ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit

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M0CZY
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ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit

Post by M0CZY »

It was working all right the last time I did a work unit, and I haven't changed anything.
I can't tell if the problem is at my end or at the server end.

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17:18:45:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
17:18:45:    Website: http://folding.stanford.edu/
17:18:45:  Copyright: (c) 2009-2014 Stanford University
17:18:45:     Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
17:18:45:       Args: 
17:18:45:     Config: /home/user/Documents/Software/fahclient_7.4.4-64bit-release/config.xml
17:18:45:******************************** Build ********************************
17:18:45:    Version: 7.4.4
17:18:45:       Date: Mar 4 2014
17:18:45:       Time: 12:02:38
17:18:45:    SVN Rev: 4130
17:18:45:     Branch: fah/trunk/client
17:18:45:   Compiler: GNU 4.4.7
17:18:45:    Options: -std=gnu++98 -O3 -funroll-loops -mfpmath=sse -ffast-math
17:18:45:             -fno-unsafe-math-optimizations -msse2
17:18:45:   Platform: linux2 3.2.0-1-amd64
17:18:45:       Bits: 64
17:18:45:       Mode: Release
17:18:45:******************************* System ********************************
17:18:45:        CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz
17:18:45:     CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
17:18:45:       CPUs: 2
17:18:45:     Memory: 7.67GiB
17:18:45:Free Memory: 6.01GiB
17:18:45:    Threads: POSIX_THREADS
17:18:45: OS Version: 3.5
17:18:45:Has Battery: false
17:18:45: On Battery: false
17:18:45: UTC Offset: 1
17:18:45:        PID: 4760
17:18:45:        CWD: /home/user/Documents/Software/fahclient_7.4.4-64bit-release
17:18:45:         OS: Linux 3.5.0-49-generic x86_64
17:18:45:    OS Arch: AMD64
17:18:45:       GPUs: 0
17:18:45:       CUDA: Not detected
17:18:45:***********************************************************************
17:18:45:<config>
17:18:45:  <!-- User Information -->
17:18:45:  <passkey v='********************************'/>
17:18:45:  <user v='M0CZY'/>
17:18:45:
17:18:45:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
17:18:45:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
17:18:45:</config>
17:18:45:Trying to access database...
17:18:45:Successfully acquired database lock
17:18:45:Enabled folding slot 00: READY cpu:1
17:18:46:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
17:18:47:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 129.74.246.143
17:18:47:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:1 from 129.74.246.143
17:18:47:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 129.74.246.143:8080
17:18:48:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit
17:18:48:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
17:18:49:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 129.74.246.143
17:18:49:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:1 from 129.74.246.143
17:18:49:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 129.74.246.143:8080
17:18:50:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit
17:19:49:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
17:19:52:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 129.74.246.143
17:19:52:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:1 from 129.74.246.143
17:19:52:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 129.74.246.143:8080
17:19:52:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit
17:21:26:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
17:21:26:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 129.74.246.143
17:21:29:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:1 from 129.74.246.143
17:21:29:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 129.74.246.143:8080
17:21:29:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit
17:24:03:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
17:24:04:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 129.74.246.143
17:24:06:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:1 from 129.74.246.143
17:24:06:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 129.74.246.143:8080
17:24:07:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit
17:28:18:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
17:28:18:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 129.74.246.143
17:28:20:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:1 from 129.74.246.143
17:28:20:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 129.74.246.143:8080
17:28:21:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit

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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

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I'm not seeing any problem with the work server.
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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

Post by M0CZY »

I'm not seeing any problem with the work server.
I'll accept that answer, which implies a problem at my end.
What I've tried is to delete the config.xml file, and run ./FAHClient --configure to create and configure a new config.xml file.
When I tried to run it I still got ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work unit, so I don't know what else to do to make it work properly.
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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

Post by Joe_H »

There have been ongoing temporary shortages of WU's that will be assigned to a CPU setting of 1. Eventually you should get an assignment, but I don't know how long the wait will be.
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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

Post by bruce »

Welcome to foldingforum.org, M0CZY.

