Folding restarts
 

a little problem since a week. I thought I'll try to give it another go.
4 systems: 2x XP1700, 1x XP1800 and a XP2000
All the same, after every reboot, it simply starts over from Zero

Any explanation?
All Win2k pro, all at least 256mb ram
3 using Telenet, 1 using Chello

The strange thing is that the first WU is able to finish, but from then on nothing......

As you don't have any points in cache i would suggest deleting the folder-directory entirly, download a new client and start all over.

Which error message do you get in the fahlog ?

I had a similar problem and the explanation i got was that the new clients sometimes "sees" that there are too many "incorrect" shutdowns. The programs thinks your system is unstable (and crashes = incorrect shutdown) and the output may be corrupted.
They don't like corrupt material at Stanford.

--- Opening Log file [June 23 05:15:37]


# Windows Graphical Edition ################################################## #
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Folding@home Client Version 3.24

http://foldingathome.stanford.edu
email:help@foldingathome.stanford.edu

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[05:15:37] - Ask before connecting: No
[05:15:38] - Use IE connection settings: Yes
[05:15:38] - User name: [MADshrimp]-Jay-Jay (Team 3365)
[05:15:38] - User ID = 66A90C3D34EF92A7
[05:15:38] - Machine ID: 1
[05:15:38]
[05:15:38] Loaded queue successfully.
[05:15:38] Initialization complete
[05:15:38] + Benchmarking ...
[05:15:41] + Attempting to get work packet


[05:15:41] + Attempting to send results
[05:15:41] - Connecting to assignment server
[05:15:50] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.122.111).
[05:15:50] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[05:15:50] Loaded queue successfully.
[05:15:53] + Results successfully sent
[05:15:53] Thank you for your contribution to Folding@home.


[05:15:53] + Attempting to send results
[05:15:55] Couldn't send HTTP request to server (wininet)
[05:15:55] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[05:15:55] - Error: Could not transmit unit 07 (completed June 22). Keeping unit in queue.


[05:15:55] + Attempting to send results
[05:15:56] Couldn't send HTTP request to server (wininet)
[05:15:56] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[05:15:56] - Error: Could not transmit unit 09 (completed June 22). Keeping unit in queue.
[05:16:09] + Closed connections
[05:16:09]
[05:16:09] + Processing work unit
[05:16:09] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[05:16:09] Core found.
[05:16:09] Working on Unit 05 [June 23 05:16:09]
[05:16:09] + Working ...
[05:16:09]
[05:16:09] *------------------------------*
[05:16:09] Folding@home Gromacs Core
[05:16:09] Version 1.48 (May 7, 2003)
[05:16:09]
[05:16:09] Preparing to commence simulation
[05:16:09] - Read to use standard loops
[05:16:09] - Created dyn
[05:16:09] - Files status OK
[05:16:10] - Expanded 590555 -> 3030849 (decompressed 513.2 percent)
[05:16:11] - Starting from initial work packet
[05:16:11]
[05:16:11] Project: 356 (Run 11, Clone 35, Gen 4)
[05:16:11]
[05:16:12] Entering M.D.
[05:16:20] Protein: p356_tip5p_pf1_Mg
[05:16:20]
[05:16:20] Writing local files
[05:17:09] Writing local files
[05:17:09] Completed 0 out of 100000 steps (0)


--- Opening Log file [June 23 15:55:44]


# Windows Graphical Edition ################################################## #
################################################## #############################

Folding@home Client Version 3.24

http://foldingathome.stanford.edu
email:help@foldingathome.stanford.edu

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



[15:55:45] - Ask before connecting: No
[15:55:45] - Use IE connection settings: Yes
[15:55:45] - User name: [MADshrimp]-Jay-Jay (Team 3365)
[15:55:45] - User ID = 66A90C3D34EF92A7
[15:55:45] - Machine ID: 1
[15:55:45]
[15:55:46] Loaded queue successfully.
[15:55:46] Initialization complete
[15:55:46] + Benchmarking ...
[15:55:51]
[15:55:51] + Processing work unit
[15:55:51] Core required: FahCore_78.exe
[15:55:51] Core found.


[15:55:51] + Attempting to send results
[15:55:51] Working on Unit 05 [June 23 15:55:51]
[15:55:51] + Working ...
[15:55:55]
[15:55:55] *------------------------------*
[15:55:55] Folding@home Gromacs Core
[15:55:55] Version 1.48 (May 7, 2003)
[15:55:55]
[15:55:55] Preparing to commence simulation
[15:55:55] - Read to use standard loops
[15:55:55] - Files status OK
[15:55:58] Couldn't send HTTP request to server (wininet)
[15:55:58] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[15:55:58] - Error: Could not transmit unit 07 (completed June 22). Keeping unit in queue.


[15:55:58] + Attempting to send results
[15:55:58] - Expanded 590555 -> 3030849 (decompressed 513.2 percent)
[15:55:59] Couldn't send HTTP request to server (wininet)
[15:55:59] + Could not connect to Work Server (results)
[15:55:59] - Error: Could not transmit unit 09 (completed June 22). Keeping unit in queue.
[15:55:59]
[15:55:59] Project: 356 (Run 11, Clone 35, Gen 4)
[15:55:59]
[15:56:02] Entering M.D.
[15:56:23] (Starting from checkpoint)
[15:56:23] Protein: p356_tip5p_pf1_Mg
[15:56:23]
[15:56:23] Writing local files
[15:57:14] Writing local files
[15:57:14] Completed 0 out of 100000 steps (0)
[16:35:56] Writing local files
[16:35:56] Completed 1000 out of 100000 steps (1)
[17:12:15] Writing local files
[17:12:15] Completed 2000 out of 100000 steps (2)
[18:08:50] Writing local files
[18:08:50] Completed 3000 out of 100000 steps (3)


Waarm kan die die eerste wel zenden? :-)
Ik ga deze laten lopen, en als hij morgen na reboot weer opnieuw begint smijt ik hem er eens volledig af...

Very simple answer.

There are different WU's, you receive them from different servers and when they are "finished" they are resend to the server that send them initially

Sometimes a server is down and you cannot send them back ... but the folding program keeps them in qeue ... and it will send the results in when the server is back online.

No worries.

http://folding.stanford.edu/psummary.html

Now just the restarts :-)
I'll check this weekend, I'll have a chance to check 2 of them (Are installed with a couple of customers)