Update / windows smp hits open beta

[frosty22]

OK Guys - need some help.

My 4 boxes all run XP Pro and x2's or Opty 165/185, currently they run the console 5.04 version with 2 instances per box.

Assuming Windows SMP may be worthwhile vs what I'm doing now - where is the idiots guide to installing it?

Ta muchly

there is a word doc in folder after you run the install. pretty much just D/L it and double click on it.

[wdb1966]

The setup gave the option to run as a service...whats up with that?

Will the client start itself if I restart? Will I lose data at restart if its not running as a service?

[frosty22]

The setup gave the option to run as a service...whats up with that?

Will the client start itself if I restart? Will I lose data at restart if its not running as a service?

No....It doesn't work. I think they kinda rushed the release on this beta. There is supposed to be a work around, but I couldnt get it to work.

[wdb1966]

OK, but do I have to restart the client manually every time I restart Windows, and will I lose any data if I do?

[JeremyWills]

from what im understanding, correct, at least at the moment you will have to do it all manually

[MrNovi]

OK, but do I have to restart the client manually every time I restart Windows, and will I lose any data if I do?

Yes, you will need to restart the client manually each time you restart Windows or set it up to start from the Startup Folder. You will only lose data if you stop the client incorrectly. Otherwise the worst that will happen is that it may restart at the last checkpoint (re: if you stop between 60 and 61 percent it might restart at 60) so the most that you would lose is a few minutes of work.

Of course since this is a beta, anything can happen so beware.

[Sick Willie]

I have managed to get it to start and run as a service, but have found no way to terminate it (other than a reboot - shutting the service down from the property sheet has no effect) to get the service to stop. Shutdown takes a long time, so I'm less than satisfied with this portion. It does, however allow for running in the background so that users can't inadvertently shut it down.

[Britgeezer]

there is a word doc in folder after you run the install. pretty much just D/L it and double click on it.

Thanks for the answer - Beta's get the instructions after install eh .... but honestly its worthwhile? - the hype suggest so .... but any down side?

[MrNovi]

Thanks for the answer - Beta's get the instructions after install eh .... but honestly its worthwhile? - the hype suggest so .... but any down side?

You stand more of a chance of downtime due to corrupted clients, stalled clients, and server outages among other things with a new beta. If you are an adventurous sort and don't mind tweaking and monitoring your system quite a bit over the next few weeks, then yes it would more than likely be worthwhile for about twice the PPD over two regular Windows clients. If you are looking for a more "set it and forget it" experience, then it probably isn't for you at this time and you might want to wait for a more mature client to be released.

As always, YMMV.

[Britgeezer]

I cruised and read the FAQ's in view of my travel schedule the beta may not be the best for me pending console 6.0 - maybe I will try it on a low use box

The current Wu's should end tomorrow ...

One point about the password, user account I understand - I don't use a manual password at sign in for windows - how do I get around that? Wah...

[MrNovi]

I cruised and read the FAQ's in view of my travel schedule the beta may not be the best for me pending console 6.0 - maybe I will try it on a low use box

The current Wu's should end tomorrow ...

Might be a good idea. I know that anytime one of my Linux SMP rigs has a problem, it always seems to happen about 5 minutes after I leave for work. Since I don't get back home for 10 to 12 hours later, that's a lot of downtime. And look at what JW just went through while on vacation.

[JeremyWills]

yep

why im thinking about waiting for the early adopters to work on the issues with this one, already had enough dwell time around here

[rcoe]

yep

why im thinking about waiting for the early adopters to work on the issues with this one, already had enough dwell time around here

There might be a few. I put it on my main XP box today and it ran great for a couple hours and then must have crashed XP as I came home to the login screen and a notice that windows had encountered a serious error. It looks like it got to 40% before the crash and everything fired back up so I will see if it can make it through the night.

I am really hoping this will work out as I just could not get any type of linux to work on this box with my video card setup.

[_dangtx_]

hmm, is your system memtest/cpustresstest stable?

[Dancin_Bear]

OK, just fired up the Windows SMP client.

I have it on my 4200+ x2 rig with 1 gig memory.

Lets see how it goes.

I also have my gpu card on this rig.

I am doing this to compare the two.

Certainly is quieter in my computer room right now.

Secondly, now I can play a game while a more potent folding client is running.

Games and GPU clients don't mix.

The short deadlines are the same as in the LINUX smp WUs. No surprise. Most WUs in LINUX completed in 1 1/2 days. Hopefully, this does the same.