folding V5 beta
 

http://vspx27.stanford.edu/beta/beta.html

check it out

:o

any performance gains if you use this beta version?

Changes in F@H Client v. 5.00
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- Collection server support. If a client finishes a work unit from
a Work server with this feature enabled, then if 2 upload
attempts to that server fail, the client will return to the
work unit to a Collection server. Pending credit will be given
for the unit, becoming final when the Work server comes back up
and verifies what the Collection server has received. All work
servers will eventually be associated with a Collection server,
and many already are.
- Configuration option to allow downloads and uploads greater
than 5 MB in size, which some new projects will require due
to the size of what they are simulating.
- G@H configuration option reworded to be "No deadline" option.
- Print executable name and launch directory to log.
- Fix for bug where queue slot could get stuck "Fetching"
- MyFolding links updated.

Linux specific:
- OpenBSD support: If give flag -openBSD, client will automatically make
elf2olf system call on downloaded Cores.

Windows specific:
- Configuration option to pause work when the computer is using
battery power (for laptops).
- Behavior in response to a shutdown or logoff of the system should be
improved (exiting nicely).
- Console: Built in service installation support through Configuration, to
have the program automatically begin at machine startup. If one wishes, the
service can be further configured and interacted with through the Services
tool (GUI) that can be accessed through the Windows Settings (under
Administrative Tools in 2000/NT). The Sc command line tool may also be used.
There are known issues with the Net tool.
- GUI: Larger window size and more informative display.
- GUI: Screensaver configuration option.
- GUI: Print a message to FAHlog.txt when ask to network.

what does the "collection server support" mean?

edit: damn; not what I thought it was going to be

"One piece of good news I can offer is that the new v5 FAH client has a "collection server" which adds an additional server to collect WUs when the original server is down (like 120 is now). "

[10:46:59] Configuring Folding@Home...

User name [Anonymous]? JMke
Team Number [0]? 37249
Launch automatically at machine startup, installing this as a service (yes/no) [no]?


nice option @ the last line :)
too bad it still doesn't connect to the server from work :/

http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandeg.../download.html

full console V5 is ready

prerelease version is not supported anymore

change it please

is there a performance difference with v4 ?

option for big files "BIG" points maybe

still testing

very stable

I have never experienced stability problems with F@H3 or F@H4 client...

**** ! This happens when you switch between V4 and V5:
[15:59:48] Writing local files
[15:59:48] Completed 2475000 out of 2500000 steps (99)
[15:59:48] Extra SSE boost OK.

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.


--- Opening Log file [August 23 16:00:46]


# Windows Console Edition ################################################## ###
################################################## #############################

Folding@home Client Version 4.00

http://folding.stanford.edu

################################################## #############################
################################################## #############################

Arguments: -service -advmethods -forceSSE

Warning:
By using the -forceSSE flag, you are overriding program
safeguards that monitor the stability of SSE
instructions on your system. If you did not intend
to do this, please restart the program without
-forceSSE. If work units are not completing fully,
then please discontinue use of the flag.

[16:00:46] - Ask before connecting: No
[16:00:46] - User name: Hardfreak (Team 37249)
[16:00:46] - User ID = 71AA34902FB04053
[16:00:46] - Machine ID: 1
[16:00:46]
[16:00:47] Loaded queue successfully.
[16:00:47] Deleting unknown item (5241856) from queue position #1
[16:00:47] Deleting unknown item (147617946) from queue position #3
[16:00:47] + Benchmarking ...
[16:00:50] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[16:00:50] + Attempting to get work packet
[16:00:50] - Connecting to assignment server
[16:00:52] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.122.116).
[16:00:52] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[16:00:52] Loaded queue successfully.
[16:00:59] + Closed connections
[16:00:59]
[16:00:59] + Processing work unit
[16:00:59] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[16:00:59] Core found.
[16:00:59] Working on Unit 06 [August 23 16:00:59]
[16:00:59] + Working ...