Folding @ Home Install/Config

MWPULSE · Dec 26, 2011, 09:29 PM

Hi Guys,

Im trying to get set up with F@H, but i can't seem to get the Client to talk to the work server (i guess thats how it works?) Im a bit new to all this kinda stuff. I have been looking through the guides on the stanford site, but i can't seem to make head or tail of it all. I have tried to get it set up through the terminal/console client, but am a bit clueless. (although fascinated by how it all works!) (i do understand programming to an extent, and am ok with programming instructions but i can't really 'just do it' per se.

At the moment i have the Graphical Interface installed through the system preferences. I have applied for, received through the stanford.edu site and input my passkey into the system preferences pane, and have set myself to be in team 3446.

Is there anything else to do?

Thanks a bunch, very fascinating stuff, and i wanna be involved... if i could figure out how to actually get involved that would be handy

heh..

Thanks A lot
Pete

twoodcc · Dec 27, 2011, 12:30 AM

thanks for joining our team!

i'm sure there are plenty here to help you, and i'll start off by asking first: which client did you install? (version number? operating system?)

and second, can you post what errors you are seeing?

rwh202 · Dec 27, 2011, 03:13 AM

If its the system preferences version, then its likely v6.

Without seeing the log, it's hard to be sure, but i suspect that the normal v6 work server is out of work. Try adding the -advmethods flag to the additional parameters and see if that helps
(first stop the client, wait a minute, add the flag and start it again - i've never had much luck with the graphical clients setting flags properly so it might not stick on your first try)

Hope that helps

techfreak85 · Dec 27, 2011, 11:16 AM

Have you set the Smp argument?

MWPULSE · Dec 28, 2011, 10:18 PM

lol.. i can only answer about 2 of the 6 questions set there? ahaha

Twoodcc was correct its version 6, 6.29r3 to be precise. (i do know how to find the F@H text log file under library. (see included) I'm on lion 10.7.2, most up-to date etc etc (I'm obsessive about such things)

Looking in the client.cfg file its stating that I'm anonymous-(although checking system preferences i noticed that it had changed from my name i registered-MWPULSE, to that in the F@H pane, also it wiped my passkey. The team name remained however.

I haven't touched anything under the 'advanced' tab, nor 'networking' I don't use proxies anywhere particularly...

I have also included the client.cfg opened up in textedit (lavv that program sometimes lol)

What is the SMP Argument? Sounds dangerous! haha

MWPULSE · Dec 28, 2011, 10:21 PM

having just again to change, and keep said changes in the sys pref pane, it doesn't want to stick at all?

Is there anyway, i can just bite the bullet n program it all in? Simples like?

heh

rocknblogger · Dec 28, 2011, 10:35 PM

I'm going to get this going again. About a year ago I had it running 24/7 for a few months. Then I upgraded my system and forgot about it.

I'll have install it and start contributing again

twoodcc · Dec 28, 2011, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MWPULSE

having just again to change, and keep said changes in the sys pref pane, it doesn't want to stick at all?

Is there anyway, i can just bite the bullet n program it all in? Simples like?

heh

i'll be honest in that i don't deal with the sys pref pane much. i would personally recommend that you totally uninstall what you have, and download the console client. from there, we can direct you in setting it up correctly.

if you really don't wanna mess with the console client, i'd still recommend totally uninstalling everything, and re-downloading and installing the client again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocknblogger

I'm going to get this going again. About a year ago I had it running 24/7 for a few months. Then I upgraded my system and forgot about it.

I'll have install it and start contributing again

thanks! we could really use you on our team!

rwh202 · Dec 29, 2011, 03:45 AM

Yeah, the command line client is still the way to go to try and get any control of what's going on.

My old instructions should get you going:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...0#post12063370

Nowadays, the flags you need are -smp -advmethods -verbosity 9

Hope that helps

MWPULSE · Dec 29, 2011, 05:10 AM

OK i will look at this tonight and see what i can come up with

Let ya know how it goes

Sweetfeld28 · 06:21 PM

Ok, I have recently got my hands on a 8800GT for my Mac Pro. Ever since I installed it, I have been trying to figure out how to get the CUDA crunching numbers for Folding. Does anyone know how to get this working with the Folding@Home open beta 7 release 5?

