F@H under Linux guide

[sjohnson]

How to setup the Linux F@H client as an rc to run at boot time. I'll try to make this a guide that requires no Linux knowledge.

Get the Linux client. I'm assuming you're using FAH3Console-Linux.exe and that you've managed to put a good copy of FAH3Console-Linux.exe in the /tmp directory.

Login to a command prompt on your Linux box, as user root.

Execute the following commands (in <b>bold</b> from that command prompt:

<b>mkdir /home/fah
mv /tmp/FAH3Console-Linux.exe /home/fah
chown -R root:root /home/fah
chmod +x /home/fah/FAH3Console-Linux.exe</b>

The first run of FAH3Console-Linux.exe must be made from the command prompt, to setup the folding group, etc. To do this, at the command prompt type:

<b>/home/fah/FAH3Console-Linux.exe (Enter)</b>

The Linux client acts just like the Windows command prompt client, just answer the questions and let it begin folding. Check to see if it's doing "the right thing" the same as for the windows command prompt client. It's working correctly? Good, now Control-C the running client to stop it.

Now, we need to create the file /etc/rc.d/init.d/fah with the following lines in it. This is the "batch" file that will start up your client when Linux boots.

Copy the italics text of the text file below, and paste it into notepad. Modify the file if you changed any of my default assumptions.

Highlight and copy the entire modified text of the notepad window, then login to your Linux box as user root.

From the Linux command prompt:

1. Key in

<b>vi /etc/rc.d/init.d/fah (Enter)</b>

2. Key in

<b>i</b> (Do NOT press Enter)

3. Paste the text you copied from the notepad window

4. Key in

<b>Esc</b> (The Escape key, do NOT press Enter)

5. Key in

<b>:wq</b> (do not press Enter).

You should now be back at the Linux command prompt.

This is the text to be pasted (in italics):
-------------------------------------------
<i>#!/bin/sh
#
# Startup script for Folding @ Home
#
# chkconfig: 2345 90 01
# description: F@H Linux client
# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network

# Check that networking is up.
[ ${NETWORKING} = "no" ] && exit 0

RETVAL=0

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting f@h: "
daemon <b>/home/fah/startfah.sh</b>
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/fah
;;
stop)
echo -n "Shutting down f@h: "
killproc <b>FAH3Console-Linux.exe</b>
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/fah
;;
*)
echo "Usage: fah {start|stop}"
exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL</i>
------------------------
End of text to be pasted

You've finished creating the "batch" file necessary to start F@H on boot.

Permissions on /etc/rc.d/init.d/fah should be -rwxr-xr-x, owner root and group root. To do this, from the command prompt key in:

<b>chown root:root /etc/rc.d/init.d/fah
chmod +x /etc/rc.d/init.d/fah</b>

We need to tell Linux to run this at boot, and set it up to do so. Key in:

<b>chkconfig --add fah</b>

to setup the appropriate run-level links.

The Linux F@H client doesn't run in the background by default (doesn't run as a daemon, or "service" in Windows terminology). So, we need to create a wrapper that makes the client behave as a deamon.

Copy this text into a notepad window, then highlight it, copy it and follow the directions below:

This is the text to be pasted (in italics):
-------------------------------------------
<i>#!/bin/sh
cd /home/fah
/home/fah/FAH3Console-Linux.exe -forceasm -advmethods >/dev/null 2>&1 &
exit 0</i>
------------------------
End of text to be pasted

From the Linux command prompt:

1. Key in

<b>vi /home/fah/startfah.sh (Enter)</b>

2. Key in

<b>i</b> (Do NOT press Enter)

3. Paste the text you copied from the notepad window

4. Key in

<b>Esc</b> (The Escape key, do NOT press Enter)

5. Key in

<b>:wq</b> (do not press Enter).

You should now be back at the Linux command prompt.

Make startfah.sh owned by root and executable:

<b>chown root:root /home/fah/startfah.sh
chmod +x /home/fah/startfah.sh</b>

Finally, start up the client like this:

<b>service fah start</b>

I'd try a planned reboot to see if this all works as desired. If it is working properly, the Linux box should boot up and you can see if the F@H client is running by running:

<b>ps -ef | grep FahCore (Enter)</b>

[Smizack]

Ok, all seems to work good with that. I have yet to reboot, but it's late, and I'm just glad it's folding again.
The only thing you stated that I had a problem with was :wq. It did nothing for me, so i just hit ESC, closed the terminal, opened another one and continued with the directions.

