anybody else getting a lot of errors when trying to get WUs?


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Launch directory: C:\Users\Prodigy\FAH2
Executable: C:\Users\Prodigy\FAH2\fah.exe
Arguments: -local -verbosity 9 -forceasm

Warning:
By using the -forceasm flag, you are overriding
safeguards in the program. If you did not intend to
do this, please restart the program without -forceasm.
If work units are not completing fully (and particularly
if your machine is overclocked), then please discontinue
use of the flag.

[19:56:46] - Ask before connecting: No
[19:56:46] - User name: DiscProdiG (Team 59)
[19:56:46] - User ID: 11616E135FE97C32
[19:56:46] - Machine ID: 2
[19:56:46]
[19:56:46] Loaded queue successfully.
[19:56:46] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[19:56:46] - Autosending finished units...
[19:56:46] + Attempting to get work packet
[19:56:46] Trying to send all finished work units
[19:56:46] - Will indicate memory of 1024 MB
[19:56:46] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[19:56:46] - Connecting to assignment server
[19:56:46] - Autosend completed
[19:56:46] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[19:56:47] Posted data.
[19:56:47] Initial: 0000; - Successful: assigned to (0.0.0.0).
[19:56:47] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[19:56:47] Work Unit has an invalid address.
[19:56:47] - Error: Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[19:56:59] + Attempting to get work packet
[19:56:59] - Will indicate memory of 1024 MB
[19:56:59] - Connecting to assignment server
[19:56:59] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[19:56:59] Posted data.
[19:56:59] Initial: 0000; - Successful: assigned to (0.0.0.0).
[19:56:59] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[19:56:59] Work Unit has an invalid address.
[19:56:59] - Error: Attempt #2 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[19:57:13] + Attempting to get work packet
[19:57:13] - Will indicate memory of 1024 MB
[19:57:13] - Connecting to assignment server
[19:57:13] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[19:57:14] Posted data.
[19:57:14] Initial: 0000; - Successful: assigned to (0.0.0.0).
[19:57:14] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[19:57:14] Work Unit has an invalid address.
[19:57:14] - Error: Attempt #3 to get work failed, and no other work to do.

5/20/2008 4:05:39 PM

yes, i've had to start/stop all my clients it seems

5/20/2008 4:30:12 PM

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5/20/2008 4:38:35 PM

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"anybody else getting a lot of errors when trying to get WUs? "

normally if you just let it go for a few hours it will pick one up. if you get a few servers that go down out there you will be unable to get new workunits (getting the exact same message you posted) and/or be unable to submit your results.

if you're not getting new workunits i could see prospero's solution working there since maybe they'll send you to another server to get the new wu

5/20/2008 4:40:17 PM

Yes, I was experiencing this shit last night at around midnight. But as the previous reply stated, after a while trying 0.0.0.0 it locked onto a 172.x.x.x address and picked up a unit.

5/20/2008 5:14:37 PM

we've got our 24hr average up to 67k...but we're still trending down in the conquest/overtake chart

i think we'll need to get up around 75k to turn this thing back around.

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=59

5/21/2008 8:16:07 AM

hopefully my C2D Extreme gets to me in 2 weeks

5/21/2008 9:34:22 AM

yes, my new q9450 being on a new system, I have had to take it down a few times to reboot.

also, does anyone know how to stop the work so that it can pick up where it left off on reboot? i have lost 3 LARGE projects already do to this issue.

5/21/2008 10:19:55 AM

well the trick is to not run the client manually

install the client as a service as detailed on the website: http://www.ncsufolding.com/?page_id=4

i run all my clients as services, and i restart the pcs all the time and haven't had any problems lately

if you want to run it as a service, and you want to be able to shut down the client/service on demand with little effort (aka without having to open services.msc), all you have to do it set up 2 .bat files on your desktop with net stop "service name, and net start "service name" Then simply use those to stop and restart the clients/service on demand...though i rarely if ever feel the need to shut them down

[Edited on May 21, 2008 at 11:42 AM. Reason : more]

5/21/2008 11:24:46 AM

if you set your checkpoints to the minimum of 3-5 minutes, then it will keep closer tabs on your work, at 15 min. per checkpoint, you could be losing 10-14 minutes of work.

also Ctrl+C will close down the manual client and stop folding properly.

with a service, just go to your services and shutdown the service to stop it properly.... like synapse said, if it's set to Automatic, it should start up just fine.

5/21/2008 11:30:22 AM

Yes, I understand and am running as a service.

I will have to check into the checkpoint times...

Thanks for getting back..

