The applenova folding team! [Archive] - Page 5

_Ω_

2005-10-10, 06:09

The only settings I have for my laptop is my name and team, Everything else is not selected. You may want to check allow 5MB work units (WU) if you want to go after 'big points'.

I also have F@H set as a start-up item. I would advise you not to have the protein folding screen showing as it will slow down your folding. Also the moment you choose to display it you can not get rid of the window without quitting.

:)

GWARREN

2005-10-10, 06:17

Ye, I noticed that you can't closed the window now. I'll now next time - still, it is handy to know how far I am through- 0.25% so far! :/

I have set the app as a startup item as well, but I am still a little unsure about the settings - there is a Settings tabs in the prefs that allows you to set polygons per atom - I guess I am as well to turn that down, and save some processing power on pointless fancy graphics. What about the save time? I have it at around 15 minutes, what is probably the most efficient number? My mac is typically on for around 4 hours at a time. Thanks

turtle

2005-10-10, 06:21

turtle

2005-10-10, 06:23

_Ω_

2005-10-10, 06:24

I have my checkpoints set at the lowest limit (3mins). As far as polygons are concerned I think that is just for the display protein window.

If you want to get rid of the window just quit and restart. When you quit it should close of what it was doing and start again from that position.

Probably the best thing to follow is the log file. If you click and hold on the F@H dock icon one of the options is to view log. This will load up Text Edit and give you more info.

Two links to follow are:

http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=39160
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=39160

You will not be added to these pages until you have completed your first WU.

:)

_Ω_

2005-10-10, 06:26

Why is it I seems to be getting A LOT of low point folds? I have been putting out the same number of WU (about) but my points I have gained has gone way down. The Tinker on my Mini is taking FOREVER too! :\

They are better known as Stinkers by the mac people on the F@H forums.

It seems the big 600 pointers are not as frequent as they used to be.

GWARREN

2005-10-10, 06:29

Thanks Omega, just one more quick question. When I quit made way through a frame, when I reopen, does it start that frame again? ie, should I try to quite just after a frame has finished, or does it not matter?

_Ω_

2005-10-10, 06:42

I think it will restart from your checkpoints. Because mine are 3mins then the most I can lose is 3mins.

I do know for a fact that it does not restart from the last completed frame. If you quit and then restart and then look at the logs (wait a minute first to allow data to be written to the text file) you will notice the starting location is not a nice number as it is with the frames or steps.

:)

Paul

2005-10-10, 09:02

You guys should really be using InCrease (http://calxalot.homeip.net/InCrease/)... it totally automates the process and uses less resources than the GUI client.

You should also check out this (http://teammacosx.homeunix.com/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.pl?act=ST;f=2;t=1812;&#top) thread for how to best optimize F@H for your system. Just be sure to use team number 39160!!!

GWARREN

2005-10-10, 13:25

Thanks for the info all

GWARREN

2005-10-11, 16:51

My system does not seem to resume half way through a frame - if I quit mid frame, the time taken to do a frame the next time i open (around 25 minutes on this one) would appear to indicate that it starts the frame anew. Just thought I'd feedback on that.

_Ω_

2005-10-26, 04:31

Anyone else being reamed by the small WU's at the moment? I am using my work computer less than before yet my output is almost half what it was previously.

kretara

2005-10-26, 08:20

STINKERS!!!
I am being mobbed by stinkers.
I have 11 processors runnning (6 computers) and every one has stinkers.
I would be happy to see a few smaller units that didn't take days to complete.

turtle

2005-10-26, 20:40

Well I have only gotten one stinker lately. By these low point Gromacs are what's eating my machines up! I haven't been getting anywhere near the points I should be.

709

2005-10-26, 20:44

I'm also deluged by tinkers. :mad:

And the turtle is definitely not living up to his name. :o

alcimedes

2005-10-26, 21:01

mwa ha ha ha ha. I will destroy you all!

(maybe) :D

turtle

2005-10-26, 21:10

And the turtle is definitely not living up to his name. :o
Well, *steady* seems to be the way...and 6 processors. :D

mwa ha ha ha ha. I will destroy you all!

(maybe) :D
I plan to catch up someday. Might take me a little while though, but I"ll stay steady! :)

turtle

2005-10-29, 21:47

6 600 Point Gromacs in a row...

709: knock, knock.

:)

_Ω_

2005-10-29, 22:58

6 600 Point Gromacs in a row...

709: knock, knock.

:)

W is for Wanker. :p

;)

Legodude522

2005-10-30, 02:25

I'll have to admit... I use my PC just for folding@home. Other than that, a space heater. :P

turtle

2005-11-04, 16:23

WTF?

http://kellyent.dyndns.org:8080/morepictures/an/FAH.png

I feel ripped off.

Then again, I'm doing it for the cause and not just to pass torifile! ;)

HHogan

2005-11-13, 22:09

I'm taking 3 of my systems off the F@H production. Sorry guys, but I need to dedicate them to other uses.

I'll still run however many I can, but I'm semi-retired now ;)

torifile

2005-11-13, 22:14

WTF?

http://kellyent.dyndns.org:8080/morepictures/an/FAH.png

I feel ripped off.

Then again, I'm doing it for the cause and not just to pass torifile! ;)
:lol: I'm not even sure which of the computers in my lab are still folding! I started a bunch of them and they've since moved rooms so I can't keep track of which are "slow" because they're folding and which are "slow" because they just suck. :lol: It's all for a good cause... And as long as I don't feel any ill effects, so be it. :D

turtle

2005-11-13, 22:27

:lol: I'm not even sure which of the computers in my lab are still folding! I started a bunch of them and they've since moved rooms so I can't keep track of which are "slow" because they're folding and which are "slow" because they just suck. :lol: It's all for a good cause... And as long as I don't feel any ill effects, so be it. :D
It wouldn't hurt my feelings if you didn't figure it out and I could pass you! :D

Actually for the sake of the "cause" it wouldn't be bad if you got more of them running again. Boy would it make it harder to catch you though.

HHogan, Some help it still a good thing. :)

_Ω_

2005-11-13, 22:51

I just whopped EmC today. :D

Watching my back for that fool of a Took! ;)

turtle

2005-11-14, 06:13

Ya know, with all these new people on the forums we need to get more of them to join us with this Folding @ Home project. How can we get more people going into this? Any ideas?

faramirtook

2005-11-20, 18:57

I just whopped EmC today. :D

Watching my back for that fool of a Took! ;)

I don't even fold on my mac. I use a 2.4 GHz p4 gateway in my house, 2 old P3s, a 3 GHz p4 laptop, and a 3+GHz dual core something server running one on each core, all at my dad's office. I haven't even looked at my stats lately. I'm the laziest folder evar.

The charts say I should have you, Omega, by the second week of december and EmC by the end of the month. Time to step it up!

My main goal, however, is turtle.

turtle

2005-11-21, 00:15

I don't even fold on my mac. I use a 2.4 GHz p4 gateway in my house, 2 old P3s, a 3 GHz p4 laptop, and a 3+GHz dual core something server running one on each core, all at my dad's office. I haven't even looked at my stats lately. I'm the laziest folder evar.

The charts say I should have you, Omega, by the second week of december and EmC by the end of the month. Time to step it up!

My main goal, however, is turtle.
I feel special. :D

Why me? I haven't been getting that good of projects lately anyway.

