Folding @ Home Challenge from TPR

[Brucifer]

I've got the commandline version running in two instances on my XP64 X2. On the second one though you need to go into the advanced to declare the second instance as CPU #2. It's been running great. And thank you for your contribution to the effort!

[Brucifer]

When grouped together a little over 20Ghz - I didn't use them all for the Championship so it would be fun to see what they would do!

That's a good solid contribution that will noticably help us get closer to meeting TPR's masses.

[NeoGen]

Don't know why but I've been having problems with my workunits... none reaches the end.
I've had some three wu's already that all stopped with "Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END"

Is this bad?

[AMDave]

EUEs are explained in the F@H Wiki
http://fahwiki.net/index.php/Early_Unit_End

You need to check the other part of the EUE message to determine the type of EUE you are getting to see if it is really a problem on your end or not
http://fahwiki.net/index.php/EUE_Types

[Brucifer]

I'm begining to remember why I quit crunching f@h now. Too many instances of just plain wierd stuff, and too much time invested in work units to have themfarting off towards the end. this on good machines that stress check okay, no overclocking, and crunch other stuff without problems.

[Twilight]

I've got the commandline version running in two instances on my XP64 X2. On the second one though you need to go into the advanced to declare the second instance as CPU #2. It's been running great. And thank you for your contribution to the effort!

Just wondering if I got this set up right?
I'm running the 64 bit version of SUSE Linux 10.1 on an Athlon 64 dual core 4200+.

I set up two folders and started a client in each console window.
Unlike the windows commandline version there is no advanced option to declare a cpu.
There is however, an option to select a "machine". One is set for machine 1 and I set the other for machine 2.

I'm just wondering if this is the same as selecting a cpu?
So far they both seem to be running ok.

[Strongbow]

Yep you're right, different machine id's for each core or processor!

But make sure you run a seperate copy of the app and from different directories.

[AMDave]

He's honkin' the horn, pulling out to overtake...
:wave: AMDave waves as bh passes by

bh has it right. Don't forget to use the "-local" flags to make sure the clients stick to their own settings and folders. Now all I need is the hardware to build my own FC5-LTSP-openMosix cluster.

[drezha]

Right finally got some web access in Uni now...

As for me doing the stats for you, I'm afraid I dont have home internet access until the 4th August at least so wont be able to do them until then. :cry:

Windows CLI is the best way of doing thinks.
EUE's maybe because your running advmethods. Try turning the advmethods flag off. (easily set in beta 5.04 client...)

EUE's give you a percentage of the final points you would have got...(ie EUE at 78% progress of a 200 point WU would give you 156 points (ie 78% of 200)

Best way of running on a dual processor on linux is to use flinstall to get it sorted. a wlakthrough to that is on the WIKI.

Thats all I can help with ATM before my web access runs out..

Cya all on the 4th if I cant get in before then!

and good luck!

EDIT:

If you look in the folding log, it might say benchmarks...the clinet does in no way use the benchmarks to say how long it takes to complete a unit.
Third party programs use an average to give an estimate. (with FAHMon you can tell it how many steps to average it over...default is 3 or 5 IIRC)

[jugraham]

The race starts on August the 1st GMT time.
So what time is it in the USA on the East coast?