5/21/2008 12:17:41 PM

oh, it sounded like you were running it manually because of this

Quote :

"I have had to take it down a few times to reboot."

when running as a service, you shouldn't take anything down. just reboot the machine, the service will stop and start on its own.

if you want to reconfig your client create a shortcut to fah.exe and add -configonly to the target.

another trick for running as a service, edit your registry to ensure the best performance for your client

start-run-regedit-hkey local machine-system-currentcontrolset-services-"FAH Service Name"
double click on imagepath and add -forceasm to the end. -svcstart should already be there if you configured it to run as a service

5/21/2008 12:46:10 PM

i'm testing running two smp clients on a quad-core E5320. Getting two of the 1760 point workunits (the best) i'm getting ~3300PPD...the same as I get with those workunits on a Q6600. Does that make sense? I assumed the Xeon would be better than a Q6600

5/21/2008 12:58:16 PM

Is there a cap on the points per WU ? it seems as if I am always getting 1760 per WU submitted.

If so the only thing you can do it try to get them completed faster.

5/21/2008 1:29:44 PM

there are a number of different work units for all different clients, and each different type of WU has a set point amount. for the smp client the 1760 point workunit is the best one, in terms of number or points per day.

and if you're using 100% cpu with the smp client you probably won't be able to get them done any faster than you are currently (assuming you're using that forceasm flag i mention above).

all you can do now is install more computer and PS3 clients to get more points (and try to move farther up in the Top 20 producers list)

http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/team_summary.php?s=&t=59

5/21/2008 1:38:26 PM

I have had my PS3 on FAH for the last three days and it doesnt show any points for it online. And yes I have all the donor info correct on the FAH program.

Is there a way to see what each computer uploaded to the results server?

5/21/2008 4:30:03 PM

thats strange about the PS3...from what i can tell with mine it either gets 125pt workunits which get done about every 3 hours, and 1250 point WUs which take about a day. Unfortunately I don't know of a way to monitor point production on those...I'll keep looking into it and let you know. I see some hit my results every now and then.

i don't know of a way to see a raw representation of what WUs were submitted when. Maybe prospero or someone else knows of a way...

5/21/2008 4:37:34 PM

look at mine, there are no ~125 every 3 hours, dont see why mine would be different than yours.

5/21/2008 4:42:16 PM

yeah i was looking at that...you should be showing some sort of activity over the last few days besides the smp workunits...

in fact i'm not seeing much activity from my ps3 today...besides a 125pt wu that just submitted. the one good thing i can say is that if you have the PS3 set up correctly (with your user name and team:59) and you're submitting work units, they will award the points eventually. sometimes a server goes down and you have to wait on the points. hopefully thats whats going on right now

you can do some reading on the ps3 client here if ya want:
http://foldingforum.org/viewforum.php?f=3

5/21/2008 4:59:41 PM

it was working on a long on 1.5 days worth that was scheduled to compelte today at 1pm, and I am sure it did, but its not up there either.

5/21/2008 5:02:26 PM

w00t, back in the top 5

trying to get the boss man to let me run smp on my work pc, quad xeon

5/22/2008 8:13:33 AM

Does anyone know what the mode changes on the PS3, "normal" and "advanced" do?

5/22/2008 4:27:27 PM

ok so i have a dual PIII machine with two instances of the x86 linux client and a dual quad core Xeon 5330 with the x86-64 client on linux up

Aficionad0

is the work server down for anyone else?

[Edited on May 22, 2008 at 5:17 PM. Reason : 

5/22/2008 5:01:00 PM

what do i need to do to use all 8 cores?

right now i only have 4 in use

5/22/2008 8:29:27 PM

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=11843

Quote :

"Intel to Cut Prices on Existing CPUs and Introduce New Parts in Q3 Intel puts more pressure on AMD with price cuts and new parts Two things that drive the CPU world are price and performance. Depending on the needs of the consumer one or the other of these two factors is the main driver behind what processor is purchased. For many AMD CPUs the only place they compete currently in on price and Intel is starting to whittle away at the price difference. Recent roadmaps reveal the company has another cut coming in Q3 2008. Simultaneously, Intel will release new quad-core and dual-core processors. This includes the 3.0 GHz Core 2 Quad Q9650 with a price of $530 in 1000 unit trays. The current Core 2 Quad Q9550 will get a significant price cut from its current $530 to $316. A few of the older Intel CPUs will be phased out including the Core 2 Quad 9450. The 9450 will be replaced with the Core 2 Quad running at 2.66GHz at $266. Other quad-core processors being phased out include the Q9300 and Q6700 leaving the Q6600 as the only 65nm Intel CPU on the market selling for $203. Intel will also make some changes in its dual-core lineup. The company will announce its Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33 GHz processor for $266, and discontinue the Core 2 Duo E8300. The E8500 and E8400 dual-core parts will drop to $183 and $163 respectively. A new entry-level Core 2 Duo part will debut called the E7300 running 2.66GHz for $133. The existing E7200 will get a price reduction to $113. "