[Smizack]

One other thing. When I reboot, I don't know if it's working or not.
Service fah start gives me "unrecognized service"

The only way around it that I k know of is to reinstall.

[sjohnson]

If "service fah start" says "unrecognized service" the install has gone bad. That failure of being to use ":wq" is also disturbing, I can only guess that you or the system missed a step somewhere.

In our PM's you mentioned to me that you installed f@h off the root (/) directory. If so, your best plan would be to reinstall. If that's impossible, I could modify the instructions to take the "/" install into account and PM them to you. Off to work now :(

[shray]

thisll work with redhat right? Ive got some werk to do on a linux box...

[Smizack]

Well, it didn't work on 7.2 and dosen't on 8.0 either. It never did.
But if I reinstall it will work perfectly. (had a power failure apparently:rolleyes: )

Oh on the :wq thing. If I hit enter after I type it, it works. Closes the [I] and goes back to normal konsole, but hitting the esc key has the same effect. It's changes modes between (I'm guessing at this part) an editing mode and regular konsole.

I don't think there will be a problem with reinstalling. I'll try it tonight and get back with you.

I may go back to RH 7.2 as well, I don't really dig 8.0 all that much.

BTW, many thanks for all you help.



shray, Yes it will work with red hat.

[sjohnson]

Quicky, on lunch break. Works fine on my 7.2 box. Will be back later tonight. Hopefully we can work the kinks out of my guide or ??, get it work right anyways...

[Smizack]

Ehh.. I dunno what all screwed up when it lost power, but It's not letting me install it. I'm going back to 7.2. I'll post when I get it going again.

[sjohnson]

Good luck! I'm going to be building a replacement for my Pent MX200 router in a few weeks, I'll be giving it another look-see then as well.

[shray]

i just tried it....

does this mean its working?
[root@localhost fah]# ps -ef | grep FahCore
root 1370 1367 99 17:17 pts/0 00:00:06 ./FahCore_65.exe -dir work/ -suf
root 1374 1314 0 17:17 pts/0 00:00:00 grep FahCore
[root@localhost fah]#

[sjohnson]

Looks good to go, shray!

[shray]

thanks.. very nice guide. Good its sticky..
but
vi /etc/rc.d/init.d/startfah.sh (Enter)

is not the place you should vi. it should be in the fah folder.
since you're
chown root:root /home/fah/startfah.sh
chmod +x /home/fah/startfah.sh
over there.

[sjohnson]

Thank you, shray. Mistake noted and edited in the guide.

[shray]

Hey now how do i change flaggies.. I need -forceasm and -advmethods.

[sjohnson]

Find this in the guide:

This is the text to be pasted (in italics):
-------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
cd /home/fah
/home/fah/FAH3Console-Linux.exe >/dev/null 2>&1 &
exit 0
------------------------

and change it to this:

This is the text to be pasted (in italics):
-------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
cd /home/fah
/home/fah/FAH3Console-Linux.exe -forceasm -advmethods >/dev/null 2>&1 &
exit 0
------------------------

Then restart the client or reboot to restart it.

I can change the guide if this should be the default.

[shray]

cool! Edit it in! ITs better any way than plan old folding..

[sjohnson]

Umh, I'm unfamiliar with that setting, will let Smizack make the call on whether or not that gets edited in.

[Smizack]

Originally posted by sjohnson
Umh, I'm unfamiliar with that setting, will let Smizack make the call on whether or not that gets edited in.

I need hardass to inform me on this one first.

[Hardass]

Those 2 flags are public knowledge and good to be published.:) But only those 2 in public forum.

[sjohnson]

Thanks, gents. The guide is edited to include the flags.

[Magnum_]

Has anyone tested the new linux version? (B console)
It can be a figure of my imagination, but I think its really running a whole lot faster than the versions on my windows PCs... :)
Nice thread also, very complete and just what I needed :)

[shray]

show us a log :)

[Magnum_]

# Linux Console Edition B
Folding@home Client Version 3.24
http://foldingathome.stanford.edu
email:help@foldingathome.stanford.edu
Arguments: -forceasm -advmethods
...
[10:35:35] Writing local files
[10:35:35] Extra SSE boost OK.
[10:35:39] Writing local files
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[10:50:17]
[10:50:17] Folding@home Core Shutdown: INTERRUPTED
...
[10:50:57] (Starting from checkpoint)
[10:50:57] Protein: p536_BBA5_ext
[10:50:57]
[10:50:57] Writing local files
[10:50:57] Completed 11000 out of 100000 steps (11%)
[10:50:57] Extra SSE boost OK.
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P4 2.53, not entirely dedicated, been surfing :$

[Kane2oo2]

hey
seen as this is the linux section i think i'll post here :p:
well anyway i have folding running on my linux gateway!!
but this causes a problem becuase the internet seems to timeout after about 30 mins has anybody else had this problem?

