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Linuxware VM questions

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I'm trying for the free upgrade..... LINUX

So I followed Jebo's guide on my i7 970 with the only exception of launching with

./fah -SMP 12 -bigadv

and I got a 6903

obviously that is a bigbeta not bivadv. While I don't have a problem with this, I prefer to do what I want with my computer, rather than have software make the decisions for me. I'm sure if I follow the same guide with my 2600K rig, if I launch with -smp 8, I won't get a bigbeta. But will I get a bigadv?

Help me out guys, I have about 12 hours to figgure this out before my 2600K turns in its WU and I upgrade that machine.

 
Config.cfg

[settings]
username=jfb9301
team=33
passkey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
asknet=no
machineid=1
bigpackets=big
extra_parms=-forceasm -smp 12

[http]
active=no
host=localhost
port=8080

[clienttype]
type=3

[core]
addr=
 
rmdashrrootsplat said:
You'll get a bigadv with -smp 8. I don't know if it'll limit the thread usage to just 8 though.
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I'm not to worried about thread usage,

On my 2600K I fold smp 8 with no GPU

On my 970 I fold smp 12 with GPU3 advmethods, so I get the SMP friendly low CPU usage WUs.
 
I'll have to eventually look into automation on launching the image and auto starting folding. I remember years ago launching LinuxVM (for folding SMP on my Q9650) I put a shortcut to the VM image in my startup folder, and NotFred's image auto started folding.

There was some benefits to using WinAFC as well, have we experimented with that to see what settings improve performance?
 
jfb9301 said:
and I got a 6903

obviously that is a bigbeta not bivadv.
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Actually, p6903 is now bigadv. Both p6903 and p6904 have been promoted from beta testing and are available with the -bigadv flag (though, you must have 12+ threads to receive p6903 or p6904).


jfb9301 said:
I'm sure if I follow the same guide with my 2600K rig, if I launch with -smp 8, I won't get a bigbeta. But will I get a bigadv?
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If you run with "-smp 8 -bigadv", then you will get bigadv on your 2600K and it will use all 8 threads.

However, if you run the same flags ("-smp 8 -bigadv") on your 970, then I believe you may still get p6903/4. There is a thread on folding forum about preventing p6903/4 from being assigned to 12+ thread systems. IIRC, you must limit the amount of memory for fah to use to under 2GB to prevent being assigned p6903/4 when your system has 12+ threads.
 
Good to know firedfly, I'll post back in the other thread once I get some numbers..... but if 980xs are getting 46 min, hopefully I'll see 50 min frames.
 
You could make a 10 core virtual machine and run -smp 10 to prevent 6903/4 assignment on your hex I7. You could also reverse engineer the hack to make machines look like 8 or 12 core machines to make your 12 core machine look like a 10 core. Running in a VM does have some advantages in your case - changing the number of cores on the VM is very straight-forward. You will lose ppd, but not nearly as much as you will with missed preferred deadlines.
 
I'm actually OK with bigbeta on the 970, I was just worried that I would get smp vice bigadv on the 2600K

First frame done 51:15, works out to just over 70KPPD.... or a net profit of 30KPPD by switching.
 
oh noes.... More 2600K's on 6903/4 inbound in 5...4...3...2...NOOOOOO!!!!
 
your 970 will get 6903/4 regardless, it looks for thread #, not -smp # .... its how the Thuban can run big adv on linux.....the OS reports 8 available threads, but you tell the client to only use 6
 
Untitledone said:
oh noes.... More 2600K's on 6903/4 inbound in 5...4...3...2...NOOOOOO!!!!
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I will not do that.

But that's just my personal morals speaking.

I know others will trick the system, and I know my 2600K is more than enough to do it.
 
another 5KPPD via the 2600K.

So long as these have no troubles turning their WUs in, that is a nice free tidy profit
 
I wasnt saying you would do it haha. Gratz on the extra 5K PPD, thats like another phenom 9600 on linux!
 
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