Astrotoy7 Posted November 15, 2009 Author Share Posted November 15, 2009 well, i tried to get F@H going on my new computer, but the GPU client doesn't recognize my Radeon 5850. oh well, i'll at least get things going with the CPU client. Welcome to teamLFN stinger The 5xxx series isnt supported in the official client yet - you can get some improved performance by using the force ati flag on the shortcut. Otherwise, there will be the GPU3 client, due early next year if Stanford get it out as planned. mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 ok, so now i got the client to at least run, but now it won't download the files it needs. granted, the CPU client works fine, but i'd much rather use the muscle of that new 5850. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 can you post what it says in the log... Also which version of the gpu client are you using btw ? you can get to the log by R.click the icon in the system tray>status>log or finding it in the username>appdata>roaming folder (which are usually hidden) mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 curious, it seems that i don't have log file... i am using the latest version straight from Stanford's F@H site. gonna try running it as an administrator and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverandbacon Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 F@H had been happy chugging along through the night, until yesterday morning, when I found that my computer had BSOD'd sometime during the night, and restarted. I thought it was just a fluke, but it happened again this morning. I have no clue what would cause this. I doubt it was heat, since the hottest my GPU gets during an entire day of folding is about 64', which is a pretty safe temp. Anyone have any ideas about what could cause this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 17, 2010 Author Share Posted March 17, 2010 F@H had been happy chugging along through the night, until yesterday morning, when I found that my computer had BSOD'd sometime during the night, and restarted. I thought it was just a fluke, but it happened again this morning. I have no clue what would cause this. I doubt it was heat, since the hottest my GPU gets during an entire day of folding is about 64', which is a pretty safe temp. Anyone have any ideas about what could cause this? Did you catch the error message in the BSOD..... if not what does windows log say happenned?? What card/drivers are you using ?? mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverandbacon Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Did you catch the error message in the BSOD..... if not what does windows log say happenned?? What card/drivers are you using ?? mtfbwya I'm using a GTX 260 with 196.21 drivers. Unfortunately this only seems to happen when I leave the program overnight, not during the day, so I miss the BSOD. The only reason I know it's a BSOD is because the error message told me it was. I'll try to copy-paste the windows log next time I get the issue. Although my home didn't lose power, there was a storm a couple of days ago that left most of my town w/o power, and many have only regained it now. Perhaps the town's been trying to fix the power during the night, when most won't notice it being cut off, though that normally would just shut my pc off, not BSOD it and have it auto-restart. However, if I don't get the issue again, that might be the explanation. On a positive note, I'm only about 6 or 7 days into folding, and I'm already at 95 WUs. The GPU client really is something. (I'd hook up my 2nd GPU too, but the FAQ seems to imply that you need a 2nd monitor, which I don't have.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 On a positive note, I'm only about 6 or 7 days into folding, and I'm already at 95 WUs. The GPU client really is something. (I'd hook up my 2nd GPU too, but the FAQ seems to imply that you need a 2nd monitor, which I don't have.) The electrical explanation is definitely a very plausible one. My friend cant run a pc at his house without it needing to be plugged into a UPS at all times. As for the second GPU - a second monitor isn't required - you can use a dummy plug - all this requires is a DVI>VGA adapter, which comes with most GPUs and 3x 68ohm resistors - which cost about a buck. >> more info and pics HERE mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverandbacon Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The electrical explanation is definitely a very plausible one. My friend cant run a pc at his house without it needing to be plugged into a UPS at all times. As for the second GPU - a second monitor isn't required - you can use a dummy plug - all this requires is a DVI>VGA adapter, which comes with most GPUs and 3x 68ohm resistors - which cost about a buck. >> more info and pics HERE mtfbwya I think it might have been the electricity, since it ran through the night just fine last night, and the power problems in my town have been fixed. If it's not, it could just be that my PC can't go 24/7, but perhaps only a 24/6 "and on the 7th day he rested" schedule. However, I think the power explanation is more likely. As for a dummy plug, I'll look around my workbench area to see if I have any extra resistors lying around, though I think I used most of them in a project. If so, next time I head around my nearest electronic parts store, which, sadly, isn't