The 12th Annual Folding@Home Holiday Season Race

[TennesseeTony]

That info is already in the (incomplete) guide.

As far as challenging Toms being too late....maybe...but someone should ask them SOON. All month long would be nice. (im at work still)

 

[crashtech]

And how do you make a bootable lbuntu USB from an lbuntu iso image ?

I use Rufus.

 

[Markfw]

That info is already in the (incomplete) guide.

As far as challenging Toms being too late....maybe...but someone should ask them SOON. All month long would be nice. (im at work still)

It just says make a disk, not how. crashtech's "rufus" link worked perfectly.

Thanks Tony and crash. Next to find a hard disk for my G4560 and try it.

 

[Ken g6]

Isn't the x86 one 64 bit ?

Nope.

Next to find a hard disk for my G4560 and try it.

I just installed Xubuntu on a 64GB USB drive. (From a 4GB USB drive.) So that's probably an option.

 

[Markfw]

installing Lubuntu on a 150 gig WD Raptor (anybody remember those ?) with a 9800GTX+ video card and a G4560 with 8 gig ram

 

[Markfw]

OK, problems:

Length: 26672 (26K) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘python-support_1.0.15_all.deb.1’

python-support_1.0. 100%[===================>]  26.05K   167KB/s    in 0.2s  

2017-11-30 12:44:13 (167 KB/s) - ‘python-support_1.0.15_all.deb.1’ saved [26672/26672]

mark@mark-g4560:~$ sudo dpkg -i python-support_1.0.15_all.deb
(Reading database ... 112399 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack python-support_1.0.15_all.deb ...
Unpacking python-support (1.0.15) over (1.0.15) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-support:
 python-support depends on python (>= 2.5); however:
  Package python is not installed.
 python-support depends on python-minimal; however:
  Package python-minimal is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package python-support (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 python-support
mark@mark-g4560:~$

I have no idea how to fix this HELP !!

 

[TennesseeTony]

We should probably create a new Linux thread, or use the guide thread I'm working on, for Linux questions, so as to not clutter this race thread for any visitors that may join or just drop by to check on us.

Less than 24 hours until go time! Anyone try contacting Tom's about racing?

 

[Pokey]

And how do you make a bootable lbuntu USB from an lbuntu iso image ?

I tried several ISO to USB utilities and finally settled on Rufus. I am sure the Great Google can help find others as well. And Tony mentioned one in his tutorial thread.

 

[Markfw]

We should probably create a new Linux thread, or use the guide thread I'm working on, for Linux questions, so as to not clutter this race thread for any visitors that may join or just drop by to check on us.

Less than 24 hours until go time! Anyone try contacting Tom's about racing?

Good idea. I will create the linix help thread, since I need help. As for Toms, who should talk to them ? and How ? Last year it was all setup by the top guns on both sides.

 

[TennesseeTony]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3229962/tom-hardware-team-thread/page-11.html#20433624

I revived last year's thread, hopefully we get a response soon.

 

[TennesseeTony]

@Unolocogringo You still out there buddy? We're trying to get Tom's on-board with a rematch, so we can get some front page coverage again for our teams!

 

[Markfw]

It starts in hours. Do we have "tentative" teams yet ?

 

[Markfw]

So we are starting the race with no internal teams ????

 

[TennesseeTony]

edit: Wait, do I have my days mixed up again? It's not 1800 yet....DOH!

Let's hope petrus is doing well. If he was unable to get the data he needed on time, perhaps some slightly delayed screenshots can provide a basis from which to keep score. Data gathered at 0430 UTC.

Spoiler: Top 50 screenshot

https://ibb.co/hKYOEb

Spoiler: 50 to 100

https://ibb.co/kiTZLG

Spoiler: 101-300

I only saw GoStumpy that was familiar and iirc expressed interest, with a total score of 3,592,397

 

[TennesseeTony]

I just dropped by Brony@Home's page, and, wow, two new pages worth of posts, mostly new recruits signing up.

I am shy 3 1070s at the moment, but Thunder-Strike version 2 should live after this weekend is over.

 

[TennesseeTony]

Wait, do I have my days mixed up again? It's not 1800 yet....DOH!

The WCG challenge starting at 0000 UTC baffled my thinking apparatus.

 

[Ken g6]

I just dropped by Brony@Home's page, and, wow, two new pages worth of posts, mostly new recruits signing up.

Well, if we can't post recruitment threads, maybe we should all change our sigs. For example:

 

[Talifan9]

Well, if we can't post recruitment threads, maybe we should all change our sigs. For example:

More horsepower for science!

 

[petrusbroder]

12 hours and 1 minute until the race starts!
I am all in and present!

 

[Markfw]

Peter, do you have the internal teams figured out ?

 

[TennesseeTony]

More importantly, can you accommodate having Tom's tossed into the race later this month, starting perhaps next Friday at 1800? We are close to getting some front page coverage if so!

 

[brownstone]

Can't believe it's this time again already! Count me in as well. Folding under "wingding". I'll get ol' bessie fired up.

 

[TennesseeTony]

Yeah! Hi brownstone!

 

[petrusbroder]

45 minutes until start ....

 

[petrusbroder]

Peter, do you have the internal teams figured out ?

Not quite yet, will be done later - just after I've collected the starting stats.