-oneunit and qfix?

[CJ-5]

Someone please tell me where to find qfix for smp in linux and how to implement the -oneunit flag for the 5.04 console.

Please walk me through placing the flag in detail so I don't screw up. (you know like I'm a complete idiot :screwy: ) I've never been good about following general directions when people assume I already know about really basic stuff, cuz I don't.

[Adak]

For the oneunit flag:

First, it doesn't work for service installs (which have no windows of their own) - the service stops, and then starts right back up again, so no joy.

For console installs (the one's that have a basic window):

1) In Windows Explorer, go to the fah.exe file, and right click on it. Choose "Create a Shortcut", move the cursor down to the "Target" line, and *all* the way to the very right hand side. Type:

one space, one hyphen, and the word "oneunit": -oneunit

Click on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the Shortcut, and then on "OK".

If your 5.04 FAH client, is running now, stop it. Give it a minute to close up shop. Now double click on the new shortcut to start it back up, and it will stop when the current WU is finished.

Is this the Qfix you are using?
http://linuxminded.xs4all.nl/software/qd-tools/binaries/linux/x86/qfix

Uncle Fungus recommends it.

[ChasR]

qfix: http://linuxminded.xs4all.nl/mirror/www.boston.quik.com/rph/fah.html

If you're running as a service, run services.msc, stop the service, disable the service, then do what Adak says.

[CJ-5]

Thanks, I'll give it a try after dinner.

I'm not running anything as a service any more. I quit doing that after QMDs. The smp seems to be less reliable and requires more attention.

[CJ-5]

Ok, I'm dumber than I thought:cry:. I can't find a file called fah.exe.

All I have is 2 folders on my desktop that I've named FAH1 and FAH2. They contain the wu folder, fah5.04 console, log, queue, my folding, unit info, client, fahcore_82 and fahcore_78. I start them by opening each folder and double clicking on the fah5.04 thingy.

So how do I find the "fah.exe". I even searched all files and folders for fah.exe. Nothing came up.:-/

[Jolly-Swagman]

fah5.04 console, thats the one

[CJ-5]

Ok, thanks.

I thought that was it, but I couldn't find the "target line" Adak was referring to.

Adak: "Create a Shortcut", move the cursor down to the "Target" line

So after I right click on it to create a short cut, I have to right click on the short cut and select properties to find the target line that Adak was talking about.:cool:

[thideras]

Wait, you are in linux?

Open a command line and type:

cd /home/username/Desktop/FAH1
fahprogram -oneunitAnything in bold italics needs to be changed to reflect system files/settings.

[CJ-5]

thideras: Wait, you are in linux?

No, Windows xp for the 5.04 console. The qfix is for the Linux smp.

Of course since I found it, thanks to ChasR, I still haven't figured out how to apply it?

[dfonda]

Drop the qfix in the fah folder.

Open a terminal like you are starting the client(You can use the arrow keys to bring up your last commands.)

So bring up your command that points to the fah folder...once your pointed at it type ./qfix

[thideras]

No, Windows xp. The qfix is for the Linux smp.Whoops, read the thread a little too fast then :p

[CJ-5]

dfonda: Did you need to know how to run qfix or were you OK with that?

Haven't figured qfix out either, but I think I've got the -oneunit flag down now for windows. And thanks thideras, for helping me with the -oneunit flag for smp linux. I'm sure I'll need to know that sometime.

[dfonda]

Drop the qfix in the fah folder.

Open a terminal like you are starting the client(You can use the arrow keys to bring up your last commands.)

So bring up your command that points to the fah folder...once your pointed at it type ./qfix



Sorry I read your post after I posted....I edited to answer the question.(We posted at the same minute)

[CJ-5]

dfonda: Open a terminal like you are starting the client(You can use the arrow keys to bring up your last commands.)

This doesn't make sense to me. I must start smp differently than you do. I use a short cut that I think Adak provided a very long time ago. When I double click it a window pops up with 4 choices: run in terminal, display, close and run. I click "run in terminal" and it opens a terminal and begins folding. There is no opportunity to interact with it or change anything.

This is what I get for being lazy and using the short cut. The early smp clients had to have everything typed into a terminal by hand. I had a better understanding for what was going when I used to do that.

[thideras]

This doesn't make sense to me. I must start smp differently than you do. I use a short cut that I think Adak provided a very long time ago. When I double click it a window pops up with 4 choices: run in terminal, display, close and run. I click "run in terminal" and it opens a terminal and begins folding. There is no opportunity to interact with it or change anything.You can do what I showed above, that will let you give it whatever flags you want ;)

[dfonda]

Then you can add the -config flag as well and each time you start it you can check your settings.
If you don't won't to change anything hit return rapidly 5 or 6 times and it will just skip right through the choices and start right up.

You can start it up manually if you can cd (change directory) to it.

Then you would have the opportunity to run qfix. Or after you run qfix close the terminal and use your shortcut to start it.

Does your terminal disappear after you start it and run as a service?