Kane

[sjohnson]

Kind of the wrong thread, but I'll try to help. Why not start a new thread and give a little more detail - like posting the last 30-40 lines of the FAHlog.txt file plus explaining what you mean by "internet seems to timeout". K?

[texnofobix]

the Gentoo install is pretty easy.

it was like
emerge -av foldingathome

doublecheck the config in /etc

then rc-update add foldingathome default

/etc/init.d/foldingathome start

[texnofobix]

the Gentoo install is pretty easy.

it was like
emerge -av foldingathome

doublecheck the config in /etc

then rc-update add foldingathome default

/etc/init.d/foldingathome start

For more Linux fun.

tail -f /opt/foldingathome/client*/FAHlog.txt

[Stijndp]

For more Linux fun.

tail -f /opt/foldingathome/client*/FAHlog.txt

And so everyone understands the command:
tail means show the last lines of a specific file, standard 10 lines
-f means it has to follow updates of the file

So it basically is a primitive monitor in the console.

[texnofobix]

And so everyone understands the command:
tail means show the last lines of a specific file, standard 10 lines
-f means it has to follow updates of the file

So it basically is a primitive monitor in the console.

I normally use tail -f /var/log/messages too. -f is a keep tailing option.

It seems if you want entries to go to syslog. You'll need to run this script


#!/bin/sh
tail -f logfile | logger -p local4.info
^ from http://www.cs.utah.edu/~clake/docs/syslog-ng-2.0/#reference_sourcedrivers

[Lurker246]

Hi guys,

I'm only a n00b with this folding stuff but I found this guide very easy to setup:

http://smp.aeternum.co.uk/guide/6

I made the jump to Ubuntu Gutsy 64-bit, and it's made a massive difference to my folding. It's pulling in 7040 points every 30 or so hours.

I'm running 4 smp clients on a Q6600.

It's the only thing to convince me that 64-bit is the way to go!:)

[Stijndp]

I'm running 4 smp clients on a Q6600.

Do you mean running 4smp's or one smp and 4threads?:confused:

[sc00p]

Hmm... 7040/1760=4 (=SMP-wus)...
...which is really very mind-boggling if that's is done with one q6600 (=16 threads of SMP-client on one cpu ???)

[Ugly n Grey]

Hi guys,

I'm only a n00b with this folding stuff but I found this guide very easy to setup:

http://smp.aeternum.co.uk/guide/6

I made the jump to Ubuntu Gutsy 64-bit, and it's made a massive difference to my folding. It's pulling in 7040 points every 30 or so hours.

I'm running 4 smp clients on a Q6600.

It's the only thing to convince me that 64-bit is the way to go!:)

You're saying you get 7040 points on a single processor with four cores every 24 hours. I just want to be certain this is what you are telling us.

[Lurker246]

You're saying you get 7040 points on a single processor with four cores every 24 hours. I just want to be certain this is what you are telling us.

Just finished 3 X SMP Gromacs cores @ 1760 points each and the fourth is another SMP Gromacs @ 2315 points- its at 53% at the moment but taking a bit longer than the others. Is the 4th one some sort of special wu?

[sc00p]

Come on man, simple answer would be suitable:

Your CPU count is:
A: 1
B: 2
C: 3
D: 4

if the answer is anything else but the B-D... I'll shoot myself for a various reasons :D

EDIT: sorry... wrong format...

[Lurker246]

You're saying you get 7040 points on a single processor with four cores every 24 hours. I just want to be certain this is what you are telling us.

Never actually answered your question there...

It's been running since last night about 8pm, it's 9pm where I live now and it's completed 3 WU as I said above. The fourth one though I might have jumped the gun with looks like that will be finished in about 48 hours.

[Ugly n Grey]

Never actually answered your question there...

It's been running since last night about 8pm, it's 9pm where I live now and it's completed 3 WU as I said above. The fourth one though I might have jumped the gun with looks like that will be finished in about 48 hours.

OK that's just... well phenomenal is a good word.

