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iceman · 01-26-2008, 02:21 PM

#145

Jeff Swearingen · 01-26-2008, 04:20 PM

Hey...I'll be happy to join if someone can give me a tech hint on why my folding app is continually uploading my work file, locking up my ps3 and not allowing me to start another work unit

iceman · 01-26-2008, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Swearingen

Hey...I'll be happy to join if someone can give me a tech hint on why my folding app is continually uploading my work file, locking up my ps3 and not allowing me to start another work unit

Sounds really strange... has your PS3 Internet access 24/7?

powersfoss · 01-27-2008, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by melikefish

I tried using an ATI X1950 on my Core2Duo machine, it did ok but running it constantly consumed a huge amount of power, so much that I noticed the bump on my light bill

I found that I generate more points anyway on the same machine when I use the SMP client (on my XP machine, using a 64-bit linux vmware image). Of course running 64-bit linux natively works even more (my quad-core 64-bit churns through packets quickly, including the ones that are worth 2500 points).

Still think the PS3 doesn't get the # of points it deserves however...

Why does the PS3 only get 250 - 350 points of credit when it completes an 8 - 10 hour work unit? Shouldn't it get something closer to the PC's 1,500 - 2,500 point work units? I know it doesn't handle the full complexity work units of the PC, but it sure seems like it gets reamed on points unfairly.

powersfoss · 01-27-2008, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mystiksuicide

Thanks Ill check the settings out tomorrow.

Looks like you got those settings working properly. Heck, you're about to step into the top 200.

Happy Folding!

Weez_Dawg · 01-27-2008, 08:15 AM

Well, I was folding with Maximum PC, but now I am switching to Blu team

vladittude0583 · 01-27-2008, 12:34 PM

#96 now

actionhank · 01-27-2008, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman

Sounds really strange... has your PS3 Internet access 24/7?

Try this make sure you have a solid internet connection first. Restart your router if you have to. Then turn off your PS3, wait 3 seconds and turn it back on. Wait for it to connect to PSN (<--important), disable "media server" on the network settings, and then run folding@home. You might not be credited if the WU is expired, but it should be able to download a new WU

If that fails highlight the Folding@home icon on XMB, press triangle then select delete. Once thats done selecting the icon again will re-download the client/application. Now you'll have a brand new folding@home client!

Quote:

Originally Posted by powersfoss

Why does the PS3 only get 250 - 350 points of credit when it completes an 8 - 10 hour work unit? Shouldn't it get something closer to the PC's 1,500 - 2,500 point work units? I know it doesn't handle the full complexity work units of the PC, but it sure seems like it gets reamed on points unfairly.

I totally agree. Plus with the PS3 you have to dedicate the machine to folding, unlike with the PC or Mac clients you can do other stuff (surf the web, download, create word documents) while folding@home. We completely dedicate 8 precious hours to the project and we get 300 measly points?

GreenMotion · 01-27-2008, 11:31 PM

I noticed my credits going down over the last couple of days but didn't think much of it. Then today, when having a look at my 2nd PS3 - the one folding 24/7 - I noticed it was locked up in the folding screen. It wouldn't respond to any command and required a hard power cycle :-(

vladittude0583 · 01-28-2008, 10:05 AM

Finally made it to #90, top 80, here I come!

savage1984 · 01-28-2008, 02:50 PM

Hey,
I'll leave my machine folding anywhere from 30 minutes to three or four days at a time. Recently though, when I quit folding, my ps3 wigs out. It won't go back to the main screen. It just goes black. Then after about 5 minutes it restarts. It's very bizarre and me no likey. Anyone have this problem or know what I should do?

actionhank · 01-28-2008, 03:28 PM

happens to me when i quit playing Burnout Paradise Demo and once after playing COD 4 online

savage1984 · 01-29-2008, 05:26 PM

oh well. it's just a nuisance, nothing more. Hopefully with an update things like that will go away. It's not hardware right?

LennDawg · 01-29-2008, 05:28 PM

Recently on Folding I just finished a work unit, and an error message keeps popping up saying "Upload to server failed." Has anybody else experienced this? Will it eventually upload my work unit so I can continue with a next unit? Maybe the Stanford servers are just down because my connection is fine.

grooveska · 01-29-2008, 05:33 PM

I had the same problem trying to upload a work unit to.

A question I have is for the blu-ray.com team do units worked with only the ps3 count? I set up the fold@home client on my mac and let it run all weekend and my score never changed.

LennDawg · 01-29-2008, 05:36 PM

Now Folding went on to my next unit but didnt give me credit for the last one it couldnt upload.

Looks like I won't be folding for a while..

