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Chilli meet million, million meet chilli

DaveHand — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:10:57 GMT

:D Woot :D

This week's Personal Milestones

spike09 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:33:30 GMT

Say's it in the title really, so congrats to all for the contributions :D

name milestone

Vestanpance 5,000
p770 50,000
Noodles the bograt 1,000
tcavanagh 25,000
Stuart Lishman 2,500
fairmania 10,000
chilli 5,000
ricedg 100,000
grahelcurt 5,000
RhysP1750 1,000
jogger 1,000
David Whelan 10,000
Demonic sapian 5,000
funkysnail2000 1,000
Largeagain 2,500
KevinT 1,000
lasher1 5,000
martintfs 5,000
Fata1 666 1,000
RayTunny 1,000

100,000 for Scotiawhiskers

PlaneMan — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:53:41 GMT

Well done, you've been plugging away at it for a while.

250,000 for Superseed

Tippon — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:34:15 GMT

Good work fella!

Wot a blinder

Tom Morton — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:50:30 GMT

Just got 4 instances of FAH running on a fedora Core2Quad rig at work (week long burn in test). It's the 2.4Ghz version and absolutely stonks along!

We have a Quad core extreme at 3.something GHz waiting to be installed tomorrow so I cant wait to see how fast that goes! :D

(ps cant do SMP as we need 32bit Linux to run another piece of software ;))

New Members : Please post HERE

Dr-Jon — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:10:40 GMT

Firstly may I say a big "Thank You" to all those of you that have decided to join the MicroMart-UK folding team.

The Team is a friendly place, just like these forums, If you are new to the forum as well then, "welcome" we aim to be as friendly and helpful as possible here, so please enjoy your stay and browse some of the other groups on this forum.

I started the folding team after reading about folding the stanford web site here http://folding.stanford.edu/ and thought it was a very worth while cause, So i asked a few forum regulars if they would like to start a MicroMart team. They said it was a good idea, and so the team was started. It started out small as these things do but with in a few short weeks and a couple of small mentions in the illustrious MicroMart magazine it has grown to the team we have now, Which at the time of writing this is 79,

Now some of the team are racers and some of the team are pacers, let me explain. The racers as I call then are the team members who like to like to try and be the top of the table, these people have the most work units and normally the fastest PC's
The pacers are the main stay of the team they dont race, they pace, just plodding along producing work unit after work unit, these team members are very important as they make up the vast majority, and without them and there combined input the team would not be where it is today.

So weather your a racer , a pacer or somewhere in between again welcome to the team.there are a few sticky's at he top of this forum to help you get your folding @ home clients set up and running. Tom Morton has made some nice signature banners, some with just team stats for pacers and some with positions within the team for racers, heres a link to the thread http://forum.micromart.co.uk/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=52&MessageID=75943&TopicPage=7. these of course are not compulsory or in fact needed but are a bit of fun.

Many thanks for taking the time to read this, and for interest in the MicroMart-UK folding team.

So please all new members leave a short post in this thread to say hi.

PS.when you start folding you name will not appear in the team lists until you finish your first work unit,so please be patient,also the first work unit seems for some strange reason to take longer than all the units that follow.

Happy Folding

500,000 for jools

spike09 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:01:58 GMT

congrats mate :D:D

Project 2665 Wu's

Gummibear — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:30:10 GMT

Does anyone know of a way to stop these Project 2665 wu's from running on the smp client? They are killing my ppd on the rig in my sig. Have re-installed the smp client three times but it still downloads them. Am currently running Project: 2665 Run2 Clone421 Gen28. Have a small o/c on cpu to 2.4Ghz but it still takes 40mins to run just 1%.

Many thanks

Just Joined Up

Mitch — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:52:35 GMT

May as well get this Q6600 doing something useful. I leave my PC on 24/7 connected to the internet. Are there any settings that would benefit from this? I am under the username Mitch_Lambert. :w00t:

A question about Amber cores

greychin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:58:59 GMT

Hi folks
Just looking for a little info.
I'm running client version 5.03. on a E8400. At the moment I'm on Frame 308 of 500 with WU End 14hrs 18mins.
The work unit is an Amber core p2170 lambda. This is the second one I have had, the last one took even longer to complete.
I was just wondering if this was ok as the Amber cores I had last week took a lot less time to do and carried a lot more points.

