VMWare SMP WU now takes 5hrs. TPF!

[augie1111]

Wow, glad I caught that as I normally get 1920 points/22/hrs. I have changed nothing in VM 1.08 or Ubuntu 8.04, as it 'just worked' I have since restarted the Ubuntu, no joy. I then deleted work folder and client so it could start anew, same difference. The log looks a bit weird to me with the three extra nodes entries IIRC. Thanks as always.:beer:

augie@augie-desktop:~$ cd fah
augie@augie-desktop:~/fah$ ./fah6 -smp -verbosity 9

Note: Please read the license agreement (fah6 -license). Further
use of this software requires that you have read and accepted this agreement.

2 cores detected


--- Opening Log file [June 3 20:06:33 UTC]


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

Folding@Home Client Version 6.24beta

http://folding.stanford.edu

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

Launch directory: /home/augie/fah
Executable: ./fah6
Arguments: -smp -verbosity 9

[20:06:33] - Ask before connecting: No
[20:06:33] - User name: augie (Team 13790)
[20:06:33] - User ID: 2D702A53277010AB
[20:06:33] - Machine ID: 1
[20:06:33]
[20:06:33] Work directory not found. Creating...
[20:06:33] Could not open work queue, generating new queue...
[20:06:33] - Autosending finished units... [June 3 20:06:33 UTC]
[20:06:33] Trying to send all finished work units
[20:06:33] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[20:06:33] - Autosend completed
[20:06:33] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[20:06:33] + Attempting to get work packet
[20:06:33] - Will indicate memory of 752 MB
[20:06:33] - Connecting to assignment server
[20:06:33] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[20:06:33] Posted data.
[20:06:33] Initial: 40AB; - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.56).
[20:06:33] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[20:06:33] Loaded queue successfully.
[20:06:33] Connecting to http://171.64.65.56:8080/
[20:06:38] Posted data.
[20:06:38] Initial: 0000; - Receiving payload (expected size: 4844706)
[20:06:48] - Downloaded at ~473 kB/s
[20:06:48] - Averaged speed for that direction ~473 kB/s
[20:06:48] + Received work.
[20:06:48] + Closed connections
[20:06:48]
[20:06:48] + Processing work unit
[20:06:48] At least 4 processors must be requested.Core required: FahCore_a2.exe
[20:06:48] Core not found.
[20:06:48] - Core is not present or corrupted.
[20:06:48] - Attempting to download new core...
[20:06:48] + Downloading new core: FahCore_a2.exe
[20:06:48] Downloading core (/~pande/Linux/AMD64/Core_a2.fah from www.stanford.edu)
[20:06:49] Initial: AFDE; + 10240 bytes downloaded
[20:06:49] Initial: 5BF9; + 20480 bytes downloaded
[20:06:49] Initial: 4F5A; + 30720 bytes downloaded
[20:06:49] Initial: 0685; + 40960 bytes downloaded
[20:06:49] Initial: E287; + 51200 bytes downloaded
[20:06:49] Initial: 8CA4; + 61440 bytes downloaded
[20:06:49] Initial: 6946; + 71680 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: B005; + 81920 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 4800; + 92160 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 596A; + 102400 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 3F3D; + 112640 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: A6A6; + 122880 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 375D; + 133120 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 36B2; + 143360 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 4709; + 153600 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 18BE; + 163840 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 16AB; + 174080 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 4C49; + 184320 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 0EFA; + 194560 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 2F30; + 204800 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 0295; + 215040 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: E05C; + 225280 bytes downloaded
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[20:06:50] Initial: 1AD5; + 245760 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: A21D; + 256000 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: EFDF; + 266240 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 4EDF; + 276480 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 09C7; + 286720 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 0858; + 296960 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: C447; + 307200 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 95C6; + 317440 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: C575; + 327680 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 4D67; + 337920 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: FB03; + 348160 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: BAE5; + 358400 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: A50D; + 368640 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 4B34; + 378880 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 222F; + 389120 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 87AC; + 399360 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 0072; + 409600 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: E916; + 419840 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 4C6E; + 430080 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: FE2E; + 440320 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 2BE6; + 450560 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: D16C; + 460800 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: C89F; + 471040 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: B4AC; + 481280 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 7E87; + 491520 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 4620; + 501760 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: F5A5; + 512000 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 3644; + 522240 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: E57A; + 532480 bytes downloaded
[20:06:50] Initial: 76B5; + 542720 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 2A3A; + 552960 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 48E6; + 563200 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: A378; + 573440 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 9E7C; + 583680 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 0AD5; + 593920 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: E4AD; + 604160 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: E212; + 614400 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: D75B; + 624640 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 5122; + 634880 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 4667; + 645120 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 074D; + 655360 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 6631; + 665600 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 2DC2; + 675840 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 293F; + 686080 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 231E; + 696320 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 5393; + 706560 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 5EB3; + 716800 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 3A78; + 727040 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 7C1F; + 737280 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: DECE; + 747520 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 8919; + 757760 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: D696; + 768000 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 8E9F; + 778240 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 1934; + 788480 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: F6A9; + 798720 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 7F60; + 808960 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 77AB; + 819200 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: AFDB; + 829440 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 0008; + 839680 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 96BE; + 849920 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: F003; + 860160 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 6D01; + 870400 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 3CCB; + 880640 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 9350; + 890880 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 5223; + 901120 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 2749; + 911360 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 7879; + 921600 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: D1F3; + 931840 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 2CB4; + 942080 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 2DCA; + 952320 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: F7AD; + 962560 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: BFB0; + 972800 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 2409; + 983040 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 26B8; + 993280 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 5206; + 1003520 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 1F32; + 1013760 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: A8B2; + 1024000 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 9787; + 1034240 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: F171; + 1044480 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 9D74; + 1054720 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 61D6; + 1064960 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: D983; + 1075200 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 4D85; + 1085440 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 7A18; + 1095680 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 1219; + 1105920 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 8C12; + 1116160 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 0747; + 1126400 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: DDC4; + 1136640 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 402C; + 1146880 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 6799; + 1157120 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: DFCB; + 1167360 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: BCB8; + 1177600 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 5209; + 1187840 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 96B9; + 1198080 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 05A2; + 1208320 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 119E; + 1218560 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 2C54; + 1228800 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: C227; + 1239040 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: E460; + 1249280 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 8D63; + 1259520 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 0049; + 1269760 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: E919; + 1280000 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: DB4D; + 1290240 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 539E; + 1300480 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 10E3; + 1310720 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: FD0D; + 1320960 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: FC57; + 1331200 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: A967; + 1341440 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 6EBD; + 1351680 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: EFD8; + 1361920 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: A0F8; + 1372160 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 8605; + 1382400 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 2CEC; + 1392640 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 9154; + 1402880 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: B1BD; + 1413120 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 0CAC; + 1423360 bytes downloaded
[20:06:51] Initial: 009F; + 1433600 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: B735; + 1443840 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 3D44; + 1454080 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 3B64; + 1464320 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 57BE; + 1474560 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 57F3; + 1484800 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: CDAB; + 1495040 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 2E3C; + 1505280 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 6950; + 1515520 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 32B0; + 1525760 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: F5CC; + 1536000 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 7931; + 1546240 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 8961; + 1556480 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 6934; + 1566720 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 5597; + 1576960 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: E7D3; + 1587200 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: F5EE; + 1597440 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 5AF2; + 1607680 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 6960; + 1617920 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 210B; + 1628160 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 80A1; + 1638400 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: DB07; + 1648640 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 841A; + 1658880 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: D3CA; + 1669120 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 6DE7; + 1679360 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 8A1F; + 1689600 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 22E5; + 1699840 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 30C1; + 1710080 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: A4C1; + 1720320 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: AFB1; + 1730560 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: A3C7; + 1740800 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: E565; + 1751040 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: C262; + 1761280 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Initial: 09F5; + 1770268 bytes downloaded
[20:06:52] Verifying core Core_a2.fah...
[20:06:52] Signature is VALID
[20:06:52]
[20:06:52] Trying to unzip core FahCore_a2.exe
[20:06:52] Decompressed FahCore_a2.exe (4341288 bytes) successfully
[20:06:52] + Core successfully engaged
[20:07:01]
[20:07:01] + Processing work unit
[20:07:01] At least 4 processors must be requested.Core required: FahCore_a2.exe
[20:07:01] Core found.
[20:07:01] Working on queue slot 01 [June 3 20:07:01 UTC]
[20:07:01] + Working ...
[20:07:01] - Calling './mpiexec -np 4 -host 127.0.0.1 ./FahCore_a2.exe -dir work/ -suffix 01 -priority 96 -checkpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 5666 -version 624'