I must say though, for the sake of what we are doing I won't be upset if you pass me. It just means as a team we are able to accomplish more. Though I'm also not going to let you just pass me if I can.

faramirtook

2005-11-27, 20:57

I feel special. :D

Why me? I haven't been getting that good of projects lately anyway.

I must say though, for the sake of what we are doing I won't be upset if you pass me. It just means as a team we are able to accomplish more. Though I'm also not going to let you just pass me if I can.

Just a goal. Because you're right near me in PPD and have double my points, I guess.

turtle

2005-12-12, 23:26

We need to get some recruiting going on here at AN. We only have 24 "active" folders listed right now. Lets get this going through the site again.

Would it be a horrible sin to start a new thread to draw attention to F@H? No one looks at the stickies. Ideas?

FFL

2005-12-12, 23:37

I agree that this thread has outlived it's usefulness as a recruiting tool

So, I highly encourage any fellow folder to start a thread such as "Why you should F@H" or what have you, and point to this thread for "how-to" questions.

Maybe if I get really motivated, I'll split off some posts into a thread that would be a short and simple F@H FAQ (man, just typing those two acronyms in a row made me feel severely geeky...)

_Ω_

2005-12-13, 04:26

Kill this thread, unsticky it.

2c

SabRhund

2005-12-14, 13:23

Um. I think I totally missed the party.

But for whatever 2 cents it is worth, I started Victoria (my new 15" PowerBook) to folding. She is running like all damn day, but that's mostly because I have become physically adjoined to her keyboard :lol:

So...weee for Victoria and SabR! lol.

alcimedes

2005-12-14, 13:36

agreed. unstuck it. maybe this way i'll sneak up to the #1 spot without anyone noticing.

HHogan

2005-12-20, 20:46

broke 200,000 yay :D

turtle

2005-12-25, 13:10

Congrats HHogan!

I'm pretty excited to see that I passed tori too!

faramirtook it "trying" to move in on me...need more power. ;)

709

2005-12-30, 13:21

What happened to Drew? :confused:

alcimedes

2005-12-30, 13:39

No idea, but I'm catching up as much as possible in the mean time.

turtle

2005-12-30, 17:26

Looks like Christmas break at his office. I'll keep plugging away though!

We still seem to only keep about 22 active people folding. Any ideas on getting some of these new people getting their systems helping out here. I'm hoping this thread hitting the front of the new messages will help enough.

709

2006-01-10, 16:37

alcimedes....1 more day at No. 2....

:D

turtle

2006-01-10, 17:15

alcimedes....1 more day at No. 2....

:D
Yeah, "You go boy!" :cool:

alcimedes

2006-01-10, 18:12

Hmm, drew is strangely quiet.

FFL

2006-01-10, 18:19

yeah, I've been wondering what happened to his folding...

NosferaDrew

2006-01-10, 20:00

The IT guys at work cut off internet access to all of our Macs in the Sound Department (That's a lot of Macs in one department of a film studio).
I have control of five dual G5s and a couple of G4s, but now no way to get them WU's without using flash drives and more time than I have feeding them.

At home, the three dual Xeon servers, plus my dual G5 and my AMD gaming rig have been adversely affecting my hearing - not good since I'm a recording engineer. So, as soon as I get some time I've going to rearrange my home setup and get the servers away from me and my G5, then I'll be back partially.

I don't think the machines at work will ever come back online unfortunately. :(

Sorry to let the team down, but I'll get back to folding with whatever machines I can soon.

turtle

2006-01-10, 20:55

NosferaDrew

2006-01-12, 22:49

It has to do with the way the corporate (read: PC) machines are set up.

On my mix stage I can log on to Novell, check my company email, fill out necessary paperwork related to the particular job that I'm working on, etc.
If I want to work on another stage or edit bay, my company has to pay not only for my room, but for that one as well.
It's kind of the same thing with the Macs regarding internet access. Since we all use Macs and Pro Tools for editing, if we want internet access for those Macs, we will be charged a flat (huge) fee per person.

It's an incredible money making racket that the corporate IT has set up.

But I have a way around it.
I have a separate DSL line where my clients sit during a mix.
I have an old router and an old AirPort Base Station that I don't use, so this weekend I'm going to hook them up and at least get access for the three stages next to mine (going to have to hide the router and AirPort though).

Corporate bullshit, but I can't imagine having a better job.

alcimedes

2006-01-12, 23:54

Whew, was thinking I'd have to give this crown back. It was just getting comfortable.

turtle

2006-01-13, 00:18

Whew, was thinking I'd have to give this crown back. It was just getting comfortable.
Yeah, Congratulations on the new position!

NosferaDrew

2006-01-13, 00:48

Whew, was thinking I'd have to give this crown back. It was just getting comfortable.
No way man!
You've been folding much longer than I have.

After I stole it from you, I was merely keeping it warm until you rightfully owned it again.

turtle

2006-02-04, 13:42

Wow 709, looks like you are getting some really good projects. Did you put a new machine online or something? Looks like I'm getting about the same number of work units, most of mine a low points though. :(

Batman

2006-02-06, 00:08

Wow - why didn't I find this earlier. Just started my Windows Box on F@H earlier this night, now its pounding away at "Amber" on the Amber Core.

709

2006-02-06, 20:09

Wow 709, looks like you are getting some really good projects. Did you put a new machine online or something?:eek: Whoa. I hadn't checked my progress in a while. Seems that the new Quad is churning out WUs something fierce.

FFL

2006-02-06, 20:20

wow - impressive!

In other good news - we recently passed 4 million points as a team.
YAY

turtle

2006-02-06, 21:21

Very cool! Go team!

709 - Part of me wants to be glad for you and the team...then there's the other part. :devil:

709

2006-02-06, 21:32

2005-10-29, 22:47

709: knock, knock.

:)

:D

;)

torifile

2006-02-06, 21:36

I should get my machines folding again. Problem is the FAH client on Windows DOESN'T share the CPU very well at all. The computers are dreadfully slow when it's running. I don't use the computers often, but my work-study students do and it's just painful to see the computers move so slowly.

turtle

2006-02-06, 21:38

I told my wife I was going to buy a quad now!

I'll wait until after I buy my home first though...

alcimedes

2006-02-06, 21:41

Tori, the TeamMacOSX client installer gives you an option to set the CPU usage. Just dial it down to 20% or so. You'll still be folding, and it shouldn't make it slow.

torifile

2006-02-06, 21:43

Tori, the TeamMacOSX client installer gives you an option to set the CPU usage. Just dial it down to 20% or so. You'll still be folding, and it shouldn't make it slow.
Oh, it's on the XP machines we've got that the FAH client doesn't play nice. I could go tweak the settings, but I want to bang my head against a desk when I have to use those computers. :lol:

alcimedes

2006-02-06, 21:50

I know, I'm talking about their Windows installer. :)

torifile

2006-02-06, 22:06

I know, I'm talking about their Windows installer. :)
I don't read so good today.

torifile

2006-02-11, 06:18

Well, I got me an iMac DC 2ghz :D I should get 'er folding!

alcimedes

2006-03-03, 14:50

In honor of breaking the 900,000 point mark, I added another machine to my folding group. Picked up a quad 2.5ghz G5 today and am putting it to work. (in its spare time)

HHogan

2006-03-03, 15:05

Need some people folding again, our #s are dwindling

Ebby

2006-03-03, 15:39

Unfortunately I bought an Ammeter for my Dual G5. I actually know how much power it takes to fold and I feel like saving that money. :p

Doxxic

2006-03-03, 16:48

I'm joining, I just hope they're a little careful with my proteines... :|

babelfish

2006-03-05, 21:47

Just joined. First protein 10000 frames...is that a lot?

