Folding@home Team 56895 and Life with PlayStation - Page 49 - Blu-ray Forum

Zipzap713 · 04-03-2008, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melikefish

Cool!

I've had my 60GB model on and folding (when I'm not playing blu-ray discs or games) 24x7 for months with no issues (and others in this forum have had it on longer). I am not aware of any evidence that folding damages the PS3.

Of course it is a good idea to make sure your PS3 has adequate air ventilation, etc.

Wow. You keep it on alot. Keep up the good work!

I think my PS3 should be ventilated decently. It sits in a cabinet that has an open back (So the back side is completely open) and the cabinet door is always left open, and there is little/no heat in that space. So I think it should be good.

pmac · 04-03-2008, 02:59 AM

Not the protien thing, this I get, it is helping with medical advances.

But the teams, whats the point of having teams?
What are the teams for?
Is there ever a winner?
Why would one join a team that is not in first?
Where do you find the team stats? All the different teams i mean.

Thanks

Paul

Zipzap713 · 04-03-2008, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmac

1. What are the teams for?
2. Is there ever a winner?
3. Why would one join a team that is not in first?
4. Where do you find the team stats? All the different teams i mean.

Thanks

Paul

1. So you and your buddys can own all the other teams

2. No, but you can brag that your in X place
3. Cause you can.
4. http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Stats

powersfoss · 04-03-2008, 04:44 AM

I find the teams page here to be more informative: http://kakaostats.com/ And the user stats page also has a bit more info and is more interesting to watch: http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=56895.

I hope everyone is folding 24/7 for the fold-a-thon! Let's get our team 7-day total to break 1 million points! We're currently running at 960,000 points for the last 7 days. It'll be hard with Iceman's box (16-core beast) having been moved over to running blu-ray.com finally, but with all the new members and everyone folding 24/7 maybe we can do it.

FOLD ON!

alan2308 · 04-03-2008, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmac

Not the protien thing, this I get, it is helping with medical advances.

But the teams, whats the point of having teams?
What are the teams for?
Is there ever a winner?
Why would one join a team that is not in first?
Where do you find the team stats? All the different teams i mean.

Thanks

Paul

1. The teams and individual statistics are mainly just for fun. Stanford realized early on that competition would drive contributors to produce more. Look at the top 4 teams. They've all been competing at this for years, and all four at or near 1 million PpD reflects the dedication they have developed in 8 years of folding. We all want our team to hold the coveted "Relic Trophy."
2. There is no "winner" in the points race, but we will all be winners when discoveries are made. Stanford has already published a number of peer reviewed papers in respected journals, and the new non-invasive test for prostate cancer has used folding@home results. Every project we complete adds valuable information to the scientific community, freely available to whoever wants to use it.
3. Most people join the team of the forum or other community that they are most involved with. Of course, [H]ardOCP in first place welcomes all comers just as blu-ray.com does. Plus, the first place team has changed a number of times over the years.
4. There are at least three sources of detailed statistics available. Kakao has already been mentioned, and there is also
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.c...php?s=&t=56895
and
http://www.hardfolding.com/index.php?go=1002&tnum=56895
as well as hardfolding's newer version
http://www.hardfolding.com/fh_stats_...101&tnum=56895

actionhank · 04-03-2008, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alan2308

2. There is no "winner" in the points race, but we will all be winners when discoveries are made. Stanford has already published a number of peer reviewed papers in respected journals, and the new non-invasive test for prostate cancer has used folding@home results. Every project we complete adds valuable information to the scientific community, freely available to whoever wants to use it.

There might not be a "winner" per se, but there certainly is glory!

redboxcar · 04-03-2008, 04:11 PM

yay, i started folding today! =)... 3 hours till my 1st work unit is complete.

Slckevin · 04-03-2008, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lindar

yay, i started folding today! =)... 3 hours till my 1st work unit is complete.

Sweet! and welcome to the team!

reider · 04-03-2008, 04:55 PM

We're #103 ! Three more teams to overtake, and we will get the "front page" coverage on the Stanford's F@H website.

alan2308 · 04-03-2008, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by actionhank

There might not be a "winner" per se, but there certainly is glory!

Only 102 more places to climb to find out

bluflu · 04-03-2008, 07:17 PM

Looking at our current stats, I figure we need about 5 more new members to put us in to the 7 day, 1 millon point range.

blu-ray.com fold-a-thon! 1st week of April!

melikefish · 04-03-2008, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluflu

Looking at our current stats, I figure we need about 5 more new members to put us in to the 7 day, 1 millon point range.

Sounds about right.

However, Congrats to the team - we just passed 20 Million points!

dtrush · 04-03-2008, 10:10 PM

Was running on a laptop & I got this (from the text file):
[20:57:09] Writing local files
[20:57:09] Completed 384000 out of 400000 steps (96)
[21:03:42] CoreStatus = 1 (1)
[21:03:42] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x1
[21:03:42] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[21:04:02] - Preparing to get new work unit...

