Folding@Home wont use GPU

Woden · 17 Jun 2017 at 14:56

I am trying to get this running under Arch linux, an i7-2700k and a r9 290. I use ./FAHClient -- configure to generate config.xml, but it gets overwritten with:

Code:

<config>
  <!-- User Information -->
  <passkey v='mykeyishere'/>
  <team v='10'/>
  <user v='woden'/>

  <!-- Folding Slots -->
  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
</config>

Really starting to get on my nerves now!

andy_taximan · 17 Jun 2017 at 18:19

make the file read only?

Biffa · 18 Jun 2017 at 21:42

run it as sudo?

Woden · 18 Jun 2017 at 22:06

Looking at it I might need the AMD propiartary drivers. So I might stick with just CPU, I have my system running pretty nicely atm.

Biffa · 19 Jun 2017 at 08:47

Never folded with AMD on Linux, just NVidia, but yes you have to use the proprietary drivers regardless and setup OpenCL.

If you are folding for altruistic reasons alone, then cpu folding is probably ok for you, but just consider its probably not worth folding on a 2700K, the points vs power ratio will be pretty slim and you'll generate a lot of heat in this weather that may make it uncomfortable to be around the PC.