How to tell if I'm folding

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SKy042

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I setup F@H based on the instructions from hardfolding.com
the console is setup to run as a service.
I see it in my services tab under task manager but it is not using any CPU power currently. It's just sitting there. How can I tell if I've got it running?
 
It should have created a FAHlog.txt file.
Open that and see what it says.

The top of one of mine looks like..........

--- Opening Log file [December 29 08:47:56]


# Windows Console Edition #####################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 5.00

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\Tigger@Home\F@H1
Executable: C:\Tigger@Home\F@H1\FAH500-Console.exe
Arguments: -advmethods -forceasm -local

Warning:
By using the -forceasm flag, you are overriding
safeguards in the program. If you did not intend to
do this, please restart the program without -forceasm.
If work units are not completing fully (and particularly
if your machine is overclocked), then please discontinue
use of the flag.

[08:47:56] - Ask before connecting: No
[08:47:56] - User name: Tigerbiten (Team 33)
[08:47:56] - User ID: 6A7C7BFD3957FED5
[08:47:56] - Machine ID: 1
[08:47:56]
[08:47:56] Loaded queue successfully.
[08:47:56] + Benchmarking ...
[08:47:58]
[08:47:58] + Processing work unit
[08:47:58] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[08:47:58] Core found.
[08:47:58] Working on Unit 08 [December 29 08:47:58]
[08:47:58] + Working ...
[08:47:58]
[08:47:58] *------------------------------*
[08:47:58] Folding@Home Gromacs Core
[08:47:58] Version 1.86 (August 28, 2005)
[08:47:58]
[08:47:58] Preparing to commence simulation
[08:47:58] - Assembly optimizations manually forced on.
[08:47:58] - Not checking prior termination.
[08:47:59] - Expanded 701820 -> 3584437 (decompressed 510.7 percent)
[08:47:59]
[08:47:59] Project: 2372 (Run 1, Clone 4, Gen 7)
[08:47:59]
[08:47:59] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[08:47:59] Entering M.D.
[08:48:19] (Starting from checkpoint)
[08:48:19] Protein: p2372_Ubiquitin
[08:48:19]
[08:48:19] Writing local files
[08:51:29] Completed 87210 out of 500000 steps (17)
[08:51:29] Extra SSE boost OK.
[09:00:47] Writing local files
[09:00:47] Completed 90000 out of 500000 steps (18)
etc, etc.

Luck.......... :D
 
My log looks like this

--- Opening Log file [January 1 20:34:03]


# Windows Console Edition #####################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 5.04beta

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\Software
Service: C:\Software\FAH504-Console.exe
Arguments: -svcstart

Launched as a service.
Entered C:\Software to do work.
 
Try this: stop the service, delete everything except for FAH502-Console.exe and client.cfg, and restart the service.
 
Sky042,

I just tried the new console beta for Windows that allows one to set it up as a service.
It seems to be the one you are using. Right now it's running in non-service mode at 100%.
According to the log file, the next time I start up it should start up as a service.

# Windows Console Edition #####################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 5.04beta

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: E:\Folding Stuff\Folding
Executable: E:\Folding Stuff\Folding\FAH504-Console.exe


[00:46:14] Configuring Folding@Home...


The program will continue in non-service mode now, working in E:\Folding Stuff\Folding.
The next time the computer is starts up, you should see work automatically
continue there. Note that when this service is running, you should not try
to manually run F@H from that directory at the same time.


[00:48:40] - Ask before connecting: No
[00:48:40] - User name: Celerator (Team 33)
[00:48:40] - User ID not found locally
[00:48:40] + Requesting User ID from server
[00:48:41] - Machine ID: 1:
:
[04:41:08] Writing local files
[04:41:08] Completed 2000000 out of 20000000 steps (10)


Anyone...I'm curious. How does one modify the configuration when it starts as a service, should one want to do so?

 
Right click the task bar, hit Task Manager, and sort your running processes by CPU usage.
 
[H]ella|[H]ard said:
You can open the .cfg file in the folder you put the FAHConsole.exe in with wordpad
Click to expand...

No, do not do this. It will mess up the config file and most of your settings will be reset including your username and team number.

The way Notepad and Wordpad enter carriage returns or something like that is different than the way other programs do it. This will screw up the config file when folding loads it.

To do it properly, you will need to go to the services, stop the service. Then you will need to start the folding console with the -configonly flag. This will allow you to change the settings to what you want. When you are done with that, just start the service up again. There should be a link in the sticky that tells you exactly how to do this step by step.

 
I get it. Stop the service, then start the console using the -configonly setting.
Wordpad is OK for reading the .cfg file, but not for editing. Right?
I want to get this console + service combination down before borging another set of boxen.

Thanks.
 
SKy042 said:
I setup F@H based on the instructions from hardfolding.com
the console is setup to run as a service.
I see it in my services tab under task manager but it is not using any CPU power currently. It's just sitting there. How can I tell if I've got it running?
Click to expand...

the client EXE wont be using any horsepower, there is an associated CORE exe that does all the actual folding. There should be an exe by the name of something similar to FAHCore_78.exe that is using [mostly] all of your cpu power.. So if you were looking at the client console EXE in SYSTEM heading of task manager wondering why its at 0% cpu, that's why.. look for the associated core exe. ;)
 
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