05:23:12:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign4.stanford.edu:80
05:23:13:WU00:FS00:News:
05:23:13:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign4.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
05:23:13:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
These are Ubuntu servers which worked fine before. The servers can connect manually to http on that server.
Not enough information to have an idea what the problem is beyond this - an "Empty work server" message means the Assignment Server could not match up your systems' request with a Work Server with projects suitable for the settings in effect.
If you post the first 100 or so lines of the log file which show the system and its configuration, we would have the information needed. You can also check back in the logs to see which Work Servers they had been give work from in the past, the Server Status page can be check to see if thy are up and if they have work to assign.
iMac 2.8 i7 12 GB smp8, Mac Pro 2.8 quad 12 GB smp6
MacBook Pro 2.9 i7 8 GB smp3
Your dual-core system is set to request WU's for running on a single CPU core. Projects that can be assigned to run on a single CPU core have been in short supply for the last year or more. Changing the CPU setting to 2 will probably get you an assignment right away, most of the currently running projects have that as a minimum.
If that is not an option, the Google client for Chrome does get assigned smaller WU's and can be set to use a percentage of the available CPU power.
P.S. In the same folder as the current log file is a folder containing up to 16 previous logs. Examining them would show which Work Servers and projects your system was assigned in the past.
iMac 2.8 i7 12 GB smp8, Mac Pro 2.8 quad 12 GB smp6
MacBook Pro 2.9 i7 8 GB smp3
Hardware configuration: Intel i7-4770K @ 4.5 GHz, 16 GB DDR3-2133 Corsair Vengence (black/red), EVGA GTX 760 @ 1200 MHz, on an Asus Maximus VI Hero MB (black/red), in a blacked out Antec P280 Tower, with a Xigmatek Night Hawk (black) HSF, Seasonic 760w Platinum (black case, sleeves, wires), 4 SilenX 120mm Case fans with silicon fan gaskets and silicon mounts (all black), a 512GB Samsung SSD (black), and a 2TB Black Western Digital HD (silver/black).
I keep getting the following error for the past few days. I don't think there is any problem on my end, as my computer had been folding fine until a few days ago.
******************************* Date: 2015-07-13 *******************************
01:41:59:FS00:Unpaused
01:41:59:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
01:42:00:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
01:42:00:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
01:42:01:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
01:42:01:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
01:42:15:Removing old file 'configs/config-20150626-012144.xml'
01:42:15:Saving configuration to /etc/fahclient/config.xml
01:42:15:<config>
01:42:15: <!-- Folding Core -->
01:42:15: <checkpoint v='30'/>
01:42:15:
01:42:15: <!-- Network -->
01:42:15: <proxy v='192.168.80.5:3128'/>
01:42:15:
01:42:15: <!-- Slot Control -->
01:42:15: <power v='full'/>
01:42:15:
01:42:15: <!-- User Information -->
01:42:15: <passkey v='********************************'/>
01:42:15: <team v='50959'/>
01:42:15: <user v='fangfufu'/>
01:42:15:
01:42:15: <!-- Folding Slots -->
01:42:15: <slot id='0' type='CPU'>
01:42:15: <cpus v='1'/>
01:42:15: </slot>
01:42:15:</config>
01:43:36:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
01:43:37:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
01:43:37:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
01:43:38:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
01:43:38:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
01:46:13:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
01:46:15:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
01:46:15:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
01:46:16:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
01:46:16:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
01:50:29:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
01:50:30:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
01:50:30:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
01:50:32:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
01:50:32:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
01:57:20:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
01:57:21:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
01:57:21:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
01:57:23:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
01:57:23:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
02:08:25:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
02:08:26:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
02:08:26:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
02:08:26:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
02:08:26:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
02:26:22:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
02:26:23:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
02:26:23:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
02:26:24:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
02:26:24:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
02:55:23:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
02:55:24:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
02:55:24:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
02:55:25:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
02:55:25:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
03:42:23:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
03:42:24:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
03:42:24:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
03:42:25:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
03:42:25:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
05:10:10:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
05:10:11:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
05:10:11:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
05:10:11:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
05:10:11:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
07:13:09:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
07:13:10:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
07:13:10:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
07:13:11:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
07:13:11:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
******************************* Date: 2015-07-13 *******************************
10:32:10:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.200:8080
10:32:11:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.200:8080': Empty work server assignment
10:32:11:WU01:FS00:Connecting to 171.67.108.204:80
10:32:12:WARNING:WU01:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '171.67.108.204:80': Empty work server assignment
10:32:12:ERROR:WU01:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
Folding with 4 cores on Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K
I first started folding back in the Google Compute days!
