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[2021-02-22 19:48:56] #450 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Good to hear! This will all get much better once the new Rithmic connection is up and running.

[2021-02-23 06:57:21] #451 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
Kiwi As to a Linux version of Sierra, I'll be overjoyed if it comes but I'm not actually holding my breath. Are you? So do I, sir. But in other hand still really hate all of these WiIntel's crap. Just feel tired to look at that mess. And I'm totally sure we need the one good distro to follow with.

[2021-03-06 03:10:06] #452 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Everything working exceptionally well. No issues to report thru several updates. Using Denali historical data with Rithmic and CQG (Due to recent TT issues) Looking forward to SC order routing. Configuration: SierraChart Version 2238 64 bit (2 instances) wine-6.4 Development Mint Linux 20.1/Cinnamon desktop Kernel 5.8.0-44 generic OpenGL X11lib: 1.7.0 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GeForce GTX 1660 Nvidia video card driver 460.56 Dual Monitors Internet: 286bps, 6ms ping, Comcast, Houston Updated 3/14/21. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-03-23 23:31:52

[2021-03-23 23:30:47] #453 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
My system froze completely once right after updating to a prior Nvidia update a couple weeks ago. Rebooted and has not happened again. Just updated to latest kernel and Nvidia driver. Will keep an eye on it. Configuration: SierraChart Version 2239 64 bit (2 instances) wine-6.4 Development Mint Linux 20.1/Cinnamon desktop Kernel 5.8.0-48 generic OpenGL X11lib: 1.7.0 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GeForce GTX 1660 Nvidia video card driver 460.67 Dual Monitors Internet: 286bps, 6ms ping, Comcast, Houston Updated 3/23/21.

[2021-04-09 17:58:11] #454 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Xserver-HW-Accel-XWayland-NV

[2021-04-16 16:46:39] #455 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
System has been running straight for a month with 1 SC CPU lock issue after a kernel update to 5.8.0-49. Rebooted after the lock and all was well. The kernel was updated again shortly after to 5.8.0.50 and have not had any CPU lock issues. Possibly we will see Wayland in the next major release of Mint... will be interesting! Also, patiently waiting for the Rithmic update so the DTC Bridge server would not be needed any longer. Configuration: SierraChart Version 2247 64 bit (2 instances) wine-6.6 Development Mint Linux 20.1/Cinnamon desktop Kernel 5.8.0-50 generic OpenGL X11lib: 1.7.0 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GeForce GTX 1660 Nvidia video card driver 460.67 Dual Monitors Updated 4/16/21. PS: All still WAY better than Windows... Lockups and slow downs more times that I can remember in the last month on Windows. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-04-16 17:06:52

[2021-05-30 18:36:09] #458 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Tracked the lockup issue to Nvidia. After each Nvidia update, Nvidia resets persistenced to default settings. Now after each Nvidia update, I go in and set back to what is shown in the link below. Zero lockups. Also, after updating to SC 2261+, I'm seeing good memory usage (<525 Meg) per instance and 3-4% CPU utilization. I'm adding memory and CPU metrics to the configuration status below as a check. With this faster CPU, it is easy for me to miss SC version to version performance changes. Best performance I've seen! Current configuration: SierraChart Version 2268 64 bit (2 instances) wine-6.10 Development Mint Linux 20.1/Cinnamon desktop Kernel 5.8.0-55 generic OpenGL X11lib: 1.7.0 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GeForce GTX 1660 Nvidia video card driver 460.80 Dual Monitors Memory usage: <525 Meg per instance CPU Utilization: <5% per instance Updated 6/5/21. This link has details for Nvidia: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/setting-up-nvidia-persistenced/47986/10 Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-06-06 02:11:16


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[2021-06-27 23:37:10] #459 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Nvidia, SC, OS and Wine updates all progressed with zero issues. Memory and performance outstanding! Current configuration: SierraChart Version 2282 64 bit (2 instances) wine-6.11 Development Mint Linux 20.1/Cinnamon desktop Kernel 5.11.0-22 generic OpenGL X11lib: 1.7.0 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GeForce GTX 1660 Nvidia video card driver 460.84 Dual Monitors Total RAM: 16 Gig Memory usage: <510 Meg per instance CPU Utilization: <4% per instance 86 Charts, 6 instruments (ES, YM, NQ, RTY, GC, DAX) Updated 6/29/21. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-06-30 03:01:48


