Small Turdle

I have been experimenting and I want to share what I found.  I have installed Folding@Home on several different computers.
 
Did you install Folding@Home on older hardware? Is your computer effective?
 
There is a simple way to figure this out.  Look at two numbers.  In the Folding@Home Advanced Control.
 
Sometimes it takes a few minutes to get a reasonable number calculated.  Let it run to at least 5% before you make a comparison.
 
Look at "Base Credit" and "Estimated Credit".
If they are the same number.  That machine can not keep up.  It is not worth it in my opinion.
Ideally you want the "Estimated Credit" to be a higher number then the "Base Credit".
 
These two numbers are the same when the folding will not be completed before the Timeout.  Once the timeout is reached the WU will be assigned to another machine.  Then even when your machine finishes the WU.  It is too late and a different machine in the world has already started working on the exact same WU.
 
You can find more information at this link.
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/running-foldinghome/
 

I have been experimenting and I want to share what I found.  I have installed Folding@Home on several different computers.
 
Did you install Folding@Home on older hardware? Is your computer effective?
 
There is a simple way to figure this out.  Look at two numbers.  In the Folding@Home Advanced Control.
 
Sometimes it takes a few minutes to get a reasonable number calculated.  Let it run to at least 5% before you make a comparison.
 
Look at "Base Credit" and "Estimated Credit".
If they are the same number.  That machine can not keep up.  It is not worth it in my opinion.
Ideally you want the "Estimated Credit" to be a higher number then the "Base Credit".
 
These two numbers are the same when the folding will not be completed before the Timeout.  Once the timeout is reached the WU will be assigned to another machine.  Then even when your machine finishes the WU.  It is too late and a different machine in the world has already started working on the exact same WU.
 
You can find more information at this link.
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/running-foldinghome/
 

I have been experimenting and I want to share what I found.  I have installed Folding@Home on several different computers.
 
Did you install Folding@Home on older hardware? Is your computer effective?
 
There is a simple way to figure this out.  Look at two numbers.  In the Folding@Home Advanced Control.
 
Sometimes it takes a few minutes to get a reasonable number calculated.  Let it run to at least 5% before you make a comparison.
 
Look at "Base Credit" and "Estimated Credit".
If they are the same number.  That machine can not keep up.  It is not worth it in my opinion.
Ideally you want the "Estimated Credit" to be a higher number then the "Base Credit".
 
These two numbers are the same when the folding will not be completed before the Timeout.  Once the timeout is reached the WU will be assigned to another machine.  Then even when your machine finishes the WU.  It is too late and a different machine in the world has already started working on the exact same WU.
 
You can find more information at this link.
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/running-foldinghome/
 

I have been experimenting and I want to share what I found.  I have installed Folding@Home on several different computers.
 
Did you install Folding@Home on older hardware? Is your computer effective?
 
There is a simple way to figure this out.  Look at two numbers.  In the Folding@Home Advanced Control.
 
Sometimes it takes a few minutes to get a reasonable number calculated.  Let it run to at least 5% before you make a comparison.
 
Look at "Base Credit" and "Estimated Credit".
If they are the same number.  That machine can not keep up.  It is not worth it in my opinion.
Ideally you want the "Estimated Credit" to be a higher number then the "Base Credit".
 
These two numbers are the same when the folding will not be completed before the Timeout.  Once the timeout is reached the WU will be assigned to another machine.  Then even when your machine finishes the WU.  It is too late and a different machine in the world has already started working on the exact same WU.
 
You can find more information at this link.
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/running-foldinghome/
 

I have been experimenting and I want to share what I found.  I have installed Folding@Home on several different computers.
 
Did you install Folding@Home on older hardware? Is your computer effective?
 
There is a simple way to figure this out.  Look at two numbers.  In the Folding@Home Advanced Control.
 
Sometimes it takes a few minutes to get a reasonable number calculated.  Let it run to at least 5% before you make a comparison.
 
Look at "Base Credit" and "Estimated Credit".
If they are the same number.  That machine can not keep up.  It is not worth it in my opinion.
Ideally you want the "Estimated Credit" to be a higher number then the "Base Credit".
 
These two numbers are the same when the folding will not be completed before the Timeout.  Once the timeout is reached the WU will be assigned to another machine.  Then even when your machine finishes the WU.  It is too late and a different machine in the world has already started working on the exact same WU.
 
You can find more information at this link.
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/running-foldinghome/
 

Don't stress.  That is normal.  Sometimes it takes hours and hours.
 
Your computer is just being used as needed.  Maybe your machine is not needed right now.  Don't worry about it.  Just let it run at its own pace.
 
Actually it is a good thing.  It means that WU are being completed as fast as the scientists come up with stuff to do.  There is no backlog.  It is a good thing in a way.

I have been experimenting and I want to share what I found.  I have installed Folding@Home on several different computers.
 
Did you install Folding@Home on older hardware? Is your computer effective?
 
There is a simple way to figure this out.  Look at two numbers.  In the Folding@Home Advanced Control.
 
