Render Farm Build 22

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. I started from scratch on the slave machine.  I put 10.7 back on the hard drive. Then I followed the […]

Render Farm Build 21

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. I took the entire unit home. We’re on break from school right now and I felt like I could make […]

Render Farm Build 20

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. I see no reason not to try the Mavericks hack!  Since upgrading to 10.8 is a bust, trying the […]

Render Farm Build 19

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. Well, I came back and found that the drive was not really responding. Not only had it failed, attempts […]

Render Farm Build 18

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. I’m all set up with legit copy of the 10.8 install app (borrowed from a friend who did the […]

Render Farm Build 17

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. I have the PDC working, and I had turned my attention to the worker units – old Mac Pro […]

Render Farm Build 16

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. So far the project has accomplished the following milestone: despite early warnings to the contrary, the PPC Mac Mini […]

Render Farm Build 15

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. Today is when I worked out all the details.  Apparently scons was doing okay. Further investigation showed that Dr. Queue […]

Render Farm Build 14

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. I did go back to drqman and try it again.  But, drqman still asked to reference an out of […]

Render Farm Build 13

DISCLAIMER: This is a continuing series detailing the painful story of a DIY render farm build.  It is terribly technics and somewhat frustrating.  Those who are unprepared for such “entertainment” are advised to ignore these posts. If you’re following, I was still trying to build a Dr. Queue GUI on the PPC Mac Mini, hoping to […]