[SOLVED] SMP Client shutting down

**Glaswegian** · 01-06-2008, 02:22 PM

This has now happened several times in the last hour. This is the log

Quote:

# SMP Client ##################################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 5.91beta5

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: E:\Program Files\Folding@Home Windows SMP Client V1.01
Executable: E:\Program Files\Folding@Home Windows SMP Client V1.01\fah.exe

[21:39:56] - Ask before connecting: No
[21:39:56] - User ID: 118A5E207FF28B41
[21:39:56] - Machine ID: 1
[21:39:56]
[21:39:57] Loaded queue successfully.
[21:39:57] Deleting incompletely fetched item (4) from queue position #2
[21:39:57] Deleting incompletely fetched item (4) from queue position #3
[21:39:57]
[21:39:57] + Processing work unit
[21:39:57] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[21:39:57] Core found.
[21:39:57] Working on Unit 01 [January 6 21:39:57]
[21:39:57] + Working ...
[21:39:57]
[21:39:57] *------------------------------*
[21:39:57] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[21:39:57] Version 1.74 (March 10, 2007)
[21:39:57]
[21:39:57] Preparing to commence simulation
[21:39:57] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[21:40:14] - Looking at optimizations...
[21:40:14] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[21:40:14] Examination of work files indicates 8 consecutive improper terminations of core.
[21:40:20] - Expanded 2968186 -> 15225228 (decompressed 512.9 percent)
[21:40:20]
[21:40:20] Project: 2653 (Run 5, Clone 151, Gen 34)
[21:40:20]
[21:40:26] Entering M.D.
[21:40:32] Calling FAH init
[21:40:33] Read topology
[21:40:34] g local files
[21:40:34] checkpoint)
[21:40:34] Read checkpoint
[21:40:34] Protein: Protein in POPC
[21:40:34] Writing local files
[21:40:34] Completed 52550 out of 500000 steps (10 percent)
[21:40:36] Extra SSE boost OK.

Folding@Home Client Shutdown at user request.

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.

--- Opening Log file [January 6 21:56:57]

# SMP Client ##################################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 5.91beta5

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: E:\Program Files\Folding@Home Windows SMP Client V1.01
Executable: E:\Program Files\Folding@Home Windows SMP Client V1.01\fah.exe

[21:56:57] - Ask before connecting: No
[21:56:57] - User ID: 118A5E207FF28B41
[21:56:57] - Machine ID: 1
[21:56:57]
[21:56:57] Loaded queue successfully.
[21:56:57]
[21:56:57] + Processing work unit
[21:56:57] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[21:56:57] Core found.
[21:56:57] Working on Unit 01 [January 6 21:56:57]
[21:56:57] + Working ...
[21:56:57]
[21:56:57] *------------------------------*
[21:56:57] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[21:56:57] Version 1.74 (March 10, 2007)
[21:56:57]
[21:56:57] Preparing to commence simulation
[21:56:57] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[21:57:14] - Looking at optimizations...
[21:57:14] - Working with standard loops on this execution.
[21:57:14] Examination of work files indicates 8 consecutive improper terminations of core.
[21:57:20] - Expanded 2968186 -> 15225228 (decompressed 512.9 percent)
[21:57:20]
[21:57:20] Project: 2653 (Run 5, Clone 151, Gen 34)
[21:57:20]
[21:57:25] Entering M.D.

Folding@Home Client Shutdown at user request.

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.

--- Opening Log file [January 6 22:15:38]

# SMP Client ##################################################################
###############################################################################

Folding@Home Client Version 5.91beta5

http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: E:\Program Files\Folding@Home Windows SMP Client V1.01
Executable: E:\Program Files\Folding@Home Windows SMP Client V1.01\fah.exe

[22:15:38] - Ask before connecting: No
[22:15:38] - User ID: 118A5E207FF28B41
[22:15:38] - Machine ID: 1
[22:15:38]
[22:15:38] Loaded queue successfully.
[22:15:38]
[22:15:38] + Processing work unit
[22:15:38] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[22:15:38] Core found.
[22:15:38] Working on Unit 01 [January 6 22:15:38]
[22:15:38] + Working ...
[22:15:38]
Folding@Home Client Shutdown at user request.

Folding@Home Client Shutdown.

I didn't shut down F@H and I can't see anything on the F@H forum regarding possible causes. Anyone care to throw some ideas at me?

**DonaldG** · 01-07-2008, 05:30 AM

On my system, It closes down if I
a) close the dos box...
b) try to do a Ctrl-C the dos box...