In the System Info pic, it states that CUDA is not detected. Even though, I installed the latest Dev drivers, and CUDA drivers for OS X.
Here are some screen shots of what I am looking at:

techfreak85 · Jan 18, 2012, 06:18 PM

Pretty sure GPU folding for OS X still doesn't work in v7. Maybe in the future. Have you heard otherwise? It says CUDA is not installed. Did you install it?

Sweetfeld28 · Jan 18, 2012, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techfreak85

Pretty sure GPU folding for OS X still doesn't work in v7. Maybe in the future. Have you heard otherwise? It says CUDA is not installed. Did you install it?

I installed Cuda, but for some reason, everything I tried doesn't work. If if it does it attempts to call for files to download, but gets nothing.

techfreak85 · Jan 18, 2012, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetfeld28

I installed Cuda, but for some reason, everything I tried doesn't work. If if it does it attempts to call for files to download, but gets nothing.

So yea. I'm pretty sure there is no GPU support on OS X right now then.

Sweetfeld28 · Jan 18, 2012, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techfreak85

So yea. I'm pretty sure there is no GPU support on OS X right now then.

Well... that sucks. Ha.

twoodcc · Jan 18, 2012, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetfeld28

Well... that sucks. Ha.

yes it does. that card might work for folding in windows, but you didn't buy a mac to run windows. hopefully we'll get GPU support for mac in the near future though

techfreak85 · Jan 18, 2012, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twoodcc

yes it does. that card might work for folding in windows, but you didn't buy a mac to run windows. hopefully we'll get GPU support for mac in the near future though

Even if we do, it may not be very much of a benefit because Macs use ATI cards now, which aren't as good for Folding.

twoodcc · Jan 20, 2012, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techfreak85

Even if we do, it may not be very much of a benefit because Macs use ATI cards now, which aren't as good for Folding.

True, but maybe that will change with a new client. GPU folding started on ATI cards

techfreak85 · Jan 20, 2012, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twoodcc

True, but maybe that will change with a new client. GPU folding started on ATI cards

But recently it seems that they are not as efficient for folding as NVidia cards. Hopefully that will change too.

twoodcc · Jan 20, 2012, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techfreak85

But recently it seems that they are not as efficient for folding as NVidia cards. Hopefully that will change too.

i think it's mainly to do with the client. i could be wrong though. hopefully they will get on the same level in the future

Sweetfeld28 · Jun 12, 2012, 08:24 AM

is anyone getting spam email, posting comments? Like this:

twoodcc · Jun 15, 2012, 07:32 PM

luckily i have not received any spam like that

Dec 26, 2011, 09:29 PM	#1
MWPULSE macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London	Folding @ Home Install/Config Hi Guys, Im trying to get set up with F@H, but i can't seem to get the Client to talk to the work server (i guess thats how it works?) Im a bit new to all this kinda stuff. I have been looking through the guides on the stanford site, but i can't seem to make head or tail of it all. I have tried to get it set up through the terminal/console client, but am a bit clueless. (although fascinated by how it all works!) (i do understand programming to an extent, and am ok with programming instructions but i can't really 'just do it' per se. At the moment i have the Graphical Interface installed through the system preferences. I have applied for, received through the stanford.edu site and input my passkey into the system preferences pane, and have set myself to be in team 3446. Is there anything else to do? Thanks a bunch, very fascinating stuff, and i wanna be involved... if i could figure out how to actually get involved that would be handy heh.. Thanks A lot Pete __________________ Listening to Music is my game, making music is my name!! 2.4Ghz MBP08, 4GB RAM, 200GB ; 1.66Ghz Mac Mini06 1GB RAM, 100GB ; 16GB iPhone 3GS
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Dec 27, 2011, 12:30 AM	#2
twoodcc macrumors G5 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	thanks for joining our team! i'm sure there are plenty here to help you, and i'll start off by asking first: which client did you install? (version number? operating system?) and second, can you post what errors you are seeing? __________________ tville Smarter than the average bear
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Dec 27, 2011, 11:16 AM	#4
techfreak85 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Places	Have you set the Smp argument? __________________ Join the MR folding team! Help cure cancer! Take it. Embrace it. Love it.™
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Dec 28, 2011, 10:18 PM	#5
MWPULSE Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London	lol.. i can only answer about 2 of the 6 questions set there? ahaha Twoodcc was correct its version 6, 6.29r3 to be precise. (i do know how to find the F@H text log file under library. (see included) I'm on lion 10.7.2, most up-to date etc etc (I'm obsessive about such things) Looking in the client.cfg file its stating that I'm anonymous-(although checking system preferences i noticed that it had changed from my name i registered-MWPULSE, to that in the F@H pane, also it wiped my passkey. The team name remained however. I haven't touched anything under the 'advanced' tab, nor 'networking' I don't use proxies anywhere particularly... I have also included the client.cfg opened up in textedit (lavv that program sometimes lol) What is the SMP Argument? Sounds dangerous! haha Attached Thumbnails Attached Images __________________ Listening to Music is my game, making music is my name!! 2.4Ghz MBP08, 4GB RAM, 200GB ; 1.66Ghz Mac Mini06 1GB RAM, 100GB ; 16GB iPhone 3GS
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Dec 28, 2011, 10:21 PM	#6
MWPULSE Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London	having just again to change, and keep said changes in the sys pref pane, it doesn't want to stick at all? Is there anyway, i can just bite the bullet n program it all in? Simples like? heh __________________ Listening to Music is my game, making music is my name!! 2.4Ghz MBP08, 4GB RAM, 200GB ; 1.66Ghz Mac Mini06 1GB RAM, 100GB ; 16GB iPhone 3GS
	0