709

2006-03-05, 22:03

Just joined. First protein 10000 frames...is that a lot?Not necessarily. What app are you managing your folding with? It should be able to tell you your fps and total point count per WU.

I've gone up to #6 (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_list.php?s=&t=39160) btw. :)

turtle

2006-03-05, 22:44

I've gone up to #6 (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_list.php?s=&t=39160) btw. :)
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Where's the salt? Lemon perhaps? :grumble:

;)

babelfish

2006-03-06, 09:27

Using the regular F@H client on my windows box (:(). Working on Gromacs core (?)

turtle

2006-03-06, 10:45

Using the regular F@H client on my windows box (:(). Working on Gromacs core (?)
Don't worry, I have gotten MANY projects that are that big lately. Gromacs are normally really good for points too. I will say, for the windows machines, I have noticed that some of mine don't like the graphical version and will even bring some "odd" issues with the video. If you notice anything weird going on, like games closing/minimizing and such, change over to the text only version.

709

2006-03-15, 15:28

See you tomorrow (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_overtake.php?s=&u=104455) cudaboy_71. ;)

turtle

2006-03-15, 15:42

See you tomorrow (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_overtake.php?s=&u=104455) cudaboy_71. ;)
You aren't enjoying your Quad are you? ;)

alcimedes

2006-03-15, 15:43

I'm all sad the Nosfera pooped out.

709

2006-03-15, 15:43

You aren't enjoying your Quad are you? ;)

:D

Hey, this thread needed a bump anyways. :p

709

2006-03-16, 22:04

:):D:p;)

turtle

2006-03-16, 22:09

:):D:p;)
Aren't you proud of yourself? ;)
Congrats on another victory. I'll be passing Cuda in a couple of months myself! :p

GWARREN

2006-04-24, 09:41

Thought I'd bump this back to the top again so a few new folks can discover it. Also, I'm still on PPC but wondering how well the app runs under Rosetta, and if there is any word on an intel build yet?

Macaholic

2006-04-25, 13:50

Folding on an Intel Mac under Rosetta is not a pretty sight. Check out the data comparison graph here;

http://www.fahinfo.org/modules/CPU_compare.php?cm1=Intel&cm2=Intel%20(Rosetta)&ct1=Core%20Duo&ct2=Core%20Duo&cc1=Yonah&cc2=Yonah&cs1=2000&cs2=2000&complete=on

These are units I have folded on my iMac Core Duo 2.0GHz under OS X (Rosetta) and Windows XP. The Pande Group is working on the native cores for OS X, but no definitive date on their release. Until then, load up Boot Camp with Windows XP Home and you will be at native speed. For more "hard numbers", stop by the Team MacOS X forum and have a look around. Alcimedes and NosferaDrew can show you the way. ;)

macleod

2006-04-25, 15:10

What type of settings should I use to fold on my PC desktop system? I put it all the way to the right on CPU Usage and got a warning about processor heat being to high from my system monitor. What type of settings are good for this? Sorry for all the questions I am new to the folding thing!

GWARREN

2006-04-25, 15:20

Thanks for the info Macaholic, not pretty at all. Still, I won't be getting a new system until 10.5 is out, so I'm sure there will be a native intel build by then. Good to hear progress is being made on it.

alcimedes

2006-04-25, 15:28

Along those lines, I broke 1 million points today. Yay me. :lol:

turbulentfurball

2006-04-25, 15:30

alc, how many machines do you have folding?

alcimedes

2006-04-25, 15:33

I don't know. :)

Plus some are folding for Team MacOSX still. I just never got around to switching them. Probably in the 20's.

709

2006-04-25, 15:40

I've been checking Team MacOSX off and on for any word from caxalot on a Universal build of InCrease. He's strangely quiet. :\

macleod

2006-04-25, 15:41

How do you have 20 some computers doing this? And can anyone help me with the setup of the preferences for this? It has taken like 40 minutes and hasn't completed one yet. I have a P4 3.2 GHz so I thought it would work faster than that.

turtle

2006-04-25, 16:35

How do you have 20 some computers doing this? And can anyone help me with the setup of the preferences for this?
All you have to do is install F@H client on each system and designate the same username and team number for all of them when you do. Then they will automatically be merged when reported by the client.

It has taken like 40 minutes and hasn't completed one yet. I have a P4 3.2 GHz so I thought it would work faster than that.
I have systems that are running projects that take three days to complete. My Mini is working on a Tinker that is expected to take 4 days to complete now as it is. I've got 1 day and 2 hours on one of my PC's. These don't fold that fast, CPU usage helps with the faster chip, but don't expect a project to complete too fast.

alcimedes

2006-04-25, 16:42

In my case I run a computer lab, and talked to owners of various machines where I work and asked if they wanted to donate spare CPU cycles to the F@H project.

Just make sure to always ask before installing the client. And clear it with your boss first to make sure.

macleod

2006-04-25, 18:39

turbulentfurball

2006-04-25, 18:45

How safe is this for my computer. Like I don't use my laptop unless I am at class and taking notes on it. Can I set it to use 100% during the time I am not on my laptop or will that hurt my laptop? What about my desktops? I have 2 or 3 old ones at home not even on. Is it ok to turn them on and just use 100% to fold all day?

Folding tends to make my (non-Apple) laptop over-heat and switch off. It shouldn't be a problem with your desktops. My only worry would be your electricity bill :)

macleod

2006-04-25, 18:47

I am at school right now in a dorm, so that doesn't worry me! They can afford it. (I will probably scale back over the summer when I go home though!)

alcimedes

2006-04-25, 19:26

I also don't fold on my laptop.

Macaholic

2006-04-25, 20:22

I fold on an iBook SE G3/466MHz, iBook G3/500MHz, and PowerBook G4/1.0GHz with no problems. They have been folding 24/7 for three years now with no ill-effects. I do use a Road Tools Traveler CoolPad underneath to help dissipate heat better. It all depends on YOUR comfort level. :)

http://www.roadtools.com/images/stap.travbig.jpg

macleod

2006-04-25, 21:35

turtle

2006-04-25, 22:51

I have the slider all the way to the right on the CPU usage and I have been running it for 5 hours on my laptop and it isn't even warm on the bottom. It must be really good airflow on this thing. (it has raised feet that put it like 1/4" off the desk it is sitting on)
Yeah I actually killed a old Pentium laptop folding. It just couldn't take it, died. No real loss, I was just trying to add system to fold to try to catch up with 709 again! :D

Anyway, I have a P4 Gateway laptop and a Dell Centrino that both fold all the time. Actually I have the Gateway stop when on battery since the battery is shot in it anyway. Neither of them have any issues at all. In fact, I keep the Dell closed and only use it via Remote Desktop on my main PC. I would say to play it by ear. The old Compaq just couldn't handle the work.

