Linux, NT4 or Win2k?

[Slaughter]

Ok so I have this dual Pentium Pro 200@233 with 128megs. My question to you is, which OS will run SETI@home faster? Linux, NT4, or Win2k? I'm runing linux on it now and its not pumping WUs like I thought it would, which is what that Time calculator told me. I was expecting sub-24 hour WUs, but I'm going like 28-32 hour WUs. Would any of these alternatives run it faster?

 

[Postman]

Not an expert of SETI, but I belive linux cmd-line client is slower than the w32 client which is run under wine?

 

[Electrode]

Linux

run the win32 CLI client under wine for maximum performance

 

[Slaughter]

WINE is not an option, frankly, becuase I don't run a GUI on anything. Text based all the way! Now which? 😀

 

[SoulAssassin]

Originally posted by: Slaughter
WINE is not an option, frankly, becuase I don't run a GUI on anything. Text based all the way! Now which? 😀

Ok, well that eliminates NT/2K so where's the question? If time is your primary concern, then I would suck it up and run WINE. If not, then run 2K and you're back on the GUI boat.

 

[Slaughter]

I was referring to linux GUIs, not Windows.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Slaughter
I was referring to linux GUIs, not Windows.

You are in luck, WINE doesnt require a gui.

 

[Crazee]

If you are asking what is the fastest ways to run Seti@home:

1) Win CLI running on WINE in Linux
2) Win CLI in Win2K
3) Win CLI in NT4
4 Linux CLI in Linux

The difference in speed between the Win CLI on WINE in Linux and Win 2K with Win CLI isn't very huge so for my choice I had plenty of Win2K licenses so I went with Win CLI in Win 2K.

 

[steell]

18-20 hour wu's running Win2k, dual PPro 200/1meg @ 233mhz 320 meg of ram on a SuperMicro P6DNF m/b. 26-30 hours per wu running Linux i686 cli.

 

[m0ti]

Wine can run without X, though some people have had more success than others.

Here's a link to a google search I did. Check out the first few responses.

It CAN be done, though with a mixed rate of success.

Good luck! 😛