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

[Deleted member 74752]

I will have four cpu's running:

980X
Xeon W3580
920 DO
2600K

GPU's on hand that can be used:

(1) GTX 295 watercooled
(2) GTX 280 watercooled
(1) GTX 285 watercooled
(1) GTX 260
(1) 5970 watercooled
(2) 5870
(1) 5850
(2) 8800 GTS 640mb
(1) 8800 GTX

 

[BUCK NASTY]

For some reason Fahtracker V2 has added the -oneunit argument for my GPU's. This is causing my GPU's to hang. I have never enabled this option and cannot find anything on the net concerning it. Anyone else getting this?

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I thought that was the way that FAHtracker runs. The following is from http://fahtracker.forumotion.com/t235-plans-for-the-tracker-related-to-v7

1. Client shutdowns between WUs no longer needed
Thanks to the ability to reconfig the V7 client on-the-fly, the current -oneunit on all clients is not needed to ensure that the clients can be reconfigured between WUs. With V7 it's possible to reconfigure the client while it's running without even restarting it!

 

[msgclb]

For some reason Fahtracker V2 has added the -oneunit argument for my GPU's. This is causing my GPU's to hang. I have never enabled this option and cannot find anything on the net concerning it. Anyone else getting this?

Somewhere in the Tracker forum it discusses the use the -oneunit argument. Tracker adds it to know when a WU is complete. So when it detects the completion of a WU it deletes it and installs the next one. If you use the -oneunit option then it doesn't start another WU.

The problem you mention I've been having since yesterday.
I don't know if this is a Tracker or Stanford problem.
When I went to bed last night my GPU3 clients were all running 912/925 WUs.
This morning when I got up they were still running 912/925 WUs and uploading properly.
Several hours later I started having problems uploading GPU3 WUs and they were hanging at 100%.

What I've noticed is that when I'm running 912/925 WUs if one finishes and I get a 1280/1348 WU then Tracker hangs at 100%. If I get another 912/925 WU then I haven't had this hanging problem.
If I stop the new hung 100% 1280/1348 WU in Tracker and start it again then I usually get another 912/925 WU and it runs properly.

I'm just about ready to try V7 or revert back to 'Old School' (console). Help!@#

 

[hertz9753]

Same problem here.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

I must be doing something different here...none of those problems yet.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

I don't think it's a client side problem.

 

[msgclb]

Here's the problem as I see it:

In HFM notice the 925 WU. That's the WU that I just completed and that's what Tracker showed until it turned 100%. Now Tracker shows a 1280 WU and the information you see at the bottom of HFM will eventually say it couldn't find the server. Notice the green spikes in my network monitor. It repeats those green spikes so I'm betting Tracker is sending the upload but the server can't be found.

PS: In Tracker I stopped the 1280 WU and started it again and got a 925.

 

[BUCK NASTY]

This is pissing me off. It looks like P6805 is the issue on my end. I deleted the work unit and restarted. I will let you know if it keeps doing it.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

My "stuck" WU is also P6805.

 

[msgclb]

I just had a pair of GTX 460s complete 925 pt WUs and Tracker changed at 100% to 6806/1348 pt WUs. I had the -oneunit flag set so I'm going to wait awhile to see what happens next.

This rig is WCG and not running the SMP shown in HFM.

 

[bogmali]

I would suggest that you folks go back 'ole school (console client) cause I am not seeing any of these issues you guys are having.

 

[msgclb]

I've switched 4 clients back to 'ole school (consoles) so far. The first one will complete in about 20 minutes, the second one in about 30 minutes and the final two in about 1 hr 30 minutes.

So far I've got a 10967/925 pt WU, a 11241/912 pt WU, a 10970/925 pt WU and a 11265/912 pt WU.

 

[BUCK NASTY]

After deleting WU p6805, I am not having any issues with the clients hanging with Fahtracker V2!

 

[msgclb]

After deleting WU p6805, I am not having any issues with the clients hanging with Fahtracker V2!

Lucky you!

By delete WU did you click on Client > GPU0 (or whatever gpu) > Delete WU?

