Milkyway@Home: Join the MacRumors team!

[Angelo95210]

Hello

The Seti@Home project is very quiet at this time, so I decided to join a new project, the Milkyway@Home. The aim is to create a 3D model of the Milky Way galaxy.

I have created a team for MacRumors members, please join me, as we all start at the same time it will be fun !

Url of the project: http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu
Name of the team: macrumors.com (http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/team_display.php?teamid=2854)

Note: when possible, try to subscribe to milkyway with the same login as macrumors, so it's easier to know who's who...

[lordonuthin]

Hello

The Seti@Home project is very quiet at this time, so I decided to join a new project, the Milkyway@Home. The aim is to create a 3D model of the Milky Way galaxy.

I have created a team for MacRumors members, please join me, as we all start at the same time it will be fun !

Url of the project: http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu
Name of the team: macrumors.com

Cool, Thanks.

[Angelo95210]

Here is a direct link to the team:
http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/team_display.php?teamid=2854

Come on guys please I am still alone ! :(

[blacka4]

joined...yournot alone now:)

[Angelo95210]

joined...yournot alone now:)

Cool, thanks blacka4 !! :)

[Meldar]

I've joined as well. Now all I need is my i5 MBP in the mail and we'll be on our way ;)

I love astronomy. So much.

[Angelo95210]

Cool Meldar! Give us a shout when you get your powerful i5, we only have core 2 duos now in the macrumors team so you can catch the 1st rank very quickly ;)

[milbournosphere]

This project sounds cool, I'll throw my Pro at the project when I get home this evening.

[Meldar]

Heh, well it arrived in the mail today. At my house, that is, and I'm at college - I'm gonna head home for the weekend though, so yeah, I'll be folding away once it's up and running. ;)

[Angelo95210]

This project sounds cool, I'll throw my Pro at the project when I get home this evening.

Heh, well it arrived in the mail today. At my house, that is, and I'm at college - I'm gonna head home for the weekend though, so yeah, I'll be folding away once it's up and running. ;)

Cool guys ! Our team is slowly taking shape !! :)

[Meldar]

Er, bit of a delay (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1020391)...

In the meantime, I'm using a 3.0GHz, 4GB RAM multi-ventilated XP hack desktop from 2005. Slowly grinding along... :P

I'm "NullCoding" by the way. Pretty much everywhere on the internet, actually!

[costabunny]

oooh something for Boinc to do while seti is boring..... - Joined (raquel) :) - only my main machine tho as the others are either seti, in bits or just too far gone...

[Angelo95210]

I'm "NullCoding" by the way

Welcome on board ! :-D With your i5 I will not be the first very long :eek:

Joined (raquel) :)

Don't see you yet but welcome too :)

Edit: blacka4 is now 1st! Congrats!

[costabunny]

Don't see you yet but welcome too :)



cant see a join this group button on the page it is supposed to be on :S

[costabunny]

update: there it is..... doh!

the little i3 is chewing numbers for you. hope it helps (oh yeah the ATi is also helping out from time to time)

[Angelo95210]

Cool I can see you now Costabunny ! A big welcome ! Wow your machine looks amazingly performant ! I think it's because of the ATI card...

[costabunny]

that little 5850 is tearing through the work :)

[chris200x9]

I just joined but would like to know, as a huge FOSS advocate, what license will the model be released under if they ever complete it? I hope something like the creative commons.

[Angelo95210]

I just joined but would like to know, as a huge FOSS advocate, what license will the model be released under if they ever complete it? I hope something like the creative commons.

That's a very good point. I don't have the exact answer but I remember when I picked up this project this was also because it looked pretty independent, I mean not aimed to bring money to a company...

[Meldar]

Hmm...I'd like to see the finished model too, when that happens! It would seem that it'll end up being something like the AMNH Digital Universe on a smaller scale, possibly available for public view given that its completion is dependent on volunteer resources.

i5 MBP crunchin' away...not in first place, though. :p The person who is must have several machines going! Super cool. Again, astronomy + computers = I-could-spend-all-day-at-this.

[costabunny]

i5 MBP crunchin' away...not in first place, though. :p The person who is must have several machines going! Super cool.


sorry to dissapoint but just the one i3 running :) (and a 5850). (the GPU makes the difference).

[Angelo95210]

sorry to dissapoint but just the one i3 running :) (and a 5850). (the GPU makes the difference).

Yeah you can thanks this ******* GPU grrrr :)

[Meldar]

Hmm I cannot figure out how to get my GPU to do work...I sort of understand how it works, but can't seem to configure it to do so - unless it is, and I just don't see it listed somewhere.

Intel HD Graphics won't do it, I don't think, but what about the GeForce GT 330M in my MBP...? if an i3 can do it, there's gotta be a way for an i5 to.

[costabunny]

Just to clarify - my GPU is working through the Windows BOINC client and is a desktop board (don't know if there is a difference for mobile vrs desktop ATI chips).

[Meldar]

Most likely...lots of people have told me that it's a bad idea to run BOINC on a laptop. I'm not sure why...no problems here...

[Angelo95210]

Most likely...lots of people have told me that it's a bad idea to run BOINC on a laptop. I'm not sure why...no problems here...

The only problem might be heating issues. Monitor that and you will be safe.

BTW we are now 6 members in the team ! :)

[Meldar]

Yes 6 members...the most recent of which has 8 processors and a 512MB GPU. I feel like I'm doing something wrong...like everyone else is doing 10x the work that I am.

Not that it's a big deal (this isn't a big competition) but still, a little confusing. :P

[Merthyrboy]

Umm I think I joined but I don't know if my computer is doing anything? Any help with this please.

[techfreak85]

Yes 6 members...the most recent of which has 8 processors and a 512MB GPU. I feel like I'm doing something wrong...like everyone else is doing 10x the work that I am.

Not that it's a big deal (this isn't a big competition) but still, a little confusing. :P
MOOOHAHAHAH!!!:D

Actually a 4 core, but I have hyperthreading on so it just looks like 8.

[mmomega]

if i join can i add multiple computers or 1 computer per person... maybe i need to go to the site and read before asking :)
either way i'll have 2 i5's, a 2.66C2D laptop, and the new 2.4C2D mini.

Late tonight and just reading n watching TV, i'll join up in the a.m.


edit: Just added my iMac and MBP, i'll add the other 2 tomorrow :)

[techfreak85]

I wish milky way had support for my GPU, otherwise I would be cranking out more than costabunny.;)

[Angelo95210]

if i join can i add multiple computers or 1 computer per person...

Yes you can totally have many computers. Some have dozens...

I wish milky way had support for my GPU, otherwise I would be cranking out more than costabunny.;)

I almost regret to have invited costabunny, he's spoiling our nice game ! Just kidding obviously... :D

8 members now ! Welcome to the newcomers and congrats to you raquel/costabunny !

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/251/screenshot20101004at102.png (http://img805.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot20101004at102.png)

[Meldar]

If grid computing such as this was more serious than a simple volunteer hobby, I'd shell out $1500 on a Firestream GPU and get millions of credits a week...but since there's no monetary reward for crunching the most numbers, that'd be silly.

That said, I'm considering upgrading the GPU on my gaming PC. Probably gonna get an HD Radeon something-or-other (9620 or something like that) once I can cobble together $150 and budget the rest of my important expenses. Yay for being a broke college student. :D

In other news, it would appear as though I've joined the team again yesterday...not quite sure why, but yes...the progress I'm making, might as well call me NullCruncher.

Once I get home, I can have 4 or 5 of my computers running on this! Granted, only one is multi-core (and at that, it's hyper-threaded and from 2005) but it should still help. Oh my poor power bill...