How do I check folding is actually working PROPERLY?

columbo77 — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:50:55 GMT

Hi all

I have the three machines in my room folding 24/7 in sig, Orion, Prometheus and Merlin.

I just looked on FAHMON and the PPD are 31.80 on Orion, 100 on Merlin and 0 on Prometheus?????

Can anyone advise me on why this is, I would like to actually contribute not just limp in?!

Graham

Leaving....For now

Phitore — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:15:12 GMT

Sorry MM folding friends, but situations means i have to leave for the time being.
Will still try and do a bit but am away for the most so is not possible.

I hope i'll be back full time soon and we'll be pushing further into the top 90.

Over 500,000 points in the last week

DaveHand — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:12:01 GMT

:cool:
.

Cheapest possible C2D folding

Keith_L — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:48:55 GMT

Just started folding with my ageing socket A rig.
And thinking of upping my points by investing in some 'newer' C2D kit.
So i'm after pointers, recommendations, pitfalls.
On Processor, Mobo, Ram, PSU anything n everything really.

It will be folding 24/7, so has to run silently.

Budget??, mmmm, good question that..
Cheapest possible. (Free even :D alaways hopeing lol)

GPU folding

cheyworth — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:09:57 GMT

i have just installed the gpu2 client but every work unit is saying unstable machine and not doing anything.

[12:07:44] + Attempting to send results
[12:07:45] + Results successfully sent
[12:07:45] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[12:07:49] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[12:07:49] + Attempting to get work packet
[12:07:49] - Connecting to assignment server
[12:07:50] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.20).
[12:07:50] + News From Folding@Home: GPU folding beta
[12:07:50] Loaded queue successfully.
[12:07:52] + Closed connections
[12:07:57]
[12:07:57] + Processing work unit
[12:07:57] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[12:07:57] Core found.
[12:07:57] Working on queue slot 03 [July 11 12:07:57]
[12:07:57] + Working ...
[12:07:57]
[12:07:57] *------------------------------*
[12:07:57] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[12:07:57] Version 1.06 (Mon Jun 23 10:53:13 PDT 2008)
[12:07:57]
[12:07:57] Compiler :
[12:07:57] Build host: amoeba
[12:07:57] Preparing to commence simulation
[12:07:57] - Looking at optimizations...
[12:07:57] - Created dyn
[12:07:57] - Files status OK
[12:07:57] - Expanded 39131 -> 244433 (decompressed 624.6 percent)
[12:07:57] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=39131 data_size=244433, decompressed_data_size=244433 diff=0
[12:07:57] - Digital signature verified
[12:07:57]
[12:07:57] Project: 5006 (Run 9, Clone 68, Gen 7)
[12:07:57]
[12:07:57] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[12:07:57] Entering M.D.
[12:08:03] mdrun_gpu returned -1
[12:08:03] Going to send back what have done.
[12:08:04] logfile size: 5530 info=5530 bed=25 hdr=1
[12:08:04] - Writing 6068 bytes of core data to disk...
[12:08:04] Done: 5556 -> 2041 (compressed to 36.7 percent)
[12:08:04] ... Done.
[12:08:04]
[12:08:04] Folding@home Core Shutdown: UNSTABLE_MACHINE
[12:08:07] CoreStatus = 7A (122)
[12:08:07] Sending work to server

any ideas?

What are you folding on?

RangerOfFire — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:43:46 GMT

Since I was curious (and maybe some you are to? no probably not) I thought it might be an idea to start a thread where people can post what computers they are folding on, the average PPD on them etc.. for other people to compare with. Apologies if this has been done before.

