Descent Bulletin Board folding team now active

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:19 pm

All one needs to do is DL the client from here:
http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html

Our team is #39070

Any client program can contribute to the statistics for this team by putting the number 39070 in the team field
(right-click to configure a client program)

This is our teams website as well:
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main ... mnum=39070

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Links:

Downloads http://folding.stanford.edu/download.html

DBB team stat site http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main ... mnum=39070

Folding @ Home forums http://forum.folding-community.org/index.php

current WU's and values http://vspx27.stanford.edu/psummary.html

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How to set up the console version:

1) remove the shortcut in the startup menu (start > all programs > startup)

2) DL the console version for windows on teh F@H website.

3) Place the exe in the Folding@Home folder in your program files

4) Create a shortcut for it on your desktop

5) right click the shortcut and select "properties"

Add the command line to the shortcut as pictured -local -config

6) run the shortcut and read the options. Plain enter leaves the selection as default. It will ask you if you want to run it as a service. Type "yes" and hit enter without the quotes.

once done, it will run. The service change will take affect the next time you boot.

7) Go back to the properties of the shortcut and remove the -config switch.

Keep the shortcut just incase you ever decide to turn off the console and want to restart it without rebooting.

from that point forward it will just run. Pretty cool.

If you have a hyperthreaded machine then you want to add some steps.

1) make another folder in your program files called folding@home2

2) copy, not drag and drop, all of the contents from the first one (Including the console you just added) to the new one.

3) create another shortcut for the 2nd version linking to the console's exe in the 2nd folder.

4) use the -local and -config switch on this one and run it

5) when it asks if you want to modify the advanced options type yes and hit enter.

6) Tell this one to run as a service too

7) tell this one to use "2" for machine id, it will be set to "1"

8) once running edit the shortcut removing the -config switch.

now you can run two instances and it will use all of the CPU.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 2:02 pm

Stickied by request.

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 3:21 pm

Im in. Possibly going to add it to another comp eventually. Right now its running on my hopelessly idle quasirouter box with absolute lowest priority. Hooray for me!

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 3:54 pm

currently I have these folding:

3.06 P4
1.8 P4
1.8 P4
1800+ AMD
1.0 P3
2700+ AMD
2400+ AMD
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13.35 Ghz

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:25 pm

Uhm, why not running a D3 server instead ? ...

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:33 pm

Grendel wrote:Uhm, why not running a D3 server instead ? ...

But that would be to logical.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:00 pm

Because I don't play D3 maybe? And after the years of doing that "thankless" effort I decided enough was enough due to all the leaches in the world. Should I go on? You asked...

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:35 pm

Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 11277 of 32663

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:44 pm

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:50 pm

STRESSTEST wrote:And after the years of doing that "thankless" effort I decided enough was enough due to all the leaches in the world.

So where's the difference w/ folding ? As far I can see those guys leach on you even worse -- CPU goes up to 100% -- wear & tear increases, power requirement increases, who knows what that app does w/ your machine besides stealing CPU power/bandwidth and the glory for the official result goes to the guys running the program and writing a paper about it..

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:59 pm

bandwidth is not really a concern. You DL a WU and it churns the crap outa it for hours then send the results back and DLs another. Ofcourse this project is for the greater good vs. a group of egotistical video game dorks

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:34 pm

Grendel wrote:So where's the difference w/ folding ?

the thank you is the fact that if this leads to something that does good (like, curing alzheimers maybe?) you'll be able to say that you were part of the effort, and all it took was some spare computing cycles.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:38 pm

Team Ranking (incl. aggregate) 10568 of 32663

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:11 pm

I joined the team (username Pushrod), it might take a bit for my units to show up.

woot

Wang_Lo · Post by **Wang_Lo** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:25 pm

i joined too

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:50 pm

Orthanc (athlon XP 2700, 1G DDR) has been added as my second CPU. Once it gets cool enough and I have my old 450mhz running, and as soon as my laptop gets repaired, I'll have them contributing to the team as well.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:56 pm

Added a link to the team website on the top post
http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main ... mnum=39070

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:04 pm

Xciter wrote:
Grendel wrote:blahblahbla
I'm very heavily involved in the project [..]

Thanks for clearing that. Still won't join, sorry. GL w/ the project tho !

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:43 pm

i can run it while im at work, but i use my pc alot after work. would it be beneficial for only that limited amount of time?

