Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.st

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Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.st

Post by gregpm648 »

Up until several weeks ago, I was running version 6 on my computer and having no problems. Whilst I was on vacation, the client stopped downloading new work packets. Thinking it might be a problem with having an outdated client, I downloaded version 7.1.52. Unfortunately, that version dumped my Dell XPS 450 into a blue screen of death after a few minutes. I did some research on the boards and learned that the latest versions of the AMD drivers had not been fully tested with the latest version of FAH. So, I went online and downloaded Catalyst 11.12. I did a clean install of the driver package then a clean re-install of version 7.1.52. Running does not drop me directly into the BSoD, however, the program will not fetch new work packets:

02:28:05:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
02:28:05:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment

I currently have FAH set to run the GPU only. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,
Greg

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21:07:40:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
21:07:40:      Website: http://folding.stanford.edu/
21:07:40:    Copyright: (c) 2009-2012 Stanford University
21:07:40:       Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
21:07:40:         Args: --lifeline 2620 --command-port=36330
21:07:40:       Config: C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/config.xml
21:07:40:******************************** Build ********************************
21:07:40:      Version: 7.1.52
21:07:40:         Date: Mar 20 2012
21:07:40:         Time: 19:37:42
21:07:40:      SVN Rev: 3515
21:07:40:       Branch: fah/trunk/client
21:07:40:     Compiler: Intel(R) C++ MSVC 1500 mode 1200
21:07:40:      Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /Qdiag-disable:4297,4103,1786,279 /Ox -arch:SSE
21:07:40:               /QaxSSE2,SSE3,SSSE3,SSE4.1,SSE4.2 /Qopenmp /Qrestrict /MT
21:07:40:     Platform: win32 XP
21:07:40:         Bits: 32
21:07:40:         Mode: Release
21:07:40:******************************* System ********************************
21:07:40:          CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 965 @ 3.20GHz
21:07:40:       CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 4
21:07:40:         CPUs: 8
21:07:40:       Memory: 5.99GiB
21:07:40:  Free Memory: 3.81GiB
21:07:40:      Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
21:07:40:   On Battery: false
21:07:40:   UTC offset: -7
21:07:40:          PID: 1440
21:07:40:          CWD: C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient
21:07:40:           OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
21:07:40:      OS Arch: AMD64
21:07:40:         GPUs: 2
21:07:40:        GPU 0: ATI:3 RV770 [Radeon HD 4850]
21:07:40:        GPU 1: ATI:3 RV770 [Radeon HD 4850]
21:07:40:         CUDA: Not detected
21:07:40:Win32 Service: false
21:07:40:***********************************************************************
21:07:40:<config>
21:07:40:  <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
21:07:40:  <gpu v='true'/>
21:07:40:  <smp v='false'/>
21:07:40:
21:07:40:  <!-- User Information -->
21:07:40:  <passkey v='********************************'/>
21:07:40:  <team v='57391'/>
21:07:40:  <user v='gregpm648'/>
21:07:40:
21:07:40:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
21:07:40:</config>
21:07:40:Trying to access database...
21:07:40:Successfully acquired database lock
21:07:40:Enabled folding slot 00: READY gpu:0:"RV770 [Radeon HD 4850]"
21:07:40:Enabled folding slot 01: READY gpu:1:"RV770 [Radeon HD 4850]"
21:07:40:WARNING:WU02:Slot ID 2 no longer exists and there are no other matching slots, dumping
21:07:40:WU02:Sending unit results: id:02 state:SEND error:DUMPED project:7903 run:196 clone:1 gen:18 core:0xa4 unit:0x0000001b00ac9c214e4d2c7491ae498e
21:07:40:WU02:Connecting to 128.113.12.161:8080
21:07:40:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
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21:07:41:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:07:41:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
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21:07:41:WU02:Server responded WORK_ACK (400)
21:07:41:WU02:Cleaning up
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21:07:43:Server connection id=1 on 0.0.0.0:36330 from 127.0.0.1
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21:08:41:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:08:41:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:08:41:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:08:41:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:08:41:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
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21:10:18:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:10:18:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:12:55:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:12:55:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:12:55:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
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21:12:55:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:12:55:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:12:55:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:17:09:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
21:17:10:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:17:10:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
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21:17:10:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:17:10:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
21:17:10:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:17:10:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
