip to unzip the file and you have not indicated for WinZip to set the options to "Use folder names" then a crash will result
The reason for this is that the "lattices" directory will not write, or populate, upon unzipping. Without the lattices directory an instant
crash will result.
[Will there be a linux client?]
-More than likely NO. While this is a big hit and a drawback for many, nothing can be done about this.
[Does DPAD have problems with Windows 98]
-It works fine for some people while a rare few notice stability problems.
-This is probably due to another setting elsewhere and not the OS itself.
[Should i always hop onto the latest version once it is released?]
-As the client is still in beta phase the roll-out of a new client version is beta unto itself. A good method is to run it, if it runs fine
then you are good to go! If not switch back to your old version (making sure to copy over ur results.txt and results.dat) and go to the
DPAD forums and post for Stephen. Usually he responds the same day. Once again the link to the main site is www.stephenbrooks.org/muon1
[Do i have to put a different user name for every pc?]
-No just put [TA]your-name-goes-here in the user.txt file on every pc and your good to go!
[Will killing the client ruin any current "run" being simulated?]
-The client automatically saves every few minutes but this can be changed by going into config.txt and setting the "auto-save" to less (in seconds)
-So if it is set to auto-save every 4 minutes and you kill the client after 2 minutes from the last save then you have 2 minutes of lost data.
[I see that there are various auto-save directories; why are they there and can i combine them?]
-This is most likely due to you running various different clients; i.e. the background, command-line, and graphical at various times. Each version auto-saves
to a different file. Also, you CANNOT combine them as this would result in the client crashing. Each auto-save is set for one version. When that auto-save
has filled up (i.e. the run has completed and then auto-saved) the result will be written to the results.txt file. Hence, while there are multiple auto-save
files should you choose to run various versions, in the end everything is saved to one file.
~~~~ goes under 3rd party Programs:
Muon Calculator is quite the handy tool for the stats-hungry muon Afficiondo. Just remember to move the decimal spot 1 to the left
http://muon.mega-reviews.com/muoncalc.asp
[Can i just use an installer?]
-yes! GtPrOjEcTX created this wonderful installer. Just download the proper client and it does the rest. The default installation is C:/ Program Files/Dpad & once installed the user.txt file comes up w/ "[TA]" already filled in the field. Just add your desired name after this and Save it. After this just proceed to start up one of the versions (background or commandline...or graphical if u would rather see pretty simulations (at a loss of speed))
Muon Installer for 98/2000/Me/Xp: http://www.jiggawatts.com/files/MuonInstaller.exe
Muon Installer for NT (requires admin rights): http://www.jiggawatts.com/files/MuonNTInstaller.exe
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