Team CFC: Folding@Home project
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Godwynn
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How could it be unsafe?
This is my first laptop and I want to take care of it. I am worried it might overheat or meltdown if it is running F@H for 10+ hours a day.
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somewhere the folding file, is the current WU.. delete it and F@H will reset, downloading a new one.
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Have you finished a WU yet? Has your program uploaded it automatically yet?
It usually takes about 1 hour to get the stats updated. For me, the first WU I do never shows up, but everyone thereafter does.
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@Godwynn.
I'd give the WU a bit of time yet, they often take a while before giving you a sensible finish date. If you want a better estimate now, have a look at your log and see how long it takes for each step and multiply up by the remaining steps to get the time to finish. If your worried about the laptop 10 hours a day etc you could drop the max processor usage down from 100%, if you do this and want an eta on the current work unit though you'll have to factor it into your calculations.
I'd give the WU a bit of time yet, they often take a while before giving you a sensible finish date. If you want a better estimate now, have a look at your log and see how long it takes for each step and multiply up by the remaining steps to get the time to finish. If your worried about the laptop 10 hours a day etc you could drop the max processor usage down from 100%, if you do this and want an eta on the current work unit though you'll have to factor it into your calculations.
There should be a log file somewhere called FAHlog.txt. Mine is in the same folder as the rest of my FaH software. If you open that in Notepad you should be able to tell whether FaH is doing anything and what progress it's making.
Here's mine currently (the SMP client isn't very good at writing to the log, so you sometimes get broken lines of text):
You can see that in my case it's doing 1% of the WU every 12 minutes or so. The full 100% should therefore be done in 20 hours.
Here's mine currently (the SMP client isn't very good at writing to the log, so you sometimes get broken lines of text):
Spoiler :
You can see that in my case it's doing 1% of the WU every 12 minutes or so. The full 100% should therefore be done in 20 hours.
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Why can't you run the SMP client? Have you looked for tech assistance in the FaH forums?
Yes, you can run two instances of FaH, but you'll probably need to do some research in the FaH forums or get expert advice here. And it will still not produce the points-per-day that you can get with the SMP client.
Yes, you can run two instances of FaH, but you'll probably need to do some research in the FaH forums or get expert advice here. And it will still not produce the points-per-day that you can get with the SMP client.
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Yes, you can run two clients at once, but at least one of them has to be the console client, not the graphical one. It's not that hard to set up, the folding forums will have pretty detailed instructions. You can run your laptop all day if you want, as long as you have good cooling. I run mine with a regular desk fan blowing over it. Helps circulate house air too.
Furiey
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You add the -local flag to the client that you want to run in a different directory from what you originally installed it in, usually the second client you install. It then takes the settings from the directory it is run from (ie: locally) rather from the original folding at home directory.
It doesn't hurt to put it on the first one as well, but I don't think it is essential.
When you first run the second client, run it with -configonly as well as -local. It will then allow you to set it up, including Machine ID and exit before downloading a WU. This will allow you to check that you've entered everything correctly including team name etc before starting a WU.
The easiest way to add these flags is to copy the shortcut that you use to start folding and add the flags in that.
PS: if you look you're now back on the EOC results page
It doesn't hurt to put it on the first one as well, but I don't think it is essential.
When you first run the second client, run it with -configonly as well as -local. It will then allow you to set it up, including Machine ID and exit before downloading a WU. This will allow you to check that you've entered everything correctly including team name etc before starting a WU.
The easiest way to add these flags is to copy the shortcut that you use to start folding and add the flags in that.
PS: if you look you're now back on the EOC results page
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I don't know how to add a flag. It sounds like I have to open something up in Notepad and add "-local" to it.
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Perfect! Excellent!
Works like a charm, I am now using 100% of my CPU power!
Thank you kind person!
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