*** F@H Tech Assistance Thread ***

[Chicken Patty]

Ok, I have installed windows again and I still get no work, WTF is going on?

 

[bogmali]

I have the same thing going for my HD5970 and nothing else. My Nvidia cards are doing just fine.

EDIT: Just browsed over at the Folding Forum and confirmed that there is a shortage of ATI WU's. Some members offered suggestions but it's kinda a hit and miss situation so CP you can try it to see if you catch one

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=15124

 

[Chicken Patty]

I have the same thing going for my HD5970 and nothing else. My Nvidia cards are doing just fine.

EDIT: Just browsed over at the Folding Forum and confirmed that there is a shortage of ATI WU's. Some members offered suggestions but it's kinda a hit and miss situation so CP you can try it to see if you catch one

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=15124

B/S man

 

[bogmali]

B/S man

I just picked up a WU on my 5970 but the other one is still intermittent

 

[Chicken Patty]

I just picked up a WU on my 5970 but the other one is still intermittent

I need to get some Nvidia cards soon for folding man

 

[bogmali]

I need to get some Nvidia cards soon for folding man

PM me I might have something from a folder/cruncher to another

 

[Chicken Patty]

PM me I might have something from a folder/cruncher to another

Will do

 

[niko084]

GTX465 issues-
[23:39:06] Folding@Home GPU Core
[23:39:06] Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
[23:39:06]
[23:39:06] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[23:39:06] Build host: amoeba
[23:39:06] Board Type: Nvidia
[23:39:06] Core :
[23:39:06] Preparing to commence simulation
[23:39:06] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[23:39:16] - Looking at optimizations...
[23:39:16] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[23:39:16] Examination of work files indicates 8 consecutive improper terminations of core.
[23:39:16] - Expanded 62789 -> 336076 (decompressed 535.2 percent)
[23:39:16] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=62789 data_size=336076, decompressed_data_size=336076 diff=0
[23:39:16] - Digital signature verified
[23:39:16]
[23:39:16] Project: 10511 (Run 6, Clone 539, Gen 2)
[23:39:16]
[23:39:16] Entering M.D.
[23:39:22] Tpr hash work/wudata_01.tpr: 3646462573 251323720 2468873597 2359562651 3441598822
[23:39:22]
[23:39:22] Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
[23:39:22]
[23:39:24] CoreStatus = 63 (99)
[23:39:24] + Error starting Folding@Home core.

Quick search shows people talking about the current client not supporting the GTX465, while others are saying it's kicking out 10k+ PPD... Anyone here have one that's working or can verify that they are not currently supported?

 

[BUCK NASTY]

GTX465 issues-
[23:39:06] Folding@Home GPU Core
[23:39:06] Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
[23:39:06]
[23:39:06] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[23:39:06] Build host: amoeba
[23:39:06] Board Type: Nvidia
[23:39:06] Core :
[23:39:06] Preparing to commence simulation
[23:39:06] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[23:39:16] - Looking at optimizations...
[23:39:16] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[23:39:16] Examination of work files indicates 8 consecutive improper terminations of core.
[23:39:16] - Expanded 62789 -> 336076 (decompressed 535.2 percent)
[23:39:16] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=62789 data_size=336076, decompressed_data_size=336076 diff=0
[23:39:16] - Digital signature verified
[23:39:16]
[23:39:16] Project: 10511 (Run 6, Clone 539, Gen 2)
[23:39:16]
[23:39:16] Entering M.D.
[23:39:22] Tpr hash work/wudata_01.tpr: 3646462573 251323720 2468873597 2359562651 3441598822
[23:39:22]
[23:39:22] Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
[23:39:22]
[23:39:24] CoreStatus = 63 (99)
[23:39:24] + Error starting Folding@Home core.

Quick search shows people talking about the current client not supporting the GTX465, while others are saying it's kicking out 10k+ PPD... Anyone here have one that's working or can verify that they are not currently supported?

Did you install the GPU-3 client? That looks like a GPU2 work unit.

