Hi

[ArBiTaL 24]

I've been folding for a while now, but haven't been in this forum hardly at all (once, i think ;)). I'm just running the standard graphical client on my main rig, folding 3.33Ghz for T32.

Because i haven't been in here for a while, i feel there may be many things i'm missing out on or that i can do to increase folding, or any new terms or goals.

So i'm just doing a little update here so to speak, is there anything else i should know? or is my current folding (out-of-the-box) going just fine?

Thanks, ArBiTaL24.

[scoobiedoo]

hey, you aren't that much of a folding newbie, I've seen you around for a little while now, while not in here. You have been in *cough* there alot with us :D

anyhoo, thanks for posting up in here ;)

scoobs

[Skiing Squirrel]

ArBiTaL, I am in the same boat as you. I been folding for a year, but I think I only came to these forums twice before now. :D

[David]

-advmethods -forceasm


'Nuff said :)

[Cjwinnit]

So good you said it twice! :D

[David]

Originally posted by Cjwinnit
So good you said it twice! :D

LOl, must have doubleclicked post by accident.

[ArBiTaL 24]

What's that?
(-advmethods -forceasm)

[David]

Originally posted by ArBiTaL 24
What's that?
(-advmethods -forceasm)

Often means faster folding, especially for AMD rigs. They are flags.

[Chris]

Originally posted by ArBiTaL 24
What's that?
(-advmethods -forceasm)

there extra launch parameters for the folding client, add them on to the end of you shortcut in the startup folder if you use the graphical client like you said. I.e. in the shortcut target is says something like C:\program files\folding\fah.exe add the tags onto the end like C:\program files\folding\fah.exe -advmethods -forceasm The advmethods flag makes sure you get gromacs work units when they are available, generally speaking they give better PPW because they can be folded faster with relation to the amnount of points they are worth. The forceasm flag ensures that the SSE instructions of the processor stay on, it willdecrease the time it takes you to complete a WU but may cause the cpu to get a little hotter so watch the temps!

[ArBiTaL 24]

Cool:)
(i thought that they might be file launch extensions :))

EDIT: damn, it doesn't work :( (says cannot be found, or something :()

[Chris]

Originally posted by ArBiTaL 24
Cool:)
(i thought that they might be file launch extensions :))

EDIT: damn, it doesn't work :( (says cannot be found, or something :()

are you sure you edited the shortcut properly? there should be a space after .exe for example folding.exe -forceasm and not folding.exe-forceasm

:)

[FattyMcNastyXK]

I get that too, thats why I just switched to the console. I have XP, would that make a difference?

[Chris]

Originally posted by FattyMcNastyXK
I get that too, thats why I just switched to the console. I have XP, would that make a difference?

AFAIK that shouldnt make any difference, i use the console and EM3 myself as its far superior in my opinion.

[scoobiedoo]

Originally posted by Chris


The advmethods flag makes sure you get gromacs work units when they are available, generally speaking they give better PPW because they can be folded faster with relation to the amnount of points they are worth.

For explanation of this please see this:-advmethods tag (http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=218094)

hehehehehe.

scoobs! :D

[ArBiTaL 24]

Originally posted by Chris


are you sure you edited the shortcut properly? there should be a space after .exe for example folding.exe -forceasm and not folding.exe-forceasm

:)

Yea, i tried both...
don't worry bout it :)

[Cjwinnit]

Did you put in speech marks?

"C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\winFAH.exe" -forceasm -advmethods

Try that.

To check it worked, go into the log file (Right-click over the red icon, go to "Status", then "Log file").

If you have something like this:

from my log file, important bits are coloured:

Arguments: -advmethods -forceasm -verbosity 9

[01:53:24] - Ask before connecting: No
[01:53:24] - User name: Cjwinnit (Team 32)
[01:53:24] - User ID = 10EFB547034E8960
[01:53:24] - Machine ID: 1
[01:53:24]
[01:53:24] Work directory not found. Creating...
[01:53:24] Loaded queue successfully.
[01:53:24] Initialization complete
[01:53:24] + Benchmarking ...
[01:53:27] The benchmark result is 3384
[01:53:27]
[01:53:27] + Processing work unit
[01:53:27] Core required: FahCore_65.exe
[01:53:27] Core found.
[01:53:27] Working on Unit 04 [July 26 01:53:27]
[01:53:27] + Working ...
[01:53:27] - Calling 'FahCore_65.exe -dir work/ -suffix 04 -forceasm -lifeline 4294129733
'

[01:53:27] - Autosending finished units...
[01:53:27] Trying to send all finished work units
[01:53:27] + Sent 0 completed units to the server
[01:53:27] - Autosend completed
[01:53:27] + Working...
[01:53:27] Folding@Home Client Core Version 2.47 (June 14, 2002)
[01:53:27]
[01:53:27] Proj: work/wudata_04
[01:53:27]
[01:53:27] Folding@Home2 Core Shutdown: MISSING_WORK_FILES
[01:53:31] CoreStatus = 74 (116)
[01:53:31] The core could not find the work files specified. Removing from queue
[01:53:31] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[01:53:35] Trying to send all finished work units
[01:53:35] + Sent 0 completed units to the server
[01:53:35] + Attempting to get work packet
[01:53:35] - Connecting to assignment server
[01:53:35] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[01:53:37] Initial: 40AB - Successful: assigned to (171.64.122.110).
[01:53:37] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[01:53:37] Loaded queue successfully.
[01:53:37] Connecting to http://171.64.122.110:8080/
[01:53:40] Initial: 0000 - Receiving payload (expected size: 364448)
[01:53:47] + Received work.
[01:53:47] + Closed connections
[01:53:52]
[01:53:52] + Processing work unit
[01:53:52] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[01:53:52] Core found.
[01:53:52] Working on Unit 05 [July 26 01:53:52]
[01:53:52] + Working ...
[01:53:52] - Calling 'FahCore_78.exe -dir work/ -suffix 05 -lifeline 4294129733
'

[01:53:53]
[01:53:53] *------------------------------*
[01:53:53] Folding@home Gromacs Core
[01:53:53] Version 1.49 (June 23, 2003)
[01:53:53]
[01:53:53] Preparing to commence simulation
[01:53:53] - Looking at optimizations...
[01:53:53] - Created dyn
[01:53:53] - Files status OK
[01:53:54] - Expanded 363936 -> 1768593 (decompressed 485.9 percent)
[01:53:54] - Starting from initial work packet
[01:53:54]
[01:53:54] Project: 341 (Run 3, Clone 68, Gen 27)
[01:53:54]
[01:53:54] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[01:53:54] Entering M.D.
[01:54:00] Protein: p341_gnra_den
[01:54:00]
[01:54:43] Extra SSE boost OK.
[01:54:43] Writing local files
[01:54:43] Completed 0 out of 500000 steps (0)

Then it worked.

Happy folding :)

[ArBiTaL 24]

Originally posted by Cjwinnit
Did you put in speech marks?

"C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\winFAH.exe" -forceasm -advmethods

Try that.

AH yes thank you:) (i was putting the -advmethods inside the speech marks)

Oh! i just noticed whilse doing a quote, you used [code ] formatting! i've never seen that one before :)

Looks like quote but slightly different...

[Cjwinnit]

Originally posted by ArBiTaL 24


AH yes thank you:) (i was putting the -advmethods inside the speech marks)

Oh! i just noticed whilse doing a quote, you used [code ] formatting! i've never seen that one before :)

Looks like quote but slightly different...

yeah, [code ] is good. and it's ASCII. so all the characters are the same width. Handy for math stuff :)