Sometimes it takes a few minutes to get a reasonable number calculated.  Let it run to at least 5% before you make a comparison.
 
Look at "Base Credit" and "Estimated Credit".
If they are the same number.  That machine can not keep up.  It is not worth it in my opinion.
Ideally you want the "Estimated Credit" to be a higher number then the "Base Credit".
 
These two numbers are the same when the folding will not be completed before the Timeout.  Once the timeout is reached the WU will be assigned to another machine.  Then even when your machine finishes the WU.  It is too late and a different machine in the world has already started working on the exact same WU.
 
You can find more information at this link.
https://foldingathome.org/support/faq/running-foldinghome/
 

That is normal.  It will have some down time.  Don't worry about it.
 
It is probably waiting for a WU.

If you have been stuck waiting to download a new work unit for more than an hour try pausing the client and then resume folding. Alternatively restarting the client or restarting the PC will also work.
 
If you have multiple slots running with a stuck slot you can right click the stuck slot and select pause just to reset the stuck unit without needing to pause the active slots.

F@H automatically attempts to download a new work unit. If it fails to obtain a new work unit it will automatically check again. Each time it fails the time between the checks increases. If you fail multiple attempts it can make it so your client won't check again for hours.


 
By pausing and resuming (or restarting the client) it forces the client to check for a new work unit and resets the time window between checks.

Please only do this if you are stuck waiting a long time for a download and the Next Attempt is too long. Spamming it won't help you get a work unit faster, it just resets the time window between checks so it will only help those who have been stuck for a long time.

Remember; this won't make more Work Units available. There are still ongoing issues with F@H pushing out enough WUs to meet the high demand. It will only help if your client has stopped checking for new work units due to too many failed attempts.

Long time lurker of LTT.
 
I just signed up.  For this forum and for Folding @ Home.
 
I have a home server with VMware.  I am going to get Folding @ Home set up inside its own VM to contribute to this goal 24/7.
 
I will have it all set up Monday or Tuesday next week.
 
The server does not have a GPU.  I am not sure how effective it will be.  It is an experiment.  I have not decided yet how many CPU cores I will let it use.
 
Thanks for the motivation LTT.

It seems to me that the public reaction is much worse then the human malware.
 
Everyone needs to remain calm and practice good hygiene.  Maybe take some vitamins and stay away from crowds.  No need for anything drastic.
 
 
 

It seems to me that the public reaction is much worse then the human malware.
 
Everyone needs to remain calm and practice good hygiene.  Maybe take some vitamins and stay away from crowds.  No need for anything drastic.
 
 
 

Long time lurker of LTT.
 
I just signed up.  For this forum and for Folding @ Home.
 
I have a home server with VMware.  I am going to get Folding @ Home set up inside its own VM to contribute to this goal 24/7.
 
I will have it all set up Monday or Tuesday next week.
 
The server does not have a GPU.  I am not sure how effective it will be.  It is an experiment.  I have not decided yet how many CPU cores I will let it use.
 
Thanks for the motivation LTT.

Long time lurker of LTT.
 
I just signed up.  For this forum and for Folding @ Home.
 
I have a home server with VMware.  I am going to get Folding @ Home set up inside its own VM to contribute to this goal 24/7.
 
I will have it all set up Monday or Tuesday next week.
 
The server does not have a GPU.  I am not sure how effective it will be.  It is an experiment.  I have not decided yet how many CPU cores I will let it use.
 
Thanks for the motivation LTT.

Long time lurker of LTT.
 
I just signed up.  For this forum and for Folding @ Home.
 
I have a home server with VMware.  I am going to get Folding @ Home set up inside its own VM to contribute to this goal 24/7.
 
I will have it all set up Monday or Tuesday next week.
 
The server does not have a GPU.  I am not sure how effective it will be.  It is an experiment.  I have not decided yet how many CPU cores I will let it use.
 
Thanks for the motivation LTT.

Long time lurker of LTT.
 
I just signed up.  For this forum and for Folding @ Home.
 
I have a home server with VMware.  I am going to get Folding @ Home set up inside its own VM to contribute to this goal 24/7.
 
I will have it all set up Monday or Tuesday next week.
 
The server does not have a GPU.  I am not sure how effective it will be.  It is an experiment.  I have not decided yet how many CPU cores I will let it use.
 
Thanks for the motivation LTT.

Long time lurker of LTT.
 
I just signed up.  For this forum and for Folding @ Home.
 
I have a home server with VMware.  I am going to get Folding @ Home set up inside its own VM to contribute to this goal 24/7.
 
I will have it all set up Monday or Tuesday next week.
 
The server does not have a GPU.  I am not sure how effective it will be.  It is an experiment.  I have not decided yet how many CPU cores I will let it use.
 
Thanks for the motivation LTT.

It seems to me that the public reaction is much worse then the human malware.
 
Everyone needs to remain calm and practice good hygiene.  Maybe take some vitamins and stay away from crowds.  No need for anything drastic.