CptGreedle · 01-29-2008, 05:37 PM

You can have any device count toward your Blu-ray.com team account. You can use a MAc, a PC, a PS3, anything that F@H supports. Just type in our group ID number when asked and your screen name. It adds all the processors under one screen name but they won't show up until they finish processing 1 protein. It took a long time for my pc and my mac to show up, but eventually they did.

BTW... Be sure you sign up with Folding@Home! Its free and easy and does not hurt your system. I run it all the time with no problems.
It is a great program and it is for a good cause!

grooveska · 01-29-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

You can have any device count toward your Blu-ray.com team account. You can use a MAc, a PC, a PS3, anything that F@H supports. Just type in our group ID number when asked and your screen name. It adds all the processors under one screen name but they won't show up until they finish processing 1 protein. It took a long time for my pc and my mac to show up, but eventually they did.

Awesome. I'll just restart folding on my mac when I get home then.

Thanks CptGreedle.

glenn-bob · 01-29-2008, 06:02 PM

I've folded 3 nights in a row and I know I've completed units but it dfoesn't say that I have any units yet. Whats up with that, do I need to be part of a team for the units to collect?

mystiksuicide · 01-29-2008, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by powersfoss

Looks like you got those settings working properly. Heck, you're about to step into the top 200.

Happy Folding!

Actually I am now 195

01-27-2008, 11:31 PM	#569
GreenMotion Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 4K collection:82 Blu-ray collection:1064 Trading Score:10	I noticed my credits going down over the last couple of days but didn't think much of it. Then today, when having a look at my 2nd PS3 - the one folding 24/7 - I noticed it was locked up in the folding screen. It wouldn't respond to any command and required a hard power cycle :-( Last edited by GreenMotion; 01-28-2008 at 01:00 AM.

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Jeff Swearingen Junior Member Member since:Jan 2008	Hey...I'll be happy to join if someone can give me a tech hint on why my folding app is continually uploading my work file, locking up my ps3 and not allowing me to start another work unit

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Weez_Dawg Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:New Mexico	Well, I was folding with Maximum PC, but now I am switching to Blu team

01-27-2008, 12:34 PM	#567
vladittude0583 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Jacksonville, FL Blu-ray collection:398 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	#96 now

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vladittude0583 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Jacksonville, FL Blu-ray collection:398 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Finally made it to #90, top 80, here I come!

01-28-2008, 02:50 PM	#571
savage1984 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Los Angeles	Hey, I'll leave my machine folding anywhere from 30 minutes to three or four days at a time. Recently though, when I quit folding, my ps3 wigs out. It won't go back to the main screen. It just goes black. Then after about 5 minutes it restarts. It's very bizarre and me no likey. Anyone have this problem or know what I should do?

01-28-2008, 03:28 PM	#572
actionhank Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Las Vegas, Nevada	happens to me when i quit playing Burnout Paradise Demo and once after playing COD 4 online

01-29-2008, 05:26 PM	#573
savage1984 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Los Angeles	oh well. it's just a nuisance, nothing more. Hopefully with an update things like that will go away. It's not hardware right?

01-29-2008, 05:28 PM	#574
LennDawg Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:265 Trading Score:2	Recently on Folding I just finished a work unit, and an error message keeps popping up saying "Upload to server failed." Has anybody else experienced this? Will it eventually upload my work unit so I can continue with a next unit? Maybe the Stanford servers are just down because my connection is fine.

01-29-2008, 05:33 PM	#575
grooveska Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:57	I had the same problem trying to upload a work unit to. A question I have is for the blu-ray.com team do units worked with only the ps3 count? I set up the fold@home client on my mac and let it run all weekend and my score never changed.

01-29-2008, 05:36 PM	#576
LennDawg Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:265 Trading Score:2	Now Folding went on to my next unit but didnt give me credit for the last one it couldnt upload. Looks like I won't be folding for a while..

01-29-2008, 05:37 PM	#577
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	You can have any device count toward your Blu-ray.com team account. You can use a MAc, a PC, a PS3, anything that F@H supports. Just type in our group ID number when asked and your screen name. It adds all the processors under one screen name but they won't show up until they finish processing 1 protein. It took a long time for my pc and my mac to show up, but eventually they did. BTW... Be sure you sign up with Folding@Home! Its free and easy and does not hurt your system. I run it all the time with no problems. It is a great program and it is for a good cause!

01-29-2008, 06:02 PM	#579
glenn-bob Power Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Dartmouth, NS, Canada Blu-ray collection:165	I've folded 3 nights in a row and I know I've completed units but it dfoesn't say that I have any units yet. Whats up with that, do I need to be part of a team for the units to collect?

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