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21:17:10:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:24:01:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:24:01:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:24:01:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
21:24:01:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
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21:24:01:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
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21:24:01:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:24:01:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
21:24:01:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:35:06:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
21:35:07:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:35:07:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
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21:35:07:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:35:07:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
21:35:07:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:35:07:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
21:35:07:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:35:07:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
21:35:07:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
21:35:07:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:35:07:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
21:35:07:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:53:03:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
21:53:03:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:53:03:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
21:53:03:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
21:53:03:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:53:03:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
21:53:03:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
21:53:03:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
21:53:03:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:53:03:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
21:53:03:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
21:53:03:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
21:53:03:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
21:53:03:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
22:22:05:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
22:22:05:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
22:22:05:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
22:22:06:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
22:22:06:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
22:22:06:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
22:22:06:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
22:22:06:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
22:22:06:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
22:22:06:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
22:22:06:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
22:22:06:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
22:22:06:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
22:22:06:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
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23:09:04:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
23:09:04:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
23:09:04:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
23:09:04:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
23:09:05:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
23:09:05:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
23:09:05:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
23:09:05:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
23:09:05:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
23:09:05:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
23:09:05:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
23:09:05:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
23:09:05:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
00:25:05:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
00:25:05:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
00:25:05:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
00:25:05:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
00:25:05:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
00:25:05:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
00:25:05:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
00:25:05:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
00:25:05:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
00:25:05:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
00:25:05:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
00:25:05:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
00:25:05:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
00:25:05:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
02:28:05:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
02:28:05:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
02:28:05:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
02:28:05:WU00:FS00:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
02:28:05:WU00:FS00:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
02:28:05:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
02:28:05:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Could not get an assignment
02:28:05:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80
02:28:05:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
02:28:05:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:80': Empty work server assignment
02:28:05:WU01:FS01:Connecting to assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080
02:28:05:WU01:FS01:News: Welcome to Folding@Home
02:28:05:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GPU.stanford.edu:8080': Empty work server assignment
02:28:05:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Could not get an assignment
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by bruce »