5/23/2008 1:35:22 AM

Afficinado

you need to make sure the machine id for each smp instance is different, ex 1 &2 2... also, use fah affinity changer

5/23/2008 8:05:14 AM

^^DANG.... E8500 for $183.... shizer!! that's an OC beast! (and $266 for Q9450)

haha at the Q9450, they are going to phase it out????!!!!! lol, they can't even phase it in....


[Edited on May 23, 2008 at 11:05 AM. Reason : m]

5/23/2008 11:04:05 AM

Quote :

"what do i need to do to use all 8 cores? right now i only have 4 in use"

run two smp clients, install in different folders, different machine ids. and yeah use affinity changer

5/26/2008 7:37:11 PM

We moved back up to 83rd place!

5/26/2008 9:49:28 PM

not for long, we're bleeding active users

5/26/2008 11:13:42 PM

wow, haven't checked in over the weekend, but NeoEraser has been overtaken, we have a new #1, congrats chemp

5/27/2008 12:17:29 AM

as the PS3 gets more good games, my folding time goes down

between rock band, GTA, and UEFA 08, it's being used a whole lot more now

5/27/2008 4:02:13 AM

can someone recommend a decent board that will run socket F chips? preferably one that will also fit in an ATX case...

i have recently come into posession of 6 quad-core opteron chips (we upgraded some esx boxes at work :beatup and need something to run at least 2 of them on (preferably 4)

what u got hoes?

5/27/2008 5:10:22 AM

^^^ thx

5/27/2008 8:00:50 AM

anyone else getting these 1275 point workunits? looks like pretty much all my SMP clients have then currently which means my production is effectively getting halved

5/27/2008 10:12:20 AM

i got a 1920 in queue, but no 1275.

5/27/2008 10:15:24 AM

ahh they [finally] changed the points. they are worth 1920 instead of 1275 (i hadn't downloaded new projects in fahmon yet). still pretty low but a welcome change

5/27/2008 10:45:53 AM

these 1920pt WU's are gonna cut my production down, my frame times are up to 16:30 now

oh well, i guess its all for science, but I can't help but be a little competitive at this


anyone else getting the 1920pt 2665 WU's?

5/27/2008 4:48:01 PM

yep, i got one now.

Question. How do you run the SMP client without having the command prompt window.

I have this working on one machine, and on another that i'm trying to get working, i can't make it work without the command prompt up.

5/27/2008 4:48:50 PM

if you install it as a service it should start up with windows (unless you're under a different OS)

5/27/2008 6:20:13 PM

Bobby, if you're using windows follow these instructions: http://www.ncsufolding.com/?page_id=4

If you're not using windows, what OS?

5/27/2008 7:39:34 PM

congrats on finally cracking the top 20 producers evan

plz to move higher

5/30/2008 9:01:16 AM

finally in the top 10....sorry synapse

on a side note we should be getting a massive point update before too long

6/2/2008 8:11:35 AM

sorry for what? you've got a bit to go until you pass me in the top 20 producers list (and more than a bit overall)

6/2/2008 9:05:20 AM

OOPS too much reefer this morning. Fixed it for you.

Quote :

" finally in the top 10 overall points....sorry synapse Dakota Hawkins "

[Edited on June 2, 2008 at 9:32 AM. Reason : ]

6/2/2008 9:25:21 AM

synapse = GallowsPole (#3)

6/2/2008 11:07:48 AM

movin on up.

went from 232 to now 45.

6/2/2008 8:48:27 PM

question about fahmon, anyone know of a way to monitor the progress of the PS3 folding? so that I can see what all my machines are doin.

6/2/2008 9:29:06 PM

I've had my last 5 WU's end up with a "Hung" status in FAHMon. I'm guessing part of the problem is forceasm flag I have set on. I took that off, and pulled up two new WU's so I hope that fixes it. I've got the OC stable in Prime95 for 4 hours, so I don't think that's the issue.\

Any other ideas if changing the flag doesn't help?????

6/4/2008 5:01:04 PM

check the fahlog.txt, click on the machine listed and hit [F8] to show the log for that computer in fahmon

6/5/2008 12:38:45 AM