**Glaswegian** · 01-07-2008, 12:27 PM

Thanks Donald - I'll keep the box minimized from now on.

Based on one of your earlier posts, I've amended the cpu usage to 50%.

**Glaswegian** · 01-07-2008, 01:53 PM

Don't think things have changed much. It's not shutting down, but doesn't appear to be doing anything now.

**Glaswegian** · 01-07-2008, 02:16 PM

Seems to be back working again - now at 13%.

**Glaswegian** · 01-07-2008, 02:41 PM

Now it has stopped - EARLY_UNIT_END - and cannot now obtain further WUs.

**mattlock** · 01-07-2008, 09:24 PM

Glas, is there an error code listed in the log file with the EUE?

**Glaswegian** · 01-08-2008, 12:28 PM

doesn't appear to be Matt - I've attached the complete log file.

**mattlock** · 01-08-2008, 09:16 PM

Glas, this is what I could find on your problems. Have you installed .Net 2.0?

[14:14:01]
[14:14:02] Loaded queue successfully.
[14:14:02]
[14:14:02] + Processing work unit
[14:14:02] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[14:14:02] Core found.
[14:14:02] Working on Unit 01 [January 7 14:14:02]
[14:14:02] + Working ...
[14:14:14] CoreStatus = 63 (99)
[14:14:14] + Error starting Folding@Home core.[14:14:19]
[14:14:19] + Processing work unit
[14:14:19] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe
[14:14:19] Core found.
[14:14:19] Working on Unit 01 [January 7 14:14:19]
[14:14:19] + Working ...
[19:18:07]
[19:18:07] *------------------------------*
[19:18:07] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core
[19:18:07] Version 1.74 (March 10, 2007)
[19:18:07]
[19:18:07] Preparing to commence simulation
[19:18:07] - Ensuring status. Please wait.
[19:18:24] - User disabled assembly optimizations.
[19:18:24] Examination of work files indicates 8 consecutive improper terminations of core.
[19:18:30] - Expanded 2968186 -> 15225228 (decompressed 512.9 percent)
[19:18:31]
[19:18:31] Project: 2653 (Run 5, Clone 151, Gen 34)
[19:18:31]
[19:18:31] Entering M.D.
[19:18:38] Calling FAH init
[19:18:40] in POPC
[19:18:40] Writing local files
[19:18:40] Completed 52550 out of 500000 steps (10 percent)
[19:18:40] OPC
[19:18:40] Writing local files
[19:18:40] Completed 52550 out of 500000 steps (10 percent)
[19:18:43] Extra SSE boost OK.
[20:44:41] Writing local files
[20:44:41] Completed 55000 out of 500000 steps (11 percent)
[22:12:15] Writing local files
[22:12:15] Completed 65000 out of 500000 steps (13 percent)
[22:19:59] _01.bed
[22:19:59] - Failed to delete work/wudata_01.sas
[22:19:59] - Failed to delete work/wudata_01.goe
[22:19:59] Warning: check for stray files
[22:22:00]
[22:22:00] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END
[22:22:00] Finalizing output

With the SMP for Windows client, a CoreStatus = 63 can either be a permissions problem or a MPI registration problem, or both. To fix the problem, set the properties of the fah.exe file to "Run as Administrator" and then run the "install.bat" file again to register MPI and the SMPD service.

Failure to install .NET 2.0 (Win 2K, XP) prior to installing the SMP client can also result in this error.

v5.91 and v6.x

[14:17:40] Loaded queue successfully.
[14:17:43] - Preparing to get new work units...
[14:17:43] + Attempting to get work packet
[14:17:43] - Connecting to assignment server
[14:17:51] - Successful: assigned to (0.0.0.0).
[14:17:51] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[14:17:51] Work Unit has an invalid address.
[14:17:51] - Error: Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do.
Waiting before retry.

If a server with SMP WU's is not available or is overloaded, the client will be assigned to 0.0.0.0, which tells the client to wait and try again. This is intended to keep the SMP clients crunching SMP WU's. It is a temporary fix until port 80 connections and a backup work server are made available.) An example of the information in your log:
- Connecting to assignment server
Connecting to http: //assign.stanford.edu:8080/
Initial: 0000; - Successful: assigned to (0.0.0.0).
+ News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
Work Unit has an invalid address.
If you are assigned to 0.0.0.0, there's nothing you can do except to wait for the guys at Stanford to fix the problem.

**Glaswegian** · 01-09-2008, 05:18 AM

Thanks Matt.

