SMP Client Only Runs One Instance

[TC]

So i decided to switch back to folding for a while after getting a couple quad core systems. I followed the sticky on setting up the beta smp client supposedly targeted at quad core chips. The installation went smoothly but it only runs once instance, leaving my system with 3 idle cores. I was sort of expecting this to work like boinc in terms of taking advantage of multi-cores, but does this still have to be setup manually, i.e. making copies and starting them separately to get all 4 cores folding?

[Jolly-Swagman]

TC yes that is what to do
i.e. making copies and starting them separately to get all 4 cores folding?

Just make sure to give each one dif machine ID [1], [2], [3],[4] ect

[drshivas]

Did you download the right client? It sounds like you downloaded the classic single core client, in which case you'd need 4 separate folders and run 4 instances each with the machine IDs set as stated above.

The one you want is either of the last two in the list on the betas page:

http://folding.stanford.edu/English/DownloadWinOther

If you did download one of those packages, then all u may need is the -smp switch at startup.

[TC]

I followed the sticky that says "updated for new SMP client!" and downloaded the client using the links in the article.

[ChasR]

Sounds to me as if you forgot to add the -smp flag to the extra parameters or the target line of the shortcut. Oops, drshivas said that already and he is right.

[Jolly-Swagman]

Which are you wanting to use the Deino or MPICH

if using the Deino Client just remember to set Flags -smp -deino -verbosity 9

and for the MPICH just the -smp -verbosity 9

[TC]

The client is running with -smp -deino -forceasm -verbosity 9

[Jolly-Swagman]

Not sure if this will help as dont have Quad but from what read it may help when running 2 instances of Fah6.22beta2r3 smp on Quads

Affinity Changer utility
http://distributed.org.ua/forum/index.php?showtopic=1149

[Mr.Guvernment]

stop your client
open your config file and add -smp
close your config file
DELETE the work folder , the queue.dat file and the download core FAH***.exe file
start the fah.exe again see what it downloads.

what mine looks like


[settings]
username=MrGuvernment
team=32
passkey=
asknet=no
machineid=1
bigpackets=normal
extra_parms=-smp 4
local=1

[http]
active=no
host=localhost
port=8080
usereg=no

[core]
addr=

[TC]

Okay I tried that and all it did was download a new core and start running again with one instance.

[Mr.Guvernment]

it did that for me, and then like a day later, i ahd the a1 core going..... is weird...

can you show us your config file?

[TC]

Well this is really strange. I went to copy and paste my config file in here and it's almost completely empty. The last time I checked it last night it looked identical to what Mr G posted. Now all it has is this:

[settings]
machineid=1

[http]
active=no


What the heck is it doing?

[thideras]

Well this is really strange. I went to copy and paste my config file in here and it's almost completely empty. The last time I checked it last night it looked identical to what Mr G posted. Now all it has is this:

[settings]
machineid=1

[http]
active=no


What the heck is it doing?Did you change the machine ID when you installed it? I had a very similar issue with the GPU client. If I changed the machine ID from the default "2", it completely wiped out my config file. I'd nuke the entire folder and start over honestly...

[LandShark]

check task manager and report back how many FahCore_XX.exe are running and what core is it.

[TC]

check task manager and report back how many FahCore_XX.exe are running and what core is it.

Currently running 1 instance of core 78. I think I'll just hose the entire thing and start over.

[LandShark]

Currently running 1 instance of core 78. I think I'll just hose the entire thing and start over.

ok, then you are running standard/single core client, not SMP. make sure you did put -smp flag; otherwise you'll be assigned for regular/non SMP WU.

[Mr.Guvernment]

i went through this run around for almost a week, geting core 73 and the 85? i think..

i deleted everything

do an uninstall - reboot to stp the smpd thing, then go into your c drive and delete the F@H folder completly - redownload - install

when you install it and it asks if you want to change advance options choose yes
leave everything default... exacept for

MachineID - make it 2 (this is wht i did as i have the gpu client)
advance tags type in -smp 4

then finish and start it up!