I'll start off with: (rig names from sig, so you can get the spec)
Aurora: 1 console + 1 GPU2, console 200ish PPD and GPU2 1700ish PPD as reported by FAHMON but it only folds for 15 hours a day (i.e. when I'm not using it) so actual production is a bit lower
Mediacentre: 1 GUI, around 100PPD, varies wildly ;)
Tempbox: 1 SMP (windows), 720ish PPD (1 WU every 3 days) although this box will become a WHS box in the next month or so and stop folding :(

And I plan to get an E2180 or E1400 box (in a Hiper Media case, short on space around here) to replace tempbox

Regards,
Michael

Facebook Folding

Keith_L — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:49:00 GMT

Here's a link i just found [url]http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=4013739499][/url]

Don't know if other MM Folders are also on FB too, try n get a sub group (FB) folding for MM :)

Stats Update

-Wiz!- — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:44:45 GMT

Over 90% of the times I check to see my stats (Which is not often) I get the message below! Grrrr! :hehe:

Team MM heading back toward the high 90s

DaveHand — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:43:47 GMT

Check out this v. respectable point count for one months folding.

http://kakaostats.com/usum.php?u=1306831

:w00t:

Demonic_sapian

Tippon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:52:52 GMT

Hi Demonic :)

Just noticed your stats on the Facebook folding app, and you seem to be churning through a lot of WU's for a relatively low score (not that 200,000+ point is a bad thing ;) ).

Looking at your stats, they're consistent, so it doesn't appear to be any sort of problem, but depending on your computer and your personal preferences, you may be able to get a higher points output.

If you read this, please post back with a hello, and your specs etc, and if you like, we can see if you can boost your points :)

If you're not concerned with points, don't worry about it, just drop by and say hello anyway :)

VM guide for dual/quad core pcs

keith — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:29:21 GMT

Update: some alternative suggestions and tips added in.

Hope that this helps some of the quad users to maximise their points especially if they are only using 1 windows SMP client at the moment. This should also work for AMD dual core users as well and intel e6xxx series users.

This is a tip on how to install a linux smp client onto a VMware virtual machine running in windows . If you find any errors I'll correct them .This is done a different way to all the other installation guides out there on the internet.

EDIT 0. (tip supplied by tighthead) Some motherboards will require VT (Vanderpool Technology) to be enabled in their BIOS in order to run Virtualisation

1. head to VMware and download a copy of the VMware server installation file from http://www.vmware.com/download/server/

. click on the download now link for vmware server 1.0.5 and agree to the terms .Then download the master installer file for vmware for windows.

2 head to http://register.vmware.com/content/registration.html and register to obtain your free serial number one per console to be installed.

3. head to http://isv-image.ubuntu.com/vmware/ and download the harddisc image that you want to use. The files here are the virtual machines hard disc files with the OS already installed on them so saves some hassle later on.For Ubuntu use

http://isv-image.ubuntu.com/vmware/Ubuntu-7.10-desktop-amd64.zip

4. whilst thats downloading you can then install the VMware server.

- run the installer file you downloaded in step 1

- select complete install and ignore the warning about IIS being missing.

- Select an install location or use the default .

- A lot of guides say to answer 'yes' to disable the autorun but I found that doing this prevented me installing an alternative Linux distro either via the .iso or from a live cd.As you are using a pre installed os it doesn't really matter whether you answer 'yes' or 'no'.

- Click 'install' and wait whilst VMware installs.

- Then you will have to enter the serial number that you downloaded in step 2.

- Then click finish to exit the installer.

5. Open the Virtual disk zip file that you downloaded in step 3 and drag the contents of the virtual disk drive to c:\\virtual machines .(correct step pointed out by Phitore)

edit: Tighthead has installed to his E: drive and had a virtual machines folder appear on both his E: and C: drives. Drag the contents to the virtual machines folder that you will be using as you tell vmware where its hard disc is in step 6.

6. Launch the Vmware Server Console by double clicking the icon on the desktop.

edit: clicking in the display area gets you 'into the VM' and the vm's mouse will then be active.To get back to the windows desktop you have to press <ctrl><Alt>.

- select 'local host' to connect to. This option may not initially be available and you may have to give the server a bit of time to display it.

- click the 'new virtual machine ' icon

- click next on the first wizard window

- select Linux on the guest OS window and from the dropdown menu 'ubuntu 64 bit' then click next

- on the next screen , choose a name for the VM and click on browse and navigate to the folder you created in step 5 containing your virtual hard disc.