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:45 pm

Grendel wrote:
Xciter wrote:
Grendel wrote:blahblahbla
I'm very heavily involved in the project [..]
Thanks for clearing that. Still won't join, sorry. GL w/ the project tho !

I'm not going to try to convince you Detlef, but I am curious as to why you wont?

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:46 pm

kurupt wrote:i can run it while im at work, but i use my pc alot after work. would it be beneficial for only that limited amount of time?

hell yes matt

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:55 pm

STRESSTEST wrote:I'm not going to try to convince you Detlef, but I am curious as to why you wont?

Quoted from chat:

[22:48] <[NuB2]Grendel> heh -- mainly because this machine is a) dedicated to games and b) not running all day

[22:49] <[NuB2]Grendel> Also I'm not comfortable w/ this kind of code (same for seti@home) as long it's not open source

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 12:00 am

cool, i set it up before i go to work tommorrow then

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 6:02 am

Is it just me or is wear and tear a slight misnomer when applied to electrical circuits?

Gammaray · Post by **Gammaray** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:49 am

I'm in... seems more than worthwhile and I spend a lot of time away from my pc while it's running.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:36 am

Nice, I see a few more of you guys submitted WU's durring the night. WEre off to a great start.

You'll see me twice there. Some one had my name so I added a smiley to my name, but last night I fugured that maybe it would work with my normal name and I tried it. It worked

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 11:39 am

when i used those command line sit would pop a window up and show me a list and say it will use them, but then it wouldnt start. i had to use the exe itself. that means the command lines arent being used, correct?

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 11:50 am

I'm in

wonder if the DBB Team will get credit for my past WU's or if only the new ones will count? I only have 11 WU's and a score of 1377 so it's not be a big deal.

There used to be a way to choose between the FAH wu's and the other wu's they offered, now I don't see a preference on the ver. 5.02

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 11:54 am

Xciter wrote:If you've got a good amount of ram and broadband... use the -advmethods flag and set the client to accept WU's over 5MB in size. These WU's are very new and stanford has put an extra 50 to 100% bonus points on their value.

I've got 640mb is that a "good amount" or should I stick to the smaller stuff. (amd1700+)

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:10 pm

I've tried running 2 instances of it on the 3ghz machine and it says there is one running already, and quits
fix?

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:24 pm

STRESSTEST wrote:I've tried running 2 instances of it on the 3ghz machine and it says there is one running already, and quits
fix?

Create a copy of the directory and run that?

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:27 pm

yea, no dice

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:36 pm

http://folding.stanford.edu/faq.html#run.dual

RTFM

Does Folding@home run on dual processor machines?

Yes, you can. Additional processors must run the console version (with the "-local" command-line argument if run on Windows). First, make additional directories for each processor and copy the FAH Console executable file into each. Then configure them with the -config switch, filling in settings for each. It is very important to make sure that under the "Advanced Settings" option each copy is given a unique machine ID (from 1 to 8 ). The first copy will default to a machine ID of 1, so additional copies should be given IDs of 2, 3, 4, etc. Each may then be run out of their installed directory, using the -local switch on windows.

Viralphrame · Post by **Viralphrame** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:23 pm

I've got an unused AMD 650 MHZ box sitting in my room that I'll set to run this constantly. The contributing name will be 'Tabris.' Any contributions from 'Viralphrame' will come from my main AMD 2.3ghz main box. I never use the thing for myself, and this is a perfect way to do something with it.

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:24 pm

give me some credit, i know how to make a shortcut and add command lines

when i ran the shortcut it brought up a box that showed the command lines that i could use and what they do, but the program wouldnt start unless i ran the executable directly.

it also was not running when i got home from work, and it appears to only have run 1 WU. is there a way to make it keep going until i manually shut it off?

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:56 pm

kur, get the no nonsense windows client. When you first start it, it walks you through a configuration setup where you can set pretty much every option possible.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:13 pm

ive got a dual P-II system thats mostly idle. ill think about jumping on

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Thu Aug 26, 2004 10:57 pm

just a little note for those of you joining in with this great effort. I'd hope that you use the same name you use here since it is the DBB folding team, and were all from here. Unless ofcourse you've already been doing this and had a different name in use already. If not oh well.

DarkShadow · Post by **DarkShadow** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 7:04 am

Well got it running on a p4 1.7ghz celeron laptop and my xp2100 when I'm not gaming.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:28 am

Welcome aboard Curtis. I see you snuck in there last night.