[costabunny]

I almost regret to have invited costabunny, he's spoiling our nice game ! Just kidding obviously... :D

just to say 'She' (the Raquel bit should be a clue ;)

[TheVendor]

You now have my 2.4ghz C2D, and a 2.8ghz P4 once I get it a network card :)

[Angelo95210]

just to say 'She' (the Raquel bit should be a clue ;)

Sorry for this mistake. I get too much used to talk with dudes here! :p

[grooveattack]

you've got my 8-core on bored.....


EDIT: any ideas on how to get my GPU involved?

[Meldar]

Hey -

I just got my GPU online a few hours ago. It's not suited for MW@H since it's not a DP card, but there's a list (http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/forum_thread.php?id=1505) of all the supported cards on the MW@H forums.

For a Mac, I only know about NVIDIA cards. One needs to download and install the CUDA environment (check the BOINC wiki, it's fairly straightforward - 3 steps or so) which requires Xcode, which you probably have.

ATi cards work differently, but setup isn't any different (I wouldn't think). I honestly don't know about Mac Pros...wish I did. First-hand. bleh I'm broke.

If you check my profile on MW, you notice my GPU is listed - but the only tasks it will do are those from PrimeGrid (after I configured my GPU, it downloaded no fewer than 40 tasks for it :eek:) - even Einstein@Home won't run because my GPU only has 256MB of memory.

On a Mac Pro you should be able to run MW@H GPU tasks, but I'm about as new to GPU CUDA computing as you are!

damn my MBP is getting hot hot hot...

[grooveattack]

oh gosh......

[Angelo95210]

oh gosh......

Wow... That's a loaded Mac Pro! :)

[Meldar]

Yikes :o

-

On a different note, does anyone have a MBP with the GeForce 9600 GT or GT 330M (or comparable?) These cards don't work for MW@H but if enough people have 'em (since they are in the newer MBPs), I can make a brief tutorial on how to get BOINC to recognize them for use on projects like PrimeGrid. So far, that's the only one that works with my 330M.

Perhaps once I'm home, I'll have a few more computers on my little grid - may even invest in a new GPU for my gaming PC so I can a) run games made past 2004 and b) crunch MW@H and chase the speedy white rabbit...

[mmomega]

i have the 9600gt in my laptop but I never enable it anymore since it is purely my wife's mobile facebook at the moment and farmville hardly stresses out the 9400:p

[Angelo95210]

Good news guys !

Our team has entered the top 200 ranking and is now #193 in the MW project! A big thank you to costabunnny especially! We need more GPUs!!!

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/530/screenshot20101008at121.png (http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot20101008at121.png)

[Meldar]

Gotta love how we outrank Apple Inc. XD

Yeah we do need more GPUs...seems as though costabunny's tasks are completed in little more than two minutes...for US$145 that's a darn good GPU.

I have my doubts about the ATi X800 SE in my home desktop...don't think it would work for MW@H. As it stands, all I can crunch in CUDA is PrimeGrid, and that takes a little over an hour per task. eOn and Einstein won't even support my GPU. (that's the GeForce GT 330M)

Perhaps over the summer I'll be upgrading my gaming PC at home, if I'm able to come by a couple hundred dollars or so (read: get a job) for a great GPU. The machine's pretty much on 24/7 anyway!

Wish I could help more, but I do as much as I can here at college with my MBP...

[Angelo95210]

Wish I could help more, but I do as much as I can here at college with my MBP...

Every little helps... ;) I think we did already very well with this team in less than one month!

