1 GCP (EGG) Software README
3 Setting up to host an egg for the Global Consciousness Project
5 The experiment produces data and stores them on your local disk as well
6 as shipping the data to the central server. You will want to create a
7 separate directory for the egg material. If you have a computer sent
8 from the GCP, the directory will be /home/egg. The software will create
9 within that directory subdirectories to store the data. The storage
10 load is not large (see the architecture document on the website,
11 http://noosphere.princeton.edu, for more detail. After some months
12 you may wish to remove old data, but leave two or more months' data for
15 The program you need to run is eggsh. It uses a configuration file
16 called .eggrc, and you must edit the line near the end to enter your IP
17 address. This should be a fixed IP address if possible, but the basket
18 software can accept data from eggs at dynamic addresses. A file called
19 sample.eggrc or eggrc.mod can be renamed to .eggrc if the .eggrc is not
20 present. The "joe" editor is relatively user-friendly.
22 If the program does not run, you may need to recompile on your machine.
23 There is a makefile. Do make clean, then make.
25 The sample .eggrc file specifies the first serial port, and if you are
26 using a different port, you must change that specification.
28 The sample pppscript file assumes you will have a fixed IP. You will
29 have more appropriate pppscript and pppchat models at the time you are
32 Let us know about ways to make this process simple and efficient. Write
33 down your experiences and difficulties, and send to us any useful notes
34 that can be part of the instructions for other hosts.
38 RDN, last update: 99-03-14