 

[msgclb]

GTX465 issues-
[23:39:06] Folding@Home GPU Core
[23:39:06] Version 1.31 (Tue Sep 15 10:57:42 PDT 2009)
[23:39:06]
[23:39:06] Compiler : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 80x86
[23:39:06] Build host: amoeba
[23:39:06] Board Type: Nvidia
[23:39:06] Core :
[23:39:06] Preparing to commence simulation
[23:39:06] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[23:39:16] - Looking at optimizations...
[23:39:16] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[23:39:16] Examination of work files indicates 8 consecutive improper terminations of core.
[23:39:16] - Expanded 62789 -> 336076 (decompressed 535.2 percent)
[23:39:16] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=62789 data_size=336076, decompressed_data_size=336076 diff=0
[23:39:16] - Digital signature verified
[23:39:16]
[23:39:16] Project: 10511 (Run 6, Clone 539, Gen 2)
[23:39:16]
[23:39:16] Entering M.D.
[23:39:22] Tpr hash work/wudata_01.tpr: 3646462573 251323720 2468873597 2359562651 3441598822
[23:39:22]
[23:39:22] Calling fah_main args: 14 usage=100
[23:39:22]
[23:39:24] CoreStatus = 63 (99)
[23:39:24] + Error starting Folding@Home core.

Quick search shows people talking about the current client not supporting the GTX465, while others are saying it's kicking out 10k+ PPD... Anyone here have one that's working or can verify that they are not currently supported?

Did you install the GPU-3 client? That looks like a GPU2 work unit.

Just as Buck says, that looks like a GPU2 WU.

Here's my GTX 465

###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\Users\corwin\Downloads\Installed\Software\Folding@Home\FAH-GPU0
Executable: C:\Users\corwin\Downloads\Installed\Software\Folding@Home\FAH-GPU0\fah6.exe


[21:44:20] - Ask before connecting: No
[21:44:20] - User name: msgclb (Team 50711)
[21:44:20] - User ID: 5773D67B20998B86
[21:44:20] - Machine ID: 2
[21:44:20]
[21:44:20] Gpu type=3 species=30.
[21:44:20] Loaded queue successfully.
[21:44:20] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[21:44:20] Cleaning up work directory
[21:44:20] + Attempting to get work packet
[21:44:20] Gpu type=3 species=30.
[21:44:20] - Connecting to assignment server
[21:44:21] - Successful: assigned to (171.67.108.20).
[21:44:21] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[21:44:21] Loaded queue successfully.
[21:44:21] Gpu type=3 species=30.
[21:44:22] + Closed connections
[21:44:22]
[21:44:22] + Processing work unit
[21:44:22] Core required: FahCore_15.exe
[21:44:22] Core found.
[21:44:22] Working on queue slot 00 [July 3 21:44:22 UTC]
[21:44:22] + Working ...
[21:44:22]
[21:44:22] *------------------------------*
[21:44:22] Folding@Home GPU Core -- Beta
[21:44:22] Version 2.09 (Thu May 20 11:58:42 PDT 2010)
[21:44:22]
[21:44:22] Build host: SimbiosNvdWin7
[21:44:22] Board Type: Nvidia
[21:44:22] Core :
[21:44:22] Preparing to commence simulation
[21:44:22] - Looking at optimizations...
[21:44:22] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_00.ckp
[21:44:22] - Created dyn
[21:44:22] - Files status OK
[21:44:22] sizeof(CORE_PACKET_HDR) = 512 file=<>
[21:44:23] - Expanded 41690 -> 163067 (decompressed 391.1 percent)
[21:44:23] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=41690 data_size=163067, decompressed_data_size=163067 diff=0
[21:44:23] - Digital signature verified
[21:44:23]
[21:44:23] Project: 10629 (Run 178, Clone 114, Gen 0)
[21:44:23]
[21:44:23] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[21:44:23] Entering M.D.
[21:44:29] Tpr hash work/wudata_00.tpr: 3786786508 4242169704 3844488788 4058928834 3985951195
[21:44:29] Working on 582 p2750_N68H_AM03
[21:44:29] Client config found, loading data.
[21:44:29] Starting GUI Server
[21:45:15] Completed 1%
...
[23:00:43] Completed 100%
[23:00:43] Finished fah_main
[23:00:43]
[23:00:43] Successful run
[23:00:43] DynamicWrapper: Finished Work Unit: sleep=10000
[23:00:53] Reserved 11372 bytes for xtc file; Cosm status=0
[23:00:53] Allocated 11372 bytes for xtc file
[23:00:53] - Reading up to 11372 from "work/wudata_00.xtc": Read 11372
[23:00:53] Read 11372 bytes from xtc file; available packet space=786419092
[23:00:53] xtc file hash check passed.
[23:00:53] Reserved 3621840 3621840 786419092 bytes for arc file=<work/wudata_00.trr> Cosm status=0
[23:00:53] Allocated 3621840 bytes for arc file
[23:00:53] - Reading up to 3621840 from "work/wudata_00.trr": Read 3621840
[23:00:53] Read 3621840 bytes from arc file; available packet space=782797252
[23:00:53] trr file hash check passed.
[23:00:53] Allocated 544 bytes for edr file
[23:00:53] Read bedfile
[23:00:53] edr file hash check passed.
[23:00:53] Allocated 492610 bytes for logfile
[23:00:53] Read logfile
[23:00:53] GuardedRun: success in DynamicWrapper
[23:00:53] GuardedRun: done
[23:00:53] Run: GuardedRun completed.
[23:00:57] + Opened results file
[23:00:57] - Writing 4126878 bytes of core data to disk...
[23:00:59] Done: 4126366 -> 3087233 (compressed to 74.8 percent)
[23:00:59] ... Done.
[23:00:59] DeleteFrameFiles: successfully deleted file=work/wudata_00.ckp
[23:00:59] Shutting down core
[23:00:59]
[23:00:59] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT
[23:01:02] CoreStatus = 64 (100)
[23:01:02] Sending work to server
[23:01:02] Project: 10629 (Run 178, Clone 114, Gen 0)
[23:01:02] - Read packet limit of 540015616... Set to 524286976.