If the laptop dies or something else happens do you really need to start the work unit over again? I don't think I've ever had my PS3 do this before. Seems like a real waste of time for it to get almost all the way through & then it deletes the unit.
I'm trying to run this as a service and I don't know also how to use all the cores on this processor. Seems like it runs at 50% most of the time. Anyone else know how to do 100% on the processor?

reider · 04-03-2008, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtrush

Was running on a laptop & I got this (from the text file):
[20:57:09] Writing local files
[20:57:09] Completed 384000 out of 400000 steps (96)
[21:03:42] CoreStatus = 1 (1)
[21:03:42] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x1
[21:03:42] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[21:04:02] - Preparing to get new work unit...

If the laptop dies or something else happens do you really need to start the work unit over again? I don't think I've ever had my PS3 do this before. Seems like a real waste of time for it to get almost all the way through & then it deletes the unit.
I'm trying to run this as a service and I don't know also how to use all the cores on this processor. Seems like it runs at 50% most of the time. Anyone else know how to do 100% on the processor?

What CPU your laptop has? Which client are you using?

reider · 04-03-2008, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtrush

Was running on a laptop & I got this (from the text file):
[20:57:09] Writing local files
[20:57:09] Completed 384000 out of 400000 steps (96)
[21:03:42] CoreStatus = 1 (1)
[21:03:42] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x1
[21:03:42] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[21:04:02] - Preparing to get new work unit...

This would happen if you use more then one client without the -local option...

tommyboy81 · 04-03-2008, 10:29 PM

Just got back from work. I go on the site to check and see where were at and there doing a status update. Are we finally at 100!

reider · 04-03-2008, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtrush

I'm trying to run this as a service and I don't know also how to use all the cores on this processor. Seems like it runs at 50% most of the time. Anyone else know how to do 100% on the processor?

If you have dual core - use SMP client. Run fah.exe -configonly to make sure your CPU usage is set to 100.
Alternately, if you use two regular clients on a dual core, then first make sure CPU usage is set to 100 (as stated above) on each client; then start both clients with the "-local" option; and then go to Windows Task Manager and assign affinity to each one of the fah processes (one for 1st core and another for the second).

melikefish · 04-03-2008, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtrush

Was running on a laptop & I got this (from the text file):
[20:57:09] Writing local files
[20:57:09] Completed 384000 out of 400000 steps (96)
[21:03:42] CoreStatus = 1 (1)
[21:03:42] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x1
[21:03:42] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[21:04:02] - Preparing to get new work unit...

If the laptop dies or something else happens do you really need to start the work unit over again? I don't think I've ever had my PS3 do this before. Seems like a real waste of time for it to get almost all the way through & then it deletes the unit.
I'm trying to run this as a service and I don't know also how to use all the cores on this processor. Seems like it runs at 50% most of the time. Anyone else know how to do 100% on the processor?

Reider had good suggestions - the only other two I could add are these:
1) A new 'beta upgrade' for the Windows SMP client came out last week - 5.92, it installs over 5.9.1. It reportedly helps stability - I installed it and so far so good (although it does seem to be a bit slower per frame than the prior client - if it finishes work units more often I'll take it, and bet you would also

)

2) You mention you haven't gotten 100% cpu utlization yet, assume that means across both cores. You also mention you are running it as a service. Had you gotten it working the way you wanted (e.g. 100% utilization across all cores) before running it as a service? If not, I'd suggest doing that.

alan2308 · 04-03-2008, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtrush

Was running on a laptop & I got this (from the text file):
[20:57:09] Writing local files
[20:57:09] Completed 384000 out of 400000 steps (96)
[21:03:42] CoreStatus = 1 (1)
[21:03:42] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x1
[21:03:42] Deleting current work unit & continuing...
[21:04:02] - Preparing to get new work unit...

Also would help to know what work unit you were running when that happened.

tommyboy81 · 04-03-2008, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reider

We're #103 ! Three more teams to overtake, and we will get the "front page" coverage on the Stanford's F@H website.

Just took a look at the latest update and we dropped to 105. What happened.

Are others doing a marathon to?

04-03-2008, 02:59 AM	#962
pmac Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Home Theater Gallery:33 Blu-ray collection:469 Digital collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Would someone please explain it all. Not the protien thing, this I get, it is helping with medical advances. But the teams, whats the point of having teams? What are the teams for? Is there ever a winner? Why would one join a team that is not in first? Where do you find the team stats? All the different teams i mean. Thanks Paul

04-03-2008, 04:44 AM	#964
powersfoss Senior Member Member since:Feb 2007	Kakao Stats I find the teams page here to be more informative: http://kakaostats.com/ And the user stats page also has a bit more info and is more interesting to watch: http://kakaostats.com/t.php?t=56895. I hope everyone is folding 24/7 for the fold-a-thon! Let's get our team 7-day total to break 1 million points! We're currently running at 960,000 points for the last 7 days. It'll be hard with Iceman's box (16-core beast) having been moved over to running blu-ray.com finally, but with all the new members and everyone folding 24/7 maybe we can do it. FOLD ON!

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