[metamorphoses]

just joined-up...thanks for the opportunity to participate!:):)

[Matty-p]

just joined same user name as the forums here . have litterally just put my cpu on it but how do i put my gpu on it is compatible and supported and ive turned on gpu online and in client but dosent work and also each of the 4 tasks says that it has 10 hours to complete (one for each pysical core) also my cpu usage is like 100% then 42-50 then 5 seconds later 100 then 10 seconds later 43-50% again

[Angelo95210]

just joined-up...thanks for the opportunity to participate!:):)

Welcome metamorphoses!

just joined same user name as the forums here . have litterally just put my cpu on it but how do i put my gpu on it is compatible and supported and ive turned on gpu online and in client but dosent work and also each of the 4 tasks says that it has 10 hours to complete (one for each pysical core) also my cpu usage is like 100% then 42-50 then 5 seconds later 100 then 10 seconds later 43-50% again

Welcome too! I can't help for the GPU but some here will I am sure...

[MonksMac]

I too have joined! :cool:

[Meldar]

just joined same user name as the forums here . have litterally just put my cpu on it but how do i put my gpu on it is compatible and supported and ive turned on gpu online and in client but dosent work and also each of the 4 tasks says that it has 10 hours to complete (one for each pysical core) also my cpu usage is like 100% then 42-50 then 5 seconds later 100 then 10 seconds later 43-50% again

If it is an NVIDIA card, then check here (http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/GPU_computing) for info on how to go about setting it up; you need to download some CUDA drivers from the NVIDIA site.

If it's an ATi card then I have no idea about how to set it up. Theoretically you shouldn't have to do anything.

Good luck :)

[costabunny]

not sure about the mac native client, but the windows one uses my ATi without any setup.

[Meldar]

Yes, according to the BOINC wiki, ATi doesn't require any additional setup...thinking I might invest in one of those...

[dblessin]

Hey my peeps!
I've got my 8 core Mac Pro w/ 6 gigs of RAM crunching for the cause.
:)

[mmomega]

we moved up 12 spots to 181...ahead of microsoft now, ha. time to shoot for 150 then top 100 , go team macrumors



also, anyone here using a late 09-2010 imac with the radeon cards. doesn't seem like mine are being used but the wiki shows that they should be supported.

[Meldar]

Hm, nope...trying to remember when compute 1.3 came out, though I doubt I could crunch MW@H on my dad's '06 white iMac. Although it IS on 24/7...

In other news, my contributions to PrimeGrid have now largely exceeded my MW@H ones...still trying to get a GPU for my home machine so I can follow the white rabbit.

All but totaled my Belkin cooling pad, too. :D (why am I proud of that?)

[Angelo95210]

Update. We are now #177!

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3401/screenshot20101013at110.png (http://img840.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot20101013at110.png)

[Meldar]

ooh ooh let's take on Reddit. :P

Once I get home (Friday) I'll see about getting 3 or 4 of my computers on the grid as well. Most likely I can get my dad's iMac crunching, as he never turns it off and also happens to love science. And he admits I know more about computers than he does.

On a different note, I've made the bold decision to build my own computer around hardcore gaming and super-efficient grid computing. If you're logged into Facebook, click here (http://www.facebook.com/notes/jimmy-borner/building-the-beast/10150291739485328) to see a list of parts I wanna put in it...if you're interested.

Glad to see the MW@H MacRumors team is taking off! We have 14 members now, 3 of whom haven't yet done anything (but that's ok). I've taken it upon myself to create MacRumors teams in other projects like eOn, PrimeGrid, Collatz, and Pirates@Home - there is already one for Einstein - so if you do any of those projects, why not join MacRumors there as well? :)

NullCoding

[grooveattack]

we are doing well! any tips out there?
i normally leave my pro on over night, crunching the numbers while i sleep.
annoyed i did not opt for the 5870 now!

[mmomega]

gotta pick it back up.... we dropped to 187

[millertime021]

It's not letting me join the team. There is no "Join this team" link.

Has this been disabled?

[Angelo95210]

It's not letting me join the team. There is no "Join this team" link.

Has this been disabled?

Hi millertime021, no the team is still active, I don't know why you can't join...

[Angelo95210]

Hey people!

We need some power here! Our team is not even ranked anymore... :(

Our active members (http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/team_members.php?teamid=2854)

Strong GPUs are welcome! ;)