folding on linux

[Ebola]

how do i set it up?

i have my linux box connecting through my 2k box via a proxy.

 

[Jeff Bolton]

go to the folding website and download the folding client for linux (an .exe file). make a directory wherever you like for folding (mine is called 'Folding' in my home directory). put the execute in that folder. then open up a command line and navigate to the Folding folder. in the command line, type chmod +x FAH2Console-v219-Linux.exe .that changes the permissions on it so that it is executable. then, simply type in ./FAH2Console-v219-Linux.exe and set it up from there . and when it asks if you are running through a proxy tell it yes lol. hope that helps.

jeff

 

[robertm]

Just let me add something because I need more post and it is helpfull!

Frist thing to do to the client is rename it to something else I use the format FAH219 so that I can look and see what version I have easy. This always saves you from having to type the long name in everytime to start it.

What I do is once I set up the client for my name and team number then I added the command "FAH219 >& /dev/null" to my boot.local file.

On a SuSE7 versions you can add this command to the filen boot.local in the directory /etc/rc.d

other distros might just call the file local and it might be installed under /etc/init.d it will depend on the distro you have.

 

[David]

Renaming is a good idea - the filename is a bit big

Just out of interest, I was wondering if anyone knows why I can't change the permissions to allow executable access to all users? I try as root and it wont change? I can only get it to run in /tmp or /root, while as root.

 

[Ebola]

This is messed. I got it to run but i keep getting "could not get ID from server. retrying......."

 

[BBigJ]

Unless you have some weird distribution of linux, you can type "FAH2Console-v219-Linux.exe" with three keystrokes: [shift]-[F] [Tab]. The tab fills in the rest of the filename (unless you have another executable in that directory starting with a capital-F.)

SBs

 

[Ebola]

I'm using mandrake 8.0 with kde

 

[David]

I'm using mandrake 8.0 with kde

Did you enter the proxy server address when FAH asked for it? If 2.19 is giving you hassle, try an earlier version.

 

[Ebola]

[settings]
username=ebola
team=32
asknet=no
userid=323230203139322E

[http]
active=yes
host=192.168.0.1
port=1080


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

Folding@Home Client Version 2.19

http://foldingathome.stanford.edu
email:[email protected]

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

Benchmarking ...
- Ask before connecting: No
- Proxy: 192.168.0.1:1080
- ID = 323230203139322E

Loaded queue successfully.
+ Attempting to get work packet
- Connecting to assignment server
+ Couldn't get work instructions.
- Error: Getwork #1 failed, and no other work to do. Waiting before retry
+ Attempting to get work packet
- Connecting to assignment server
+ Couldn't get work instructions.
- Error: Getwork #2 failed, and no other work to do. Waiting before retry
+ Attempting to get work packet
- Connecting to assignment server
+ Couldn't get work instructions.
- Error: Getwork #3 failed, and no other work to do. Waiting before retry
+ Attempting to get work packet
- Connecting to assignment server
+ Couldn't get work instructions.
- Error: Getwork #4 failed, and no other work to do. Waiting before retry
+ Attempting to get work packet
- Connecting to assignment server
+ Couldn't get work instructions.
- Error: Getwork #5 failed, and no other work to do. Waiting before retry
+ Attempting to get work packet
- Connecting to assignment server
+ Couldn't get work instructions.
- Error: Getwork #6 failed, and no other work to do. Waiting before retry

 

[Ebola]

I think it might be the analoxx proxy program not letting stuff through. any ideas? recomendations?