I'm cautiously curious about this. Guess I will have to DL a distro and try this on the folding box. And here I just installed XP on it at the beginning of Jan (It had an old Solaris install)

[Lurker246]

OK that's just... well phenomenal is a good word.

I'm cautiously curious about this. Guess I will have to DL a distro and try this on the folding box. And here I just installed XP on it at the beginning of Jan (It had an old Solaris install)

I'm curious as well, judging by the reaction here, 'cos I don't really know how the program works, I followed the guide above and just ran with it- just happened to be testing a 64bit OS to make sure it runs without any hitches before I get some more ram to make use of it.

Just had a look at the system processes and it's running 4 threads per core.

[[XC] 4X4N]

I am going to have to check this out. I find it hard to believe that it's twice as fast as a quad on 32 bit XP Pro. I have a rig with 64 bit XP Pro I might try it on. Do you think that Linux 64 will be better than XP 64?

[Stijndp]

Well it might be possible if it's double gromac b. Here is the benchmark from my E6750@3.2GHz, it runs two console clients and the benchmark isn't bugged because these things go really fast.

Project : 3906
Core : Double Gromacs B
Frames : 50
Credit : 310


-- SERVER2 --

Min. Time / Frame : 4mn 08s - 2160,00 ppd
Avg. Time / Frame : 4mn 12s - 2125,71 ppd
Cur. Time / Frame : 5mn 58s - 1496,31 ppd
R3F. Time / Frame : 5mn 55s - 1508,96 ppd
Eff. Time / Frame : 10mn 20s - 864,00 ppd


-- SERVER1 --

Min. Time / Frame : 3mn 55s - 2279,49 ppd
Avg. Time / Frame : 4mn 10s - 2142,72 ppd
Cur. Time / Frame : 6mn 01s - 1483,88 ppd
R3F. Time / Frame : 6mn 03s - 1475,70 ppd
Eff. Time / Frame : 11mn 52s - 752,36 ppd

4200ppd on E6750 @3.2 versus 7040points in 30 hours on a Q6600 @2.4 seems very normal to me. If you take the calculator and start counting you see the normal extra performance linux gives.

[[XC] 4X4N]

Damn, that's more than I get with my quad at 3.5. I'm a linux noob, but I'm going to try and see If I can do this. If it does wu's twice as fast, thats all good. :)

[[XC] 4X4N]

OK, I have linux going now with the smp client, will see how it goes. But I couldn't get fahmon to work, any pointers on that? Also, how about some hardware monitoring like core temp, or everest? And maybe something like cpu-z.

[Stijndp]

gkrellm (http://members.dslextreme.com/users/billw/gkrellm/gkrellm.html) should have everything you need.
There are also some real cpu-z clones but you should be able to find them fast with google.

For Fahmon it's best you use the Documentation (http://trac.fahmon.net/wiki/TracNav#Overview). We can't help much with unspecified problems :)

[Lurker246]

4X4N;2728593']OK, I have linux going now with the smp client, will see how it goes. But I couldn't get fahmon to work, any pointers on that? Also, how about some hardware monitoring like core temp, or everest? And maybe something like cpu-z.

Which distro are you using?

If it's ubuntu you can run this in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

It's fairly easy to setup after it's installed- again in the terminal run sensors-detect and answer yes to all the questions.

You can then install Gnome Hardware sensors monitor and select which sensors you want. I'd also recommend conky, to view various system processes.

FAHmon was straight forward enough, Again I followed this guide:

http://smp.aeternum.co.uk/guide/7

After installing it right click underneath the progress and name headings in the top left corner and select add new client and then select your folding folder.

I've included a screenshot below. Right hand side is conky, at the top right you can see the temp monitors and FAHmon running in the middle

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7787/screenshotpy6.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshotpy6.jpg)

[[XC] 4X4N]

Here is what I get when I try to make install fahmon.

ddh@Q6600L23A:~/FahMon-2.3.1$ make install
Making install in m4
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ddh/FahMon-2.3.1/m4'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/ddh/FahMon-2.3.1/m4'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
test -z "/usr/local/share/aclocal" || mkdir -p -- "/usr/local/share/aclocal"
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/share/aclocal': Permission denied
make[2]: *** [install-m4dataDATA] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ddh/FahMon-2.3.1/m4'
make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ddh/FahMon-2.3.1/m4'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
ddh@Q6600L23A:~/FahMon-2.3.1$

I have tried a few times and this is as far as I get. Going by the guide on the above post.