My first console GPU3 just uploaded correctly.
I think I'm going to wait until tomorrow to see if your method works.

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Ok,

P6805 does not exist on the project summary list!
http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18681

 

[hertz9753]

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18681

 

[hertz9753]

I had two fermi rigs finish wu's and get new ones in the last ten minutes.

Work directory not found. Creating...
Could not open work queue. generating new queue...

At least I got a new server(171.64.65.64). After all the BS I'm happy with 6801's.

 

[GREASEMONKEY]

New folder

I am wanting to get one of my dedicated crunchers(24/7@100%)entered into the Folding froth of TPU.Done a little reading here and there about folding but other than a short lived attempt with ubuntu,I'm a complete newb .So any advice is very,very welcome.

The specs on the machine i want to get folding are:
Msi DKA790GX platinum(x-fire board so 2 PCI-E slots available)
X550BE cpu(unlocked to quad @3.4)
XMS pc-6400 2x2048mb(@800)
deskstar 750g 32mb
OCZ Stealth X treme 600 watt psu
Presently on the integrated ATI HD3300 /w128 side port(cat 11.2's)
Windows 7 HP 64 bit

The cards i would like to install and get folding are;
MSI N250GTS-2D512-OCv2(installed first)and the after a couple weeks add a
MSI N9600GT-2D512-OCV2.

First question would be,can i continue crunching(wcg)with my cpu only and utilize only the GPU's for folding??and one step further maybee,continue using the on board ati gpu for display purposes only.So the two nvidia cards had nothing to do at all but fold????

Second question; which folding client version would be the best(and easiest)for me to use that would do the GPU's only?

Third question,which nvidia driver release would i want to use???or are the GPU drivers included in the CUDA package???

 

[thebluebumblebee]

Yes, sounds like too much trouble to me.
FAHtracker
Whatever Nvidia recommends. Cuda's included with the drivers.

Edit: Welcome!

 

[Deleted member 74752]

I am wanting to get one of my dedicated crunchers(24/7@100%)entered into the Folding froth of TPU.Done a little reading here and there about folding but other than a short lived attempt with ubuntu,I'm a complete newb .So any advice is very,very welcome.

The specs on the machine i want to get folding are:
Msi DKA790GX platinum(x-fire board so 2 PCI-E slots available)
X550BE cpu(unlocked to quad @3.4)
XMS pc-6400 2x2048mb(@800)
deskstar 750g 32mb
OCZ Stealth X treme 600 watt psu
Presently on the integrated ATI HD3300 /w128 side port(cat 11.2's)
Windows 7 HP 64 bit

The cards i would like to install and get folding are;
MSI N250GTS-2D512-OCv2(installed first)and the after a couple weeks add a
MSI N9600GT-2D512-OCV2.

First question would be,can i continue crunching(wcg)with my cpu only and utilize only the GPU's for folding??and one step further maybee,continue using the on board ati gpu for display purposes only.So the two nvidia cards had nothing to do at all but fold????

Second question; which folding client version would be the best(and easiest)for me to use that would do the GPU's only?

Third question,which nvidia driver release would i want to use???or are the GPU drivers included in the CUDA package???

That is what I am doing with all my rigs atm. Either client version works well...I like v2 myself. I have nothing with onboard video so I cannot help you there. Use Nvidia driver 270.61.

Here is an i5 750 crunching with a GTX 295 and a GTS 250 folding...

 

[hertz9753]

http://fahtracker.com/

More reading.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

Picked up two GTX 460's for folding... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...mc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals

From day one I have had nothing but problems with these cards. One refuses to even begin a project and the other, while being pretty consistant at first, now is in the same boat. Project 6800 comes to mind first. I have been using v2 so far...v7 seems to be even worse. Not sure if I am battling bad cards or something else. Looking at gpu-z the cards never load the gpu and the clocks for the most part remain low while the client is running. Any suggestions?

 

[bogmali]

Suggest that you go old school and download the stand alone console client. If that client doesn't work with your card then you either have a bad card or you need to upgrade your drivers.

 

[Deleted member 74752]

What is the standalone client? Have a link? I have the latest drivers installed. (270.61)