fangfufu wrote:I keep getting the following error for the past few days. I don't think there is any problem on my end, as my computer had been folding fine until a few days ago.
This topic keeps coming up. The Assignment Servers 121.67.108.200 and .204 do not have any work, they just take your configuration information and connect your system to a Work Server with appropriate projects. You will need to look farther back in your logs and report which Work Server(s) or projects your client were connected with in the past.
Also, work for single-core systems has been in relatively short supply for the last year. It would take just one or two WS's going offline to create this situation. Knowing which servers you were connected to in the past will allow us to check and notify the appropriate person at PG.
iMac 2.8 i7 12 GB smp8, Mac Pro 2.8 quad 12 GB smp6
MacBook Pro 2.9 i7 8 GB smp3
Mod: Merged with other topic on failure to get assignments for a CPU setting of 1
I guess I will fold with 2 cores for now then.
If my system's performance deteriorate, should I stop running Folding@Home non-stop, or should I turn it back on single core? I heard that you can run Folding@Home when system is idle, I have never personally try that. What is it like? I am on Linux. I have always been running Folding@Home non-stop.
Folding with 4 cores on Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K
I first started folding back in the Google Compute days!
I have never experienced deteriorated performance from a single CPU client running on all of CPUs, to if you have 2 logical CPUs, I recommend running with both of them. Foreground tasks run at a higher priority than the FAH's processing software and it seems to give adequate performance to whatever I decide to do. I have experienced deteriorated performance when folding with a GPU and running a GPU only when the computer is idle "cures" that problem because I now never notice it.
Your perceptions of performance on your system are much more important than thinking that you should be experiencing delay because FAH is running. Try to be as unbiased as possible.
Try running continuously with all of your CPUs. If that's acceptable, fine. If not, reduce the number, but avoid a single CPU option. Switch to the Chrome client if you're convinced that larger numbers are not working to your satisfaction.
I'm assuming that you cannot fold with a supported GPU. If that's not true, or for additonal help, see the link below.
It depends what else you do on your computer, and how often. Usually running all CPU cores all the time is fine, and obviously maximises the work done. Both Windows and Linux will run the work at low priority, and will automatically move it out of the way when you do anything else on the computer. You only need to use other settings if this gives you an unsatisfactory result for your other tasks. In this case you can try single core (if WUs are available), Fold on Idle, or the NaCl client.
GPUs can be more of a problem, since GPUs have no scheduling priorities (yet).
We now have two reports of this problem, and in both cases, the client was set to cpus=1. That suggests that the last server which has projects for a single CPU might have been distributing them last week and that project might have finished or that sever might have crashed. Since finding which projects might be distributed to single CPU systems, figuring out WHY you stopped getting assignments involves quite a bit of detective work.
(Even a statement from a third person saying "I changed cpus=2 to cpus=1 and now can no longer get assignments" would help us, even though that's probably not true for you.)
That is useful information. The WS that provided you Project 9015, 171.64.65.124, is in Reject mode since the end of last week from looking at the Server Status page and the connected log. I will contact the appropriate persons at PG to see if it can/will be brought back online.
iMac 2.8 i7 12 GB smp8, Mac Pro 2.8 quad 12 GB smp6
MacBook Pro 2.9 i7 8 GB smp3