SMP and WinXP x64

[Master Jedi]

I can't seem to get the SMP client (tried several versions) to run on my computer. It keeps crashing. I wonder if it could be that the client doesn't want to run under 64-bit Windows.

Has anyone here been able to run it in WinXP x64? Did you have to do anything besides install and run it to get it to work?

[Librarian]

what exactly have you done to get it running and what types of problems are you having? After the install of the client, install.bat, then it should run.

[Hack99]

I am having similar problems running the new SMP client on my xp64 workstations. My xp32 workstation runs normally.

I finally got the new client installed correctly but seldom will two WUs run at the same time.

The initial problem I had with installation was not using the -smp flag the very first time I launched the client.

If I get time I will post the log of the crash for comparison.



EDIT

Just saw this post:

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.co...d.php?t=299718

That is the problem I am having

[Master Jedi]

When I run the install script it runs normally and successfully runs "foo.exe" in parallel "...you should see this message twice" appears twice.

Here's my output (after a fresh install):

Launch directory: D:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@home\MPI
Executable: D:\Program Files (x86)\Folding@home\MPI\Folding@home-Win32-x86.exe
Arguments: -smp 4

[22:19:00] Configuring Folding@Home...

------ SNIP ------

[22:20:14] Work directory not found. Creating...
[22:20:14] Could not open work queue, generating new queue...
[22:20:14] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[22:20:14] + Attempting to get work packet
[22:20:14] - Connecting to assignment server
[22:20:14] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.64).
[22:20:14] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[22:20:14] Loaded queue successfully.
[22:20:16] + Could not connect to Work Server
[22:20:16] - Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.
[22:20:24] + Attempting to get work packet
[22:20:24] - Connecting to assignment server
[22:20:25] - Successful: assigned to (171.64.65.64).
[22:20:25] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[22:20:25] Loaded queue successfully.
[22:21:03] + Closed connections
[22:21:03]
[22:21:03] + Processing work unit
[22:21:03] Work type a1 not eligible for variable processors
[22:21:03] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[22:21:03] Core not found.
[22:21:03] - Core is not present or corrupted.
[22:21:03] - Attempting to download new core...
[22:21:03] + Downloading new core: FahCore_a1.exe

------------ SNIP --------------

[22:21:06] Verifying core Core_a1.fah...
[22:21:06] Signature is VALID
[22:21:06]
[22:21:06] Trying to unzip core FahCore_a1.exe
[22:21:06] Decompressed FahCore_a1.exe (2035712 bytes) successfully
[22:21:11] + Core successfully engaged
[22:21:16]
[22:21:16] + Processing work unit
[22:21:16] Work type a1 not eligible for variable processors
[22:21:16] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[22:21:16] Core found.
[22:21:16] Using generic mpiexec calls
[22:21:16] Working on queue slot 01 [September 2 22:21:16 UTC]
[22:21:16] + Working ...
[22:21:16]
[22:21:16] *------------------------------*
[22:21:16] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[22:21:16] Version 1.74 (March 10, 2007)
[22:21:16]
[22:21:16] Preparing to commence simulation
[22:21:16] - Looking at optimizations...
[22:21:16] - Created dyn
[22:21:16] - Files status OK
[22:21:27] - Expanded 4735055 -> 24426905 (decompressed 515.8 percent)
[22:21:28] - Starting from initial work packet
[22:21:28]
[22:21:28] Project: 2665 (Run 0, Clone 479, Gen 20)
[22:21:28]
[22:21:29] Assembly optimizations on if available.
[22:21:29] Entering M.D.
[22:21:35] Rejecting checkpoint
[22:21:37]
[22:21:37] rotein: HGG in water
[22:21:37] Writing local files
[22:21:43] Extra SSE boost OK.
[22:21:43] Writing local files
[22:21:44] send back what have done.
[22:21:44] logfile size: 9422Gromacs cannot continue further.
[22:21:44] Going to send back what h- Failed to delete work/wudata_01.xtc
[22:21:44] Warning: check for stray files
[22:21:44] ...
[22:21:44] ... Done.
[22:21:44] - Failed to delete work/wudata_01.sas
[22:21:44] Warning: check for stray files
[22:21:44] iled to delete work/wudata_01.goe
[22:21:44] Warning: check for stray files
[22:21:44] ck for stray files
[22:21:44]
[22:21:44] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[22:21:44] Finalizing output
[22:23:48] CoreStatus = 7B (123)
[22:23:48] Client-core communications error: ERROR 0x7b
[22:23:48] This is a sign of more serious problems, shutting down.

Additional Comment:

I think it may have been a problem with the WU. I switched to version 5.92 which failed several times on the same WU, then downloaded a new one and is working just fine.

[Librarian]

I used to have problems with 6.22 but since the most recent release it's worked fine for me for about 2 weeks straight no EUE's so far. It really might have been just a bad unit. I had a bunch of those even on my 5.91 right before I switched back to 6.22

[thread]

I've had this problem with windows vista 32bit as well, so it seems it's not just XP64.