[hblug] Parallel Knoppix

[Brett Wilkins]

Hey,

Dunno if I could get to the LUG but I have a computer or two that could 
run it. I'm asuming that it is CD-boot and not HDD install seeing as 
it's a Knoppix distro.

Both the computers I have are Athlons, one's an Athlon XP and one's an 
Athlon 64.

Another cool idea would be to one day set up a dedicated parallel server 
network... ya know, parallel OS installed on HDD... or however it works. 
Gentoo would be able to do it, although I don't think many people would 
enjoy compiling and installing abso-fuckin-lutely everything in the OS 
^_^ (excuse ze french)

Could parallel computing help doing something such as rendering a 
high-vertex image in blender? Just a thought.

Sounds like fun,

Brett

Daniel Faulknor wrote:
> Hmm. A few questions:
>
> How many of the mosaic machines can Network Boot? i know 3 out of 4 of 
> mine can. If some cant, we can use rom-o-matic (see here: 
> http://www.rom-o-matic.net/)
>
> Its either:
> Network Boot
> Rom-O-Matic (Floppy Boot)
> or Burn a load of cds (im not supplying the cds :P )
>
> As for the project: how about SETI? or one of the other horribly CPU 
> intensive distributed computing programs that are out there
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Adams" 
> <mbadams at paradise.net.nz>
> To: "Hawke's Bay Linux User Group" <hblug at linux.net.nz>
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [hblug] Parallel Knoppix
>
>
>> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:37:30 +1300
>> Daniel Faulknor wrote:
>>
>>> This may be useful to have onhand :)
>>> http://pareto.uab.es/mcreel/ParallelKnoppix/ParallelKnoppixTutorial.html 
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Agreed.
>>
>>>
>>> > Download in progress.
>>> >
>>> > I like the sound of trying it.
>>> > I can bring 4 machines if we want to try a few more.. :)
>>> >
>>
>> Now, what project could we get it to work on?
>>
>>> >>
>>> >> Anyone interested in doing it at Mosaic for this meeting? I know
>>> >four of> the machines boot into knoppix 5.x fine. We have around 6
>>> >spare spots in> the switch.
>>> >>
>>
>> -- 
>> Michael
>> Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.
>>
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