I think I have found a way to pause a render without having the computer run overnight:
Click "Pause" in the render dialog and HIBERNATE the computer
Will that work? ;)
It certainly should. In some cases you may find Hibernate isn't allowed due to memory/resource use (I think), but in general it should be fine.
- Oshyan
I pause a render in my laptop and then put it to sleep, next morning I wake up the thing and in seconds I am rendering again, hibernation takes too long and sometimes fail ;D
Gday
Works for me with hibernate and the render in pause mode - I did try this before but did not put it pause mode and it failed to continue
Mike
Also resumes just fine without pausing. I often have to just close up my laptop to avoid missing my station ;)
Pausing the render and putting the pc in stand-by mode works fine for me too.
Luckily, since I can't sleep because of the noise of the fan while rendering :)
I can't see any reason for this not working, bit I still think it would be more useful for Terragen to have the ability to pause, quit, and then resume.
Yes, I agree. And I believe Planetside is considering that function
Quote from: viche12345 on February 01, 2007, 05:57:13 PM
Yes, I agree. And I believe Planetside is considering that function
They are - see this topic (http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=347.0).
interesting i'll definately be giving this a go at some stage... though standby seems safer than hibernate if you are paranoid about power cuts...
Quote from: king_tiger_666 on February 03, 2007, 08:17:28 AM
... though standby seems safer than hibernate if you are paranoid about power cuts...
Standby requires a supply of electricity to keep data in the RAM. Hibernate stores a copy of the data on the RAM on the hard drive, enabling you to completely power-down the computer. This data is then restored when you start the computer up again. That is why hibernate is better than standby if you want to avoid loosing your render due to a power cut...
Quote from: Dark Fire on February 03, 2007, 01:47:10 PM
Quote from: king_tiger_666 on February 03, 2007, 08:17:28 AM
... though standby seems safer than hibernate if you are paranoid about power cuts...
Standby requires a supply of electricity to keep data in the RAM. Hibernate stores a copy of the data on the RAM on the hard drive, enabling you to completely power-down the computer. This data is then restored when you start the computer up again. That is why hibernate is better than standby if you want to avoid loosing your render due to a power cut...
Well, that said, how do you do it? I know how to put the pc in stand-by but how to put into hibernate? Do you have to use some software for it or is it a (hidden) function in windows?
Martin
Quote from: Tangled-Universe on February 03, 2007, 02:21:42 PM
Quote from: Dark Fire on February 03, 2007, 01:47:10 PM
Quote from: king_tiger_666 on February 03, 2007, 08:17:28 AM
... though standby seems safer than hibernate if you are paranoid about power cuts...
Standby requires a supply of electricity to keep data in the RAM. Hibernate stores a copy of the data on the RAM on the hard drive, enabling you to completely power-down the computer. This data is then restored when you start the computer up again. That is why hibernate is better than standby if you want to avoid loosing your render due to a power cut...
Well, that said, how do you do it? I know how to put the pc in stand-by but how to put into hibernate? Do you have to use some software for it or is it a (hidden) function in windows?
Martin
Hi Martin!
I never hibernate mine but what you do is go to display settings....screensaver......power settings.....hibernate tab. If I recall there's something about never setting hibernate and standby at the same time interval. Otherwise it might never wake up.
And have one thing about hibernation in mind:
It takes HD-Space. If you have 1GB RAM it takes 1GB Diskspace.
It is written into a stationary, hidden file.
Volker
Quote from: buzzzzz on February 03, 2007, 02:34:52 PM
Quote from: Tangled-Universe on February 03, 2007, 02:21:42 PM
Quote from: Dark Fire on February 03, 2007, 01:47:10 PM
Quote from: king_tiger_666 on February 03, 2007, 08:17:28 AM
... though standby seems safer than hibernate if you are paranoid about power cuts...
Standby requires a supply of electricity to keep data in the RAM. Hibernate stores a copy of the data on the RAM on the hard drive, enabling you to completely power-down the computer. This data is then restored when you start the computer up again. That is why hibernate is better than standby if you want to avoid loosing your render due to a power cut...
Well, that said, how do you do it? I know how to put the pc in stand-by but how to put into hibernate? Do you have to use some software for it or is it a (hidden) function in windows?
Martin
Hi Martin!
I never hibernate mine but what you do is go to display settings....screensaver......power settings.....hibernate tab. If I recall there's something about never setting hibernate and standby at the same time interval. Otherwise it might never wake up.
Once you've told your computer to use hibernate, I'd make sure it doesn't do it while you're away. Have your power settings set to never for pretty much everything (except maybe screen), and hibernate manually from the task manager (ctrl alt del).
M.
Quick tips for hibernating (in Windows XP):
Click 'Start', then' Turn Off Computer'. Hold the [Shift] key, and the 'Stand By' button will turn into a 'Hibernate' button.
or
If you're not using the 'Welcome screen', just select 'Hibernate' from the drop down menu in the dialog box that appears after you click 'Turn Off Computer'.
Quote from: Dark Fire on February 04, 2007, 07:03:07 AM
Quick tips for hibernating (in Windows XP):
Click 'Start', then' Turn Off Computer'. Hold the [Shift] key, and the 'Stand By' button will turn into a 'Hibernate' button.
or
If you're not using the 'Welcome screen', just select 'Hibernate' from the drop down menu in the dialog box that appears after you click 'Turn Off Computer'.
Thank you, but it seems not to work somehow. When I hold the shift key the 'Stand By' button won't turn into a 'Hibernate' button.
I'm running XP Pro.
If you followed all the instructions to go to the control panel power settings dialogue, and it still doesn't change (mine does and I'm in xp pro) then you'll have to go the task manager and click on the shut down menu. It's the second option.
M.
Quote from: Tangled-Universe on February 04, 2007, 08:44:10 AM
Quote from: Dark Fire on February 04, 2007, 07:03:07 AM
Quick tips for hibernating (in Windows XP):
Click 'Start', then' Turn Off Computer'. Hold the [Shift] key, and the 'Stand By' button will turn into a 'Hibernate' button.
or
If you're not using the 'Welcome screen', just select 'Hibernate' from the drop down menu in the dialog box that appears after you click 'Turn Off Computer'.
Thank you, but it seems not to work somehow. When I hold the shift key the 'Stand By' button won't turn into a 'Hibernate' button.
I'm running XP Pro.
You need to enable the hibernate feature in the Power Control panel.
So, being a real thicko, does the hibernate option save the render todate (paused) or will it save concurrently? Just wondering if it would be a method of getting round these pesky crashes.
Any chance of a fast-forward function? ;D
Andrew Randle
The Geostation
Quote from: The Geostation on February 05, 2007, 04:43:50 PM
Any chance of a fast-forward function? ;D
Andrew Randle
The Geostation
If you are not to attached to your processor, yes...
well there is over-clocking
regards,
Will
Quote from: Will on February 08, 2007, 05:49:09 AM
well there is over-clocking
regards,
Will
That's what I was hinting at...