need help with linux client

[fiji]

well of the few threads ive read, the linux client is slower

unless you get a new one, with some special flags or whatnot


and im wondering


what linux client should i get, and what flags should i set

for a p3 700mhz?

thanks

[Arkaine23]

For mandrake 9.1, you'll have to used 3.24 B client. That version of mandrake has the newer glibc 2.3, and so the "B" clients are the only ones that will work correctly on it. The 3.25 beta client is maybe a little faster, but it won't work on MDK 9.1.

You could also use the windows 3.25 beta client and run it under wine.

Speed differences between windows and current linux clients are nomnial in my experience, and only SSE on AMD CPU's when the -forceasm flag is used is the real issue to be concerned about. I'm not sure if 3.24 still has a bug in it where SSE works on the first WU, but only 3dnow on subsequent WU's unbless you restart the client... Also, Linux clients have fewer gromacs projects available because Stanford has had a little trouble lately. they are working to implement a new version of Gromacs that would hopefully correct this. All this means is that sometimes you get tinker WU's a little more often when using native Linux clients (about 1 in 10 WU's is a tinker in my experience).

[fiji]

Originally posted by Arkaine23
For mandrake 9.1, you'll have to used 3.24 B client. That version of mandrake has the newer glibc 2.3, and so the "B" clients are the only ones that will work correctly on it. The 3.25 beta client is maybe a little faster, but it won't work on MDK 9.1.

You could also use the windows 3.25 beta client and run it under wine.

Speed differences between windows and current linux clients are nomnial in my experience, and only SSE on AMD CPU's when the -forceasm flag is used is the real issue to be concerned about. I'm not sure if 3.24 still has a bug in it where SSE works on the first WU, but only 3dnow on subsequent WU's unbless you restart the client... Also, Linux clients have fewer gromacs projects available because Stanford has had a little trouble lately. they are working to implement a new version of Gromacs that would hopefully correct this. All this means is that sometimes you get tinker WU's a little more often when using native Linux clients (about 1 in 10 WU's is a tinker in my experience).


i have gentoo, on the linux computer


so should i use 3.24B?

its completely up to date, and i dont even know what glibc 2.2/2.3 is

thanks foryour help ill look into it more, when i get home tommorow---

thanks

[Arkaine23]

Try this command:

which glibc


If that doesn't work, just try 3.25 beta. It will seg fault if you have the newer glibc, and then you'll know to use 3.24B instead.

[fiji]

Originally posted by Arkaine23
Try this command:

which glibc


If that doesn't work, just try 3.25 beta. It will seg fault if you have the newer glibc, and then you'll know to use 3.24B instead.

ok thanks alot, ill try that asap


off topic: what is glibc?