This is a basic guide for BIGADV folding in Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 9.04 will supported 8 cores(i7 920-975) or 12 cores (i7 980x) CPU
Here is the Download for DESKTOP (AMD64) ubuntu 9.04 ISO IMAGE :
http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.04/ make sure it is 64bit ubuntu OS (AMD64) ( Do NOT use Ubuntu 10.04 OS at this time,
IT WILL NOT WORKED currently @fah client is not supported on the newer GLIBC ) Use any 64bit Ubuntu version instead of 10.04 ( USE 8.04 , 8.10, 9.04 or 9.10 )
But use 9.04 or 9.10 version for 12 or more cores folding!!!! After Download, Using your favorite DVD Burning Image software and Burn the ISO image onto a DVD. ( I prefer Imageburn )
http://www.imgburn.com/ Please remove all Window Installed HDD or SSD from your SATA PORTS.
( We do not wish to installed Ubuntu bootloader onto your existing Window Hard Drive or Mess with your existing HDD partition ) And Also this allow a EASY Removal of Ubuntu in the future without repairing your WINDOW Partition during Bootup
Pluged in your OLD or UNUSED HDD and DVD Rom onto the SATA PORT or IDE PORT
REBOOT Computer and Press any keys on the Keyboard when ASKED for booting from your DVD DRIVE:
And Follow the Disc Instruction for Installing Ubuntu.
Here is somewhat what it is going to look like in UBUNTU ( I have 8.10 Version of Ubuntu, Since It is already installed and modified, so It is going to look slightly different than ubuntu 9.04 ) I don't have the time to upgrading to 9.04 on all my systems, so that is what I am using at the moment.
Now click open FIREFOX:
and Click on EDIT > PREFERENCES:
Change the Download settings to Above Photo: " ALWAYS ASK ME WHERE TO SAVE FILES " Then Click CLOSE
Now Download Stanford FAH@HOME for LINUX ( VERSION 6.29 )
http://folding.stanford.edu/English/Download CLICK ON the CUTE LITTLE penguin
And SAVE it onto your DESKTOP ( like the above photo ) and click SAVE
Go back to your DESKTOP SCREEN: you should see a FAH6.29-LINUX.TGZ.
RIGHT CLICK and EXTRACT HERE.
And you will see a FAH6.29-Linux FOLDER on your desktop
On the bottom of the Desktop go to PLACE>> COMPUTER > and your home folder ( in my case it is called Michael ) it should be above the desktop icon
then RIGHT CLICK and CREATE NEW FOLDER:
And NAME IT " Fah " ( like the above photo )
NOW go back to your Desktop and click into the FAH6.29 Linux Folder
COPY both files inside the 6.29 ( fah6 & mpiexec )
and PASTE IT inside your Fah folder you have just created.
GO TO your fah folder:
Right click the fah6 icon then go to perrmission , the setting should look like this:
Copy the above setting and click CLOSE " MAKE SURE you check the BOX " ALLOW executing file as program "
Then do the same thing to the
mpiexec file.
it should look like this:
NOW WE ARE
ALMOST DONE!!!!!!!
now go back to the HOME FOLDER and right click the fah folder >>>> to SHARING OPTION
This allow you to acess the fah folder from another computer using HFM monitoring software :
check the box "share this folder" and "Guest access " then close the window.
The guest access box allow easy access to your fah folder later in network configuration.
Now go to APPLICATION>>>> ACCESSORIES>>>>>>>TERMINAL
a little hint : you can drag the Terminal icon onto your toolbar panel for easy access in the future:
this is what is going to look like in the TERMINAL BOX:
NOW FOLLOW THE BOTTOM INSTRUCTION VERY CAREFULLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
type:
cd ~/fah for
8 cores folding: type:
./fah6 -smp 8 -bigadv for
12 cores folding: type:
./fah6 -smp 12 -bigadv for
24 cores folding: type:
./fah6 -smp 24 -bigadv Then it should take you to configurated your client info:
Enter you Folding name, Team # (
111065 ), then your passkey.
whenask for advance setting : choose "YES"
and Choose BIG as your assigment packet.
and in the extra parm settings: you can enter -smp X -bigadv ( X= # of cores ) so you don't have to enter all the command again later in the Terminal
After you have finish setup, IT should automatically DOWNLOAD the work unit and start folding.
and you should see something like this in the terminal box
8X1X1 *** DO NOT close the terminal box when it is folding*** otherwise it would shut down folding.
you terminal box should look like this after couple of hours during folding.
Happy Folding!!
WB
post edited by wb488641 - 2010/05/12 18:43:41