Total Beginner - How do I load projects and/or connections?

[flwthewhiterabbit]

I've installed FAH on three separate machines and launched both the web control and the advanced control to look around, but I don't see how to get the FAH client to connect to a server and start working on processing data.

How do I get FAH actually do what it's supposed to do?

Sorry for the Newb question.

[davidcoton]

Did you follow the instructions to install the folding slots (CPU and/or GPU)?
What does the log in Advanced Control show?

[Jesse_V]

Part of the problem is that Folding@home is currently experience a massive and unprecedented number of newcomers and new computers, which have consumed most of the workunits in the queue. The research groups are working very swiftly to get new servers online and get more disease and viral research projects into the queue. So its possible that everything is set up correctly, but its just struggling to find an available workunit at this exact moment. I expect that this situation will improve over the next day or so.

[flwthewhiterabbit]

Did you follow the instructions to install the folding slots (CPU and/or GPU)?
What does the log in Advanced Control show?

No, is this usually necessary?

Link, please.

[flwthewhiterabbit]

Thanks, this is very informative and helpful.

[leonard17F]

Hello All,
Like many, I wanted to contribute to the current work on COVID-19 / SARS COV2
I reached the article by John Chodera and I downloaded the FAH App V 7.5.1 and got a F@H Client Advanced Control window

In the clients I see an IP address 127.0.0.1:36330
Project 14328
Work server 155.247.164.214

It is running.. but I am not sure it is the correct project...

I am using MacOS 10.13.6

Could someone tell me if I am on the right track please ?

Thanks a million !

[flwthewhiterabbit]

Did you follow the instructions to install the folding slots (CPU and/or GPU)?
What does the log in Advanced Control show?

Can you link me to the instructions on how to install the CPU and GPU folding slots, if this is necessary.

https://imgur.com/a/yr0MA0F

Here's the entirety of the log file on one computer:

*********************** Log Started 2020-03-18T14:05:29Z ***********************
14:05:29:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
14:05:29: Website: https://foldingathome.org/
14:05:29: Copyright: (c) 2009-2018 foldingathome.org
14:05:29: Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
14:05:29: Args: --open-web-control
14:05:29: Config: D:\FAH Data\config.xml
14:05:29:******************************** Build ********************************
14:05:29: Version: 7.5.1
14:05:29: Date: May 11 2018
14:05:29: Time: 13:06:32
14:05:29: Repository: Git
14:05:29: Revision: 4705bf53c635f88b8fe85af7675557e15d491ff0
14:05:29: Branch: master
14:05:29: Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
14:05:29: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
14:05:29: Platform: win32 10
14:05:29: Bits: 32
14:05:29: Mode: Release
14:05:29:******************************* System ********************************
14:05:29: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300HQ CPU @ 2.30GHz
14:05:29: CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3
14:05:29: CPUs: 4
14:05:29: Memory: 15.83GiB
14:05:29: Free Memory: 13.07GiB
14:05:29: Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
14:05:29: OS Version: 6.2
14:05:29: Has Battery: true
14:05:29: On Battery: false
14:05:29: UTC Offset: -4
14:05:29: PID: 1116
14:05:29: CWD: D:\FAH Data
14:05:29: OS: Windows 10 Home
14:05:29: OS Arch: AMD64
14:05:29: GPUs: 1
14:05:29: GPU 0: Bus:1 Slot:0 Func:0 NVIDIA:4 GM107 [GeForce GTX 960M]
14:05:29: CUDA Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:5.0 Driver:10.2
14:05:29:OpenCL Device 0: Platform:0 Device:0 Bus:1 Slot:0 Compute:1.2 Driver:442.59
14:05:29:OpenCL Device 1: Platform:1 Device:0 Bus:NA Slot:NA Compute:2.1 Driver:23.20
14:05:29: Win32 Service: false
14:05:29:***********************************************************************
14:05:29:<config>
14:05:29: <!-- Network -->
14:05:29: <proxy v=':8080'/>
14:05:29:
14:05:29: <!-- Slot Control -->
14:05:29: <power v='full'/>
14:05:29:
14:05:29: <!-- Folding Slots -->
14:05:29: <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>
14:05:29: <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
14:05:29:</config>
14:05:29:Trying to access database...
14:05:29:Successfully acquired database lock
14:05:29:Enabled folding slot 00: READY cpu:3
14:05:29:Enabled folding slot 01: READY gpu:0:GM107 [GeForce GTX 960M]
14:05:29:WU00:FS00:Starting
14:05:29:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" "D:\FAH Data\cores/cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/avx/Core_a7.fah/FahCore_a7.exe" -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 705 -lifeline 1116 -checkpoint 15 -np 3
14:05:30:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 6868
14:05:31:WU00:FS00:Core PID:8292
14:05:31:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0xa7 started
14:05:31:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:*********************** Log Started 2020-03-18T14:05:34Z ***********************
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************** Gromacs Folding@home Core ***************************
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Type: 0xa7
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Core: Gromacs
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Args: -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 705 -lifeline 6868 -checkpoint 15 -np 3
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ CBang *************************************
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Date: Oct 26 2019
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Time: 01:38:25
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Revision: c46a1a011a24143739ac7218c5a435f66777f62f
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Branch: master
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Platform: win32 10
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Bits: 64
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Mode: Release
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ System ************************************
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300HQ CPU @ 2.30GHz
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: CPUs: 4
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Memory: 15.83GiB
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Free Memory: 12.65GiB
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: OS Version: 6.2
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Has Battery: true
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: On Battery: false
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: UTC Offset: -4
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: PID: 8292
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: CWD: D:\FAH Data\work
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:******************************** Build - libFAH ********************************
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Version: 0.0.18
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Copyright: 2019 foldingathome.org
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Homepage: https://foldingathome.org/
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Date: Oct 26 2019
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Time: 01:52:30
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Revision: c1e3513b1bc0c16013668f2173ee969e5995b38e
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Branch: master
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Compiler: Visual C++ 2008
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /wd4297 /wd4103 /Ox /MT
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Platform: win32 10
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Bits: 64
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: Mode: Release
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:************************************ Build *************************************
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7: SIMD: avx_256
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:********************************************************************************
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Project: 14051 (Run 3, Clone 4, Gen 163)
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Unit: 0x000000d10002894b5b2c03d9ad587c6b
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Digital signatures verified
14:05:34:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Calling: mdrun -s frame163.tpr -o frame163.trr -cpi state.cpt -cpt 15 -nt 3
14:05:34:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
14:05:34:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
14:05:35:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
14:05:35:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
14:05:35:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
14:05:35:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
14:05:35:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
14:05:35:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
14:05:35:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
14:05:35:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Steps: first=407500000 total=2500000
14:05:37:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Completed 617741 out of 2500000 steps (24%)
14:06:35:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
14:06:35:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
14:06:35:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
14:06:36:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
14:06:36:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
14:07:53:WU00:FS00:0xa7:Completed 625000 out of 2500000 steps (25%)
14:08:12:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
14:08:12:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
14:08:12:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
14:08:13:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
14:08:13:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
14:10:49:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 65.254.110.245:8080
14:10:50:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '65.254.110.245:8080': No WUs available for this configuration
14:10:50:WU01:FS01:Connecting to 18.218.241.186:80
14:10:50:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from '18.218.241.186:80': No WUs available for this configuration
14:10:50:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment

Thanks for any help!

[Larrod]

I have the same problem. Im behind a firewall but that shouldn't be a problem.

[flwthewhiterabbit]

I have the same problem. Im behind a firewall but that shouldn't be a problem.

With no action on my part, this machine suddenly just now started processing something and is using 95% of the CPU and 44% to 55% of the GPU.

Does it just take a while to make a connection or did someone do something remotely to connect my computer?

Thanks!

[codecaine]

@flwthewhiterabbit your client reached out to an Assignment Server (previous failures in the log), and got a WU (work unit).

Happy folding!

[flwthewhiterabbit]

@flwthewhiterabbit your client reached out to an Assignment Server (previous failures in the log), and got a WU (work unit).

Happy folding!

Awesome!

I may set up other computers in addition to this one. Do I just run the FaH client and wait until it automatically connects to an Assignment Server to get another work unit? Did I unknowingly configure something on this computer to allow it to connect to an Assignment Server?

Thanks!

[davidcoton]

Yes, the default installation has set everything correctly. The log shows "situation normal".
See the post from Jesse_V above which outlines the issue with delays in allocation of work.
You do not need to do any extra configuration.

[flwthewhiterabbit]

Yes, the default installation has set everything correctly. The log shows "situation normal".
See the post from Jesse_V above which outlines the issue with delays in allocation of work.
You do not need to do any extra configuration.

Thank you for this help!