That does not imply that the problem is on your end. At the present time, most assignments are for multiple CPUs and/or for GPUs. I only see one server which provides WUs for a single CPU and it's saturated most of the time. That leaves you two options:
1) Be patient.
2) Reconfigure your client to use both CPUs on the same assignment.
Joe_H wrote:There have been ongoing temporary shortages of WU's that will be assigned to a CPU setting of 1. Eventually you should get an assignment, but I don't know how long the wait will be.
Assuming that you're running FAH V7 on Windows, right-click on the icon in systray and select Advanced Control. Click "Configure" and then "Slots" In the lower panel, click on "cpu" and then "Edit" Near the top, change the -1 in the "CPUs" field to 2, followed by clicks on OK and on SAVE.
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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

Post by M0CZY »

Reconfigure your client to use both CPUs on the same assignment
I'm running the FAHClient as a standalone from the terminal under Linux, so I would need to manually alter my config.xml file in order to do this.
I have a single CPU slot in my configuration, but I understood that by default, V7 would attempt to utilize multiple CPU cores.
If further editing is required to create a multi-cored CPU slot, then I will need advice about that, as I have been unable to find any information about advanced config.xml settings, or a suitable sample example.
My config.xml currently looks like this:

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  <!-- User Information -->
  <passkey v='hidden'/>
  <user v='M0CZY'/>

  <!-- Folding Slots -->
  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
</config>
Facepalm! After posting this message, I had a look at how my client was getting on, only to find that it has eventually downloaded and is running a single core work unit! I would like to run multi-cored work units though, if someone knows how?
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Hardware configuration: Machine #1:

Intel Q9450; 2x2GB=8GB Ram; Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard; PC Power and Cooling Q750 PS; 2x GTX 460; Windows Server 2008 X64 (SP1).

Machine #2:

Intel Q6600; 2x2GB=4GB Ram; Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard; PC Power and Cooling Q750 PS; 2x GTX 460 video card; Windows 7 X64.

Machine 3:

Dell Dimension 8400, 3.2GHz P4 4x512GB Ram, Video card GTX 460, Windows 7 X32

I am currently folding just on the 5x GTX 460's for aprox. 70K PPD
Location: Salem. OR USA

Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

Post by P5-133XL »

The very first WU after an install is often a uniprocessor WU and the default power setting is medium which leaves one core unused (2 cores - 1 core = 1 core). All you need to do is set the power to full and let the current WU finish and the next one will use the number of cores allowed by the power setting which for full is all of them.
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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

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<!-- User Information -->
      <passkey v='hidden'/>
      <user v='M0CZY'/>

      <!-- Folding Slots -->
      <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
    </config>
Since you're running on linux and you don't appear to have FAHControl installed and running you can edit your config.xml again and add:

<cpus v='2'/>

so that the above reads:

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<!-- User Information -->
      <passkey v='hidden'/>
      <user v='M0CZY'/>

      <!-- Folding Slots -->
      <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
      <cpus v='2'/>
    </config>
Manually editing config.xml is not advised as it can introduce errors that can cause problems for the client. If possible install and use FAHControl to make any changes for that file. The client has to be running for FAHControl to work.
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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

Post by M0CZY »

<cpus v='2'/>
I'll edit my config.xml file after I finish my running work unit.
When I tried running the Windows standalone FAHClient, you could open up a web page where you could view information about your work unit, and do things like change the power intensity, but the Linux version doesn't seem to have this.
I'm not a 'power user',and I only do work when I'm in the mood, so over the years I've only done 71 work units, so I don't really want stuff installed; I'm quite happy to use the standalone client that just runs from a folder.
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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

Post by bollix47 »

For linux try opening the following link with your browser while the client is running:

http://folding.stanford.edu/client/
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Re: ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Server did not assign work un

Post by M0CZY »

For linux try opening the following link with your browser while the client is running:

http://folding.stanford.edu/client/
Wow, you're right, it works.
I'm pleased to have found out about that, thanks for the tip.
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