We made it to green status as a team! Good job everyone!

1/14/2004 9:18:05 AM

Welcome to our newest member: eeyore57!

1/19/2004 1:03:59 PM

im back up

1/19/2004 2:57:49 PM

i just signed up as NCSUDave

1/19/2004 3:12:52 PM

whats up w/ the shitty stats page at stanford? you can only see the top 100 people and groups...

oh, and I got another computer which will soon be folding. intel 2.66GHz machine. only prollem is its on a machine w/out broadband... is this gonna cause a problem for reporting?

[Edited on January 19, 2004 at 11:54 PM. Reason : ]

1/19/2004 11:53:42 PM

if you aren't online it will it will only post when online, there are options for it though, depending on the usage. if you use it alot then you can just make sure you are logged on when you are about to submit. if you aren't on a lot you can run more than one instance and upload when all are ready (just run in different folders with -local)... This will allow for more processing with less time needed online.

btw, that is why we are aiming for top 100 so we can use stats

1/20/2004 12:11:25 AM

Welcome to our newest member: Chuck_the_5th! Also welcome back Arab13, we missed you. LeGo has some good suggestions for anyone on dial-up. Fold on!

1/21/2004 6:59:31 PM

our team and chemp are gonna have to battle this one out, were not losin a spot, fuck that shit

1/22/2004 1:29:18 AM

how come none of my things have reported?

1/22/2004 12:28:02 PM

What user name did you choose? If you just joined, it may take a few days to return a WU depending on the speed of your system. Also the 1st WU you return can take longer to get you in the stat system.

1/22/2004 1:10:45 PM

we back

1/22/2004 1:37:38 PM

102

1/24/2004 12:35:10 PM

Wecome to our 3 newest members: urge311, Operator1, tkcrowshaw!

1/24/2004 12:36:14 PM

got the 2.66 machine up and running. Its on dial-up, though, so we'll see how that does. w00t! 5cpus!

1/25/2004 1:44:56 AM

OK, I too have my new P4 2.66 up and folding... Have it overclocked to 3.2 and can get a frame done in about 3.5 - 4 mins. Anyhow, just wanted to give an update.

BTW: I also wanted to throw this out there... Those of you who use the computer labs... I got a 128meg USB1.1 Thumbdrive from Wal-mart for about $35 bucks back around Christmas and have the commandline client loaded on it with a shortcut pointing to it with the -local flag, and whenever I go anywhere with a machine I plug it in and let it chug...

[Edited on January 26, 2004 at 1:15 AM. Reason : doh!]

[Edited on January 26, 2004 at 1:16 AM. Reason : again...... doh...]

1/26/2004 1:14:27 AM

Nice upgrade. Make sure you have the -forceSSE flag enabled for the 4.0 client. Also if it is HT, then running multiple instances can raise your overall out put by 10-15%. The draw back with HT enabled is that it can take away CPU time from other CPU intensive aps.

I really like the thumb drive idea!! Do you know for sure that it has returned a WU and got credit for it? Do you take it home to upload? The reason I ask it that I thought that when you first configure the client, it is specific for that machine. It might have something to do with the User ID in your Log File. I know you can't just copy the files from 1 machine to several others. None of the copied installs will get credit. I imagine this is a way to prevent cheating.

1/26/2004 2:02:17 AM

I opted out of the HT... My initial plan was to go P4 3.2+ HT with 800fsb. But, as it really wasn't cost effective I went the route of the 2.6 non HT P4 with 533fsb. All-in-all saved me about $300 and performance is still adequate for me...

I have had the thumbdrive send results, but as I have multiple machines reporting in anyway I can't think of an easy way to see... But I think it is reporting and that I am getting credit.. I hope so anyway! I didn't just copy the work from one to another... I let FAH run on it to go out and d/l the work files...

Have any idea how I can tell if I get credit? Oh wait.. can I look at the protein name on the work I've got on the drive and when it finishes check stanford's site and confirm it's listed?

As you say... Fold On!

1/26/2004 5:35:24 PM

You could change the user name to something unique just for 1 WU to see if it shows up.

1/26/2004 6:02:44 PM

[Edited on January 27, 2004 at 3:07 AM. Reason : x]

1/27/2004 3:06:37 AM

Welcome to our newest members: EdWolf and CT!

1/27/2004 9:22:18 AM

101 soon to be first page...

1/27/2004 11:34:15 PM

edWolf is ghey. havin trouble w/ the 2.66GHz machine. Its not returning any WUs, and I think its cause the service isn't getting loaded. I installed the service using the administrator's account on a winXP machine, but that account doesn't get logged onto regularly, whereas other limited accounts do. any suggestions?

yep, jan30th. w00t

[Edited on January 28, 2004 at 4:11 AM. Reason : ]

1/28/2004 4:07:05 AM

Did you add the "-service" flag? You need this so the client runs at the login screen as well.

1/28/2004 7:16:11 AM

Quote :

"7 LeGo 13395 321 8 Noen 13394 361 "

Lets see how long this last and how many times we flip flop...

Also we are on GT's radar for March...

1/28/2004 12:52:49 PM

Hey Dave you showed up in the stats! Welcome to the team (NCSUDave)!

1/28/2004 6:07:17 PM

woo! i'm adding another computer tonight

1/28/2004 7:50:40 PM

thx KRUZNBY



&&&&&&

fuck you aaronburro

1/28/2004 9:13:28 PM

you'd like that too much, Ed. Hmm, how can I add the -service tag in FireDaemon?

1/28/2004 9:59:40 PM

Put -service in the Paramaters Box below. You probably also want to add -forceSSE, unless it is an AMD system then use -forceasm to avoid any stability issues.

