Setting up SMP in XP.

[35g700]

Look's like I'm going to be using XP until my friend gets my flashdrive setup with windows 7 or I get a new DVD drive.

I got an i5 750 @ 3.8GHz with 4 gigs of ram, and I'm running the GPU client on my GTX 260. The last time I tried to run a SMP client I ran it in a virtual machine, I've heard that now you don't need the VM so I downloaded the SMP client and It only seems to be using core 0 and I'm only getting like 500ppd off of it.

 

[patonb]

I'm betting you forgot to add the -smp flag and/or forgot to set it as big units when asked in the config program.

What is the core that is running.

How are you running the exe to get it started? cmd line, or shortcut?

 

[35g700]

I just got Windows 7 x64 installed. What should I download to get the SMP client working?

 

[patonb]

d/l he very last client on this page:

Folding@home - DownloadWinOther

It says for 64 bit.

To install, I really had good luck wih the Stanford install guide:

Folding@home - WinSMPGuideMPICH

Create fah folder in C, to ensure no admin issues.

Remember in the config, Say yes to advanced units, Set it to run Big units, and run the parameters as -smp -verbosity 9

 

[35g700]

The one labeled "Windows SMP 5.91 beta client (for MPICH) ?"

 

[patonb]

Sorry, thats in the unsupported list... Its the 6.29 version.

 

[35g700]

I downloaded the client and installed it then configured it using the command prompt. It's coming up as unknown in FAHMON and I'm only using 25% of my CPU.

EDIT:

I ran it from the console with the -smp tag and this happened:

# Windows SMP Console Edition #################################################
###############################################################################

                       Folding@Home Client Version 6.29

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: c:\FAH
Executable: fah6
Arguments: -smp

[01:13:13] - Ask before connecting: No
[01:13:13] - User name: 35g700 (Team 12864)
[01:13:13] - User ID: 419FFAF806D7A0BB
[01:13:13] - Machine ID: 2
[01:13:13]
[01:13:13] Loaded queue successfully.
[01:13:13]
[01:13:13] + Processing work unit
[01:13:13] Work type 78 not eligible for variable processors
[01:13:13] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[01:13:13] Core found.
[01:13:13] Working on queue slot 01 [April 20 01:13:13 UTC]
[01:13:13] + Working ...
[01:13:13]
[01:13:13] *------------------------------*
[01:13:13] Folding@Home Gromacs Core
[01:13:13] Version 1.90 (March 8, 2006)
[01:13:13]
[01:13:13] Preparing to commence simulation
[01:13:13] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[01:13:13]
[01:13:13] Project: 6323 (Run 1, Clone 89, Gen 20)
[01:13:13]
[01:13:13] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[01:13:13] Entering M.D.
[01:13:30]  (de- Expanded 199852 -> 96143
[01:13:30] Project: 6323 (Run 1, Clone 89
[01:13:30] Project: 6323 (Run 1, Clone 89, Gen 20)
[01:13:30]
[01:13:30] Entering M.D.
[01:13:34]   (2%)
[01:13:34] Extra SSE boost OK.
[01:13:51] Protein: 6397 proG_native_ff99sb
[01:13:51]
[01:13:51] Writing local files
[01:13:51] Size of work/wudata_01.bed not what saved.
[01:13:51]
[01:13:51] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FILE_IO_ERROR

 

[patonb]

You got a unicore, core_78.

Odd on the error... Did you set it as big units? Try it again with the -smp -verbosity 9 and -advmethods flags.

You should also get a passkey for your max points

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/FAQ-passkey

 

[35g700]

I did set it to big units and I do have a passkey. I'll try it with those tags now.

EDIT

tried it with the tags and this is what happened:

# Windows SMP Console Edition #################################################
###############################################################################

                       Folding@Home Client Version 6.29

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: c:\FAH
Executable: fah6
Arguments: -smp -verbosity 9 -advmethods

[03:04:03] - Ask before connecting: No
[03:04:03] - User name: 35g700 (Team 12864)
[03:04:03] - User ID: 419FFAF806D7A0BB
[03:04:03] - Machine ID: 2
[03:04:03]
[03:04:03] Loaded queue successfully.
[03:04:03]
[03:04:03] - Autosending finished units... [April 20 03:04:03 UTC]
[03:04:03] + Processing work unit
[03:04:03] Trying to send all finished work units
[03:04:03] Work type 82 not eligible for variable processors
[03:04:03] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[03:04:03] Core required: FahCore_82.exe
[03:04:03] - Autosend completed
[03:04:03] Core found.
[03:04:03] Working on queue slot 02 [April 20 03:04:03 UTC]
[03:04:03] + Working ...
[03:04:03] - Calling 'mpiexec -np 4 -channel auto -host 127.0.0.1 FahCore_82.exe
 -dir work/ -suffix 02 -checkpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 988 -version 629'

[03:04:04]
[03:04:04] *------------------------------*
[03:04:04] Folding@Home PMD Core
[03:04:04] Version 1.03 (September 7, 2005)
[03:04:04]
[03:04:04] Preparing to commence simulation
[03:04:04] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[03:04:21] - Looking at optimizations...
[03:04:21] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[03:04:21] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[03:04:21] - Files status OK
[03:04:21] - Expanded 11509 -> 71157 (decompressed 618.2 percent)
[03:04:21]
[03:04:21] Project: 4609 (Run 22, Clone 144, Gen 20)
[03:04:21]
[03:04:21] Error: Could not write local file.  Exiting.
[03:04:26] - Shutting down core
[03:04:26]
[03:04:26] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FILE_IO_ERROR

 

[S0ULphIRE]

Did you update the actual fah exe to the latest version? Not the 6.29 MPICH installer, the standalone exe
http://www.stanford.edu/~kasson/folding/windows/Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe