Updated still need help: SMP working but GPU:G84 not

[sysigy]

I've just started folding using my work PC ...

F@H Control / Client v7.1.52
I am using latest GPU & CUDA drivers etc.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
8GB DDR3 Memory
nVidia Quadro FX 370
Windows 7 Ultimate x64

The SMP is working fine but my GPU:G84 says 'Running' but remains @ 0.0% and never seems to do anything.



slot 00 log:

*********************** Log Started 2012-08-16T14:41:52Z ***********************
14:41:52:WARNING:WU00:Missing data files, dumping
14:41:54:WARNING:WU00:FS00:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
15:10:08:WARNING:FS00:Killing WU00
15:10:11:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Fatal error, dumping
15:10:12:WARNING:WU00:FS00:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
15:10:13:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Exception: Failed to send results to work server: 10001: Server responded: HTTP_BAD_REQUEST
15:10:14:WARNING:WU00:FS00:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
15:10:16:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Failed to connect to 171.67.108.26:80: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
15:10:17:WARNING:WU00:FS00:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
15:10:18:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Exception: Failed to send results to work server: 10001: Server responded: HTTP_BAD_REQUEST
15:10:19:WARNING:WU00:FS00:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
15:10:20:ERROR:WU00:FS00:Exception: Failed to connect to 171.67.108.26:80: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
15:11:16:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Work server too old for dump report
15:11:35:WARNING:WU00:FS00:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
15:15:53:WARNING:FS00:Killing WU00
15:22:19:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Fatal error, dumping
15:22:19:WARNING:WU00:FS00:Work server too old for dump report

Can anyone help me get the GPU working

Additional Comment:

Ahhh nevermind, the GPU server 171.67.108.26 is down, it's server status log hasn't updated since 8am this morning (server local time) and by the looks it usually updates once per hour and even then it's status is reading as 'Standby' and 'Not Accept'.

[sysigy]

GPU keeps saying status "FAILED".

GPU slot Log:

******************************** Date: 17/08/12 ********************************
02:28:34:WARNING:WU00:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign3.stanford.edu:8080': Failed to connect to assign3.stanford.edu:8080: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
02:28:36:WARNING:WU00:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
02:28:46:WARNING:WU01:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
06:13:27:WARNING:WU01:FS01:Failed to get assignment from 'assign3.stanford.edu:8080': Failed to connect to assign3.stanford.edu:8080: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
06:13:29:WARNING:WU01:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80
06:13:41:WARNING:WU00:FS01:WorkServer connection failed on port 8080 trying 80

Does anyone know anything about this server, I can't seem to connect to it

[jimh425]

This is the server stats page. http://fah-web.stanford.edu/serverstat.html

I don't know anything about GPU folding. You can try posting in the Stanford Folding forum, or search there.

[sysigy]

Tested it on my home pc for about an hour last night... both my 5870's were folding find and pumping out a lot of heat, but the CPU just sat on 'Running' @ 0.0% for the entire hour. Very odd, this folding business seems to be a bit flakey!

Anywho, will maintain my folding on my work pc.

[PatonB]

I think because it's a quattro you need to mcgyver it... Though ideantical to a geforce, the codes are different so it doesn't not get started right.

[sysigy]

Originally Posted by PatonB

I think because it's a quattro you need to mcgyver it... Though ideantical to a geforce, the codes are different so it doesn't not get started right.

Ok so my work PC's CPU & GPU are now both folding away

Both 5870's in my home PC (see sig) are folding great but my CPU refuses to do anything. I did notice my CPU utilization is at 100% when it is folding yet its workload never moves from 0.0%, no errors in the log either

[Sneevly]

Originally Posted by sysigy

Ok so my work PC's CPU & GPU are now both folding away

Both 5870's in my home PC (see sig) are folding great but my CPU refuses to do anything. I did notice my CPU utilization is at 100% when it is folding yet its workload never moves from 0.0%, no errors in the log either

This is an "educated guess" here so take what I say with a grain of salt. I don't know any thing about version 7 but I figured I'd try to help anyway, lol.

If your CPU utilization is at 100% then I'm almost positive your folding. But the program reading 0% (Folding Client saying this right?) means it's not reading your log files. I've personally had installations with the version 6.xx client where it puts the log files and all that stuff in the main folder it resides in, not the sub folder you installed it in. So maybe it's looking in the wrong folder.

[sysigy]

Originally Posted by Sneevly

This is an "educated guess" here so take what I say with a grain of salt. I don't know any thing about version 7 but I figured I'd try to help anyway, lol.

If your CPU utilization is at 100% then I'm almost positive your folding. But the program reading 0% (Folding Client saying this right?) means it's not reading your log files. I've personally had installations with the version 6.xx client where it puts the log files and all that stuff in the main folder it resides in, not the sub folder you installed it in. So maybe it's looking in the wrong folder.

Looking at the directory structure, it all looks sound. The 5870's in slot 00 and 01 are all working ok, it's just the CPU in slot 02.

The log file seems to be updated with entries with the correct date / time so it is updating leading me to believe the client is looking in the right place, it just seems to stay @ 0.00%.

Very odd.

[Rel25917]

ATI video cards require most of a full cpu core each to feed data to the card. What happens when you mix an ATI card and a smp slot is the core feeding the video card data brings the smp client to a near stop. All the smp threads need to stay synched with each other so when one core is used by the video card it can't do its share of the smp unit and delays all of the smp threads.


To change the threads used by smp in V7, in expert mode hit configure and go to the slots tab, click smp and then edit, then set cpus to 2 or 4 less than what you have. Not sure what the best setting is for hyperthreaded cpus but i know the ati cards like a full real core each to keep them running full speed. You can try 2 less or 4 less than what you have and see what gives the best frame times. I've never had to play with it as I use nvidia and they use very little cpu power to keep the card running.

[sysigy]

Originally Posted by Rel25917

ATI video cards require most of a full cpu core each to feed data to the card. What happens when you mix an ATI card and a smp slot is the core feeding the video card data brings the smp client to a near stop. All the smp threads need to stay synched with each other so when one core is used by the video card it can't do its share of the smp unit and delays all of the smp threads.


To change the threads used by smp in V7, in expert mode hit configure and go to the slots tab, click smp and then edit, then set cpus to 2 or 4 less than what you have. Not sure what the best setting is for hyperthreaded cpus but i know the ati cards like a full real core each to keep them running full speed. You can try 2 less or 4 less than what you have and see what gives the best frame times. I've never had to play with it as I use nvidia and they use very little cpu power to keep the card running.

Spot on, that did the trick...

Great post