[20:07:01]
[20:07:01] *------------------------------*
[20:07:01] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[20:07:01] Version 2.07 (Sun Apr 19 14:51:09 PDT 2009)
[20:07:01]
[20:07:01] Preparing to commence simulation
[20:07:01] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[20:07:02] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=4844194 data_size=23991465, decompressed_data_size=23991465 diff=0
[20:07:03] - Digital signature verified
[20:07:03]
[20:07:03] Project: 2669 (Run 4, Clone 19, Gen 111)
[20:07:03]
[20:07:03] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[20:07:03] Entering M.D.
[20:07:13] Run 4, Clone 19, Gen 111)
[20:07:13]
[20:07:13] Entering M.D.
NNODES=4, MYRANK=0, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop
NNODES=4, MYRANK=1, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop
NNODES=4, MYRANK=3, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop
NNODES=4, MYRANK=2, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop
NODEID=0 argc=20
:-) G R O M A C S (-:

Groningen Machine for Chemical Simulation

:-) VERSION 4.0.99_development_20090307 (-:


Written by David van der Spoel, Erik Lindahl, Berk Hess, and others.
Copyright (c) 1991-2000, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Copyright (c) 2001-2008, The GROMACS development team,
check out http://www.gromacs.org for more information.


:-) mdrun (-:

Reading file work/wudata_01.tpr, VERSION 3.3.99_development_20070618 (single precision)
NODEID=1 argc=20
NODEID=3 argc=20
NODEID=2 argc=20
Note: tpx file_version 48, software version 64

NOTE: The tpr file used for this simulation is in an old format, for less memory usage and possibly more performance create a new tpr file with an up to date version of grompp

Making 1D domain decomposition 1 x 1 x 4
starting mdrun '22908 system'
28000000 steps, 56000.0 ps (continuing from step 21218114, 42436.2 ps).

[Adak]

The log file you posted only runs from 20:06 to 20:07. :confused:

[ChasR]

5 hours per frame is definately screwy. You don't show any progress in your log. Are you sure you don't have a host name problem and are making no progress at all?

If you check the Host name in networking in Ubuntu, does it match what FAH thinks the host name is?

NNODES=4, MYRANK=0, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop

[augie1111]

The log file you posted only runs from 20:06 to 20:07. :confused:

Yes, but I posted that a half hour later and still the same now. I'll try to find the original log.

At ChasR, I have no idea of where to find the hostname. I'm very new to *nix. I was about to delete VMWare but thought I'd better ask here first.:)

[ChasR]

Assuming you have the GUI running in ubuntu, system/administration/network/general

[augie1111]

Assuming you have the GUI running in ubuntu, system/administration/network/general

Thanks, name is augie-desktop as it should be. Time to hit the feedbag and some sleep. I'll keep this running overnight to give ya'll an idea in the morning. I'll post it up. :beer: gn

[Adak]

If you have no decent folding going on, I'd delete queue.dat unitinfo.txt and the contents of the work folder, after you stop it with power off, rather than just suspend.

When you re-start it, you may get the same WU again a couple of times (which is Stanford's default in order to re-try WU and stop "cherry picking").

After that, you should be good.

[augie1111]

augie@augie-desktop:~/fah$ ./fah6 -smp -verbosity 9

Note: Please read the license agreement (fah6 -license). Further
use of this software requires that you have read and accepted this agreement.

2 cores detected


--- Opening Log file [June 3 22:41:50 UTC]


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

Folding@Home Client Version 6.24beta

http://folding.stanford.edu

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

Launch directory: /home/augie/fah
Executable: ./fah6
Arguments: -smp -verbosity 9

[22:41:50] - Ask before connecting: No
[22:41:50] - User name: augie (Team 13790)
[22:41:50] - User ID: 2D702A53277010AB
[22:41:50] - Machine ID: 1
[22:41:50]
[22:41:50] Loaded queue successfully.
[22:41:50] - Autosending finished units... [June 3 22:41:50 UTC]
[22:41:50] Trying to send all finished work units
[22:41:50] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[22:41:50] - Autosend completed
[22:41:50]
[22:41:50] + Processing work unit
[22:41:50] At least 4 processors must be requested.Core required: FahCore_a2.exe
[22:41:50] Core found.
[22:41:50] Working on queue slot 01 [June 3 22:41:50 UTC]
[22:41:50] + Working ...
[22:41:50] - Calling './mpiexec -np 4 -host 127.0.0.1 ./FahCore_a2.exe -dir work/ -suffix 01 -priority 96 -checkpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 5595 -version 624'

[22:41:50]
[22:41:50] *------------------------------*
[22:41:50] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[22:41:50] Version 2.07 (Sun Apr 19 14:51:09 PDT 2009)
[22:41:50]
[22:41:50] Preparing to commence simulation
[22:41:50] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[22:41:59] - Looking at optimizations...
[22:41:59] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[22:41:59] - Files status OK
[22:42:03] - Expanded 4844194 -> 23991465 (decompressed 495.2 percent)
[22:42:04] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=4844194 data_size=23991465, decompressed_data_size=23991465 diff=0
[22:42:05] - Digital signature verified
[22:42:05]
[22:42:05] Project: 2669 (Run 4, Clone 19, Gen 111)
[22:42:05]
[22:42:05] Entering M.D.
[22:42:11] Using Gromacs checkpoints
NNODES=4, MYRANK=0, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop
NNODES=4, MYRANK=1, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop
NNODES=4, MYRANK=2, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop
NNODES=4, MYRANK=3, HOSTNAME=augie-desktop
NODEID=1 argc=23
NODEID=0 argc=23
:-) G R O M A C S (-:

Groningen Machine for Chemical Simulation

:-) VERSION 4.0.99_development_20090307 (-:


Written by David van der Spoel, Erik Lindahl, Berk Hess, and others.
Copyright (c) 1991-2000, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Copyright (c) 2001-2008, The GROMACS development team,
check out http://www.gromacs.org for more information.


:-) mdrun (-:

NODEID=2 argc=23
NODEID=3 argc=23
Reading file work/wudata_01.tpr, VERSION 3.3.99_development_20070618 (single precision)
Note: tpx file_version 48, software version 64

Reading checkpoint file work/wudata_01.cpt generated: Wed Jun 3 18:37:25 2009


NOTE: The tpr file used for this simulation is in an old format, for less memory usage and possibly more performance create a new tpr file with an up to date version of grompp

Making 1D domain decomposition 1 x 1 x 4
starting mdrun '22908 system'
28000000 steps, 56000.0 ps (continuing from step 21242830, 42485.7 ps).
[22:42:16] Resuming from checkpoint
[22:42:17] Verified work/wudata_01.log
[22:42:17] Verified work/wudata_01.trr
[22:42:17] Verified work/wudata_01.xtc
[22:42:17] Verified work/wudata_01.edr
[22:42:18] Completed 24716 out of 6781886 steps (0%)
[03:00:36] Completed 67819 out of 6781886 steps (1%)
[04:41:50] - Autosending finished units... [June 4 04:41:50 UTC]
[04:41:50] Trying to send all finished work units
[04:41:50] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[04:41:50] - Autosend completed
[09:36:07] Completed 135638 out of 6781886 steps (2%)
[10:41:50] - Autosending finished units... [June 4 10:41:50 UTC]
[10:41:50] Trying to send all finished work units
[10:41:50] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[10:41:50] - Autosend completed

[Adak]

2% in 12 hours of folding is definitely wrong. In System Monitor, what percent of cpu cycles is the folding thread (any one of them), getting?

System >> Applications >> System Monitor

[ihrsetrdr]

Augie, how much RAM have you allocated to this VM?

[Bon3thugz43v3r]

Try switching to VM Workstation if you are using VMWare Player. You will thank me if you do.

[augie1111]

2% in 12 hours of folding is definitely wrong. In System Monitor, what percent of cpu cycles is the folding thread (any one of them), getting?

System >> Applications >> System Monitor

Around %25 each with affinity set to the first two cores for a total od %50 which is normal for me.

If you have no decent folding going on, I'd delete queue.dat unitinfo.txt and the contents of the work folder, after you stop it with power off, rather than just suspend.

When you re-start it, you may get the same WU again a couple of times (which is Stanford's default in order to re-try WU and stop "cherry picking").

After that, you should be good.

Tried that about 5 times today and always got the exact same WU down to the clone # I gave them at least an hour to produce a frame where my normal time is ~14min.

Augie, how much RAM have you allocated to this VM?

I give it the max which is around 3.3GB as I'm running Vista Ult X86. I have changed nothing since it has been running steady for the last few months.

Hang on there, I did install SP1 on June 1st. That's all that I can think of that might have affected it. I remember PCTools firewall having a fit asking to allow the various FAH processes through but thought nothing of it ATT. Perhaps the issue lies in the FW?

EDIT: However, my GPU is going normally.

EDIT2: I allowed full connectivity to anything dealing with VMWare, keeping fingers crossed.:D

[augie1111]

Wooo Hooo!!!!! It was the firewall after all! :santa: I hope this :bang head of mine helps someone else.;) Thanks for the help in twigging my brain folks! :beer: And sorry for wasting your time too.:( I should have known something like that when it stared me right in the face.:eek:

It's amazing at how some seemingly innocuous things rear up their ugly heads. This is one lesson I'll never forget.:)

EDIT:I don't profess to know why it was taking me 5hrs. to complete a frame because of the FW but it's working properly now. Phew!:) If anyone knows why then please post.:) I'll assume that there is constant chatter between the VM and the servers that was being blocked.

[Adak]

Glad you found and fixed it!

[ChasR]

You can't allocate all your ram to the VM without having serious useability problems. 1GB is plenty.
It isn't your firewall. It is a bad WU. Notice the number of steps in yours:

[22:42:18] Completed 24716 out of 6781886 steps (0%)
[03:00:36] Completed 67819 out of 6781886 steps (1%)

It should have 250000.

p2669 from one of mine:

[20:33:47] Completed 200000 out of 250000 steps (80%)
[20:43:19] Completed 202500 out of 250000 steps (81%)

[augie1111]

You can't allocate all your ram to the VM without having serious useability problems. 1GB is plenty.
It isn't your firewall. It is a bad WU. Notice the number of steps in yours:

[22:42:18] Completed 24716 out of 6781886 steps (0%)
[03:00:36] Completed 67819 out of 6781886 steps (1%)

It should have 250000.

p2669 from one of mine:

[20:33:47] Completed 200000 out of 250000 steps (80%)
[20:43:19] Completed 202500 out of 250000 steps (81%)

Ooh man, good eye! I obviously never saw that, or should I say noticed it.:( I'll give you the bad WU but the firewall was interfering with my getting a new WU as far as I know.

As soon as I changed the FW permissions I got the new WU. It's still a 2669 but it has 250000 steps and is folding as a champ.:) Thanks ChasR.