Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm
From: egaa1058@servus08.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Stephan Abele)
Subject: Need help: Using Scalapack
Organization: Comp.Center (RUS), U of Stuttgart, FRG
Date: 17 May 1995 09:25:53 GMT
Message-ID: <3pcff1$h7p@info4.rus.uni-stuttgart.de>



I need help in using SCALAPACK


I want to solve a big (dense) linear system of equations that
results form the boundary element method (BEM).

My idea is to (block) distribute the matrix over a grid of processes 
(using BLACS or pvm),
initialize the describtions-vectors 
and then call the scalapack routine >> pdgresv <<

Badly, up to now I have no success.

Now my questions:
a) Is there a userguide (with examples) for Scalapack? 
   (I mean no installation guide)

b) Do anyone have experience with Scalapack/Pvm an could send
   me some easy examples?

c) Is the simple idea how I want to solve a big linear 
   system of equation wrong? 
   I.a. is it not possible to get the solution with a simple call of
   dpgesv?


Hoping for some suggestions

   stephan abele


Stephan Abele
University of Stuttgart
Pfaffenwaldring 47
70550 Stuttgart
Germany

email: stephan.abele@rus.uni-stuttgart.de