Also, I used the restricted driver for my 7300gt and now I have no selection for screen resolution above 1024x780. I have searched for a fix for this, but no luck yet.

[Lurker246]

4X4N;2729547']Here is what I get when I try to make install fahmon.

ddh@Q6600L23A:~/FahMon-2.3.1$ make install
Making install in m4
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ddh/FahMon-2.3.1/m4'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/ddh/FahMon-2.3.1/m4'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
test -z "/usr/local/share/aclocal" || mkdir -p -- "/usr/local/share/aclocal"
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/share/aclocal': Permission denied
make[2]: *** [install-m4dataDATA] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ddh/FahMon-2.3.1/m4'
make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ddh/FahMon-2.3.1/m4'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
ddh@Q6600L23A:~/FahMon-2.3.1$

I have tried a few times and this is as far as I get. Going by the guide on the above post.

Also, I used the restricted driver for my 7300gt and now I have no selection for screen resolution above 1024x780. I have searched for a fix for this, but no luck yet.

I had a look at the aclocal directory on my machine and it's rw root and that error looks like a permissions issue. I know it's a stupid question but have you tried running make install as sudo?

[Stijndp]

Or you forget to chmod the directory.

[jimwah]

Linux 64 SMP folding rules :up: But 4xSMP clients.. on 1xQuad core machine? Am I reading this right? Must get close to hitting deadline on these WU's running 16 threads on 4 cores?

[Lurker246]

Linux 64 SMP folding rules :up: But 4xSMP clients.. on 1xQuad core machine? Am I reading this right? Must get close to hitting deadline on these WU's running 16 threads on 4 cores?

I'm planning on running it on the server version for a week. Eye-candy and ffmpeg are starting to play havoc on my stability so it hasn't been folding for a day or two. I'm going to let it finish it's current WU's and then re-install without GDM, Compiz...etc.

It's kept within the deadlines though- with 5 or 6 hours to spare.

[road-runner]

I have run two SMP clients on Ubuntu 7.10 64 bit on a quad at 3850mhz, if I got lucky and got the 2653 WU I could get 5200 PPD according to Fahmon, I was also assigning two cores to each client with taskset...

[[XC] 4X4N]

So, I still need some help. I really suck with this linux. :( I went through the guide for fahmon again and I now have it working. I am still trying to get the gkrellm going. I installed it from the package manager, but I don't know how to get it started. :doh: It is not in the system tools. The folder is in the home directory. I have tried make, and make install from terminal. I have the lm sensors working. Any help would be really appreciated.

I am running just one smp client right now. Definetly faster than with windows. I'm doing about 6 1/2 minutes per frame, with windows it is just under 8 minutes.

[Lurker246]

4X4N;2732428']So, I still need some help. I really suck with this linux. :( I went through the guide for fahmon again and I now have it working. I am still trying to get the gkrellm going. I installed it from the package manager, but I don't know how to get it started. :doh: It is not in the system tools. The folder is in the home directory. I have tried make, and make install from terminal. I have the lm sensors working. Any help would be really appreciated.

I am running just one smp client right now. Definetly faster than with windows. I'm doing about 6 1/2 minutes per frame, with windows it is just under 8 minutes.

I don't use gkrellm myself but if it's installed ok this should work.

Press Alt+F2 on the desktop. A run box should appear...type gkrellm and hit enter and it should start.

If it doesn't start, open a terminal and again type gkrellm and hit enter. It should then give you whatever errors are preventing it from starting. Post back the errors and I'll help as much as I can.

[[XC] 4X4N]

Didn't know about the alt+f2, that does it, thanks. Now I just have to figure out how to get it to show what I want.

[Stijndp]

4X4N;2735351']Didn't know about the alt+f2, that does it, thanks. Now I just have to figure out how to get it to show what I want.

Configuration
A right mouse click on the side or top frames of the GKrellM window will pop up a menu for configuration.
Right click on charts to pop up a chart configuration.
Configure your window manager to place GKrellM, make it sticky (see the FAQ), ... and enjoy.


My message is too short so I'll typ out a meaningless sentence here.

[Sir_Loin]

or, another way would be to put in in your panel (toolbar).

right click on your panel>add to panel>browse (gkrellm will be in /usr/bin ) >presto!

Now gkrellm is just a click away whenever you feel the need! :cool:

[texnofobix]

I need to come up with a way to track my linux/freebsd folders across different networks.

[KingOfToasty]

Very Helpful. Got client up and running in no time! thanks