Yes I did install Net 2.0 before downloading the SMP Client. I rest the cpu usage to 50%. I'll maybe rerun install.bat again tonight and see what happens. Perhaps I just need to be patient...

**Glaswegian** · 01-09-2008, 12:53 PM

Ran install.bat again and reconfigured. Still cannot connect to the F@H servers.

**DonaldG** · 01-10-2008, 12:41 AM

Hi Glas

Check with your Task Manager/Processes that you do not have more that one instance of fah.exe running. I had some problems because i had 2 fah.exes running

I the problems arose from aborted installation and then re-installation of the smp.

The original (failed) installation placed fah.exe running as a service. It was left in place, even after a de-install.

On reinstalling, it placed another instance of fah.exe when the client was started. The original fah.exe 'opened' and 'locked' the FAHlog.txt.

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As a seperate issue I had the client closing down a few minutes after I had quit work for the day... I think (only think) it was possibly caused by the screen saver in some way. However during the day, when the machine is idle & the screen saver kicks in, the machine still folds... Because of the closing down at night, I missed the completion deadline...

Because I dont like having the DOS taking up space on the task bar at the bottom of the screen Koala pointed me to a very small utility that can place ANY programme into the Systems Tray.

I installed it yesterday... This morning, I note that the machine continued to run all night

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Comment: I dont know for sure which of the remedial actions I took sorted out the problem was, but a recap of what I did:
A) closed client down then deleted the fah.exe that was 'stuck' in Task Manager/Processes. Restarting client placed only one instance there.
B) deleted the 'locked' FAHlog.txt file. The next WU creates a new FAHlog.txt
c) Installed the Utility to place the DOS into Systray.

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The utility, "TrayIt!" can be found at: http://trayit.en.softonic.com/

01-07-2008, 05:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
DonaldG Mentor Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 6,634 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: SMP Client shutting down On my system, It closes down if I a) close the dos box... b) try to do a Ctrl-C the dos box... __________________ Submit New Articles Join the TSF Team for the Folding@Home Project. I did! Enter TSF Team number 85015

01-07-2008, 12:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 20,391 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 9	Re: SMP Client shutting down Thanks Donald - I'll keep the box minimized from now on. Based on one of your earlier posts, I've amended the cpu usage to 50%. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

01-07-2008, 01:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 20,391 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 9	Re: SMP Client shutting down Don't think things have changed much. It's not shutting down, but doesn't appear to be doing anything now. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

01-07-2008, 02:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 20,391 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 9	Re: SMP Client shutting down Seems to be back working again - now at 13%. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

01-07-2008, 02:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 20,391 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 9	Re: SMP Client shutting down Now it has stopped - EARLY_UNIT_END - and cannot now obtain further WUs. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

01-07-2008, 09:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
mattlock moderator hardware team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,741 OS: XP SP2, Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon My System	Re: SMP Client shutting down Glas, is there an error code listed in the log file with the EUE? __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