SpecMode

2006-04-25, 23:23

I might have to put my 15" PowerBook to work by folding; it's pretty much sitting in a drawer serving no useful purpose at the moment. I'm debating whether to sell it or not...I might as well get something semi-useful out of it until I make up my mind.

turtle

2006-04-29, 23:42

Cudaboy, here I come. Finally moving up again.

199,999 points right now for me, almost to the 200,000 mark! HHogan is next on my list, that is until I get Quad to catch up with 709. ;)

Windowsrookie

2006-04-30, 09:59

I'm gonna start folding today. I have a G4 powermac just sitting their. I also have a 3ghz P4 peecee. Look out alcimedes! :)

alcimedes

2006-04-30, 10:14

I'm shaking in my boots. :lol:

:D

Windowsrookie

2006-04-30, 11:01

do you guys think a G3 333mhz imac is fast enough?

709

2006-04-30, 11:29

Well, it'll work, but it won't be fast. I use my 400Mhz G3 iMac as a print server, and also have InCrease running on it as well (in Panther). It squirts out a WU every 2 weeks or so. But heck, it's just sitting there idle most of the time, why not put it to better use?

alcimedes

2006-04-30, 12:43

turbulentfurball

2006-04-30, 12:57

Just so you know, some of those slower machines won't complete the WU's in time to count for points, but they'll still be used in the folding project. Makes a difference if you're looking for points or if you're just looking to fold.

I thought that if you choose to download Work Units with no deadlines then those work units do give points. That's what I did with my laptop before I stopped folding on it and the points did count.

Windowsrookie

2006-04-30, 15:15

Well, I've got a 333mhz imac, 700mhz G4 powermac, 1.5ghz powerbook, and by tomorrow a 3ghz P4.

On the imac when the "Display Protein" window is open. The area on the right just stays black. (The imac is running 10.3 with 96mb ram and 2mb vram so At least the thing is running) :)

Will you get better performance with more ram?

faramirtook

2006-04-30, 16:42

Don't bother with the graphical stuff. InCrease runs in the background non-graphically, so all the power goes to the protein.

Dave

2006-04-30, 17:02

...so all the power goes to the protein.
Sounds like the slogan for a muscle-building shake or something.

Zodiac

2006-04-30, 17:19

I honestly completely forgot about this team.:eek:

It's weird that I come back and we're in the top 125.

Windowsrookie

2006-04-30, 17:23

you haven't posted since january 15th!!! :wow:

turtle

2006-05-19, 00:36

Question, has a Intel version been made available yet for Folding?

With my wifes MB on the way (due Monday) I would love to get both cores folding ASAP. (to gain back ground lost to 709 to better enable the cures to be found and research to be made.)

NosferaDrew

2006-05-19, 07:35

From calxalot: Folks using InCrease on an intel mac, please try IC 2.1 beta 2 (http://calxalot.homeip.net/downloads/Versions/InCrease/Beta/InCrease-2.1b2.zip).

turtle

2006-05-19, 12:22

Thanks NosferaDrew! My wife's MB is folding away now. Two Gromacs coming up!

turtle

2006-05-20, 00:44

I've got two 5-way Gromacs going on right now and it is estimating 21 days for each. Seems that can't be right.

geneman

2006-05-27, 05:31

I've got two 5-way Gromacs going on right now and it is estimating 21 days for each. Seems that can't be right.

Now that you've had it folding for a while, how's it doing?

turtle

2006-05-27, 13:02

Now that you've had it folding for a while, how's it doing?
Well I had a bit of an issue when I deleted all the PowerPC instruction sets from the MB I had to reinstall the OS. So I just did a Full install to allow me to remove all of some things that are pre-installed. So it's crunching away again, just the Intel Beta doesn't seem that fast.

geneman

2006-05-28, 06:17

thanks Turtle

On another note, I'm having trouble sending in a finished WU. I've taken quite some time to finish it (but I'm pretty sure I've had it set to "no deadline") - can it get too old or ...?

turtle

2006-05-29, 10:26

Well, I'm not sure what the deal is with the Intel based version. Both my wife's MB and my Mom's MBP are taking forever. I haven't completed a work unit on either. I have 20+ day projects on all four cores. :\ I have noticed that occasionally I had to quit and restart InCrease on my Mini to get it talking again. Try that and see if it helps.

709

2006-06-09, 13:43

#4 (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_list.php?s=&t=39160)! :)

Though, I'll be sitting there for a good long while. :\

Windowsrookie

2006-06-09, 13:46

#40 :) working my way up. :)

kieran

2006-06-09, 15:17

I didn't even know I was still folding. I installed in on a work computer for my co-op and I guess it's still going.

iFerret

2006-06-10, 04:25

Joined a few hours ago now, F@H is running on my bitch (the Compaq) at the moment, got an evil tinker :grumble: . This tinker can't decide whether to go for 6 days or 2- make up your mind!

halo1982

2006-07-02, 20:27

I couldn't figure out why my MBP was saying 2 days per work unit when my Athlon XP 2500+ beater was saying one day...then I opened activity monitor and discovered that the InCrease beta uses PPC CLI of F@H...while the actual app is universal. the CLI (the most important part...) is running under Rosetta. Blah. >:|

macleod

2006-07-31, 12:11

So is there a universal build yet that isn't a beta? I want to fold on my MB, so what should I use? Thanks!

709

2006-07-31, 12:31

Not yet. Keep checking here (http://calxalot.homeip.net/InCrease/) every so often. If it was me I'd just go ahead and use the beta...but if you're wary just wait a bit longer, I'm sure he's working on it.

macleod

2006-07-31, 12:34

I was going to use the beta but I can't find it. The link above doesn't work anymore!

macleod

2006-07-31, 12:36

Sorry! I found it on your link!

709

2006-07-31, 12:38

You mean Drew's link? That's because it's pointed at beta 2, it's since been updated to beta 5 (http://calxalot.homeip.net/downloads/Versions/InCrease/2.1/InCrease-2.1b5.zip). Check the link in my post above for updates.

[edit]: Ah. I see you did just that. ;)

Windowsrookie

2006-08-06, 15:47

Well, if anybody wants to kick some ass...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-of-36-Apple-Power-Mac-G4-400Mhz-128MB-20GB-PowerMac_W0QQitemZ110016496236QQihZ001QQcategoryZ5 1035QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

:D

pilot1129

2006-08-18, 17:49

I just joined :) working on protein # 10 now

turtle

2006-08-25, 08:57

Cool, welcome to the fold! :p

turbulentfurball

2006-08-26, 12:23

Sony and the F@H team are developing a port of Folding at Home to the PS3, according to this article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5287254.stm) by the BBC.

Sony has demonstrated a piece of protein-folding software that will run on its PS3 when it is launched in November.

The PS3 has a powerful processor known as a "cell", which will run up to 10 times faster than current PC chips.

A graphical interface, also being developed between Sony and FAH, will eventually allow users and the scientists to look at the protein from different angles as it folds in real-time.

The new interface takes advantage of the PS3's graphics chip, designed for advanced gaming.

The graphics application is currently undergoing tests and is expected to be finished by September.

I guess this can only be a good idea. I don't know the specifics regarding if F@H runs simultaneously with games, but I doubt it'd cause much of an issue.

Windowsrookie

2006-08-26, 12:30

Old News Turbinator. :) They're also developing one that works with ATI radeon cards.

http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-ATI.html

HOw about Folding on a 360? It's still more powerful than most of our computers.