- on the next screen choose NAT as your network type

7. edit: at the hard disk size window , I went with the default 8GB option.

- then click finish

8. on the main vmware server console window ,

- click 'configure host' . (tip added after feedback from tighthead) If you don't see this on the main screen you can click on the 'home' tab and a list of options comes for installing and configuring VM's. If you have more than 1 VM running clicking on a VM's tab will then let you right click on the display area to access that VM's settings.The stop suspend and resume icons apply to the VM that has the display.

- click the memory tab. allow 800MB per VM you want to run and drag the slider that amount .

- click 'OK'

9. Along the top of the console window. Click on 'VM' then choose the settings menu option.

- click on memory and allocate 800MB to that machine. EDIT: I'm on the allow some ram to be swapped option just incase its needed.

- check that ethernet is NAT

- check that 2 processors is chosen , if not click the 2 processor option.

10. Click on the green right arrow near the top of the console to start the virtual machine and the machine should boot up into an Ubuntu desktop. The username and password for this installation is ubuntu

EDIT: password corected

11.Once you have an Ubuntu desktop , click on the Firefox icon and check that you have internet access available. At this stage , you may want to download any updates that are available, especially if you plan to experiment with Ubuntu as a platform. EDIT: (tip from Tighthead) make sure that your caps lock key is ON else keypad numbers come out weird.

- Navigate with firefox to stanford's linux download page and download the Linux SMP client and it will be saved to your desktop.

- click on 'places' on the ubuntu taskbar, then on 'home'

- right click , and on the menu that comes up 'create new folder' and create a folder called folding.

- drag the smp client download from the desktop to this folding folder

-right click on the SMP client download file and in the menu select 'extract here'-

- rename the folder created by the extraction process to FAH.

EDIT: I haven't installed vmtools, but you could do at this stage if you wanted . I think that they work with Ubuntu , but I know that they don't work with XUbuntu.

12. on the taskbar, start a terminal window via applications -->accessories --> terminal.<enter> means hit return/enter key on the keyboard.

-type in the terminal window

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs<enter>

ubuntu<enter> at the password prompt

'y' to continue when prompted

-wait for the ia32-libs to install.

EDIT: an alternative way to install ia32-libs is to click on ubuntu taskbar system-->administration--> synaptic package manager . enter ubuntu as the password and then scroll down in the list of available packages until you get to ia32-libs.mark it for installation and install it.(not done it this way so this is theoretical)

- now to create a shortcut, still in the terminal type

nano startfah<enter> (a text editor window will come up into which you type)

cd ~/folding/FAH<enter>

./fah6 -smp -forceasm -verbosity 9<enter>

now press control X and a message to save changes will come up .

Press Y and then press <enter> ( the text editor window will close and in the terminal window type)

chmod +x startfah

Edit: in this last step , Planeman had the client crashing , but cured it by removing the -forceasm flag (only report i've had of this).

13. at this stage anybody wanting to run 2 linux vms and has more than 2 GB of ram can copy the virtual machine folder and call it ubuntu2 which will save a lot of duplication of effort. Then just add a new client as you did before at step 6.

14. In a terminal window type

cd ~/folding/FAH <enter>

./fah6 -smp -configonly<enter>

then you enter the config details as for any client. Type no to the use advmethods prompt as the new core which that will download is massively memory hungry and quite slow as a result in a VM. If you are running two VMs you will have to do this again for the other VM so that you can give it a different machine ID.

15. To run the linux client, now or any time in the future , open a terminal window and type

./startfah<enter> and the folding client will be launched.

16. back in windows , once the linux VM is running, open the task manager and set affinity for the vmware-vmx.exe to cores 0 and 1 as they are both on the same die and run faster than splitting across two dies. Then you can start the windows SMP client and I leave it so that it can access all 4 cores so that it will mop up any spare cycles that the linux VM doesnt use.

UPDATE: I've been experimenting a bit and seem to have found that the best overall PPD seems to be with the linux VM set to use cores 0,1 and then set the affinity for the four windows SMP processes to 0,2 :1,2 :0,3 : and 1,3. Do not use 0,1 for a windows SMP if you are running the VM with 0,1 as your windows SMP will slow drasticallly as they wait for the 0,1 thread to use its few cycles left used by the VM. When I tried that it went to over an hour per step instead of approx 15 mins per step.

17. guinea pigs have posted to say yes it worked and theirsuggestions have been incorporated and credited and anybody else can now feel safe in attempting it.

tips for a Quad folding.

keith — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:56:45 GMT

Since I got my quad I've experimented with various methods to achieve the best production.Initially, I went down the two virtual machines running ubuntu and a linux SMP client.This was fine to start with,but with only 2 GB the new cores created problems as the virtual machines did not have enough memory to run efficiently and were hammering the swap file which drastically slowed the folding down.From 14mins per step per VM to 40 mins per step per VM. Giving the VM's more memory didnt help as xp became starved of RAM and hammered the swap file as well giving similar results. The only solution to the 2 VM route is to have 3GB of ram available so that each VM can have 1GB each.

Next I tried the Windows SMP route.. This got down to 11 mins per step or about 18hours per WU and I was completing just over 1 per day. Then out of interest , I ran windows SMP and a linux SMP on 1 Virtual Machine. I set the affinity on the linux VM to the 2 cores it starts up on, and then start the windows SMP with no affinity. The linux VM is taking 14 mins per step and the windows SMP is taking 16 mins per step , so that by this method i'm getting nearly 2 WU's per day completed and quite a substantial boost to points production.

With the linux SMP I have set advmethods to no when I configured it as this prevents downloading the new core which is such a memory hog and quite a slow folder ( although AMD cpus with their integrated memory controller apparently love it), and included the forceasm flag.

Whether this tip will help you or not depends on how long your machine is running and if it is just folding or doing other stuff as well.You will need to be folding at least 9 hours per day with the quad flat out in order to make the deadlines .My quad is overclocked to 2.875 Ghz and this tip has increased my average PPD from 2308 to 3392 which is about a 47% increase.

EDIT: another benefit is that the linux client doesn't use up all the cpu cycles available so having the windows client access all 4 cores uses those spare cycles. As the windows client is only using the 'idle' cycles the machine is still responsive as when you wantt to do something else it frees up the cpu cycles for your other tasks.

Buzzcut saws past 100,000

PlaneMan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:37:48 GMT

Congratulations.

AMBER vs GROMACS

Keith_L — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:13:50 GMT

Just a quick question :)

How can i specify (using WinFAH.exe) that i want to fold AMBER cores only?
Finished my first core over the w/end n now i'm folding a GROMACS :crazy:
Which is taking approx 17mins a frame (compared to 30sces i was getting with the AMBER)??

Any pointers will be most helpful, i'm using the Windows GUI 5.03 version. Does that make a difference?

GPU EUE

FreakShow! — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:17:19 GMT

[quote][12:13:07] Completed 34%

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.

--- Opening Log file [July 6 16:06:19]

# Windows Console GPU Edition #################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 6.12beta8

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Maza\Application Data\Folding@home-gpu

