i7 @ 4GHz+ and ready to play but how?

augie1111 · Jun 24, 2010

Win 7, VMWare Player 3.0 and Ubuntu 9.04. Player only shows 4 CPU's available so do I double up on that? It doesn't seem that's what folks are doing with their machines but are running -bigadv. I thought there was a guide around here but I can't find it? :rain:

Jolly-Swagman · Jun 25, 2010

here is a three Part Video that Travis did for Folding Under Unbuntu VM

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

hope these will help

augie1111 · Jun 25, 2010

Thanks Jolly, but I'm past all that.

Looking for the -bigadv method in VM. I added that to my SMP but it's still giving me lower points, not bad points but somewhat lower than -bigadv is purported to be. Current is 12 to 15K PPD with one taking some 5.5 hrs. Here's my Win setup

Code:

--- Opening Log file [June 25 13:40:12 UTC]


# Windows SMP Console Edition ##########################################
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                       Folding@Home Client Version 6.29

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

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Launch directory: C:\FAH\FAH
Executable: C:\FAH\FAH\fah6.exe.exe.exe
Arguments: -bigadv -smp 8 -verbosity 9

[13:40:12] - Ask before connecting: No
[13:40:12] - User name: augie (Team 12072)
[13:40:12] - User ID: 3B63FCAE3C2E8F01
[13:40:12] - Machine ID: 1
[13:40:12]
[13:40:12] Work directory not found. Creating...
[13:40:12] Could not open work queue, generating new queue...
[13:40:12] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[13:40:12] Cleaning up work directory
[13:40:12] - Autosending finished units... [June 25 13:40:12 UTC]
[13:40:12] Trying to send all finished work units
[13:40:12] + No unsent completed units remaining.
[13:40:12] - Autosend completed
[13:40:12] + Attempting to get work packet
[13:40:12] Passkey found
[13:40:12] - Will indicate memory of 1000 MB
[13:40:12] - Detect CPU. Vendor: GenuineIntel, Family: 6, Model: 10, Ste

[13:40:12] - Connecting to assignment server
[13:40:12] Connecting to http://assign.stanford.edu:8080/
[13:40:13] Posted data.
[13:40:13] Initial: 40AB; - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.54).
[13:40:13] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[13:40:13] Loaded queue successfully.
[13:40:13] Connecting to http://171.64.65.54:8080/
[13:40:14] Posted data.
[13:40:14] Initial: 0000; - Receiving payload (expected size: 1765301)
[13:40:16] - Downloaded at ~861 kB/s
[13:40:16] - Averaged speed for that direction ~861 kB/s
[13:40:16] + Received work.
[13:40:16] + Closed connections
[13:40:16]
[13:40:16] + Processing work unit
[13:40:16] Core required: FahCore_a3.exe
[13:40:16] Core found.
[13:40:16] Working on queue slot 01 [June 25 13:40:16 UTC]
[13:40:16] + Working ...
[13:40:16] - Calling '.\FahCore_a3.exe -dir work/ -nice 19 -suffix 01 -n
ckpoint 15 -verbose -lifeline 5916 -version 629'

[13:40:16]
[13:40:16] *------------------------------*
[13:40:16] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[13:40:16] Version 2.19 (Mar 12, 2010)
[13:40:16]
[13:40:16] Preparing to commence simulation
[13:40:16] - Looking at optimizations...
[13:40:16] - Created dyn
[13:40:16] - Files status OK
[13:40:17] - Expanded 1764789 -> 2252021 (decompressed 127.6 percent)
[13:40:17] Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=1764789 data
52021, decompressed_data_size=2252021 diff=0
[13:40:17] - Digital signature verified
[13:40:17]
[13:40:17] Project: 6051 (Run 0, Clone 180, Gen 69)
[13:40:17]
[13:40:17] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[13:40:17] Entering M.D.
[13:40:23] Completed 0 out of 500000 steps  (0%)
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ChasR · Jun 25, 2010

Thats a regular A3 WU, not -bigadv, which is why the ppd isn't in bigadv territory.

The latest version of VMware player doesn't support 8 cores and will not qualify for -bigadv WUs.

augie1111 · Jun 25, 2010

ChasR said:
Thats a regular A3 WU, not -bigadv, which is why the ppd isn't in bigadv territory.

The latest version of VMware player doesn't support 8 cores and will not qualify for -bigadv WUs.

I realize that chasR which is why I'm running 3.0.XXX as opposewd to the 3.1 which is being offered ATM at VMWare. I'm a bit of a software packrat.

I have read on these forums that 3.0 was 8 core aware but they changed that in 3.1 but I don't see it. Does VMWare tools change the cores seen. Just grasping at straws here.

Basic question remains, how do folks do -bigadv in a VM or is this reserved for a native Linux install only? I was sure that VMWare 3.0 saw 8s. Maybe I should take a break and have a soda instead. :soda:

Shelnutt2 · Jun 25, 2010

Virtualbox? or QEMU maybe?

chuckerants · Jun 25, 2010

That's not exactly the version I have.

dfonda · Jun 25, 2010

Does VMWare tools change the cores seen. Just grasping at straws here.

No the tools won't do that.

If you already read Chasr's guide to bigadv....Chasr's checklist

Try running this image, VM ware image it sets the cores in the vmx file for you. I run it and get about 500 more ppd a day, and its less trouble and overhead(Ram) then Ubuntu.

Its just the basics to fold...you can't do anything else.

I switched back in forth between images and settled for that one.

augie1111 · Jun 26, 2010

dfonda said:
If you already read Chasr's guide to bigadv....Chasr's checklist

That's the guide I was looking for! Did I miss it in the stickies? This guide should be referenced there. Thanks for the link dfonda and I'll let ya'll know if this works with my version of Player as it's not 3.0.0

chuckerants · Jun 26, 2010

Let me know if you need the version I'm using and can't find it and I'll upload it somewhere for you to download.

augie1111 said:
That's the guide I was looking for! Did I miss it in the stickies? This guide should be referenced there. Thanks for the link dfonda and I'll let ya'll know if this works with my version of Player as it's not 3.0.0

augie1111 · Jun 27, 2010

chuckerants said:
Let me know if you need the version I'm using and can't find it and I'll upload it somewhere for you to download.

Thanks for the offer chuck but not needed as filehippo has it. Yes, folding with 8's & -bigadv definitely needs 3.0.0-xxxxxxx!

Thanks to dfonda for the image file, made things extremely easy. As a side note, this also got me to thinking why I can't see .vmx files as I knew there was one in the image and then it dawned on me, MS hides 'known file extensions' by default! :bang head

I will use the image for now but I really hope that my reduction of OC to 3.78GHz gets the job done as 4.06GHz threw up a BSOD after two days. We'll see in some 3 days time. :beer:

Thanks a heap to all of you as always.

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