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This sucks, I just finished a xxx/500 WU and because I wasn't online when it finished it gave me a message that it could not send the packet. So, I closed the program, logged on the net, ran the program and it started a new WU, without sending the one I finished.
Geez, does this mean I have to babbysit this thing whenever it gets near the end of a packet?
Oh well, it was only some 22 hours of wasted time and no points to show for it.
grrrrr,
Happy new year people, Cheers!
Most times, if it successfully completed, it'll send it later. Just check the log later to see. Thanks for folding and Happy New Year :cool:Quote:
Originally posted by DavidGervais
This sucks, I just finished a xxx/500 WU and because I wasn't online when it finished it gave me a message that it could not send the packet. So, I closed the program, logged on the net, ran the program and it started a new WU, without sending the one I finished.
Geez, does this mean I have to babbysit this thing whenever it gets near the end of a packet?
Oh well, it was only some 22 hours of wasted time and no points to show for it.
grrrrr,
Happy new year people, Cheers!
DavidGervais: Check your queue inf under the status to make sure it still isn't in the que waiting to be uploaded.
Your WU's and points show up the fastest here. Looks like 5 WU and 14x points for you.Quote:
Originally posted by DavidGervais
This sucks, I just finished a xxx/500 WU and because I wasn't online when it finished it gave me a message that it could not send the packet. ....
http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/teampage?q=34149
This is what the log file shows..
[23:47:11] + Attempting to get work packet
[23:47:11] - Connecting to assignment server
[23:47:11] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[23:47:11] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[23:47:11] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[23:47:11] - Error: Attempt #5 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
Folding@home Client Shutdown.
So I guess it got lost?
It's now working on a new xxx/500 I'll keep an eye on it when it nears the end and make sure I'm online.
As for my being at 5 WU's and 146 points, I have been there for the past two days, this was my 6th WU that got lost. Grrrrr again for free.
Cheers! :D
P.S. as for my queue..
QUEUE STATUS:
01 EMPTY
02 EMPTY
03 EMPTY
04 EMPTY
05 EMPTY
06 DONE "Folding@Home" (78)...December 30 15:22:01 December 31 23:06:42
07 *ACTIVE "Folding@Home" (78)...December 31 23:48:02
08 EMPTY
09 EMPTY
as you can see, I was away from my computer for a good 42 mins when I got back and saw the error message.
Oh well, c'est la vie.
P.P.S.
I have now set the program to ask before using the network.
Don't worry, it's as good as in the bank :)Quote:
Originally posted by DavidGervais
This is what the log file shows..
[23:47:11] + Attempting to get work packet
[23:47:11] - Connecting to assignment server
[23:47:11] + Could not connect to Assignment Server
[23:47:11] + Could not connect to Assignment Server 2
[23:47:11] + Couldn't get work instructions.
[23:47:11] - Error: Attempt #5 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
Folding@home Client Shutdown.
So I guess it got lost?
It's now working on a new xxx/500 I'll keep an eye on it when it nears the end and make sure I'm online.
As for my being at 5 WU's and 146 points, I have been there for the past two days, this was my 6th WU that got lost. Grrrrr again for free.
Cheers! :D
P.S. as for my queue..
QUEUE STATUS:
01 EMPTY
02 EMPTY
03 EMPTY
04 EMPTY
05 EMPTY
06 DONE "Folding@Home" (78)...December 30 15:22:01 December 31 23:06:42
07 *ACTIVE "Folding@Home" (78)...December 31 23:48:02
08 EMPTY
09 EMPTY
as you can see, I was away from my computer for a good 42 mins when I got back and saw the error message.
Oh well, c'est la vie.
P.P.S.
I have now set the program to ask before using the network.
Have not tested this but I think you can set it to auto connect. Set IE to auto connect then set folding to use IE settings.
Q: will it upload both #6 and #7 in the queue when #7 is completed? Or will it at some point send #6 while it's working on #7?
Just curious, the program has been running for some 3 hours this morning (while connected to the net) and it still has not changed the status in the queue.
fyi: I am currently at 85/500 of #7. I guess I'll find out sometime tomorow afternoon.
Cheers! :D
IIRC, it will send both when the second unit is done. Also, the servers are sometimes busy or down, more so when its a holiday.
Same thing happened to me DavidGervais. No problem. When it says done in the log file it will attempt to upload until it is successfully done. I think the only problem would be if your entire queue was full of "done" files you would not be able to work on an active one. I've never had more than one done file in a queue. You should be fine. Happy New Year and thanks for joining us!;)
I had one the other day took days to upload for some reason.
TOP 20 NOW! WooHoo.
After 2 weeks at 21.
Add another folder to the team. Currently running the system in my signature at 180x12.5 and Folding@Home seems to be a good stabability test. Only running at 36C so it looks to be going well. :D
I've seen folks referring to how Folding@Home is a good stability test. I agree with that, but its not the best one.
For a real good stability test, I prefer Prime95 with a few custom settings. I've had a system that would fold 24/7 just fine, yet with Prime95 would lock up or return bad information (it checks against known values, FAH doesn't), sometimes within 10 minutes, other times after 3 hours.
Prime95 will usually heat the CPU just a bit more, and when using the 'Torture Test' setting it does calculations against known correct values, letting you know if there were errors. If a system can stand 24 hours of Prime95, its plenty stable.
I had the opposite happen to me. I ram Prime 95 when I first did my OC and ran my Overclock for almost a year playing many new games and CadCam apps. My PC was as stable as can be. Maybe 4 crashes in a year and that with allot of questionable software installed. It was not till I folded did I have to "back off" my OC by about 5% so I could fold 24/7.
Now you did mention "a few custom setting". I had no custom settings. So it may be correct to say "For people who know how to set up Prime95 it is a better test for stability" You noobs stick with Folding :)
Ok, I opened up Prime95 and remembered what I as doing with it. Hopefully this is good info for folks, but likely old news for some.Quote:
Originally posted by Gorn
Now you did mention "a few custom setting". I had no custom settings. So it may be correct to say "For people who know how to set up Prime95 it is a better test for stability" You noobs stick with Folding :)
Open up Prime95, go to 'Advanced' menu and select 'Password'. The password is '9876' (tough, eh?, its also listed in the readme file) Then set the Priority to 10. This will have Prime use CPU cycles before other programs. This will also make your system unusable while testing. Then go over under 'Options' and select 'Torture Test', then select the 'In place large FFTs' testing.
Fire it up and let it go for 24 hours. Why 24 hours? Because some systems will take 3, 7, maybe 10 hours to show a problem. Also, it lets the system go through the entire temperature cycle of its environment (such as the heater turning on, or afternoon sun load on the house).
Now, regarding any continued Folding lockups, there IS a known problem they are trying to track down regarding AMD cpus and SSE code. Looks like some systems will hard lock, for no apparent reason. There's various discussion on that over at Folding-Community
Welcome to Sharky Forums, and it's good to have ya join our folding ranks. btw, where in PA do you live?Quote:
Originally posted by [UU]Timdog
Add another folder to the team. Currently running the system in my signature at 180x12.5 and Folding@Home seems to be a good stabability test. Only running at 36C so it looks to be going well. :D