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Configs look fine. As to the parental units, what is their issue? If it's the noise, then turning down the fans may help as long as it isn't the HSF. Conversely, you could just pull the Mobo out of the case and and use a tower HS with a 120mm fan for cooling-real quiet, works great. Then they might have a problem with the "eyesore" however... :p:
One of the guys on the [H] team that's got a big farm says that you get better WUs by not setting the -advmethods flag, as long as you have the -bigWU flag set.
You don't really need a clean install, but if you want to, you can. Just to make sure that there isn't any spyware or such stealing your precious cycles.
As for the parents, just tell them that it will keep the room warm overnight, so they can turn the thermostat lower. :D
:welcome: to the team!
Really? Hmm, maybe I should try that on my systems. I'll disable the -advmethods flag on a couple of them and see if anything changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by DragonOrta
Sorry for the lazy post here guys but whats the current situation on flags and clients? It seems the 5.04 client has been the newest for ages :p:. As for the flags I'm hearing conflicting views on flags like "-advmethods" so what's the general consensus? Anyway I'll throw what I have back on F@H to TRY and keep up with DAK and help you guys with the TPR battle so long as we're numero uno in QMC.
Cheers all :toast:
Ooh another Southwester :toast:
I think I've gotten the go ahead.
Got EM3/Chime up and FahMon (which is better; I somewhat prefer Fahmon's simpler interface, less plastic gunk)
Completed to 23500000 on p2126 villin sigd3
is ~24 mins per a frame ok? 40 hours for a WU? C2D @ 3.7 GHz, cut down background tasks.
jc
Funny I've never gotten project 2126 :shrug: But 40 minutes per percentage point (frame) doesn't sound out of place but I don't know how fast the C2D chips fold. How many points is it?
*EDIT* haha I said that and fold1 just downloaded 2126 :lol2: 373 pointer, hmm... Wonder if it is as bad as 2124 and 2125, probably considering the numbers are close and I have a feeling that means they are part of the same group - slow.
o well; ill let it run. EM3 predicts finish at about 4:30 PM tmrw (its 7:42 PM now).
In FahMon under fahmon > benchmarks you can see what the average PPD is on that project for your system once it is done with the WU. When it is, could you report back what it says so we can compare it? Thanks :)
I got a 2125 for both cores of my main rig :(. Sorry to drag a bit...
New teamie alert.........
Please give an xtreme welcome to buick454wnos :)
Hi Everybody,
I just signed up. I am new to folding, so I have to learn all the tips and tricks. I bring with me a couple of AMD dual cores, one older S940 Opteron quad core and the Kentsfield I am putting together below.
Yes, the machines are being put to good use, and while the show-off appeal is there, I don't put together machines to boost my ego, or else I would need to get my head examined. I have a household of heavy computer users.
I guess I'm late to the game, but better late than never, right?
I do need to learn how to optimize machines for multiple cores because I am an absolute newbie here (really, never done it before), even though I know how to build machines (obviously).
Dual cores & quad cores :D Welcome to the team IanY :wave:
A basic setup would consist of making as many folders as you have cores, and copying the downloaded fah.exe file into each folder, then run each client & it'll start with the configuration. Enter your preffered name, team number 36362, don't use IE proxy settings (unless these are genuinely required) & DO edit the advanced settings. Each client on the same machine, must have a different machine ID (1-8); otherwise the box gets confused with multiple clients running. If you have x86_64bit linux running you will want to look into the SMP client which is still in beta but yields good points. Hope this goes some way to help :up:
Welcome to the team!
Welcome to the fold IanY :)
Benchmark for 2126 on 'Main' (see sig.)
-- Main1 --
Min. Time / Frame : 25mn 23s - 211.60 ppd
Avg. Time / Frame : 26mn 13s - 204.88 ppd
Someone want to give me a quick lowdown on folding? What do I need to start folding?
:welcome:Quote:
Originally Posted by pr33tz
Go here and download the "no nonsense" 5.04 console client. Put it in a folder where you want it to stay. If you have a dual core CPU you want to fold with make a copy of that file and stick it in another folder, for example C:\FAH1 and C:\FAH2. Then follow the directions below :)
1. Make two folders, one for each client and put one FAH504-console.exe file in each. Let's assume you have C:\FAH1 and C:\FAH2 for example for the two folders.
2. Start menu > Run > Type in "C:\FAH1\FAH504-console.exe" -configonly
include the quotes!
3. Here are the settings I use:
> User name: your name
> Team number: 36362
> Launch as a service: yes
> Ask before fetching/sending work: no
> Use IE settings: no
> Use proxy: no
> Allow 5MB or larger WU's: yes
> Change advanced options: yes
> Core priority: idle
> CPU usage requested: 100 (you can set this a little lower if the system sems to slow down much, but I've never noticed a slowdown)
> Disable highly optimized code: no
> Pause if on battery power: no (I don't run it on any laptops so this doesn't matter much)
> interval between checkpoints: 5 (default is 15, use whatever you prefer)
> Memory to indicate: full amount
> request WU's without deadlines: no
> set -advmethods always: yes
> ignore deadline info: no
> Machine ID: 1
3. Repeat for the second client in C:\FAH2 and use the same settings except have Machine ID set to 2.
4. After that, go to Start menu > run > regedit. Do a search for -svcstart, this will bring up the first client service command line. Edit that line, and after the -svcstart I add -local -advmethods -forceasm
the -local is very important for running multiple clients on one computer, it makes sure they don't get confused at all. the -advmethods just makes sure that it is turned on, -forceasm is good in case you have a system crash (like a power outage) it won't allow the client to disable SSE optimizations when restarting from the improper shutdown.
4. Continue the search for the -svcstart and on the second client command line in the registry add the same stuff.
5. Exit the registry editor.
6. Reboot and you should have 2 F@H clients running.
I use FahMon to monitor my clients.
Feel free to ask any questions :toast:
Welcome to the team pr33tz :wave: and another UK folder for XS :)
I will have to get a pci video card tomorrow for the Opty rig, i put the P4 on last night untill i get Opty back up and running.:) I allways give pieces of equipment away and than i need one :p:
:welcome: :woot:
And tell me about it, I do the same thing :p: I gave away a whole bunch of 128MB PC100 sticks of RAM awhile ago, then found out later on I needed some :p:
I've followed the instructions and I seem to be folding (cpu usage 100%). However, FahMon doesn't seem to be monitoring. The message windows contains the following:
[12/12/06 - 14:54:30] Reloading pr33tz 1
[12/12/06 - 22:54:30] pr33tz 1 [ETA] | avg=N/A | last=N/A
[12/12/06 - 22:54:30] pr33tz 1 has an unknown state (Unable to find a complete frame)
[12/12/06 - 22:54:30] Reloading pr33tz 2
[12/12/06 - 22:54:30] pr33tz 2 [ETA] | avg=N/A | last=N/A
[12/12/06 - 22:54:30] pr33tz 2 has an unknown state (Unable to find a complete frame)
Any ideas??
Click on FahMon (where file usually is) and hit Download New Projects. Also make sure that the path is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by pr33tz
And :welcome: to the team :D
Thanks guys, left it overnight and it's working fine! Now I'm officially folding for team 36362! :D
:woot: Nice rigs pr33tz, should get some decent points there :up: