Folding@home, Distributed Computing At It's Best, How to get started - and Part 1 archive (all 30 pages!) Options

[brunt]

Here is a little insite on folding at home.

How To Join..

What is Folding?

http://folding.stanford.edu/

Are you ready to Help Mankind and have a little Friendly Competition to keep it interesting?

1st, you need to download the client program.
Windows users should choose the Graphical Client or the ScreenSaver Client(2K or XP only)
Linux users should choose either of the 2 linux clients depending on the distro you're using (see notes on d/l page)

download here: http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/f...g/download.html

2nd, install the client, create a username, and put the team#(38444) in the appropriate box

that should be it...
here's the FAQ just in case it's not http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/faq.html

Tips And Tricks For Folding

1. Preparing Your Computer for Folding
a.) Disable Your Screen Saver, System Standby, and Hibernation.
b.) Get rid of spyware!
c.) Destroy all Viruses

2. Optimize Graphical Client Settings
a.) Uncheck "Logos Enabled"
b.) Slide Molecule Draw rate all the way to the left
c.) Select "Folding@Home" for client type.

3. Use flags to control what WUs you get
Locate your shortcut to the folding @ home program or create a new one. Right click it and press "Properties". Unde the "Shortcut" tab, find the "Target:" box. Add -advmethods -forceasm to the end of the target outside of the quotes so that it looks something similar to:
"C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\winFAH.exe" -advmethods -forceasm
AMD processor users, however should not use "-forceasm" and add "forceSSE" like this:
C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\winFAH.exe" -advmethods -forceSSE
The "-forceSSE" flag makes a big differance for AMD's. Watch your temps, though, it does seem to get a little warmer. Make sure the "SSE" part is capitalized.

And Here is A program called Electron Microscope

http://home.comcast.net/~wxdude1/emsite/em3.html

. It will tell you how long it will take to finish the protien, and how points it is worth.
Folding Will stress your cpu a little if you have it on 100% load you can tell it to use as much as 100% of your cpu or as little as 1% 50% Is good if you like to play games and all you can also pause it while you play games. That is the only problem I have ran into when running FAH is it does make your fps much slower if not paused.
The reason I started folding is because Iof my daughter which has a rare genetic disorder called cri_du_chat. We all have our reason's. If you have any question's feel free to ask them. I will try and answer them.Also I will make a skin for the client for beepingcomputers.com


Here is a screenShot of it in action

FAH

Mod Edit: Edit title per membership requests to better reveal what the thread is about. ~ Animal (07-26-2006)

This post has been edited by KoanYorel: Feb 29 2008, 01:42 AM

[brunt]

you can pause it. When someone else logs on. Or pause the work in progress when you know someone else is going to log on. As for dial up no you can use the graphical clent as well just configure it to where it only downloads data or sends data when you log onto the internet!

[ColdinCbus]

Thanks for the tip about the console client, Iceman.  If I read the FAQ's correctly, people on dialup have no choice but to use the console anyway.  Is that correct, guys?

Any tips for running a machine with multiple logons?

You can use the console client on Dialup. You just use "asknet=yes" It should then ask you if you want to connect to the internet when it needs to go. I can also be set to auto dial but I don't think it will log you off the internet.

I use Fire Daemon to run F@H as a service in NT, XP and 2000 http://www.nozero.org/FireDaemonFAH.htm

This post has been edited by ColdinCbus: Aug 6 2004, 02:01 PM

[brunt]

thaks for the info coldinbus! I didnt know about the dial up! I have been using dsl for years so I didnt have any clue about that exept through configure! And only download when you detect a connection! Now I know!

[ColdinCbus]

I found this in Team Helix FAQ regarding dial up modums.

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3014

[phawgg]

I just started the second F@H project. (0/1000) I have a 3 hour download going in the background, this and a couple other Firefox windows open. Page loads are understandably slower, a Sygate alert popped up twice indicating F&H was callin' home and I "approved" and hovered my cursor over the tray icon to confirm the change.

This thing works like a charm...maybe with a few million home/business users at the task and diligent researchers benefitting from it I'll avoid being one of the 50% of all 85yr olds with Altzheimer's Disease. I've got 35 years 'til then. (maybe)

[phawgg]

Working on the second work unit, and the process FahCore_78.exe has been keeping the cpu at 100%. This wasn't the case before, that I recall. Normal?

[phawgg]

How do I scale it back to say 50%? Constant 100% cpu use hasn't upped the temperature in the system or cpu but I sense some strain and want to adjust it. I don't seem to find a procedure in my reviews of the information.

[brunt]

you right click on the little cog, and click configure then there is a slider under cpu usage that way you can slide it to whtever you want!

[phawgg]

That'll work!

[brunt]

New update for the electron microsope.

http://www.em-dc.com/

[brunt]

Ok I figured out my problem! Ok Huker...its on I got my rigs bck folding And for some reaosn i just seen I am grunt not brunt

[Scarlett]

I just would like to say how very proud I am of Bleeping Computers Folding@Home Team!!! You all are going above and beyond!!

[phawgg]

A team member has been briefly side-lined. I went to their support forum and got a very quick response:

New postPosted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 12:55 am Post subject: Reply with quote
Stop the client and replace it by the new v5 and everything should work (Don't update if you are using Win 9x/Me).
BTW: Even without updating you can get all the stats you want at http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/stats.html
Best regards

EDIT: To update the client, just replace the old FAH4Client.exe bx the new one, let all other files untouched
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I was at 670/1000.

a minor set-back, we've got a score of 5,159 and 72 WU Count as of now.

[brunt]

Ya I have to check into it! I have finished 17 WU's and half of em are 244 pointers, there a trick to getting just those, and I am not getting credit and points for them! There all in my qued file. I keep trying to send em but they wont take za aloows it but for some reaosn there site wont accept.

[phawgg]

OK, I got my answer from F@H forum. The EMIII comes into play. I can do without it, and get back on board immediately. That would leave me with questions about it, though. One question I have is this:

Where should it's folder be?

I have it unzipped to a folder in my downloads folder. I launch it from there, as an install wasn't done. The answer I got for my problem brings more questions to mind.

Here it is:
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Bruce
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Joined: 21 May 2002
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:43 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
At this point, I would recommend that you install v5 again, and use the same folder location.

Be sure you check both copies of the startup folder (one called "all users" and one with your username) before your next reboot. There must be not more than one shortcut with the protein icon commonly called the "red gear".

If you have configured EMIII to start the client, remove the last shortcut from the startup folder, since you're choosing to use EMIII to do that - - or uncheck that box in EMIII.

Let us know what happens, since it's not entirely clear what caused your initial problem.

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So, since it's not clear to me how the EMIII fits in, and thinking I should upgrade to the new version anyway if I use it, I thought I'd post for a 2nd opinion.

(don't 'cha luv a thick headed cluebie?)

I didn't have the EMIII configured to start the client, as near as I could tell. I downloaded it about 200/1000 into the 2nd WU and it didn't seem to interfere with the F@H operation the way I had it configured. (I don't think I had it working right, though... )

So, how should the EMIII work?