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i am running FAHControl for ubuntu 11.04 with 500mb ram and 3 ghz and right under the top buttons (in the FAHControl program) it says this "Client: local Connecting(highlighted in orange) inactive"

i clicked on the configure button and it took me to the configure menu and i clicked the start button under local client section and it says this "Failed to launch client with command:
FAHClient --lifeline 6802 --command-port=36330
[Errno 2] No such file or directory"

i just dont know what to do! please help! i really want to fold!

Describe how you installed fahclient package, and the fahcontrol package.

P.S. Welcome to the forum.

hi 7im! i installed FAHControl from the ubuntu software center

Please install the FAHClient package as well. FAHClient is the required part of FAH that does all the work. FAHControl is only the nice GUI interface.

See also (work in progress): Linux V7 FAH Install Guide

Since you are using the software center, the small deviation from the posted guide is that you save the file, then open it with the software center. The rest is about the same.

i tried to install the client 32 bit on my system so i picked that one when i clicked on the file it opened it in software center and said this

The installation of a package which violates the quality standards isn't allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please contact the person or organisation who provided this package file and include the details beneath.

Run sudo dpkg -i fahclient_7.1.52-1_all.deb which will give you errors (ignore) and then run sudo apt-get install -f

didnt work.. i think i will abandon trying to fold.. thanks for your help thought

ghansl wrote:i tried to install the client 32 bit on my system so i picked that one when i clicked on the file it opened it in software center and said this

The installation of a package which violates the quality standards isn't allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please contact the person or organisation who provided this package file and include the details beneath.

Just curious but are you running the 32 bit version of Linux or a 64 bit version.

@gandpa i am running a 32 bit version

@7im how do i uninstall this "Run sudo dpkg -i fahclient_7.1.52-1_all.deb which will give you errors (ignore) and then run sudo apt-get install -f"

sudo dpkg -P fahclient

-P for Purge

I got the same thing for 12.04 LTS all of a sudden it showed that.

GO to terminal and type in FAHClient then open FAHControl

Or simply restart the fahclient service, which is the default way fah is installed.

sudo /etc/init.d/FAHClient restart