Windowsrookie

2006-09-18, 22:52

Come on guys, get folding. We're falling behind. :)

HezMah19

2006-09-19, 01:36

After along time out of the Folding game, I have returned!

Systems:
1 Power Mac G5 (See Sig)
1 MBP (See Sig - Will be nice when there is a UB of FahCore)
1 iMac G5 (1.8Ghz)
1 iBook G4 (1.42Ghz)

Slowly I shall grind my way forward!

-=-=-
PMG5 = p2140_ww2140 & p2139_ww2139. 385 points each. 5 Days
MBP = p2141_ww2141 (385 points) & p2124_lamdba_5way_melt_4_10011 (396 points). 73 days! :eek: DAMN having to run under rosetta!
iMac G5 = p2124_lamdba_5way_melt_4_10011 (396 points). 4 Days
iBook G4 = p2140_ww2140 (384 points). 13 Days

turtle

2006-09-19, 06:51

alcimedes

2006-09-19, 06:58

I have like 8 machines offline right now. It's killiing me. :lol:

turtle

2006-09-19, 07:12

I have like 8 machines offline right now. It's killiing me. :lol:

Such a sad state to have lost 8 machine, for now. ;)

I actually took F@H off my MB since it wasn't doing much other than working the hell out of it. Once UB comes out I'll put it on all my Mac's though. Right now I still have it running on 6 of my systems. :D

kretara

2006-09-19, 08:22

I still have 5 machines working:
PM G5 2.0x2
Dell Optiplex GX270
PM Quicksilver 1.0x2
PM 533x2
PM MDD 1.42x2

I keep on getting these nasty suckers that take 5+ days for my G5 to fold.

Paul

2006-09-19, 09:34

Such a sad state to have lost 8 machine, for now. ;)

I actually took F@H off my MB since it wasn't doing much other than working the hell out of it. Once UB comes out I'll put it on all my Mac's though. Right now I still have it running on 6 of my systems. :D

InCrease recently became a UB... http://calxalot.net/InCrease/Help/
but still waiting on version 6 of the FAH client.

Wraven

2006-09-19, 11:16

Alright,

The fact that this thread has been resurrected has inspired me to load the client on my Core Duo HP laptop (yuck, I know, but it was free from work).

Let the folding (re)commence!

turtle

2006-09-19, 11:59

InCrease recently became a UB... http://calxalot.net/InCrease/Help/
but still waiting on version 6 of the FAH client.

Yeah, that's what I'm waiting on. I already had the Intel version on the MB, but until the rest are UB it doesn't make a difference really.

They mentioned Parallels, I thought about this one but wasn't sure if it would be the same effect of running on Rosetta. Would it run full speed under Parallels? Has anyone tried this yet?

turtle

2006-09-19, 12:01

Alright,

The fact that this thread has been resurrected has inspired me to load the client on my Core Duo HP laptop (yuck, I know, but it was free from work).

Let the folding (re)commence!

Hey, welcome back to the fold. ;)

Wraven

2006-09-19, 16:08

turtle

2006-09-19, 16:25

Thanks turtle. I have the no-nonsense client loaded (twice, in a program files/folding 1 and program files/folding 2 folder) running as a service (with the appropriate advanced settings, etc...). Both cores are hammered (and I have it set to pause when on battery power). My laptop seems to be cranking through both of these big work units fairly quickly.

For now, I don't have the client loaded on either of my G4-based Macs because I am in the middle of encoding all of my DVDs to iPod compatible formats using a Handbrake / iTunes 1-2 punch (about halfway done). I need all the processing power I can get for this task (still have about 50 more DVDs to go). Once I'm done I'll devote these machines to the cause as well.

Hopefully I'll break back in to the top 20 soon. :)

Cool, I just got back from taking one of my systems to the shop. I just had the motherboard and CPU replaced on it and it's overheating. Something about staying at 100% CPU usage 24/7. It's so unstable now that I just couldn't hold out any more. They are either going to replace the fan or with the thermal paste. Either way it'll be back tomorrow folding away.

SpecMode

2006-09-19, 23:33

Well, I decided to jump back into folding as well. I've put my idle PowerBook to work, and since running FAH inside a Parallels VM on my MBP only seems to max out a single core...I decided to run two of them at once!

I'll see how my MBP holds up after running this for a few hours...if it hasn't melted by morning, I'll just keep it folding while I'm at work. Heck, I might even dig my old PC tower out and put it on folding duty as well -- it isn't doing anything useful (or rather, anything at all) at the moment.

turtle

2006-09-20, 13:30

Well, I decided to jump back into folding as well. I've put my idle PowerBook to work, and since running FAH inside a Parallels VM on my MBP only seems to max out a single core...I decided to run two of them at once!

So how is that working for you? I was looking to do this my my wife's MB but just haven't taken the time to set it up yet. We already have on XP VM set up and I could set up another one too for the second core. So how did you do this? TIA

SpecMode

2006-09-20, 14:49

It was actually pretty simple. I cloned my existing XP virtual disk file, and saved a second copy of the Parallels VM settings that uses the cloned virtual disk. (Note that technically, the licensing terms for XP don't let you run two copies with the same product key at the same time...I have at least two licenses for XP Pro, so in my case it's a moot point.)

SpecMode

2006-09-24, 16:52

Ouch. Well, apparently, running two Parallels XP virtual machines works well enough...so long as they aren't both starting up at the same time. One VM bluescreened, the other gave me an error dialog, and then they both tag-teamed and took OS X down with them. First kernel panic I've had in several months.

In the meantime, my PowerBook is 91% done with a unit it started on back on the 20th. The MBP completed 66% of one big WU and, I believe, 44% of another in separate VMs in about 1/4 of that time. BIG difference.

turtle

2006-09-24, 22:14

We won't tell my wife that since I haven't set it up on her MB yet.....

Anyway, I'm back to number 5 baby!!! Whoo hoo! Seems I passed HHogan yesterday.

SpecMode

2006-09-24, 23:03

OK, I managed to work around that little annoyance. I started the first VM, suspended it, started the second VM, and then resumed the first one. Both are now back up and folding, and hopefully one of them should be finishing up their first WU before I leave for work in the morning.

HezMah19

2006-09-30, 07:23

Update!

30 Hours. 770 Points on the Power Mac :D
21 Hours. 359 Points on the iMac.
11 Days. 385 Points on the iBook G4.

So by Monday that will be 1,129 Points aquired so I should jump from 55th to 48th? (Wow, I stopped for way to long....must find more computing power...)

Slowly moving ahead :)
Pulled InCrease off the MBP after it claimed it wanted 3.1 years to complete. Will wait for a universal FAH Core...I'm going to set up the Windows version I think...

turtle

2006-09-30, 07:55

I had to pull it off one of my systems too. Well actually I didn't pull it off, a stapler took out it's revenge. :| Anyway, I've lost one system and I'm not sure I'm going to revive it either.

Windowsrookie

2006-09-30, 10:20

F@H seems to be going a little faster after I updated my C2D iMac to 10.4.8.

turtle

2006-09-30, 22:13

Rosetta improvements?

Windowsrookie

2006-10-01, 11:23

It's very fast now. Yesterday it was reporting 8 and 9 days remaining, today 3 and 4 days.

