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

TO SHUT OFF UBUNTU energy/laptop saving mode:

Dynamic frequency scaling (also known as CPU throttling) is a technique in computer architecture where a processor is run at a less-than-maximum frequency in order to conserve power. Dynamic frequency scaling is commonly used in laptops and other mobile devices, where energy comes from a battery and thus is limited. It is also used in quiet computing settings and to decrease energy and cooling costs for lightly loaded machines.

If you have a desktop PC, you may want to turn it off. The old sudo dpkg-reconfigure gnome-applets method does not work anymore, so here's what you need to do to disable CPU frequency scaling so that you CPU always runs at full capacity:

Open a terminal and type this:

sudo apt-get install rcconf


This installs rcconf which we now need to run so again in a terminal, type:

sudo rcconf


For cpu scaling, look for

[ ] laptop-mode -----------------new and older version
[ ] powernowd -------------8.04-8.10 version
[ ] powernowd.early -------------8.04-8.10 version
[ ] ondemand-------------------newer version

" and once at the entry, with the space bar un-check the box. To save the configuration hit the tab key so that "OK" is highlighted then enter to save and reboot.

NOW you will Disabled the frequency scaling, and it will show your real Clock speed 20x*bclk (but you will not see the Turbo ON MODE 21x ) and also you will be @ Performance Mode

WB

Sticky pl0x.

? that says 9.10 ubuntu 32 bit in that link. I want 9.04 64 bit right?
thanks for anyone who can answer this.

Great guide WB! Nice work.

wb488641

TO SHUT OFF UBUNTU energy/laptop saving mode:

Dynamic frequency scaling (also known as CPU throttling) is a technique in computer architecture where a processor is run at a less-than-maximum frequency in order to conserve power. Dynamic frequency scaling is commonly used in laptops and other mobile devices, where energy comes from a battery and thus is limited. It is also used in quiet computing settings and to decrease energy and cooling costs for lightly loaded machines.

If you have a desktop PC, you may want to turn it off. The old sudo dpkg-reconfigure gnome-applets method does not work anymore, so here's what you need to do to disable CPU frequency scaling so that you CPU always runs at full capacity:

Open a terminal and type this:

sudo apt-get install rcconf


This installs rcconf which we now need to run so again in a terminal, type:

sudo rcconf


For cpu scaling, look for

[ ] laptop-mode
[ ] powernowd
[ ] powernowd.early

" and once at the entry, with the space bar un-check the box. To save the configuration hit the tab key so that "OK" is highlighted then enter to save and reboot.

NOW you will Disabled the frequency scaling, and it will show your real Clock speed 20x*bclk (but you will not see the Turbo ON MODE 21x ) and also you will be @ Performance Mode

WB

for cpu scaling i found laptp mode and turned it off but idid not find the other 2

I did a quick OC to 3.8GHz with 1600mhz ram 2:8 ram frequency. I am not 100% positive I am stable yet until the wu finishes as I just used settings from a previous le oc build i did to 3.8 and so far so good only time will tell, but yeah i'll go turn off those services off if they will help cause the board is just useing 8 cores to do a big adv wu.

here is my slap job pic of my caseless big adv folder




i7 930 with evga le x 58 board and 160GB hdd patriot ram 9-9-9-24-74-1T
181 cpu host freq, 1.3 vcore 1.65 dimm voltage +150 VTT

OK thnx again for your help sure i'll be asking more as i go along.
 
the only thing i didn't change was my uncore but since it is a 930 and mild oc i am hopeing it wont be a issue.

right now i am just trying to make sure i am stable before i up my oc as i am only at 53c according to the mb led but i am sure that is maybe 10c off.

will stopping those services while the machine is folding hurt the wu? 

edit.thnx

is there a command i need to type to close the wu or just close the box? thnx again

yeah i just need to enter the ./fah6 i got the argument enter also based from your guide. thanks again. i'll update my tpf tomorrow after makingthese changes tonight.
cheers

Great guide and thanks to RJ for the sticky and BR

My question is though, how long from install to setup to get going? I tried it the other day and it just seemed that I had to go chase down drivers etc. but then again I was down to my main rig and I'm awaiting another new board, an EVGA X583xSLI LE to put this on with a 920 and would be folding with a GTX 260 also, or I may go Ubuntu on my main rig and the 980X.

Barbarossa

You install ubuntu, then update ubuntu, and get the bigadv going. Shouldn´t take more than 15 to 30 min all together.
What drivers did you need? I didn´t need to install any, but that was purely for bigadv folding

I'm fine. I just basically wanted some monitoring ability ala eleet, but my system is already stable so no major worries but would be nice nonetheless. I'm a total n00b Linux user (gee can you tell?), pay no mind

Barbarossa

Me too, the only monitoring sensor I´ve been able to find was for the HDD

go to SYSTEM>>>ADMINISTRATION>>>>SYNAPTIC PACKAGE MANAGER.



type : Gkrellm in the search box ( like the photo above )

then click the box in the bottom GKRELLM " GNU KRELL MONITIOR

then

mark for installation , APPLY, and APPLY again to get installed.

go to  APPLICATION >>>> SYSTEM TOOLS>>>> Gkrellm System Monitor .

this will access the program, and you should able to monitor your CPU, memory, HDD, internet, Swap disk, usages. and also your cpu TEMP

WB

Indeed thanks wb for that and the guide once again. if I may, what are the best nvidia drivers to use with Ubuntu 9.10 which I'm now back up on? Thanks.

Also, should I install all of the updates?

pgmoney

I installed all the updates and just make sure you go back and disable unneeded services like wb said. i didn't use any drivers. total install and setup less then 25 minutes for me, gov.
 
for gpu folding you'll want to use wine if i am not mistaken, but i am not gpu folding on this machine so i get max bonus points for big adv.

Ok, I will need to fold on one GTX 260, won't cut into my smp stuff since I'm now on all <cough> 12 cores <cough>