Windows SMP Beta goes Open

rich99million · 10 Apr 2007 at 19:28

shadowscotland said:
It was uncle F - and I've just started using this too - I get checkpoints now never did before, thought it was disabled?

That'll probably be due to using -verbosity 9

Snapshot · 11 Apr 2007 at 07:04

What does the -local flag do?

rich99million · 11 Apr 2007 at 08:39

Snapshot said:
What does the -local flag do?

Hmm I hadn't thought about the -local flag as I've not needed to use it myself in quite a while

If running as a service the flag isn't required as it uses the local config information anyway.

http://folding.stanford.edu/console-userguide.html

-local
Use configuration files from local directory. This option has no meaning on Linux, but is vital on Windows and Macintosh for running multiple clients on a machine. It instructs the client to read its config information from the client.cfg file in the current directory rather than, on Windows, from the installation directory specified in the registry, or, on Macintosh, the Library/Folding@home directory. Information such as the user name, team name, proxy information, machine ID are maintained in the client.cfg file. The flag ensures that work does not conflict. Use "-local" only if you are planning on running more than one instance of Folding@Home on the same machine (this is only useful if you are running on a multi-processor machine). Create as many directories as there are processors on the machine, copy the exe files and client.cfg file into each of these directories, run "FAH3Console -local -config" on each and specify unique machine IDs for each directory (under the Advanced Settings option). From then onwards you may run each copy by switching to its directory and running with the -local flag.

So if you're running multiple SMP clients it would be a good idea - it certainly can't do any harm anyway so at worst it'll just be ignored

VeNT · 12 Apr 2007 at 19:45

beware running local from a shortcut, iirc it loads the work files and cores into the same dir as the shortcut itself (ie desktop)

uncle_fungus · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:02

VeNT said:
beware running local from a shortcut, iirc it loads the work files and cores into the same dir as the shortcut itself (ie desktop)

Yeah, you need to make sure you correctly set the working directory.

Snapshot · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:44

Thanks, all. So not really needed if one knows how to set the 'Start in' field in the shortcut properties correctly.

Pilgrim57 · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:43

rich99million said:
That'll probably be due to using -verbosity 9

I use -verbosity 9 & most frames are completed before the 30 minute checkpoint but it does show up now & again when something slows SMP down i.e. virus scan.

lay-z-boy · 12 Apr 2007 at 23:23

Code:

 -- Pentium D Windows SMP --

Min. Time / Frame : 1mn 17s - 17089.25 ppd
Avg. Time / Frame : 1mn 17s - 17089.25 ppd

VeNT · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:04

lay-z-boy said:

lol
nice EUE
expect more
check you're overclocks stable

lay-z-boy · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:44

Funny thing is, that wu didn't eue, it just seemed to have got the ppd totally messed up! (checked the client and the log)

Mattus · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:46

I've had it happen before with the WinSMP. Think that if the WU hits a timered checkpoint and you then stop it, on restart FAHMon interprets what's left of the frame as a complete frame, and so screws up the PPD.

joeyjojo · 13 Apr 2007 at 13:29

Probably the wu with only 2 frames. More like 340 ppd tbh

rich99million · 13 Apr 2007 at 13:32

joeyjojo said:
Probably the wu with only 2 frames. More like 340 ppd tbh

nope it's worth 1523 points, wheras the one with 2 frames is a 1760

it's either something the client has done or FahMon has just mis-read it

uncle_fungus · 13 Apr 2007 at 14:01

rich99million said:
nope it's worth 1523 points, wheras the one with 2 frames is a 1760

it's either something the client has done or FahMon has just mis-read it

Or both

rich99million · 13 Apr 2007 at 14:56

uncle_fungus said:
Or both

hehe yes indeed - you're probably the man to know

joeyjojo · 18 Apr 2007 at 21:32

Been meaning to ask this for ages.

Is it possible to:

Have smp start when the machine is switched on. The machine has multiple users. The smp is on a user which won't log on normally (me, I don't use it).
Automatically ctrl+c when a shutdown is requested. Better than forcing it closed every time.

MGP · 18 Apr 2007 at 23:28

Although it isn't supported I have got the win SMP client running as a service. If you do the -configonly switch to set is up as a service, then enter the properties of the service you should be able to set it to start as a specified user.

sorry tad drunk when typing hope it makes sense :cool:

joeyjojo · 19 Apr 2007 at 01:11

MGP said:
Although it isn't supported I have got the win SMP client running as a service. If you do the -configonly switch to set is up as a service, then enter the properties of the service you should be able to set it to start as a specified user.

sorry tad drunk when typing hope it makes sense

Will look into this tomorrow, ta

Drunk on the internets, woot

Steedie · 30 Apr 2007 at 18:51

I cant get this to install guys

Running Vista Home Premium 64

Basically, I install it, run the install.bat and get the following error

BillytheImpaler · 30 Apr 2007 at 18:57

Is that command window running in administrator mode?

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