HezMah19

2006-10-01, 22:09

http://i9.tinypic.com/440lg1e.jpg

:(

10.4.8

Windowsrookie

2006-10-01, 22:12

That will change. It took 15 days to fold two 381, and 396 point Gromacs on my C2D 2.0GHZ.

http://static.flickr.com/91/258145550_39c03ae4df_o.png

Are we folding the same unit?

HezMah19

2006-10-01, 22:15

Ah, thats alright then :) as long as its slowly plowing forward. All for a good cause :)

Windowsrookie

2006-10-06, 15:57

The F@H client for the X1900 is available now.

turtle

2006-10-06, 16:05

The F@H client for the X1900 is available now.

What's a X1900?

Fahrenheit

2006-10-06, 16:06

Its a graphics card.

I have decided to join. I'm tired of my computer doing bugger all whilst I surf the web. :)

Windowsrookie

2006-10-06, 16:07

What's a X1900?

http://www.ati.com/products/RadeonX1900/index.html

turtle

2006-10-06, 16:33

So does this mean my CPU and my graphics card can fold if I have one of the X1900?

Windowsrookie

2006-10-06, 17:27

Yes, but they say to leave 25% of the CPU free for the GPU version of F@H. So you'd have to slow down the CPU version a little.

SpecMode

2006-10-29, 23:10

Well, what I'm currently lacking in GPU firepower I'm (sorta) making up for in spare CPUs - I've got every machine in my 'command center' folding at full capacity, for a total of 7 CPUs:

-1.67GHz PowerPC G4
-1.5GHz Pentium M
-2.6GHz Pentium 4 (HT)
-2.0GHz Core Duo
-2.16GHz Core 2 Duo

My electric bill may spike just a bit, but hell...it wasn't very high to begin with. :D

Addendum: I decided to ditch XP VMs for the dual-core machines, and went with minimum-system SuSE VMs instead - they seem to be much more stable with multiple VMs running inside of OS X, and there's less overhead since I didn't bother installing X11.

Addendum #2: And it's just my luck that the G4 got stuck with a 385-pointer. It'll be working on that one for weeks. :(

Macaholic

2006-11-04, 23:43

Are you SMP ready? Well? Are you?! Let us see what the high performance FAQ (http://folding.stanford.edu/FAQ-highperformance.html) has to say;

November 2006 The SMP client is now looking good enough that we are starting a more broad alpha test outside of Stanford. If that looks good, we will move to a broader beta test of this new client.

The future looks quite bright from where I'm sitting! :)

turtle

2006-11-04, 23:50

This is good news. I'm looking forward to being able to increase my ability to support!

SpecMode

2006-11-05, 01:12

I'd be looking forward to the new clients a little more had I not experienced that little near-disaster (http://forums.applenova.com/showthread.php?t=20609) with my MBP a few days ago - that spooked me enough that I took it and my iMac off folding duty for the time being, leaving me with only single-core machines picking up the slack. :(

I'm still up to 54th (http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=39160), though (or 53rd (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_list.php?s=&t=39160), depending on who you believe).

turtle

2006-11-05, 10:05

Ah, don't give up now! ;)

I still haven't put it on my MB. After having the heat sink issue and MANY thermal overloads, I just can't bring myself to put it on there again.

Windowsrookie

2006-11-05, 12:10

Why take it off your iMac? I've had it running on mine since I bought it.

turtle

2006-11-10, 20:36

I finally got my 64bit system folding again. After loosing the HDD to a stapler I just got a 300GB drive in and now the system is up and running. All it is being used for is folding too. I just don't feel like putting all the other crap on it again since I'm getting my Mac Pro in the coming weeks. :D

I'm still so tempted to put it on my wife's MB, but just haven't gotten around to that one again yet... :\

SpecMode

2006-11-10, 20:39

I've kept my tower, tablet, and PowerBook folding 24/7 for the past couple weeks without issues...finally broke 5,000 points and the team's top 50 a day or so ago! :D

Now all I've gotta do is get that darned SMP client working right on my iMac and MBP...

turtle

2006-11-17, 14:59

I'm having a hard time finding what port F@H uses to communicate with Stanford. Does any one know out there? I need to block all other ports on a few computer of mine. Thanks!

Windowsrookie

2006-11-17, 15:46

8080.

turtle

2006-11-17, 16:24

Thanks!

alcimedes

2006-11-17, 17:33

Almost to 1.5 million. Wheee.

Windowsrookie

2006-11-18, 11:18

Coming for ya murbot!

turtle

2006-11-18, 11:22

It's a shame he's been standing still for so long. :)

turtle

2006-12-12, 17:20

Has everyone been getting a bunch of long WU's?

Windowsrookie

2006-12-12, 17:41

Not on the SMP client, I fold one 500 point unit every 15 hours or so.

turtle

2006-12-12, 17:50

I don't have it set up on my MB so I don't have SMP on any of them. The rest are all PC's and one G4 Mini.

Even my PC's are loaded up with huge projects constantly that take more than a day or so for each. It's not all bad since I have 6 machines folding, but still. :\

Windowsrookie

2006-12-12, 17:55

Well, it takes my 1.5GHZ G4 about a week to fold one 300 pointer, but 15 hours for my intel iMac to fold one 500 pointer. So that sounds about normal.

alcimedes

2006-12-12, 18:10

Now that I'm getting a new job I'll probably be losing most of my computer power. Poor me. :)

Time for you up and comers to get those WU's cranking. I'm vulnerable!

Windowsrookie

2006-12-12, 18:31

Only 1,423,838 points away! :D

turtle

2006-12-12, 18:31

Well, I'd leave the software set up to run and see how long it lasts. :D

NosferaDrew

2006-12-12, 18:32

oh reeeaally!, hmmm.:p

Windowsrookie

2006-12-12, 18:32

Don't give him any ideas!

SpecMode

2006-12-12, 21:46

I never was able to get the SMP client working on my iMac or my MBP. :(

Still crunching away on the iMac, though I'm limiting it to a single Linux VM in Parallels. I just cleared 13K...only 1,446,923 more points to go! :D

Windowsrookie

2006-12-12, 22:20

The GUI version is out now. Also, InCrease works with SMP units too.

SpecMode

2006-12-12, 23:10

Well, the GUI SMP client is out, technically...it's just not finished yet -- the viewer doesn't actually do anything useful.

And even after completely wiping the SMP client from the system and reinstalling using the new installer, it still doesn't work. :(

turtle

2006-12-14, 12:08

709

2006-12-14, 12:23

Who's aasen and what systems is he/she running to be moving up so fast? Great to have you with us, but I haven't seen you posting here. Maybe I just haven't looked though. Keep up the good work though!I believe that's åsen (http://forums.applenova.com/member.php?u=89). He doesn't post much, but he's been here since the beginning.

turtle

2006-12-14, 12:30

I believe that's åsen (http://forums.applenova.com/member.php?u=89). He doesn't post much, but he's been here since the beginning.

Cool, he must have a Quad with the work he's putting in.

åsen

2006-12-14, 15:31

All those points come from one Mac Pro 3GHz running the SMP beta. I have other older machines, but they don't fold anymore.

As it's beta software, I file bug reports regularly. Several thousand points have been lost through various problems along the way. I've trashed the folder and started again a few times too.

