July 29, 2006
Electric Sheep and BitTorrent, new windows client release
If you are on windows try the just-released
v2.6.6 with
BitTorrent built-in.
If you have a router/firewall then you must forward ports 6881 to 6889 for BitTorrent to work properly. Or you can configure the client to use a different port range. You can check if your setup is working with this page.
On Linux v2.6.8 supports using Azureus
with its
RSS Plugin
to download sheep. Configure it to drop the torrents from the feed somewhere and move them into "~/.sheep" on completion. Or you can download individual torrents from the
stats page.
Most Linuxes come with their own firewall in addition to the one you (should) have protecting your local network, and this may also have to be configured.
On Mac you can use azureus like on linux, but
the cache directory is "~/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep".
Posted by spot at July 29, 2006 03:09 PM
Wonderful
Could you do a little how-to for the correct use of RSSFeed Scanner? I try to configure this plugin to download torrents automatically, but it gives errors like: "Fail - No such file or directory" or "Fail - No data contained in 'http://v2d6.sheepserver.net/gen/torrents/764.torrent'
Maybe the problem is with Filter, because it seems to parse RSS xml correctly -- puts torrent URL into Status/Link column and torrent number into Feed/Title.
the problem is the server is overloaded and
not delivering the file to you. try this
instead:
http://sheepserver.net/v2d6/gen/rss.xml
Hi all
Is there any way i can place my Apophysis works into the screen saver and then manipulate the piece?
all help appreciated...
Hey, I just got broadband and started using this screensaver in windows (didnt cut the mustard on dial-up.) In order to reduce traffic costs for you people, I thought i'd go down the torrent avenue. The problem being is that the torrent client pulls too many connections and I need to reboot my router every day when I come to use my computer. Any chance you want to put a connection limitation feature like this in?
Keep up the fight
Danger,
This is a known issue with some routers and p2p appications. The problem is that programs such as bit torrent open a lot of connections over time. The router keeps a table of these so that it knows where to send the data. Eventually the routers memory fills up and you get all kinds of problems.
This is very common with Linksys routers. Their default timeout value is 5 days! That means it will keep an entry in the table for 5 days before deleting it. I solved this problem by flashing my Linksys router with DD-WRT firmware and then using this page to change some settings
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Router_Slowdown
yes while in theory the router is at fault if it stops working i agree that electric sheep opens
too many connections. if your router never hung up you still might get complaints from anyone else who shares your DSL. i hope this gets addressed by a future version...
are there any plans for including the bittorent capabilities into the linux client like in windows? i can't get azurues to run on my linux box so i'm stuck downloading sheep manually (or waiting for an enternity for the overloaded Coral server...)
cheers
I dig electric sheep
Im a fresh fractal boy, but i like creating new things.
cool
me gustaria verte caminando hacia mi casa
Is there anywhere to download the torrents? I've found it's more efficiant to let Azures (WinXP) download the torrents as ES forgets stuff it downloaded the day before and tries to download it again even though it's already in 'electricsheep-cache\mpeg\202\****'
I have unlimited cache, and set 'fuse length' and 'history' to 1000 (any more and it won't work)
XP+SP2, A64 3000, 1Gb, lots of space, 16Mbit connection (1.6Mbit up).
cheers - sarah
I am behind a corporate firewall and cannot open up the ports 6881 - 6889.
>> Or you can configure the client to use a different port range
Which *other* port range can we use? Port 80 is definitely open! ;)
@Snappy: you will need to forward those ports for incoming traffic directed to the box your working at, which means that unless you work on a webserver (which I doubt) even port 80 won't do the job because that is for outgoing traffic. So you'll have about one option to my opinion which is to ask your system administrator if he can open up some ports for you. (And believe me if I where that person I would not want my corporation's internet connection to be used for P2P applications).
I am on a WinXP machine and have never seen the screen saver do anything but ask me to "wait". I think I have the ports forwarded. How can I tell if downloading is proceeding? How LONG until first sheep?
Thanks!
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{1,0,0,0,0,0,0}and{1,1,0,1,1,1,1}
{1,1,0,1,1,1,1}{1,0,0,0,0,0,0}{1,0,1,0,1,0}
How do you point the new windows client to a different server?
I downloaded version 2.6.6 and I only have two different sheep. How do I get more?
Very impressive !
This is my problem: ES asks me to be patient, but when finished to download the first sheep, it stops working (back to normal XP screen). Since then, anytime it tries to run, the screen blanks for a moment and immediately stops working. Problem with visualization? What could it be? Thanks (PS: the mpg is ok if I try to pley it with VLC)
Yeah i have the same problem as the last guy the same exact thing happens to me what is it and how do i fix it? any help?
I downloaded a torrent, now theres a directory "1809" with a lot of mpgs in it. I'm on a Mac, where do I have to put this directory? I tried to put it into the ~/Library/Application Support/ElectricSheep Folder ... with no effect.
downloading first sheep, please wait...
8 hours later...after forwarding the correct ports...
downloading first sheep, please wait...
8 hours later...
downloading first sheep, please wait...
8 hours later...
downloading first sheep, please wait...
3 hours later after discovering this website has no help or support....
downloading first thsep, please wait...
It workt for me on a non intel mac at work, but at home with 100Mbit not functioning at all, downloaded files manually. Have all the ports open but I think my ISP are doing things, why use those standard ports rhat all torrentsites use why not use something new like port 5128 or something.
"downloading first sheep, please wait... 8 hours later" uh 10-12...
how long does t take t download the first sheep?
@rickski: Put the MPEGs into the directory, not the 1809 directory.
