Why run Vm softwareware for F@H?
- Thread starter Jleo
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The main reason is that the linux smp client is better than the windows one therefore its better to use that one, but some people don't want to or can't complelty move over to linux, so the answer is to set up a vm with linux.
Even like that you still get better ppd with the linux client than you do with the windows client.
Mark
Even like that you still get better ppd with the linux client than you do with the windows client.
Mark
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Also the linux SMP client came first so those of us who were too scared or too n00by to move over to linux natively played with it via VMware first 
Another reason is that some of the winSMP units need loads of cache (my X2-3800 for example was scoring terribly with them) so using the linux client was a good way to avoid them, see above for why that would lead to vm software
Another reason is that some of the winSMP units need loads of cache (my X2-3800 for example was scoring terribly with them) so using the linux client was a good way to avoid them, see above for why that would lead to vm software
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If you plan on using the PC heavily for other activities probably - but I don't think its a cheap programme.
If this is the case use the WinSMP client - you've a 50/50 chance that your'll have no problems (but I recomend using the batch file, to run concurrent single units) and your be able to work as if it wasn't their.
If you can find the batch file post (and I couldn't last time) I'll post the code. Oh I'll do it anyway (don't forget to change your folder path to suit)
@Echo off
echo Starting FAH for the first time
echo -------------------------------
echo.
"C:\Folding@home\WinSMP\fah.exe" -oneunit -verbosity 9 -local
:restart
echo.
echo Restarting FAH
echo -------------------------------
echo.
"C:\Folding@home\WinSMP\fah.exe" -oneunit -verbosity 9 -local
goto restart
If this is the case use the WinSMP client - you've a 50/50 chance that your'll have no problems (but I recomend using the batch file, to run concurrent single units) and your be able to work as if it wasn't their.
If you can find the batch file post (and I couldn't last time) I'll post the code. Oh I'll do it anyway (don't forget to change your folder path to suit)
@Echo off
echo Starting FAH for the first time
echo -------------------------------
echo.
"C:\Folding@home\WinSMP\fah.exe" -oneunit -verbosity 9 -local
:restart
echo.
echo Restarting FAH
echo -------------------------------
echo.
"C:\Folding@home\WinSMP\fah.exe" -oneunit -verbosity 9 -local
goto restart
