How to setup Screamernet with dual??

[vez2003]

Hello

Please ,could you help me .I tried to find the solution
but didn't see it.
How could i setup screamernet with a single machine with two processors ?
i am a newbie in screamernet so all helps will be great !!
thanks by advance

(excuse my poor english:) )


(windows xp)

[Darttman]

Try this link: http://members.shaw.ca/lightwavetutorials/rendering.htm

Hope this helps. As you have 2 procs you will need to start a "node" for each one. I ended up installing LightNet because I could actually get it up and running from the tutorials and documentation that came with it. Now all I need to do is figure out how to get it to save in a different format than .flx extensions ;)

Go poke around at that link and see what you come up with. Be prepaired to sit down for quite some time to set things up. You need a good understanding of Windows and content directory setup. A clean computer is an efficient one!

I gather you are using LW 7.0 or 7.5 ?

[vez2003]

Thanks Darttman for your answer and your link:)

i managed to create the two nodes
screamernet recognises the two procs
but the problem is that the second procs doesn't calculate the scene that i 've choosed...
and if i put the same scene twice,they calculate it twice
i am sure i 've missed something easy or ?
is someone could hlep me ?

Thanks again

[Darttman]

I think sometimnes the second node does'nt kick in untill the fisrt one has been running awhile and #1 node needs to be "refreshed" a few times beforethe rest of the nodes will follow in on the rendering.
Are you using screamernetII or LightNet? (btw?)

[vez2003]

i use screamernet II
how do you refresh the first proc ?
sorry for all theses questions but you must be used with it..

[Darttman]

Well Vez,
I have been trying to use LightNet. I haven't tried screamernet II (I couldn't get procs recognized.) I know you must have the 2 nodes up and running before you load the scene to render. I was pullin my hair out with screamernetII (ya it makes ya scream) so I got Lightnet set up and all 5 nodes regonized and rendering!

I will try and get screamernet II up and running now I have the patience again. I maybe a bit slow upstairs when it comes to line commands and such but I don't think im too slow brother. It just takes a few times of fiddling around before the light goes on over my head.

Let me know what you find out, good luck!

[vez2003]

Hello again Darttman,

i will try to setup lightnet but it seems to be different to manage
it's very strange cause screamernet recongnises the two procs
so i don't know what to change or to do.......
thanks again

(i hope it's not too complicated to use the both procs with lightnet
cause it's real frustrating)

[Darttman]

I wish I could help you more but I have limited knowledge on network rendering.....which will change I hope for the better!

[garg]

Mmm... I think you are trying to render a single frame using to proc right ? Then neither lightnet nor screamer net will handle that.

Try Amleto (free 14 days trial):
http://www.rayserver.com/

Easy to setup and use...

Alain Bertrand