It completes a 587 point WU in about 8 hours, and each core is only operating at 40-60%.
The first 1760 point WU it got took about 22 hours; the second one took about 16 hours.

But there'll be no more points for a few days because of a weekend away.

turtle

2006-12-14, 15:41

Wow, now I know I need a Mac Pro. :D

PKIDelirium

2006-12-14, 16:03

Well, I just installed F@H and have it running on our team. Lets see what good an iBook G4 can do on it... Probably not much.

turtle

2006-12-14, 16:14

Cool, thanks for helping out! :)

SpecMode

2006-12-20, 01:08

Augh!

I keep the LCD for my Generic PC Tower™ turned off most of the time (it gets kinda annoying seeing it out of the corner of my eye when I'm working on the iMac), and since it does pretty much nothing but fold 24/7, I don't think to check on it very often. Well, I just turned on the screen to check up on it, since my 24-hour average has been falling through the floor and I was curious as to why...and naturally, the client wasn't even running.

*headdesk*

Well, THAT explains a lot. Apparently I restarted it for something or other a few days back (probably yet another Windows Update run), and forgot to restart the client on reboot, since I don't have it set to run as a background service. So, the machine has been running for most of the past week doing absolutely nothing.

*headdesk again*

turtle

2006-12-23, 19:08

That's alright. I'm on vacation right now and have noticed my folding is really low right now. Seems some of my systems might have dropped offline too. :\ I won't know until I get back though. Oh well.

PKIDelirium

2006-12-23, 19:55

I've had to turn off my client briefly because I'm doing some high CPU usage encoding and it was hogging up my CPU bad. In a couple days I'll get it back online.

Windowsrookie

2006-12-23, 20:39

You do know F@H only uses spare cycles right?

PKIDelirium

2006-12-23, 20:45

:err:

That's weird. My computer was messing up bad when F@H was running during the encode, but when I closed it, it ran fine...

I'll start it up and see how it goes.

Windowsrookie

2006-12-23, 20:47

Are you using inCrease or the F@H client?

PKIDelirium

2006-12-23, 21:19

F@H client.

Weird. It seems to be working fine now. :err: Must have been a glitch before.

kretara

2006-12-23, 22:42

My folding is pretty much done. I've taken a new job and so I'm losing a PM G5 DP 2.0, PM DP 1.0, PM DP 533 and a 2ghz Optiplex. I'm now down to one machine folding. It hurts, but the job is going to be so much better than my last one.

turtle

2006-12-24, 05:30

Windowsrookie

2006-12-24, 11:23

A few family members are getting iMacs for christmas. So I should be pumping out another 2,000 or so points by the end of the month. :D

turtle

2006-12-25, 16:20

See, now I'm gonna have to get a Mac Pro just to keep the points coming! :D

SpecMode

2006-12-25, 16:21

Bleh. I shutdown my folding farm for Christmas, since I'm not getting back to Sacramento until late tomorrow. I'm gonna have a bit of catching up to do, I'll bet.

turtle

2006-12-25, 16:58

Well, it looks like my folding farm shut itself down while I'm here in wet, hot Orlando. :(

SpecMode

2006-12-27, 04:27

OK...back in Sac and the farm is back in business...and I finally managed, with the help of the Folding Community forums, to get the darned SMP client up and running on the iMac! W00t! :D :D :D

turtle

2006-12-29, 17:00

I'm still far away. :(

SpecMode

2006-12-29, 19:08

Ouch...I feel for ya, turtle. :(

On a positive note, the stats server is back up...and holy &*$#, my overall points total jumped by over 1600 points since the last update. :eek: The new SMP client kicks much ass. (I suppose I can try putting the MBP back on folding duty now... :) )

PKIDelirium

2006-12-29, 19:21

Does the F@H client suck ass or something? I'm just now at 44% on the first work unit... :err:

turtle

2006-12-29, 19:22

It still shows me at only 166 points per day. :(

SpecMode

2006-12-29, 19:47

If you're going by ExtremeOverclocking's stats page or F@H Stats, they haven't caught up with the main site yet. Give it a couple hours, it should be up to par by then.

Does the F@H client suck ass or something? I'm just now at 44% on the first work unit... :err:

What project is it working on, and on what hardware? My PBG4 runs at around 50 to 60 minutes a frame on a ~360pt WU; my C2D iMac running the SMP client crunches through a ~500 pointer (not sure exactly how many each SMP WU is worth yet) at around a frame every 10 minutes. YMMV.

SpecMode

2007-01-02, 02:38

Hot damn...my daily average has gone from the 200-400 range to over 1000 just in the past week! The SMP client (now that it finally works) kicks much ass.

Now all I need is to save up money for the next few months so I can afford an 8-core Mac Pro. I'll be unstoppable! :D

turtle

2007-01-02, 03:57

I'm pouting. :(

I won't be home for another week or so.

SpecMode

2007-01-02, 04:14

Well, seeing as you have a 300,000+ point lead on me, I don't think you'll have to worry about me catching you anytime soon, if it makes you feel any better. ;)

torifile

2007-01-02, 13:27

I still don't have any idea what machines are folding for me. I started some computers folding while I was at Dook but that was last year. I'm no longer there, but those machines are still folding, I guess. :lol: Gotta look into getting my iMac folding, too.

PKIDelirium

2007-01-02, 14:12

What project is it working on, and on what hardware? My PBG4 runs at around 50 to 60 minutes a frame on a ~360pt WU; my C2D iMac running the SMP client crunches through a ~500 pointer (not sure exactly how many each SMP WU is worth yet) at around a frame every 10 minutes. YMMV.

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8487/picture70ph5.png

iBook G4 1.44 1GB

SpecMode

2007-01-02, 17:09

PKIDelirium, poke around in ~/Library/Folding@Home, and look for a file named FAHlog.txt; open it up, and look for lines that look like the following:

[14:15:07] Completed 2800000 out of 5000000 steps (56 percent)

Look at the time that elapses between each of those lines, and let me know what the average is. Odds are, it's probably going as fast as it should, seeing as my 1.67GHz G4 PowerBook is averaging an hour and 19 minutes per frame (1% of most WUs) on that same project.

Just an FYI, running the visualization might be slowing the process down just a bit, but that's just my uninformed opinion.

PKIDelirium

2007-01-02, 21:07

Last entry like that, from today, is:

Edit: Nevermind I'm an idiot, I've had a video encode running in the background all day today with my CPU usage at 90%, so that's why its not moving. :no:

SpecMode

2007-01-06, 23:14

turtle

2007-01-06, 23:39

turtle2472, are you back at home yet? If so, you'd better pick up the pace, because I'm coming after you (http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/user_overtake.php?s=&u=195811)... (OK, it may take me 8 months, but I'm still going to catch up with you. Eventually.)

Not home yet. I'm about to get on the road to head home in a few minutes. I will be home by morning though! :) Let the folding re-comence.

turtle

2007-01-07, 07:37

I'm finally home and was going to turn my three systems that were offline back on to start them folding, but I can't!

Seems I fried the breaker. :no: At least the place didn't burn down. I'll let you know when they get up and running again.

PKIDelirium

2007-01-08, 13:46

Wee, I'm finally on the team stats page, with a grand total of one completed work unit.

turtle

2007-01-13, 13:02

I'm finally back in the full swing of folding. After putting SMP on the MB it is really getting me some great points. Breaker had to be replaced.

