New donor issues/questions

[PeteWisniewski]

Hi,
Can I set different folding power for CPU and GPU? When it's set to "full" I have 100% CPU and only 39% GPU usage, so when it comes to GPU I don't mind "full" power (it actually should use much more, right?), but around 100% CPU is problematic.

I also cannot get a new PAH passkey, I tried with few email addresses and I got nothing - the message on the website was "Passkey sent. Please check your email."

[kiore]

Hi,
Can I set different folding power for CPU and GPU? When it's set to "full" I have 100% CPU and only 39% GPU usage, so when it comes to GPU I don't mind "full" power (it actually should use much more, right?), but around 100% CPU is problematic.

I also cannot get a new PAH passkey, I tried with few email addresses and I got nothing - the message on the website was "Passkey sent. Please check your email."

You can control the CPU setting but not GPU which is either on or off. In Windows you need a CPU thread available to run the GPU.
Sorry about passkey system a little overloaded, the passkey doesn't affect the science done but is a way of rewarding donors by giving you access to the quick return bonus once you have submitted 10 work units with 80% success.

[PeteWisniewski]

Hi,
Can I set different folding power for CPU and GPU? When it's set to "full" I have 100% CPU and only 39% GPU usage, so when it comes to GPU I don't mind "full" power (it actually should use much more, right?), but around 100% CPU is problematic.

I also cannot get a new PAH passkey, I tried with few email addresses and I got nothing - the message on the website was "Passkey sent. Please check your email."

You can control the CPU setting but not GPU which is either on or off. In Windows you need a CPU thread available to run the GPU.
Sorry about passkey system a little overloaded, the passkey doesn't affect the science done but is a way of rewarding donors by giving you access to the quick return bonus once you have submitted 10 work units with 80% success.

Is there anything I can do to increase my GPU usage? Usually it's under 40%.

Is there any other way to claim this passkey? It seems like there's a constant overload and PAH (fortunately!) is getting more popular, so trying some other time won't solve this problem, unless all request are queued and I just need to wait.

[JimboPalmer]

Is there anything I can do to increase my GPU usage? Usually it's under 40%.

I am going to suggest a better tool to monitor GPU usage. I use GPU-Z and it has a detailed screen for monitoring your card

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

I suspect the tool you are using is wrong.

[PeteWisniewski]

Is there anything I can do to increase my GPU usage? Usually it's under 40%.

I am going to suggest a better tool to monitor GPU usage. I use GPU-Z and it has a detailed screen for monitoring your card

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

I suspect the tool you are using is wrong.

I was using Task Manager. on GPU-Z it's around 98%, thanks

[JediHustle420]

