how to install update client in ubuntu

Download the new executable. Stop the old client. Copy the new client to the directory the old one is in. Restart folding.

If you used finstall the old client should be in ~/foldingathome/CPU1
Did that do it?
 
Did that. un-tar'ed the files onto desktop - c&p into folder - ran script - no joy
Edit: changed permissions - still no joy (same as below)


stephen@lemonman:~/foldingathome$ ./folding start

['folding' ver. 5.4]

Starting up FAH client(s) on 2 processor(s):
Starting FAH client at CPU1...
FAH client #1 startup: OK


Starting of FAH client(s): FAILURE

Edit2: both the file are in the foldingathome folder (with links in the cup1 folder)
 
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tried via manual instalation and got the old client - why is it so hard? :(

stephen@lemonman:~$ cd ~/folding/FAH
stephen@lemonman:~/folding/FAH$ wget -c http://folding.stanford.edu/release/FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz
--22:48:28-- http://folding.stanford.edu/release/FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz
=> `FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz'
Resolving folding.stanford.edu... 171.67.20.40
Connecting to folding.stanford.edu|171.67.20.40|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 138,220 (135K) [application/x-tar]

100%[====================================>] 138,220 114.13K/s

22:48:31 (113.82 KB/s) - `FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz' saved [138220/138220]

stephen@lemonman:~/folding/FAH$ tar xzf FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz
stephen@lemonman:~/folding/FAH$ ./fah5
Folding@Home: This beta expired on July 1, 2007
stephen@lemonman:~/folding/FAH$
 
shadowscotland said:
tried via manual instalation and got the old client - why is it so hard? :(

stephen@lemonman:~$ cd ~/folding/FAH
stephen@lemonman:~/folding/FAH$ wget -c http://folding.stanford.edu/release/FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz
--22:48:28-- http://folding.stanford.edu/release/FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz
=> `FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz'
Resolving folding.stanford.edu... 171.67.20.40
Connecting to folding.stanford.edu|171.67.20.40|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 138,220 (135K) [application/x-tar]

100%[====================================>] 138,220 114.13K/s

22:48:31 (113.82 KB/s) - `FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz' saved [138220/138220]

stephen@lemonman:~/folding/FAH$ tar xzf FAH_SMP_Linux.tgz
stephen@lemonman:~/folding/FAH$ ./fah5
Folding@Home: This beta expired on July 1, 2007
stephen@lemonman:~/folding/FAH$
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Whoa there. You're getting right client, but your system seems to think the date is after the 1st July 2007.

I'd check your system date if I were you ;)
 
uncle_fungus said:
Whoa there. You're getting right client, but your system seems to think the date is after the 1st July 2007.

I'd check your system date if I were you ;)
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just got that myself - doh! didn't expect the date to jump 2 years :eek:
But thanks uncle - any idea why i couldn't get it to work with the direct download?
 
Ok all up and running BUT

With finstall I could turn the service on and off with start and stop.
but I'm stuck with a terminal now - which if i close I stop smp client :(

If this is an offical client stop then fine - if not?
Any way of making it a service again or even on and Off batch file would do.
off to check the sticky but some assistance would be nice.
 
Assuming you reinstalled properly using finstall it should have made it a service for you and you just need to reboot.

If you did it manually I have no idea how you make it a service. I have seen a millions guides and none seem to work :p
 
SiriusB said:
If you did it manually I have no idea how you make it a service. I have seen a millions guides and none seem to work :p
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Thanks a bunch SB :p
Now I know (8 improper shutdowns so far) I'm just shuting down the VMware window and it merrily crunchs away in the background :D

Edit: on that note - anyone know how to give the DVD drive back to windows. If i load a disk windows shows nothing (but it's their in Ubuntu) close down ubuntu and alls well in windows again.
 
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Click on VM on the taskbar, go to removable devices and disconnect the DVD drive, You can use an ISO image as a drive, I have the ISO I downloaded as the CD drive.
I seem to get the 8 consecutive improper shutdowns quite often, even if I haven't shut it down 8 times! I ignore it, the core uses SSE anyway and ignores the shutdown warning. It has something like the old -forceasm built in I think.
 
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