SMP Guide

shadowscotland · 4 May 2007 at 10:07

not as pritty as previous but reads SO much better.

Whats with the big space under the banner? got something special up your sleave or just not got your frames orgainised

Not sure on the colours either but fully works as a 'does what it says on the tin' FAQ site. Nice work SB, but your not going to win any design awards

SiriusB · 4 May 2007 at 11:28

I haven't perfected the design at all and it will take me a while before I am 100% happy.

I am going after the default Ubuntu theme and will change the colours once I am happy with layout etc.

Could I ask what browser you are using, as there shouldn't be any gaps [haven't fully tested myself yet]. I hope you are going to say IE!

shadowscotland · 4 May 2007 at 11:47

Yep IE 6 - and if going for the Ubuntu 'feel' lose the blue if possable, but you know all this - have a nice weekend away

SiriusB · 4 May 2007 at 12:11

The blue is left over from the last design. The current design was knocked up in about 15 minutes so it isn't perfect as you can see

As for the strange behavior, my only reply is use a better browser

*You have to get the site working in the real world first, then you have to go down to IEs level and hold its hand

shadowscotland · 4 May 2007 at 12:30

Got no choise but to use IE6

Three of our major report writing software packages need IE as default broswer to work and IE7 stops F@H from working - can't win

SiriusB · 4 May 2007 at 12:37

Heh don't worry, I will get it working in IE eventually.

Biffa · 5 May 2007 at 10:15

Looks good, but IMHO if you want to stick to the Ubuntu colour scheme it would look better to use a white background with Headings and fonts in the Ubuntu colours rather than the solid colour schemes you currently use.

Just my 2c

SiriusB · 7 May 2007 at 13:48

The web page is very much a work in progress and all of the colours/fonts/etc are simply placeholders. The colours I have used aren't even Ubuntu colours, I just quickly chose similar ones to get an idea

I think it is more important for me to get the information up and currently the page is more than adequate.

Once I am happy all the important stuff is there I will work on the aesthetics.

uncle_fungus · 7 May 2007 at 14:10

A bit of inter-team linkage: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/custompc/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=779718#779718

I thought there was no point in inventing the wheel twice

ms9cw · 8 May 2007 at 20:30

How do you actually view this guide? When I click the link I get a zip file. :confused:

ms9cw

Cob · 8 May 2007 at 21:30

It's probably an OpenOffice document. Ubuntu has it installed by default.

SiriusB · 8 May 2007 at 21:43

Yeah it is an OpenOffice document [Open Office is FREE by the way

]. There will be other versions but I don't see the point in trying to maintain different versions when changes/bugs are still being made/sorted.

uncle_fungus nice one on spreading the word

It might be prudent to add to your post that there may still be some errors in the guide [unless of course it passed your review

]

ms9cw · 13 May 2007 at 20:07

Threads that go <BUMP> in the night....

Shouldn't this be a sticky?

ms9cw

SiriusB · 13 May 2007 at 20:09

When it is absolutely and completely finished I am sure someone will donate a line in one of their stickies for a link to both the .doc file and the website

WoZZeR · 14 May 2007 at 17:21

Hmm, I am busy following the guide.

Can't get the client to start though, it justs tells me I have one core and it isn't going to run? I have a C2D?

Any ideas.

SiriusB · 14 May 2007 at 17:24

Ok a couple of things.

1: Is it a native Ubuntu install or VMWare?

If VMWare have you made sure to choose 2 processors in the setup.

2: If you installed the Folding client using finstall, did you make sure you used the "smp" flag

ie - ./finstall smp

WoZZeR · 14 May 2007 at 17:44

Wowsers, your knowledge is unlimited indeed!!

Yes, I made a booby and had allocated just one processor.

So for the umpteenth time, in goes the Ubuntu CD!!

uncle_fungus · 14 May 2007 at 17:47

WoZZeR said:
Wowsers, your knowledge is unlimited indeed!!

Yes, I made a booby and had allocated just one processor.

So for the umpteenth time, in goes the Ubuntu CD!!

You shouldn't need to do that, just turn off the virtual machine and then reconfigure it to use 2 cores. Restart the VM and all should be well.

WoZZeR · 14 May 2007 at 17:51

Eeeek, moments too late....

Thanks anyway.

SiriusB · 14 May 2007 at 18:01

WoZZeR said:
Wowsers, your knowledge is unlimited indeed!!