I am trying to fold but i am having problems getting work assigned

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*********************** Log Started 2020-03-15T21:53:58Z ***********************
21:53:58:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
21:53:58:        Website: https://foldingathome.org/
21:53:58:      Copyright: (c) 2009-2018 foldingathome.org
21:53:58:         Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
21:53:58:           Args: --open-web-control
21:53:58:         Config: C:\Users\JediHustle420\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient\config.xml
21:53:58:******************************** Build ********************************
21:53:58:        Version: 7.5.1
21:53:58:           Date: May 11 2018
21:53:58:           Time: 13:06:32
21:53:58:     Repository: Git
21:53:58:       Revision: 4705bf53c635f88b8fe85af7675557e15d491ff0
21:53:58:         Branch: master
21:53:58:       Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
21:53:58:        Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
21:53:58:       Platform: win32 10
21:53:58:           Bits: 32
21:53:58:           Mode: Release
21:53:58:******************************* System ********************************
21:53:58:            CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16-Core Processor
21:53:58:         CPU ID: AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 1 Stepping 1
21:53:58:           CPUs: 32
21:53:58:         Memory: 63.88GiB
21:53:58:    Free Memory: 56.89GiB
21:53:58:        Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
21:53:58:     OS Version: 6.2
21:53:58:    Has Battery: false
21:53:58:     On Battery: false
21:53:58:     UTC Offset: -4
21:53:58:            PID: 9292
21:53:58:            CWD: C:\Users\JediHustle420\AppData\Roaming\FAHClient
21:53:58:             OS: Windows 10 Enterprise
21:53:58:        OS Arch: AMD64
21:53:58:           GPUs: 1
21:53:58:          GPU 0: Bus:12 Slot:0 Func:0 AMD:5 Vega 20 [Radeon VII]
21:53:58:           CUDA: Not detected: Failed to open dynamic library 'nvcuda.dll': The
21:53:58:                 specified module could not be found.
21:53:58:
21:53:58:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:12 Slot:0 Compute:1.2 Driver:3004.8
21:53:58:  Win32 Service: false
21:53:58:***********************************************************************
21:53:59:<config>
21:53:59:  <!-- Network -->
21:53:59:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
21:53:59:
21:53:59:  <!-- Slot Control -->
21:53:59:  <power v='FULL'/>
21:53:59:
21:53:59:  <!-- User Information -->
21:53:59:  <user v='JediHustle420'/>
21:53:59:
21:53:59:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
21:53:59:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
21:53:59:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
21:53:59:</config>
21:53:59:Trying to access database...
21:53:59:Successfully acquired database lock
21:53:59:Enabled folding slot 00: READY cpu:31
21:53:59:Enabled folding slot 01: READY gpu:0:Vega 20 [Radeon VII]
21:53:59:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:53:59:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:53:59:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
21:53:59:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 140.163.4.241
21:53:59:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
21:53:59:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:Vega 20 [Radeon VII] from 140.163.4.241
21:53:59:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.241:8080
21:54:00:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
21:54:00:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:54:00:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:54:00:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
21:54:00:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
21:54:00:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
21:54:00:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:54:20:WARNING:WU01:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
21:54:20:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.241:80
21:54:42:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Failed to connect to 140.163.4.241:80: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
21:54:42:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:54:42:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 140.163.4.241
21:54:42:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:Vega 20 [Radeon VII] from 140.163.4.241
21:54:42:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.241:8080
21:55:00:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:55:00:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
21:55:00:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
21:55:00:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
21:55:00:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:55:17:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: 10002: Received short response, expected 512 bytes, got 0
21:55:42:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:55:42:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 140.163.4.231
21:55:42:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:Vega 20 [Radeon VII] from 140.163.4.231
21:55:42:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.231:8080
21:56:03:WARNING:WU01:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
21:56:03:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.231:80
21:56:37:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:56:37:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
21:56:37:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
21:56:37:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
21:56:37:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:57:12:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: 10002: Received short response, expected 512 bytes, got 0
21:57:19:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:57:19:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 140.163.4.231
21:57:20:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:Vega 20 [Radeon VII] from 140.163.4.231
21:57:20:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.231:8080
21:57:41:WARNING:WU01:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
21:57:41:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.231:80
21:58:02:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Failed to connect to 140.163.4.231:80: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
21:59:14:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:59:14:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
21:59:14:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
21:59:15:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
21:59:15:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:59:56:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
21:59:56:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 140.163.4.231
21:59:57:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:Vega 20 [Radeon VII] from 140.163.4.231
21:59:57:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.231:8080
22:00:18:WARNING:WU01:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
22:00:18:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.231:80
22:00:39:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Failed to connect to 140.163.4.231:80: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
22:03:28:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
22:03:29:WU00:FS00:Assigned to work server 155.247.164.213
22:03:29:WU00:FS00:Requesting new work unit for slot 00: READY cpu:31 from 155.247.164.213
22:03:29:WU00:FS00:Connecting to 155.247.164.213:8080
22:03:33:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: 10001: Server responded: HTTP_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
22:04:10:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
22:04:11:WU01:FS01:Assigned to work server 140.163.4.241
22:04:11:WU01:FS01:Requesting new work unit for slot 01: READY gpu:0:Vega 20 [Radeon VII] from 140.163.4.241
22:04:11:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.241:8080
22:04:32:WARNING:WU01:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
22:04:32:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 140.163.4.241:80

[JimboPalmer]

I was using Task Manager. on GPU-Z it's around 98%, thanks

Task manager is usually monitoring CPU usage and each GPU task does use one CPU as well.
GPU-Z monitors GPU usage and shows details about which parts are used and unused. (Watching it will convince you that overclocking memory won't help, as the memory controller is not busy now, the video engine is not really working hard, etc.)

You WILL notice that the first and last seconds of any Work Unit are transferring data in the Bus Interface, not stressing the GPU Load. (Or maybe I fixate too much)

[DelYunquePR]

Hi,
Can I set different folding power for CPU and GPU? When it's set to "full" I have 100% CPU and only 39% GPU usage, so when it comes to GPU I don't mind "full" power (it actually should use much more, right?), but around 100% CPU is problematic.

I also cannot get a new PAH passkey, I tried with few email addresses and I got nothing - the message on the website was "Passkey sent. Please check your email."

Greets, about passkey am also experiencing the same issues, haven't received my passkey as well. Seems Servers are having issues delivering the passkeys I guess. Have been trying to get my passkey for 2 days now and no luck...