Abaddon
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going to install this on my dads computer when i go home next week (semester 1 over!)
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going to install this on my dads computer when i go home next week (semester 1 over!)
Make sure you set it up bug free. I find turning off options regarding the screen saver really helps.
WildWeazel
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Good idea... my dad's computer is in hibernation about 20 hours/day...slozenger said:
Almost there... 2 more grueling days...
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I didn't completely understand what exactly it is that our computers do for this project... Apparently they have a computer of theirs run through each WU for benchmarking purposes, which obviously indicates that every WU gets done several times. What exactly is it that is done with these work units, and what exactly constitutes a work unit?
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Sophie probably has a good idea of how it works, but until then..
The way I understand it, they break down the possible folding of proteins into tiny timeframes, and a work unit is the calculation of how the protein can be folded given one perspective in such a small timeframe. Because the protein can also be folded in different ways each work unit is calculated several times (as differently assigned work units I think) to get the different likely possibilities within that timeframe.
I assume that when they benchmark they simply run the matrix of the work unit through their standard benchmark program, they don't actually calculate anything regarding the protein, they just check the data structure to see how much processing time it will require. This probably takes in the order of a few ms per wu at most..
The way I understand it, they break down the possible folding of proteins into tiny timeframes, and a work unit is the calculation of how the protein can be folded given one perspective in such a small timeframe. Because the protein can also be folded in different ways each work unit is calculated several times (as differently assigned work units I think) to get the different likely possibilities within that timeframe.
I assume that when they benchmark they simply run the matrix of the work unit through their standard benchmark program, they don't actually calculate anything regarding the protein, they just check the data structure to see how much processing time it will require. This probably takes in the order of a few ms per wu at most..
Okay, I've managed to get it running at work on four old Celerons and a server that is not going into production for a few weeks, along with my work and home PCs.
Abaddon
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cool- are they set up on different names- or are they all contributing together to your name?
slozenger said:
They're all under IglooDude. I'm starting to wonder if the old Celeron boxes are even worth it, though - all four are running as console/service, the service is showing as running and FAH is using 90+% percent of the processor cycles, but the unitinit.txt is showing 0% done and projecting completion 2-8 weeks from now.
Abaddon
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true- but then again the estimates are ridiculusly high initially... they tend to shorten drastically once it gets running.
slozenger said:
I've taken one of the Celerons and reinstalled F@H as an application vice service (after disabling the service mode one), and this time selected deadline-less units only. If they just can't contribute meaningfully, I'll end up pointing them at the old grid.org project instead.
ironduck said:
Mixed, anywhere between 400-500MHz. 128MB RAM for the most part, too.
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Well, I was first, but I'm lagging behind ... wonder if the Mac client is just a port (=inefficient)? Signing up my dad's computer now too.
WildWeazel
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Mine still crashes every time...
ironduck said:The four of them should combine to about an average newish computer if that's all you're using them for
That's what I'm hoping, though I need to figure out how to force them to run deadline-less WUs from the console or their efforts will probably be in vain. Also, I'll check the F@H forum regarding getting some indication of progress for console-based clients.
Abaddon
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Weasel Op said:Mine still crashes every time...
Are you on mac aswell or windoze?
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