I am puzzled. I am running two copies of prime95 (one with no options, one with -A1) on a dual 1 GHz P3 computer under Windows 2K. One is factoring, and the other is doing an LL test of an exponent in the 15,xxx,xxx range. The torture test was run for several hours with no problems. W2K recognizes the two CPU's and the task manager shows each mprime getting 50% of the total CPU time and almost no idle time.
The only problem is a galloping completion date. After about 11 days of execution (split among several reboot sessions), with some time spent in trial factoring and P-1 factoring, the LL is over 26% complete. The per-iteration of .191 seconds indicates a total LL time of around 33 days. Right after I start it running, the completion date is reasonable. But every few hours it contacts the PrimeNet Server to extend the completion date by weeks. The "Status" now menu shows completion in April 2003 (this execution has been for about 5 days). Any idea what could be the problem? TIA, Gerry _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
