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Can you configure GPU work only?

Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 12:39 am
by uclajd
I have a pretty robust RTX 2080 mobile I'd like to dedicate to FAH, just not the CPU (using for other BOINC projects). I tried do delete the CPU slot but it keeps adding one and downloading work units.

And if there are no work units available, "work unit" will just be blank Web control, right?

Re: Can you configure GPU work only?

Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 12:45 am
by PantherX
Welcome to the F@H Forum uclajd,

The reason the CPU Slot "spawns" is because FAHControl needs to have a Slot (CPU or GPU) so by default it adds one. However, you can workaround by first adding a GPU Slot and then once it is operational, remove the CPU Slot once it has finished the WU. Your Nvidia GPU would need a single CPU dedicated to it while GPU is folding so you may needs to adjust the BOINC settings. If you would like specific guidelines, please post your log file, guidance is provided here: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=26036

I am not sure how Web Control responds when there's no WUs available. Can you please post a picture here (you need to host is on a third party site and then paste the link here).

Re: Can you configure GPU work only?

Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 2:44 am
by uclajd
Did I post it right? :lol:

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00:36:31:Saving configuration to config.xml
00:36:31:<config>
00:36:31:  <!-- Network -->
00:36:31:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
00:36:31:
00:36:31:  <!-- Slot Control -->
00:36:31:  <power v='full'/>
00:36:31:
00:36:31:  <!-- User Information -->
00:36:31:  <user v='UCLAJD'/>
00:36:31:
00:36:31:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
00:36:31:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
00:36:31:</config>
00:36:31:WARNING:WU00:Slot ID 0 no longer exists and there are no other matching slots, dumping
00:36:31:WU00:Sending unit results: id:00 state:SEND error:DUMPED project:16804 run:74 clone:296 gen:10 core:0xa7 unit:0x0000000c82ed0b915e9deed4c1a8af5c
00:36:31:WU00:Connecting to 130.237.11.145:8080
00:36:32:WU00:Server responded WORK_ACK (400)
00:36:32:WU00:Cleaning up
00:36:45:Saving configuration to config.xml
00:36:45:<config>
00:36:45:  <!-- Network -->
00:36:45:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
00:36:45:
00:36:45:  <!-- Slot Control -->
00:36:45:  <power v='full'/>
00:36:45:
00:36:45:  <!-- User Information -->
00:36:45:  <user v='UCLAJD'/>
00:36:45:
00:36:45:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
00:36:45:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
00:36:45:</config>
00:36:47:WU01:FS01:0x22:Completed 0 out of 1000000 steps (0%)
00:36:47:WU01:FS01:0x22:Temperature control disabled. Requirements: single Nvidia GPU, tmax must be < 110 and twait >= 900
00:39:31:WU01:FS01:0x22:Completed 10000 out of 1000000 steps (1%)
00:39:48:Saving configuration to config.xml
00:39:48:<config>
00:39:48:  <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
00:39:48:  <cause v='COVID_19'/>
00:39:48:
00:39:48:  <!-- Network -->
00:39:48:  <proxy v=':8080'/>
00:39:48:
00:39:48:  <!-- Slot Control -->
00:39:48:  <power v='full'/>
00:39:48:
00:39:48:  <!-- User Information -->
00:39:48:  <user v='UCLAJD'/>
00:39:48:
00:39:48:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
00:39:48:  <slot id='1' type='GPU'/>
00:39:48:</config>
Think it's working properly now that that first work unit has completed. It doesn't show a CPU:

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Re: Can you configure GPU work only?

Posted: Sat May 02, 2020 2:52 am
by PantherX
You did post the configuration of the log but skipped the system section which is from the start of the file until the configuration which you have posted :)

I noticed that you don't have a passkey configured. It is recommended to use one for security reasons and bonus points. Here's an article for you to decide: https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/points/passkey/