SpecMode

2007-01-15, 02:23

I'm just now getting back up to speed; I had forgotten to start the client on my iMac when I got back from San Francisco, and I didn't even bother unpacking the MBP until Saturday.

turtle

2007-01-21, 15:55

Wow, these Intel Macs can sure put out a lot of work! I'm impressed with the SMP client.

HezMah19

2007-01-23, 05:06

How much Power do you guys think a 400Mhz G3 would contribute?

turtle

2007-01-23, 14:38

I'm not sure, thought I would be sure to use "No Deadlines" option. My G4 Mini might as well not even be folding with as little work as it gets done.

kretara

2007-01-23, 14:54

How much Power do you guys think a 400Mhz G3 would contribute?

Not much at all. But, every bit helps.

turtle

2007-02-01, 23:53

Man, My MB is out for now and I'm not sure why. I keep getting this error:
[05:19:34] - Autosending finished units...
[05:19:34] + Processing work unit
[05:19:34] Trying to send all finished work units
[05:19:34] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[05:19:34] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[05:19:34] - Autosend completed
[05:19:34] Core not found.
[05:19:34] - Core is not present or corrupted.
[05:19:34] - Attempting to download new core...
[05:19:34] + Downloading new core: FahCore_a1.exe
[05:19:34] Downloading core (/~pande/OSX/x86//Core_a1.fah from www.stanford.edu)
[05:19:34] Initial: 683C; + 136 bytes downloaded
[05:39:34] Verifying core Core_a1.fah...
[05:39:34] Could not read compressed core for verification.
[05:39:34] Failed to verify core
[05:39:34] + Error: Could not extract core
[05:39:34] + Core download error (#2), waiting before retry...

I had a glitch and just erased my F@H directory and reinstalled it first by the SMP Installer, then by running the Terminal version. I use InCrease 2.2 to keep track of it. No matter how I go about it, System Pref (F@H Installer), Terminal, or InCrease, I get the came error. Any ideas what the issue is?

Edit:
More examples:
[05:39:51] + Downloading new core: FahCore_a1.exe
[05:39:51] Downloading core (/~pande/OSX/x86//Core_a1.fah from www.stanford.edu)
[05:39:52] Initial: 683C; + 136 bytes downloaded
[05:59:52] Verifying core Core_a1.fah...
[05:59:52] Could not read compressed core for verification.
[05:59:52] Failed to verify core
[05:59:52] + Error: Could not extract core
[05:59:52] + Core download error (#3), waiting before retry...

[06:00:10] + Downloading new core: FahCore_a1.exe
[06:00:10] Downloading core (/~pande/OSX/x86//Core_a1.fah from www.stanford.edu)
[06:00:10] Initial: 683C; + 136 bytes downloaded
[06:20:10] Verifying core Core_a1.fah...
[06:20:10] Could not read compressed core for verification.
[06:20:10] Failed to verify core
[06:20:10] + Error: Could not extract core
[06:20:10] + Core download error (#4), waiting before retry...

turtle

2007-02-02, 20:46

Anybody have any ideas? I don't mind totally uninstalling and starting over, but can someone help point me in the right direction to uninstall? As I which folders and files do I need to make sure I get? I think everything is in my ~/Folding@home folder, but I want to make sure. Thanks.

SpecMode

2007-02-02, 21:27

Check these directories, just to be sure that there aren't any stray config/queue/core files drifting around:

~/
~/Folding@home/
~/Library/Folding@home/
/Applications/Folding@home.app/

Those are some of the places my client(s) have thoughtfully left parts of themselves floating around...

Oh, and thanks for (indirectly) reminding me that I need to install the updated beta SMP client, as the version on my iMac has expired.

turtle

2007-02-02, 22:07

After deleting everything from my system I'm still getting no love. :( This sucks. Maybe it'll finally get a Core_a1.exe that'll work if I just let it keep trying.

SpecMode

2007-02-02, 22:31

If you run the FAH client from the terminal, one of the very first lines you should see is the launch directory (aka, the current client's working directory). It's worth checking to see if you've completely wiped everything F@h-related from that specific folder; beyond that, I have no idea what's up with your machine. :(

turtle

2007-02-05, 09:54

Well, my MB is folding again at full speed. It's really odd, but it wasn't able to get the core going when connecting to the net through my network. I needed to take my cable modem down for some stuff and just tethered the MB to my cell phone. While working on stuff, the fan kicked into high gear. I looked at the temp and usage and I was at 100%.

Seems it liked using the cell phone connection to get a good initial download. Now everything is fine. It's finished one unit since coming back online and working on it;s next. :confused:

PKIDelirium

2007-02-05, 11:11

Geez it only takes a day or two to finish a unit?

I need an Intel Mac, lol.

turtle

2007-02-05, 11:48

Geez it only takes a day or two to finish a unit?

I need an Intel Mac, lol.

Yeah, SMP really rocks on the Intel machines. For some reason though, I don't even approach these speeds with my XP systems. I think it might be because most of them are late model P4's. :D

turbulentfurball

2007-02-05, 14:51

I've just added my shiny new MacBook to the team. I'm really interested to see how much quicker it goes through work units than my G4 Mini. It certainly sounds like it's hard at work :eek:

turtle

2007-02-05, 15:15

I've just added my shiny new MacBook to the team. I'm really interested to see how much quicker it goes through work units than my G4 Mini. It certainly sounds like it's hard at work :eek:

The difference is more than night and day. The CoreDuo can really push through work units. My Mini takes almost a week to complete one unit!

turbulentfurball

2007-02-05, 15:26

Yeah, my mini takes almost exactly a week per unit if it's on 24 hours a day. This should be rather interesting!

dmegatool

2007-02-05, 15:42

My Mac Pro complet a unit in 24h :D

Ok, it's 7x times faster... but it's almost 7x $$$ :)

turtle

2007-02-05, 17:36

My Mac Pro complet a unit in 24h :D

Ok, it's 7x times faster... but it's almost 7x $$$ :)

So where's your productivity? Did you go on vacation? You're not listed as having any work done for a while now. I am really glad to see some new people stepping up to the plate and helping out. With all the new members we have I was hoping more would pitch in too.

All you newB's out there, get folding! :D

dmegatool

2007-02-05, 17:44

So where's your productivity? Did you go on vacation? You're not listed as having any work done for a while now.

WTF your like the police officer of the AN folding team or what ? :)

Seriously I restarted a lot (work to do in Boot Camp) so I didn't think to restart folding. Now that I think of it, I can't !! When I launch InCrease, it is stalled on "stopped". I don't really know how to restart it. Any Idea ?

FFL

2007-02-05, 17:53

WTF your like the police officer of the AN folding team or what ? :)

Seriously I restarted a lot (work to do in Boot Camp) so I didn't think to restart folding. Now that I think of it, I can't !! When I launch InCrease, it is stalled on "stopped". I don't really know how to restart it. Any Idea ?I ran into that problem as well.

I think I used Uninstall InCrease (Tools menu), restarted, then used Install InCrease, restarted, and it worked.

I may also have installed and disabled the F@H client along the way - not completely sure.

Even with the problems, I'm pretty impressed with the folding performance of my MacBook. It's significantly faster than my Dual G5.