Permanently remove/delete GPU folding

[jcbrown]

Hello,

My GPU can't complete WUs in the required time (it can only just do it if I leave it on 24/7, which I can't).

I previously managed to permanently stop it from trying to fold with the GPU, but after re-installing I now can't remember how I did it.

I remove the GPU slots in 'Advanced Control', but they come back every time I restart my PC.

Sorry if this has already been asked, I had a search but couldn't find an answer.

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks,
Jack

[Knish]

reomving the slot in advance control is the way. I have issues too if i'm trying to do that over remotely connected servers. What you can do is manually edit the config file to remove the "<slot> id type GPU" line at the bottom... i think u might have to add the GPU=false line too. what my config file from 7.6.13 looks like

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13:36:33:  <!-- Client Control -->
13:36:33:  <fold-anon v='true'/>
13:36:33:
13:36:33:  <!-- Folding Slot Configuration -->
13:36:33:  <gpu v='false'/>
13:36:33:
13:36:33:  <!-- Slot Control -->
13:36:33:  <power v='full'/>
13:36:33:
13:36:33:  <!-- User Information -->
// redacted
13:36:33:
13:36:33:  <!-- Folding Slots -->
13:36:33:  <slot id='0' type='CPU'/>

[Neil-B]

Actually dont remove the slot as it may well keep coming back .. finish the slot in advanced control then add a pause on start flag to the slot ... you will find the syntax in other posts - sorry on phone so hard to give full instructions .. this will just leave the gpu slot paused even on reboot

[PantherX]

Welcome to the F@H Forum jcbrown,

The method suggested by Knish would work. I would personally suggest the method by Neil-B since it means that when you upgrade the client, you don't have to deal with GPU slot being created. It would carry the configuration across.

To avoid folding on the GPU, this is what you need to do:
Open up Advanced Control (AKA FAHControl)
Click Configure
Navigating to the Slots tab
Click on the GPU Slot
Select Edit
Under Extra slot options, Click Add
Name is "pause-on-start" and the value is "true"
Click OK
Click OK
Click Save

[SetiCrew486]

i think u might have to add the GPU=false line too.

Thanks a lot, that did the trick!

My (previously deleted) GPU slot kept coming back on every startup since I upgraded to V7.6.21.

And since I'm folding part time and use pause/unpause/finish a lot, I'd rather not use the solution PantherX suggested.
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Greetings,
SetiCrew486

[PantherX]

I am glad that you have found a solution that works for you

Just note that using FAHControl, you can control individual Slots to pause/fold/finish, without issues.

[SetiCrew486]

Just note that using FAHControl, you can control individual Slots to pause/fold/finish, without issues.

Sorry when I was a bit unspecific, to be more exact I should have written that I use --send-pause and --send-finish from within batch files to control my clients.

I wasn't aware that it is also possible to control individual slots this way until just now
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Greetings,
SetiCrew486

[PantherX]

I am pretty sure that using CLI, you can also control individual Slots too. However, you have a system that works for you which is important. Later, you can always tweak it further if/when you desire