F@H Updated to V7.6, changelog?

[LazyDev]

I don't usually update software, unless it has security fixes or new features. I'm still running V7.5.1 and just noticed that V7.6 is public. Anyone have a link, or know of the changes?

[Kilrah]

Didn't see (or really look for) a changelog, but there's now COVID in the list of diseases as well as a "high priority" choice, the web control doesn't seem to perpetually reload in chrome anymore, and the ugly background image is gone... I imagine the viewer would now work, but verifying it would require me to actually get a WU 

 

EDIT: Yup, works

[Gorgon]

11 hours ago, LazyOdin said:

I don't usually update software, unless it has security fixes or new features. I'm still running V7.5.1 and just noticed that V7.6 is public. Anyone have a link, or know of the changes?

They haven't added a section over at the official Forlding@Home support form for the new client yet

 

If you browse a bit on the Folding@Home GitHub pages you might be able to find a list of issues fixed with the new version.

 

But I imagine a list of changes might take a while to post as there is only one developer for the client who I suspect also writes the server code so he is likely a little busy these days.

[PineyCreek]

I'll tell you one thing that changed for me...if I specify ANY password for the client, it gives me an invalid password for local client warning and Advanced Control just cycles between Connecting and Updating:

 

On client "local" 127.0.0.1:36330: Access denied, invalid password

 

If I save it as null (nothing in password field and then click Save), then no problems.

[Kilrah]

That's becasue unless you set localhost to have passwordless access if you set a password you then have to tell the advanced control to use that same password too... not new.

[Geralt]

Seems like everybody's trying to download the new update. I'm only getting 500KB/s download when trying to download from the site.

 

Changelog can be found on the release post on the FAH forums.

 

https://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=34466

 

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Folding@home Client Changelog
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## v7.6.8
 - Remove bug submission dialog, point to GitHub instead
 - Use PUT instead of GET to access web session ID.  Probably more secure.

## v7.6.7
 - Make sure Web control gets opened when requested.

## v7.6.6
 - Fix ``slot-options`` command response header

## v7.6.5
 - Always allow 127.0.0.1 access to web server.
 - Update GPUs.txt even if GPUs are not currently enabled.
 - Instead of altering data dir in Windows, confirm removal.
 - Remove unsupported windows themes on install.

## v7.6.4
 - Make sure Windows data directory ends with ``\FAHClient``.
 - Fix Linux service shutdown.
 - Avoid caching old Web interface.
 - Fix for Windows service install.
 - Fix Windows start menu.

## v7.6.3
 - Organize info blocks

## v7.6.1
 - Mask newer GLIBC calls for better Linux compatibility.
 - Add COVID-19 option.
 - Hardened command server and Web interface security.