Started an AMD Users team for Einstein@Home

[gamer007]

For those who don't know, its a project coming soon.

October 12, 2004

Thank you for your interest in Einstein@home!

Einstein@home is a program that uses your computer's idle time to search for spinning neutron stars (also called pulsars) using data from the LIGO and GEO gravitational wave detectors. We plan to deploy a production version of Einstein@home around the end of 2004, as part of the American Physical Society's World Year of Physics 2005 activities. If you would like to register as a test user, please go to the APS WYP 2005 Page.

Testers: Please be aware that this is not a production version of Einstein@home: it is an early (alpha) test release, which has undergone only limited testing within the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and GEO project.

Since this is our first (alpha test, pre-production) Einstein@home release, we are only accepting a limited number of users, who have indicated an interest in helping. During the next few months, as we continue and complete our testing, we will release new versions of Einstein@home, and accept more and more users. If all goes well, we hope to 'throw open the doors' near the end of 2004.

This first test of Einstein@home carries out a search for pulsars over the entire sky, using the ten most sensitive hours of data from LIGO's second science run, S2. This same data has already been analyzed using a very powerful dedicated supercomputing cluster (nothing significant was found). For our first test of Einstein@home, we are repeating this search with some small technical changes.

Bruce Allen, Professor of Physics, U. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Einstein@home Leader for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration


Here's the email I got.

>Thank you for your interest in Einstein@home!
>
>Einstein@home is a program that uses your computer's idle time to
>search for spinning compact stars (such as pulsars) using data
>from the LIGO and GEO gravitational wave detectors. We plan to deploy
>a production version of Einstein@home around the end of 2004, as part
>of the American Physical Society's World Year of Physics 2005
>activities.
>
>We have just completed our first test release of Einstein@home, and
>would like to solicit your help in testing it. Please be aware that
>this is not a production version of Einstein@home: it is an early
>(alpha) test release, which has undergone only limited testing within
>the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and GEO project.
>
>We would be grateful for your help in testing this first Einstein@home
>release. If you would like to help us, please go to
>http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/ and click on the 'Download BOINC' link.
>Download and run BOINC, and when prompted, enter:
> Project URL: http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu
> Account ID: *****************************
>The account ID is case sensitive: please cut-and-paste it into your
>browser or type it exactly as above. At the URL above, use the
>'Your account' link to set preferences about when Einstein@home will
>run on your computer, change your account name, etc.
>
>Since this is our first (alpha test, pre-production) Einstein@home
>release, we are only accepting a limited number of users, who have
>indicated an interest in helping. During the next few months, as we
>continue and complete our testing, we will release new versions of
>Einstein@home, and accept more and more users. If all goes well, we
>hope to 'throw open the doors' near the end of 2004.
>
>This first test of Einstein@home carries out a search for pulsars over
>the entire sky, using the ten most sensitive hours of data from LIGO's
>second science run, S2. This same data has already been analyzed
>using a very powerful dedicated supercomputing cluster (nothing
>significant was found). For our first test of Einstein@home, we are
>repeating this search with some small technical changes.
>
>If you experience problems with Einstein@home or have suggestions,
>please post a question on the message board at the URL above.
>
>Sincerely,
> Bruce Allen, Professor of Physics, U. of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
> Einstein@home Leader for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration

Even though its in the alpha stage, just thought I should make the team since i'm interested in it.

[Beerknurd]

Can't sign up.... I guess they have all the registrations they need for now.

[BigDawg]

Account creation is disabled for Einstein@Home at the moment, because Einstein@Home is in a testing phase.
If you would like to register as a test user, please go to the APS WYP 2005 Page.
Alternatively, please try again later.

[gamer007]

Looks like they are having problems. Downloaded 100's of WUs over a period of time, all of them MD5 Checksum error.

[Empty_5oul]

maybe worth disconnecting / detaching and trying again in a few weeks.

hopefully they will have it sorted by then.

[gamer007]

:D Working now.

November 9, 2004

Due to some server misconfiguration at our end you may have noticed errors while downloading files. This is now fixed. If you notice error messages about missing files or download problems please try doing 'Reset Project' from the Project Tab (select "einstein" then use right mouse button).

Now I can test it.

[jlangner]

So much to run! So little pcs. :cry:

[Beerknurd]

I'm getting used to saying that......

[gamer007]

Now works. Takes 1 hour and 10 minutes for one WU to finish for me. Plus, we got a new member in the team.

EDIT: Currently 12 place.

Place:| Team:| Mem:| RAC:| Total Credit:| Country:
12| AMD Users | 2| 39.52| 407.90| International

Name| Total credit| Recent average credit| Country
1) gamer007| 60.24| 5.67| Canada
2) Miltman25 | 347.65| 33.72| United States

[BigDawg]

Sweet, just get the new member to join here. What kind of pc are you running? let me have some specs man, those wu completion times are good!!