[23:01:02] + Attempting to send results [July 3 23:01:02 UTC]
[23:01:02] Gpu type=3 species=30.
[23:01:22] + Results successfully sent
[23:01:22] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@Home.
[23:01:22] + Number of Units Completed: 390

As you can see that was # 390 as of two days ago.

The GPU3 client is available here.

 

[niko084]

Yes, I did come by that after about another 30 minutes or so.

Had to leave it guess we will see how it's doing when I get back tomorrow, should be folding along nicely and the new i3-550 @ 4.4 should do quite nicely at bringing my WCG points up as well.

Going to order yet another GTS250 and another i3-520 this week to add to the power as I got rid of a AMD II x3 and a GT240.

 

[niko084]

Awesome, had to do a few other things today to get it running right, but now it's up and folding, reporting around 10k PPD, pretty good for a pretty cheap card IMO.

 

[Bow]

All set up and Crunching for TPU, will work on folding over the next day or so.
How do I set up to fold using both GPU's?

 

[BUCK NASTY]

Yhpm

 

[Chicken Patty]

Well with the help of one of the many amazing and great TPU members I will have two 8800's folding for the team this week

 

[Chicken Patty]

Guys, need some help. I got both 8800's folding now. However I have the below issues:

1- When folding, if I switch my monitors output mode back to my other rig, when I try to switch back I get no display and the rig reboots. What can this be?
2- Do I have to change anything in the Nvidia Control Panel for folding, to either optimize it or stop issue above?

For now my temporary fix of issue #1 is that I installed Log Me In and I just remotely connect to it by my main rig this way I don't have to mess with the display. So far it's working.

 

[niko084]

Probably not much help here, but what type of input are you using?

I'm having no problems doing exactly that with vga, sometimes the screen wont come up until I restart the computer but it doesn't do it automatically..

Check your power supply though, could be an issue when it detects the monitor again and sends signal.

 

[bogmali]

CP-are you using some sort of switch or you just unplug and plug in monitor connections? If you're using a KVM switch, the way I can have mine come is not to turn off the monitor and just switch on-the-fly. This forces the signal back to the monitor.

 

[Chicken Patty]

I have the dvi from the 8800 directly to the dvi port on the monitor. The VGA port on that monitor goes to my main rig.

 

[bogmali]

^^^

I see. I suggest that you get a KVM switch bro to balance out the signal from your monitor. Hit me up cause I have one on my F/S thread that I can part ways with to a fellow folder/cruncher

 

[Chicken Patty]

Bog to the rescue once again, I'll go check it out now.

 

[PHaS3]

Hi Guys...

My Radeon 5850 @ 765 core / 1125 (4500) mem is only pushing 1124.66PPD. I know that due to hardware limitations etc the ATi cards don't run as they should with the GPU2 client, but my question is, will the PPD increase over time, as I have only been running the client on this card for about 2 hours now?

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Hi Guys...

My Radeon 5850 @ 765 core / 1125 (4500) mem is only pushing 1124.66PPD. I know that due to hardware limitations etc the ATi cards don't run as they should with the GPU2 client, but my question is, will the PPD increase over time, as I have only been running the client on this card for about 2 hours now?

Do you have the environmental variables in there?

 

[PHaS3]

I do have them set, yeah... Still only getting 1180.70 now...

I attached a screenshot... Appreciate the assistance.

Edit : Lol i figured out the issue... was my bad... I set "cpuusage=" to 25 in the config... Stupid... set it to 100 now and its flying ...

Live and learn I guess.... Sorry about that.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

do you have your monitoring program set to last 3 frames?
are you doing anything else on the PC at the same time?
have you tried playing with the values for FLUSH_INTERVAL?