A program that stops FAH when a program/game is launched

[ashrack]

The correct way to stop the CPU client not installed as a service is:

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taskkill /F /IM Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe

Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe is the controlling program that starts the cores running. Stop that and you stop the cores. You don't really need to use the /T switch to stop the child processes (the cores), but it can't hurt I guess.

yes ofcourse, there is no need to kill the child process' aswell.

[eeach]

Not trying to jump on the "Why?" bandwagon, because options are a great thing. But, wouldn't alacrityPC do the same thing?

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http://alacritypc.kensalter.com/

(Spam filters understandably wouldn't let me post a link because I'm new. I swear this isn't spam or malicious.)

[susato]

For the sake of completeness:

Anyone using a Mac - check out InCrease from www.calxalot.net. It will pause Folding when an application on the user-constructed list is opened. Note that it doesn't shut Folding off, so your FahCore(s) will still hang on to the RAM they were using before the pause.

I don't use this feature of InCrease, but several friends have found it useful when doing demanding video processing tasks.

[MtM]

The correct way to stop the CPU client not installed as a service is:

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taskkill /F /IM Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe

Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe is the controlling program that starts the cores running. Stop that and you stop the cores. You don't really need to use the /T switch to stop the child processes (the cores), but it can't hurt I guess.

yes ofcourse, there is no need to kill the child process' aswell.

Where did you get this from? Afaik the only correct way to kill a windows-win32 is with a wm_close command, since this triggers the only proper exit for the client ( as in it signals the core that the client is exiting! ),

And again afaik this command is not how taskkill ends a process? And forcefully closing child processes in this manner could hurt checkpointing? Since the exiting procedure isn't called the client could corrupt open files?

Edit: just to clarify I been away some time there might have been some changes I am not aware off so the above is a question as much as a statement.

Also, the need for such a feature is evident with gpu folding, the faster cards can meet their deadlines so easy that you can game while processing a wu ( meaning it should pause automaticly and then continue when the application is closed ) without risking having wu's time out. And folding will stick to more people when something like this is implemented.

[ashrack]

Also, the need for such a feature is evident with gpu folding, the faster cards can meet their deadlines so easy that you can game while processing a wu ( meaning it should pause automaticly and then continue when the application is closed ) without risking having wu's time out. And folding will stick to more people when something like this is implemented.

couldn't agree with you more.

[MtM]

Would be better if you adressed the more important part of my post as well seeing you're advertising an application which does things which I believe are not conform recommodations made by PG?

[ashrack]

MtM
there was no interest in the program so it is made to just suite my needs. I use FAH SMP and it sends the NET STOP FAH command when entering a game and after exiting a game it issues the NET START FAH command. It's been like this since I started this thread and no packets were lost.

[MtM]

Ahh sorry there ashrack, the question wasn't even ment for you but BuddaChu

As the quote contradicts itself, one should not force child process to close as it CAN hurt a lot ( checkpoint corruption ).

But it was you who even said the correct thing, sorry for wrongly addressing you.