01-08-2008, 09:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
mattlock moderator hardware team Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,741 OS: XP SP2, Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon My System	Re: SMP Client shutting down Glas, this is what I could find on your problems. Have you installed .Net 2.0? [14:14:01] [14:14:02] Loaded queue successfully. [14:14:02] [14:14:02] + Processing work unit [14:14:02] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe [14:14:02] Core found. [14:14:02] Working on Unit 01 [January 7 14:14:02] [14:14:02] + Working ... [14:14:14] CoreStatus = 63 (99) [14:14:14] + Error starting Folding@Home core.[14:14:19] [14:14:19] + Processing work unit [14:14:19] Core required: FahCore_a1.exe [14:14:19] Core found. [14:14:19] Working on Unit 01 [January 7 14:14:19] [14:14:19] + Working ... [19:18:07] [19:18:07] ------------------------------ [19:18:07] Folding@Home Gromacs SMP Core [19:18:07] Version 1.74 (March 10, 2007) [19:18:07] [19:18:07] Preparing to commence simulation [19:18:07] - Ensuring status. Please wait. [19:18:24] - User disabled assembly optimizations. [19:18:24] Examination of work files indicates 8 consecutive improper terminations of core. [19:18:30] - Expanded 2968186 -> 15225228 (decompressed 512.9 percent) [19:18:31] [19:18:31] Project: 2653 (Run 5, Clone 151, Gen 34) [19:18:31] [19:18:31] Entering M.D. [19:18:38] Calling FAH init [19:18:40] in POPC [19:18:40] Writing local files [19:18:40] Completed 52550 out of 500000 steps (10 percent) [19:18:40] OPC [19:18:40] Writing local files [19:18:40] Completed 52550 out of 500000 steps (10 percent) [19:18:43] Extra SSE boost OK. [20:44:41] Writing local files [20:44:41] Completed 55000 out of 500000 steps (11 percent) [22:12:15] Writing local files [22:12:15] Completed 65000 out of 500000 steps (13 percent) [22:19:59] _01.bed [22:19:59] - Failed to delete work/wudata_01.sas [22:19:59] - Failed to delete work/wudata_01.goe [22:19:59] Warning: check for stray files [22:22:00] [22:22:00] Folding@home Core Shutdown: EARLY_UNIT_END [22:22:00] Finalizing output With the SMP for Windows client, a CoreStatus = 63 can either be a permissions problem or a MPI registration problem, or both. To fix the problem, set the properties of the fah.exe file to "Run as Administrator" and then run the "install.bat" file again to register MPI and the SMPD service. Failure to install .NET 2.0 (Win 2K, XP) prior to installing the SMP client can also result in this error. v5.91 and v6.x [14:17:40] Loaded queue successfully. [14:17:43] - Preparing to get new work units... [14:17:43] + Attempting to get work packet [14:17:43] - Connecting to assignment server [14:17:51] - Successful: assigned to (0.0.0.0). [14:17:51] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home [14:17:51] Work Unit has an invalid address. [14:17:51] - Error: Attempt #1 to get work failed, and no other work to do. Waiting before retry. If a server with SMP WU's is not available or is overloaded, the client will be assigned to 0.0.0.0, which tells the client to wait and try again. This is intended to keep the SMP clients crunching SMP WU's. It is a temporary fix until port 80 connections and a backup work server are made available.) An example of the information in your log: - Connecting to assignment server Connecting to http: //assign.stanford.edu:8080/ Initial: 0000; - Successful: assigned to (0.0.0.0). + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home Work Unit has an invalid address. If you are assigned to 0.0.0.0, there's nothing you can do except to wait for the guys at Stanford to fix the problem. __________________ Matt Everest-Thermal Paste Instruction-Power Supply Info-Sensorview PSU Calculator-Speedfan-Bench Test Help TSF Fight Disease. It's Free!

01-09-2008, 05:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 20,391 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 9	Re: SMP Client shutting down Thanks Matt. Yes I did install Net 2.0 before downloading the SMP Client. I rest the cpu usage to 50%. I'll maybe rerun install.bat again tonight and see what happens. Perhaps I just need to be patient... __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

01-09-2008, 12:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 20,391 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 My System Blog Entries: 9	Re: SMP Client shutting down Ran install.bat again and reconfigured. Still cannot connect to the F@H servers. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. Ad-Aware::SpywareBlaster::SpyBot::SpywareGuard::SnoopFree::AVG Free::HOSTS File::HijackThis::Donate::5 Steps For Infected PCs

01-10-2008, 12:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
DonaldG Mentor Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 6,634 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: SMP Client shutting down Hi Glas Check with your Task Manager/Processes that you do not have more that one instance of fah.exe running. I had some problems because i had 2 fah.exes running I the problems arose from aborted installation and then re-installation of the smp. The original (failed) installation placed fah.exe running as a service. It was left in place, even after a de-install. On reinstalling, it placed another instance of fah.exe when the client was started. The original fah.exe 'opened' and 'locked' the FAHlog.txt. --------------------------------------------------- As a seperate issue I had the client closing down a few minutes after I had quit work for the day... I think (only think) it was possibly caused by the screen saver in some way. However during the day, when the machine is idle & the screen saver kicks in, the machine still folds... Because of the closing down at night, I missed the completion deadline... Because I dont like having the DOS taking up space on the task bar at the bottom of the screen Koala pointed me to a very small utility that can place ANY programme into the Systems Tray. I installed it yesterday... This morning, I note that the machine continued to run all night ------------------------------------ Comment: I dont know for sure which of the remedial actions I took sorted out the problem was, but a recap of what I did: A) closed client down then deleted the fah.exe that was 'stuck' in Task Manager/Processes. Restarting client placed only one instance there. B) deleted the 'locked' FAHlog.txt file. The next WU creates a new FAHlog.txt c) Installed the Utility to place the DOS into Systray. ------------------------------------ The utility, "TrayIt!" can be found at: http://trayit.en.softonic.com/ __________________ Submit New Articles Join the TSF Team for the Folding@Home Project. I did! Enter TSF Team number 85015