Author: Stephen A. Boak
Date: 09:36:08 02/10/01
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On February 10, 2001 at 01:32:39, Lin Harper wrote: > It's been a good while since I had to set the hash table settings for > CM6k. Just bought a new computer, can anyone remind me how the hast table > settings are done? > While we're on the subject, do we set the hash tables for CM8K in the > same way? Thanks in advance.... I asked the same question about CM8000, a while ago. One can create new personalities and set the hash table size as a parameter for each such personality. But my question did not end there. I wanted to know how to do Game Analysis or continuous analysis (Thinking Lines) using increased hash table size (not the default Chessmaster 1MB size). Game Analysis (and maybe Thinking Lines, not sure) is *only* done with the default Chessmaster personality, which has a fixed, small hash table size. A poster suggested creating a custom personality and saving it in place of the default Chessmaster personality file. I did that and it works fine. On my computer, under c:\Program Files\Chessmaster 8000\Personalities\ there are many files with .CMP extension (Chess Master Personality). Included there you will find the original Chessmaster.CMP default file, and any customer personality files you create. I created Chessmaster#64 and Chessmaster#128 personalities, with indicated hash table sizes. I saved the default (original) Chessmaster.CMP file as ChessmasterOriginal.CMP or some such name, in case I want to restore it in the future, then saved Chessmaster#64.CMP as Chessmaster.CMP. Now my default Chessmaster personality has the increased hash table size of 64MB. This larger hash table is in effect both during Game Analyze and during continuous analysis (Thinking Lines)--and, I never have to load a custom personality. A simple solution that seems to work fine for my purposes. --Steve
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