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[scoobydoo]

I just joined the O/C'ers Seti team, I hope I am doing it right.

I don't know if I will be much help, but I will try:)

How do I configure my computer?

Can I still have the hard drives shut down overnight, or are they needed?

[LandShark]

first of all, Welcome to the team!!! :)

and every single bit of help in needed and appreicated too!!;)

as for configuration of the SETI, u could visit our team's Instruction page (http://www.ocsetiteam.com/Instr1.htm) for more info.

crunch on.........:D

[zouo]

Welcome! There are guides on the ocsetiteam site but if you have any further questions/problems there's a whole bunch of folks here that will be able to help you out.

[13oots2]

Hey landshark you beat me to it, but you haven't got cut "n" paste speed:D Welcome to the Team Scoobydoo

Note: the following assumes you have the latest download of SETI@home, SETISpy & SETI Driver ready at hand...

01.) If you have previous SETI versions, uninstall ALL SETI programs

02.) Create a "SETI" folder
03.) In the SETI folder, copy "setiathome-3_03_i386-winnt-cmdline.exe" & "SETI Driver.exe" & "SetiSpy.exe"

04.) Click on "SETI Driver.exe"
05.) Set "maximum processes" to "1"
06.) Set "desired cache size" to "1"
07.) Make sure the "hide processing box" is checked (default value).
08.) Set "SETI client priority" to "normal" (default is "low")
09.) "Process monitoring" is at the bottom of the window, make sure the "use SETI Driver" is checked.
10.) Click on the "save config" button
11.) Click on the "transmit" button (if you get an error window at this point, choose "ignore")

12.) A DOS window (the CLC or command line client) will open entitled "SETI 1 - Transmit"
13.) In the DOS window, enter "1" or "2" (depending on your status)
14.) Enter the email address you registered for SETI with

15.) The CLC will download data, display information on the WU downloaded, then stop when it reaches "beginning analysis"
16.) Then CLC should disappear as SETI Driver "hides" the processing

NOTE: You should have a blue radio telescope icon running in the system tray (next to time & volume in the lower right portion of your screen). If this is the case, SETI Driver & the CLC are working together... CONGRATS!!!

17.) Right click on the blue radio telescope icon, and select "exit"
18.) In your SETI folder, click on "SetiSpy.exe"
19.) Select "I agree" (if you do, of course)
20.) Click "ignore" (if you get the "error window")

NOTE: You should now be looking at the SETI Spy interface (GUI window). In the white-ish area on the left are what I will call "tabs" (named, "progress," performance," results," etc.). To select a tab, click on it.

21.) Select the "client" tab
22.) Click on the "configure" button, this will open the "client configuration" window
23.) Click on "browse", this will open the "select SETI@home Client" window
24.) Click on the "SETI Driver.exe"
25.) At the bottom of the window it should read [file name: SETI Driver.exe] [file type: executables]
26.) Click on "open"
27.) The "select SETI@home Client" will close, and the "Client Configuration" should be displayed

NOTE: Assuming I have set this up on a "C:" drive, using the "SETI" folder name as I mentioned above, the client configuration window will read "C:\SETI\SETI Driver.exe" in the "client path" area.

28.) In the "client parameter(s)" area type "-SETISpy" (don't miss the hyphen)
29.) Under "client control" at the bottom of the window, check all 4 boxes
30.) Click "OK" and you will be back at the SETI Spy GUI
31.) Select the "Setup" tab (should default to the "display" button setting, if not select "display")
32.) check the 3 left boxes in this order: "minimize to tray," "run in tray," "close to tray"
33.) Click on the "client" button
34.) Check the "Ignore presence of state file on startup" box
35.) In the system tray, right click on the SETI Spy icon (radio telescope with magnifying glass) and select "exit".

NOTE: At this point, there should be no SETI icons in the system tray, or other SETI windows open. If anything is open, close it.

36.) Click on "SetiSpy.exe" in the SETI folder, if you get an error message (which you probably will) select "ignore".
37.) You should have both the SETISpy AND SETI Driver icons now running in your system tray.

38.) Left click on the SETI Driver icon, make sure the "use SETI Spy" box is checked in the "process monitoring" section at the bottom of the window.
39.) Click on the "save config" button, then minimize the SETI Driver window.

40.) Left Click on the SETI Spy icon in your system tray.
41.) Select "exit".

42.) Next, click on the "SETI Spy.exe" icon in your SETI folder... No errors? GREAT.... CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You are now configured to run the CLC, Spy & Driver off the SETI Spy icon...

43.) To get the full functionality of SetiSpy you must do this workaround, it will enable you to update your user info and give you a direct link to our SETI@home team page.

44.) Finally double click the SETI driver icon in your tray, set the desired cache size to 3-5 days worth of work units. If you are not sure how many to set it to set it to 2 and see about how many units you complete in a day and then multiply that by 3 or 5. Save the configuration and you are now ready to crunch.

Of course, you can make a shortcut to SETISpy and paste it into your system startup folder, then SETI@home will automatically restart, every time you boot up Windows...

Happy Crunching!!!

Kris

[Mictlan]

Originally posted by 13oots2
Hey landshark you beat me to it, but you haven't got cut "n" paste speed:D Welcome to the Team Scoobydoo


You beat me in this one.....but you forgot to give the full credit of this wonderful instructions to one of our team leaders Kris

BTW.....Welcome scooby, glad you are joining one of the fastest growing teams on the net.

[13oots2]

Originally posted by Mictlan


You beat me in this one.....but you forgot to give the full credit of this wonderful instructions to one of our team leaders Kris

BTW.....Welcome scooby, glad you are joining one of the fastest growing teams on the net.

I thought I had got Kris's name there. I ought to have my speedy thumbs cut off for that omission

[bodezafa]

Welcome to the team!!:beer:

[dugans]

Welcome to The BEST Seti Team to Crunch for!

Any questions you have.....somebody will usually be all over it, quick:D as you have seen!

Have fun, And good luck finding ET!

[scoobydoo]

Well last night I set the "cache" to 5 and I guess it is done now:)

How do I reset it to keep going? Just re-enter a new number? Can I put in like 50 or something to keep it going for a while?

[dugans]

If you are using Seti Driver and have it set to automatically connect, then it will maintain that cache: each time it uploads a wu, it will download another. Cache helps in case the Seti Data server goes down for a while, or your ISP has problems. I keep mine set at 8- gives me 24 to 30 hours of wu to crunch at all times.

[TC]

Welcome to the team!

[RedDeathDrinker]

Welcome to the team Scooby!

[LandShark]

typically, i would say a 2-3days worth of WU cached is good enough.

and yeah, if u r using SETIDriver, u could just enter a new number under the cache field and hit save config.

13oots2: hahaa...i'm just too lazy to go cut "n" paste from the site. i remember the url and just type in it.....:D

[Basher]

welcome

[Eliminator]

I'm glad you decided to join the best Seti team around!

[Cy]

Welcome to the team Scooby! As I am late to this thread I see you have already received some great advice from other team members. Please feel free to post and contribute in these forums. :)

Cy