Welcome to foldingforum.org, gregpm648.

See the discussion here: viewtopic.php?f=51&t=21337

There was an announcement a year ago that the HD 4xxx series and older GPUs would be deprecated. No new projects are being developed for those GPUs and it has taken untill now to finish most of the projects that were active at that time. Your best options are to fold with your CPU or upgrade your GPUs. Your i7 will do an excellent job of folding with a SMP slot.
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by gregpm648 »

Problem solved. Retired my Radeon cards and installed two new EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD's. Went from around 3,500 points per day up to about 35,000 - 40,000 per day.
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by 7im »

Well solved. ;)
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by Calendyr »

You are getting 40K per day with a Core i7 and a GTX 570?

I have similar config on my main computer : Core i7 2600K and AMD 6870 and I am getting around 4K per day. There is something wrong here... anyone have an idea why my throughput would be so low?
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by 7im »

Yes, lots of ideas, but only guesses without knowing more about your setup. 1st, are you using a passkey? 2nd, please post your log so we can see more detail. Thanks.
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by Calendyr »

No, no passkey... but why would that improve performance? I was under the impression passkeys only made certain that results did not get mixed with other people using the same username...?

Here is my log...

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*********************** Log Started 2012-06-29T17:32:13Z ***********************
17:32:13:************************* Folding@home Client *************************
17:32:13:      Website: http://folding.stanford.edu/
17:32:13:    Copyright: (c) 2009-2012 Stanford University
17:32:13:       Author: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
17:32:13:         Args: --lifeline 3540 --command-port=36330
17:32:13:       Config: C:/Users/Calendyr/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/config.xml
17:32:13:******************************** Build ********************************
17:32:13:      Version: 7.1.52
17:32:13:         Date: Mar 20 2012
17:32:13:         Time: 19:37:42
17:32:13:      SVN Rev: 3515
17:32:13:       Branch: fah/trunk/client
17:32:13:     Compiler: Intel(R) C++ MSVC 1500 mode 1200
17:32:13:      Options: /TP /nologo /EHa /Qdiag-disable:4297,4103,1786,279 /Ox -arch:SSE
17:32:13:               /QaxSSE2,SSE3,SSSE3,SSE4.1,SSE4.2 /Qopenmp /Qrestrict /MT
17:32:13:     Platform: win32 XP
17:32:13:         Bits: 32
17:32:13:         Mode: Release
17:32:13:******************************* System ********************************
17:32:13:          CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
17:32:13:       CPU ID: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
17:32:13:         CPUs: 8
17:32:13:       Memory: 7.98GiB
17:32:13:  Free Memory: 6.51GiB
17:32:13:      Threads: WINDOWS_THREADS
17:32:13:   On Battery: false
17:32:13:   UTC offset: -4
17:32:13:          PID: 3504
17:32:13:          CWD: C:/Users/Calendyr/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient
17:32:13:           OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
17:32:13:      OS Arch: AMD64
17:32:13:         GPUs: 1
17:32:13:        GPU 0: ATI:4 Barts XT [ATI Radeon HD 6800 Series]
17:32:13:         CUDA: Not detected
17:32:13:Win32 Service: false
17:32:13:***********************************************************************
17:32:13:<config>
17:32:13:  <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
17:32:13:  <gpu v='true'/>
17:32:13:
17:32:13:  <!-- Network -->
17:32:13:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
17:32:13:
17:32:13:  <!-- User Information -->
17:32:13:  <team v='219148'/>
17:32:13:  <user v='Calendyr'/>
17:32:13:
17:32:13:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
17:32:13:  <slot id='0' type='GPU'/>
17:32:13:  <slot id='1' type='SMP'/>
17:32:13:</config>
17:32:13:Trying to access database...
17:32:13:Successfully acquired database lock
17:32:13:Enabled folding slot 00: READY gpu:0:"Barts XT [ATI Radeon HD 6800 Series]"
17:32:13:Enabled folding slot 01: READY smp:8
17:32:13:WU01:FS01:Starting
17:32:13:WU01:FS01:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:/Users/Calendyr/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/cores/www.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/Core_a4.fah/FahCore_a4.exe -dir 01 -suffix 01 -version 701 -lifeline 3504 -checkpoint 15 -np 8
17:32:13:WU01:FS01:Started FahCore on PID 5348
17:32:13:WU01:FS01:Core PID:5368
17:32:13:WU01:FS01:FahCore 0xa4 started
17:32:13:WU00:FS00:Downloading project 11293 description
17:32:13:WU00:FS00:Connecting to fah-web.stanford.edu:80
17:32:14:WU01:FS01:0xa4:
17:32:14:WU01:FS01:0xa4:*------------------------------*
17:32:14:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Folding@Home Gromacs GB Core
17:32:14:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Version 2.27 (Dec. 15, 2010)
17:32:14:WU01:FS01:0xa4:
17:32:14:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Preparing to commence simulation
17:32:14:WU01:FS01:0xa4:- Ensuring status. Please wait.
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:Project 11293 description downloaded successfully
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:Starting
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:Running FahCore: "C:\Program Files (x86)\FAHClient/FAHCoreWrapper.exe" C:/Users/Calendyr/AppData/Roaming/FAHClient/cores/www.stanford.edu/~pande/Win32/AMD64/ATI/R600/Core_16.fah/FahCore_16.exe -dir 00 -suffix 01 -version 701 -lifeline 3504 -checkpoint 15 -gpu 0