I am a mac user. I set up Azureus to download sheep, and when finished move them a "finished_sheep" directory. Inside this directory is a ruby script that I wrote, when executed it moves all the .mpg files to the electric sheep cache directory, and then deletes the empty directories. Here it is for anyone that is interested, make sure you change file-paths appropriately.
#!/usr/bin/ruby
files = IO.popen('find . -name *.mpg')
files.read.scan(/.*\n/) {
|filepath|
mv = "mv -v #{filepath.strip} /Users/Thom/Library/Application\\ Support/ElectricSheep/"
puts %x{#{mv}}
}
puts %x{rmdir *}
I downloaded version 2.6.6 and I only have two different sheep. How do I get more?
I have successfully downloaded the first sheep and some others as well however there is no folder in my computer with the path c:/windows/system32/electricsheep-cache/mpeg the mpeg folder is missing, the path just ends at the cache folder. Where are my sheep downloading to?
very good initiative
Can someone please make the instructions how to use an rss feed more explicit for a non-programmer using an intel mac?
how come i only have one sheep on my screen saver...i'm not computern inclined, can someone please send me an email telling me step by step how to get more freaking sheep
Im on ubuntu linux impressive screensaver. I got this went I started it
curl: (52) Empty reply from server
lost contact with v2d6.sheepserver.net, cannot retrieve sheep
So I figured the server is just overloaded so I dl'd a sheep pack which is working. Azureus works fine on my system so thats ok but how do I limit how many sheep are downloaded and how would new ones get exchanged for old ones. Bit torrent is totally the way to go for this in my opionion .The whole combined effort thing for generating sheep and uploading and downloading thing is so synergystic
how come the bittorrent is frozen at 2787 for the past 3 days?
anybody out there can help?
thanx
I've just come across Electric Sheep and everything seems ok but I have a few questions..
1. Do I need my utorrent client open when down/uploading sheep?
2. When downloaded do they need to be moved to the mpeg folder?
3. It seems that my 'sheep' are really fast? I mean staying on screen from 3-7 seconds before cutting to the next and very speedy in motion. Is there a way of adjusting something so I can have a mellow experience with it? How come they just cut...why isn't it a morphing thing into the next sheep.
4. How do the sheep mutate? How does on client sheep interact with another in realtime?
question: Why is my electric sheep screensaver flickering so much? It works perfectly, except that it flickers every few seconds. Highly annoying.
I have a 2 processer Mac G5 running OSX 10.4.1. Electric Sheep stopped working- first it took forever to load when selected in system prefs, then it crashed my display- had to restart each time I tried it- threw out all prefs and all versions- downloaded 2.6.7
now I just get the same- a black screen...any help? I love sheep and I want them back!
i love this program but when i play it its not a smooth transition from one slide to the next it just kinda jumps, can that be fixed?
i have no idea how to make asureus download sheep for me. i run a mac. any help?
Any chance for UPNP support with electric sheep?
This would kick ass.
the latest windows version should have UPNP already.
I am running two monitors at once.
I would like the option to run electric sheep on either one monitor or the other, both connected as one monitor, or each with two different sheep.
I have tried all the settings I can find in XP and in the screen saver, any suggestions?
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There's about 600MB of files in my torrent folder, yet only 3 sheep in my mpeg folder. The files in the torrent folder seem to be incomplete, or something. I don't even understand how they got there.
How am I supposed to be running BitTorrent? Do I let electric sheep run it for me, or do I have to download the program from BitTorrent.com and run it myself?
Can I use uTorrent instead of BitTorrent to download the screensavers???
I must have it.
Could I suggest this nice visual effect creators to post torrents with there mpg files ?
Couse you know downloading the images one by one is kind of caveman work... Thanks :o)
Hey Spot & the guys, love your screensaver. Just one issue - after seeing all the comments on this post, it looks like you need a link to the forum/faq somewhere prominent with every release - a lot of unanswered questions here! Also a feature comparison chart for the different platform builds would be a good feature, so for instance you can see at a glance whether each platform's version has this or that functionality.
This Is Great. I would like all my buddies to see this.
Thank You Very Much.
Allan at polarpax@yahoo.com
The torrent dir currently doesn't update with the RSS feed. 3413 is the last torrent in the dir (at http://v2d6.sheepserver.net/gen/torrents/ ) and torrents 3414-3416 in the feed are not found.
The torrents are being generated now, but give a tracker error: "Requested download is not authorized for use with this tracker."
i love the motion it is so defined wish that i could do something like that
i love the motion and movement wish that i could do something like that nice work
yeah
This is my problem: ES asks me to be patient, but when finished to download the first sheep, it stops working (back to normal XP screen). Since then, anytime it tries to run, the screen blanks for a moment and immediately stops working. Problem with visualization? What could it be? Thanks (PS: the mpg is ok if I try to pley it with VLC) Posted by: Pablone at December 25, 2006 03:06 PM
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i have the same problem...anyone help me out with a solution?
How long should I wait for the first sheep to download before I write it off as not working. I'm on day two here...
I don't remember it taking this long the first time I downloaded it (that was a year or two ago). This time it's seeming to take longer.
This is hands-down the coolest screen saver out there so I guess I'll wait a bit longer, but I'm growing concerned.
(Running OS X - 10.5.2. Has been up and running fine on my 10.4.11 machine. Still too soon to tell if it's not working or just taking a long time to work.)
OK, it's finally working for me. I had to just let it sit and load for a couple of hours non-stop. Also I'm not sure if it's loading when you run the screen saver as a test. But when the screen saver activates naturally then it downloads the sheep. Just my guess - can anyone confirm it? Seems like I did a lot of tests but no real progress was made until I let the screen saver activate and run its course.
I don't know why but I keep getting the same sheep. Its been happening for a few days. Its one sheep and then it spins like its going down a drain and then its another one. Over and over again! Help!