Folding@Home on Core i7: Bonus points for 8 core Linux VMs

Bodaggit23

Active Member
I just broke 550,000 points.

I started folding October 27th.

Couldn't have done it without without this thread. Can't wait for others to join me.
 

Bodaggit23

Active Member
Jeese...VM corrupted a work unit I had at 28% last night when I shut it down to play Battlefield. Lost a days work...:(
 

Bodaggit23

Active Member
Lame...

Is there a safer way to stop the client besides Ctr+C?
Code:
[SIZE="3"]
12:00:54] Completed 210000 out of 250000 steps  (84%)
[12:39:02] Completed 212500 out of 250000 steps  (85%)
[12:49:26] 
[12:49:26] Folding@home Core Shutdown: INTERRUPTED

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.


--- Opening Log file [December 13 14:34:25 UTC] 


# Linux SMP Console Edition ###################################################
###############################################################################

                       Folding@Home Client Version 6.24R3

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

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

Launch directory: /usr/local/fah
Executable: ./fah6
Arguments: -bigadv -smp 8 

[14:34:25] - Ask before connecting: No
[14:34:25] - User name: Bodaggit23 (Team 44358)
[14:34:25] - User ID: 5AC5A3365663AFCC
[14:34:25] - Machine ID: 6
[14:34:25] 
[14:34:25] Loaded queue successfully.
[14:34:25] 
[14:34:25] + Processing work unit
[14:34:25] Core required: FahCore_a2.exe
[14:34:25] Core found.
[14:34:25] Working on queue slot 06 [December 13 14:34:25 UTC]
[14:34:25] + Working ...
[14:34:25] 
[14:34:25] *------------------------------*
[14:34:25] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[14:34:25] Version 2.10 (Sun Aug 30 03:43:28 CEST 2009)
[14:34:25] 
[14:34:25] Preparing to commence simulation
[14:34:25] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[14:34:25] Files status OK
[14:34:32] - Expanded 30237258 -> 159270593 (decompressed 100.6 percent)
[14:34:33] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=30237258 data_size=159270593, decompressed_data_size=159270593 diff=0
[14:34:33] - Digital signature verified
[14:34:33] 
[14:34:33] Project: 2683 (Run 6, Clone 1, Gen 25)
[14:34:33] 
[14:34:35] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[14:34:35] Entering M.D.
[14:34:41] Using Gromacs checkpoints
[14:34:42] 
[14:34:42] Entering M.D.
[14:34:49] Using Gromacs checkpoints
[14:35:14] Resuming from checkpoint
[14:35:22] CoreStatus = FF (255)
[14:35:22] Sending work to server
[14:35:22] Project: 2683 (Run 6, Clone 1, Gen 25)
[14:35:22] - Error: Could not get length of results file work/wuresults_06.dat
[14:35:22] - Error: Could not read unit 06 file. Removing from queue.
[14:35:22] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[14:35:22] Cleaning up work directory
[/SIZE]
 

mep916

Administrator
Staff member
Jeese...VM corrupted a work unit I had at 28% last night when I shut it down to play Battlefield. Lost a days work...:(

Lame...

Is there a safer way to stop the client besides Ctr+C?

That sucks man. You could manually close the VM to shut it down, but I don't think that would prevent you from losing your work, or be any different from using the ctrl-c command.
 

Jet

VIP Member
Long story short, I creamed my hard drive in my Macbook Pro in a freak accident (I could have easily broken the whole thing), so now I'm juggling hard drives and using my desktop as a backup machine. Until the whole ordeal is through, I'll just be sending in the 1920s when I have time.
 

Bodaggit23

Active Member
Mine is still going for a long ride on the fail boat. lol. I guess I'll go back to the 1920 units until i can figure it out.

Lol the Fail boat. I prefer the roflcopter.

Did you try backing off the memory limit to the minimum in the VM?
 

mep916

Administrator
Staff member
Did you try backing off the memory limit to the minimum in the VM?

I've tried everything. DIMM slots on the mobo are good. RAM is good. I dunno.

So it's still showing your memory as 4GB?

Yeah, it's almost as if 2GB have disappeared. I've searched the interwebz. Some mobos have a memory remapping option in the BIOS that resolves this issue. The Bloodrage doesn't have this option, so I'm not sure where to go from there. I'm sure I'm missing something but I don't know what.
 

bomberboysk

Active Member
Yeah, it's almost as if 2GB have disappeared. I've searched the interwebz. Some mobos have a memory remapping option in the BIOS that resolves this issue. The Bloodrage doesn't have this option, so I'm not sure where to go from there. I'm sure I'm missing something but I don't know what.
Open MSCONFIG, boot tab, Advanced, and make sure the box beside "maximum memory" isnt checked.
 

Jet

VIP Member
I've tried everything. DIMM slots on the mobo are good. RAM is good. I dunno.



Yeah, it's almost as if 2GB have disappeared. I've searched the interwebz. Some mobos have a memory remapping option in the BIOS that resolves this issue. The Bloodrage doesn't have this option, so I'm not sure where to go from there. I'm sure I'm missing something but I don't know what.

Is it still showing only 4GB in the BIOS?

(On another note, 10% through a Bigadv due around noon on Saturday! Frame times are reported as in the 28:50s in the VM, but they're probably more in the upper 29s. Not quite fast enough to break the 2 day mark, but still quite satisfactory!)
 

mep916

Administrator
Staff member
Is it still showing only 4GB in the BIOS?

(On another note, 10% through a Bigadv due around noon on Saturday! Frame times are reported as in the 28:50s in the VM, but they're probably more in the upper 29s. Not quite fast enough to break the 2 day mark, but still quite satisfactory!)

Yes, 4096MB in the BIOS. Congrats on your progress Jet. We're very close to the top 300. :D
 
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