especially close by, I'll pick some up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverandbacon Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 It appears that the BSOD had nothing to do with power problems, as those have been sorted out for a while, and it happened last night. It is getting far warmer than last week, but my temps are comfortably under 70 during the hottest part of the day, so nights really shouldn't be an issue. Even more bizarre is that this only seems to happen when I'm not at my computer, and only at night. I may have to reserve F@H for the time when I'm awake from now on, however since I go to sleep late, and wake up pretty early, that shouldn't be too big an issue. Edit: Sorry for the double post. Didn't notice that I was the last person to post in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 It appears that the BSOD had nothing to do with power problems, as those have been sorted out for a while, and it happened last night. You shouldnt rule it out so quickly. There could be power fluctuations at your mains that whilst tolerable by most equipment, really irritate pcs, which need to suck juice at a steady rate - especially when a high end GPU is in there powering away at an intensive computational task like F@H. This is why UPS devices exist Have a read of this for some more info, and keep an eye on it. mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Vader Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I joined, but what do I have to do in order to help ? EDIT: I would be proud to be part of such a project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 I joined, but what do I have to do in order to help ? EDIT: I would be proud to be part of such a project. Welcome to teamLFN Nick!! All you need to do to is outlined in the first post of this thread - to get your points to contribute to team LFNs total is as simple as entering your user name and our team number(140370) Also, feel free to pop in on the team LFN social group to say howdy. It's pretty quiet as far as social groups go, so wont consume your life like farmville That social group thread contain instructions on how to get your teamLFN counter sigs (point at sig!) happy folding And remember, once you accomplish 50 work units, you will get awarded the very ravishing and rare teamLFN badge. mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Vader Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 thanks for the speedy reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 no probs Nick, it's what I get paid the big bucks for mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Vader Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I got my 1st WorkingUnit!!! Here, have a look:thmbup1:: Slot 01 Project: 2611 (Run 1, Clone 914, Gen 171), Core: 78 Work server: 171.64.65.65:8080 Collection server: 171.67.108.25 Download date: May 13 10:43:57 Finished date: May 15 07:36:08 But, why don't I appear as a member of the team on folding@home ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I got my 1st WorkingUnit!!! Here, have a look:thmbup1:: But, why don't I appear as a member of the team on folding@home ??? Sweet! Make sure you enter the Team ID in your client: 140370 If you have.. the F@H site is slow to update. You can check here for quicker results: http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=140370 or F@H's "Fast stats" page: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/teamstats/team140370.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Vader Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Thanks ChAinZ! I do appear in the 2nd one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted May 15, 2010 Author Share Posted May 15, 2010 Congrats on the inaugural WU Nick You also now appear on the official slower loading team stats page. 49 more and the magical teamLFN badge will be your prize!! mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Vader Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Congrats on the inaugural WU Nick You also now appear on the official slower loading team stats page. 49 more and the magical teamLFN badge will be your prize!! mtfbwya Thanks alot! Hey, I also noticed that in your sig you also have personal stats. How ? EDIT: 7 WUs !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qui-Gon Glenn Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Since my new rig is an HTPC, and will be on more than it is off, I am going to look into this. Found it through your sig, Astrotoy... there's lots of stuff in there! I will peruse the social group and figure out what I need to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 welcome to teamLFN glen Make sure you also see the first post of this thread for full setup instructions mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Vader Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Here comes another one!. So far 8 WUs!!! Welcome to the team qui gon glen:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 The GPU V3 Open Beta has arrived!! nb. Only for nvidia atm mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Vader Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 damn! My NVIDIA doesn't support that... Anyway, I'll stick to the normal one... EDIT: Congrats on 9,900 posts! WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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