question from a wanna-be folder

Well, you say you have a dual G4. If you want to use both procs for FAH, there is only one option! Forget about the standard versions from Stanford, they only use one proc. The script from MC68K will use both procs, give each proc a WorkUnit (WU) to do. in FAH FAQ there is a link to the script, or you could click here.

The script is very easy to set up and is a no nonsense console version which uses the Terminal. The commands are easy and everything you need to know is in the Read me which goes with it! Goodluck with folding!

Additional processors must run the console version (with the "-local" command-line argument if run on Windows).

First, make additional directories for each processor and copy the FAH3Console executable file into each.

Then configure them with the -config switch, filling in settings for each. It is very important to make sure that under the "Advanced Settings" option each copy is given a unique machine ID (from 1 to 4).

The first copy will default to a machine ID of 1, so additional copies should be given IDs of 2, 3 and 4.

Each may then be run out of their installed directory, using the -local switch on windows. Instances should be attached to different processors, using whatever mechanism your OS provides for this purpose (e.g. Task Manager on Windows).


so, if you want to take advantage of a dual processor, one of the versions needs to be the console version. The console version is very easy to run, and I can walk you through setting it up if you wish.


All versions of the client can be downloaded here.



There is also a set of scripts, provided by mac68k. The scripts can install F@H for a dual or single processor machine with very little configuration.

The scripts can be found here.

Dreadnought said:

Well, you say you have a dual G4. If you want to use both procs for FAH, there is only one option! Forget about the standard versions from Stanford, they only use one proc. The script from MC68K will use both procs, give each proc a WorkUnit (WU) to do. in FAH FAQ there is a link to the script, or you could click here.

The script is very easy to set up and is a no nonsense console version which uses the Terminal. The commands are easy and everything you need to know is in the Read me which goes with it! Goodluck with folding!

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Ah, beat me to it....

cjc343 said:

Ah, beat me to it....

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Yes I did

Dreadnought said:

Yes I did

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when I first started writing my post you hadn't..... so I didn't know until I had posted.....

cjc343 said:

when I first started writing my post you hadn't..... so I didn't know until I had posted.....

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LOL!

well.... there is about a 2 minute time difference between our posts, and I know that this wasn't the only thing I was working on....... damn multitasking......

Are you sure it did not work? You will not see anything change if it is installed.

type 'top' into the terminal

This will give the percentage of the processors power used by applications on your machine. If their is a listing for 'fah' or something like that using large amounts of the processor then it is working. hit 'q' to exit.

You can also type in 'work' in the terminal to see the % of the work units done. (you should see one for each processor)

Install it again and give yourself a name. That's so much more fun. Then you have a bit of a game element in it. You can check your own stats, the people you will be overtaking, or are going to overtake you, etc.
For instance, here is a stats page of our team.

Dreadnought said:

Install it again and give yourself a name. That's so much more fun. Then you have a bit of a game element in it. You can check your own stats, the people you will be overtaking, or are going to overtake you, etc.
For instance, here is a stats page of our team.

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No he is good now.

It took some time to download the core and WU files.

So yeah.

how does the size of these WUs stack up to typical ones?
These are the big ones...

am i working through them decently fast?
Yes! (aren't they 400.000 steps at the most?!?!)

how can you tell how much a WU is worth?
go here:
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/psummary.html

when i restart, do i have to use the rid command from mc68k's script, or can i just run it again over the current install?
First do the rid and then install again. Then you know for sure that the old stuff is gone.

baby duck monge said:

when i restart, do i have to use the rid command from mc68k's script, or can i just run it again over the current install?

thanks!

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Running the "rid" command is the same as an uninstall, so there's not a whole lot to be gained there. Besides, then you have to set everything up again. A simple restart of the computer requires no action on your part with respect to folding... the program is shut down normally and will resume all by itself (assuming you did your install using mc68k's scripts). It even picks up pretty much where it left off so you don't lose too much work.

jbeetz said:

Running the "rid" command is the same as an uninstall, so there's not a whole lot to be gained there. Besides, then you have to set everything up again. A simple restart of the computer requires no action on your part with respect to folding... the program is shut down normally and will resume all by itself (assuming you did your install using mc68k's scripts). It even picks up pretty much where it left off so you don't lose too much work.

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Yes, and that was the idea. He was folding under "anonymous" and wanted his own name. Therefore you have to uninstall the script first and then install it again. I haven't found a way to alter my settings with mc68k's script.

Dreadnought said:

Yes, and that was the idea. He was folding under "anonymous" and wanted his own name. Therefore you have to uninstall the script first and then install it again. I haven't found a way to alter my settings with mc68k's script.

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Try this:
First, shutdown the existing processes by typing "stop"
then naviguess to the F@H folder via terminal (it's in your library folder), and then type ./fah4 -local -configonly

the program will take you step by step through all the settings including username and team. If you're running a single proc system, you don't need the -local but if you're running a dual and forget the -local.... not advised.

then, restart folding by typing "start"

oeeee, hidden commands, coooooooollllll