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Indeed you are correct. My memory was obviously wrong, and I'm not an expert at XML.

calxalot wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:29 am <element></element>

is equivalent to

<element/>

Thank you. Your explanation makes perfect sense.

And, that explains why I needed the extra line in the Windows config file.

It is <config/> in debian post install. https://github.com/FoldingAtHome/fah-client-bastet/blob/master/install/debian/postinst.in I can't explain why that page contains incorrect xml code, but everywhere else its </config> as in <end config>. If I create a config file with: <config> <config/> My br...

I thought the default empty config on Linux was <config/> No, the config files end with </config>. The same as quotes end with [/quote] The xml parser should be identical on all platforms. I would have thought so, but my the client wouldn't start on my PC with just </config>. Start it again from st...

On installation on a Raspberry Pi, the config file contains: </config> Oddly, with such a config file the Windows client won't load. To load, Windows requires: <config> </config> Why are there different requirements for the config file, for different systems. Also, can the Windows client be restarte...

Because it’s what some server software expects. Ignore it. But this is in the v8 web interface. Couldn't it list Win64 in the Work Units OS options and everything else, while actually sending Win32 to the servers. I know that's a bit complicated to setup, but it's possible isn't it, even if it's no...

I had a very weird situation, where a completed project didn't appear in my recent CPUs list. WU Status shows that it was returned, with points credited and added to the stats database under my username and team. This was the first work unit that this machine had completed, since installing the vers...

<cpus v=“4”/> The value is always a string in config.xml. The help indicates what the string should represent and the default value. The double dashes are for command line options. Thanks calxalot, <cpus v="4"/> was recognised, but the Cores count was still 3 under machine's settings. Any...

You might check fah-client --help to see what might be supported in config.xml Don't be deceived about xml format by the help output. The help file has cpus <integer=7>, so should the number of CPUs be entered as: <cpus v="4"/> or cpus <"4"> or cpus <4> or <cpus> = <"4"...

Seriously, I installed the AMD64 software version, that's 64-bits, I presume, as it installed in Program Files, not Program Files (x86), running on a 64-bit operating system, so why is the OS listed as Win32?

If you want to use a nonstandard data directory on Windows, you should set it when installing. Indeed I had missed it (or more correctly rushed through the installation), and it has a perfectly obvious name. I remember thinking at the time, I just selected the install directory, why is it asking ag...

config.xml is the easiest way to set the account token on first run so that the client is linked to your account. I know. I was hoping to set up the other machine options, like machine name (which I do know how to do), the number of CPUs to use, and the scheduling options, so that I didn't have to ...

calxalot wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:57 am If you want to use a nonstandard data directory on Windows, you should set it when installing.

Did I miss that option, or is it not presented during installation.

Is it possible to set the number of CPU's and behaviour while-on-battery in config.xml? It would be handy to do this, rather than changing these settings on multiple machines. Also, is it possible to move the data directory (in Windows) to a different location (RAM drive, to avoid excessive writing ...

My apologies if this has been answered before.

Has the ability to send command line instructions to FAHClient been removed in version 8?

If not, what's the required syntax to send pause, unpause and finish instructions?

Joe_H wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2024 3:05 pm They have been working on freeing up some space. That appears to have cleared up 17 GB so far, so the uploads should start completing.

Yes, both work units have now been uploaded.