Docking@Home Is Alpha Testing

[Big Whiskey]

yes another BOINC alpha test :headbang:
Docking@Home
http://docking.utep.edu/

Project Description

DAPLDS or Dynamically Adaptive Protein-Ligand Docking System is a project that involves collaboration among the University of Texas - El Paso, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), and the University of California - Berkeley. This project, through implementation and use of a cyber tool, DAPLDS, that enables adaptive multi-scale modeling in a GC environment, will further knowledge of the atomic details of protein-ligand interactions and, by doing so, will accelerate the discovery of novel pharmaceuticals. The goals of the project are:

1. to explore the multi-scale nature of algorithmic adaptations in protein-ligand docking
2. to develop cyber infrastructures based on computational methods and models that efficiently accommodate these adaptations.

haven't seen a limit for testers
they are looking linux and intel macs for app testing
account creation is thru Boinc Manager

they are using quorum of 3 (don't expect fast credits)

:!: Attach with another project running or set your connection to network really low, the To Completion time is too low(says 6 mins) and will load up on WU's, but my first unit looks like it will take 2 to 3 hrs :!:

Happy crunchin'
Big Whiskey

[gamer007]

I'm in. Created the team too.

Got a lot for my 1st batch. Unfortunately I had to have Spinhenge@Home running, and that has no checkpoints.

[Beerknurd]

I couldn't get in. It was disabled... Maybe next go round.... :cry:

[daddygeek]

September 13, 2006
Closed the account creation for now. We have enough windows users for testing. If you have an Intel-Mac or Linux machine write us an email at dockingadmin@utep.edu and we'll create an account for you. Please write down your comments, error reports and inputs in the forums and we'll get to the problems as soon as possible. Thanks!

Go Linux

[NeoGen]

I'm too late too... and don't have an invitation code. :roll:

Oh well... there's loads of projects to play with still.

You guys that got in are now in charge of getting our team up on top. ;)

[gamer007]

September 12, 2006
Revised estimate: our workunits currently take around 4 hours on an Intel P4 3GHz PC. We are working to get a better value for the estimated time shown on the GUI.

Nice estimate, my 1st WU is now about 6.5h and it's a P4 3.0GHz.

EDIT: And I have about 20 WUs to crunch due to BOINC thinking each WU takes 4mins. :mad:

[gamer007]

Update. Looks like my WU has crashed during school. :cry: Over 7 hours wasted.....

EDIT: Another WU crashed. Looks like it crashes at completion. :mad: Forums say the error will be fixed in a day or 2. Mainwhile, I'm crunching for Spinhenge until I can work w/ D@H again.

[Zeppelin]

So far we have managed to climb to the 5th position, with gamer007 leading the way.

The first few days was the pants for Windows clients (which of course I started with ) with 99.9% failure rate in crunching or downloading.

I now have one of each Linux/Windows running successfully. I do not have any Macs so cannot comment on them.

There is a big difference in run times between Win and Lin clients, Lin out producing the Win by a wide margin. The scoring is a bit off IMO, they award points to all based on the lowest claimed credit.

[AMDave]

WELCOME to the forum, Zeppelin.
Great to see you :thumbup:

[Brucifer]

I sent them a note saying I had linux systems and would like to test on linux for them. They sent me an invite. I've got 2 systems running at present. They also said that there was a crashing problem with the linux client on some systems. So will see how that goes. I've got a slackware and a mepis system running. Will see how that goes before I put any more on it.