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[Insidious]

OK, so all of our race threads are the best, but our stats and questions are maybe getting burried a litle bit.

Soooooooo, I figured I'd put up a place to come for the Semi-OT nonsense we all enjoy. (If this is a bad idea.... just let it die.)

-Sid

Remember: never DC alone!

It doesn't matter if you can't afford ALL the peices

 

[Pokey]

Good Grief Sid you almost blew my doors off................ slow down a little, you are liable to run over somebody.

:frown:

OK, nice job. :thumbsup:

 

[Insidious]

:laugh:

It's not my fault.... I'm trying to get out of MadMurph's way! :shocked:

I think you and I have passed each other 3 times this week! STOP IT.

-Sid

(why do I think we'll be having this same conversation in another day or so?)

 

[biodoc]

I fear Neurodog has passed me for good!:shocked:

I'm up and running again after a bit of bios tweaking

Now let's see if I can run with that Dog!

 

[Insidious]

I just got back too. I was (still) trying to get Ubuntu going on my quad. No Joy

It's more than just the video card. I took the card from my X2 and swapped it into the quad. Still didn't work. tried the F6/delete queit splash, tried the start in safe graphics mode... it couldn't make it to the desk top no matter what I did. Then I put the same card into my htpc X2 and it worked with nothing special done. just clicked Start and in a couple minutes it was to the desktop.

The real shame of it is that I can't run Ubuntu on my main PC or the htpc because linux can't do anything except it's open office crap and let people write with python. OK, so those are good uses for a PC BUT some of us want to play... linux WON'T

anyway (all ranting aside) I now have two video cards (7950GT and 6600GT) that I have run Linux with on the A8N-E (S939/NForce4) mobos, but I couldn't run Ubuntu with either on the X38-DQ6. I guess I'll be waiting for version 8 :|

-Sid

 

[biodoc]

Originally posted by: Insidious
I just got back too. I was (still) trying to get Ubuntu going on my quad. No Joy

It's more than just the video card. I took the card from my X2 and swapped it into the quad. Still didn't work. tried the F6/delete queit splash, tried the start in safe graphics mode... it couldn't make it to the desk top no matter what I did. Then I put the same card into my htpc X2 and it worked with nothing special done. just clicked Start and in a couple minutes it was to the desktop.

The real shame of it is that I can't run Ubuntu on my main PC or the htpc because linux can't do anything except it's open office crap and let people write with python. OK, so those are good uses for a PC BUT some of us want to play... linux WON'T

anyway (all ranting aside) I now have two video cards (7950GT and 6600GT) that I have run Linux with on the A8N-E (S939/NForce4) mobos, but I couldn't run Ubuntu with either on the X38-DQ6. I guess I'll be waiting for version 8 :|

-Sid

In the F6 mode try adding this to the boot command:
noapic nolapic nosplash

or

acpi=off noapic nosplash

:beer:

 

[petrusbroder]

LoL!
I like your set-up ... it looks like one of mine. But it runs.
What are we all doing for the fun of it --- and to do some science --- and to find friends far, far away (and close by???)
ROFL!

Good idea for a thread! :sun:

 

[petrusbroder]

Folding is all the rage now - there are 15 folding thread active during the past 36 hours ... no other project has that impact on the DC-forum.
Wow this is just incredible!

I need a beer.
I'll get a beer!
See you soon!

 

[caferace]

I just got a beer, and thus begins my ignoring of this topic.

-jim

 

[Insidious]

Get the heck OUT of my chair!

(but you can leave the beer! )

 

[biodoc]

Sorry to leave the room guys but the Patriots vs Steelers are on and I've already had 2 :beer::beer:s

 

[petrusbroder]

AHHHH. a cold one ... that is just great.

Petrus relaxes in chair, leans back, listens to Bruce Springsteen ... :music:

 

[Insidious]

Happiness is a HTPC!!!

Popcorn anyone?

 

[Neurodog]

Originally posted by: Insidious
Happiness is a HTPC!!!

Popcorn anyone?

Me drooling :thumbsup:

 

[Neurodog]

What's your PC capture card?

 

[Insidious]

OK, this is wierd

I tried two SMP clients on the quad and saw 16.xx minutes on one and 17.xx minutes on the other.

Then I switched over to running just one and saw 8.xx minutes on it.

After crunching a single for a while, I went ahead and started up the second so it wouldn't expire.....

now my times are 14.xx minutes on both of them (for several steps now)

I can't think of any reason for the speed up. I didn't change anything (that I know of)

-Sid

 

[Insidious]

Originally posted by: Neurodog
What's your PC capture card?

It's a (aging) Hauppauge PVR-250 (t kind of got obsoleted when I got the comcrap DVR)

I wish I had one for HD Do they exist yet?

-Sid

 

[Neurodog]

Originally posted by: Insidious

Originally posted by: Neurodog
What's your PC capture card?

It's a (aging) Hauppauge PVR-250 (t kind of got obsoleted when I got the comcrap DVR)

I wish I had one for HD Do they exist yet?

-Sid

I think so. But I'm still using my 350 for transfering old HI8 tapes to CD/DVD.

Nice setup you have!

 

[caferace]

Originally posted by: Insidious

Originally posted by: Neurodog
What's your PC capture card?

It's a (aging) Hauppauge PVR-250 (t kind of got obsoleted when I got the comcrap DVR)

I wish I had one for HD Do they exist yet?

-Sid

I believe they do. I read *something* about them the other day....

-jim

 

[Insidious]

well, I'm kinda broke from my race induced upgrade.... looks like I know what the next project will be when I get the $$ pumped up again.

/me goes googling

-Sid

 

[Markfw]

So what size is that screen ? I have a 55 inch plasma that I LOVE, this looks close to the same....

 

[Insidious]

It's a 46" 1080P LCD

It's not a real big room, so it's perfect for here.

It's like broadband was to surfing..... once you get used to it, nothing else will do!

(/me envies 55" of plasma heaven)

 

[Markfw]

55 inch plasma + 1500 watts surround, 12 inch 3 way JBL front, Boston acoustics center, 8 inch 3 way rear and 300 watt JBL sub...When buildings blow up in Indepence days, my windows shake...

The only way to watch movies !

 

[GLeeM]

Originally posted by: Insidious
OK, this is wierd

I tried two SMP clients on the quad and saw 16.xx minutes on one and 17.xx minutes on the other.

Then I switched over to running just one and saw 8.xx minutes on it.

After crunching a single for a while, I went ahead and started up the second so it wouldn't expire.....

now my times are 14.xx minutes on both of them (for several steps now)

I can't think of any reason for the speed up. I didn't change anything (that I know of)

-Sid

This made me remember something important about getting better ppd when running two!

It might be only for Linux, but I wonder if it would explain some of what you saw.

It helps quite a bit to set each core process to a CPU core.

Someone even made a simple program that checked every so often to make sure the threads are assigned to CPUs properly and set them if needed. (read about this at the old FCF)

 

[Neurodog]

I'm just trying to get into the plasma/LCD bandwagon but have to convince my wife. I don't think I could convince her for a 46 or even 55. A 42 inch would be great for our small living room, we are about 8 feet away from our 32" JVC(CRT) right now. We would gain 2 feet with the flat panel so we would be 10 feet away.

How far are you guy's away from your TV?