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[2021-07-09 17:59:07] #460 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Updated OS to Mint 20.2, Wine 6.12 and SC 2285 with zero issues. Current configuration: SierraChart Version 2285 64 bit (2 instances) wine-6.12 Development Mint Linux 20.2/Cinnamon desktop Kernel 5.11.0-22 generic OpenGL X11lib: 1.7.0 AMD Ryzen 7 3800X GeForce GTX 1660 Nvidia video card w/6 GB GDDR5 and driver 460.84 Dual Monitors 1920X1080 60 Hz for both monitors Total System RAM: 16 Gig Memory usage: <515 Meg per instance CPU Utilization: <5% per SC instance 86 Charts, 6 instruments (ES, YM, NQ, RTY, GC, DAX) Denali datafeed with MBO data Updated 7/9/21. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-10 04:04:00

[2021-07-09 18:00:38] #461 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
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[2021-07-09 19:00:18] #462 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
ertrader CPU Utilization: <4% per instance this means ~70% using one core 1. use top. 2. add % for wine. 3. set crosshair to on and move it. compare to win10. 4. scroll chart. compare to win10. enjoy.

[2021-07-09 19:27:14] #463 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Winserver is 2%. 3% SC instance 1, 3% SC instance 2. Total 8%. So many fewer issues than windows and yes I am enjoying not fixing Windows all the time!

[2021-07-10 01:23:23] #464 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
ertrader 3% SC instance are there any sshots for this?

[2021-07-10 03:16:46] #465 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Here you go...screenshot of Linux system monitor. Aggregate % can fluctuates a percentage up or down or so. Everything else shows around 0% usually. To be fair, my Windows 10 i7 test computer has been more stable than prior Windows updates the last 3 months or so. The usual break/fix/break/fix Microsoft cycle. (yes, Windows is test, Linux is production because SC likes to only talk Windows if you have to talk with them about any issues.) Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-10 04:17:58


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[2021-07-10 05:27:48] #466 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
ertrader screenshot of Linux system monitor - open terminal ~> top {enter} - scroll chart - make sshot imidiatelly - post it here

[2021-07-10 15:17:32] #467 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Sure..here you go... Same results. Took a few screenshots as I moved and scrolled around on both monitors. It never moved above 4% for each. This does take into account all the CPU cores. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-10 15:20:45


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[2021-07-10 15:28:14] #468 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
If you take only 1 CPU core and compare (top default), here are the results. This system has 8 physical cores and 16 threads so you have to take that into account. Top does this in either Irix or Solaris mode. Irix (single core but you have to manually take into account # of CPUs and threads) or Solaris mode where top does it for you. You can toggle between the two modes with "shift i" while top is running. http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man1/top.1.html This is explained in the "3. FIELDS / Columns" section of the manpages in "1. %CPU -- CPU Usage" Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-10 15:37:11


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[2021-07-10 15:36:32] #469 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
ertrader yes. 50+% looks real. you will get 10-15% on Win10 by design.

[2021-07-10 15:46:27] #470 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
ertrader This system has 8 physical cores and 16 threads so you have to take that into account. but wine can't do it and uses only one core also win 7/10 uses GPU a lot efficient in this case so you just spend HW power for nothing here heating the universe.

[2021-07-10 15:54:51] #471 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
Please refer to the link below...Wine is expanding more and more to Win64 (PE) as you can see in the releases. Multi-threading has been supported for awhile now. It is true, windows is best for those not looking for alternatives and will always want to stay with the mainstream. However, if they are looking to get away from the OS monopoly, this is a good option IMO. Also, my system temp is 41 C. Cooler than my prior setup. Yes, GPU support on Linux needs improving and progress has been rapidly made over the last year. https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_Developer%27s_Guide/Architecture_Overview Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-10 23:33:00

[2021-07-10 16:29:06] #472 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
ertrader all of your words is just empty - gpu is not used as it should be - no multicore support - linux is under control NSA/IBM/INTEL/HP and so on - SC works on linux for inefficinent way - linux gui has a ton of bugs - hw is not supported as it should be - CPU usage is tripple to win 7/10 there are no any logical reason to use SC on reversed and inefficient env Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-10 16:39:03

[2021-07-10 16:36:46] #473 [Go To First Post]
ertrader - Posts: 644
This thread has shown all of the logical reasons to consider (performance, stability, security, support, HW support) as a great choice with up-to-date, real-world information and experience so anyone can make their own educated decisions as to what works best for them :) Yes, of course there have been challenges along the way but that is to be expected. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2021-07-10 23:29:29

[2021-07-10 16:39:59] #474 [Go To First Post]
ganz - Posts: 1048
ertrader so i'm here to show another side of this coin.

[2021-07-10 17:22:56] #475 [Go To First Post]
UnixManiac - Posts: 45
without wanting to be offending or anything but you are missing the point. Its not about under which operating system SC performs better, its about how SC can perform better under Linux. Anyone interested running SC under Linux or even MacOS is because they already using this operating system, or want to use it, obviously any compromise in performance is something each individual treats differently, but the first step is for anyone to decide why they want to use a different operating system in the first place.

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