[16:06:19] - Ask before connecting: No
[16:06:19] - User name: FreakShow! (Team 46590)
[16:06:19] - User ID: 5505727467117E91
[16:06:19] - Machine ID: 2
[16:06:19]
[16:06:20] Loaded queue successfully.
[16:06:20] Initialization complete
[16:06:20] + Benchmarking ...
[16:06:20]
[16:06:20] + Processing work unit
[16:06:21] Core required: FahCore_11.exe
[16:06:21] Core found.
[16:06:21] Working on queue slot 06 [July 6 16:06:21]
[16:06:21] + Working ...
[16:06:25]
[16:06:25] *------------------------------*
[16:06:25] Folding@Home GPU Core - Beta
[16:06:25] Version 1.03 (Tue Jun 3 11:31:16 PDT 2008)
[16:06:25]
[16:06:25] Compiler :
[16:06:25] Build host: amoeba
[16:06:25] Preparing to commence simulation
[16:06:25] - Looking at optimizations...
[16:06:25] - Previous termin
[16:06:25] tion of core was improper.
[16:06:26] (decompressed 564.4 percent)
[16:06:26] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=41056 data_size=231745, decompressed_data_size=231745 diff=0
[16:06:26] - Digital signature verified
[16:06:26]
[16:06:26] Project: 4727 (Run 2, Clone 60, Gen 85)
[16:06:26]
[16:06:26] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[16:06:26] Entering M.D.
[16:06:26] M.D.
[16:06:32] Will resume from checkpoint file
[16:06:34] ng on 544 p4709_fip35_ww_domain
[16:06:34] main
[16:06:34] t config found, loading data.
[16:06:34] ata.
[16:06:35] ing GUI Server
[16:06:35] rver
[16:06:56] Resuming from checkpVerified work/wudata_06.log
[16:06:56] Verified work/wudata_06.edr
[16:06:56] what have done.
[16:06:57] ata_06.trr
[16:06:57] Verified work/wudata_06.xtc
[16:06:57] Completed 34%
[16:06:57] 33306 bytes of core data to disk...
[16:06:57] Done: 32794 -> 5608 (compressed to 17.1 percent)
[16:06:57] ... Done.
[16:06:57]
[16:06:57] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[16:07:02] CoreStatus = 72 (114)
[16:07:02] Sending work to server
[16:07:02] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.

[16:07:02] + Attempting to send results
[16:07:06] + Results successfully sent
[16:07:06] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[16:07:13] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[16:07:13] + Attempting to get work packet
[16:07:13] - Connecting to assignment server
[16:07:13] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.103).
[16:07:13] + News From Folding@Home: GPU folding beta
[16:07:13] Loaded queue successfully.
[16:07:15] + Closed connections[/quote]

Right, I had it run over night and it put in 3 units, then I had to go out and what with it being new, I don't want to be away and come back to an overheating GPU. I closed the WU, and hit shutdown.

Came back an hour or so later and the PC had hung on the XP "Your computer is shutting down". Had to use the power button to switch it off.

Just loaded it up and noticed that it had started a new WU. Anything in there that suggests foul play?

My 1st WU woohoo

Keith_L — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:19:49 GMT

Just completed my first WU...
My rig hated the Gromacs cores :crying: but seems to really like the Amber cores :D
So hopefully, be able to complete more Amber WU's

GPU folding questions

FreakShow! — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:25:10 GMT

Heyo,

I thought I'd give the GPU folding a go. So far I've turned in my first WU (a nice 192 points to start the day) and am working on my second.

Now then, the questions I have:
I'm using FAHmon to watch the progress of it. I quite like the display that you can look at. Does this slow the folding down at all?

Secondly, the Display is very jerky, is it meant to do this? I know on the PS3 it is a smooth movement, is it different on the GPUs?

Thirdly, the numbers that the display gives is variable. Sometimes the performance and time left numbers will dissapear. Just before it does that, the time left jumps up from an OK looking (and tallying with FAHMon) 2 hours to 4+ hours. Is the display still a work in progress?

Otherwise, it's good to be back and folding fairly competitively (1600PPD if I fold 24/7!)

Work Units with out points!!

Hughbert001 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:58:36 GMT

I'm running the virtual SMP client a single core client and the GPU client all have finished at least four work units in the last two days but I have got no points from any of the work units! All the units are compleating sucsesfuly and are being sent off, the single core client sends the work units off a bit slowly but it gets there in the end!

Any ideas?

Thought i'd stop by for a bit :o)

jools — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:13:38 GMT

Hi fellow folders ;)
After a bit of an absence, The 'S3 ViRGE' (one of our finer retro graphic accelerators) has returned to the team :D
Due to moving to smaller flat, had to reorganize my rig collection somewhat... My main rig, the Q6600, wont be folding for much longer, but the P4 (rig 3) and one or two others i have up my sleeve, will continue to fold.
Lookin forward to getting the 500,000 points :cool::cool:

Dont know what i'm doing with console version

columbo77 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:36:21 GMT

Hi Guys

I have the console version running on 3 pc's and I was wondering why my points where slowing down when I am checking using Fahmon it doesnt seem to show much and I couldnt see any points.

