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Every link I follow to download the GPUs.txt file requires a username and password. A week ago I found it but had to reinstall my Linux OS and hadn't made a note of where I found it. I'm pulling out what little hair I have left. It definitely doesn't automatically download on a Linux install.

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This topic - viewtopic.php?f=83&t=26208 - has information on the GPUs.txt file and a link to the download. No login should be required or requested.

A future version of the client may improve initial download of an updated GPUs.txt file, but currently work in that direction is on hold. Sometimes a restart of the client after installation is sufficient to get it to initiate an update, but not always from reports.

Thanks for your response.
I followed the link and was again prompted for a username password.
I did restart the client several times using sudo /etc/init.d/FAHClient restart and it never downloaded the file.

Maybe try a different browser or reset your current one (like cookies; if possible) ? I can access with my mobile safari without any user/password following the links provided ?
Or just wget/curl on http: // fah.stanford.edu/file-releases/public/GPUs.txt

(Remove the space around // and watch the little s after GPU)

If you reinstalled your Linux: did you installed the vendor drivers instead of open source ? Maybe also worth trying to reinstall the client instead of restart after you installed the official drivers.

ChristianVirtual wrote:Maybe try a different browser or reset your current one (like cookies; if possible) ? I can access with my mobile safari without any user/password following the links provided ?
Or just wget/curl on http: // fah.stanford.edu/file-releases/public/GPUs.txt

(Remove the space around // and watch the little s after GPU)

Using a different browser did the trick. Thanks so much for the suggestion. I think it's really strange that it was browser specific.

Which browser failed and which one worked?

Firefox failed and Chrome worked.

I'm running FireFox 45.0.1 on Ubuntu and GPUs.txt opens without a password.

I know I've run into the same issue with the default install of Ubuntu 14.04 which has FF 39.0 installed. I ended up transferring it from my Windows PC since I already had it there.