There MUST be a way round this....

[Viking]

I'm sure someone out there can answer this...

I use EM3 to manage my folding, which works out fine on the whole, BUT, if I have to restart my box part way through a unit, I get the same problem every time.

What happens is that the unit runs about half the speed it was running before the reload.

Now, I know why it's happening, but not what to to do to fix it.

This is the log file....

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Launch directory: C:\Program Files\Folding@Home
Executable: C:\Program Files\Folding@Home\FAH500-Console.exe
Arguments: -local -advmethods

[10:13:18] - Ask before connecting: No
[10:13:18] - User name: _Viking_ (Team 10)
[10:13:18] - User ID: 72E9AC322899A56A
[10:13:18] - Machine ID: 1
[10:13:18]
[10:13:18] Loaded queue successfully.
[10:13:18] + Benchmarking ...
[10:13:21]
[10:13:21] + Processing work unit
[10:13:21] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[10:13:21] Core found.
[10:13:21] Working on Unit 02 [January 12 10:13:21]
[10:13:21] + Working ...
[10:13:21]
[10:13:21] *------------------------------*
[10:13:21] Folding@Home Gromacs Core
[10:13:21] Version 1.90 (March 8, 2006)
[10:13:21]
[10:13:21] Preparing to commence simulation
[10:13:21] - Ensuring status. Please wait.


Here's the problem bit...

[10:13:38] - Looking at optimizations...
[10:13:38] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[10:13:38] - Previous termination of core was improper.
[10:13:38] - Going to use standard loops.
[10:13:38] - Files status OK
[10:13:38] - Expanded 78921 -> 420497 (decompressed 532.8 percent)
[10:13:39]
[10:13:39] Project: 2125 (Run 9, Clone 93, Gen 4)
[10:13:39]
[10:13:39] Entering M.D.
[10:13:59] (Starting from checkpoint)
[10:13:59] Protein: p2125_lambda_5way_melt_4_10011
[10:13:59]
[10:13:59] Writing local files
[10:13:59] Using table 1
[10:13:59] Completed 12400000 out of 20000000 steps (62)

Now, I think it's set up right (as per the instructions on this forum!) but as you can see, whenever I shut down the PC, folding doesn't shut down *gently*, and as a consequence turns off all optimizations when it restarts!

This is a right pain in the bum, and I feel sure it's fixable.

Hope someone out there can shed some light on this...

Cheers in advance.

 

[Viking]

Not sure I get this, EM3 starts the core at startup, and it also hides the 'black box' thingy (I never see it). I assumed that when I exit EM3 it shuts down the core properly (is this not the case?). If I need to use these other settings, where in EM3 do I put them? I have the 'use advmethods' box tickedin EM3 but am not sure where the other things talked about here need to go.

Or would it be easier to stop using EM3 if it's not doing it's job properly?

 

[Viking]

Just the job!

Oh yes, so you can!

I had a feeling it would be something obvious I was missing like that, well spotted that man!

Fresh eyes and all that....