I think it wasnt even running on two machines even through it is set as a service and the date had passed by the looks of it, so I used fah504-console delete 01 to delete the WU and was hoping it would begin again as I want to machines to run right.

How can I check they are running right?

Columbo

Laptop folding.

-Wiz!- — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:42:47 GMT

I decided to increase my output a little and get the laptops folding. Although dual core they are only doing 1 unit each but it's better than nothing.

More importantly I was worried it may kill my batteries but the option to only fold while on mains input only works brilliantly. Hopefully I will get a lot more points as both the laptops are on for long periods all day. :)

Edit: What has happened to Dr Jon? No folding?

running on empty

trike — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:37:56 GMT

my desktop has been out of use for a while and consequently the work unit in progress is well out of date(by at least 3 months!).What do I do?

Sentimental for Sentient

spike09 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:58:52 GMT

yup one meelion ~~dollars~~ points for Sentient ~~and sharks with fricken lasers~~ spike goes to calm down a bit :D:D grats to number 6 to reach this absolutely amazing milestone:D:D:D:D:D:D

Worth it?

Drezha — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:35:52 GMT

I've recently got 5 ATI 2400 HD cards to eBay/get rid of for my dad's office. I was thinking of keeping one for myself and buying a very basic AMD rig just to run the card as a GPU cruncher. The GPU's are passively cooled types. Is it worth the expense?

I came up with a system that would cost around £100 using parts I have a bundle deal from CCL but was wondering if the points to power consumption would be good?

Was thinking I could possibly use the machine as a media centre as well. But then I'd have to buy better components.
What'd you reckon?

Affinity, affinity they all got it in for me.

Fuzzy-Felt Bloke — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:48:30 GMT

Hi guys

Just would like the clarify a few things mainly setting affinity across four cores on a quad. It has been suggested in other posts that two Linux distros under VMWare should have affinity set to 0 & 1 core, therefore one core each. Then a windows SMP set to use 2 & 3 cores.

So in summary 2 virtual Linux SMP's and 1 native SMP under XP, three SMP's running together.

Is this right.

Fuzzy-Felt Bloke :) :)

Hitch running SMP client?

tighthead — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:15:01 GMT

Started a new WU on my Linux VMware SMP client this morning. Checking the log, I noticed a "Timered checkpoint triggered" entry after each completed step and then an extra 3 or 4 minute delay before "writing local files" and the completed confirmation comes up. Any ideas?

Mike

open message to buzzcut

keith — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:25:22 GMT

I noticed how you are flying down at the lower end of the league table and looked up your posts to see that you are running a Q6600 at 3.5Ghz. The bad news is that you are not getting the best points per day out of your machine. The good news is that you could virtually double your points per day and literally zoom up the table by following this tutorial on folding tips with a quad. The improved production of points comes about because the windows SMP client is not very efficient and has lots of wait states while the cores synchronize..the linux client is a lot more efficient and hence produces more points .

With your particular machine you will probably get the best points per day by using two Linux Virtual machines and allocating 1.2 MB of ram to each VM. If you then want to do something intensive in windows you can just pause one or both of the VM's.

Alternatively you could go down the 1 VM and 1 windows SMP route that is described further down the tutorial.

Hope this tip helps you (and us ) .

Linux Folding

Hughbert001 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:55:18 GMT

Does anyone out there have any experience with folding using the SMP client of which distros are the fastest for folding SMP either Virtual or "Real".

Also does anyone know of virtualisation software that works with vista and can support more than one core so I can SMP virtual fold.

Many thanks in advance.

GPU client stopped

nitrowing — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:32:07 GMT

I went away for 2 weeks and came back to find my living room strangely quiet...

Turns out the GPU client for th X1xxx series has expired and the Stanford team aren't going to do anything with it.

Well, that makes my main Windows box completely redundant now :(

Name on a bunny

Matthewftw — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:36:42 GMT

Guys.. I got a cute brown bunny yesterday. But he dont have a nickname so what should it be?:w00t: