Folding Client Going to Sleep

I'm trying to run the latest linux client on redhat 9. I'm starting it remotely with & so I can let it run in the background after I logout. I've found that it generally runs for a few hours and then goes idle. Is there a known issue with this? I've also tried starting it normally and then pausing it with ctrl Z, and then starting it in the background with bg - same results.

hmmmm, u sure ur in the right one(seti in ur avatar 'n sig) but if ya converted recently sry, dont' know linux...

it says folding in the thread title, maybe we got us a new folder

Started running it again off an on while the other two projects are down.

When you say the process is going to sleep, do you mean that the process is still running, but the cpu is idle?

TC can you post the entire log file, and the client.cfg too?

TC, welcome back to the fold. I know nothing of the linux sort but definately post the log file so we can see whats going on. I am sure some of the linux folders will be around with some good answers soon enough.

Well here's the tail end of the log file. It looks fine until it finishes a unit and then it shuts off for some reason. What's more, I can't kill the client. I have to reboot the machine to kill it and restart it.

03:23:49] Writing local files
[03:23:49] Completed 245000 out of 250000 steps (98%)
[03:29:27] Writing local files
[03:29:27] Completed 247500 out of 250000 steps (99%)
[03:35:07] Writing local files
[03:35:08] Completed 250000 out of 250000 steps (100%)
[03:35:08] Writing final coordinates.
[03:35:08] Past main M.D. loop
[03:36:07]
[03:36:07] Finished Work Unit:
[03:36:07] - Reading up to 316680 from "work/wudata_01.arc": Read 316680
[03:36:07] - Reading up to 0 from "work/wudata_01.xtc": Read 0
[03:36:07] goefile size: 150
[03:36:07] logfile size: 43710
[03:36:07] Leaving Run
[03:36:09] - Writing 370432 bytes of core data to disk...
[03:36:09] ... Done.
[03:36:09] - Shutting down core
[03:36:09]
[03:36:09] Folding@home Core Shutdown: FINISHED_UNIT

Here's my config file:

[root@anvil folding]# cat client.cfg
[settings]
username=TC
team=32
asknet=no
bigpackets=no
machineid=1

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

And last here's a snapshot from ps:

32482 ? S 0:09 ./fold
32503 ? SN 0:00 ./FahCore_78.exe -dir work/ -suffix 01 -checkpoint 15 -lifeline 32482 -version 502

Just restarted the client and I see it can't get any work:

[00:46:38] Folding@home Core Shutdown: MISSING_WORK_FILES
[00:46:38] CoreStatus = 74 (116)
[00:46:38] The core could not find the work files specified. Removing from queue
[00:46:38] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[00:46:38] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[00:46:38] + Attempting to get work packet
[00:46:38] - Connecting to assignment server
[00:46:38] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[00:46:38] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[00:46:38] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[00:46:38] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[00:46:38] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[00:46:38] - Error: Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[00:46:52] + Attempting to get work packet
[00:46:52] - Connecting to assignment server
[00:46:52] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[00:46:52] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[00:46:52] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[00:46:52] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[00:46:52] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[00:46:52] - Error: Attempt #2 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.

http]
active=no
host=localhost
port=8080


sould be yes shouldn't it?

FizzledFiend said:

http]
active=no
host=localhost
port=8080


sould be yes shouldn't it?

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NO, that i believe is for a proxy setting...

do you have a userreg setting? try switching whatever it has there, like if its yes, change to no, if no change to yes.

stan03 said:

do you have a userreg setting? try switching whatever it has there, like if its yes, change to no, if no change to yes.

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Not sure - where would I find that?

you know what, im an idiot, you can't have it cause you in linux, sorry, im an idiot. :

just so you know userreg would have told it to use internet explorer settings

TC said:

Well here's the tail end of the log file. It looks fine until it finishes a unit and then it shuts off for some reason. What's more, I can't kill the client. I have to reboot the machine to kill it and restart it.

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That sounds like the glibc issue. If you search the folding-community forums for "glibc redhat" or "client-core communications error 0x0" you'll probably find a bunch of posts about it.

That definitely appears to be the problem, but the suggestions in that thread didn't work for me. Strangely enough, I simply deleted the entire directory, downloaded a fresh copy, and it has been working fine overnight.