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:Started FahCore on PID 5548
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:Core PID:5560
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:FahCore 0x16 started
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:*------------------------------*
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:Folding@Home GPU Core
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:Version 2.11 (Thu Dec 9 15:00:14 PST 2010)
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:Compiler  : Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for 80x86 
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:Build host: user-f6d030f24f
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:Board Type: AMD/OpenCL
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:Core      : x=16
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16: Window's signal control handler registered.
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:Preparing to commence simulation
17:32:14:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Ensuring status. Please wait.
17:32:17:Server connection id=1 on 0.0.0.0:36330 from 127.0.0.1
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:- Looking at optimizations...
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:- Working with standard loops on this execution.
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:- Previous termination of core was improper.
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:- Files status OK
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:- Expanded 880681 -> 1982496 (decompressed 225.1 percent)
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=880681 data_size=1982496, decompressed_data_size=1982496 diff=0
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:- Digital signature verified
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Project: 8024 (Run 41, Clone 52, Gen 11)
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:
17:32:23:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Entering M.D.
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Looking at optimizations...
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Working with standard loops on this execution.
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Previous termination of core was improper.
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Files status OK
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:sizeof(CORE_PACKET_HDR) = 512 file=<>
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Expanded 45033 -> 171163 (decompressed 380.0 percent)
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:Called DecompressByteArray: compressed_data_size=45033 data_size=171163, decompressed_data_size=171163 diff=0
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:- Digital signature verified
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:Project: 11293 (Run 2, Clone 13, Gen 17)
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:
17:32:24:WU00:FS00:0x16:Entering M.D.
17:32:26:WU00:FS00:0x16:Will resume from checkpoint file 00/wudata_01.ckp
17:32:26:WU00:FS00:0x16:Tpr hash 00/wudata_01.tpr:  1336942779 1083291991 642160886 3075048881 4093698487
17:32:26:WU00:FS00:0x16:Working on ALZHEIMER DISEASE AMYLOID
17:32:26:WU00:FS00:0x16:Client config unavailable.
17:32:26:WU00:FS00:0x16:Starting GUI Server
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:Resuming from checkpoint
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:fcCheckPointResume: retreived and current tpr file hash:
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:   0   1336942779   1336942779
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:   1   1083291991   1083291991
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:   2    642160886    642160886
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:   3   3075048881   3075048881
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:   4   4093698487   4093698487
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:fcCheckPointResume: file hashes same.
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:fcCheckPointResume: state restored.
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:fcCheckPointResume: name 00/wudata_01.log Verified 00/wudata_01.log
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:fcCheckPointResume: name 00/wudata_01.trr Verified 00/wudata_01.trr
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:fcCheckPointResume: name 00/wudata_01.xtc Verified 00/wudata_01.xtc
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:fcCheckPointResume: name 00/wudata_01.edr Verified 00/wudata_01.edr
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:fcCheckPointResume: state restored 2
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:Resumed from checkpoint
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:Setting checkpoint frequency: 500000
17:32:28:WU00:FS00:0x16:Completed  21500001 out of 50000000 steps (43%).
17:32:29:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Using Gromacs checkpoints
17:32:29:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Mapping NT from 8 to 8 
17:32:45:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Resuming from checkpoint
17:32:45:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.log
17:32:45:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.trr
17:32:45:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.xtc
17:32:45:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Verified 01/wudata_01.edr
17:32:52:WU01:FS01:0xa4:Completed 32540 out of 250000 steps  (13%)
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by 7im »

