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Failed reading core package header
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:59 am
by aka_daryl
Hi all, just resetting up FaH on my rebuilt PC and I'm getting the following
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00:56:17:WU01:FS01:Downloading core from http://cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/nvidia/Core_21.fah
00:56:17:WU01:FS01:Connecting to cores.foldingathome.org:80
00:56:18:ERROR:WU01:FS01:Exception: Failed reading core package header.
00:56:18:WU00:FS00:Downloading core from http://cores.foldingathome.org/v7/win/64bit/avx/Core_a7.fah
00:56:18:WU00:FS00:Connecting to cores.foldingathome.org:80
00:56:18:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Failed reading core package header.
I've not had the issue before and the .fah file can be downloaded manually, any thoughts on this?
Re: Failed reading core package header
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:40 am
by Joe_H
Are you running an anti-malware app or firewall? They can block the client from downloading. The FAHClient process needs the same permissions to transfer data as a web browser, you may need to add an exception to allow FAHClient to upload and download using HTTP(S) over ports 8080 and/or 80.
Re: Failed reading core package header
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:42 am
by aka_daryl
nope this is a fresh install of win 10, and fahclient is on the allowed list on defender firewall for private and public, there is no 3rd party AV on the box
Re: Failed reading core package header
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 6:40 am
by bruce
The server is able to deliver the file to me if I open that URL in Firefox. That means your security software is blocking FAHClient from download the file. You must add an exception to your filewall to let FAHClient function as a browser and download html files.
Manually download the file won't help. FAHClient will install it where it needs to go in FAH"s work files.
Re: Failed reading core package header
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:22 pm
by aka_daryl
Hi Bruce,
if you see my previous comment
fahclient is on the allowed list on defender firewall for private and public
and I can be sure that it isn't our gateway firewall because the file can be downloaded in a browser
I have also disabled windows defender firewall on all network types but am unable to get it to read the package header even in this case
Re: Failed reading core package header
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:10 pm
by aka_daryl
just reinstalled again and still getting this issue
Re: Failed reading core package header
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:18 am
by anandhanju
There appear to be other reports lately of the same issue -- viewtopic.php?p=315709#p315709 and viewtopic.php?p=315734#p315734
Re: Failed reading core package header
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:24 pm
by aka_daryl
Thanks anandhanju, I'm not sure if this is a known issue at all but it's affecting quite a few machines and we were hoping to deploy more