1/29/2004 12:39:40 AM

cool beans, will do

1/29/2004 4:18:05 PM

dominated, we got 500+ 4x this week

1/30/2004 3:08:05 AM

100

1/30/2004 6:47:27 AM

Now that we made the Top 100, here are some new stats to look at:
http://stats.zerothelement.com/cgi-bin/folding3/render-users.pl?team=59
They are not quite up to date yet since we just hit 100 this morning.

1/30/2004 8:45:03 AM

i feel like i am padding but we are moving up 99

1/30/2004 10:27:20 PM

KRUZNBY is so 1337..




[Edited on January 30, 2004 at 11:36 PM. Reason : ...]

[Edited on January 30, 2004 at 11:45 PM. Reason : ...]

[Edited on January 30, 2004 at 11:46 PM. Reason : last time I swear.]

1/30/2004 11:34:56 PM

Sweet!, not to mention my TWW user number
http://www.thewolfweb.com/user_info.aspx?user=1337

1/30/2004 11:51:34 PM

active display mode hiding is a nice feature on Dyyryath's stats...

2/2/2004 12:55:52 AM

my 2nd comp isn't returning any WUs for some reason...it just finishes one and starts another without even saying how many have been completed, i thought it was just the prog and checked my stats but they've been updated since and still no change, any help plz?

2/3/2004 11:58:00 PM

check out your FAHlog.txt it should give you a break down of what is happening. also i am not sure if you have added the flags to your shortcut but you are banging out low point2production work units. you might be able to increase production 20-30% with them. If you want you can post where you think the error is occuring in the log and we can help debug. glad to see you folding

2/4/2004 12:12:11 AM

something tells me that my computer could do more, but i've never optimized it...hell, i'm still running an old version i think...

2/4/2004 12:16:43 AM

both the computers have the same machine ID...shouldn't that be different...and if so, how do I change that?

2/4/2004 12:33:37 AM

if it is two different computers the machine id won't matter. the machine id is only relative to each machine, such as duals and quads that need them to be seperate.

the version won't matter as much as the flags do as far as performance. the flags will force optimization and also choose the more andvanced wu's...

2/4/2004 1:21:12 AM

I actually don't get the ability to add parameters w/ my firedaemon. whatgives?


nevermind. I just got a new version and it works fine now

[Edited on February 4, 2004 at 1:45 AM. Reason : ]

2/4/2004 1:33:32 AM

ah actually Dave

Quote :

"Each different running copy of F@H has to have its own Machine ID number. If you download each copy of F@H from the web site and install fresh, there will be no problems. "

http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/console-userguide.html

nice aaronburro what flags are you using?

I am thinking of running some consoles on a network, wondering if i could get some advice. The way i am thinking to have it set up is to have all the FAH's installed on one computer (all with -local flags but running them across the network on other computers). If I use the -oneunit flag on a console will it terminate the console once complete or will it stand with the details of the fold? BTW EMIII is going to not only look good but will run better for me.

2/4/2004 1:49:30 AM

just using the usual -forceasm(AMD machines) -forceSSE(Intel machines) and -service

-forceSSE is for P3s, too, right?

[Edited on February 4, 2004 at 2:16 AM. Reason : ]

2/4/2004 2:15:45 AM

it finally reported the workunit while i was asleep...i guess it just took a while

2/4/2004 7:41:25 AM

Glad it you got it working Dave. There have been some server issues at Stanford. You can check the following page to see if any servers are down. That's probably what happened. Just be thankful that you were able to get a new WU from a different server.
http://folding.stanford.edu/serverstat.html

Quote :

"way i am thinking to have it set up is to have all the FAH's installed on one computer "

Why would you do this? I'm not sure that it would work effectivly. Individual installs would be better if possible. Assuming other people are using these machines, you may not want to use the -advmethods flag since a beta WU could be problematic. Also if they are AMD, I would use -forceasm, since there could be stability issues with -forceSSE (works great on PIII's too).

I use -forceSSE on my home AMD machine with no problems since it is a Palmino core. The problems seem to be in all of the newer cores with stability, but I have no experience with it.

ailman- what is the processor in your computer? We might be able to guess what your production should be. I would update to the 4.0 client if you have a chance. There are not any real speed boosts, but there are some minor fixes.

stonerman- it looks like your thumbdrive is returning WU's. Great idea!

[Edited on February 4, 2004 at 9:38 AM. Reason : stonerman2]

2/4/2004 9:34:37 AM

my first comp(personal PC) is running a PIII 800 mhz
second one is my laptop which isn't constantly folding, but is running an AMD Mobile Athlon clocked at 1.2 GHz
any ideas for optimization? i doubt i can do much with the PC because i'm usually using it but with the laptop i usually leave it folding while i'm asleep and when i'm in my dorm room

2/4/2004 9:38:21 AM

For the PC, just use the -forceSSE and possibly the -advmethods flags. For the laptop, be careful that it does not overheat. I would use the -forceasm and -advmethods flags. When you run it at night, leave the screen open to help disapate heat. You might also want to elevate it to get better airflow. If over heating becomes a problem, you can throttle back the CPU usage to maybe 80% in the advanced options and see if that helps.

2/4/2004 9:44:41 AM

i'll add those flags to both...in psych class right now
i keep the airflow around my laptop pretty free, so far it hasn't overheated thank goodness, i've already went through two duron processors in this piece of crap, but best buy keeps replacing the processor since i spent 300 bucks on a 3 year warranty

2/4/2004 9:48:05 AM