FAH Webpage: Passkey-FAQ: Do I need to get a passkey?
Do I need to get a passkey?
No, you can leave it blank during configuration and the client will operate normally. But we will not have any way of distinguishing work units you completed from the work units others with the same name have completed. And you will not be eligible for the new bonus points program, currently available in the SMP2 client.
Passkey doesn't make the client go faster, just get more points for the same work done.
How to provide enough information to get helpful support
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by Calendyr »

I just created one and will assign it to all my client (well, maybe not on the PS3 systems, would be a pain to copy that by hand... will see).

Don't think the key will boost rating from say 7.7K that I have right now to 40K... will it?
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by bruce »

Points are not awarded retroactively (except when something goes wrong with a server and you don't get the correct points because of a failure at Stanford).

The PS3 is not eligible for bonus points. Projects for the GPU and some projects for the Uniprocessor don't earn bonus points. None of these count toward the first 10 WUs that you have to complete before your passkey is "qualified" to earn you a bonus.

And welcome to foldingforum.org, Calendyr
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by Zagen30 »

Calendyr wrote:Don't think the key will boost rating from say 7.7K that I have right now to 40K... will it?
40k, no. His 2 GTX 570's will outproduce your 6870 by a healthy margin. But on the other hand your 2600k should do noticeably better than his 965 once the passkey is qualified, so the gap may not be that large. As an example of how much the bonus adds, I'll take project 8024, which tends to be middle-of-the-road for me PPD-wise. The average TPF for them on my 4.3 GHz 3770k is about 1:00. They get a base credit of 185 points, which would work out to a PPD of 2664 w/o bonus. At that kind of a turnaround time, I'm getting 1436 bonus points per WU, for a total PPD of ~23,300. With high-end CPUs, most of the points come from the bonus.

Also, you should drop your SMP slot from 8 threads to 6. The drivers for AMD GPUs cause them to use about a full CPU core when folding, and with SMP units progress only goes at the speed of the slowest thread. I would have said drop it to 7 threads but there have been projects in the past that wouldn't run on that number.
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by Calendyr »

Ok, interesting. I will do the SMP limitation to 6 threads right away. Any suggestions for an old Celeron E1200 machine using a GForce 8600 GTS GPU?

Is there an optimization guide somewhere that can be read?

I did not realize the guy has a dual 570, that makes more sense then. I am still eager to see the gains once the passkey bonus starts to apply. Should not take too long if it takes 10 WU to qualify for it.

I think I will try to get some sort of used graphics card for my Core2Quad machine, the Radeon HD4850 in it is no longer supported by Folding@home. Is there any guidelines on how often GPU support is dropped? So for instance if I decide to get a Radeon 5870, do I have to worry about support getting dropped soon?

Thanks for the help and suggestions.
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by devpao »

No risk of getting dropped easily, it happens only after years at major technology changes.
The "hd4xxx or less" phase out is because OpenCL is supported from hd5xxx.
One highlight on WindowsXP needing AMD/ATI driver no newer then 11.12 because XP is phasing out too, it may be tricky to have a very new video board on a fairly old pc but hopefully is not too common (I can tell hd5xxx and hd6xxx are safe on Windows XP)
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by Calendyr »

Ok, excellent. I am running Windows 7 on all my computers except my two oldest one. Will see what I can find that will be cheap and supported, Ebay should have plenty to choose from :)
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Re: Radeon HD 4850: Failed to get assignment from 'assign-GP

Post by bruce »

Calendyr wrote:... Is there any guidelines on how often GPU support is dropped? So for instance if I decide to get a Radeon 5870, do I have to worry about support getting dropped soon? ...
You'll have to ask AMD that question. ATI/AMD has phased out support for the Brook code that FAH has been using in favor of OpenCL and support for OpenCL 1.1 started with the HD 5xxx series. (... and Microsoft is phasing out support for Windows XP.) Stanford can't really support folding code when the company that supplies that software on which FAH depends is no longer supported.

In contrast, NVidia supports CUDA (on which FAH-GPU) is also built and CUDA is supported on NV hardware all the way back to their 8000 series GPUs. As a consequence, FAH can support many older generations of NV GPUs but the ATI GPUs of those same generations can no longer be supported. (At times, the situation has been reversed.)

Decisions like that are made by AMD/NVidia/Microsoft/etc. rather than by Stanford.
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