Dec 27, 2011, 03:13 AM	#3
rwh202 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: UK	If its the system preferences version, then its likely v6. Without seeing the log, it's hard to be sure, but i suspect that the normal v6 work server is out of work. Try adding the -advmethods flag to the additional parameters and see if that helps (first stop the client, wait a minute, add the flag and start it again - i've never had much luck with the graphical clients setting flags properly so it might not stick on your first try) Hope that helps
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Dec 28, 2011, 10:35 PM	#7
rocknblogger macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Jersey	I'm going to get this going again. About a year ago I had it running 24/7 for a few months. Then I upgraded my system and forgot about it. I'll have install it and start contributing again __________________ "It's not the toys you have that matter. It's what you do with them that does".
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Dec 29, 2011, 03:45 AM	#9
rwh202 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: UK	Yeah, the command line client is still the way to go to try and get any control of what's going on. My old instructions should get you going: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...0#post12063370 Nowadays, the flags you need are -smp -advmethods -verbosity 9 Hope that helps
	0

Dec 29, 2011, 05:10 AM	#10
MWPULSE Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London	OK i will look at this tonight and see what i can come up with Let ya know how it goes __________________ Listening to Music is my game, making music is my name!! 2.4Ghz MBP08, 4GB RAM, 200GB ; 1.66Ghz Mac Mini06 1GB RAM, 100GB ; 16GB iPhone 3GS
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Jan 18, 2012, 06:15 PM	#11
Sweetfeld28 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Buckeye Country, O-H	Ok, I have recently got my hands on a 8800GT for my Mac Pro. Ever since I installed it, I have been trying to figure out how to get the CUDA crunching numbers for Folding. Does anyone know how to get this working with the Folding@Home open beta 7 release 5? In the System Info pic, it states that CUDA is not detected. Even though, I installed the latest Dev drivers, and CUDA drivers for OS X. Here are some screen shots of what I am looking at: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Laptop: 15" Unibody MacBook Pro [Penryn], 2.53 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 250 GB HD, nVidia 9400M Desktop: Mac Pro [Clovertown] 2.66GHz Octo, 12GB RAM, 8800GT, 20" Cinema Display Mobile:iPhone Last edited by Sweetfeld28; Jan 18, 2012 at 06:21 PM.
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Jan 18, 2012, 06:18 PM	#12
techfreak85 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Places	Pretty sure GPU folding for OS X still doesn't work in v7. Maybe in the future. Have you heard otherwise? It says CUDA is not installed. Did you install it? __________________ Join the MR folding team! Help cure cancer! Take it. Embrace it. Love it.™
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Jun 12, 2012, 08:24 AM	#21
Sweetfeld28 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Buckeye Country, O-H	is anyone getting spam email, posting comments? Like this: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Laptop: 15" Unibody MacBook Pro [Penryn], 2.53 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 250 GB HD, nVidia 9400M Desktop: Mac Pro [Clovertown] 2.66GHz Octo, 12GB RAM, 8800GT, 20" Cinema Display Mobile:iPhone
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Jun 15, 2012, 07:32 PM	#22
twoodcc macrumors G5 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	luckily i have not received any spam like that __________________ tville Smarter than the average bear
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